Became the Escort Knight of the Villain in the Romance Novel

8 – Tea Party (3)

I wonder if I’m used to being stared at,

Irene looked around with that careless gaze, then settled down and sat down on her chair.

Lo Pena was just a lady-in-waiting who followed this place, so she disappeared with the other ladies-in-waiting to prepare her tea.

All of a sudden, I stood there in dismay and looked around.

How are the other escort knights doing?

Only then did I see the other knights and hurriedly settled down with a distance from Irene, and one of the young ladies who was looking at Irene opened her mouth.

“Is this the new escort?”

“It’s the first time I see you. You seem much younger than the person who came last time.”

“Oh, come to think of it, isn’t that him, the son of the Fried family who is called a genius?”

It was such an instant that the baptism of innumerable glances pouring down on Irene turned to me,

Without saying anything, I just stared straight ahead. How long has it been since you received so much attention from others?

As soon as the eyes of the women, who looked quite mature despite their age, for some reason, my face became hot and I let out a heavy breath.

I don’t like this kind of interest. It’s not that I became a monkey in a zoo.

Tak-

However, the noise quickly dissipates like fog.

As Irene casually put down the teacup she was holding, her chattering mouths shut at once at the sound she heard.

“……”

No sound came out of her mouth,

When she put the teacup down and looked at it, the expressions of her young ladies soon turned blue and began to return to their seats.

I turned my gaze back to Irene, touching the corner of her trembling mouth with her hand, because her complexion, which turned blue as if she had seen a ghost, was funny.

Is it okay if I just stand here like this? I don’t know how long this tea party will last, but I think we’ll be able to chat until the sun goes down.

Looking at the noisy round table again, I sighed lightly.

Anyway, it would be impossible for Irene to intervene.

Those young girls seemed to be afraid of Irene, but that didn’t seem to stop her talking about Irene.

Besides, Irene doesn’t even like them.

“…It’s frustrating.”

Looking at Irene, who was looking at the young girls with disgust, she soon lost her gaze.

Wouldn’t it be very appropriate to say that there is no answer? Even if a place for socializing was created like this, the next patriarch of Julis wasn’t very interested in it.

Her desire to prevent the miserable words she was going through, even a little, only increased her frustration.

“Evan.”

“Yes.”

When I raised her head at the sudden sound of her voice, Irene looked at me and opened her mouth.

“Are you pathetic?”

“…What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

How pitiful?

The twisted corner of her mouth seemed to be blaming herself, so I lowered my head again, unable to meet her gaze.

Why are you suddenly saying this to me? Is he pathetic and self-deprecating at this situation where he is left alone?

It took a while for her to ponder why she had brought her words up, but she continued with her words in her cold voice.

“I couldn’t be among them, and I was left alone like this. I asked if you looked pathetic.”

“No. Not at all, I didn’t think so.”

Surprisingly, her answer was firm, so I looked at her and smiled lightly as she sent her suspicious gaze.

How pitiful is that? It was a fact that she knew from the time she was reading the novel that Irene was reluctant to go to church like this in the first place.

Didn’t she think of it from the moment she arrived at this place in the first place?

The possibility that she will be alienated from this social church is full.

She had expected it from the beginning, so she neither sympathized with her situation nor felt sorry for her.

And getting to know her young ladies here doesn’t seem like she’s getting any benefit from her.

After all, they were women who liked to talk so much.

It is not these noisy sparrows that she needs to be loyal to, but an eagle that is loyal only to its master.

“Isn’t it because Lord Soga came here because he wanted to?”

“…I know that. It seems that you are not aware of it.”

Irene looked at me for a moment, then opened her mouth again as she looked at the noisy scene in front of her.

“Don’t you feel bad, those noisy people seem to talk about you quite a bit.”

At those words, I barely swallowed the mocking laughter that was about to burst out.

She deliberately pretended not to know, but did she also notice these gazes?

As much as her mana flows through her body, her senses are also sensitive, and from the moment she entered this place, she was already feeling the gaze pouring down on me.

Not only the gaze, but also the sound of a very enjoyable conversation with me as the subject.

Besides, how can you not know the hot emotions contained in those gazes?

Embarrassingly, my appearance was pretty good-looking, so it seemed to suit the taste of young girls who are in the midst of their dream-like love.

Did you fall in love at first sight?

It was the first face I saw today, but the sloppy gaze directed at me made me flinch from time to time.

I did think that it was quite uncomfortable when there were not just one or two gazes, but many gathered.

“It’s okay.”

Perhaps my expression didn’t look good because of that, and Irene’s blue eyes looked at me with even more chill.

“Thank you for caring about me.”

It was quite touching that she cared about me, so I nodded her head and replied.

I thought I was just shy, but maybe I was thinking about what those young ladies were talking about me.

Perhaps that was the reason why the disgust in her eyes grew thicker.

“…You don’t have to be thankful. I heard such a story, so I was just curious.”

After taking her eyes off me, she raised her teacup again with an insensitive expression.

The chill in her eyes didn’t go away, so I just watched her with a worried look on her face.

What the hell are you thinking?

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Aren’t they truly pitiful? Every time I saw it, it was so insignificant that it made me laugh out loud.

As much as it would be fair to say that they are dolls made with all the pitiful things in this world, all the stories told here are of no nutritional value.

I knew from the beginning, but I should have gotten out of this place with some kind of excuse.

What I heard at that time, when I was regretting and only drinking tea, it mercilessly broke the thoughts I was immersed in and made my mind complicated.

“By the way, did you say the princess’s new escort knight? He was quite handsome.”

“Yes, I was excited as soon as I saw it.”

“Isn’t that an article? My escort knight has good skills, but he’s not good looking…”

“Ha.”

I burst into laughter.

Because of the fragments of thoughts sneaking up on Evan that came out suddenly, her heart felt stuffy again.

She let out her breath and looked at them happily talking.

Aren’t you talking as if you were your own knight?

I was just stunned by the behavior of those tribesmen who were whispering that they were talking quietly to me, probably because they were quite far away and thought I wouldn’t be able to hear them.

That voice must have been heard by his escort knights as well.

Suddenly, when I thought about it, I thought he must have been watching me alone like this.

What do you really think of yourself? I wondered what those green eyes that always shake when looking at me would be thinking this time.

“Are you pathetic?”

Perhaps, that was the reason why these words came out of my mouth.

I didn’t have to ask, as if asking me to understand my position, such a question popped out.

The hand that picked up the hem of the dress went into strength.

You shouldn’t have asked these questions, but it was clear that you would find yourself strange.

Are you pathetic out of the blue? Where could such a ridiculous question be?

“No. Not at all, I don’t think so.”

However, the answer that came back was firm, so my eyes widened slightly at that answer.

No, to be precise, I would have been surprised by the green eyes staring at me.

Unlike before, the eyes that neither wavered nor contained any emotion,

Because I was firmly saying that my answer was the truth.

“Isn’t it because Lord Soga came here because he wanted to?”

I thought you might be hating me.

I thought maybe you would really feel sorry for yourself like this.

What he said that night was just a pretense, and it must have been something like a fleeting fantasy. I thought so.

The emotion contained in that green color still hasn’t changed, and a feeling of guilt suddenly welled up in the gaze that neither hated me nor resented me.

Wouldn’t it contain the harsh words he said, or wouldn’t he have unknowingly uttered harsh words?

It was annoying. No, to be precise, it bothered me.

Like a thorn in the mouth, even if you don’t want to pay attention, it’s still in a corner of your heart and made you pay attention.

I kept thinking of the words he said, the unknown feelings he had, and the green eyes resembling the forest that sometimes get wet when he sees me.

I wanted to keep it away on purpose, but I tried to make him give up his escort knight position.

I felt like I couldn’t do that anymore.

It wasn’t him who was broken even if he acted harshly, rather it only made him feel uncomfortable.

Perhaps he himself might not be able to let go of this escort.

Evan Fried. What came to my mind while thinking about the name was the other young ladies who were talking about him.

When I inadvertently turned my gaze to that thought, I saw Evan’s face, somehow pensive.

I wonder if their actions, which gradually spread their imagination, were quite uncomfortable.

As I looked at Evan’s distorted expression, a faint emotion welled up in his heart. Maybe irritating

I asked if I was in a bad mood. Aren’t you uncomfortable with the actions of those stupid people who treat me like an object?

However, Evan smiled lightly and shook his head.

“It’s okay.”

Thank you for your concern. The words seemed to hit her chest.

My eyes were furrowed for no reason at the tone of voice that seemed to draw a line between me and me.

However, as he lowered his head as he said that, it was definitely impressive to see him in his eyes.

“……”

Coming to think of it, this is probably the first time I’ve asked Evan something.

Evan always asked first, and he ruthlessly dismissed it himself.

His heart was filled with regret that suddenly soared. I let out a heavy breath at the feeling that felt like my throat was being tightened.

Actually, there was no reason to harbor such feelings. Why is he reacting like this?

The question bites his tail, and then bites his tail again.

However, as the image of Evan Fried, who kept coming into my field of vision, kept breaking my thoughts, my eyes looking at him gradually became bleak.

“Can I step back?”

I looked at Evan, who opened his mouth, looking at me for a while, then nodded.

What he needed was time to think things through.

The feeling that came to my mind as I watched Evan’s disappearing back was a bit of apologetic feeling.