If Sicar says something very unpleasant happened, then it must have been truly unpleasant.

“What did you see that makes you say that?”

“The flower the queen gave you wasn’t a flower of goodwill.”

“Oh? So, it was really just tea?”

“Yes, Sharin brought the tea.”

“Then, it was a gift just to get along with me and see how well I’m doing.”

While I was puzzled, Sicar, as if finding it cute that I thought that way, smiled and patted my head.

“Why would the queen want to befriend you? She only asked me to take care of it because Gillian asked.”

No wonder the queen, who holds a high position, wouldn’t want to be friends with me.

“But…”

With a slightly sad expression, Sicar scratched my forehead instead of his.

“What? Why are you scratching my forehead?”

“Because you might feel sorry.”

I wondered what he meant. Seeing Sicar lift his gaze differently than usual, it seemed that what he was going to say might not be good.

Taking a deep breath as if preparing myself, I said, “I’m ready to listen, so don’t beat around the bush and tell me.”

“It seems the queen fed Hershia a poisonous flower.”

“How do you know? What you saw is Sharin’s memory.”

“Sharin, on the queen’s orders, obtained the poisonous flower, and since Sharin also handed it to Hershia by brewing it like tea, it seems.”

“So, Sharin fed Hershia a poisonous flower and is getting along with her like that?”

“It seems so, and they seem to be getting along even more because of that.”

It was incomprehensible that one could be friendly with someone who was attempting or, rather, in the process of attempting murder.

“Does that make sense?”

“Since Sharin did it under the queen’s command. People who see it as just a job from their perspective just did their job.”

“I can’t understand. But why does the queen want to harm Hershia?”

“We need to find out, but even without investigating, there’s a guess.”

“What? How do you guess?”

“It seems that after Hershia dies, they plan to blame the crime on the Hamel maid’s family and confiscate their assets.”

“What? What did you say?! Is she going to kill her cousin just for that?”

“In politics, it’s hard to say that it’s just that.”

“Then what do we do now? What about Hershia!”

While I was panicking, not knowing what to do, Sicar seemed quite calm.

“It hasn’t been a month since she drank the tea, so don’t worry. If we give her the detox herb, she should be fine. It takes over a month for the flower’s poison to become fully effective, so Hershia won’t die before that.”

Only then did it seem like my blocked breath was released. Truly, it was a relief.

Sicar, with a thimble on his thumb, rested his chin on his palm and said, “But there’s nothing to be happy about yet. We haven’t found another person with black pupils.”
Please, even if you say you’re coming here, you shouldn’t be noticeable to Gillian.

“By the way, have you sent anyone to the Minge?”

“Yes. If a person with black pupils arrives, I plan to catch them immediately.”

“Oh, no. Don’t catch them, bring them politely.”

“We’ll see about that.”

After finishing the sentence, Sicar walked around me and said, “That aside, you’re too fragile.”

“I’m not that fragile.”

Sicar suddenly reached out to me, then sat me on his lap.

“What are you doing now?”

“I can’t help but do something like this.”

“Who is this going to harm?”

“Everyone except you will avoid it.”

Sicar sat me down next to him.

“Watch carefully.”

Then, like a fisherman waiting for a bite, he was watching the entrance.

Durion, who happened to enter, received Sicar’s call and walked toward us.

“Yes, my lord.”

As soon as Sicar confirmed that Durion was coming this way, he tried to grab him, but Durion simply avoided Sicar’s hand trying to grab him.

“What are you doing?”

Then, Sicar, looking at me instead of Durion, said, “See? You should be able to easily avoid this speed.”

Is this person thinking or not? When will you start thinking normally?

“Durion is a knight. It’s stranger if he can’t avoid it.”

“Durion might not have been this fast from the beginning. Since people from the world where you lived are appearing here, you can’t be at ease anymore. When Gillian finds out that Kian is alive, he’ll never leave it alone. You never know what will happen, so you should learn something just in case I can’t always protect you by your side.”

“What do you want…”

“Starting tomorrow, you’ll go to the training room. That way, if something dangerous happens, you can at least protect yourself a bit.”

From Sicar’s expression, it seemed like I might have no choice but to go to the training room without a fuss.

“But, I’ve never held a knife since I was born, except when cooking…”

“Don’t worry. You won’t need to use a knife.”

“So, should I fight with my bare fists?”

Sicar approached and raised my hand.

“Of course, you won’t be able to catch even a mouse with this fist. I have an ancient magic wand. I kept it just in case, but it might be useful for you.”

“A wand?”

If it’s a wand, it’s something like a magical staff that wizards and witches use, right?