Anxiety (3)

“You mean. “What happened with the saint?”

Julia came to visit at random times and began to interrogate.

Her words pricked my heart.

Instead of treating Rene well, it caused friction.

But how does Julia know? Has the rumor already spread?

That means only one day has passed.

“What’s going on? “We just had a little argument.”

Julia’s face distorted grimly at my answer.

“I told you to stay still and rest. “Is it that difficult?”

I had no choice but to keep my mouth shut because I was being stabbed.

To be honest, I also felt unfair.

Didn’t Rene come first and encourage conflict?

As if pushing Celica wasn’t enough, he made ridiculous demands.

From my perspective, I was just protecting my precious colleague and threatening him.

“The rumor has already spread on the streets. “The saint came out of your mansion in complete disrepair.”

“No. What a mess. “I just responded appropriately and sent it back.”

“I heard that he ran away in a mess. “Is that response?”

As the conversation continued, I felt a subtle sense of discomfort.

It just ended in an argument, but it left everyone in ruins.

No matter how exaggerated the rumor may be, it hasn’t gone too far.

I even began to suspect that Rene had spread the rumor on purpose.

“No matter what, I never used force against Rene. “It was just a verbal argument.”

“So does that mean the rumor is wrong?”

“Okay. “I swear on this part.”

Then Kayla suddenly became restless and came to my side.

Even though I had something to say, I paused for a long time.

“What’s the matter. Kayla.”

“Master…”

When we made eye contact, I noticed that her eyes were shaking.

What could Kayla have done?

Now that I think about it, the person who saw Renee off until the end was Kayla.

I felt something was wrong and got up.

“Follow me for a moment.”

“Yes…”

Kayla followed me with a weak voice.

Erina also tried to get up, but was stopped and left the living room for a moment.

“Tell me honestly. “What did you do to Renee?”

“…Sorry. “My lord.”

Kayla was so depressed that she couldn’t raise her head.

He confessed his mistake in a hushed voice.

“Actually, I punished Lene before she left the mansion…”

“How did you do it?”

“That is…” Using magic… “

“Could it be that you burned yourself with magic?”

“Well, not to that extent…”

“Be honest.”

“…Yes. Sorry… “

My voice became sharper without me realizing it.

Then, Kayla’s body was shaking, as if she was scared.

“Did Rene inflict harm first?”

“No…”

“You used force at will without any reason?”

“…Yes.”

These days, Kayla has been showing off her mature side, so I was just sitting there for an hour, but ended up having an accident.

To be honest, I was angry, but I couldn’t blame her now.

The priority is to resolve what happened immediately.

“Let’s talk separately later.”

“I’m sorry…”

When we entered the living room again, Julia was crossing her arms with an annoyed expression.

Of course, he seemed to have sensed the situation and understood the situation.

“I’ll ask again. “Is the rumor true?”

“Okay. That’s right. “I’m sorry.”

“Ha… I really can’t take my eyes off it for even a moment.”

To be honest, I had nothing to say except that it was unfair. Anyway, I was responsible.

It was definitely my fault for not noticing Kayla’s unexpected behavior.

“I have to go to the Vatican first. “I have to go find Rene and apologize.”

“Please don’t crash this time. Just apologize and come back right away. Do you understand?”

“Okay. This time, I will go and come back really quietly.”

“Because I will truly believe it for the last time. If strange rumors spread this time again…”

Julia stopped speaking and thinking for a moment.

“I’m going to cry and cry to you sincerely.”

Is there no other way than to burst into tears at best?

In fact, there might have been ways to force them to leave the mansion or cut funds, etc.

Julia didn’t really intend to punish me either, so it ended like this.

In the end, doesn’t she think of me and trust me too?

This time, I had to finish the work quietly and conclude it properly.

“Okay. “I promise.”

“You said you would swear a little while ago.”

“It’s real this time. “I’ll just apologize to Rene and come back.”

I have nothing to say, but what can I do? I had no choice but to ask for your trust one more time.

However, she couldn’t just quietly let the rumor spread, so she made a new request.

“If you cause trouble in the Vatican, there could be political problems. So…”

After that, Julia continued nagging for a while.

Normally, I would have stopped talking, but right now I had no choice but to listen to the end.

***

The time when Erina went to take a bath.

This is the only time Kayla and I can be alone.

Normally, we would have shared warm hugs, enjoyed skinship, and had secret conversations.

Now they were looking at each other in cold silence.

“Kayla. “Why did you do that?”

“Stop without even realizing it…”

“Didn’t you think that if you did something like that, you would have problems later?”

“I’m sorry…”

Did you really do it accidentally without thinking at all?

If there had been a reason, I would have spoken honestly.

Kayla just keeps her head down and says she’s sorry.

At least in a small voice, I made an excuse that wasn’t an excuse.

“I thought it was so rude that I couldn’t stay silent…”

Of course, it is true that Rene showed a rude attitude first.

But using violence directly is a different matter.

The biggest problem was that they tried to deceive me.

Even though Kayla didn’t mean to, the result was no different.

Fortunately, Kayla also seemed to be aware of her mistake and readily accepted.

Judging by her attitude and tone, it was not an attitude of admitting a mistake.

After being together for a long time, I was able to read her thoughts to some extent.

He was just obeying my orders and not regretting his mistakes.

‘No matter how much it changes, does its true nature remain?’

It is said that the original Yongin are an arrogant race from birth.

No matter how much Kayla is, it seems like her nature cannot change as long as she is a dragon.

But this attitude clearly had a problem.

If it weren’t for my restraint, there was a possibility that he would continue to commit similar acts.

“Kayla. “Do you really think you did something wrong?”

“Yes. From next time… “

“Tell me honestly. “I want to hear your thoughts, not an apology.”

Then, Kayla seemed to hesitate, but then raised her head with determined eyes.

My voice gained strength as if I had finally decided to tell my true feelings.

“My lord. I think Rene’s actions and attitude are wrong.”

“…”

“Not only did he insult and ignore his lord, he threatened Celica and came to the mansion in a rude manner.”

Kayla was right. The fault was with Rene.

Even to other people, it was clear who was more at fault.

“So I couldn’t sit still. I thought something like this should not be repeated.”

Kayla seemed to have finished what she wanted to say, looking a little relieved.

As expected, Kayla could not accept her fault.

And I couldn’t tell her what she thought was wrong.

But it was far from the attitude I had hoped for.

Rather than using force and retaliating, they wanted to solve the problem through dialogue.

This could be a problem if Kayla interacts with many people in the future.

“Of course, I don’t want to defend Rene’s attitude. But it is not right to use force.”

“Yes…”

“I may feel resentful, but I can’t live my life fighting with people all the time.”

Kayla nodded and listened.

I continued speaking, hoping that you would listen deeply to my heart.

“It’s the same with this one. “Rumors even spread and it became a difficult situation.”

“Well, that’s… It’s my fault.”

“Okay. From now on, make sure this never happens again. “Understand, right?”

“Yes. I understand.”

“And I apologize to Rene tomorrow.”

“…Yes.”

The final answer was a subtly lowered voice.

I didn’t like it, but I decided to move on to this point.

Even if I reprimand Kayla further, nothing would change, and all I had to do was apologize to Renee.

Of course, the rumors on the street won’t disappear, but time will tell.

“Ruler. “Come here.”

Finally, when I gave Kayla a light hug, the heavy atmosphere subsided.

And with a sincere voice, Kayla whispered in my ear.

“My lord. Sorry… “

This time, I was confident that what she said was sincere.