Chapter 29


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    Andymion and Sir Ivan, who immediately greeted me, made me grateful and relieved.


    They were the few who were in favour of me. Ellenia, escorted by Sir Ivan, was also one of the people.


    She was a little scary, but she’s good, but why, why did all the aristocrats in Elendale seem to be


    attending today? And why were there so many Pdins? Even though it was a holiday, shouldn’t they


    be hunting? They had always been so proud of their work.


    “Oh, what is this? Sir Izek, what brings you to such a humble ce?”


    “And why did no one tell me you wereing here?”


    “St. Agnes’ birthday is an important event, kid.”


    It was more crowded than the horse riding meeting the other day. My n toe quietly with my


    haughty husband and appeal to him how insignificant a human being I could be, disappeared with the


    wind.


    Haa, my husband was a celebrity. He was only at a charity event, and so many people were chasing


    him. Well, he was the king’s nephew, a powerful Pdin, Omerta family’s descendant, and his


    appearance…


    He had everything. The protagonist is in the spotlight, after all. I smiled with excitement as I looked


    back at the unlucky main character.


    “Wow, the atmosphere is very lively. I think everyone is very faithful, to have so many people attend.”


    “They’re just here for the food. It’s a  small group.”


    I see. The North had small groups. Why wasn’t it surprising?


    “I’m different. You know how sincere I am.”


    “Andymion.”


    “Yes?”


    “I don’t remember giving you a vacation. Why did Ie here to see your face?”


    “T-That’s…”


    Poor Andymion. How did you end up with this guy?


    Izek was consistently harsh on his trainee, who had popped up in this event. I’d sensed this sincest


    time, but I don’t think he liked crowded ces that much. Who was the cause of this?


    “Ruby.”


    “What?”


    “You look thinner somehow,” Ellenia, who let out a strange noise, stared at my brother.


    Izek had a deste look on his face.


    “It’s only been a few days.”


    “Is that so? Are you not going toe home at all?”


    “I wille by.”


    “Don’te in for just a minute or two, but to see Father.”


    “I don’t have time.”


    “You’ll run into each other one day.”


    What kind of conversation was this? In addition, I doubted I would gain weight in just a few days. I felt


    like I was suffering from torture every lunchtime, but I was afraid this was just the start.


    “S-Sir Izek.”


    “What?”


    “Are you thirsty? Can I get you a drink?”


    Our poor Andymion would never know what his fate will be after the event. He seemed to have fallen


    into agony. Sir Ivan broke out into augh.


    Izek was blunt as usual, “I have my own feet.”


    “B-But…”


    “I’m thirsty, too, so I’ll go and get it with you.” I spoke up.


    The statue of a beverage spouting from the nostrils was just nearby. Andymion looked a little hopeful,


    and my husband was utterly displeased.


    “You’re not my trainee.”


    “But the statue is amazing and I want to see it up close.”


    “Everything is amazing.”


    “Then, I’ll be back!”


    Don’t worry, I won’t spit in your ss. Tsk. I was about to run excitedly towards the statue with


    Andymion, feeling liberated from that tense atmosphere. My husband, who let go of my hand, grabbed


    my shoulder to see what the problem was again.


    “Wait a minute.”


    “What?”


    “What is this…”


    What’s wrong with you all of a sudden?


    I swallowed my dry saliva, suppressing my pounding heart, as he suddenly leaned down. To be


    precise, he was sitting with one knee on the floor.


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    Huh?


    “What are you wearing on your shoes? Is this Southern fashion?”


    Even for a moment, I couldn’t enjoy the pleasure of this bad guy kneeling down at my feet.


    There was something ck on the heels of my shoes like gum! No, when did this happen? I think they


    were fine before I wore them. I just got in the carriage with Izek after getting groomed at home, so I


    couldn’t have gotten in there. Did I get in the carriage? Don’t tell me someone had been waiting to do


    this on purpose…  seriously?


    “Oh, haha, I’m so careless…”


    “I’m d I knew,” He threw off the lump of gum or something, shook his hand, and raised his body.


    I was so embarrassed.


    “Don’t run. You’ll fall.”


    “Yes, I’ll walk gracefully.”


    As I tried to hide my sarcasm, he squinted suspiciously. Ah, so dangerous.


    Trying to pull out of his shadow quickly, I paused at the sudden silence. Why was everyone staring at


    me like that? It was the same as when my husband was taking me to a riding party the other day. The


    time when I arrived at theke. However, now, it was different because even Ellenia was looking at me


    with her eyes wide open.


    I hesitated and looked back at my husband. Izek’s face was cold and nk. .


    “What’s wrong?”


    “……nothing.”


    Well, it was no wonder that this arrogant noble would lean down and take off dirty gum from other


    people’s shoes. It was enough to make everyone suspicious that he was drunk. Our rtionship was


    tooplicated for this to be considered as a sign of hopeful development… this confusing b*stard.


    “It looks like pomegranate juice.”


    “It looks like a bleeding nose. Like mine.”


    “Oh.”


    “You can justugh. I meant it for augh.”


    Let’s turn it into a self-criticizing joke since it’s a dark history.


    I pulled a ss under the statue’s nostrils, pretending to sigh heavily, filling it up with the red drink.


    Andymion smiled, “Actually, I also feel sympathy for this statue. Almost all of Elendale’s Pdins have


    had a nosebleed.”


    “What? Really?”


    “Yes, it’s the process of your body reaching a certain point. It’s proof that one is getting stronger, and


    because of that, they go and brag about it to others. Then they get beaten up and have nosebleeds


    again, which is much needed.  You can’t be arrogant on the path of a true Pdin.”


    Well, that’s not a very trustworthy fact. The representative of Pdins here was one proud man.


    “Do you mean the training process?”


    “Ah, as you are well aware, if you are continuously exposed to magic in the process of harmonizing


    with the divinity, and maintain proper stamina and swordsmanship, which are essential conditions for


    bing a pdin…”


    “Is this tomato?”


    The husky voice and huge shadow hovering over my head, almost made me drop the drink.


    Fluttering dark red hair, burning amber eyes, tanned skin and a giant bear-like figure… huh?


    “Eh, it tastes like pomegranate. Would you like it?”


    The pdin, like the incarnation of a ferocious brown bear, quickly epted my ss and walked


    away again.


    Andymion coughed in vain as I watched his back, “I’m sorry, but as I said the other day, my brother is a


    little… “


    “Ahaha, he always looks reliable.”


    “His skills are pretty good. A bit like Sir Ivan. The other day, the two of them were trying to determine


    their superiority, and they destroyed the entire training area. I don’t even know how they reached that


    stage.”


    Destroying the whole area… I was surprised that Sir Ivan, who looked like a flower, was close to the


    level of this bear pdin. In fact, there was also a description of him as the master of swordsmanship,


    unlike his appearance…


    “It’s been a long time to see. What were you talking about?”


    When Andymion and I returned with drinks, my cold-hearted husband immediately rebuked us.


    Haa, this jerk.


    “We talked about something interesting.”


    “What is it?”


    “The lonely and romantic road of being a Pdin. While you’re at it, I’d like to be a Pdin, what do


    you think?”


    Silence hovered for a moment. Ellenia and Pdins, who stared at me with simr expressions, turned


    their eyes at Andymion in unison. He jumped up and down in panic, “I-It’s not me! I swear to God that


    I’ve never put any false words… “


    What was this reaction? I only said some ignorant nonsense, but what were these serious and weird


    reactions to something that I just said for augh?


    After all, I might be the first human to be able tomunicate with demons!


    “Will it be difficult? I’m strong. I also have biceps.” A strange silence fell as I raised my arm with one fist


    clenched.


    After a while, Ellenia, whose astounded look wasparable to Sir Ivan, suddenly covered her mouth


    with a fan and turned her head, while everyone else coughed in vain and turned away from me.


    Even Izek, whom I thought would give me a p, was rubbing his mouth with his palm and turning his


    head to the other side.


    Hey, hey, hubby! My gosh, it’s hard work to be seen as insignificant.


    “Lady Rudbeckia.”


    “Oh, Archbishop.”


    After the prayer and dedication ceremony in honor of the martyrdom of St. Agnes, auction funds were


    held to fund priests around the country who took care of the sick and the poor. The auction items were


    mostly paintings and sculptures imported from southern countries, including Romagna.


    I didn’t know how to proceed from here, so I was just looking around slowly, but the archbishop


    appeared and called me.


    “I’m d you’re here. Would you like to walk with me for a while?”


    “Of course.”


    It just so happened that my husband disappeared to smoke with the others.