Adopting the Male Protagonist Changed the Genre - Chapter 69

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Chapter 69

Vivian’s gaze slowly fell downward.

The man’s shoes were covered in mud and extremely dirty.

The servants of the manor might dirty their bodies, but they always keep their shoes clean.

If muddy shoes dirty the manor, it’s ultimately they who have to clean it up.

So to put it simply…

‘He’s not a servant of the Blanche Family.’

Vivian still hid behind the door and answered with a wary expression.

“He, he seems to have gone on an errand. No, he went. So he’s not at the manor right now.”

“I think I need to verify if that’s true?”

Then, from behind the grinning man, an irritated voice was heard.

“Hey, don’t make this a big deal and just find the target so we can get out of here.”

At that moment, Vivian realized what she had to do.

Even if it was only in name, wasn’t she staying at this manor as the maid supervisor?

She came out of the room and blocked the man’s path with her small frame, threatening him.

“Th, this is Lady Belinda Blanche’s residence! Y, you can’t just enter like this!”

She wanted to speak confidently, but her voice trembled terribly.

Finding her so ridiculous, the man took another step forward as if to show off.

“D, don’t come any closer! I, I, I’ll scream!”

At those words, the man twisted one corner of his mouth and burst into laughter. The scar on his cheek twisted grotesquely, making his vicious appearance even more prominent.

“If you scream, is there anyone who’ll come running?”

“…”

“What are you going to do now, miss?”

“Th, then… th, this, s, so…”

Taking hesitant steps backward, Vivian rummaged inside her large robe.

Confident he could subdue her instantly no matter what came out, the man waited for Vivian’s counterattack with a sneer.

What Vivian finally pulled out was a glass bottle small enough to fit in her palm.

“A potion bottle? What are you going to do with that?”

“I, I’ll do this!”

Shouting so shrilly her voice cracked, Vivian threw what she held in her hand to the floor.

Crash!

As the potion bottle broke, thick smoke that was hard to believe came from such a small bottle instantly spread throughout the manor.

The intruder cursed and stepped back.

Though it was thick green smoke that seemed toxic, it was actually just the result of a failed research experiment.

Vivian quickly ran up to the second floor where Leo’s room was while the man retreated.

‘He definitely said target.’

She didn’t know what was happening, but one thing was certain.

That guy was after Leo.

“Sister Vivian? Has Lady Belinda returned?”

Leo came out of his room rubbing his eyes at the commotion.

“I, I don’t know either. But we need to run away right now!”

She wanted to handle this maturely so the child could rely on her. But Vivian’s hands and voice were trembling terribly.

Just as Vivian and Leo were about to go down the stairs.

The voices of the intruders could be heard through the thick smoke spread across the entire first floor.

“Block the entrance and stairs!”

“Damn it, I told you not to make this a big deal!”

The silhouettes of the men flickered faintly beyond the thick green smoke. All exits connected to the outside were blocked.

Given the situation, they had no choice but to barricade themselves in a second floor room until someone came.

Then, Leo’s head turned toward the high ceiling.

“Sister Vivian, up there!”

Where the child’s finger pointed was the passage to the attic at the end of the corridor, leading to the ceiling.

When Vivian used magic to pull the latch of the attic door, a folding ladder leading to the attic unfolded with a clatter.

“Quickly, let’s go up!”

The moment they hurriedly climbed into the attic, pulled up the folding ladder, and closed the door.

By a hair’s breadth, the intruders entered the second floor.

“Cough, cough. I definitely heard some sound here. Hack, ptui.”

Vivian and Leo held each other’s hands tightly and held their breath.

They could hear the sound of doors opening and closing on the second floor and things being turned upside down. It was only a matter of time before they discovered the attic.

“An, an exit… If, if we escape through that window!”

Vivian ran to the huge circular window in the attic, but due to the extremely high ceiling, it was dizzyingly high, almost reaching five stories.

If they jumped from here and something went wrong, it wouldn’t end with just broken legs.

Strong wind disheveled the hair of the tearful Vivian.

Then, as if suddenly remembering something, Vivian muttered.

“Th, that’s right! With this strong wind… if I create a headwind, lift will be generated… if the person acting as weight produces magical power, surely…”

Vivian’s gaze swept across the attic.

White cloths covering unused furniture caught her eye.

“M, maybe there’s a way to escape from here. But still…”

However, seeing her shake her head as if unsure, Leo grabbed her hand and asked.

“Sister Vivian, there is a way, right?”

“…I’m too heavy, so it won’t work. But if it’s you, little star, escape would be possible. But it’s too dangerous…”

“I’ll do it. I can do it! I’ll go out and call someone to help. I promise.”

At that moment, Vivian realized she wasn’t the only one trembling. Leo’s hand gripping hers was also trembling with fear.

Relying on a little kid. How could there be anything more pathetic than this?

Vivian closed her eyes tightly to suppress the trembling and recalled the laughter of the people she had seen on the coffee house terrace.

‘I can do it. I’m a valuable person.’

Soon she opened her eyes wide, slapped both her cheeks with a clap, and retied her twin braids that had been hanging down into a high ponytail.

Then she quickly pulled out the white cloth covering the furniture. Using the white cloth as canvas, she gripped her spell pen and moved her hands busily.

“First, I’ll draw a reinforcement magic circle so the cloth won’t tear… and add a magic circle on top that will create headwind for lift…”

Though her hands were trembling, the magic circle she drew was amazingly precise without a single flaw.

The magic circle drawn by the spell pen using ground magic stones as ink emitted a gentle light even in the darkness.

Leo watched the outside situation with a tense face.

Holding their breath, they could hear the men chattering very quietly.

“Living long enough, I get to see the day I enter the Blanche Estate. They said it was an unused annex, but there are a lot of expensive-looking things?”

“If you mess around and get caught and we can’t get the rest of the commission, I’ll sell your organs to get the money, so keep that in mind.”

“Hey, is the target really in the manor? Where is he hiding that we can’t even see his nose?”

Three intruders.

What they were after was…

“By the way, I never heard about there being a young master at the Blanche Estate. What, isn’t he some noble family’s child? Is this really a job without consequences?”

“I’m sure, he’s an orphan brat with no backing. I don’t know the details, but that kid is some kind of weakness.”

‘It was me. I’m… the weakness.’

Leo’s fist clenched tightly.

Soon the child whispered so quietly that Vivian couldn’t hear.

“Suga, you’re here, right?”

With all the noise, curious Suga wouldn’t fail to come out and see.

Leo continued speaking while looking at empty air.

“When I leave, stay by Sister Vivian’s side. And if…”

Leo’s mouth shut tight. It was a scenario he didn’t even want to imagine.

However, always assume the worst and prepare for contingencies – wasn’t that the knight’s teaching?

‘So I must prepare for contingencies.’

His jaw trembled as if shivering from the cold, but Leo clenched his jaw once and stubbornly finished his words.

“If Sister Vivian gets dragged somewhere, follow her. You must follow her to the very end. Then remember that location and tell Lady Belinda where Sister Vivian is. You can do that, right?”

Naturally, no answer could be heard.

However, as if knowing that Suga was listening, Leo nodded and extended his pinky finger.

“Thank you. I’ll give you a gold coin when you return. I have gold coins in my piggy bank. It’s a promise.”

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