RETURN OF THE FEMALE KNIGHT

81. It was Enormous

It came as a sudden shock to Roseanne when she found out that Jimin would leave for the palace. She had settled down her mind and decided to go on a picnic with Jimin, but now she felt as if everything was falling apart.

"Jimin, are you really going to leave for the palace?"

Jimin replied immediately, despite the quiver in Roseanne's voice.

"Yes."

Her clear, green eyes trembled even more at his answer.

"Why? Why would you go to the palace so suddenly?"

"It pays well..."

"Then I'll pay you better than the Imperial Palace does."

"..."

Jimin stared at Roseanne's determined face before a thin sigh escaped from his mouth. He had failed to capture the rat hiding in Blaise mansion, and now that Lalisa was married, the rat would naturally follow her to the palace. Jimin had to do the same. He had to complete his original mission, but now an unexpected obstacle lay before him.

'What do I do here?'

Jimin felt the stare of some maids as they walked past. Though the maids were some distance away, his sensitive ears managed to pick up on their conversation.

"Look, the Young Lady is with that servant again."

"I know. I think it's true that she's in love with him."

Roseanne's intense affection had put Jimin in the center of attention in Blaise mansion. He couldn't help but sigh again.

"...Haaa."

Roseanne looked at him questioningly.

"Jimin? Oh!"

Roseanne was about to open her mouth to speak when Jimin grabbed her shoulders and quickly pushed her where no one else could see them. She was quickly driven into a dark storehouse, with a hard wall at her back and Jimin's face right in front of her. It was an awkward position. Roseanne's eyes widened even further in embarrassment.

"Th-this—"

"Shhh. Or other people will see."

Jimin's low voice caused her cheeks to color, but she managed to steady herself.

"What does it matter if others see us?"

"They'll gossip about a close relationship between master and servant."

"The servants in my family don't do that—"

"Everyone's the same. Take my advice so you don't get involved in a scandal."

Roseanne's face scrunched up as she reflected on his words, but Jimin only stared down at her with a smooth expression.

"....I'll be more careful in the future."

"Please keep it in mind. In any case, I'll be leaving for the palace."

"Why? Did I do something wrong?"

Roseanne pouted at him like an abandoned puppy. Jimin furrowed his brow at the sight and swallowed the words he couldn't say.

'You're the problem.'

The lady of the house could do no wrong to a servant, and she couldn't be criticized for any mistakes she made. Such was noble society, and such was the gulf between their positions.

"This relationship with you is somewhat uncomfortable, Young Lady."

In truth, Jimin needed to return to the Imperial Palace to complete his mission for Jungkook. Roseanne's behavior towards him had nothing to do with him leaving, but it was a convenient excuse, even if it hurt her. After all, the relationship between the two was only a fantasy from the beginning.