Book 15: Chapter 57
“So, you have to go out again?” asked Lucia, with a soft sight. She gently patted Nona, who was in her arms: “Did you not say that you wouldn’t be leaving again? I thought you were serious. I guess that means I was stupid for believing you.”
I smiled helplessly. Then, I touched Lucia’s head. I looked at the ahoge on Lucia’s head twitch and explained, “Sorry, Lucia. I promise that I won’t be going anywhere dangerous this time, though. I’m not going to some strange place, either. I promise I’ll be in the North. I’m just heading northwest.”
Lucia didn’t buy any of it. She then sighed again: “Your Highness, do you still not understand? It doesn’t matter where you go. Once you leave, you’ll definitely be at risk… I won’t stop you this time, either, but I hope you bring Ying with you.”
“Is Ying already capable of being a bodyguard?”
I was quite surprised. I wasn’t informed of Ying’s situation. She was still training with Tanya. Honestly, the two of them were very compatible. Because Tanya was a child, the majority of people disrespected her to a degree. However, as she was the captain, they had to respect her on a surface level; they couldn’t get serious when a kid was imposing upon them. Ying’s case was different, though. Ying was a serious girl; therefore, she acknowledged Tanya as her leader for as long as Tanya was her captain. Further, she genuinely respected her on the surface and deep down. Tanya was also very happy to be respected, so the two of them would get along very well.
“Although she hasn’t completely graduated, Ying can counter magical species. So accordingly, by bringing Ying along, you will be safer if you run into magical species.”
Lucia sighed, and then looked at me with a hopeless expression. She seemed to have completely given up on dissuading me. The worst insult a man could suffer is making his wife reveal an expression of utter despair as Lucia did. I sighed. I gently hugged my wife. Nona, who was between us, looked at Lucia and I with a smile. If my memory does me justice, that was the first time we were so close.
Nona reached out to grab our chests. She giggled and tried to get me to come closer. Unfortunately, I was going to have to leave her behind for some time. I gave Nona a kiss on her forehead: “If we were in the past, I’d definitely bring Ying, but I can’t bring her this time. I’ll bring Dragon Mom this time. You should know that dragons are the strongest species, so I’ll definitely be safe.”
Lucia smiled: “I feel more reassured after hearing that. With that said, Your Highness, you still haven’t told me where you are going. Is there some secret place in the North that you can’t tell me about or are you going to search for another woman? I am at my limit with that, you know? Your children are this old already, so if you go out there and mess around with more women, you’re ridiculous.”