69.
As Theodore was pounding, Richt was also holding his heart in a different way.
I stayed up all night organizing my thoughts. Let’s go down, say no to both of them, and get it over with. I even practiced for that in advance. However, when I ca down and faced my class, my voice did not co out easily.
“master.”
Ban was hanging on with a sad expression, and the sight shook my heart.
‘I have to refuse.’
That kind of facial expression is against the rules! Richt gritted his teeth and composed himself. You must not shake.
“half. “No, sir.”
Ban’s expression died when he heard the na. As if that wasn’t enough, tears rolled down from her half-closed eyes.
‘Are you crying? why?’
Richt was embarrassed and stretched out his hand to wipe away Van’s tears.
“You are thinking of abandoning .”
The voice that ca out between my lips was trembling.
“I’m not throwing it away. “It just goes back to its original position.”
“Originally.”
Ban laughed like a person who had lost his mind. He half-crawled over and opened the lid of a box placed in a corner. It was a whip box that Ain brought. Inside was the whip that had been used on Abel the day before. Because it had not been cleaned by him, traces of dried blood remained.
Van, who brought it, held out a whip to Richt.
“Why this… … .”
When Richt trailed off, Ban answered.
“Wasn’t it like this from the beginning? Please punish .”
Then he took off his jacket and turned around to show his back. His broad, strong back was full of scars. There were few scars caused by the enemy, and most of them were made by Richt.
“I didn’t do anything wrong, so what punishnt?”
Richt dropped the whip on the floor and gently pushed it away.
“There are many mistakes.”
Ban continued in a sad voice.
“Rising to the position of knight commander despite being a slave, breathing in an unpleasant space, and failing to properly process the orders given.”
For a mont, I was out of breath. Van was willing to do whatever Licht ordered. If there was anything he could not complete, it was morally unjust. It’s like an order to get rid of the powerless and weak because they are an eyesore. Van did not comply, and he suffered the punishnt of Richt on his return alone.
‘You bastard!’
It is Licht who needs to be punished, not Van. But I couldn’t say it out loud. No matter how much Licht had changed, he might be suspected if he said sothing like that. I didn’t know what to do, but suddenly I thought of Abel.
I looked up and saw Abel leaning against the doorway. She was not wearing a top, possibly because of her wounds. He was looking at Van and Richt with his arms crossed.
When their eyes t, they ca closer.
“Are you going to abandon
too?”
Abel asked, and before he could answer, he knelt in front of Richt.
“I did everything I could. If it’s still not enough, order it. “I will do anything.”
Unlike his class, his eyes looking up are fierce. I’ve co this far, and I won’t stand still if you abandon . It felt like that. Do people usually go this far in rejecting a confession? Richt placed his hand on his forehead. Above all, the story of rejecting one’s heart has not even been properly discussed yet.
They were both hitting Richt so that he could not even open his mouth.
‘I was weak.’
Even though Abel is such a great man, it was a bit surprising that he did that to even half of the people.
‘I’m embarrassed.’
I rubbed my forehead with my hand aninglessly and sighed.
“Give it ti.”
“What ti are you asking for?”
“Ti to change your mind.”
“My heart doesn’t move easily. And you speak so casually, have you thought about the future?”
“I’ve thought about it enough. As you know, I am not a welco mber of the royal family. “My brother sent
out because he was afraid of , and my nephew is also wary of .”
It wasn’t wrong. In the novel, he becos the ntor of Theodore, who runs away, but if it were not for such a situation, he would be a person who would naturally be wary. A young, beautiful, and capable royal family mber. Since the emperor and empress are dead, he is a person who can drive out the crown prince and take his place.
“So I prefer not to get married. “It would be better if you didn’t have children.”
“I am not.”
“Are you going to get married?”
“So what?”
“If you want to do it, do it.”
Abel smiled, lifting the corners of his mouth. After that, I saw her face half distorted.
“I will be by your side even after you get married.”
Abel warns that he will get into trouble, and Ban decides to remain calm and stick by his side. Two people with contrasting personalities captured Richt. I knew the rejection process wouldn’t be easy, but I never thought it would be like this.
Richt stared at the two people and then went up to the second floor again. Fortunately, the two people did not follow.
“evil!”
As soon as I entered the room, I started screaming.
[what’s the matter?]
The spirit that had just arrived tilted its head and asked.
“Nothing.”
[never mind?]
“Okay, what about other spirits?”
[I’m blocking my friends. Richt asked
to stop it.]
“Yes, I did. thank you.”
As Richt expressed his gratitude, the spirit inside bounced and landed on his lap.
[Then pet it! Scratch it!]
The spirit scratched its head and stroked its body as it wished. As he absentmindedly repeated the sa actions, his emotional agitation subsided.
‘are you okay.’
Let’s calmly think about a solution again. I tried desperately to think about it, but I couldn’t think of any great solution. I just wanted to run away. But there was nowhere to run, and ti passed and it was ti to eat. No matter how much you eat, you are bound to get hungry when the ti cos.
Richt had no choice but to go down again. At that mont, Ain, who brought the al, found Abel on the first floor.
“… … Why is Archduke Graham here?”
Ain’s expression hardened.
“It just so happened.”
Abel answered leisurely and leaned back on the sofa he was sitting on. A cold atmosphere passed between the two. In the anti, half of the als that had been brought were neatly laid out on her table.
Warm white bread, butter and three kinds of jam. Tea with milk was served with light soup, salad, and fruit.
“I like at.”
“Then go out and eat.”
The response to Abel’s complaints was rciless.
“Well, sotis it’s good to eat light.”
Ain’s gaze naturally fell on Richt. She understood what was being said even though she only made eye contact.
‘Shall we handle it?’
Abel is a great strongman that is difficult for anyone to deal with. It was not easy to deal with him like that without causing any noise. When Richt shook his head, Ain gave him a aningful look. He said there was another way. I thought he was a rational person, but he seems to really dislike Abel.
“it’s okay.”
When I say it out loud, only then do they look away. Abel must have noticed him, but he calmly pulled out a chair at the dining table and sat down as if it were his own. On the other hand, Ban brought out a chair so that Richt could sit comfortably.
Abel looked like he realized it too late.
“Next ti, I’ll bring out the chair.”
“No need.”
Has Jondae decided to get rid of him now? That’s what I thought, but Abel answered as if he had read my thoughts.
“That’s only at night. “If you want, we can continue when we’re together.”
“You two will never be together.”
“Then it’s okay for up to three.”
It seed like there were three of us with half of them sandwiched together.
“It’s done. After finishing your al, please go back. “Didn’t you say hello?”
“Is this how it cos out?”
Abel responded as if he was not pleased and picked up the bread and chewed it.
“I said I could do anything.”
“Because I don’t really need it.”
“Are you saying you don’t even want to give
ti?”
“yes.”
“Is Sir Ban okay?”
“He will also return to his work.”
I’m glad Ain ca. When it was just the three of us, I felt like they kept stopping , but with him there, I was able to regain my balance. I’m sorry to Van, but this is correct. The deeper the relationship, the bigger the hurt will be.
‘Let’s learn to read.’
Richt thought so.
Ban slowly lowered his eyes. It certainly seed like it was shaking earlier… … . The noticeably different and decisive attitude was unfamiliar. Richt clearly had plans to separate Bando and Abel.
‘why?’
I had a doubt. In the past, I rarely even thought about it, but these days, I think about it often. Richt, who kept trying to send him away, scolded him.
“I’ll return to the empire in two days.”
Richt said to Ein.
“Would you like to go to the estate’s mansion?”
“No, let’s go to the capital.”
“I will prepare.”
Although only two days were given to prepare, Ain answered confidently.
“Then I guess I should prepare too.”
Abel joined in from the side. Richt looked away without saying anything. However, the place where his eyes landed was not on himself, his faithful slave. I wish you could see
just one more ti. He made a wish, but it did not co true.
It was always like that. What I wanted wasn’t available. Hundreds of thoughts cluttered her mind.
‘If the.’
Even though I knew there was no such thing as what if, I had delusions. anwhile, Richt finished eating. Ain cleared her table and pushed Abel away as if driving away. For so reason, Abel obediently went out. It was probably because he had to prepare sothing to prepare to go to the Empire again.
After leaving Ain, Richt and Van were left alone in the annex.
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