CH 32

Judging from his healthy body and extremely handsome appearance that couldn’t be hidden even if it was wrapped under his uniform, he seemed to be popular with women.

‘I think I’ve seen him somewhere.’

As I tried to recall his familiar appearance, the man roughly tousled his curly brown hair.

The man kicked the ground, probably not intending to hide his annoyance.

“It’s break time, but I can’t even rest properly.”

Then he glared at me once and walked away from me briskly across the bushes.

“Just try following me again.”

In this surprising situation, I couldn’t say anything with my mouth open.

I could only stare blankly at his back as he disappeared.

It was only after he completely disappeared that I manage to speak.

“W-What is this situation?”

I frowned, flustered.

“Stalker, me?”

I was belatedly angry at the fact that I had been treated disrespectfully by a man I had never seen before.

“I can’t believe it!”

I started chasing the direction the man was walking, reddening and huffing.

“Who are you calling stalker?!”

With the determination to catch the man right away and listen to his apology, I made my way through the bush.

The moment I reached the end of the bush, my field of view opened up.

The forest road, which had been quiet since a while ago, had gone somewhere and noisy sounds filled the surroundings.

“H-Huh?”

‘I managed to find my way.’

All I wanted to find was the knight’s building…

A large training hall was spread out in front of me, and the knights were gathering there to train.

I was so surprised that I lost my strength and accidentally dropped the basket.

At the sound, one of the knights who was training nearby turned his head.

“Who are you?”

I blinked at the question as soon as our eyes met.

“What? What’s wrong?”

“Who is this?”

The eyes of the knights around were focused on me.

At the sight of many people looking at me, I hurriedly picked up the basket filled with the lunchbox.

This situation was too burdensome, but if I ran away without a word, I would only become a suspicious person.

I tried to calm my trembling heart and smiled broadly.

“Hello. I came to the knight’s building to see my sister, but I got lost. Can I ask for your help?”

“Sister?”

“Did Lord Philoa have a sister?”

“Isn’t she Christian’s sister? I think her hair color is a little similar.”

“Isn’t she Eze’s sister?”

I wanted to get out of this place quickly, but for some reason, more and more knights started to come.

“No, I have heard that Christian only has a brother.”

“She doesn’t look like Eze. Her physique is too different.”

“Is she Lord Philoa’s sister?”

I could just tell them, but they started to argue amongst themselves, debating who my sister was.

It didn’t seem like it would end at this rate.

“Hey…”

I tried talking to them, but it seemed they were immersed in their own world.

As I was thinking about whether I should shout or not, I made eye contact with the person behind the group.

‘The person from before.’

I frowned at the unpleasant feeling I had forgotten, but the man also began to approach me with his forehead wrinkled.

‘Are you planning on kicking me out?’

I wasn’t a stalker, so I had nothing to fear.

“Hey, you…”

The moment the man finally approached me and opened his mouth to say something, a voice I had heard somewhere pierced my ears through the noise.

“Lady Liviatan?”

“Ah! Lord Hudson!”

It was the knight who was next to Viola in the hallway the other day.

I remembered his name and delightfully called him.

“What are you doing here? Are you here to see Captain?”

“Yes! That’s right. But I took the wrong road and got lost so I ended up here.”

“Haha. Fortunately, Captain is nearby….”

I smiled in relief at the thought of finally being able to see Viola, but there was a sudden silence.

‘What is it?’

The knights forgot to discuss among themselves and looked at me with an expression as if they had been hit in the back of the head.

“Uoooh!”

And they all screamed at the same time.

I flinched, and Sir Hudson looked at them as if they had gone mad.

“Seriously?”

“Are you really the captain’s sister?”

“I don’t think I’ve heard that she has a sister.”

“No, she has a sister, and they’re famous for not being close.”

“That’s right. If it got famous, Captain must have hated her so much…”

The knights chatted wildly, then suddenly lowered their voices and looked at me.

‘My relationship with Sister is so famous.’

I felt bitter, but I could understand their reaction.

But now that I was close with my sisters, I thought the rumor would subside to some extent, but that didn’t seem to be the case.

‘They’re tactless.’

As I wiggled my fingers holding the basket for no reason, I heard a hard voice without a high pitch.

“What’s going on there?”

Viola appeared, hovering over those gathered here.

“Sister!”

I couldn’t hold back my joy and went into Viola’s arms.

“Daisy?”

Viola looked at me with a surprised look and immediately hugged me in her arms.

“Gasp.”

“It’s my first time seeing the captain’s face like that.”

“Is there something wrong with my eyes? Wow, crazy.”

The knights, who had been talking formally a while ago, began to whisper in surprise.

I tried to get away from Viola because of the belated embarrassment, but she wouldn’t let go.

“Captain is also a person who knows how to smile.”

The knights murmured even more as I couldn’t get out of Viola’s arms and didn’t know what to do.

“Sister, let go of me.”

“…”

Viola loosened her grip with a face of great regret, and I took a step back.

“What are you doing here?”

“I came here because I wanted to have lunch with Sister. Have you eaten?”

“No.”

“Then am I getting in the way?”

“Never.”

I smiled broadly at Viola’s words.

“Then let’s have lunch together!”

“Okay.”

Viola picked up the basket I was carrying without saying anything.

“But how did you get to the training hall?”

“Oh, I wanted to go to the knight’s building, but I got lost on the way.”

I turned my head and looked at the unfriendly man who led me here.

Perhaps he had been looking this way, as soon as our eyes met, he flinched, and I raised a corner of my mouth at that sight.

“I met that knight while wandering in the forest, and he was so kind that he guided me to this place.”

“Is that so?”

At my words, Viola also turned and looked at the person I pointed to.

“Y-Yes.”

The man broke out in a cold sweat and slurred his words.

‘Hmm. I’ll cut you some slack.’

Anyway, thanks to that person, I was able to come out to the training hall, and Sister happened to be here, so I decided to be kind.

“Yes. I’d like to say hello, so can I ask what the knight’s name is?”

“…It’s Theodore.”

“…”

I closed my eyes, wondering if I had heard it wrong.

“Sir Theodor?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

He didn’t say anything more than that, so it seemed my ears weren’t wrong.

“I see. I’m glad to know the name of the knight who helped me. Thank you for showing me here, Sir Theodore.”

“It’s nothing.”

“Thank you, Sir Theodore.”

When Viola added her gratitude, he lowered his head with an embarrassed expression.

It looked like he was trying to hide his bitter expression, but I could clearly see it.

“Sister, let’s get going now.”

“Okay. Let’s enjoy our lunch.”

Viola held out her hand to me after briefly notifying the crowd.

I took Viola’s hand as I was accustomed to it and started following her.

‘Theodore, he said.’

I glanced back.

Theodore was scratching his head with a mixture of irritation and embarrassment.

Just like before, he kicked the floor violently and then he burst into anger after he got hit in the head by a knight next to him.

As it looked like they were about to fight, I turned my head again and looked forward.

‘I thought he looked familiar.’

It was the guy who fought Viola in the final.

‘The commoner knight Theodore.’

A person who was said to have proudly entered the Imperial family’s First Knight Order despite being a commoner due to his outstanding skills.

The winner of the knight competition.

And the one who brought defeat to Viola.

‘It’s not right to judge people by their appearance or way of speaking, but…’

Unlike other knights, he noticeably had a harsh image and a harsh way of speaking.

And seeing that he seemed to have a bad relationship with those around him, naturally, I couldn’t help but give him negative evaluations.

‘I know you shouldn’t judge people by first impressions, but…’

But when Sister Viola stepped up, it was clear from the careless way he was looking at her that he didn’t like her!

‘As expected, you’re the number one suspect!’

I still vividly remembered Viola’s voice filled with resentment.

Until the end of her life, she was branded a cowardly loser and lost everything.

‘Bad kid. Do you think I am just going to wait and see?’

I felt like I had to come up with an excuse to come to the Knight Order somehow.

‘I should use Sister’s power to visit her often.’

In order to use whatever means necessary, I decided to ambitiously use Sister’s power.

‘Before that…’

I decided to keep Theodore’s face firmly in my mind so that I wouldn’t forget it.

Theodore seemed to have been looking at us the whole time. As soon as I turned my head, our eyes met.

‘What? Why are you staring?’

As soon as our eyes met, he turned his head away and quickly left the place with rough steps.

‘What’s wrong with him?’

Really, from the first impression, everything about him was unlikeable.