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☾ thirty - nine ☾

The moment I finished speaking, I saw my father's disciple's eyes widen.

'I'm trying to save you, so keep your mouth shut. Okay?'

I sent a strong eye sign to my father's disciple.

But the backlash came from an unexpected place.

"What? Miss, what do you mean? He's not one of our men." The voice startled me.

'Oh, I forgot the knights that were standing behind me!'

The problem was that they had been discreet whenever I would go shopping.

Now that I'm used to ignoring them, I've forgotten about them.

I turned around and said calmly, "He's an escort my father secretly attached to me. He's a very skilled mercenary."

Geraldine responded stubbornly to my words. "But I didn't get any word."

I sighed.

'This is really bad timing.'

I lied to explain the situation later.

"I was the one who told Father to keep it a secret."

"Even so-"

"I'll tell you the details later. There's someone we're talking to right now."

Geraldine sighed and bowed his head. "Okay."

When Geraldine stepped back, I glared at Baron Gordon.

"So, you don't think you're going to get away with accusing my escort? Baron Gordon."

The man flinched at my words, but protested due to his pride.

"What do you mean? He made me fall, a nobleman, and gave me a hard time! What does the princess have in mind to compensate me for the damage?"

Some aristocrats hold their masters accountable for their servants' mistakes, so it wasn't a strange declaration.

'You're not close to me, yet you're saying you want a compensation?'

Given his rapid change of attitude, it seemed like he was not simple minded.

'Ha, I really hate it.'

At first glance at the situation, it seemed that the Baron unilaterally argued and urged for an apology.

'It can't be helped.'

In that case...

I responded silently, staring at the Baron, "My escort is from a mountain village, so he still doesn't know very well. It's my fault that I didn't teach him manners, and I'll take responsibility as his master."

I could see the Baron looking at me in a bright light.

'You're looking forward to how much you're going to charge us now? But eyes for eyes, teeth for teeth.'

Usually, one would punish their servants for their wrongdoings or pay the other party with money.

But I had no intention of beating up my father's disciple, nor had the slightest intention of wasting my precious fortune.

"Like my escort, the Baron is also giving me a hard time."

In a flash, I could see the laughter disappear from the Baron's face.

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'Do you want me to lower myself to you?'

Baron Gordon, who was listening to the princess, trembled.