Angela’s desperation gradually began turning into stubbornness.

She was exasperated by his coldness that suggested he wouldn’t bat an eye even if someone died, but what could she do when he refused to help?

She ran toward the man with all her strength and grabbed onto his trouser leg, clinging to it. For now, there was no other option besides begging for help.

“If you save me, I’ll do anything I can.”

“I don’t need it, so let go!”

Though she abandoned her pride and said she would do anything, the man seemed uninterested in Angela’s proposal. He only seemed to think about shaking off the woman clinging to his leg.

“No. I won’t let go!”

The more he resisted, the more Angela tried to cling to the man. How could she let go when releasing her hands would mean the end?

But unable to overcome his grip strength, she was eventually thrown backward.

Ah… no!

The moment Angela confirmed her hands had been separated, a sigh of despair flowed from her mouth.

‘I don’t want to die…’

With desperate feelings, she ran toward the man again and clung to his leg. If she missed this time too, she would be dead, so she was frantic.

“Why should I? Is there some reason I should save you?”

“…”

Angela almost fell into the delusion that requesting help had been a terrible mistake, given the man’s firm attitude.

But she quickly came to her senses. Wasn’t it natural to request help in an emergency situation?

“I, I want to live.”

Angela answered with the most pitiful eyes and expression she could manage.

“Then figure out how to survive on your own. I’ll also get out of here by my own power.”

Once again, she felt the man’s gaze looking down on her dismissively.

“…”

No matter how much she pleaded or tried to evoke sympathy, the man seemed to have no intention of helping her. Now seemingly unwilling to continue the conversation, he pushed Angela away coldly and began striding away in the opposite direction from the bear.

Kyaa! Angela fell backward with a thud and looked at the man with a stunned face.

Naturally, he had no obligation to save her, but… somehow she grew angrier. She had been happy to get a chance to survive, but she couldn’t die like this.

Suddenly, she desperately wanted to survive by any means necessary.

If the conditions she offered were too abstract and didn’t appeal to him, couldn’t she make a specific proposal?

“Mo, money! I’ll give you money.”

Angela shouted what she could offer. She had nothing else to give besides that.

Then the man’s footsteps, which had been walking away coldly, stopped.

Is he weak against money?

“I can give you as much as you need.”

Seeing that the man seemed interested, Angela shouted even more desperately.

“How much can you give?”

The man asked, turning around. His gaze scanning her entire body was clearly filled with suspicion. Given Angela’s modest attire, he didn’t seem to expect she could give much money.

‘I thought I dressed up nicely for becoming a noble…’

Angela clenched her fists. Though her pride was hurt, she had to endure it to survive.

“Tw, two hundred gold coins!”

She held up two fingers and shouted desperately.

Two hundred gold coins was enough money to buy a villa. Therefore, it wasn’t a small amount even for typical nobles, and considering Angela’s life was at stake, it wasn’t insignificant money.

At that moment, the man’s eyes narrowed. His expression suggested there was no way she could have that kind of money.

‘Did I ask for too much?’

Angela, who had been thinking she should have asked for less, nodded vigorously when her eyes met the man’s.

‘Please believe me. Please.’

Though there was no reason to believe she could give two hundred gold coins right now, she could only hope he would trust her.

“…”

Then the man’s head tilted to one side. Even when she said yes, he still seemed unable to believe her.

“How can I trust you?”

“Ha, have you heard of Count Huntley’s family? I’m the sole heir of the Huntley household.”

“Well. I’ve never heard of it.”

The man’s eyes narrowed further. Now seeming to think Angela was a liar, his suspicious gaze deepened.

Since it wasn’t a powerful family, maybe he hadn’t heard of it? Or does he not believe I’m a noble?

Come to think of it, the man had good reason not to believe her words. Since she had been a commoner until recently, her behavior and gestures would differ from those of an elegant noble lady.

Angela searched every corner of her clothes. Was there anything that could prove it?

Ah… naturally, there was no evidence.

“I just wasted time for nothing. It’s none of my business, so figure out how to survive on your own.”

As expected, without any evidence, the man didn’t believe Angela’s words.

“Please. Trust me. I can really give you money. I have to survive to give you money, right?”

Angela grabbed the man’s waist and clung to him.

“Let go! Why are you so persistent?”

The man grabbed her face and pushed roughly to shake her off.

‘No. I’m really going to die!’

They say people gain strength in extreme situations. Angela hugged the man tightly, unwilling to let him go. It might even be good if she could be dragged along like this until they reached a village.

“Look at this. Such crude behavior doesn’t look like a noble lady at all, so how can I believe your words?”

The more Angela clung to him, the more the man’s trust in her decreased.

“I know. I know how un-noble I seem. I only recently learned I was a noble. I’m really a noble. I’m really Count Huntley’s daughter!”

Though she understood why the man didn’t believe her, it was so unfair. Therefore, Angela clung to the man even more desperately.

It was during this struggle of clinging and trying to shake her off that she felt an unfamiliar sensation in her hand.

Huh?

Finding it strange, she looked at where her hand touched and saw his thick lower body.

‘Men are beasts who can’t help themselves around women. Of course, not everyone is like that, but be careful of men just in case.’

At that moment, her mother’s words came to mind. When men started bothering her, her mother had repeatedly warned her to be careful of men day and night.

She probably said that because she worried Angela might suffer heartbreak from meeting men who had casual relationships with women.

In other words, that meant if this man was the type to be loose with his lower body, Angela might have a chance to survive.

At that moment, Angela felt hope rekindling like a dying ember coming back to life.

“What? What are you doing!”

She hastily tried to pull down his pants. Though the flustered man tried to push her away even more, she grabbed and clung to his pants even more fiercely.

Rip, at that moment the man’s pants tore.

Huh? Angela looked back and forth between the piece of fabric in her hand and the man. He too seemed flustered by the unexpected situation, his eyes widening as he looked at his lower body.

Was this her chance? Angela tried to grab the member hidden between the torn pants but fumbled and missed without catching it.

“Ugh!”

Though she had only fumbled, it seemed to give him considerable stimulation, and the strength left his hands that had been trying to push her away.

Seeing his movement stop, this seems worth trying.

Thinking this was the moment, Angela undid the man’s buckle and pulled down both his pants and underwear simultaneously. Then thud, a thick tip protruded. It was as large and formidable as the man’s build.

Was it this big?

Since she had only seen them in books and this was her first time seeing one in person, the thickness and majesty that couldn’t be grasped in one hand surprised her with its size.

“Are you crazy? What are you doing?”

Meanwhile, the man who had regained his senses tried to grab his pants with one hand while reaching toward Angela with the other to push her away.

Ah, no.

But Angela’s movement was faster than the man’s hand. She quickly grabbed the man’s member tightly.

“Argh!”

Another low moan burst from the man’s mouth.

It seems more manageable to touch than she thought.