I Became the Fiancé of a Crazy Heroine - Chapter 23-2

Kelidos, the rented mansion where Sion and Hanette are staying.

Kelidos was one of the cities located in the eastern region of the Kingdom of Alain.

In fact, Kelidos was not only the largest city in the eastern region, but also the center of it.

All the roads leading to other cities were open, and it was a place that must be passed through to get to the capital of Alain.

‘Where did he go again?’

Hanette was walking in the courtyard with a displeased expression.

When she woke up this morning, she heard that Sion had suddenly gone out.

She wished he had at least told her the reason and where he was going, but he only left a brief message saying that he had to go somewhere.

‘He should have taken a guard knight. What if he gets lost…’

Kelidos was the first place where she and Sion had visited.

Since it was a large city, law and order were established, but that did not mean that safety was guaranteed.

There were always criminals with malicious intentions who committed crimes wherever they went.

‘There must be a reason why he came here. That’s why he went out alone.’

Since when did it start?

Hanette began to have doubts about Sion’s actions little by little.

The 30 gold coin relic, the 320 gold coin glove, and the sudden visit to his hometown to repay his debts.

There was no clear connection between them, but the fact that they were strange and suspicious remained unchanged.

‘Why did he buy a relic… and why did he buy gloves?’

Buying a relic meant visiting a cathedral.

If he spent 320 gold coins to buy an old glove, there must have been a place where it was useful.

Even if he did it to repay his debts, she couldn’t understand his intentions as much as those two things.

‘What is he up to? What is he hiding…’

Harnet’s eyes narrowed as she spotted someone.

It was Sion, approaching this way with a bouquet of flowers.

What could he possibly want to say, buying flowers like this?

“Where did you go?”

“I went to buy flowers.”

“Why did you suddenly buy flowers?”

“Um…to give to my sister?”

“Why are you giving them to me?”

“I was going to give you half and keep the other half for myself.”

“…?”

Unexpectedly, Hanette was lost for words.

She thought it was a blatant lie, but it was so senseless that it left her speechless.

If you’re giving them to yourself, why divide them in half?

“This is one of the city’s specialties. The color changes every time you pluck a petal.”

“… You went out early in the morning to get a city specialty?”

“It’s pretty popular. I tried to get it yesterday, but it was all sold out.”

“You could have gone with the escort knight.”

“I just wanted to walk alone. You know, sometimes you want to travel alone, immersed in solitude…”

“That’s a joke, right?”

“I’m being serious right now.”

Sion replied calmly and picked up a flower from the bouquet.

Hanette silently looked at the bouquet for a while before reluctantly accepting it.

“Look closely. It will change into one of the rainbow colors.”

Sion placed his finger on the petals and pulled it out, causing a white petal to come out, and the remaining petals changed into yellow.

“What colour comes out now is not that important. It’s the last one that matters.”

“Why is that important?”

“Apparently, depending on the color that comes out, it shows the future that person will face.”

“Do you believe in that?”

“Of course not. I’m just doing it for fun.”

Sion smiled and started pulling out the petals one by one.

Purple, yellow, orange, blue.

Now there were two petals left, and Sion decisively pulled out one of them.

“Oh, it’s red.”

“What does that mean?”

“I heard that red means love will come true.”

Hanette burst into laughter, but her expression didn’t change.

She couldn’t help but treat Sion like a child.

How thin-skinned could he be?

“How much did you pay for this?”

“Why are you asking that?”

“Do you have a lot of money? You spent 320 on that last time and still didn’t come to your senses?”

“It’s not like I have a lot of money because of someone. I offered to give it to you, but you didn’t take it, so what can I do?”

“Sigh… Are you making fun of me?”

“I never made fun of my sister. I just spoke the truth.”

Although Sion calmly argued, he didn’t show it.

Now he had to make her completely forget about him going out alone.

Of course, there was some personal emotion involved in Hanette not taking the money.

“From the way you’re talking, it looks like you spent least 10 gold coins.”

“I only spent five silver coins for this bouquet.”

“…You spent two gold coins on this nonsense? Are you crazy?”

“It’s okay. I don’t feel guilty since it’s money that my sister didn’t receive.”

“Go and get a refund right away!”

“But this is my money.”

“I don’t care if it’s your money or not, but go and get a refund!”

“Then my sister must get a refund herself. I’ll just take what’s mine.”

Sion reached out towards the bouquet of flowers that Hanette was holding.

But Hanette quickly pulled the bouquet away.

“You really don’t listen to me! Are you going to keep doing this?”

“Well, what can I do?”

“Ugh, this darn kid!”

“Wanna give it a try too, sister? If you don’t can I take this bouquet?”

“Hey!”

“That’s not possible either? Fine. I guess I’ll have to give in for my fiancée’s sake.”

Sion smoothly moved on to a new topic of conversation and walked by Hanette’s side.

Even though he wasted two gold coins, it was enough to draw the attention of Hanette and other people.

From now on, there wouldn’t be any more noise about this incident.

‘Now I need to practice using Exceed Rain… I should find a suitable place for it.’

***

In the eastern region of the Alain Kingdom, inside a carriage.

Hanette was on her way back to the capital after a 3-night, 4-day journey with Sion.

There was nothing particular that happened, but her body and mind were tired. Maybe it was because she was on edge due to the kid beside her.

‘But at least I didn’t waste any money. I guess I pretended to listen to him.’

Hanette looked outside at the scenery and turned her head cautiously.

Sion was staring out the window lost in thought. What was he thinking?

‘Why do you believe that if it’s red, it means love will come true? That’s such nonsense.’

Hanette shook her head, remembering the memory of that day after parting with Sion.

She had stolen those flowers from Sion and secretly plucked off their petals to see the outcome. But the result was so bizarre that she threw them all in the trash.

‘How can all three turn out to be red? It’s impossible…’

“Ambush!”

“Protect the carriage!”

Shouts came from outside the carriage.

Hanette looked out with a shocked expression to survey the situation.

Sion furrowed his brow and raised his magic power inwardly.

‘In this situation, the only one who can ambush us is… them.’

Sion quickly deduced their identity and gave them a cold stare.

They had been secretly active, and they hadn’t encountered the main characters until the later half of the story.

They were clearly trying to kill Hanette after leaving the capital.

‘Is it time to use Exceed Rain?’