Episode 136:
The thrilling taste of the hand cleared away ten years of pain.
I felt so refreshed that all the trouble I had been through at the hands of the Third Prince was insignificant.
‘I feel like I’m secretly addicted to this.’
The feeling of eating a lot of sweet potatoes and then drinking cold cider when my throat was almost clogged was exhilarating.
I looked around with the feeling that it would be okay to hear some kind of insult.
The people who came to see Dalian were staring at me blankly.
The count’s people looked like they had no idea that I would be this cruel, and Daria’s face turned pale and she turned her head away from me.
It was too provocative for her.
“....”
I turned my head from her and made eye contact with the Count.
A variety of emotions were mixed in his eyes as he looked at me.
Refreshing, exhilarating, embarrassed, etc...
It was a face that wanted me to beat up the 3rd prince, but not to this extent.
“Prince Hua!”
“Your Highness Baan!”
The knights who belatedly came to their senses came running, groaning.
Their spirit was very ferocious.
They glared at me as if I was going to kill them for turning their master into a dead stone.
“Ugh....”
The 3rd prince, held in the arms of the knights, moaned.
Blood was flowing from his collapsed nose.
“Yes you bastard! How dare you tell the 3rd prince...!”
“This matter will never be taken lightly!”
The knights shouted, showing hostility.
It’s been a while since the 3rd prince said he wouldn’t hold anyone responsible, so I highly doubt it’s a goldfish.
For some reason, it seemed like this.
So he asked Hatchling for a favor and heard the 3rd Prince’s promise in front of the Count.
“The 3rd prince said he would not hold him responsible for this.”
“under! “How can you say something like that after something like this has happened!”
“When did the Third Prince say that? “We haven’t heard anything.”
It was obvious that it would come out like that.
Without proof that the 3rd prince promised, I would be at a disadvantage.
Because a person’s mouth can be blocked with money or power.
“Are you going to cover your eyes and ears in front of me right now?”
The Count was here.
No matter how much the Count turns a blind eye to even the most trivial things, it is different when a cause arises, like now.
The 3rd prince swore on his name in front of everyone.
This must be observed, but a mere knight is trying to violate it.
The count had a justification: to keep the prince’s promise.
“This is not something the Count should do!”
“His Highness Vaan is injured! Do you think His Majesty the Emperor will remain silent about this?”
Despite the count’s restraint, the knights did not retreat.
Rather, I argued with him as if everything had gone well.
“This is something that the 3rd prince, whom you guys cherish, has accepted. “Don’t you know that what you guys are doing now is tarnishing the Third Prince’s name!”
The count bellowed with a roar.
The archmage’s momentum put pressure on them.
“Ugh!”
The knights could not overcome the momentum and fell to their knees.
“What are you doing now!”
“Your Majesty will not tolerate this act of oppressing us!”
The knights shouted, refusing to be defeated even when their faces were pale.
“You idiots.”
The Count’s face was greatly distorted.
Since they could not communicate at all, the Count stopped talking.
They blocked my path and prevented them from approaching me.
“Give it to me.”
-I get it. we are here!
He watched them and quietly extended his hand to the hatchling.
The hatchling passes a small bead onto my hand.
-Just inject mana!
He kindly showed me how to use it and looked at me with very expectant eyes.
“You said earlier that the 3rd Prince never made a promise, right?”
He stepped in front of the Count and approached them.
My actions caused the Count to stop pressuring them.
He must have seen the marble in my hand and made an amused voice, saying ‘Hoo’.
“I know, so don’t worry about it and just ignore it.”
As I entered the training hall, the knight commander looked at me with a scary look.
This only happened once or twice, but the 3rd prince chased after him for three days.
The knight commander who was in the training hall with me was also suffering from fatigue.
It didn’t show any hostility, nor did I feel any other negative emotions.
Still, I felt uncomfortable.
A strange obsession made me feel dirty.
“Hehe... you stay here.”
“yes.”
As I lowered my wooden sword and headed towards the direction where my eyes were, the knight commander looked at me with expectant eyes.
It seemed like he was hoping that I would shake off that gaze.
‘He’s trying to run away.’
When I tried to go to where he was, he seemed to be trying to run away.
It felt like they were chasing me and were reluctant to actually meet me.
So I turned around and moved to another place.
“....”
When I went to the place where the weapon was hanging, the 3rd prince, who was trying to run away, stopped and watched me.
He seemed to think I hadn’t found him.
“Hmm....”
I noticed it appropriately. I slowly walked closer, little by little.
Just slow enough not to be noticed.
And when it comes within a certain range.
Kwaaaaang!
I kicked the ground and ran.
“...!”
The 3rd prince was seen to be scared and trying to run away.
But it would be too late to run away now.
He was not wearing armor to support his body, nor was he using aurors.
There is no way an ordinary body could escape within my range.
Unless it’s someone’s help.
Coooooo!
I grabbed him and pushed him against the wall and looked down at him.
“Where are you going?”
“Hee hee hee!”
He sits down on the ground.
I looked down at him and saw that his pants were damp.
I’m tired.
“Are you calming down now?”
“Uh huh.”
The 3rd prince, who had changed into new clothes, was sitting on a chair with his head down, unable to look at me.
The energetic attitude he had when he came here was gone, and in its place was a very withdrawn dog that had been hit by the rain.
He glanced up at me, full of fear.
Sigh. I flinch.
Even if I showed a small action, my body would tremble and I would look at him.
“Why did you do that?”
“What what?”
Still, he didn’t want to give in, so he showed his temper sometimes.
“yes?”
“I’m sorry.”
Even if I frowned even slightly, he flinched and cried.
“Why did you do that?”
“That’s right. What did I do... yo. this.”
He wiggled his hands.
“You weren’t following me.”
“That’s not tailing...!”
“If it’s not tailing, what is it?”
“That’s...”
The 3rd prince turned his head to avoid my eyes.
Maybe it was my imagination, but it seemed like his cheeks were stained red.
“Why are you doing this to me? Don’t avoid it, tell me.”
“That...”
The 3rd prince’s whole body twisted as if he was hesitating to speak.
I stared at him quietly.
At the slightest hint of momentum, his face turned pale and he immediately spat out the words.
“Teach me swordsmanship!”
Yes what?