Jared ran back from the Duke's house to the mansion.
Therese and Konrat, who dropped me off, told me they would have a carriage for me, but I politely said no because my feet would be able to go home sooner.
Jared pretended to be flat because he didn't want Therese and the others to know about one of the pfiles, but he was in a hurry inside.
Maybe if something happened to the Oliviers at this moment right now - I couldn't stay calm.
"Oh, Jared? Are you back yet?
"Master Olivier...... good"
Finding Olivier, who was taking care of the flowerbed in the garden, Jared breathed relief. My strength falls out of my body because of my relief. Anyway, I'm glad you're okay, and I think I'm surprised to see her scooping this one.
"I don't know what's going on, let me breathe so much... you're sweating a little too. Was there a problem in the main house?
"Problem or trouble, anyway, I hope Olivier is okay. Hannellone, where are you and Trane?
"Your mother would be teaching Trane embroidery. Trane, you just don't like embroidery. That's why you learn from your mother when you find time. Sounds like your mother enjoys teaching. I wasn't the kind of kid who wanted to do embroidery or anything."
Olivier leaves the flowerbed and pays off the dirt on his skirt at a table nearby with the pruning bits he had in his hand.
He took out the handkerchief and wiped the sweat against Jared's forehead, who was ready to breathe.
"So what's wrong?
"Um, for now, just listen to me calmly"
"Isn't it better for you to calm down?
"Do not add tea. - Pfile has escaped."
"- Yes."
Jared continues, wondering Olivier, who doesn't expose much surprise.
"I don't have enough strength to escape to Pfile. Someone from the outside seems to have helped."
"Needless to say, Vault Toyfer, right?"
"Probably. I don't know how many, but it's enough to defeat the knight the Duke trusted, so it should be the right user"
"That's why Jared came home in a hurry."
Olivier laughs bitterly.
Jared doesn't know why she laughed and can only snap her neck.
"Olivier, why can't you move?
"Oh, do I need to move?
"Vault Toyfel already showed up! Maybe the same user showed up as Pfile, so let's panic for a bit!
"In a hurry, then what?
"Huh?"
Asked by Olivier, Jared lost his word.
Sure it is.
Now that Pfile has escaped and a new Vault Toyfer is likely to have appeared, Jared was worried and panicked about Olivier's cheapness.
I let him out of breath and went back to the mansion, finding Olivier and relieving him sincerely.
- So, what do we do now?
The answer is not coming.
"Jared's invisible. You've never fought an enemy before."
"Invisible enemy, is it?
"That's right. I have been, no, still fighting an invisible enemy. You don't have to be as powerful as you, but you're constantly fighting the fears of an invisible enemy."
"-"
I notice when they say it. Olivier is fighting to protect her mother from someone who is after Hannellone's life. The only thing I know is that it's a side chamber, and the people who attack me each time are different. I have more than enough time to see how much fear you have.
"For me, it doesn't change whether I'm a Vault Toyfel assassin, an adventurer, or a little kid, because I don't know who's after me."
"Right."
"If panic or fright changes anything, I will strip you of your emotions. But if you do that, you're gonna lose to them. That's why we're going to do what we usually do."
Serving a sweaty handkerchief, Olivier smiles forcefully.
"Of course I'll be worried and alert. But, you know, I don't like to hide in fear of an invisible enemy. If you're going to attack me, you just have to face it. Even if we lost, we stood up enough, didn't we?
"But if you lose, it doesn't make sense."
"Right. But, Jared Murphy, you're here."
The eyes of trust shoot through Jared.
"You appeared before us, who until now had only been protected by Trane. I never thought I'd trust you so much at first. But you protected us at your own expense. So, it's not just me, Mother, Trane, I'm sure your father trusts you. So I'm fine."
"... Olivier Sama"
"Don't get me wrong, but I don't want to burden you with anything, do I? We can count on you, but we don't want to do that forever. If you don't like the status quo, don't hesitate to go anytime."
"I can't hate it. I'll keep protecting you."
Yeah, you can't hate it. I don't think I've felt burdened or just relied on.
I'm happy to be trusted, and I want to respond to trust with trust.
Above all, there is no way that we can even now decide to forget the Oliviers and go back to our previous lives.
"It doesn't matter if it's Vault Toyfer just because Jared says he'll protect us. We don't -- no, I believe in Jared, so I don't fear the invisible enemy."
Olivier grabs Jared's hand.
Powerful, but just being touched by her palm, which makes her feel gentle and warm, calms her down.
"So you don't have to be frightened of invisible enemies either. If you're anxious, tell me. I want to protect your heart so Jared can protect our lives. That's all I can give you, but I'm hoping to reduce the burden a little bit."
Olivier's heart stains himself.
I could feel that it was cherished by her.
We must be vigilant against the threat of Vault Toyfer. But I won't be frightened by the groaning.
Jared is a weak man who can only fight. I unfortunately don't have the courage like Olivier with me.
But that's okay. There are only things Jared can do. And it's a fighting magic that the Oliviers don't have, a power that can protect them.
If Olivier is going to protect her heart, Jared will do everything in his power to protect their lives.
"But you're in trouble when Vault Toyfer's after you."
"... what is it?
"I'll probably live with your pretty cousin Yennie. You might want to wait a while, considering the raid."
"Right, I'm sure that might be better"
……
"... is it too bad that Yenny lives with you? When did you get into that?
"You're too late to notice. I'm surprised you're accepting normally!
I just met Yenny the other day, and I don't understand what I was supposed to do with her.
Olivier was the only one who said he couldn't be relieved it wasn't after looking into Yennie in the first place.
"I tried to find out about that kid, but I had too little to find out and I clapped him out. Not uncommon. You're a noble boxed lady. But on second thought, I'm only a fourteen-year-old girl. Of course. It's weirder to be sixteen years old and have a complicated career, like Jared."
"What do you say, I'm sorry"
"I'm sure Baron Dowm knows our circumstances from his father. Yennie's background was sent this morning so you could switch to your father. It was really concise and easy to understand, although I don't know if it was an act to hide or to think of your grandson."
"Is that why you're really going to sideroom Yenny?
Olivier narrows her eyes and then laughs like a prank.
"Oh, you don't like it?
"No, it's not like you don't like it or anything. In the first place, I can't inherit the title, so I'm not obliged to be a nobleman with a side chamber or anything, am I?
"Right. So I hear you're the heir to Baron Doom's house for once."
"Huh? It's my first ear..."
"I guess so. Before Baron Dowm let me know about it, I guess he didn't have the time to say it because he was busy with things like being elected my fiancée. That's my fault, I'm sorry."
I knew my grandfather was thinking of me as his successor, but I didn't know the story was going that far.
Above all, Jared is just baffled that Yenny might live with him.
I couldn't even predict what the hell would happen to Pfile's escape, the possible new assassin in Vault Toyfel.