The Villain Wants to Live Quietly

Chapter 9. End of story, new beginning (1)

The day we decided to tour Emilia and Lutentia’s festival.

In the end, Ludwig had to face the morning sun with his eyes open.

Somehow, since I got to know her, I think there are many sleepless days, whether for good or bad reasons.

“It’s the day you’ve been looking forward to, so would it be okay to dress modestly?”

Paula, who was changing into the outfit he liked to wear, suddenly hit the floor.

Ludwig, who was exposed and defenseless, responded in a sullen tone, covering the part of his chest that was stabbing him.

“Simple. It’s my favorite outfit.”

It was simple looking clothes, so the clothes he wore were also not formidable.

The fact that I enjoy wearing comfortable clothes means that I pay attention to materials and elasticity.

Compared to the tailcoat worn at social events, there are few decorations, and it is just a neat impression.

‘Until yesterday, I wanted to throw the clothes right away.’

Ludwig, who had to wear extravagant clothes that did not fit his personality during the two days of the social event.

Even yesterday, when the social world was over, there were some family members to greet, so I finally put on the comfortable clothes I enjoyed wearing today.

However, in Paula’s eyes, it seemed very undesirable.

“Yes. I also think it’s the best suit for the young boy. But what about in front of a woman who wants to be liked?”

“Um… Would you like to?”

Actually, he was a little worried.

No matter how much it was, it was like asking me out on a date myself, but I thought it was not polite to go out in filthy clothes.

However, the words Emilia said yesterday remained in her mind, and she made this choice.

‘Since you’ve been my fiancé for two days, will you come out with your usual Ludwig look tomorrow?’

What does it mean to be yourself?

The reason why he stayed up all night was largely because he was struggling to understand the meaning of Emilia’s request.

After contemplating, the conclusion he came to was to enjoy the festival with his usual self and hers without over-decorating.

I also thought that cramped clothes would have a negative effect because I would have to look around the city anyway.

“Bocchan, the way you smile is very sinister.”

“Tell me it’s not sleazy, it looks good.”

Ludwig resolutely took a stand at the baseless swearing, but she showed no sign of backing down.

Rather, Paula calmly shook her head and refuted item by item.

It was definitely not the eyes of a man in love, or something, and on the contrary, he drove Ludwig away.

‘I want why are you so fussy today?’

Today, I stumbled on something that would have gone smoothly if it was normal.

I wondered if there had been something that upset her in the morning, but there was no way a woman like her would reveal that she was offended by something trivial in the middle of her work.

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Just as she was lost in thought and wondering what could possibly cause her mind and body to be distorted, the sensation that passed through her mind opened her eyes wide.

‘Was that it?’

I can’t bear to say it, but I can say it’s almost certain.

After finishing the rationalization alone without asking the person concerned, he nodded slightly.

“Paula, don’t worry, I’m resting today.”

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Just hearing the lines would clearly reveal the owner’s respect for the seed, but for some reason, Paula’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

It was because the inner thoughts of his words were vaguely predicted.

“… Bocchan, are you having impure imaginations?”

“Yeah, it can’t be.”

Anyway, I’m unnecessarily quick-witted.

However, it was unreasonable to ask her further than this unless she had the eyes to read other people’s minds.

Ludwig was busy holding hands until the end, and Paula just stared at the owner in silence.

During the lull of looking at each other like that, it was Paula who took her eyes off first.

Feeling so pathetic about myself, I avoided the rest of my gaze.

‘Let’s calm down.’

Although they are comfortable with each other, nominally it is a decent master-servant relationship.

Although he couldn’t hide what he was uncomfortable with, he tried to expose it to the owner and drive him away. As a seed, there was no greater disrespect than this.

After adjusting Ludwig’s clothes, Paula took a step back and bowed politely.

After getting closer, the extreme courtesy that was hard to see between the two. At most, it was something you would only see when other guests were in front of you.

“I’m sorry, master. Because I couldn’t sleep comfortably today, I showed an ugly side of myself. Please forget what I said a moment ago.”

no wonder. Was it for that reason?

Ludwig, who nodded inwardly, nodded as if he was okay.

Although it was uncharacteristic of Paula, she wasn’t a doll, and there were always emotional ups and downs.

Ludwig waved a hand and said he didn’t need to worry.

I didn’t think that this strict woman would easily forgive herself.

“This can be happen. If you’re tired, take a break. I won’t be back until evening anyway.”

“I can see enough of my work, so it’s okay. Please do not worry and enjoy the festival.”

enjoy the festival

It must have been a sentence without a single mistake, but upon hearing that, Ludwig fell into a strange feeling.

The relationship has progressed to the point where he enjoys a feast with the woman who was the symbol of his fear when he first came to this world.

At most, even if I told myself a year ago, they would say what nonsense I was talking about.

“yes. Enjoy as you say.”

“Yes. And if possible, how about taking this opportunity to convey your feelings to Lady Emilia?”

It’s a tough request. But that was also what Ludwig wanted.

The original plan, as Paula said, was to enjoy the festival and confess to Emilia at the end.

For him, who had never been in a relationship since he was born, the woman’s heart was an unknown territory, but recently he suddenly felt something.

No matter how kind and kind Emilia’s nature was, she wouldn’t act like this even to a man with no feelings.

Of course, it is unknown whether it is the feeling of whether or not he loves the other person as he does, but his conclusion was that he would have at least a degree of goodwill.

Even so, the reason he couldn’t take action was largely because he was a coward.

But what about today? I thought that if my heart was excited in the atmosphere of a festival, courage that I didn’t even have might spring up.

“I can’t say for sure, but I’ll try my best.”

“… … .”

The answer was like the usual Ludwig, but there was a certain confidence in that smile.

The appearance of the owner who gets to know a woman and grows up and starts to change quite a bit.

Paula stared at him with mixed emotions.

‘You’ve really grown up.’

How do parents feel? No, maybe it is of a slightly different nature.

Paula knew what it was, but made no effort to remind it.

After all, you will always be by his side. Not by the Ipretz family’s small family, but by the side of a man named Ludwig.

“Please come. I wish you luck, master.”

Paula let go of his hand to tidy up his arm sleeve.

At the same time, a small chain that had been tied inside my heart was released with a chirping sound.

It took quite a while for her to recognize that the familiar title had changed naturally.

get the desired result.

Even if you can’t do that, don’t be discouraged.

As a parent, older sister, seed, and other existence.

Paula hoped so.

* * * * * * *

The two decided to meet outside the mansion.

The proposal for this was readily offered by Emilia.

It’s been a long time since I’ve been in the middle of a long time, so I’m going to have a little more different feeling.

Ludwig had a desire to see her as soon as possible, but since he was not ignorant of that feeling, he readily agreed.

‘It’s quite late.’

As a result, Ludwig ended up waiting for her in front of a teahouse in Lutentia.

At first, I wondered if there was any significance to the meeting place, but judging from the way she smiled as she chose this place as the meeting place, I wondered if it had a different meaning.

“Ludwig!”

As he looked around at the passers-by on the street, he heard a familiar voice in his ears.

When I turned my head with a happy heart, I saw Emilia running from far away.

It’s not too late, so even if I told her to come slowly, she ran energetically until the end, with a bright smile on her face.

“I am so sorry that I am late. Did you wait long? ”

“I just came too. What? Rather, clothes… … .”

Emilia was wearing her usual navy blue dress.

He also had a little expectation of what kind of clothes she would wear, but seeing the familiar clothes made her feel more welcome.

The shiny white blonde hair and calm navy blue dress matched her very well whenever I saw her. I never got tired of looking at it.

“Are you disappointed? After saying that to Ludwig, I was reluctant to dress up and come out, so I came out like this… … .”

At the words that came out of his mouth, who did not point out much about clothes, Emilia, whose heart sank, asked with a worried face.

Ludwig hurriedly waved his hand at him and denied it. I realized that it was a statement that could be quite misleading.

“Please. The dress I wore in socialite was beautiful, but this is the prettiest in my eyes.”

“That’s fortunate. I was nervous even when I was wearing it.”

“Emilia seems to be worried about that too. I am a little surprised.”

If you look like that, it wouldn’t matter if you didn’t pay much attention to clothes. That was Ludwig’s subjective thought.

However, all women are creatures who want to appear even a little more beautiful in front of the person they love.

This was no exception, even for the brave heroine who would later be called the swordsman.

Seeing Ludwig questioning even such an obvious fact, Emilia chuckled and laughed.

A person who doesn’t even know

It seems like he knows a woman’s heart better than anyone else except for his ignorant side, but that’s not the case when you look at it.

“Sometimes I get the illusion that Ludwig knows women’s feelings or not.”

“Well… I guess I don’t really know. I had never heard of it in my entire life.”

“It’s like Ludwig.”

Well, if he was a man who knew the woman’s heart well and deliberately tried to seduce her, he would have noticed it long ago and distanced himself.

On the one hand, there were times when he hated him when he realized that those casually friendly actions were not limited to himself.

But not anymore.

I know very well that this is his nature, and now I will hold on tight to prevent him from recklessly lending his arms to an extraneous woman.

Today was the first step and came to put an end to the long story.

“Now, shall we go in? Ludwig.”

He thought he was going somewhere right away, but Emilia unexpectedly guides him into the coffee shop.

Ludwig finally realized why he had chosen this place as the meeting place and let out a low exclamation.

“Looks like a place you’ve been to often.”

“Huh, unfortunately not. In the first place, I was a child who did not come out of the house often.”

Then how do you know where to go?

For a place that someone had picked up, the exterior wasn’t too flashy, and it wasn’t a conspicuous shop either.

No sane person would recommend a place like this to the eldest daughter of the Bayern family.

Emilia, who was looking closely at him with a puzzled face, quietly grabbed his hand.

It was a sudden action, but Ludwig naturally grabbed his hand, probably because he had gotten used to it.

Did that action make you feel better?

A hum that was hard to hear flowed from Emilia’s mouth, and soon after, her mouth opened.

“It’s nothing else, this is the place my father and mother stopped by before they got married. So I wanted to come with Ludwig.”

“That is an honor.”

Only then did Ludwig, whose doubts were cleared, smiled at her and entered the teahouse with her.

As the sweet scent tickled my nose, it took me quite a while to realize who it belonged to.

It didn’t seem like the scent of tea that filled the tea house.

That’s right, because a scent that doesn’t belong to a person can’t be so enchanting.

The scent of tea can calm a person’s mind, but it cannot make the heart beat so fast.

By the time the scent of freesia tickled his nose, Ludwig’s eyes had already lost sight of the surroundings.

You are seriously ill. But it’s not a bad feeling. It was an idea that suddenly popped into Ludwig’s head.