How can you become stronger if you don't build up bonds?

Judging by the time, today should be the third day since Tina Highpelie arrived at the Duke's mansion.

Lin Wei hasn't thought much about this girl, who is both the assassin who tried to kill him and his precious "nemesis," these past two days. Instead, he has entrusted her entirely to Luya's care.

Anyway, she had no way to disobey Luya's arrangements, and with her strength sealed, Lin Wei thought she probably didn't have much room to cause trouble.

Even setting aside these two restrictions, Lin Wei had a vague feeling that Tina was not extreme by nature and would not do anything like harming other innocent people in the Duke's mansion out of hatred for the house.

As for the basis of this judgment, Lin Wei couldn't explain it either; it was just a feeling.

From a certain perspective, Tina has indirectly helped Lin Wei a bit these past two days; just diverting Luya's attention is a major achievement.

So, where did Tina sleep these past two nights?

Lin Wei suddenly realized that he didn't know the answer to this question at all.

Lin Wei hasn't seen her since he instructed Luya to take her to take a bath the day before yesterday.

Anyway, by the time Luya came back and had dinner with him, she had already washed herself and changed into new clothes.

Lin Wei secretly calculated the time in his mind.

They weren't washed together, were they?

As Lin Wei's only and most beloved personal maid, Luya always had her own large, independent room in the Duke's mansion. Duchess Laura put a lot of effort into decorating her room, and the furniture inside was custom-made for her, with the main theme being to show her endless affection.

But Luya still rarely used that room.

Most of the time, she was with Lin Wei, including when she took a bath and went to sleep.

Therefore, Tina has most likely been staying in Luya's room for the past two days, with Luya bringing her everything, from food to clothing.

It's a bit like raising a pet...

After figuring this out, Lin Wei continued to observe Tina's movements.

Tina wore an exquisite and comfortable loungewear robe, the fabric barely concealing her beautiful figure as it was exposed to the early morning sun, giving her a unique and vibrant charm.

Her shoulder-length silver hair was casually draped over her shoulders. From this angle above and behind, she didn't resemble a captive at all; she looked more like a young lady from a noble family taking an early morning stroll.

But this "young lady" demeanor didn't last long.

Soon she started looking around constantly, her beautiful silver hair swaying back and forth, and the scene instantly became a bit strange.

What is she doing? Looking for an escape route?

Isn't this just completely going in the wrong direction...?

She was heading deeper into the Duke's mansion. At her current pace, she could find an exit in about ten minutes.

Once she steps out of that door, she will soon come into Duchess Laura's sight.

It's worth mentioning that the garden exit ahead is precisely the dividing point between the "Forest Guard Area" and the "Other Areas" within the Duke's mansion.

Since Lin Wei became a chosen one of the gods, all the rules and regulations in the Duke's mansion have undergone a complete overhaul.

The original garden and the entire area on the other side of the garden were designated as Lin Wei's private land.

Normally, apart from Duke Eugene who can come and go as he pleases, everyone else must obtain Lin Wei’s permission to enter, including Laura herself, who set out the rule.

Yes, the division of territories and the establishment of new rules back then were all planned independently by Laila.

Lin Wei did not express any opinion on this, but simply acquiesced, because he did not want Lai La to keep causing trouble.

Eugene simply echoed Lin Wei's words throughout, accepting Lin Wei's tacit agreement as long as it didn't affect him.

But later, Lin Wei discovered that these new rules would place an extra burden on the servants in the mansion—Lin Wei could not be disturbed during the day, and all cleaning-related work was scheduled for late at night.

So he took the initiative to approach Laura and asked her to amend the relevant regulations so that the servants could work normally during the day and would not have to wait until late at night.

Laira quickly adopted this approach.

In addition, considering that Laila had always liked the large garden here, but she didn't usually have that much leisure time, Lin Wei suggested that she use it as needed, or simply return the garden to her own area.

Laila refused to comply with the proposal, insisting that Lin Wei needed the garden and that she would never compete with him for it.

For this reason, she had even planned to create a new small garden at the other end of the Duke's mansion.

Since she had said that, Lin Wei had no other choice.

However, Luya's later appearance, by a twist of fate, proved her foresight.

Because Luya really likes this big garden.

She loves the vibrant flowers in the central area, but she especially cherishes the little vegetable garden she has built and tended in the corner.

Gradually, Lin Wei was also influenced by Luya and began to appear in the garden more frequently.

……

Lin Wei followed Tina closely, observing and thinking at the same time.

If Tina really wants to leave, Lin Wei won't stop her; he'll just call Zoreni to break the seal and give her freedom.

But... the more Lin Wei looked, the more he felt that Tina wasn't running away or preparing to run away.

Surely no prisoner who wants to escape would be touching and groping around all the way?

Yes, Tina's actions at the beginning were somewhat related to running away, but later on, she spent almost the entire time interacting with various flowers and plants along the way.

This looks nice, I'll touch it; that smells nice, I'll go over and smell it.

She looked exactly like Lin Wei's energetic, lively, and adorable six-year-old niece, Lillian.

No, to be precise, there are still some differences.

Lillian needs someone to accompany her and interact with her when she strolls in the garden to be truly happy.

But the shadow assassin before him, the stalker and nemesis of the chosen ones, was already completely immersed in a sea of ​​joy.

Even if he couldn't get around to her front, Lin Wei could roughly imagine her expression at this moment by combining the materials he usually saw of Luya and Lillian.

She looked as if she never encountered these beautiful and vibrant scenes in her daily life.

The same question remains: where does she usually hang out?

Lin Wei had to admit that watching Tina stroll through the garden for ten minutes dispelled the negative gloom in his heart.

It seems that she has earned Luya's leeway by her performance over the past two days.

As Lin Wei was pondering this, suddenly, a small head popped out from the flower bushes not far in front of Tina.

In an instant, the two of them were startled by each other.

This is... Rikka?

Lin Wei recognized the figure with his good eyesight. She was one of the young maids in charge of the large garden in the Duke's mansion. She was very young, only 12 years old.

"Eee-wah—Luya-sama...wait, no, not Luya-sama..."

Little Liuhua stared blankly, frozen in place for a moment.

Tina was so frightened by the sudden appearance of the child dressed as a maid that she dared not move.

Looking at this scene, Lin Wei suddenly realized a problem—

Could this be... the first time Tina has met the other people from the Duke's mansion?