“It’s okay. It’s just one floor. You won’t die even if you fall.”

Although she said so, perhaps lacking the courage, the woman still hesitated to let go of the cloth.

“It will hurt, right? Of course, it will hurt. Damn it.”

Seeing the woman who kept repeating “it will hurt,” Cahilun, feeling annoyed for some reason, involuntarily blurted out.

“When on earth are you planning to jump?”

Startled by the sudden voice, the visibly surprised woman fell. Cahilun immediately caught her.

It might seem excessive to someone watching, but anyone who knew him would recognize that just catching the falling person was already a great favor.
For example, Machi, who was hiding nearby, had his mouth wide open.

However, the disheveled woman seemed oblivious to him. As she stroked her buttocks, she shot Cahilun a resentful look.

“Heavier than I expected.”

The woman’s expression, which seemed to be loosening a bit, quickly wrinkled. Standing up abruptly, she confronted Cahilun.

“Who are you? How did you get in here?”

The woman scrutinized Cahilun up and down. Although he had changed into ordinary clothes before entering the village, the woman seemed even more wary, possibly mistaking him for a noble, judging by her expression.

“Isn’t the first thing to say ‘thank you for helping’?”

With his fists clenched, Cahilun raised his head slightly. The woman, showing signs of great displeasure at his words, reluctantly greeted him, lifting the hem of her dress.

“Thanks to you, I could be safe. Thank you.”

It wasn’t difficult to guess the words she swallowed with silence. With a mocking smile, Cahilun turned his head towards the suitcase.

“Are you trying to run away? Holding that?”

Upon his words, the woman, visibly flustered, couldn’t hide her confusion. Her mind seemed busy thinking about excuses. Waiting for what kind of excuse she would come up with, her expression suddenly changed, and she casually spoke.

“I accidentally dropped it out of the window.”

“I accidentally dropped that heavy thing?”

“The wardrobe is near the window.”

The woman, with a clear look indicating she herself thought it was nonsense, shamelessly responded. Even with Cahilun’s questioning gaze, the woman didn’t look away.

Yet, her anxious pupils shook. Finding it amusing, Cahilun pretended not to notice.

“Then pick it up and go inside.”

As if waiting only for those words, the woman, who had turned her body nonchalantly, began to pick up the items. While watching her, Machi gestured for him to come over as if urging him.

‘Hmm.’

Cahilun, who had been contemplating for a moment, picked up the bread bag at his feet.

Amused by the scene where Machi quickly approached as if catching a fish, Cahilun extended the bread bag once again. The woman glanced at him with a disgusted look.

“Quite determined to take it.”

“I eat more than it seems.”

The blunt response was the aftermath of what he said earlier. Although there was no particular intention, he seemed upset.

As the woman entered the house with determination, Machi approached as if waiting for her.

“How about showing your face?”

“I can’t just leave you alone.”

“You usually leave it alone. I know you ignored it last time when the knife almost flew at me.”

Of course, Machi knew that he wasn’t someone who couldn’t dodge a measly knife, and Cahilun was well aware of that, too. Still, unable to help his frustration, he grumbled.

“You may leave now. You’ve delayed my time.”

“It didn’t seem like you were going to give up so easily.”

“Huh?”
“So, what’s the point?” Machi, who had been looking at him with a questioning gaze, sighed and returned to his previous position. Cahilun stood under the window, looking up.

After a while, the woman who had stealthily stretched her head out of the window met Cahilun’s eyes and quickly hid back when they made eye contact.

“Pfft.”

Seeing her shocked expression was amusing, so Cahilun continued to stay in his position, teasing her. Later, she sat on a branch near the window, glaring at him with a frustrated expression.

Finding her face amusing, Cahilun continued to hold his ground, and before he knew it, the day had brightened. The woman, who had attempted to escape several times, eventually gave up, and with a resentful look, she didn’t show her face anymore.

Cahilun, leaving his post with a bored Machi, glanced back at the window.

“For someone said to be an insidious woman, she doesn’t seem like that at all.”

Her personality is overbearing, though.

Thinking of Reneolla Violet, who often revealed her irritation towards him, Cahilun smirked.