Kyrion had to get married, and I didn’t have the confidence to witness that.

Instead of watching Kyrion establish a family with someone else and fulfill his duties as a noble couple, I took a deep breath.

“For now, I should pretend as if I’ve been through a terrible accident.”

“Persistent.”

The Viscountess wiped the feather-stained dagger with a handkerchief.

The roc bird succumbed to the Viscountess’s relentless attacks.

“What kind of hybrid is this?”

Even after being pierced through the heart, the roc bird resurrected, a phenomenon I had never heard of.

However, there was no time to closely examine the roc bird in the presence of guests.
The Viscountess roughly wiped the splattered blood off her face and returned to her tent.

“Many of you must be surprised, right?”

Though the Viscountess laughed heartily as if nothing had happened, the sea of tears inside the tent did not cease.

“Sob! I don’t want to die like this!”

“Please, Sir Kyrion, save us!”

Various screams, sobs, and prayers resonated so intensely that it was deafening, but the Viscountess smirked. There was no feeling of Reyna’s presence.

“Where is Reyna?”

The Viscountess, who instantly hardened her expression, swiftly scanned the inside of the tent. The decision was swift.

“Immediately stop the hunting competition.”

The Viscountess’s voice echoed clearly not only within the tent but also in everyone’s ears.

“Reyna is missing.”

The search quickly ended. The dress, faintly shining in the dense forest, was noticeable even from a distance. Although it had turned into a blood-stained lump, it was unmistakably the remaining fabric of a torn dress.

It was quite awkward.

“Well… So, you’re saying that you are the owner of this account?”

The bank clerk scrutinized me up and down, with highly suspicious eyes.

I couldn’t blame him.

Even if I were a bank clerk, I wouldn’t casually hand over a large sum to someone who entered covered in a makeshift cloak, with their head full of twigs like a new bird’s nest. He probably would have immediately contacted a mental hospital.

“That’s right.”

However, I wasn’t feeling particularly pleased about wrestling with the bank clerk.

All my jewelry and dresses that I had left at the Viscount’s estate, the meticulously collected gold coins, antiques—thinking about it made me feel downright filthy.

If you added them all up, it would probably be more than the money in this account, and it felt wasteful, almost tear-inducing.

“Reyna Scarlet. That’s the account owner’s name.”

I took out the tattered document. I always carried this document in the pocket of my dress.

“I’ve prepared all the necessary documents.”

After exhaling and removing the hay stuck to my forehead, I straightened my crumpled legs.

“There is also my portrait in the bank’s possession.”

As a precaution for unforeseen circumstances, I asked Hees to prepare a means to confirm my identity definitively.

Thus, the surrealistic portrait was placed in the bank. The gold frame containing the portrait bore an imposing title. ‘Money Owner.’

Reaching the limits of patience, I plucked twigs from my tangled hair and began to chew on them.

“Well, look at this.”

I chewed on the portrait, using a twig to puncture it.

“Money Owner. It looks exactly like me, doesn’t it?”

The bank clerk looked alternately at me and the portrait with a slightly disgusted expression. Even without saying anything, I could read all his thoughts.

Somehow, I felt worse.
I pounded the counter with a fierce expression.

“Hey. Not doing business? Huh?”

As I swept away the leaves in frustration, they scattered in all directions.

“Do you know who initially opened this account? I’m best friends with that person.”

When Hees’s name came up, the bank clerk trembled. Indeed, there was nothing as effective as dropping the name of a VIP.

I gathered momentum and spat out a twig.

“If you don’t immediately give me my money, I’ll contact my friend and tell them to cut ties with this bank. You know my friend got promoted recently, right?”

Referring to Hees as promoted to the crown prince was dubious, but fortunately, the bank clerk seemed to understand my intention roughly.

“If the transaction is severed, can you take responsibility?”

In the end, the pale-faced bank clerk asked with a trembling voice.

“Uh, how much would you like to withdraw?”

I smirked. The bank clerk stepped back as if he had seen a ghost, but I only laughed even more brightly.

“All of it.”

“Tsk.”

I clicked my tongue and left the bank. I had a large bag with me, but thanks to the magic enhancing my strength, it was not at all difficult.

Before closing the door, I looked back. The bank clerk was leaning back on the chair with a vacant expression.

“The customer service here is a mess, really.”

I grumbled unnecessarily.

“If someone sees me, they might think I’ve just robbed the bank.”

I lifted the bag over my shoulder effortlessly and slammed the door shut.

As I emerged onto the street, my shabby appearance blended well among the commoners bustling through the streets.

But after a few steps, I abruptly stopped.

Only then did I realize slowly. I didn’t know where to go. No, I had nowhere else to go now.

The money I had gathered with the intention of enjoying a glamorous independent life felt worthless now.

I couldn’t move as if my breath was stuck in my throat. I stood still for a while, gazing at the busy street.

Just a few steps away.

I suddenly felt my bag being grabbed.