CH 168

“No, I can’t do that, you know how I have a really bad reputation, and my reputation will fall to a level that will push me to the very mantle if I were to do so.”

“Wasn’t it Kaisar-sama who taught me that the opinions of those around us only cloud our own view of the world? It should be fine then!”

“It hurts, it hurts! Bridgette, you hit me in the gut. It hurts so bad!”

“So treat me like a dog and take me for a walk! And please, shut that mouth of yours, His Highness Claude! I’m making an important request to Kaisar-sama right now! Can’t you even read the mood?”

What was that? 

Somehow, I didn’t care about anything anymore, or maybe, I was getting tedious to think about it. If that was Bridgette’s strategy, then perhaps she is a masterful schemer like Zhuge Liang.

“…? Is something wrong, Kaisar-sama? Would you like to go for a walk with me?”

However, Bridgette, who asked for a walk with her head leaning adorably, didn’t seem to think about anything.

But more than that, I think the way His Highness Claude was in pain is just plain bad.

I thought Bridgette was taking it easy on him since she didn’t blow up His Highness Claude as I did, but he couldn’t take the blow and got directly hit by Bridgette’s attack, which was a pretty bad situation, wasn’t it?

What is it? Did she master the art of a double hit without me knowing it?

If that’s the case, it’s understandable why His Highness Claude was in so much pain.

Even if he is rotten, she has penetrated through the defence of His Highness Claude, a member of the royal family, and has a moderately high initial status, and injured him severely… Wouldn’t I be punished eventually for the mismanagement of my slave?

In fact, His Highness Prince Claude was still in pain, and judging from how he slumped over on the ground, there was no doubt it was not an everyday injury.

I took out a recovery potion from storage and poured it on His Highness Claude, just in case.

“Ka, Kaisar… you… why…?”

“No, it would be a problem if you died.”

“You… you don’t have to be so nice to me. I won’t do anything to you! So just leave me be!”

“Ah!? Wait! At least ask about the demerit of making a contract with a spirit before you leave! If you leave before the duel finishes, the one quitting will suffer the demerits! A spirit contract’s demerit can only get nullified with a paid item! But I don’t have any… Is it going to be my fault? Are there any paid items in this world in the first place? And listen, I’m not going to put a leash on your collar and go for a walk, even if you casually hand me a leash and tell me to go now in the heat of the moment.”

“B-but why!?”