CH 120

Duke, Please Repent! chapter 120

29. The duke's aides (1)

The weekend has come again.

He told me that the beef horns were also short-lived, so I went out to buy the cake I had planned last week. Normally, I would have gone out alone, but today I had a companion by my side.

Sir Winston, what do you want to buy?

No.

As I left the mansion with my money, he suddenly followed me without saying a word.

At first, even Winston thought there was something to do outside. However, wearing a sword around my waist and walking behind me while maintaining a constant distance seems to be escorting me.

"Then why are you following me?"

Well?

Anyone who sees the subject that is being followed makes an expression that he does not understand English. Seriously, I don't think you understood the intent of my question.

If that's acting, it's a great ability, but Winston didn't seem to be good at acting.

Aren't you following me?

That's right.

It's true that you're following me, but why did you react that way to the question of why you're following me?

I paused for a moment. As Serpens did to me, he stared at Winston as if analyzing.

I have no idea, what the hell did he see and analyze me?

"Have you not heard?"

Listen, what?

"From now on, whenever seniors go out of the mansion, they give me orders to always escort me.

You got off.

It didn't matter who did that.

The only person who could give Winston such an order was Serpens.

Why the hell did you issue such an order?

With his personal escort attached to his aide, the only aristocrat he travels alone is probably the only serpent in the world.

What if I entrusted my personal escort to the other knights of the duke right now?

I don't know if there's a visible problem and I'm being targeted by someone.

No one will be happy to follow along to buy a cake in a leisurely, secure capital city centre.

Serpense's command, so I'll have to listen to it, but I'm sure it'll hurt my pride.

But Winston's expression was full of pride, as if he had been given a very heavy task.

"Senior-nim isn't that important person."

Somehow, he kept packing me hard in front of Winston and putting all sorts of settings on me.

'Did you mean to do this?'

Now, Winston thinks he's the head of a secret society and is tasked with escorting beings who receive divine revelation.

In the eyes of others, it was a matter of pointing the finger, saying that the master was not walking away because he lacked ability.

But by Winston's standards, it's the exact opposite.

Maybe the future of the continent is at stake

Unknown, he was given a heavy duty to protect important people.

Because I know the importance of the mission I have been given, even if others do not recognize it. He was more daring than anyone now.

Let's sell our worries, there's something dangerous.

Your master was worried about your attitude like that.

"What did I do?"

Winston's gaze seemed to go down, then stopped at my waist.

Where did the black go?

...it's the weekend, so you gave me a break today

all.

I know you leave it on the weekdays.

"Serpens is right next to me, what do I do with my sword?"

On weekdays, it is right to believe in Serpens and carry a sword, but in fact, I just forgot today. What I didn't usually take care of, I'm sure I'll take good care of it today.

二] Uh .

Winston sighed. As if he was facing a total difficulty, his expression was even disastrous.

I'm just going to buy a cake, so what's the point of reacting like that?

I only walk on the main road with lots of people anyway, so what's the problem? It's fine because I always carry one defensive scroll in my pocket.

I heard that you are a person who gets involved in accidents by creating accidents that don't exist.

That's a misunderstanding. I just got caught up in the danger that already exists, I didn't create it.

Even that was only happening in Semita Street and the Kingdom of Bastul, which had links with demon worshipers.

I defended myself hard, but Winston didn't even listen.

It's not because Winston ignored me, but because Serpens gave him a premonition.

"All of these things are meant to reassure those around you, so don't be fooled. You put me down like that before... ."]

When you say things like that, you make a bitter expression on your face and you blur the end of your words, but who will not be deceived?

I haven't seen the conversation between the two with my own eyes, but just hearing the words, I can clearly see what kind of expression he must have made in my mind.

'Hey, Serpens! You man, aren't you?!'

Only the innocent Winston, who knew nothing, became pitiful.

I can't speak the language, so I can't send it back to the duke's mansion again. I staggered forward and looked at him.

'The military is getting close.'

Keep your back straight and look around.

To the extent that it looks very tense as he walks. If someone you don't know sees you, they'll think you're being chased by someone.

Say it out loud... .

Sir Winston, do you know what's so suspicious right now?

His gigantic stature and size are conspicuous, but not usually conspicuous. It is very intimidating for such a person to be alert and move around.

Even passersby are wary of what is going to happen all of a sudden.

It seems like they don't want to get involved in the case. Walking speed suddenly increases

I even saw people running away or turning back the way they came.

'Come to think of it, the work that Winston has taken on... .'

What did you say, the Count's dog-like master was only behind the scenes.

It's obvious where these guys play. I should have looked more threatening to avoid an argument.

But we headed to a street lined with cute dessert shops.

That attitude doesn't help at all.

I knew I was doing harm, but I was scared

If the owner of the store closes the door, isn't it worth going out?

I'm going to be vigilant in all directions like that, and I'll report it to the guards! Let's relax a little, right?

I don't know when and where who's going to target you.

It's the first official mission given by Serpens, and I can understand the mindset of escorting a dog-like bastard and then escorting a gentle person like me.

But it was too much.

Rather than openly limiting

Wouldn't it be better to pretend to be lewd and snatch it when it's decisive?

Indeed, what the master said was right. How long have you been outside, and you are trying to dig a trap that puts you in danger...

It's not like that, but if you keep getting nervous and lose your stamina, why don't you use your strength when it's important? That's what it meant!

He still had a questionable expression on his face, but maybe he accepted that there was some truth to it. Or maybe he thought that there would be no end to it, his posture relaxed a little.

His stride is still full of moderation, but it's like an occupational disease, so there's nothing we can do about it.

First of all, I know what Sir Winston thinks of me.

It is certain that the difference between me and the real me has widened considerably. I'm really excited about it.

"What do you think about Serpence?"

As a prosecutor and as a person, I admire and admire you. It's hard to believe that there are such perfect people in the world.

There seems to be no sign of narrowing this gap either. It was too unreasonable to expect Winston to have the same look as Eugenes.

There is no perfect person in the world. There are only people who are forced to be perfect, and no one can be perfect.

I don't know why I feel infinitely unstable when the word perfect is attached only to people.

Is that the same for the master?

"This applies to anyone. No one can be perfect as long as he has feelings.

You can't say that a person without emotions is perfect. A perfect person can't exist, right?

I don't know what you mean.

It's as if you've heard the answer.

Yes, I also want to know what this means, but the listeners have nothing to say.

Actually, Serpens can't eat spicy food.

her?

"Even when I ate something slightly spicy, my eyes were full of tears, but if I eat something spicy properly, I will cry, right?"

As I said with a smirk, Winston put on an absurd look on his face. Then, as if he had suddenly remembered something, he exclaimed 'Ah!'

Do you, lord, like sweets?

I find out very quickly.

Most of the yuzu tart disappeared into Serpens' stomach.

It was the same when I went down to the Duchy before that. Serpens did it for me because I was dealing with snacks for my diet.

On the train, 'I have no choice but to eat.'

However, if my weight control was the purpose, it was enough to take it away.

'It was Winston who stole it... .'

There is no reason why Serpens should have eaten it.

It is not for nothing that the saying that love and cough cannot be hidden.

He was acting like he wasn't, but he couldn't completely hide the happy smile that slowly leaked out when he ate sweets.

'After watching Serpens eat sweets over and over again, did you notice now?'

This is why stereotypes are so scary

it will It was only then that he realized his human side that he fully accepted what was in sight.

"Do you know that wherever I go, I always pack a bunch of junk food?"

"I thought you were doing this to eat."

"I enjoy sweet things too, but it's not enough to live on sweets, right?"

"So many no, nothing."

If I had asked if I had eaten so much and said something like that, I would have been very sad. so i'm sad

I have to T_T.

To be honest, I prefer spicy. How about Sir Winston?

"If it's not sweet, I tend to eat everything regardless. If I had to pick one thing, would it be salty?"

The one thing you can't eat is sweet. Even so, I don't think the sweet and salty harmony would be bad if we put it together.

'Euges likes citron, so do you like sour?'

Why is it that all four have different tastes? Even the common denominator of sweetness disappeared.

More than that, the master must have had an unusual corner...

It's okay to just say that I'm a child.

At my words, Winston put on a totally unfavorable expression on his face. But isn't it true?

I don't say that I like sweet things and hate spicy things as something special. I don't know if it's to hide that and take the shichimi.

For those who do not know the past of Serpence, it could be thought that it was a childish stroke who wanted to hide his childish taste.

I walked slowly, talking and receiving, and I arrived at my destination.

There was no risk while safely purchasing the targeted milk crepe cake and returning to the duke's residence.

Look, nothing happened, did you?

Even if it didn't happen today, there's no guarantee that there won't be tomorrow. Next time, if you have something to go out, don't forget to tell me and go. I'll follow you no matter what.

Sir Winston isn't my escort, but three... you remember the Duke's escort, right?

Having arrived at the duke's residence, he hastily corrected the title.

Your lord is a person who can take care of your own safety.

Does that person pick up anything on the street and eat it?

If Serpence was someone who could take care of his own well-being, he wouldn't be [Master of the Holy Sword]. Even if I knew how to take care of half the average person, my worries would have been reduced by half.

Winston went back to the barracks to train again, and I headed to his study, where Serpens would be.

Look at this, look at this. You sneaked out without a word again.

The library was empty.

Now that I think about it, if you attach an escort, you just have to follow it yourself. I think it was because I had a place to go, so I had a Win Stone attached to it.