Chapter 406 – Chapter 406 Magic School Shutra (3-17)
“Come to think of it, Lady Karin… The ducal family says they are already preparing to marry.”
“Really? Where?”
“That… They say Count Potts.”
Other nobles began to look around with surprised faces.
I was the only one with them, and I still pretended not to know and ate the food.
They looked at me for a while, then quickly stopped caring about me and started talking in whispers.
“Jeff? Are you saying that fool?”
“It’s a rumor, a rumor…. However… Considering that the Counts of Potts supported the Dukes of Brandrup like that, they were probably right.”
“Oh my gosh….”
Everyone lamented and started talking behind their backs in unison.
“Do you two get along? Aren’t you a person who gets drunk every day and lives in women’s sex? They say you go to the brothel as if you were going to the brothel.”
“Although it’s an attempt, I heard you tried to rape a maid a while ago.”
“Attempt? Who saved you? In this castle?”
“Don’t you know? Jeff, that jerk is weak enough to be subdued even by a woman…. It seems the maid managed to escape after struggling with her.”
“Anyway, that is… The guy….”
The aristocrats who praised and adored Karin disappeared everywhere, and they began to focus all their energy on looking at the bad guy named Jeff.
Alcoholism, prostitution, prostitution, luxury, rape….
It wasn’t just out of jealousy. Seriously, they were honestly exchanging the behavior of the guy they knew, Jeff.
‘Kya… I wonder how crazy he is, his face….’
[If you said Count Potts’ scion, he’s likely here.]
‘Let’s see your face. Where are you?’
I looked around and started checking all the floating temperament windows.
However, after hearing the other nobles, I knew at once that he was not here.
“Jeff, that idiot… Didn’t you attend the banquet? He’s a guy who smells like alcohol really well.”
“Wouldn’t it be obvious? He must have visited Lady Karin, who was visiting as an envoy.”
“Whoa… If I had talent in magic or ample wealth, I would have courted Lady Karin. Too bad.”
“Even if the Potts family can’t produce wizards, there’s no place that can match Levin’s wealth. But even so, I feel sorry for Lady Karin. I wouldn’t want to marry such an idiot….”
Everyone agreed, and the conversation continued with the subject of Jeff’s gossip and Karin’s regret.
First of all, I was able to roughly gather information about the character Karin.
‘I know roughly what kind of woman she is.’
[Are you going to visit me? I was away at the moment, and all the main characters of the castle are in the banquet hall, so it’s a good time to meet secretly.]
You could use it as a justification for coming to see me earlier and ask for a meeting.
But I was immediately dismissed.
‘No, I can’t go there first.’
[Why?]
‘Considering what I’ve learned about Karin so far….’
Obvious.
‘What you showed me earlier… It’s highly likely that it was an act that laid the groundwork to catch me.’
She was a woman who was good at reading people’s minds.
That being said, he must have understood to some extent what I was having insidious thoughts earlier.
A woman who exchanged a few greetings with a subject she said she was interested in and then left immediately.
‘You must have met countless men like me. In other words, it means that she is good at handling men.’
[Then what are you going to do?]
A woman who is so good at dealing with men started throwing rice cakes at me too? It’s a story that I’m interested in.
‘I will definitely come back. Until then, I will endure it unconditionally.’
If we put together the stories of Luna and the people around her, Karin Brandtrup was not a fox who manages fisheries while flirting with men.
However, based on her temperament, we could guess that she had quite a lot of experiences of bewitching men in order to achieve the goals she wanted to achieve.
If you have a look like that, even if you don’t like it, all the men will rush to look good.
But did such a woman show interest in me?
‘I’ll definitely come back.’
[What would you do if you didn’t come back?]
That part had potential.
If there were few elements that would benefit me, there was a good chance that I would just quickly erase them from her head, instead of bothering to cling to them.
But even so….
‘I’m sure he’ll come.’
She is a woman who has thoroughly investigated my actions up until now.
He obviously wanted something from me, so it was clear that he had researched and approached that far.
By the time they decided how to treat Karin Brandrup, the banquet slowly began to ripen.
As the number of drinks each poured into their lips increased, the sound of the conversation spread louder, and the music gradually began to change to upbeat music to match the sound of such conversation.
It was when I was enjoying a banquet alone like that.
‘Yes?’
A woman in a black dress started coming toward me.
At the same time, the nobles who were talking next to me started making a fuss.
“What? Isn’t that Miss Luna?”
“Are you coming to us? Hopefully we….”
Everyone was mesmerized by the sight of Luna dragging a black dress to the white marble, and she was swollen with anticipation.
While maintaining her dignity, as she was almost approaching, a noble man suddenly stopped her in front of Luna and started talking to her.
She was one of the guys who led the conversation I was overhearing earlier.
“Miss Luna Stadtfeld. Long time no see.”
At the banquet, he was a man with a particularly tall and stocky physique.
Luna replied with her bitter smile as she suddenly saw the man who stood in her way.
“Baron Reiner, who is in charge of the Knights Command… Are you?”
“Yes, that’s right. Thank you for remembering me like this even after a year has passed….”
The man named Reiner’s greeting was quickly eaten up by Luna’s apology.
“I’m sorry. I have something to do with someone else….”
“Yeah, that’s right. Poetry, I made an excuse.”
At Luna’s outspoken words, Baron Reiner opened her way to her Luna, her face blushing.
The nobles who had overheard my conversation earlier judged that they had a chance and began to look at Luna as they trimmed her clothes.
Such Luna….
“What are you doing here alone?”
“Yes? Take a leisurely look at the banquet… Now wait….”
Luna grabbed my wrist and started dragging her somewhere.
“Why are you in the corner by yourself?”
“Wait a minute… People are watching now.”
As I said, her Luna’s behavior started to attract people’s attention.
It’s Luna. While she was originally receiving people’s attention, I wasn’t paying attention to anyone.
When I was attracted to her Luna, people started to take an interest in me as well.
“Huh… If you were that embarrassed, you shouldn’t have left me alone in the first place.”
“Gosh….”
Seeing that Luna’s face was slightly red, it seemed that her alcohol had spilled a little and she mustered up courage in a harsh place.
Luna dragged me like that and started joining the group we were talking about.
Even at a cursory glance, the nobles in the group could tell that they were nobles holding high positions.
Among such aristocrats, a person I knew also stood out.
‘Why is he crumpling her face like that….’
Louise was crumpling her face like wet paper.
The place Luna was drawn to was the center of the group she was talking to in the midst of her earlier.
Then, after putting me in the center, she calmly opened her mouth while looking at the people around her with her dignified expression.
“This is Mr. Seong Su-ho, whom I mentioned earlier. You are the one who won first place in school this time.”
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..
Even if it was boring up until now, if there was fun in eavesdropping on other people’s conversations, now I felt that it was annoying due to excessive attention.
“Ohh… You are an honor student in Stra.”
“You are so amazing!”
Haha… Thank you.”
At least Luna was standing next to her and standing up, so she endured.
Above all, she had to use the manners Luna had taught her at the same time.
Even though I received countless compliments, I never stopped thanking the nobles for their compliments.
‘Oh, it’s hard… Even if we had sex all day without stopping, it wouldn’t be this hard.’
First of all, it was the hardest thing for strangers to rush in and say hello, and secondly, it was hard because I had to keep paying attention to unfamiliar manners.
You have to be careful, starting with the movements of your hands and ending with your words….
‘In this state, even if Luna were naked, she would collapse from exhaustion….’
[Anyway, I can’t sleep with Luna Stadtfeld today. I think you can focus on the conversation a little more.]
‘….’
Sometimes when I see Armonia sneaking in through her gaps, she looks exactly like me.
Are you enjoying my difficult situation….
While standing next to Luna and being praised by people for a while, a large nobleman approached and spoke to her.
“Hmm…. A student of Stra?”
“Yes.”
It was showing quite the opposite of the attitude of other nobles he had shown so far.
The name of the guy who approached me with a full stomach….
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Sven Potts
[Sangjae], [Conceit], [Vanity]….
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It was the lord of the castle we are currently standing in, myself.
Most of them spoke humbly even if there was a negative temperament in the temperament window, whereas Count Potts was revealing the thoughts expressed in his temperament.
“I am Count Potts. You must be the honor student Miss Luna was talking about. Congratulations on first place.”
“Thank you.”
“By the way….”
“… ?”
“Where are you from?”
At the same time as he said, the nobles around me began to look at me in silence.
In that silence, Luna with a troubled expression and Louis with a fishy smile were included.
I kept my composure and opened my mouth.
“I am from a city in a distant foreign country. You probably never heard of it.”
“Hmm… Well, if you are nestled in the corner, do you have a clue? What is your rank?”
At this point, it was safe to say that the intention was roughly revealed.
It was a provocation.
However, it was Luna, not me, who felt uncomfortable with that provocation.
After Luna noticed Count Potts’ intention, she began to look at me with an uncomfortable expression.
However, I answered with a calm expression.
“There is no particular rank.”
Haha… Right.”
He looked at me and smirked slightly, then suddenly gave Louise a look and started raising her voice.
“Come to think of it, Sir Louis Brandrup! He was told that this time he had a great performance at Stra. That’s great.”
“Big… Thank you.”
Suddenly, people’s eyes turned to Luis, and everyone started showering Luis with praise again.
When Lewis suddenly received attention, he seemed to be in a good mood. He became people-oriented, and he began to blossom into conversation.
Seeing this, I let out a sigh of relief.
‘Phew… I’ll take my breath away now.’
[… Are you okay?]
‘Yes? What?’
[Are you not offended?]
Armonia must have known my personality well, but it seemed to be worried about me because of what happened earlier.
But I didn’t feel bad at all.
‘Let’s find that guy’s weakness later and fix it.’
[Whoops… Okay. I’m sorry for worrying you.]
‘… ?’
Is it an illusion? I think Armonia was laughing right now?
As I was thinking that, I felt someone grab my sleeve and pull me.
And a muffled voice was heard.
“Sorry…. To think it would be like this….”
Luna was looking up at me as if blaming herself. I said to her with a smile on her face.
“Never mind.”
“However….”
Even as she looked up, Count Potts was constantly showering Louis with compliments.
“To think that the name of Brandtrup could boast of its prestige even in Stra! I feel that the future of this country is very bright. Sir Louis is the idol of the Levin nobleshaha!”
Haha, thank you. Isn’t Count Potts the great aristocrat who supports this country?”
Haha! Thank you.”
I thought to myself while watching the two of them.
‘It’s stupid….’
In my eyes, that praise ping-pong looks stupid, but the other nobles don’t seem to be.
Everyone was busy praising Lewis and Count Potts.
In the end, only when a hero emerges from the place they belong to will their status rise, and they will have to work hard to be liked by such a hero.
Count Potts, who had been relaying compliments for a while, suddenly started laughing at me.
“Looks like you have skills, but after graduation, don’t go back to the countryside and come to Levin. I’ll be good to youhaha!”
“….”
This man is slowly crossing the line.
He was openly favoring Lewis, degrading me, and using my fallen status to raise his own.
It was the appearance of a typical evil lord.
‘Before the mission is over? No… If possible, I want to have a proper meal before the summer semester.’
There was no reason to be afraid of a youngster who was not a holy war or a figure of the zodiac.
It was a moment of silence and thinking about how to cook for Count Potts.
“There….”
“Yes?”
One of the maids came up to me and started talking to me.
The maid began to tell me her business in a soft voice, without being rude to the nobles around her.
“There is someone you are looking for. Guidance now….”
That was the moment.
Count Potts started yelling at the maid.
“Can’t you see I’m having a conversation!?”
“I’m sorry. But I want you to bring me right now….”
“What!? Who! Who are you to take me away while cutting off my words!”
“That, that….”
Louise’s expression when she saw the maid’s bewildered look was also disapproving.
It was as if he cut off the words of the person who reminded him of his feelings.
The maid fidgeted, and she answered with her trembling mouth, bowing her head loudly.
“Ha, the dean… He told me to bring student Seong Su-ho urgently. It’s really important, so please come quickly….”
