Immediately after that, Leane lost consciousness.

Even though he was a direct descendant of one of the 6 major families with a stronger physique than an ordinary person, he had used his ability too much, and the bleeding was severe.

But Leane couldn’t sleep for long.

His life as a vigilante was a continuous tension. During sleep, he always had to be on guard and alert to his surroundings because he never knew what would happen.

In fact, there had been an incident where a patron who had hired him as a guard had tried to steal his belongings while he was asleep.

Faintly waking up, Leane heard someone’s voice.

“Bietan’s destruction… 300 years ago… the past… complete…”

An unfamiliar but vaguely heard voice. A woman’s voice.

With a tingling sensation in his bones, Leane opened his eyes.

His body moved involuntarily.

He summoned a shadow sword using his ability, subduing the woman who had been sitting on the bed.

All of this happened in an instant.

Thump-thump, the sound of the woman’s heart beating fiercely resounded clearly.

“Are you trying to kill me?”

“…”

Leane wordlessly brandished the blade. As he did, he felt the woman’s body stiffen with tension.

“Is this how you treat the savior of your life?”

“…”

“More importantly, don’t use your ability yet. You’re badly hurt. Seriously.”

As she said, Leane’s physical condition was very bad. Just sitting there, he felt his vision blur and cold sweat trickling down due to losing too much blood.

However, he couldn’t let his guard down next to someone whose identity he didn’t know.

‘How does she know that I have an ability?’

Now that he thought about it, when he found himself dying, she had definitely said something like that.

“I found you, Leane.”

…something like that.

While working as a mercenary, he used a different alias every time to avoid being identified. Since he never used his ability in front of others, no one knew his identity.

But who is this woman?

It was too risky to kill her recklessly.

“Can’t kill me because you’re curious about who I am?”

“…”

“For now, lie down. Your body hasn’t recovered yet. Understand?”

It was strange. Due to the woman’s soothing voice, Leane unconsciously withdrew his ability.

‘If she wanted to harm me, she would have killed me already.’

Yeah. She spared him because she had a purpose. So, there’s no need to be overly cautious right away. That must be the reason.

Leane stared at the woman who had been threatened by the blade until recently but was now stroking his throat with fascination.

She was a woman with a unique appearance.

Overall, she exuded a delicate aura, with light platinum hair and petal-like light pink eyes of spring. Smiling without a hint of shade, the woman was undoubtedly beautiful even in Leane’s eyes.

With such a distinctive appearance, there was no way he could forget, even if he didn’t remember.

“Who are you?”

At his inquiry, the woman widened her eyes.

“Oops, Leane speaking informally…”

“Answer me, woman.”
There was no room for nonsense. In response to Leane’s repeated inquiries, the woman chuckled and introduced herself.

“Call me Liri.”

“What I asked is not your name.”

“Sorry, but I can’t answer anything other than that. I have my reasons. However, I absolutely have no intention of harming you. I’m just trying to help.”

“…”

“Well, you probably can’t trust me either, huh…?”

To believe in her words, Leane’s life had been too harsh.

Believing in someone while working as a mercenary was like walking into danger with his own legs.

He had a goal to survive by any means, so he trusted no one.

The woman, Liri, in front of him was no exception.

“I understand. It’s hard to trust a woman who suddenly appears and claims to know your name and secrets.”

“I know it well.”

“Alright. It’s okay to doubt.”

The woman said sincerely.

“Is it okay to doubt?”

“If you doubt, then doubt. But let’s make a deal. I’ll take care of you until you recover, and you find out who I am. How about that?”

What to do?

‘Nonsense.’

Leane had no intention of accommodating suspicious people. However, he felt that he couldn’t just kill or send away someone who might know something about him.

Besides, his current physical condition was at its worst. He needed at least a week of care to be able to move somewhat normally.

After a moment of contemplation, Leane reached a conclusion.

“Alright. Let’s do that.”

“Really? Thank you!”

Although Liri greeted him with a big smile, Leane avoided her gaze.

‘She’s using me.’

There was nothing disadvantageous for him in this deal. Taking care of himself, who was difficult to move, was fine. Once he found out her purpose, that would be the end.

Leane, who did not even realize that Liri was thinking this way, seemed cheerful without any ulterior motive.

What made her so happy?

Seeing Leane’s bright demeanor somehow twisted Liri’s insides.

After that, for some reason, Leane fell asleep as if he had fainted. When he woke up after a deep sleep, his body condition had greatly improved.

“Are you awake?”