If you are worried about Anguis, all you have to do is just stay next to me.’
But Felix couldn’t say it.
This is because his words can be misunderstood as words that ignore Elena’s efforts.
The day Elena and the kid were taken hostage by the Angus man.
Felix still regretted what he had said casually to her.
He never thought what he said out of concern would be a disparaging remark to Elena.
Elena was soft-tempered and weak, but she didn’t cry much.
That Elena cried at his words.
The moment Felix saw the tears dripping on Elena’s cheek, he felt like the world was turning upside down.
Since then, he has tried to be as careful with what he says.
So this time, he thought, ‘It won’t be of any use to learn swordplay as a self-defense.’ but he managed to hold back what he wanted to say.
Of course, the meaning of that was, ‘It would be better to practice magic more which is not physically demanding compared to swordplay.’
As Felix was thinking, Cedric held Elena’s hand, saying he would fix her posture.
It was uncomfortable for Felix to see Cedric closely behind Elena.
Elena also felt uncomfortable, so she was very tense.
‘Do you have to teach like that?’
Felix had never learned that way from his father, who was his teacher since childhood.
“Ha.”
Felix swung the wooden sword harder.
He didn’t like it at all.
I was taking a break from practicing.
‘I’m going to be in trouble if the nanny sees this.’
I thought while looking at the calluses in my hand.
It’s already been a month since I started learning swordplay from Cedric.
To be honest, there were no tangible results.
‘It’s a pity.’
Cedric told me of course, disappointed.
Still, he praised me for improving my basic physical strength while practicing for a month.
‘But how long will it take for me to be able to build enough skills to protect my body?’
I thought it would be too much to build such skills.
Rather, it would have been better to practice defensive or offensive magic.
As a result of hard practice, my hands, which were shiny like any noble girl, were now quite rough.
It was a scene that would surprise the nanny who took care of my hands by applying oil herself every night.
‘Spring vacation is just around the corner.’
“What’s wrong? Are you hurt?”
Cedric, who was organizing the wooden sword, asked while I was imagining the nanny’s expression.
I hid my hands behind my back in surprise.
In fact, there was no need, but it was because I was embarrassed to show my rough hands.
“No, nothing.”
“Nothing. Show me your hand.”
“No, I’m fine… …Cedric, wait!”
Stretching his long hands, Cedric snatched my hand regardless of my will.
His eyes earnestly examined my hand.
My hands were full of calluses, no particular wounds.
Cedric, who confirmed it, smiled reassuringly.
“It’s really nice.”
I thought it was a little awkward.
I jokingly reached out my other hand to ease my embarrassment.
“Actually, I think I hurt my other hand a little.”
“What? Let me see.”
“Just kidding.”
Cedric looked at me playfully as I laughed.
Soon, he too burst into laughter.
At first, it was awkward to be alone with Cedric, but now being with Cedric was as comfortable as with Alice.
Maybe it’s because of the calm atmosphere Cedric gives.
Cedric, who said he had two younger siblings, was friendly and took good care of his friends.
‘Unlike someone I knew.’
I thought of Felix, who had two younger siblings, and my lips twitched for a moment.
“By the way, Elena. What are you going to do during spring vacation? Is there anything special?”
“Well, maybe I’ll go home, and then I’ll go to Felix’s home.”
“Felix?”
Cedric asked back in a surprised voice.
Oh, it might sound weird if someone who doesn’t know about us listens.
To clear up the misunderstanding that might be going on in Cedric’s head, I hurriedly explained,
“To be exact, I’m going to the Count of Christian. Aunt Jane, Countess Christian is my mother’s best friend. she treats me as her own daughter, so I go to see the countess every vacation.”
“Oh, I see.”
Cedric smiled brightly.
The misunderstanding seems to have been cleared up.
“In addition, I miss Felix’s siblings, Lindsey and Tony, five-year-old twins, and they sent me a card not long ago saying they wanted to see me.”
I smirked at the thought of the cards that the two twins wrote down.
The card with “Sister, I want to see you” and “Me too” written crookedly was very cute.