The Villain Wants to Live Quietly

Chapter 8. Blues blowing in social circles (6)

Georg’s dark gray eyes staring at him silently.

Ludwig’s five senses were sharpened by a strange sense of déjà vu.

What is it? It’s hard to express, but I felt a sense of gap between the carefree words and actions and the calm atmosphere.

“Prince Rahethofen, what kind of ugliness is this?”

Unlike Ludwig, who looked at Georg and didn’t say anything, Emilia opened her mouth in a cold tone.

This is a man who has been reluctantly refusing to send letters that have never worked since before.

I wondered if he had regained consciousness after being quiet lately, but I never thought he would flirt openly in a place like this.

It was only fortunate that the seats they were sitting in were in a corner where the eyes of others did not gather.

It was something that could turn into a big gossip if it went wrong.

“Oh, Princess Bayemurn. I apologize for the late greeting.”

Georg handed over a bored apology with exaggerated gestures like a theatrical actor.

Emilia, who was growing in anger, did not even try to look at his head to determine the truth. It would be an obvious lie anyway.

“There must be other reasons for apologizing.”

“What reason are you talking about?”

If I had only a suitable sword at my waist, I would have cut off that muzzle, no, the head.

The other person’s family and reputation did not affect her at all.

Even if the opponent were the supreme leader of this country, she would have drawn her sword.

‘In front of anyone you dare.’

I could understand with a broad mind that he was talking nonsense to himself.

In the first place, he didn’t care too much about his own honor.

However, he couldn’t stand the behavior of treating the future father, who was only engaged today, as no one, and not hesitating to treat him from the beginning.

“You’d better not offend me. Prince Rahethofen. I am still enduring enough.”

“I apologize if I offended the princess. Please know I never meant to.”

Georg, who has been blatantly provoking, but now casts an ignorance.

At that action, Emilia tried to get up from her seat, but Ludwig, who was guarding her side, acted a little faster.

“Emilia, I will have a talk with Prince Rahethofen. It seems like I have a business.”

Ludwig extended his arm in front of her and made a gesture as if telling her to step back.

Emilia kept her mouth shut with resentment. Because I thought he couldn’t do something like this without thinking.

“So what do you want to say? Prince Rahethofen.”

“It’s pretty cool. Are you not even angry when I come out like this?”

Georg came out confidently even though he was aware that his words and actions were wrong.

It’s like pointing out something wrong.

Ludwig felt that the action was testing him.

“Originally, it’s your duty to be angry, but for some reason you don’t feel that way.”

“… … .”

Georg met Ludwig’s eyes without speaking. It was to determine if he meant it.

Maybe she was saying this in order not to show any embarrassment, simply because her fiancé was by her side.

But it was too calm for that. There was no hint of suppressed anger in his voice.

“I will ask you again. Prince Rahethofen. Why are you looking for me?”

“I just want to know if you are a man suitable for the seat next to Princess Baiemurn.”

That meant that he wanted to test Ludwig’s abilities.

with what qualifications? You won’t get any answers there.

From the beginning, Georg was a loser who flirted with a woman named Emilia many times and never received a glance at her. What could be called qualifications for him?

Even so, Ludwig nodded calmly.

‘Is it a sword?’

Even in the original work, Georg was a man famous for his innate bonelessness. It wasn’t comparable to Emilia, but in the original work, it was said that she had talent equal to Christian, the main character.

If he wants to test his abilities, of course that’s all. You will want to choose the sport you are most confident in.

“You mean you want to talk with the sword?”

“Conversation. It sounds like you can compete with me on equal footing with a sword.”

An obvious ridicule etched into his mouth.

Ludwig somehow thought that smile was the most natural of all the expressions he had shown today.

Because until just a moment ago, I felt like I was watching someone else acting while wearing a Georg Rahethofen mask.

“If that sounds like it, that must mean it.”

“Hoo.”

Georg’s swordsmanship is so well-known that other families often go up and down.

Even if he only grew flowers, he must have heard the rumor at least once, unless he was deaf.

Nevertheless, when he did not hesitate to use a tone close to provocation, a small exclamation escaped from Georg’s mouth.

Is that really the arrogance of a foolish person who can’t even measure the capabilities of others?

Or is it just the confidence of the one who revealed the hidden claws?

‘It must have nothing to do with me.’

Either way, it was a result that fully met his purpose.

He, who had not been able to find a match in the same age group, was willing to welcome any match that appeared after a long time.

“Ludwig, don’t do that. The reason you bother to overwork your body on an auspicious day is… … .”

On the other hand, Emilia, who was quietly listening to the conversation from the side, was shocked.

I definitely thought that he wouldn’t fall for such a provocation like this.

It was the intention that he would either deal with it himself if he passed it off as a moderate conversation, or he would call his father and drive out that rogue boat.

Above all, there was nothing good between them if they worked in a place where other people were gathered.

Why? What did you do that wasn’t right?

She knew better than anyone that Ludwig was not a man who could not even grasp this fact. That’s why I didn’t understand.

“Emilia.”

“Yeah.”

Lightly ignoring Georg’s pouring gaze, Ludwig moved his gaze to her with a smile.

There was the usual kindness in his soft voice.

Unlike the appearance a moment ago, which seemed to have changed suddenly, it is as if ‘I have not changed.’ She felt a strange sense of relief.

“Can you believe me just once? For me to be your betrothed.”

There was not even the slightest flicker in his eyes.

Calm and serious, yet straight eyes that show no sign of escaping his gaze.

It was the same Ludwig Eifretz she had ever seen.

If it’s a little different from before, is it that the weight is different?

It might be more accurate to say that he has become manly.

Although it was not what she had hoped for, when she realized that he had become more manly than before, her heartbeat would increase.

“I feel like I want to grab you and step out… I’ll believe it. If that’s what you want.”

It’s not that I don’t have faith in Ludwig.

However, because I cared for him more than I trusted him, I just hoped that if possible, dangerous things would not happen.

But she suppressed herself, remembering a phrase she had once heard from her teacher.

‘The male race is a creature that must step up at times. At that time, it is a woman’s duty to wait silently.’

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Just as you waited for me after you let me go, now was the time for me to respect your choice and wait patiently for the results.

Emilia nodded firmly, and Ludwig immediately told Georg to follow him.

Throwing the glove that covered his hand to the floor didn’t happen.

Despite the dispute between the two, who were nominally sons of the count, why was such tacit etiquette not respected?

Only the two of them know why.

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Just as the two of them were about to move, a woman rushed towards them.

“Georg… ! don’t talk to me… … !”

Red bobbed hair and bloody red eyes.

Georg’s eyes widened when he saw her. I told them not to follow me like that, but they wouldn’t listen to me at all.

Turning his head, he rebuked the woman with a stern face.

“Go back and wait.”

“but… … !”

“Scarlett.”

As if he would not allow any further refutation, Georg cut her off while calling her name in a low voice.

She pursed her lips at him, then lowered her head, saying that she understood, and greeted Ludwig with a glance before disappearing.

Ludwig’s eyes narrowed at a series of insignificant scenes.

When Georg apologized for slowing down, he shook his head saying no and headed to Stefan’s side.

“Sir Stefan, I apologize for the sudden rudeness.”

He didn’t look too surprised that the two of them were accompanying him.

Ludwig once again felt a strange sense of deja vu in the way he nodded his head briefly as if he had waited.

“Um, what is it?”

“I would like you to lend me the gymnasium.

A request I gave out of the blue to a car where a social gathering was in full swing. Stefan narrowed his eyes and gestured as if to explain.

Ludwig’s explanation continued, and Georg, standing next to him, listened in silence to the conversation between the two.

Emilia, who was watching this scene even from a distance, trembled inwardly.

Wouldn’t his father stop this ridiculous situation? Wouldn’t they rather yell at me for what happened on this good day?

Contrary to her expectations, however, Stefan smiled deeply. For Emilia, it was an uneasy laugh.

“I mean it was. You accepted that.”

“Yes that’s right.”

As Ludwig calmly expressed his affirmation, the line drawn on Stefan’s mouth grew thicker.

The more I looked at him, the more I thought he was a strange man.

It was like being insulted face to face. Rather than this way, it would have been better if he had given himself a tip in advance or made a public discussion on the spot.

Georg won’t be able to lift his face to other people, and in a sense, he will be able to take revenge in a more certain way.

“It is not difficult to rent a gymnasium. The same goes for asking to be the arbiter of a duel.”

A duel always needs an arbitrator.

They played a role to ensure a fair duel, and were also witnesses and witnesses who could inform a third party of the outcome of the duel.

Stefan was willing to take on it. But on the other hand, the question deepened even more.

“Nevertheless, ask. Why do you want to do this duel? I don’t think there’s any reason to see blood on a good day.”

“Maybe. No, what Lord Stefan is saying is closer to the truth.”

Emilia had said the same thing. After all, do women look alike?

Even so, Ludwig had no intention of avoiding this duel.

To be more precise, it would have to be seen as deliberately widening the game.

In the first place, he wasn’t stupid enough to get into a fight he could have avoided.

“There is just something I want to ask him. It seemed to me that it would be faster to ask directly with a sword than to ask each other with words.”

“That’s a pretty wild idea.”

Contrary to what he said, a smile formed on his lips.

Stefan, who turned his head as it was, caught sight of Georg standing next to his son-in-law.

typical boneless. Even to those who do not know martial arts, it seemed that victory or defeat had already been decided from the outside.

“I understand your opinion. Georg, what about you?”

“This is what I hoped for.”

At his bold answer, Stefan nodded and called a man over.

The opponent is Hassel Lünker Rahethofen, the head of the Rahethofen family.

It was a secret rule that two arbitrators stood in a duel, so they wanted to follow it.

The two men’s duel to achieve their own goals was about to begin without the family members of the different families being aware of it.