CH 24

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 24

6. The Duke and the Imperial Palace Banquet (5)

We exited the banquet hall and headed towards the carriage that had been waiting.

When we arrived, the passengers had already been there.

Saturday ! What was it?

It's Tustor!

Wrong from the first letter.

But why did that person pop out of here? Maybe because I ignored him earlier, I had a bad intention

I don't think I'm going to do anything.

a. However, given that the pronunciation is correct, it seems that he is not in a state of intoxication.

The idea of is my personal wish, and it seems to be true.

Are you Sir Rivelon's friend? I'll go first, so let's talk slowly...

"No, where the hell did you see him?"

Knowing clearly what had happened earlier, he shouted as he interrupted Serpens who was about to get on the carriage pretending not to know.

Even if you ignore Tustor, yes

How am I supposed to go back if I go alone in the wagon?

"How can a person who doesn't know politeness be able to act as an aide, blocking the Duke's path?"

At Tustor's words, Serpens looked down at me.

It's been a while since I told you not to bother with useless things, so it was a bit poignant, but it was the seeds I sowed before I heard the story.

So I'm proud!

It seems it's already too late over there, I'll be careful next time.

At my shameless words, Serpens's forehead narrowed slightly, as if it were going to sting.

But the water has already been poured. As if he had no choice, he immediately turned to Tustor with a pretentious smile.

If my aide is rude to you...?

I think you've been more rude to the Duke than I did. Isn't that what happened just now? It was rude to not even know my subject in the first place and to apply as the Duke's assistant!

Hey, Bonnie Tustor.

You are great! Anyway, earlier, I thought I might have been too harsh on Sir Tustor, so I was going to apologize. I'm glad you didn't think it was rude!

"What, what kind of child ?"

It was an attempt to lighten his mood, but Tustor's face turned red as if he was sarcastic.

Calm down, Sir Tustor. Sir Ribel Ron may have had no malice...

Hey, why do you have such a child as an assistant!

Serpens didn't answer, and kept her mouth shut.

He glanced at me and looked away with an embarrassed expression... . what?

Oh, Duke? Something to refute that, or something like my strengths...

Sir Rivelon... Oh, it may get better in the future. Maybe.

Serpence's pupils, who looked at me as if in genuine embarrassment, shook without mercy.

It wasn't just the look.

It seems to be telling the parents of the student who got 0 points on the test to not give up, saying that there is no place to fall, and there is only one thing left to do is to go up.

The tone of an academy teacher trying to wrap things up somehow.

At the very least, maybe I can't take it out?

'Am I not so qualified as an assistant? ?'

As he turned his gaze, Tustor's eyes met.

How the hell do you do a job like that to Serpens who isn't anyone else?

It's a look that seems to ask if you can get it.

'What is this situation?'

Isn't it a formal cliché to say that when Tustor does a banter, me and Serpens get mad and push him, and he who can't beat his anger go out on his own?

Why am I being pushed?

You can't hire an aide for charity, I could have done better right now! No, if not me, anyone else would have been better than that!

Am I not that far? It's definitely better than the first time, and if you try, you can do it!

I felt a sense of crisis that I might get fired. If it is cut like this, the first thing to do is to die in debt before the world turns into a dog!

"Obviously, even when I was selected, my personality , um . What I see on paper and in reality:"

Serpence was also confused, muttering in a low voice.

'I chose it by considering the personality aspect as well.

Was it?'

After all, if you pick a corrupt guy and get caught on a bribery charge, Serpense's image will also be damaged.

If it was the original Zion, he was a pure country young man himself.

'But what can I do, I am Nago and Zion is Zion.'

For 25 years, he has been exposed to all kinds of media and exchanged greetings with his parents on the game.

I and I have been pickled in modern culture

Compared to Shion, who was born and raised in a small village in a world without internet, the only thing they have in common is age and gender.

"Anyway, how is it so different ?"

Serpence suddenly pierced the core.

He had never met the original Sion.

For that reason, it seems that even in my travels, I just dismissed him as a strange guy and passed it on], there is a big difference between the past and the present I saw on paper.

You seem to have found a discrepancy.

'If I do this wrong, will I get suspicious again?'

Once doubts germinate, they become out of control. Before that, it had to be uprooted.

"Isn't that what a cover letter or interview is basically like? Everyone is selling themselves, so there may be some exaggeration and falsehood.

"Oh, no. Showing your honest self "

I looked at Tustor with an expression asking for consent, but somehow I

As someone who wants to be cut off, he has been in denial at once.

Have you ever seen such a shameful, narrow-minded yangban?

'Why are you doing this like someone who's never written a novel?'

He must have unleashed his respect for Count Discolus as if he was writing a novel, which he did not even have on his resume.

The answer is fixed, and the lord just has to answer. Can't we do this with the same aide?

The intention to stop reconciliation

He joked lightly with strings and even buzzwords, and smiled.

Despite my efforts, Tutor looks at me with a serious face.

You're really too much... Let's put aside the past and look into the future. That there's nothing good about this kind of thing... I don't know why people who know you keep doing this.

I glanced at Serpense, glanced at him, and spoke to Tustor in a soft voice.

I, he is still silent.

Why don't you have an answer? You don't know? I didn't know you were someone who couldn't even discern that much... Am I the wrong person?

Why are you so quiet?

Without realizing it, I became impatient and pushed Tustor with a tone that seemed to urge. You have to clap your hands to make a sound, and if you keep your mouth shut and just stare, the story doesn't progress at all.

Serpense also looks at me strangely!

Everything, you. In the previous interview with Count Discholus's aide, he had that kind of personality.

Wasn't it... ?

I guess that's right, Count Discholus is a bit strict, right? So, I thought it would be better if he listened to him and looked gentle.

He shrugged his shoulders and spoke softly.

Hearing this excuse that I did my best, Tustor took a step back with a white face instead of understanding.

"Lee, Lord Rivelon everything, you're the bastard?!"

Yeah? Why are you suddenly looking so frightened?

Why is he doing this all of a sudden?

He, who had been screaming for me to cut me off until before, was still immobile as if he had died of a mouse in the bone of a cat.

'I'm not a sociopath, why would I do that?'

Looking at Serpence with an expression of ignorance of the question, he also has a very difficult-looking face.

Why are you here again?

What's wrong with what I just said?

Uh, anyway, I said everything I had to say, I did it !

Huh? It looks like you haven't finished it yet...?

Contrary to what the two Storrs had expected, who knew he was going to make a huge difference, he just left without saying a few words.

If that's the case, I don't know why I was waiting. He must be a very strange guy... .

Why the hell are you doing that?

" Did you say the same to me?"

Looking at it with the gaze of what it means again, Serpens opened his mouth to say something and then closed it again.

Instead, he blinked towards the carriage's carriage.

There was a coachman with an awkward posture, holding the reins and looking at us.

Ah, I made you wait! I'm sorry, Duke, get on board too!

As soon as he got into the carriage, Serpens turned on the interior lights and bolted the windows.

locked

Then he looked at me intently, and opened his mouth only after the carriage began to move.

"So, to me too especially all the things you said on the train were acting ?"

Serpence spoke cautiously with a face that looked very shocked.

Something like 'Brutus, even you... The line '.' seems to suit him very well, as if he had been hit in the back of the head.

Hearing that, I can only feel that the words I said were that way.

was considered

No, I have always acted sincerely in front of the Duke.

uh... .

If you were going to deceive me in the first place, you didn't even bring up the same thing in front of the Duke.

It's hard to believe meekly... But if you think of it as being common to each other, there's nothing wrong with that...

What do you see in your eyes?

As Serpens saw me, I suddenly became a different person in front and behind.

He's good at penetrating people's inner thoughts. Based on that, he takes on a figure that suits his boss, is this...?

Yes?

What is that?

It's a talent that's frighteningly suitable as an assistant. Are you a very capable person?

I mean, do you think I need that kind of honesty?

"Do you want to say that it's okay to show off your ugly side proudly?"

It's more of a nightmare than a dream.

Unbeknownst to me, it was like a teaching assistant for the right life, trying to teach a lesson by putting it into practice instead of talking.

"Are you saying that now that I am ugly?"

Sir Rivelon is bizarre and unusual rather than ugly... It seems to be very different from the criminals.

Of course, that's normal.

Our home is a very ordinary family, so we did not receive home education in a fantasy or medieval European style.

Even if it looks odd, it doesn't matter.

That being said, 'ugly' must have been something he said to himself.

Kicking his tongue inward, he opened his mouth with a hoarse voice.

Can't you just say something with a distinct personality?

Fufu...! If you're unique twice, I'll catch someone.

Serpens laughed in a low voice. Not overly eloquent or sarcastic, just like a normal person.

Of course, the face wasn't normal at all, but that's just the feeling.

To be honest, I don't even know what happened, but a good thing would be a good thing. After all, let's just push it with that concept!

"But it doesn't look harmful, does it?"

Instead, it seems very bizarre.

Duke, are you afraid that you are playing with words now?

are you?"

Serpens continued to remain silent today.

This child, this... ? If there is any disadvantage, shut your mouth and run away. It's just a habit.