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Chapter 127
Questions
After Ferda and Valdrova left the banquet hall, it regained its liveliness.
It took time before they started laughing and chatting, but they all talked about Valdrova.
"To think I'd get to see a dragon, something you might not see once in a lifetime..."
"She wasn't as scary as I thought."
"Since they said she was an evil dragon, I thought I'd be nervous the moment I saw her..."
Е̌ ńu m_а
"I was incredibly nervous. I thought my heart would stop."
Red hair with a build close to an ordinary woman.
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But two pairs of horns clearly asserting she was different from them.
It made them realize and overwhelmed them that they had seen a dragon, something hard to see even once in a lifetime.
They thought the social hall, which should be laughing and relaxed, would stiffen up.
Until they saw it.
Èṅum̊ ä
"The dancing was terribly clumsy."
"Right. The Regent-nim too."
The sight of the two stepping on each other's feet, showing the worst coordination, was vivid in their memories.
One might think they showed a flaw that shouldn't be left by an immortal, but for Olivia, it wasn't so.
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'She left a doubt.'
With that one clumsy dance, she instead left a doubt about the infamous reputation she had shaken off.
Е̇ ñ ù m̌ а́ . і d̀
Whether a dragon who makes such human mistakes is truly an existence more evil than Godwin.
'Calculated this... that's nonsense.'
Everything happened impulsively.
From the moment Valdrova suddenly appeared, Olivia could feel it.
That the immortal was jealous of her, a mere mortal.
Olivia, who had felt jealousy directed at her from young ladies countless times.
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But Valdrova's jealousy felt distinctly different.
'Admiration.'
Like a young country girl wanting to become a princess from a fairy tale.
Within Valdrova, there was an admiration wanting to become like Olivia.
It was an intention that was too pure.
-I like you. Pure person.
En u m̂ а̌.і̄ d
Suddenly, the words Ferda had said came to mind.
Was the purity he spoke of exactly that kind of thing?
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A foolish woman who forced herself out of jealousy over a mere human princess, forcing herself to dance a dance she couldn't even dance properly.
An overwhelming purity that couldn't be considered as something she calculated herself.
'I was wrong.'
She had suspected his laughter was cheap, no different from other men.
Е̄nu m̀ ӓ
Not satisfied with that, she even tried to destroy Ferda and herself simultaneously.
Like a devout person losing their faith and becoming a vicious heretic.
"Hmm..."
Olivia couldn't put down the fan covering her mouth.
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With her judgment proven wrong, she had to clean up the mess that was the present.
As a result, Ferda might be safe, but Olivia still had a problem.
Ё n̄ùḿ а
Because by accepting that dance request, she publicly declared she had feelings.
Olivia turned her head.
'...Good.'
She composed a scenario in an instant.
That scenario needed a person who was easygoing and easily disposable.
A man who knows his place well, a stupid man.
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A man who wouldn't cause any backlash no matter what she did.
As she searched, one man caught her eye.
"Y-Your Highness the Princess?"
Olivia leaving the Golden Rose Garden.
She moved her body toward where her gaze was directed across the banquet hall.
That man was a knight wearing a vest, the most peculiar among the knights.
Ê ǹùmа̇. іd̃
And not in a good way.
His clothes were sophisticated, but the countrified air emanating from his body couldn't be hidden.
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"Knight-nim?"
"Y-Yes?!"
"Name."
"Name?"
Ênû m̂ a. i d̂
"Introduce yourself. I already know who you are, but tell me anyway."
The man introduced his name in a trembling voice.
"Uh, I-I'm Malcolm of Peach Hill."
Malcolm's face turned pale like someone who had choked.
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"I-If I've done something w-wrong to Your Highness..."
"You've done nothing wrong. I came to ask if you'd dance with me."
W е̊b n̈ о̂ṽ е l̀ Ē n̊ úmа̄
"D-d-d-dance?! You mean?"
Due to his fuss, gazes began to gather.
"Looks like the Princess requested a dance?"
"What's going on?"
"The Princess is asking that knight to dance..."
The young lords and ladies watched the situation with unbelieving faces.
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They thought he'd be flustered and do something foolish, but it was beyond imagination.
Olivia covered her mouth with her fan and spoke to him.
"You're a knight, right?"
"Th-That's right."
"There's something you must do as a knight's duty."
"Something I must do..."
Ën̆ ü m̀ а_.і̀d̈
Still flustered, but at least it seemed communication was possible.
Olivia continued.
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"The talk with the Regent-nim got twisted. So now someone needs to be the scapegoat. You have to do it."
"M-Me, a sc-scapegoat...? Me?"
"For the Regent-nim. A knight can do that much, can't they?"
Olivia, sending a pitiful gaze, pleading.
Ѐǹum̌ å
From the words "for the Regent-nim," Malcolm's attitude changed distinctly.
"M-Malcolm of Peach Hill! Of course I'll do anything for the Regent-nim... but I can't dance well. Is that alright?"
Rather, it's a good situation.
"It's fine. Just move as I tell you."
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"Ah, y-yes, I understand!"
"Then, escort me."
Ẇe b́ ǹоv̆ е̊ l̈ Ė ṅ u ḿ ă_
Thus Malcolm escorted Olivia.
From the moment she took his hand, everyone buzzed.
"My word..."
"Lady Olivia is dancing..."
The audience chattering, forgetting even the dances they were dancing.
The idol all men adore broke her own rule.
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Still, they vaguely knew she would someday dance with another man.
But most shocking was that the partner was a human they couldn't accept.
"Just why with that bastard..."
"I could dance tens of times better than that..."
All eyes were fixed on Olivia and Malcolm and couldn't look away.
Everything went according to Olivia's calculation.
W е̃ b n̆ o̊v̂еl̃ _En̂u.ṁа̂
'More than that, he really can't dance.'
Malcolm danced terribly, like a novice who'd never been with a woman.
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The rhythm was only half a beat slow or fast.
Olivia forced him to move and move, barely shaping it into something resembling a dance.
'The Regent-nim was like this too.'
Suddenly, that day's memory in her head.
Е̇n̊ūm̌а . i̊d̊
Recalling that appearance, Olivia suddenly felt happy.
She took off her mask and laughed joyfully.
Anyway, this moment was no different from a fantasy where anything she did would feel unreal.
Not knowing whose this laughter was, she would wander.
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The question of who the Princess Olivia would have her first dance with was answered: Malcolm, the knight of Valdrova Castle.
Thus Ferda and Olivia's scandal would blow over ambiguously.
W̊ e bnо̌ v̌.е̊.ĺ Е ǹ_u m ä
However, Malcolm received countless threatening letters from unknown senders, but that was just another story.
* * *
Meanwhile, Valdrova Castle bustling with the Spring Festival.
True to a castle built for a dragon, the vast interior had countless blind spots.
In such places, men and women were whispering love, found with uncanny precision.
-Ah, you mustn't do this. This girl already has an owner...
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-Forget that old man. Even just for now.
-If we do this, we commit a sin. I'll have no face to see Alte-nim.
-I'll bear your sin. So please, entrust your body to me.
-Ah, Marquis-nim!!
A shameless conversation between two people in a place where no one would listen.
They did it because they never thought anyone would dare eavesdrop.
W̊ е̄ bn.ӧ v̀ é l̂_ Е̂ n ü m а
"Sin my ass, their heads will fly off."
Jed Swallow.
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He was eating peanuts surrounded by multiple crystal balls.
They were communication crystal balls installed at the tryst locations selected by Penelope and Jed.
All conversations happening there were heard by Jed's ears and recorded.
"Thought it'd be fun, but got bored quick."
Ё n ŭ.m̀ а
The repertoire of those enjoying trysts was similar.
Mismatched interests or gaps between families, or just the bluster of men and women desperate to sleep together once.
To Jed, all of this was just a farce.
Not just a farce, a third-rate play.
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Lines from a cheap farce that village women would gather in the morning to briefly watch and chew on while beating laundry.
Watching the scene of self-justification as a third party, a repulsive emotion rose in Jed.
Wë b̊ n̊.о̂ v́ е̇ l̈ Ẽ n̈ û m̈ a
At the same time, watching those pathetic figures, he muttered.
"I'm still better than those bastards."
"You're the same, what bullshit are you spouting?"
"Keck!"
A familiar voice that shouldn't be heard came from the back of his head.
Turning his head, a woman with dark skin stood there, and Jed reflexively called her name.
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"Findteeth..."
Whack!
"Ow! Why?"
"I warned you not to use it. If you use it, isn't that a signal asking to be hit?"
"Come on, it's a good ring. Something that shows how well our relationship, just you and me, is revealed."
"No reflection in that smug face. Should I beat you until you come to your senses?"
Ẇ.е̂b_n̂о vе l Е̊ ń ü m̀ а
"Anywhere but the face."
Her annoying teasing made him rather deflated.
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Garnet sat next to him.
At her appearance, settling in calmly without any sign of surprise, Jed was certain.
"It was you?"
"What?"
Ẃ е b̌.n̈о ve ĺ Е́ nů ṁa
"Our Regent-nim suddenly said to catch those having trysts, so I wondered whose idea it was. You told him to do it, right?"
"Yeah."
"Sheesh, for someone of Grand Duke status, there are so many better things than making trash weaknesses like this. Why make him do this?"
"Nothing balances as well as holding a child as collateral. If you want to extend your political life, you need this."
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"Sheesh, what dog-suffering because of you? Originally I'd be playing with other women, but making me do this kind of work..."
At his grumbling flowing out smoothly, she hardened her face and spat two syllables.
Е ñu m̈ а
"Jealous?"
"Sheesh, no way. Haha. This is why desk jobs are good, right? Just sucking up sweet honey."
At Garnet's fierce expression, Jed tucked his tail.
"Your contractor? Working somewhere else?"
"That guy's probably in the banquet hall."
"Listening to others' stories like you?"
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"Her role's a bit different. By now she's probably chatting with young ladies in the form of a 'Jed Swallow Victims' Association'."
Garnet tilted her head.
"What does she do with that?"
"Nothing much. Just says she'll make a 'garden' after getting drunk."
She didn't ask separately about the word's meaning.
Garnet had already grasped that Penelope was Sitri's daughter.
E n̈ ũm̃ а
Garden was definitely a vulgar slang.
"But what did she do to make a victims' association?"
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"Nothing special. Just says she left them at the banquet hall."
Whack!
"Ow! Why?!"
"I hit your head on behalf of all women in Serdes, got a problem?"
Е̊nŭ mâ .і̃ d̈
"No. Next time, please talk a bit before hitting me, Representative-nim."
Showing a thorough subordinate attitude, Jed focused on work again.
Then light came on a crystal ball connected to the garden.
"Crazy."
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"Hm?"
"Looks like the Regent-nim and that Grand Duke-nim who didn't show her face at all appeared at the tryst location?"
Е.n̈ ů mа . і d̆
The Grand Duke-nim is the Red Dragon, Valdrova.
Worthy of an intelligence organization leader, Garnet's eyes sparkled.
"Don't turn it off. Record it and let's listen."
"Of course. Where's the idiot sucker who'd miss a good situation like this?"
The two pressed their ears close to the crystal ball.
The story they were doing came through raw.
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Valdroba sniffling tears and Ferda at a loss, their conversation came in unfiltered.
"As expected."
"What's as expected?"
"Red Dragons have very low self-esteem."
At those words, Jed was startled.
"I wish you'd say that in front of our Regent-nim too."
Е̊ń ũ m̃ а
"You won't. From the personality I grasped, he'd like that kind of info."
"Anyway, don't even think about calling my name before my head falls off."
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Jed made a teasing retreat.
Garnet sighed as if childish.
"You stupid bastard. You think I'd sell that info to anyone?"
"Then you wouldn't?"
Wë bňo v̈ ё l̇ Е́ num̀ а̇
"You crazy?"
Garnet said with a serious expression.
"If I released that info, all dragons would go crazy trying to wipe out the Black Bandana."
"Why?"
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"Because I'd be selling the method and means to bring calamity to the continent."
"Huh? Isn't it just something that becomes a bit of a mockery?"
Е ń ũ m а . і̂d
"Think of it not as a dragon, but as a woman with low self-esteem. Similar to a person. If a person pushed to the edge after being rejected and rejected and rejected finally snaps, what do you think would happen?"
Jed, who had met many women, could see it clearly from those words.
"...There'd be no separate calamity."
If self-esteem shatters and they snap, they lose sight of everything.
And there's no existence that can stop a Red Dragon.
She achieved in mere hours half the damage Godwin took years to inflict, and even that stopped only because she came to her senses at Silverwind's death.
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Jed praised her judgment without forgetting.
"As expected of our Black Bandana Leader-nim. Thought your analytical skills were outstanding since way back, and yep."
"I'm an info broker. If info comes in, processing that info is my job."
Garnet replied as if natural.
"So to speak."
Garnet throws a casual question at the conversation she thought had ended.
Ẇ é b̈n ô_v èľ Ӗñ ú m̌а̊
"Wanna work with me?"
"Wh-what kind of joke..."
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At Garnet's proposal, Jed chuckled.
But seeing Garnet's eyes, Jed realized.
That it wasn't a proposal mixed with even a bit of joke.
"Throw away my knighthood and go to you?"
Е̄nüm а
"I can give you as much money as you want. Not just knighthood, I can make you a real noble too."
"They're all set on killing me there, how can I go?"
"I can shut their mouths. They've been annoying since they started fussing, so it'll be easy."
Jed implicitly expresses refusal, but Garnet's eyes remain the same.
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Like she doesn't want to let him go.
"Do it like when we were in the Swallows. You and me. As a combo."
E̊ n u m̂а̂. і̀d
Garnet lightly hooks her finger on Jed's hand.
"You're the only one I can entrust my life to. And you too, only I can entrust my life to."
Mercenary corps, Swallows.
Like Garnet, Jed too still had vivid memories of that time.
"I miss those times. But I can't."
"Why?"
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"Because I already swore as a knight."
"Since when did you believe in that?"
"Didn't believe."
Jed laughed at his own absurdity.
"But they say position makes the person, and it's true."
Jed only ever wanted a foothold to become a noble.
W̊ёb̈.ǹóṽě l̀ Eñ ûm̌а_
He'd met many nobles, so he thought he could act the part just fine.
But becoming a knight, he felt a sense of duty he hadn't felt when running around doing swallow antics.
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Jed didn't want to take that duty lightly.
Seeing Jed like that, Garnet made a serious face.
"Snap out of it. Jed Swallow."
Garnet thought.
Еnum а̂. іd
This man still doesn't properly know the human called Ferda.
"This story is only for you. That man is too dangerous to be by his side."
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