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Chapter 7
‘Aha. I lost his balance and...’
‘...Are you serious? Anyone can see that’s just an excuse, Young Lord!’
The nobles stirred restlessly.
‘What utter nonsense...’
The majority of the reactions were filled with sheer disbelief.
Е ň ùm̀ а́
In the midst of it all, Richard calmly wiped the pudding from his face with his sleeve and spoke with perfect composure.
“My apologies. Since it can’t be helped, I shall be the one to eat this cherry pudding.”
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“...Richard?”
“Lady Daphne, I cannot give you a pudding that I have crushed with my own face.”
“...Richard, that’s not what I—”
Before Daphne could even finish her sentence, Richard pulled the plate of cherry pudding toward him and picked up a spoon.
W̄ еbn о ṽ е̃ l̇ Е̇_n̈ ŭ m ā
Then, he began to shovel the cherry pudding into his mouth, eating voraciously.
“Richard...!”
Daphne bolted upright from her seat.
“You don’t even like—”
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“Pardon? But it is delicious!”
Richard’s water-colored eyes glinted with a flash of madness.
Ё nu_m а̂.і d
“...Eh?”
“Cherry pudding is my absolute favorite thing in the world!”
“...Oh, I... see...?”
“The sweet and sour taste of cherry pudding combined with this fantastic texture! I love it! It’s a heavenly flavor! A taste so good that if two people were eating and both died... no, a taste so good you wouldn’t notice if the person next to you died!”
“...R-Richard...?”
Favorite, my foot. He absolutely loathed it.
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Cherries were Richard’s most hated fruit, and pudding was his most hated type of dessert. Naturally, cherry pudding—the combination of the two—was an exceptionally foul dish to him. Lady Daphne was likely flustered because she knew this truth.
Did he really have to go this far? Yes, he absolutely did.
‘I can’t stand to watch this.’
Seeing Caelus try to make a move on Lady Daphne made Richard’s stomach churn. Caelus should consider himself lucky that Richard didn't just scream, ‘What a delicious-looking dessert!’ and bite his head off right then and there.
“...”
The look in Caelus’s eyes as he watched Richard grew increasingly cold. At the same time, the murmurs among the nobles grew louder.
Е́ n̄ú m а̌.і̄ḋ
‘Look at that madman...’
‘To take the very thing the Crown Prince prepared specifically for Lady Beatus...’
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‘My. Could it be jealousy?’
Unpleasant remarks echoed around him, but not a single one reached Richard’s ears. The reactions of such people weren’t what mattered.
“Yes, well... Eat up, Richard.”
Daphne still looked bewildered, but seeing Richard’s adamant insistence, she finally sat back down.
Ẁ e b̊ ňоvӗl̃ Е ňu̇m̂ ȧ
Richard picked up his spoon again with a bright face. Then, he stabbed the pudding. As if he were pinning down Caelus’s foul intentions toward Daphne.
In that manner, Richard swallowed every last bit of the remaining cherry pudding.
Crunch.
He chewed the pudding. As if he were chewing on Caelus’s dirty head.
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‘Haha.’
He felt someone’s gaze boring into him, but he didn’t care. Even if you’re pissed off, what are you going to do about it?
W̃ѐb̃ nо̀v̀е l̇ Е̃ ñ ü m а̀
Richard shot a cheeky wink toward Caelus.
“...Ha.”
The cold complexion was now tinged with pure absurdity.
“...I didn't realize Young Lord Friedrich liked cherry pudding this much.”
A sharp thorn was embedded in his words. Translated, it meant something along the lines of, ‘Why the hell are you the one eating that?’
“Haha, I have always liked it.”
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‘What are you gonna do about it, you prick.’
Richard fired back with a beaming smile.
“...”
Caelus glared at Richard with murderous eyes. But only for a moment.
“...Is that so?”
He seemed to be contemplating something, and then the corners of his mouth curled upward. His red eyes held a chilling light.
Ẁ е̌ bn̂ о.v е̇_ľ Е̂n um̆ ȧ
“Then by all means, eat to your heart’s content.”
“Pardon?”
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Before Richard could grasp the meaning, Caelus gestured to a maid.
“Bring out every cherry pudding we have.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
The maids disappeared for a moment and soon returned carrying silver trays piled high with a mountain of cherry pudding.
Еn̈ū m̃ а̇...і̊ḋ
‘Whoa.’
Richard’s expression stiffened.
‘It’s red.’
It was red everywhere. So red his vision started to swim. So, all of that... is cherry pudding... Richard remained frozen like a block of ice for a long time.
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“Are you simply too happy to speak?”
Caelus wore a smile full of malice.
Е́n̂ ů ṁа..їd̈
‘...This crazy bastard?!’
Flash. His senses returned. The maids delivered the mountain of trash—no, cherry pudding—in front of Richard.
“...I, uum... I am fine, Your Highness.”
Richard, finally coming to his senses, spoke while desperately trying to steady his trembling lips. The opponent was clearly doing this on purpose. He must have realized that Richard actually loathed cherry pudding. He was likely nursing a grudge over the banquet incident and trying to get even.
“Your Highness’s affection for me. I am well aware of it... but if you give it all to me like this, the other honored guests won’t be able to have any cherry pudding, will they?”
‘You lunatic. Won’t you clear this away right now?’
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Richard clenched his fists tight. If he didn’t, he felt he might flip this entire mountain of cherry pudding over.
“Hmm...”
At the excuse that others wouldn’t be able to eat it, Caelus rested his chin on his hand at a crooked angle.
“Is there anyone here who feels they absolutely must have cherry pudding?”
His red eyes, carrying a chilling murderous intent, glared sharply in every direction. As if daring anyone to step forward.
“...”
Е ṅūm̆ a .і̆ ḋ
“...”
Naturally, no one raised a hand. Caelus smirked, pulling up only one corner of his mouth.
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“Eat your fill, Young Lord Friedrich.”
“...”
...Eat what? Shit?
Just thinking about eating all of that made his stomach turn. However, at the same time, a strange sense of stubbornness began to flare up.
Е́ nü m a.і̆ d̄
‘...Fine. Let’s see who wins.’
Did you think I couldn’t even do this much for Lady Daphne? Richard bit the inside of his lip hard.
“Yes, Your Highness’s affection. I shall devour it all by myself!”
He gallantly raised his spoon. He scooped up a large mound of red cherry pudding and shoved it into his mouth.
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“...Ump.”
Richard’s cheeks puffed out fully.
W е.b̃n̄ оṽ е l̂ Е̂ ṅü m̆a_
‘Dammit.’
Richard forced himself to swallow the pudding and began to shovel the red lumps in front of him at an even faster pace. As if trying to get it over with quickly.
Just then, gasps erupted from the surroundings.
‘Did you see the terrifying look His Highness just gave us?’
‘And what about the way he looks at Young Lord Friedrich?’
‘To prepare so much pudding just for Young Lord Friedrich...’
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The noble ladies began to exchange wavering glances.
‘Wait, so it wasn't just a one-sided love on Young Lord Friedrich’s part?’
The nobles, completely unaware of the underlying psychological warfare between Richard and Caelus, began to wonder.
‘Is it that the Crown Prince doesn’t actually... hate Young Lord Friedrich?’
The speculation that the Crown Prince might not actually dislike the Young Lord began to spread through their minds.
“...”
Ӗ.n u ṁ а. і d̄
Meanwhile, Richard, who was undergoing pudding torture, forced his lips into an upward curve.
‘I’m going to die.’
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It tastes awful... This is horrific... Perhaps it was because he was forcing himself to eat something he hated.
“...Agh!”
The pudding got stuck in his throat. Richard broke out into a fit of coughing.
“My.”
Е n ǔ m̂ á . í d̃
Caelus, who was watching Richard, spoke up.
“Why such a rush? No one is going to steal it.”
Caelus spoke as if he were being considerate.
“All of this pudding belongs to you.”
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‘You aren’t going anywhere until you eat every bit of this pudding.’
Richard could fully understand the hidden meaning behind those words.
Wё b n̆ о̊ v е l̆ Еǹ u mа
“Thaank yooou...”
‘You son of a bitch...’
He crunched down on the pudding as if he were chewing on Caelus’s head.
‘Did you see that just now?’
‘To think the Crown Prince was someone capable of feeling “concern”.’
‘He is quite different from the image I usually had of him...’
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The young noblemen recalled Caelus’s usual demeanor. He was a cold-blooded man who, even if his aide of several years collapsed from overwork, would worry about whether the work could still get done rather than showing concern.
Suddenly, a question flashed through the nobles’ minds.
‘Could it be that the Crown Prince also feels something for Young Lord Friedrich...?’
Meanwhile, Daphne, who had been watching Richard with worried eyes, spoke quietly.
“...Richard, are you okay?”
Richard swallowed the mushy pudding and gave a tiny shake of his head that only she could see.
Ŵ eb̄nо̂ v̄е l̄ Е̌ n̄ǔ m а
‘I’m not okay.’
Caelus, you bastard. I am definitely going to kill you...
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‘This isn’t the time for this...’
Richard recalled his original purpose. The poisoned tea. His gaze shifted toward the teacup sitting in front of Daphne. His goal for today was to snatch that poisoned tea and drink it...
“Richard.”
Daphne said worriedly.
W é b̃n о̊v̈ еl E n̈u m̈_а
“Your throat must be dry. Would you like to drink my tea?”
“...!”
This is my chance! It was the moment Richard was about to nod his head quickly.
“Daphne.”
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Caelus, who had been glaring at their intimate display from a distance, spoke up.
“Shall we switch seats?”
W̌ ёb̂ ń о v̊ӗl̇ Е̊ṅ ǔm̊ӑ
Richard, who had been watching for any opportunity to snatch the tea, ground his teeth.
‘That was my chance...’
You useless piece of—!
Richard could easily guess why Caelus was doing this. He was undoubtedly trying to keep a check on the distance between him and Lady Daphne. Caelus likes Daphne. So, it would naturally be irritating for him to see her close to another man.
“...Yes, Your Highness.”
Daphne looked reluctant, but since it was a command from the Crown Prince, she obediently stood up.
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Thus, Daphne moved to the seat of honor, and Caelus sat down to Richard’s left.
“...”
Richard glanced at the poisoned tea sitting in front of Daphne... no, now in front of Caelus.
‘What should I do about that...’
He had to snatch it, but this bastard ruined a perfectly good opportunity... It was while he was grumbling internally and racking his brain.
“...!”
E ǹ û m̈_а
Caelus’s hand moved toward the teacup.
‘N-No.’
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He gripped the cup. And brought it toward his mouth.
‘My tea!’
The moment the teacup touched Caelus’s lips, his body moved before his mind could process the thought. Richard snatched the teacup right out of Caelus’s hand!
“What are you doing, Young Lord Friedrich!”
Еnǔm̃ а̌ .і̄ d
That was the last thing he heard before,
Gulp.
Richard downed the tea in a single breath.
...And then, he lost consciousness.
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