chapter 29
Episode 29 – The recklessness of a man blinded by love
There are so many people in the world.
Some people live with very ordinary common sense.
Some people think that they are justice and that their actions are just and just.
These types of people are people you should never get close to.
Why? Because he is righteous, he believes that everything he does is just, and that no one can stop him from doing it.
‘That guy dares! Miss Haniel!’
Here, the male cadet looking at Hanael, who had a conversation with Alberto and parted ways with a slightly sad expression, was the kind of person who considered himself righteous.
The characteristic of these people is that they tend to be narcissistic and overestimate themselves.
‘Miss Haniel is someone I like!’
This man had a crush on Miss Hana-El, and her tenacity was so great that he entered the Royal Academy in order to be close to her.
But now, after talking with Alberto, he saw Haniel walking to a corner of the banquet hall, and he was burning a flame of anger inside.
‘That guy with a shiny face and a hollow inside is playing with my Miss Hanaeel?’
Who wouldn’t be angry at the woman he loved when he saw the difference in her courtship with another man?
Of course, Alberto had never thought of her as his object of love from the beginning, and this was nothing more than her one-sided crush on her Hana El.
However, this man has no way of knowing that.
‘I will show you the fear of Arcus Family Lordren Melatun Arcus!’
Lord Ren of the House of Arcus swallowed her anger and moved towards Alberto.
‘Wait, Miss Haniel. I will surely bring down that abominable man who trampled on your innocence.’
“Nice to meet you. Prince Alberto.”
So he greeted Alberto politely, hiding his hostility towards him.
–
I took a drink and stood on the wall of the banquet hall to catch my breath after dancing with Lady Hanaeel.
On the stage in the center of the banquet hall, people could be seen dancing to the music.
As if everyone had just practiced dancing, everyone was showing off elegant movements following the rhythm of the music.
“Nice to meet you. Prince Alberto.”
At that time, someone came up to me and started talking to me.
“Oh, yes. Nice to meet you. Who are you?”
“I am Rodren Melatun Arcus of the Arcus family.”
“Ah, isn’t the Arcus family a family that produced a famous royal chef who makes delicious desserts?”
“Ha ha ha. Thank you for noticing.”
The Arcus family was a family I really liked and respected.
There were only a handful of families in the Bregern Empire who built a reputation for things other than swordsmanship and magic.
And one of those families was the Arcus family.
The Arcus family is a family with a reputation and produced very famous chefs, and it was rumored that the Arcus family ruled the imperial kitchen.
To that extent, it could be said that the Arcus family’s cooking skills were so great that they were unmatched.
“Is the head of the Amered Merchant doing well?”
“Do you know the Lord of the Amered Merchant?”
“I know very well. I remember encountering them a lot in really dangerous places.”
I wondered if the head of the Amered Merchant, run by the Arcus family, was doing well.
The bandits almost took all the ingredients for a precious dessert, but when I showed up, they said they saved their goods and their lives.
Thanks to that, I was treated to a delicious cake.
“Rather than that, Prince Alberto. Do you know what Young master did wrong?”
Wrong? No, is it suddenly wrong?
I was quite taken aback by the fact that it was the fault of the Arcus family’s children.
Are you saying I did something wrong?
No, wasn’t this supposed to be the case in a social setting?
What the hell did I do wrong?
I spoke to Prince Lordren.
“Did I do something wrong? I don’t know.”
“Ha, are you going to keep cheating like that?”
“Didn’t you really say you didn’t know? Shouldn’t Prince Lordren tell me what I did wrong?”
If I did something really wrong, of course I was willing to apologize.
However, I had no intention of apologizing for a mistake I hadn’t done.
Therefore, I asked Prince Lordren what I had done wrong.
“I was watching you trample Haniel’s heart!”
“Yes? When am I?”
I was dumbfounded by Prince Lordren’s words.
Me?
Miss Haniel?
Have I violated Miss Haniel’s heart?
When will I? For what reason?
“Ha, are you holding on to the end? I saw sadness on Miss Haniel’s face as she danced and parted with you. This is what you are playing with her heart!”
Is this the sound of a passing orc living in a mountain valley looking for culture?
Did I play with Ms. Hanaeel’s heart?
I swear to heaven, I didn’t play with her mind.
Her At first, the conversation she and I had was related to the guild run by her family.
I saved her family line, and she came to express her gratitude for him.
I have never shared a single word related to affectionate love between a man and a woman.
So, there was no reason for me to hear that kind of criticism from Prince Lordren.
His accusations were very unpleasant to me.
Is the social world of the nobility so focused on putting people down?
I wanted to challenge him to a duel of honor right away, but I held back.
The brooch on Prince Lord Ren’s robe said that he was a practical student and a cadet.
A duel of honor in which a person who can handle a weapon is first challenged by a person who can’t handle a weapon is not considered honorable.
That was the rule of the aristocratic society.
That’s why I endured Prince Lordren’s criticism.
“Why, don’t you have anything to say? Of course! You are the one who trampled on the poor girl’s innocence. For someone like you who only knows how to use a sword, it will never be easy to understand the human mind.”
Prince Lordren’s accusations gradually escalated.
How long do I have to endure?
I wanted to draw my sword and challenge Rodren to a duel of honor.
Just as I was thinking about whether to wage a duel of honor, an unexpected relief force appeared.
“The Arcus family. Were the Arcus family the kind of people who dared to criticize the children of the Meidern family?”
That person was Elizabeth, the Grand Duchess of the Grand Duke Bertus family.
“Looking back, you are talking nonsense. Are you ready to take responsibility for your words?”
Elizabeth’s eyes were infinitely cold as she looked at Prince Lordren.
–
Elizabeth, the Grand Duchess of the Archduke Bertus family, was looking for Alberto to share her story.
Her father, the Archduke Bertus, received a letter saying that Alberto was the man of the promise and that he would now know about the promise.
So, while she was looking for him to discuss the future, she heard a commotion somewhere.
‘What happened?’
Curious as to what had happened at her freshman welcome banquet, she approached the scene of the commotion.
“I was watching you trample Haniel’s heart!”
“Yes? When am I?”
There, the son of the Arcus family and the Alberto she was looking for were arguing.
However, listening to the conversation between the two, the Arcus family’s self-restraint was close to unilaterally blaming Alberto.
– Oh, can I drive it that far?
– By the way. When I asked Lady Isnataya, she said there was nothing like that at all.
-Behaving like that doesn’t mean I’m not interested… That’s really ugly.
Aristocratic ladies watching this situation were reacting negatively to the Arcus family’s restraint.
However, Elisabeth, guessing that Alberto would be hurt too much if she continued like this, decided to intervene between the two.
“The Arcus family. Were the Arcus family the kind of people who dared to criticize the children of the Meidern family?”
Elizabeth gave the son of the Arcus family a cold look.
“Looking back, she is talking nonsense. Is she ready to take responsibility for her words?”
Elizabeth was smiling, with her cold eyes.
With her appearance, Rodren had no choice but to take a step back.
If it was Alberto’s family, the Maidern family, the Arcus Marquis family could have taken advantage of their position.
In any case, the special relationship of the Maidern family is only known to certain people.
However, the position of the Archduke Bertus family, Elizabeth’s family, was not enough to be suppressed by a mere marquess family.
In fact, only aristocratic families that were collateral to the imperial family could receive the title of grand duke.
In the end, Rodren, taken aback by Elizabeth’s appearance, left the banquet hall without a word.
“Thank you for your help. Miss Elizabeth.”
“What? This is nothing. Because she couldn’t stand to see her colleague who would do great things with her get hurt by her ridiculous rumors.”
Elizabeth passed by with the expression that she was no big deal, she said.
With that, the fuss in the banquet hall was over.