“Leone…?”
“Huh?”
Why was it so suddenly? Could it be because of her own meaningful words that she mentioned: precious? Now that she looked at it, it’s not that he was expressionless, it’s that he looked blank.
‘Could it be?’
Did he just understand what she was saying?!
“Ah, dream…”
“Dream…?”
Leone said something strange and looked at Adler and her alternately. When she asked back because it sounded so stupid, he nodded his head up and down.
“I must have been tired.”
“Ah. Tired…”
Drowsiness came from fatigue, and she dreamed while sitting, or something like that. One thing she realized was that the expression she impulsively gave to Leone wasn’t valid at all. She was glad he didn’t hear it. She was glad… Oh, why did she feel so down? Was it because the reality that there was no way her heart could reach Leone was approaching? That’s right. She gave him a word of conversion, but Leone was asleep. It was hopeless.
“But. You deserve it.”
Her heart rose above the sky, then hit the bottom, and it was very upsetting. Soon, the gun returned to Leone’s eyes.
“Okay, knight. How did it go?”
“Fortunately, it was the timing when I went and inspected the prison, so I was able to stop it… but… The assassin killed himself right on the spot.”
“Right.”
“The timing of Lord Leone sending me was amazing! Was General Bede such a big deal to the Archduke?”
Normally, she would have sat next to them and listened to it all, but somehow steam leaked. She got up from her seat.
“I am very tired, so I will go first. Leone, good night.”
“…tired?”
Leone’s eyes widened slightly. He wouldn’t be too surprised if she said she was tired.
“Huh. Good night, Leone.”
“That… same. Trixie.”
After saying goodbye to Leone, she said goodbye to Adler and left the room.
“Ehh.”
Then it was. Her feelings could never be returned. She already knew. Even so, her body sagged.
* * *
After the door closed, the two men remaining behind continued the meeting in serious voices.
“Where is the body now?”
“I left it where it was.”
“Okay… knight. General Bede, did he know much about the Archduke?”
“From the moment he was caught, all the information he poured out on his own saying that he was resentful… Either we already knew it, or it was just a thing in the distant past. Of course, I’ll have to do more research to be sure, but actually… The character I know of him is not enough to keep his mouth shut. If he were as angry as he said he is, he would have already told me everything he knew.”
Not an important person. If so, the assassination of the Archduke would be an act of resentment. Part of the power that fell into Leone’s hands was something he didn’t want to see, or something like that.
“He is angry.”
“It seems so.”
“Tie a ribbon on the assassin’s corpse and send it to the Grand Duke.”
“Yes, eh?”
Adler opened his mouth. The order he just heard was very shocking.
“The Archduke is starting to get angry. That’s why the assassin was sent. So, we need to stimulate it more.”
Leone said calmly. It wasn’t that he didn’t know that it was a bizarre method. But the Archduke was such a person. When dealing with someone, he had to go down to that person’s eye level.
“This will be— a good, provocation.”
“Yes… you’re right.”
Adler thought he had made a living doing some pretty messy things too. Because he had to go through someone’s background checks, be disingenuous, or live suspicious of people who were like family. However, seeing Leone recently, he had no choice but to reflect on his life. Aside from the correctness of the method, what was the most efficient? It was the first time he had ever lived thinking about anything other than correct. The master who made him see a different world was amazing.
Actually, he didn’t know that he would change so quickly and live skillfully. Adler’s heart was filled with emotion as well as regret. He felt like a child who had grown up early because life was so thorny.
“Knight.”
Leone called out to the sentimental Adler in a serious voice. Adler responded hastily.
“Yes, Lord Leone.”
“You said you had a lover. You know what love is.”
“Yes? Yes. That’s right.”
“Okay… knight. Imagine someone sending you a sign that they like you.”
“Yes?”
‘Suddenly…?’
It was an absurd premise. Was this part of what they just talked about? He tried to think, but there was no flow at all. He wanted to become a subordinate capable of hearing and answering Leone’s words at once, but in the end Adler had no choice but to ask his master with a stupid face.
“Certainly, what does that mean…?”
“It’s literally like that.”
“What does this have to do with…?”
“It has nothing to do with it. Just, imagine it.”
“Yes… ok.”
“But if the other person sends that signal, then suddenly- turns around and walks away, what does that mean?”
“Did something like that happen at the welcome ceremony? When? I didn’t take my eyes off you, but how long have they been messing around like that…! What family is she from? I’ll investigate whether it is a political approach or a pure person-”
“Don’t make a fuss.”
Leone spoke calmly. Adler closed his mouth tightly.
“Just imagine.”
“If she had left her heart… maybe you did something wrong, or she wasn’t sincere with you… One of the two, right?”
“…Are you serious?”
“Because there are many women who just flirt lightly and leave if there is no response from the other side. Especially at a welcome ceremony like today, this kind of fight would have been more. There’s no way Lord Leone did anything wrong, so it just looks like a fight.”
“I… did wrong. Hmm…”
Adler realized that his Master was strange. Just looking at his expression… He seemed confused to say that he was just expressionless, and his earlobes seemed to be red. It was also seen in the eyes of Adler, who had good observation but was not aware of it.
‘You’re interested in that young lady!’
He also had a cute side. Was he already in love? He hoped the opponent wasn’t just a strange person.
“What did Leone do to that woman?”
“I was just staring at her.”
“Is that the end?”
“Huh. Was it wrong? I was just a little surprised when we met eyes.”
‘He fell hard!’
“She looked at you, and then she went?”
“Huh. I did stare at her for a little while.”
He just looked at her, but she turned around and left right away? She was Leone’s first love. And he was the second supreme of this empire! It was clear that she quickly got tired of messing around and seeing no response from Leone. Who was that little girl? Adler’s stomach burned. He wanted to dispatch personnel to investigate immediately. Why was it that his first love was such a woman…! The father’s anger of Adler, who liked Leone as is he had given birth to him and was super overprotective, boiled over. She’s a woman who sees the liver like that.
‘This…! Light, naughty…!’
“You are not wrong! Turn around and go away right away in that moment?! That’s not being sincere. Sure! Leone. Forget those bad girls!”
“…Not sincere…”
A shock hit Leone’s face. Adler, who saw the shock, was also shocked. If anyone saw it from the side, they would have scolded him for saying, “Idiots put on a show.” Unfortunately, the only person who could recklessly push into the room where the imperial prince and his closest knights were was gone to sleep.
“Then… Hey.”
Leone, who managed to suppress the shock, came to his senses. It may not be really sincere. However, he did not want to miss the small possibility of growing up. Never before had she said such a thing and looked at him with those eyes of hers. No, there was, and Leone might not have known. Because he’s not used to people’s words, because he’s not good at reading emotions. It may be an illusion. But he definitely had the idea that Trixie’s feelings might be the same as his own.
The moment Leone thought about it, he thought he was dreaming.
“Perhaps, the other person likes me, how can I… know?”
He said maybe she wasn’t serious. First of all, he needed a way to check the other person’s mind. And even if the results weren’t good right now, it was good information to know because it might be necessary to check again after somehow turning Trixie’s mind around.
“Good question, Lord Leone!”
Hearing the question, Adler vigorously nodded his head in delight. If he let Leone know the standard, wouldn’t it be so shocking and hurtful?
“There are so many different ways! The easiest way is the opponent’s jealousy! In fact, this is the reason Melody and I became more than engaged. How hot Melody was talking to another man. Melody found her love in me like that-”
Adler’s words continued at length.
Jealousy? Jealous… Leone felt jealous countless times. He was sometimes jealous of the air that drifted around Trixie. She didn’t see him as a ‘man’, so he couldn’t help but grow jealous every time. Conversely, was Trixie ever jealous of him? There was no reason to do so in the first place…
“And also, it matters how much pride you drop for her there! What does love need pride for?! Leone, you should never be an arrogant noble who is proud of himself. You know? must-“
Leone was lost in thought while listening to Adler’s words, which were plausible at first, but then fell into nagging. Seeing that she was a noble lady, it seemed like she was just trying to caution Leone from attending the banquet. If Adler knew that there was someone firmly embedded in Leone’s heart, he wouldn’t worry about that. No, on the contrary, he was more worried about it and he was going to oppose it. Well, in any case, Adler’s opinion could not shake Leone’s heart. Because Leone was put in a position where he could do anything he wanted to do. It might be possible to make it impossible for anyone to find fault with Trixie.
Anyway, he got the information he needed from Adler.
‘Be jealous… that. How do I check?’
Leone wrapped his head. He learned a lot, listened to the sound of genius and even applied it gracefully in his real life… Because no one ever taught him how to love. As deep as the night, the man’s worries were deep.
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