The Male Lead’s Sickly Aide is My Type - Chapter 84.2

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Chapter 84.2

She had seen this more than once. It was the same on the day he caught the thief, the day of the witch hunt, and even today.

Not only did he shoot the monster twice with a beam of light, but he also used magic to tie her to the sofa. So, there was no guarantee that he wouldn’t use magic when there was a problem on the way to meet Iris. Carinne intended to help him refrain from using magic while she was by his side.

Of course, if she followed him, she would have one more person to watch over, which meant there was a risk that he would use magic even more.

However, Carinne was confident that she wouldn’t cause any trouble. She just had to be careful not to make unnecessary noise or poke around in strange places.

She also knew where the monster’s weak points were from watching Archen kill the monster. If the same situation as before arose, she could just stab the monster’s head with her knife. That’s why she even brought a knife.

‘But why are you talking back? Since I do whatever I want, he’s going to do whatever he wants as well?’

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got.

Moreover, he said that she was ‘always’ acting on her own. That means he thought she was acting on her own even before. When he said he loved her, liked her a lot, was he always thinking that inside? Why didn’t he say anything before? Why did he keep it to himself?

A sense of betrayal and annoyance welled up inside her.

On the one hand, she thought, ‘Why are we arguing about this? Should we try to resolve it through dialogue?’

But her wounded pride choked her throat.

It seemed like they had been walking for about twenty minutes. Considering the possibility that Iris might have fallen to the side, she scanned both sides of the road when she heard the clang of swords in the distance.

As she hurried around the corner, she saw two monsters and a man swinging his sword at them.

The man moved nimbly, avoiding the monster’s front legs and striking down at its head. With that, one of them fell with a thud. His black hair flew as his blood-red eyes flashed, and then the remaining monster also fell with a thud.

The man, who had killed the two monsters in an instant, caught his breath and then stared at them.

Carinne, on the other hand, frowned.

The person she was looking for was gone, and this brat was here instead. This unlucky kid who kept bumping into her, Lucas the Duke, gracefully sheathed his sword.

“What are you doing here? Didn’t you hear that there are monsters roaming around outside?”

“I told her, but she wouldn’t listen.”

Archen replied curtly.

Oh, so that was how he was going to be. Well, she wouldn’t just sit here and take it.

“In this day and age, there are still people who treat adult women like children?”

Carinne started to add.

“You don’t even listen when people are being serious,” but she stopped.

Duke Lucas was looking at her and Archen with a strange look.

Seeing that, she felt a pang of guilt. It wouldn’t be good to let Lucas know that she had fought with Archen. Thinking that it was a good thing that she had something to ask him anyway, Carinne changed the subject.

“By any chance, did you see Iris on your way here?”

It was a question she was asking, even though she knew the answer since Iris wasn’t there. Still, just in case, Carinne held out a sliver of hope.

“No, I didn’t. Why are you looking for her?”

“Ah…”

She had to hurry.

The fact that Lucas hadn’t seen Iris meant that she had left the path before him. She hadn’t been able to find any signs of her having veered off to the side while they were walking, which meant that Iris had followed the path all the way.

Could she have gone into the city and met other people?

Could she have taken refuge inside a building? Please let her be safe.

Seeing Lucas looking at her with a puzzled expression, Carinne quickly closed her mouth. It was time to explain.

“That’s because…”

“Lady Iris went missing on her way to the mansion.”

Just then, Archen cut off Carinne’s words.

“It seems she encountered a monster on the way…”

“It seems she was attacked by a monster on the way. Iris’s footprints lead to the city, so we’re on our way there.”

With that, Carinne cut off Archen’s words as well. It was a bit childish, but an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. He had to experience it to understand.

“….”

Even after she had finished explaining, Lucas remained silent. He narrowed his eyes and looked back and forth between Carinne and Archen. He looked like an old grandfather trying to read a newspaper without his reading glasses. She couldn’t help but say something.

“Why are you looking at us like that?”

Lucas’s expression was enigmatic. His eyes seemed to be saying that he was dumbfounded, but the way the corners of his mouth were twitching seemed to indicate that he was amused.

Finally, he asked quietly.

“…Did the two of you fight?”