In This Life, I Will Be The Lord - Chapter 189

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This Life, I Will Become the Clan Head Episode 189

Along with the fresh morning air, Peres and I arrived at a large stable located on the outskirts of Lombardy.

It was the very place I had visited before with the twins and Loril.

When Peres and I arrived, many eyes followed us – from the passing nobles to the employees working at the stables.

“The rumors will spread properly now.”

Although we had announced our engagement, there were rumors that some people found it strange that no concrete marriage talks had taken place yet, so we deliberately made time for this outing.

“Shall we walk along the crowded path first?”

We first leisurely walked along the surrounding walking trails.

Then we ate at the restaurant run by the stables and even had dessert.

People only whispered while watching Peres and me from afar, but didn’t approach us or try to talk.

It felt like I had become a celebrity.

“Tia.”

Just then, Peres suddenly reached out his hand.

His finger familiarly brushed against the corner of my mouth.

“Wh-what?”

Honestly, I was startled.

My heart was pounding.

But Peres casually shrugged his shoulders and answered.

“You had cookie crumbs on your mouth.”

“Then you could have just told me…!”

When my voice rose, Peres lightly placed his finger to his lips and gestured toward the surroundings with his eyes.

Then he said in a quiet voice.

“We have an audience, so we might as well put on a proper show.”

But the corners of his mouth were subtly raised.

He was enjoying this situation.

I glared at Peres once and stood up from my seat.

“Now that we’ve shown them enough, let’s go ride the horses.”

Peres again obediently followed me to the stables without complaint.

“Have you arrived, Lady Pirenthia? Blanc is prepared over there.”

An employee who cared for Lombardy’s horses approached and politely informed us.

I slowly approached the white horse that had already come out of the stable and was waiting for me.

“Hello, Blanc. It’s been a while.”

The foal that Father had given me as a birthday present had now grown considerably into a proper horse.

Thanks to having an owner with no hobby of horse riding, we barely saw each other once a season.

Blanc blinked his large, gentle eyes as if he knew I was his owner and lightly whinnied as if responding.

“A very fine horse indeed.”

Peres approached and said while carefully examining Blanc.

“To have such a magnificent horse and not even ride him properly.”

“That’s why I came here to learn.”

I need to have time to properly learn horseback riding.

Although I had half-snapped at Peres, seeing Blanc’s sparkling eyes looking only at me made me feel a bit sorry.

“Shall we go out to the grassland for a bit?”

Peres said that while extending his hand to me.

No matter how gentle Blanc was, it would be difficult for me to handle a horse alone, so I had to ride together on Peres’s horse.

Blanc followed behind us well without needing to hold his reins.

Since Peres’s horse was a very large war horse, the grassland viewed from above had a different flavor than usual.

It was a tranquility I hadn’t felt in a long time.

I gathered my hair fluttering in the wind with one hand and said.

“Peres, are the preparations going well?”

There was no answer from behind me.

But I could tell it was a silent affirmation.

“Making the Brown Family reappear in noble society is my job, but you know the rest is your responsibility, right?”

In the previous life, Peres had overcome more difficult trials and achieved what he wanted.

He would probably handle things well on his own without me checking.

But the Brown Family’s affairs were extremely important to him.

“Timing is crucial. Everything must flow according to your plan.”

I said that while turning around.

And I ended up meeting those red eyes that were looking at me from very close.

“Why?”

Peres asked quietly.

“Why is my becoming Crown Prince so important to you, Tia?”

He wasn’t interrogating me.

Peres seemed genuinely curious.

“Did you forget? I was the one who found you in the forest of the Imperial Palace.”

I chuckled and placed my hand on Peres’s cheek.

“Yes, that’s right.”

Peres also smiled faintly while looking at me.

Then he slowly lowered his head and carefully kissed my forehead.

I unconsciously closed my eyes at that warmth.

Ah, this is going to cause trouble again.

I quickly pulled my body halfway back and said.

“Now it’s time to get acquainted with Blanc.”

Just as I was about to dismount from the horse.

“Wait.”

Peres said while firmly wrapping his arm around my waist.

“Peres?”

Something was strange.

Peres’s face as he stared at the empty grassland that looked completely vacant to my eyes was not normal.

“We need to return to the stables.”

Peres said that and strongly pulled the reins of his horse to change direction.

That was the moment.

When chills ran down my spine.

Could this be what people call the aura of mana?

A feeling similar to what I sometimes felt when Peres held his sword was getting stronger.

It was from the exact direction Peres had been looking.

“Damn!”

Peres kicked the horse’s flanks hard.

“Whoa!”

The horse accelerated so rapidly that my body swayed greatly.

Smack!

Even while riding away, Peres struck Blanc’s rear hard.

So that the startled Blanc would speed up and run away on his own.

Since this entire area was grassland for horses anyway, Blanc could be found without trouble later.

If we could escape this crisis and survive.

It was such a tremendous aura that such fear struck me instantly.

“It’s okay.”

Peres said while tightening his grip on the arm around my waist.

“Is it a strong person?”

I asked Peres.

It was the first time I had seen him look so tense.

“I can handle them.”

“If you were alone, that is?”

Peres didn’t answer my question.

He just gritted his teeth and tried to increase the horse’s speed.

Thud-thud-thud, thud-thud-thud!

The sound of the fiercely galloping horses was getting closer and closer.

With two people on one horse and us just now trying to pick up speed, we were bound to be caught up to all too easily.

They began to appear over the slightly raised ridge.

Chills.

I got goosebumps once again.

“Four people. They’re all wearing black masks.”

I spoke to Peres, who was driving the horse while looking straight ahead.

I tried to speak as calmly as possible, but my voice ended up trembling slightly.

Clang-!

At that moment, the person running in the lead drew his sword.

At the same time, their hostility became even more blatant.

That was the moment.

Peres, who had flinched slightly, looked back for the first time.

And he quietly furrowed his brow.

For the next few seconds, Peres glared at the assassin in the lead.

Grind.

I could even hear the sound of Peres grinding his teeth.

“Peres?”

“Tia, crouch down as much as possible.”

Peres said to me.

“Think of it as hiding your body in my arms.”

Suddenly, Peres’s voice became strangely calm.

Like someone who had made a decision.

I made my body as small as possible, following Peres’s instructions.

Meanwhile, the assassins had gotten even closer.

But for a moment, the distance between them and us stopped narrowing.

Were they unable to catch up?

That didn’t seem to be the case.

Though it was very brief, it felt like they were giving Peres time to draw his sword.

Clang!

Fortunately, Peres immediately drew his sword as well.

As soon as he did, the distance began to close again.

Thud-thud! Thud-thud!

The sound of horses roughly kicking the ground grew even louder.

Now they were right upon us.

Whoosh-!

With a vibrating sound, aura erupted from Peres’s sword.

“Hah!”

With a short battle cry, Peres’s sword clashed violently with the lead person’s sword.

Clang!

I involuntarily squeezed my eyes shut at the loud sound.

And I thought.

Why wasn’t the sword cut through?

A normal sword should have been cut right through by Peres’s aura-infused blade.

When I raised my head and opened my closed eyes, I could see the reason.

Whoosh-.

Blue aura was also rising from the assassin’s sword.

“Crazy.”

An assassin who could handle aura.

The three following behind were clearly much inferior compared to the leader.

I couldn’t sense such tremendous energy from them.

Clang! Clang!

Peres and the assassin’s swords collided several more times.

Something was wrong.

Was this assassin really as skilled as Peres?

But at the same time, I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was strange.

The swords the assassin was swinging seemed to be sending warnings to Peres.

Then Peres said to me.

“Now, duck down.”

I quickly crouched down.

Swoosh!

A chilling sound was heard.

At the same time, something hot splattered on my cheek in droplets.

The thick smell of blood hit me.

“Ugh.”

Peres let out a short groan through his clenched teeth.

He was cut?

I fumblingly moved my hand.

The closer I got to Peres’s back, the more something wet touched my hand.

“Blood?”

I muttered in disbelief.

This gushing thing I could feel with my fingertips was blood.

Clang! Clang!

The clash of swords continued.

However, Peres’s offensive was gradually weakening.

But then Peres’s sword tip managed to penetrate the assassin’s guard and cut his leg.

“Ugh!”

A low, short groan burst from the assassin.

And miraculously, Lombardi Knights appeared in the distance.

“Lady Pirenthia!”

“Lady Pirenthia!”

Upon spotting me and Peres, they drove their horses like mad and came galloping.

Then the assassins turned their horses’ reins.

Clatter, clatter!

The sound of their hoofbeats, which had been right beside us, was gradually growing distant.

But I saw something strange.

The last assassin to turn his horse’s head pulled something from his chest.

It was a dagger.

One with a strangely bluish tint to its blade.

And the assassin plunged it straight into Peres’s thigh.

“Ugh!”

After that, the assassin turned away without hesitation, as if he had completed his mission.

In that split second, I hesitated.

When someone is stabbed with something, you shouldn’t carelessly pull out the blade.

But my instincts were telling me.

To quickly pull out that dagger.

I reached out and pulled it out.

In my excessive haste, I felt a sharp sensation as my fingertip was slightly cut.

However, I gripped the handle even tighter so I wouldn’t drop the dagger.

Because it could serve as evidence.

“Lady Pirenthia! Your Highness the Crown Prince!”

The moment I reunited with the Lombardi Knights, the breath I had forgotten came bursting out all at once.

“Huk! Heo-eok!”

“Are you alright!”

The knights who had dismounted their horses hurriedly ran toward us.

I answered while still gasping for breath.

“I, I’m fine but….”

At that moment, Peres’s body, which had been holding me tightly, suddenly tilted.

“Peres!”

Peres had already lost consciousness.

His face, pale white from blood loss, collapsed helplessly to the side.

Fortunately, I watched a Lombardi Knight catch Peres and said.

“We need to stop the bleeding first…!”

I couldn’t say more.

Suddenly the world seemed to grow dark and my vision narrowed sharply.

“Lady Pirenthia!”

Like Peres, my body also lost its center and swayed.

I can’t lose consciousness yet.

Somehow I opened my blurry eyes and checked the hand that was holding the dagger.

The finger that had been cut while pulling out the sword had turned black.

I pressed the sword into the knight’s hand and spoke as if squeezing out each word.

“The sword, the sword… blue-green color, poison….”

That was all I could manage to say.

“Young Lady! Young Lady!”

Even the knight’s loud shouting grew more and more distant.

As I fell into sleep-like drowsiness, memories unfolded like afterimages in my fading consciousness.

The assassin’s blue aura that had faced Peres’s aura as an equal.

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