Chapter 134……………………………………….
“This isn’t just something that can be brushed off with a scolding!”
“Why?”
At my words, Fer shrugged his eyebrows lightly in reply.
He even looked like he had no idea what the problem was.
Where had the wise Fer who had blocked me earlier gone, and why was this reckless child standing here instead?
“You said it yourself!”
I said it, said it, said it…
Unable to hold back any longer, I shouted, and a loud echo filled the quiet cemetery.
At the same time, the crows perched on the gravestones flapped their wings and flew into the sky.
Normally, I would have clung to Fer, scared by the sight… but now—
“Fer, you said it yourself with your own mouth. Don’t you remember?”
There was no time to be consumed by petty fear; a far greater danger awaited.
I spoke out, fuming, my emotions barely under control.
“If people misunderstand that a kidnapping has occurred, the palace maids and guards who failed to protect me properly will be reprimanded!”
“That’s true.”
“Not just ‘true,’ it’s basically the same story as before!”
Except that one life might have been spared, it would end in exactly the same way!
‘No, maybe even Kyle Dad’s dad could be in danger.’
A suspicious letter expressing a desire to see his granddaughter, and the granddaughter who disappeared without a trace the next day.
Anyone could clearly think that Kyle Dad’s dad had kidnapped her!
“Do we have to go back…?”
No matter how much I wanted information, I didn’t want to put people’s lives at risk.
Some might think I was overreacting, but…
‘If it’s Dad, Grandpa, and Grandma Margo, they really wouldn’t hesitate to be ruthless.’
And watching the Bertolt incident, I realized…
Mom is far worse than anyone else…
“I really have to go back.”
At least for the sake of the maids who had taken care of me!
As I finished my thought, I lifted my head sharply.
“Cici, wait a moment.”
Fer grabbed my shoulder and spoke calmly.
“After all that effort to escape, and now you want to go back?”
“But if people find out we disappeared without telling anyone—”
“You mean the problem is that we left without telling your parents, right?”
Fer sighed heavily and continued.
“If that’s the concern, don’t worry. I left a message using magic.”
“Huh?”
He left a message?
“When…?”
“Right after we activated the teleportation spell. Your mom or dad should have no trouble finding it.”
“What, what did it say?”
“That I suddenly wanted to see the outside of the palace, so I took you out for a while.”
Phew. Even in that brief moment, he left a proper note.
Really, that’s a relief.
No, more than that…
“You should have told me first!”
I almost suffocated from anxiety!
The tension released so suddenly that I slumped to the ground.
Fer followed, bending his knees and shrugging his shoulders.
“Even if I left a message like that, your parents would come looking for you anyway.”
“Yes, that’s true… but the weight of it is different.”
Until just now, I was genuinely worried that the maids’ heads might be on the chopping block.
‘Anyway, at least it’s a relief.’
Fer was right: my parents would search for me, but at least there would be no misunderstanding about a kidnapping.
“Come on.”
With a sigh, Fer extended his hand toward me.
“There’s no time to waste. You know that, right?”
“Mm-hmm.”
I grabbed his hand and stood up again.
Fer was right. The moment they saw the letter, Mom and Dad would come looking.
‘And Kyle Dad has a device to track magic…’
If they traced Fer’s magic, they could locate us quickly—it was only a matter of time.
Either I would find Kyle Dad’s dad first, or my parents would find me.
And right now…
‘It’s more likely that I’ll be caught first.’
Because he has someone like Fer who can teleport.
I shivered imagining Harzen Dad’s stern, frozen expression.
There really is no time.
Though we’d boldly come this far…
“I still don’t know what kind of coin it is.”
If only Yeppi were here—I could have asked her.
Even if I found out what it was…
“We don’t even have a coin ourselves.”
There was no need for money in the palace.
I looked at Fer as I finished speaking.
He shrugged, showing his empty palm.
So he didn’t have a coin either.
Completely screwed.
“Either way, we don’t have time to wait around for someone to take the coin.”
Fer raised an eyebrow and spoke again.
I silently nodded.
Right, he was right. Even if we left the coin and said, “Come back tomorrow,”…
‘The moment we’re caught, we’ll never go out of the palace alone again.’
So today, right now, was the only chance to meet.
“Well…”
Fer glanced at me, then turned his head.
“If the person you’re dealing with has enough resources that even your parents would seek their help…”
I instinctively followed his gaze.
“They would have known you wanted to meet them—”
Above the sky, a strange pink glimmered, a mix of crimson and violet.
A figure slowly approached us.
“They’d also have immediately known that you came here.”
“Wow.”
I couldn’t help letting out a gasp.
We hadn’t been here long, and we hadn’t even left the coin yet.
And yet they noticed immediately?
‘As expected of Kyle Dad’s dad.’
Only someone like him would warrant Mom and Dad asking for help.
Of course, there was still a chance it wasn’t him…
“Stay behind me for now.”
Fer pulled me behind his back and spoke.
Not long after…
“Wow, it’s really him.”
A man had come close enough to see his face clearly, raising both hands and speaking.
“Haven’t you heard that you shouldn’t wander into a place like this, kids?”
There was something a little rogue-like about his tone and appearance.
He gave off a completely different vibe from anyone in our hometown or palace.
‘Somehow… he’s not scary.’
Maybe because he felt a bit like Kyle Dad.
“Hello, sir.”
Still hiding behind Fer’s shoulder, I peeked out and greeted him.
“Do you know Kyle Dad’s dad?”
“Kyle Dad’s dad? You’re probably the only one who calls our boss that.”
“Boss…”
So the ‘boss’ really was Kyle Dad’s dad.
“Sir.”
After confirming this, I took a bold step forward and demanded confidently.
“Please let me meet the boss! He said he wanted to meet me too!”
It has to be now! Please take me to him!
“Hoo… hahaha!”
The man’s eyes widened, and then he burst into laughter.
“Ha ha… ha…”
After holding his stomach from laughing for a while, he finally stopped.
“No wonder—can’t say you’re anyone’s daughter. Your audacity is sky-high.”
Then, as if nothing had happened, his expression changed.
“But why should I do that?”
