In the center of the rugged Hale Mountain, lies an infamous tower. The tower was known as the tower of the red flame, otherwise known as the evil dragon’s precarious abode.

Dozens of soldiers were marching towards the so-called tower, but their journey wasn’t a smooth one. They needed to defend themselves from monsters lurking in the vicinity and suffered from the rough paths. As a result, they were all exhausted before the actual battle even began.

‘This could be our last battle.’

Christian thought as he felt a foreign energy and look up to the sky, beyond the tower of the red flame.

The sky was unusually clear that day. Without the cloud in his sight, he could see it. A dragon, better known as the evil dragon Liliecel, which was said to be the mightiest creature on earth, was roaming freely in the sky.

“Oh my God…”

“Oh, God!”

Despondent sighs, wails, and cries came from all over the place as fear was apparent in everyone’s countenances. The same was true of Christian.

‘There wasn’t any hope in the first place. We couldn’t beat a creature like that!’

The overwhelming giant in the sky had enormous claws that could crush their ironclad shield in seconds. Its distinct reptile eyes were also devoid of any emotions. Christian’s forehead was already covered in sweat. His heart was beating furiously as if it was going to erupt any time soon. He wanted to turn around and run away, but…

‘I need to do this.’

The notorious dragon had captured Princess Caroline, the only heir to the throne. If she died because of it, the bloody war which had instilled trauma in countless minds 13 years ago might begin again. Christian gritted his teeth and tightened his grip on the sword.

‘Even if I die here, she must return safely!’

Christian held the sword up and exclaimed,

“For Princess Caroline’s sake!”

The soldiers came back to their senses and said in a chorus.

“For Princess Caroline’s sake!”

“For Princess Caroline’s sake!”

They marched towards the tower of the red flame. Christian, who was leading them, kept his eyes on the dragon.

The dragon sensed it and glanced at him.

……!

An unusual emotion flashed in its vertical pupils. Feeling its menacing gaze, Christian’s body shuddered involuntarily as the dragon abruptly opened its mouth. When Christian saw flames about to blast from its mouth, he cried out towards his comrades,

“Brace!”

***

“Do you want to clean up alone today?”

Lynn’s eyes widened in surprise as she stared at Milena. When she realized this, she quickly deviated her attention elsewhere. Milena said the other day that she could read her like an open bookㅡher emotions ubiquitous in her every muscle.

Her heart was pounding intensely in excitement, but she suppressed her emotions as much as she could and asked back,

“Do I have to clean this spacious room all by myself?”

Furthermore, this was their master, Christian Riossy Ezenge’s bedroom. His private space needed to be supervised well. Hence, experienced servants were required to ensure the best result. A maid like her is not fit for the job. Even though Milena knew it better than anyone else, she just glanced at her and said again,

“Why? You don’t want to?”

If someone was that straightforward, people would have a hard time lying to her, especially Lynn, who was a terrible liar. Fortunately, she was good at learning and memorizing. When she remembered how important this room was for Milena, she replied craftily.

“I don’t think I could live up to the expectations if I clean the room by myself.”

“Don’t worry. Why do you think I’m giving you this important job when you’ve only been here for a month?”

Milena looked down to her finely trimmed nails and continued,

“I’ll be back in two hours. That’s enough time, right?”

Her nails were like the embodiment of her self-esteem; it was always clean and trimmed, unlike Lynn’s, even though they were both maids. Of course, Milena always passed the rough tasks to her.

“Oh well, I’ve been doing everything all by myself anyway.”

As Lynn mumbled thoughtlessly, Milena immediately glared at her.

“Hey, Mrs. Molly’s compliments are a big deal, aren’t they? If anyone heard it, they’d think that I’m not lifting any hand.”

But that’s true… isn’t it?

Lynn tilted her head. Milena said it so confidently that she was confused for a moment. Milena was Christian’s exclusive maid and was tasked to clean his bedroom specifically. Yet Milena complained to Molly, the housekeeper, that she was having difficulty doing it alone and needed someone to help her. Because other maids were already tasked with other jobs, Lynn was picked shortly after entering.

‘Now that I think about it, she indeed lifted her hand sometimes.’

She was always pointing here and there, instructing her and saying things like ‘Put it away, wipe it like that, move it here, put it there.’ so her words were partially true.

“I’m doing this to help you, I’m already used to it, but you’re still in the middle of learning. You’ve never been a maid before you came here, right?”

“That’s true.”

“Think before you speak. If Mrs. Molly is looking for me, say that I went to the bathroom for a second. You know what to do, right?”

“I know. I have done this many times.”

“Oh my, you’re very sensible today. Then good luck.”

As Milena left, Lynn turned her head and looked at her master’s magnificent bedroom. The spacious room also had a bathroom and an office next door. From now on, she had to clean her master’s private space, which Milena complained was hard to do alone. But Lynn didn’t think so and shook her head as she clenched her fists.

The emotions that she tried so hard to suppress in front of Milena were about to burst. At last, she shouted in glee, lifting her fists to the sky.

“Yahoo! I did it! I finally did it! I could clean this room all by myself!”

Every time she jumped in place, her lustrous pink hair bounced in harmony. It was so frustrating to clean this place under Milena’s guidance. She didn’t like how Milena instructed her to do things her way. She often said that Lynn needed to follow Milena’s way as she was more experienced. But she was joyful not only because of that.

Lynn put on a slipper that was on the floor.

“I’m wearing the warrior’s slippers!”

She kissed the teacup on the table, “The warrior’s teacup!” Then, she proceeded to dramatically jump to the bed.

“Sheets with the warrior’s body odor!”

As she took a whiff, she could smell Christian’s odor faintly alongside the scent of citrus. Feeling as if she was being held by the warrior, Lynn shut her eyes and was intoxicated with happiness.

“Ah, warrior…”

She met Christian about a year ago. He was wearing silver armor and a blue cape at that time. The color of his cape perfectly matched his eyes. At some point, her eyes met Christian’s.

Her heart was about to burst as his piercing eyes stared at her. They might not really look at each other in the eye because they were at a fair distance, and it could all be Lynn’s illusion. But it was true that her heart fluttered when she saw Christian.

‘It was the first time I felt that way towards someone.’

She couldn’t forget him. He was already deeply embedded in her heart right at that moment. Lynn even went to the capital to find him. At that time, a blue-eyed knight became famous for his accomplishment in saving the princess. He was famously known as the warrior.

It was easy to find out where he lived because everyone knew where the warrior resided. Lynn was originally satisfied with looking at him from afar but soon wanted to learn more and get closer to him. That’s why she applied as a maid even though she had no clue about the job itself.

“Come on, since I got a chance for the first time, I need to make it perfect!”

After a while, Lynn came out of her stupor and continue doing her tasks. By getting employed in his mansion, she got a step closer and got a chance to show her affections. She was delighted to get this hard-earned opportunity and didn’t want to waste it.

Lynn removed the sheets that Christian used last night. Originally, she would only replace it with a new one, but that alone wasn’t enough, so she lifted the mattress from the bed frame.

The mattress was so heavy and massive that only two adult men could lift it, but it was not the case for her. She effortlessly lifted the mattress and put it on the sunny terrace. This was the only reason why she could be hired as a maid with no prior experience. No one could imagine the incredible strength and stamina the weak-looking girl had inside of her.

Lynn showed Mrs. Molly, who wasn’t happy with her resume, how she could carry firewood better than the male servants. She immediately passed the test with flying colors.

“Phew, I wanted to disinfect it properly at least once.”

After dusting the mattress, she started cleaning the bedroom. She wiped the furniture and shelves to every nook and cranny. She doesn’t have cleaning as her hobby, but she naturally worked harder when she imagined the warrior relaxing in the shiny space.

“Why is this mirror here?”

Lynn took down the full-length mirror on one side of the bedroom. There was a nail stuck in the wall, but Lynn pulled it out with her bare hands without any difficulty. It was then nailed about 5 centimeters above its original location.

She moved the position subtly that no one would notice it. Only then, she looked relieved.

“Perfect.”

Next, it was time to clean the bathroom. When Lynn entered the bathroom, she could see traces of Christian. She put the used towel in one place and cleaned the bathtub and sinks diligently. But there was also something here that bothered Lynn.

There were too many bath products displayed on the shelves around the bathtub as if it was a woman’s bathroom. Lynn, who carefully examined dozens of bath products, chose only one of them and put it back on the shelves.

“Great!”

Lynn smiled brightly, satisfied with the result.

“The office is next.”

Christian’s bedroom became spotless overnight due to a special touch of a girl in love.

***

After dinner, Christian returned to his room. Milena was at last dutifully doing her job as she filled the bathtub with warm water. Christian stood in front of the full-length mirror and waited for her to finish preparing the bath.

“Huh?”

He suddenly notice that something had changed and looked at the mirror suspiciously. He felt like he could go blind seeing the spotless and shiny mirror.

‘Is it cleaner than usual?’

No, I don’t think that’s the reason.

Christian is not particularly sensitive to changes, but he was susceptible to the cleanliness of the mirror. He couldn’t even allow a speck of dust in the reflection of his beautiful self. He often warned Milena several times specifically about it. Thus, the mirror was always pristine. So it has nothing to do with it.

“Hmm…”

Christian put his hand on his chin and agonized. Something appears to have changed, but he couldn’t tell what had changed.

“By any chance?”

When Christian notice something, he stepped back. After carefully looking at his reflection in the mirror, he stepped forward and return to his original position. There, he realized something for sure.

“It’s higher.”

Before this, he couldn’t see the top of his head when he stood in front of the mirror. If the mirror was too low, he would have adjusted the height earlier, but it wasn’t too disturbing, as he only needed to lower his head slightly. To be more precise, he had not even notice that he had to lower his head every time he look into the mirror. Yet, someone noticed it and changed the position to match his height.

‘Who?’

It wasn’t Milena. She wasn’t such a detail-oriented person. “Master, the bath is ready.” When Milena came out, Christian inquired about it immediately.

“Milena, who cleaned my bedroom today?”

“Pardon?”

Milena’s eyes were darting back and forth in guilt as she thought she would be scolded when he asked her a question out of the ordinary.

“Is there any problem?”

“No, I wanted to compliment whoever cleaned my bedroom today.”

“Ahh, is that so?”

Milena continued with a smile,

“Of course it was me. Who else would clean your room?”

                                            “Really?”

Christian looked at Milena with a doubtful look. Of course, he knew that Milena was assigned to clean this room, but he thought that someone else had helped her because the results were different than usual.

“Did you do it alone?”

“Of course. I always clean your room myself.”

Well, indeed, there was no one else who could notice that he tilted his head every time he looked in the mirror, other than Milena, who was always attending him.

“Good job.”

As she received a brief compliment, Milena opened her eyes wide and smiled shyly, tucking in her chin.

“Of course, I just did what I had to do. Go ahead and wash up before the water cools down.”

“Right.”

Christian nodded and entered the bathroom. Then, as usual, he reached out to the shelf to pick a bath bomb, then paused.

‘How did this happen?’

The honey banana flavored bath bomb, which was scheduled to be used today, was placed at the front of the shelf. It was placed at the easiest place to reach when standing in front of the bathtub.

‘Is it a coincidence?’

The bath bomb Christian uses change every day. The reason why he doesn’t leave bath bomb choices to the maid was because the bath bomb he wanted to use depends on the weather, schedule, and mood of the day.

He had his own criteria for choosing.

On cloudy days, he uses a bath bomb scented with tropical fruit to make him feel subdued, and on a sunny day, he uses a bath bomb containing aloe to soothe his skin.

In addition, the use is subdivided and detailed, such as an adult-like rose-scented bath bomb on social gathering days, a honey-banana-flavored bath bomb with a sweet scent on days when he moves his body a lot, an olive oil bath bomb on dry days, and a cypress tree bath bomb when he’s stressed.

As the selection criteria were so private and detailed, it was cumbersome to have a maid do it, so, as a rule, he must choose and put in the bath bombs himself.

‘Is this also Milena’s?’

Christian turned his head to ask Milena. But Milena was nowhere to be seen.

“Why did you just bring it now?”

A shrill voice was heard from outside the bathroom. It seemed like Milena was scolding someone.

“Mrs. Moly suddenly told me to do something else.”

“Whatever, go, hurry. Fast!” She hurried her opponent out and returned to the bathroom.

“Who came?”

“Ah, it’s the newcomer. She brings the rose cream that you like.” She smiled and lifted the cream in her hand. “Do you want me to apply it for you today?”

Christian looked at Milena’s face with a light smile on his face and shook his head.

“No, it’s fine.”

The change in the location of the bath bomb was probably a coincidence.

Of course, Milena knows Christian’s schedule and is in charge of the bath, so it was not impossible to guess which bath bomb he would use if she had good observation. However, it was hard to think that she had such a good sense, as she was busy giving kindness that he didn’t want, saying, “Do you want me to scrub your back?” or “I’ll be waiting outside, so call me anytime.”

“If it’s the newcomer, was it the maid who made this rose cream?”

“Yes.”

“I should have step out for a while.”

“Pardon?”

“After using the cream, I’ve heard a lot of people say that my complexion has improved. I’d like to thank her at least.”

Then, a slightly dissatisfied expression appeared on Milena’s face.

“You always look great even without using this cream, Master. And if you talk up to a kid who hasn’t been in here long enough, she’ll be spoiled.”

Milena, who was speaking straightforwardly, noticed that Christian was staring at her, and asked in bewilderment.

“W-Why are you looking at me like that?”

“….It’s nothing. I need you to go.”

“Yes. Then, make yourself comfortable.”

Milena bowed politely and left. Then as soon as she came out of Christian’s bedroom, she raised her eyebrows fiercely.

“Lynn, this bitch!” She must have come when Christian was there on purpose.

After working as his exclusive maid for almost half a year, Milena had never received a compliment. All he did was say, ‘Stop, leave,’ in an indifferent voice. And that kind of master said that she did well for the first time. Her heart pounded even though she didn’t do it herself.

Milena wanted to work by her gorgeous master for a long time. She’ll not let go of anyone who interfered. But the bitch who has only been here for a month! A handmaid with no experience of serving nobles should not have been her competitor. However, when the lord showed such interest, her displeasure soared.

“It’s very unpleasant.”

As she had enough putting up with her, she has no choice but to make her leave on her own feet. Milena walked towards the maid’s quarters with a grim expression on her face.

* * *

Christian took his time to wash himself thoroughly and stood in front of the full-body mirror.

‘Splendid as ever today.’

It has been Christian’s long habit to admire himself in the full-body mirror just before going to bed. There was a valid reason; to inspect whether his body is in a good shape as he was trained, but the bigger reason was that it was good to see himself looking good from here and there.

‘I think the shadow under my eyes create a rather decadent atmosphere.’ But it’s a bit daunting. If the shadow gets darker, it will look more like a ruined person than a decadent beauty

Through a regular lifestyle, a healthy diet, and constant training, Christian always boasted a healthy complexion. But lately, he hasn’t been able to sleep well, so dark shadows have formed under his eyes.

In order to maintain his fantastic appearance, the anomaly must be rectified as soon as possible, but he could not figure out what was causing him to be unable to sleep deeply.

‘Since when was it….Right, since then. An uncomfortable feeling came to me from time to time since I rescued Her Highness from the dragon.’

After doing what everyone thought was impossible, Christian’s life changed completely. However, as he suddenly rose in status , more and more people are keeping him in check.

‘Am I unable to sleep because I have so much to worry about?’

If that’s all, I’ll be able to do it. But lately, I can’t sleep deeply, and I’ve been having strange dreams over and over again. It was a shameful dream that I couldn’t mention anywhere.

‘I can’t believe I had that kind of dream when I’m not even an adolescent boy.’

A woman kept appearing in his dream. He didn’t know who it was as he could only see a dim silhouette in the dark.

He couldn’t tell if it was a woman he knew or an imaginary woman because he couldn’t see her face.

The woman would stand by his bedside and stare at him and then disappear.

He once snatched the woman’s arm in the dream. On a sudden tug, the woman lost her balance and fell into his arms.

He thought she was an unpleasant woman who showed up in his dreams and peeked into his sleep, but the feeling of her in his arms was surprisingly soft and fragrant. Even after waking up, his heart was pounding for a while because of the vivid feeling and scent.

Fortunately, the dream stopped there.

If he had done anything more than that, he would have seriously considered whether it was an urge.

No one would believe him if he says this, but Christian has never dated a woman because of his unusual taste that he cannot reveal to others.

‘I can’t. No matter what kind of beauty I see, my heart doesn’t move.’

He loved himself very much. He loved it madly. He was so engrossed in himself that no woman caught his eye. With such mindset, falling in love will never happen his whole life.

Even so, it was not a pity. If only the mirror that reflects his beautiful self was by his side. Christian, who made eye contact with himself in the mirror again, coughed like kuheok! And grabbed his chest. Just now, his slightly depressed look were amazing.

“Aah, I shouldn’t do this.”

He looked at himself in the mirror again.

If I don’t go to bed early, the painstaking massage with rose cream wouldn’t be worth it.

The cream made by the new maid was very effective. When I slept with it on, my skin was smooth. It was all thanks to the new maid’s cream that my skin was maintained at this level even though I couldn’t sleep properly. Moreover, the scent was so good, the sweet rose scent gently relieved the nerves that had become sensitive due to lack of sleep.

Since I got my favorite cream for the first time in a while, I wanted to call in the maid who made it and express my gratitude but….

‘Milena’s reaction was strange.’

No matter how I think of it, she seemed to be opposing me to meet the new maid.

‘Is she keeping her in check?’

Milena was Christian’s exclusive maid, while her partner was just a handmaid. There was no reason to keep her in check when she was not a competitor in the first place.

Christian suddenly looked around the room, which was different from usual. Milena has been working as an exclusive maid for half a year, but this is the first time this has happened.

‘Don’t tell me.’

Maybe it wasn’t Milena who changed this room, but the new maid? Then it was understandable that she doesn’t want me to meet the new maid, as she wouldn’t want to be found out that she had lied.

‘I’ll watch a little longer.’

Christian lay on the bed and fell asleep. But he could not sleep well that night, as he suffered from the dream of the woman’s discourtesy. He reached out for her again this time, but as if she was preparing, she didn’t get caught and backed away.

She watched Christian a little longer, then disappeared like a ghost, as always.

Christian, who had been tensed, was finally able to relax. The scent left behind by the woman gently permeated and led him into the unconscious world.

* * *

“Hoaaaam.”

She lacked sleep. Lynn yawned loudly, made eye contact with Milena and then closed her mouth.

‘Why on earth is she doing this to me?’

She has always been rude, but not this much. She had been fretting about everything I did more than usual ever since dinner last night but I couldn’t understand why.

Milena glared at Lynn and retorted, “You, did you wash all my underwear?”

“Of course, I washed it and hung it on the roof.”

“It looks like it’s going to rain, why did you hang it outside?”

“……”

Lynn was speechless with bewilderment.

Who suddenly came in at the end of the day and spilled a pile of underwear on me to do the laundry and disappeared?

Lynn had to wash her underwear during the night, because she was acting like she wouldn’t let it go if she had put it off. That wasn’t all, even though she knew well that morning hours are the busiest, Lynn couldn’t help but be baffled when Milena was making a fuss because she had not picked up the laundry that had been hung up last night.

“What are you staring at with your eyes open? Can’t you see the sky is cloudy? What are you going to do if my underwear gets wet in the rain?”

Lynn agonized.

‘Should I just overturn her?’

No matter how, she came in as a handyman, and was in charge of washing the blankets and the employees’ clothes, but no one even made her wash their underwear.

‘No, let’s hold it in. I’ve managed to become the assistant of the maid who was in charge of Warrior-nim’s bedroom.’

Lynn eventually replied with a feeling of getting bitten by a cat.

“Yes. I didn’t see it was cloudy. Shall I go and pick it up right away?”

“Hm, nevermind it! We have to clean the master’s room from now on. If it rains in the meantime, wash it again.”

“I will.”

Lynn waited for Milena to leave, just like yesterday. However, Milena was just bobbing her head with her arms crossed.

“What are you doing? Get started.”

“Aren’t you going to rest in your room today?”

“I’m not.”

“What? Why?”

Lynn’s pupils trembled violently, as she intended to travel through the warrior’s private space to her heart’s content today as well.

“Why, you say? I’m the master’s exclusive maid. It’s only natural for me to supervise from the beginning to the end. Hurry up and start.”

Oh my lord! Lynn turned around in great disappointment.

Milena glared at Lynn’s small back with burning eyes.

‘Sly bitch! What the hell did you do to deserve such praise from master? It’s the same as usual no matter how hard I look at it.’

Nevertheless, it hurts her pride to ask Lynn about how she cleaned it. So, she thought she’d take a closer look at Lynn’s cleaning process today.

Lynn, unable to understand Milena’s intentions, became more and more uncomfortable with it.

It was better if you bully me while making me work as it was more frustrating if you followed me around without saying a word.

Milena finally opened her mouth when Lynn started cleaning the bathroom.

“The cream you gave me.”

“Yes?”

“How did you make it?”

Lynn looked up at Milena while scrubbing the bathtub.

“That, I can’t say it. It’s a secret that is only passed down to women in our family.”

“Hm, what a great thing to show off.”

“Indeed, it’s great. You are getting better every day because it works.”

She just got it.

Milena regretted delivering the cream to Christian herself. She gave it to him because she wanted to look good. It’s just a cream, but she didn’t know he’d be interested in the person who made it while liking it so much.

“Anyway, from now on, bring it to my room in advance. Don’t bring it directly to master’s bedroom like yesterday.”

“I was on my way back then. If I’m busy, I might be late.”

“Huh? Why are you so talkative? Just do it as you’re told.”

At that moment, the eyes of the two went white, and thunder roared. It was so loud that it was deafening. It was not long before the rain began to pour heavily.

Milena looked out of the rainy window. Suddenly, a very good idea popped into her head. She turned to Lynn with a grumpy smile.

“Lynn, can you do some errands for me?”

                                                “Aah, that evil bitch. I can’t believe you’ve finally made me run errands in this kind of weather.”

It was no use using an umbrella because of the strong rain and wind. If Milena hadn’t asked her to pick up Christian’s boots, she wouldn’t have gone out in this heavy rain. What’s worse was that the rain grew stronger and stronger.

It was a big deal if even the boots were wet when she arrived, so Lynn crouched down, holding the box of boots in her arms. The surface of the box was already wet and damp.

‘This is not good.’

Lynn looked around, wondering if there was any place to hide until the rain stopped. At that moment, something caught Lynn’s eyes.

It was a flyer advertisement by a cosmetics store.

‘There’s Snowa rose cream here, too.’

Snowa roses were difficult to obtain, so there were very few places who deal with them. Lynn was able to get it because she had her own technique, but the owner of this store also seemed to be quite skillful.

‘I heard that warrior-nim likes cream made with Snowa roses.’

As long as Christian was happy, she wanted to get whatever she could and give it to him as a gift.

Lynn entered the store without hesitation.

“Welcome.” The impressive owner greeted her.

Lynn left her umbrella at the entrance and went inside.

“About the Snowa rose cream.”

“You saw the flyer. Are you going to use it, miss?”

“No. My master likes it.”

“Aah, you’re going to give it to your boss. It’s a new product, but it’s so popular that there are only two left.”

The owner took out a sample cream and showed it to her. Lynn also put down the box containing the boots, took the cream and smelled it.

“The scent is unique, what’s in it?”

At the time, there was the sound of the door opening behind her. The owner greeted the person over Lynn’s shoulder, saying, ‘Welcome,’ and continued the consultation.

“I don’t know because it’s not made in our store. However, since it is made and sold at Murrell Company, there is no doubt about its efficacy.”

The Murrell Company, which was considered to be the best company of the continent, was so reputable that its name alone guaranteed its quality. Lynn, who was personally associated with Murrell Company, knew that, of course.

“Umm, even so, I’d like to know for sure, because my master is allergic to lavender.”

The faint scent of lavender caught her attention.

“Then do you want me to ask the company? … Hm?”

A look of surprise suddenly appeared in the owner’s eyes, who had glanced behind her to take care of the guest who came later. In the end, he left Lynn alone and jumped to his feet and shouted,

“You must be Lord Lairsey, the warrior!”

What! Lynn turned her head away in surprise, as well.

A handsome, tall man stood at the entrance. He covered his whole body with a raincoat made of black and shiny material, but nevertheless, when he took off the hat attached to the raincoat, the dull atmosphere flew away at once. It was as if a small sun had entered the store.

Wet blonde hair was flowing down over the straight forehead, and even the drops of water dripping from the tips of his hair seemed to be colored with gold. His wet cheeks were pale because the raincoat could not protect it, and the blue eyes staring straight at her, made her felt a chilling pressure on her stomach.

‘Oh my god!’

Lynn covered her mouth. Otherwise, she felt as if cheers seemed about to burst out her mouth.

So far, there had been many cases of her watching, peeking, sneaking, or hiding from Christian, but it was the first time she had faced him properly. And Christian wasn’t even a looking at the shopkeeper, but was looking exactly at her.

When their eyes met from such a close distance, Lynn couldn’t take her eyes off him.

“It’s an honor, Lord Lairsey!”

The owner, who hastily stepped out from inside the counter, stepped forward and blocked her view. Thanks to that, she managed to get her act together.

Why did warrior-nim come to such a small cosmetics store?

“Excuse me.”

A soft voice penetrated her ears.

“Don’t worry, I’ll take my time looking around.”

“No, no, you can’t! oh goodness, you’re drenched. First, dry up with this…..”

The owner hurried to offer a warm tea. It was a very different hospitality than when Lynn came in, but from the owner’s point of view, it couldn’t be helped. If the rumors spread that Christian bought some cream from this store, people from all over the capital, both men and women, would come.

The owner asked Lynn for her understanding and went inside to prepare the tea.

Lynn stood up to greet Christian. She was so excited that she didn’t realize she had forgotten a very simple fact. As she moved, Christian looked at her again.

‘Woaah…!’

The sound of her heart exploding seemed to ring in her ears. A shiver rose, and goosebumps welled up on her forearm. Suddenly, Christian frowned and walked over to Lynn. As he got closer, she could feel that his physique was quite large.

Lynn already knew Christian’s height and weight, as well as his three sizes. But feeling with her senses was quite different from knowing information. She had to raise her head for quite a bit to see his face.

Even though he was wearing a raincoat, she could clearly feel the stiffness of his body, which had been strengthened by exercise. Lynn felt like she was going to be swallowed up by him as he approached.

Christian came right in front of her and held out the towel the shopkeeper had just given her. Lynn, unaware of the meaning, looked at the towel with a puzzled face. Then, a polite voice rang over her head.

“You can use this, Lady.”

“……?”

Lynn looked at Christian with a puzzled face. ‘Lady’?, And belatedly realized what she had missed.

‘He doesn’t know my face!’

Lynn had changed a lot, from when she met Christian before. In addition, even though Milena usually left Lynn with one thing or another, she must have taken care of Christian by herself when he was home, so it was understandable that he didn’t know her face.

‘What do I do?’

Christian, who was looking closely at Lynn, who was in agony, opened his mouth.

“By the way… have we met somewhere before?”

Christian stood on a foothold in front of the entrance and waited for a while because the droplets from the raincoat were about to form a spring. There was a female customer who came first in the store.

‘Where’s the rose cream?’

The reason he came in was because of a leaflet posted outside the store. Christian didn’t even know there was such a rose in the world until he tried the cream made by the new maid.

As a result of belated interest, he recently found that, not only did they succeed in growing roses that only grow in the northern Snowa kingdom, Murrell Company had also made and sold them as cosmetics.

Christian also became interested in the Murrell Company’s cream, as he saw the cream effect made by the maid. However, word of mouth quickly spread among fashion-conscious ladies, and it was hard to get the stock.

“Umm, even so, I’d like to know for sure, because my master is allergic to lavender….”

A refreshing voice, looking for rose cream, penetrated Christian’s ear.

Christian looked at the back of the woman who had passed by casually. The woman’s hair, tied high from the top of her head, was a rare strawberry blonde.

He had often seen red-toned blondes, but it was the first time he had ever seen such sweet-sour-pink blondes in his life. Nevertheless, it was strange that the woman’s voice felt familiar.

‘Where did I hear it?’

Christian took off the hat that was attached to his raincoat, groping for a memory that he could not recall. Then the owner who recognized him jumped to his feet.

“You must be Lord Lairsey, the warrior!”

And before the owner’s words had finished, the woman also turned her head his way with great speed. Christian then saw the woman’s face.

She was a young woman who looked to be in her twenties. Even though she was wearing a plain dark blue dress, she looked bright like a flower in full bloom because of her lovely hair color and transparent skin that seemed to radiate light from within.

From the look of surprise, she seemed to know ‘Warrior Christian Lairsey Etchenge’.

“It’s an honor, Lord Lairsey!”

The delighted shopkeeper jumped into view and Christian had to turn away from the woman. Even while he was trying to dissuade the owner to bring him tea, his nerves kept turning to the woman. He also felt that the woman was staring at him.

Eventually, the owner went inside, saying he was going to bring the tea.

Christian, who suddenly overtook the first customer and stepped in, looked at the woman with a humble feeling. But as he looked closely, the woman’s hand was shaking.

‘Is she cold?’

Unlike Christian, who wore a raincoat, the woman’s dress was completely wet under the waist. It seemed like she needed the towel, which the owner gave to wipe his body, more than himself.

Christian approached and reached out to hand over the towel that had not yet been used.

“You can use this, Lady.”

The woman opened her eyes wide and looked up at him, perhaps not expecting concessions.

Looking closer, the light green pupils nestled inside the dense eyelashes were clearly visible to him. It was a refreshing color reminiscent of young leaves that had begun to sprout in spring.

Bathump! Bathump! Bathump!

Suddenly, he felt like his eyes were spinning. A cold sweat ran down his back and his heart raced. Even his hands and feet trembled.

Christian was greatly embarrassed by the physical changes that occurred the moment he looked into the beautiful eyes of a woman he had never seen before.

‘Why am I like this?’

He had a strong feeling that he had seen those pale green eyes somewhere.

Christian asked impatiently.

“By the way… have we met somewhere before?”

“Pardon? I–I don’t know.” The woman stuttered and avoided his gaze.

He asked again, wondering why she was bewildered.

“Strange. If I’ve seen a beauty like you, I wouldn’t forget. Those eyes, I’m sure I’ve seen them somewhere….”

“You’re mistaken.”

The restless woman interrupted Christian from speaking further. Then she said, ‘Excuse me,’ and hurriedly ran outside as if running away.

‘What?’

Christian, who was left behind, was stunned. Since they’ve talked to each other, there was nothing to run away for, or not.

‘Ah, perhaps!’

Christian’s pupils shook.

‘Did she think I was playing tricks on her?’

He asked where he had ever met her, and said that she was an unforgettable beauty.

Christian thought that he’d met her before, but couldn’t recall when, so he asked the question out of frustration, but it was enough to mislead the other party.

Maybe she thought she was being harassed.

Christian saw an umbrella left behind in the umbrella stand at the entrance. She wasn’t even wearing a raincoat. How threatened she must have felt to run out without taking her umbrella when it rained like this.

“You’ve waited long, right? W–Where? Are you going!”

The owner who came out with the steaming tea shouted from behind, but Christian didn’t even say anything, grabbed the woman’s umbrella and hurriedly followed her.