The Queen of Vasellica Moon's
I Just Want To Protect You, My Love

Upon returning to the imperial palace, a warm welcome from the family greeted Lucy. Her mother's worries that were so obvious from her forehead wrinkles made Lucy have to hug her first that all her worries were imagination because her daughter had gone home fine. They gather and tell each other-explain what has happened during Lucy's takeover of the army for the Werewolf territory.

Lucy tells him what she's up against as well as her choice to kill Harlie, and what Octopus has planned. This certainly reaps a lot of emotions and opinions that make Welliam and Fedrick at the peak of anger.

Now their only enemy is Octopus. There were already so many enemies they faced but it was just a pawn controlled by Octopus, was it possible that the old man seemed so dear to nature that he was given a long life?

After hearing many explanations and reports from Lucy, Fedrick decided to let his daughter rest first. Lucy complied and gave her greetings to her family.

...***...

With the intention of the heart Lucy wants to immediately rest in her room. But his attention was distracted when he heard the laughter of the little boy in the palace garden, because the hallway of the palace was on an open path so Lucy could find out who was in the park. Moreover, the little boy in the palace had only one person and it must have been his nephew.

"Sophyia?" Call Lucy when you see her niece in the park-playing alone without any hoots or knights.

"Why can you play alone? Where are your servants?"

"They told Sofia to take a break."

"But outside it's very dangerous, you don't wear your warm coat anymore either. Uni told you to always wear it when outside."

"But at the moment it's not so cold the Union."

"You're trying to lie to me?"

"No, Sofia didn't dare lie. Grandma said, it's not a good thing."

Lucy quickly took off her gloves and sure enough the air was so warm right now. Moreover, it is very comfortable and not so crowded, even though they are outside-which in fact is in the embrace of miasma. Lucy also realized that within a certain distance there is a warm-up magic pattern installed around the park. Even for snow mixed with miasma alone, it becomes difficult to cross the boundary. As a result, the park becomes safe for Sofia to play.

"Are you playing alone?"

"Little Winkly is playing with me, Lucy."

Lucy turned to look at the beautiful man she had been thinking about a moment ago. Kendric walked up to Sofia while putting on a warm coat for her. Lucy still needs time to respond to what she saw, isn't Kendric having business in Imorrtal?

"Since when you-Wouldn't Kendric be in Imorrtal now, right?"

"For now some of my business is done, but when I get back you go home first without waiting for me."

"I didn't know you'd be back soon. Wait, is infiltrating the way you're visiting?"

"I intended to come officially, but I saw my Little Winkly crying as he was banned from playing outside. So I'll get him to play first."

"Other times ask the waiter to let you know about your presence and for Sofia, even if you're playing with someone you know don't let the waitress leave you."

"Don't be so hard on her, I'm wrong."

"You are guilty."

"All right, I'm sorry----Ng?" Kendric lowered his body as Sofia pulled out her hand.

"It's so scary to be angry, should Sofia stop playing Uncle? " Sofia muttered that she was hiding behind Kendric.

"Well, you can play in a minute, Uni will accompany you."

"Really, the Union won't say Papa? Sofia won't, if Sofia's waitress is changed again."

"In exchange?"

Sofia nodded, "Mama told me Brother Helny and Sister Merie were coming home, but they never came back."

Kendric and Lucy who do not know about the tragedy of Sofia's attack by Octopus only look at each other, but there is a possibility they understand. That the two servants could have been gone because of their negligence in guarding Sofia.

"Alright, the promise Union won't say."

Sofia gets excited again, cheerfully playing Sofia and making snow dolls with some small animals such as: Red squirrels, owls, and raccoons. As it is known that Sofia has the advantage of being able to communicate with animals and make them as Sofia's playmates.

But suddenly, Sofia runs back "Sofia wants to play with Grandpa."

"Hm? Why?"

"Sofia forgets that Papa will see the results of Sofia's learning. But yesterday Sofia got a bad grade at the filsavat rotach--"

"So, you're looking for cover, aren't you?" Sofia laughs. "All right let's get the Union between."

"No need, Sofia's grown up. You just got back to being tired."

"Alright," Lucy called out to the knights guarding the palace to guard Sofia towards the main palace.

But Lucy and Kendric are eager to pretend they don't know anything. But can it really be covered?

"When I went to Pack, Kiara left this to give it to you." Kendric gives her gift ring to Lucy - in case Lucy forgets to pick it up again after taking it off to protect Kiara. Lucy took the ring from Kendric's hand and put it back on.

"You took it off?"

"It looks like it's falling." Lucy is agitated by Kendric's seemingly sensitive response to this.

Kendric sighed "I've heard everything from Muzakka about yesterday's attack."

"- I didn't mean to ignore your warning."

"If you hadn't taken off the ring, I'd have known about the attack and come to your aid."

"Kendric, Kiara needs him more."

"But the ring can't help anyone but protect you."

"You don't have to worry, I can save them, after all now I can face that miasma, without the protection of her ring."

"Lucy, why are you acting the way you want? don't know, I'm always worried?"

"Kendric it's just a ring, after all I'm fine---"

"No, I can still rule out the ring problem but not by your choice! Didn't I ever tell you not to use your blood to help others - including me - but look at you raising your soul as Robin with your blood, did you know that my efforts would be in vain?"

"Hasn't it been a waste even though I didn't resurrect it?"

"I'm trying to save you Lucy. But you walked alone to death, did you never respond to my efforts?"

"Then I have to be quiet when I can save them. Kendric, it's not a matter of one life but there are many lives to be saved."

"I don't care about other lives. I only care about you, you're an Imperial Princess, it's their job to protect you with their lives."

"Have you lost your mind just because of me? Then I ask, didn't you go to look for my Grandpa's book? Is there a way out?"

"There----"

"really? What kind of way?" Funny and Kendric became lost control so that their conversation began to open up to trigger a fight. "What about killing you as my replacement, is that it? Aren't you Robin's son, so the perfect candidate is you. Am I right?"

Kendric stared intently at Lucy, clutching both of Mate's shoulders. His two eyes flashed-questioning the thing that Lucy had just said. "Where do you know that? I haven't told you anything about your grandfather's book, Lucy."

Damnit damnit! Lucy release. Too emotional, Lucy tries to avoid Kendric's bullying gaze. He brushed off Kendric's hand and walked away but Kendric again grabbed Lucy to face him.

"Look at me Lucy." With a heavy breath Kendric had one unexpected. "Is it possible-you found the World Tree without my knowledge?"

"It's been too long, Sofia has to go-in"

"Lucy!"

"..................."

"Don't avoid me."

"Kendric, calm down right----"

"SAY!"

"Really! I went to see him because he always asked me to come, I had no other choice Kendric. It's torturing me, I guess the other way it's the right choice but it turns out the second option requires another casualty and I don't want-if it has to kill you!" With a heavy heart, Lucy had to say it. Because avoiding is free.

"ARGH!!" Kendric was furious with an unbearable anger but did not know in what way he called it. He was frustrated that it felt like he wanted to kill everything.

"I should have toppled him before Krhanos. How dare that damn tree affect my Mate!!"

"Kendric, stop everything. The World Tree says, The second way is not to be done-"

"Then I have to let you go? Oh really, in the name of the sky I don't want Lucy."

"The world needs a future. Robin's in need to purify Alabasta's miasma, Kendric."

"Oh really? Did Yggdrasil say that? Ha! Is he telling a happy story?" Kendric showed a look of hate at every world tree name as the wisest judge on the matter.

"Honey his-Robin in need as a tumbar! He's not a savior, and the world's tree is just using you as a tool to deal with Krhanos!"

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