'He'll know that I'm a woman!'
Reina's biggest fear at that moment, despite the shortness of breath, was that the old man might perform the Heimlich maneuver on her.
To do so, he would have to grab onto her from behind and thrust her abdomen a few times before the items lodged in her throat might be propelled outside.
However, there was no way that she could allow him to get any closer to her.
If he came in contact with her body then the magic she had cast that was being maintained by the Butler uniform would be of no use.
Even if Doctor Bundt could still see the appearance of a man standing before him, he could feel that the body within his grasp was not one that belonged to the male gender.
She was already aware of this man's loyalty to the King so there was no way that he would remain silent after discovering this scary truth about her gender which her predecessor had kept a secret until now.