She had never actually seen a Death Knight before, but given that it was said to be terrifying enough to make one’s bones tingle, it was likely that Lucy was quite startled.

Although Lucy would later become a female lead character renowned for her swordsmanship, for now she was just a child, missing her mother and full of fear and tears.

Hold on, what about Lloyd if Kian had covered Lucy’s eyes?

Despite appearing to be a mischiefmaker on the surface, Lloyd was quite fearful. That was one of the reasons why the twins stuck together despite their constant fights. They would fight one moment and then hug each other and cry at the sound of thunder.

She was worried that the timid Lloyd might also be quite startled.

“Kian. What about Lloyd? What happened to him? Did he cry by any chance?”

Kian, unable to answer immediately, scratched the back of his head with an embarrassed expression.

‘Why is he embarrassed?’

At that moment, Kian whispered carefully into my ear.

“Ah, well… Lloyd was hiding behind my back……”

I couldn’t help but drop my jaw in surprise.

“Really, is that so?”

Kian, like someone who was carefully revealing a secret, nodded his head low.

“Yes.”

Imagine that, hiding behind Kian’s back out of pride. This could be a black mark in Lloyd’s life.

Knowing that Lloyd would feel embarrassed about this, Kian whispered once more into my ear.

“However, you have to keep this a secret. Lloyd would be embarrassed.”

‘As expected, our fastwitted protagonist already knew everything.’

I winked at Kian, putting my index finger over my lips.

“Of course. I’ll definitely keep it a secret. Definitely, shh.”

Kian also followed my action, winking and putting his finger over his lips.

“Definitely shh.”

His appearance was so adorable and lovely that I couldn’t help but smile.

Perhaps it was because I gave a satisfactory smile? Kian also gave a satisfied smile towards me.

However, the training room situation was still not resolved. Lucy was still crying.

Vica, who was blocking her ears with an annoyed face, came over to me and asked if she couldn’t do something about it.

“Madam? May I shut that noisy child’s mouth?”

It seems like she’s asking if she can put Lucy to sleep. Given the unusually harsh tone of Vica’s voice, she seemed quite annoyed.

“Yes, that’s fine. But please don’t scare Lucy.”

Vica, with her characteristic sarcastic smile, passed by me and approached Lucy, who was nestled against Leydix, pulling out a shadow sprite with a creepy smile.

Leydix, startled by Vica’s sudden and silent approach, took a step back.

“What are you doing?”

“I’m going to put that child to sleep. Ah, I received permission from the madam, and if only the Marquis gives his permission, I will put her to sleep. If she keeps crying, it’s going to cause a scene, isn’t it?”

Leydix frowned at the shadow sprite in Vica’s hand.

“Are you really trying to help?”

Apparently amused by Leydix’s wariness, Vica morphed the shadow sprite into the shape of a sharp sword.

She then held it as if to slice through the area around Leydix’s neck, tilting her head sideways with a sarcastic look.

“So, are you afraid that I might harm the children here?”

Vica’s actions must have been somewhat effective as Lucy stopped crying and, hiccuping, stared at Vica.

The reason Vica acted that way was not to harm Leydix. In this novel, she was set up as a thoroughly aggressive villain, and that was why she threatened people in everything she did.

If I hadn’t been Sicar’s wife, she would have threatened me as well.

However, Leydix didn’t even blink at Vica’s actions. It wasn’t that he wasn’t scared, but he was not unfamiliar with Vica’s way of talking.

Still, he couldn’t help but worry about Lucy being scared, so he hugged Lucy’s face towards his chest, completely blocking her view. Leydix, seeing Vica and the startled, hiccuping Lucy, soothed her back and said.

“Thanks to you, it seems that Lucy has stopped crying.”

Vica finally retracted the sprite from Leydix’s neck, crossed her hands and leaned on the back of her head.

“It’s finally quiet now.”

Then she finally walked out leisurely, as if she were at peace.

Even though Lucy was a little frightened by Vica’s behavior and had stopped her tears, it nonetheless felt as if the whole of the Marquess’s house had become peaceful once Lucy’s wailing had stopped thanks to Vica.

Although Lord Radox did not express it to Vica, he might have been grateful for that. His face, which had been distraught just a moment ago, had become incredibly serene.

Excluding the fact that Lucy was hiccuping a bit.

Lloyd was still hiding behind Lord Radox’s legs, whether because he had shown a weak side to Kian today, or because he was still shocked after seeing the Death Knight.

With one hand holding Lucy and the other holding Lloyd’s hand, Radox, whose hands were completely tied, looked exhausted. He let out a long sigh, as if tired.

“Hu. I really enjoyed today’s teatime.”

“I really enjoyed it too.”