Episode 105
His blue eyes rolled along. Eugene calmly replied with a casual face.
ââ¦â¦..he didnât say much.â
It was a monotonous voice without a high pitch.
But I could easily see that he was lying.
âNo, Eugene. I know itâs not.â
âSpade, itâs really not. He didnât say anything.â
âWell, then what was that reaction?â
I felt like my head was getting hot.
Even though I didnât think of any magic circle, I felt like a flame would soon burn from both of my hands.
âWho else would have said that you act stupidly if it werenât for your father.â
Eugene turned his head when I said it.
âItâs not just my father. Anyone would have thought so.â
âIâm telling you right now that youâre not!â
The voice rose without my knowledge. As soon as I finished speaking, I put my hand in my mouth and blocked it.
âItâs not the time to be mad at him now.â
On top of that, the Duke of Ace was a man who openly criticized his son at a meeting with other Housekeepers. That also, in front of me, his sonâs classmate.
âThereâs no way a guy like that would have gone home and told Eugene nothing.â
Regardless of whether Eugene said, I could roughly guess what he said to Eugene.
I bit my lips and breathed a sigh and touched my hot forehead with my hands.
Then I went back to the chair where I was sitting and leaned my back against the chair and said.
âIâm sorry, Eugene, itâs not going to be resolved by yelling at you. I think Iâm a little agitated.â
Eugene looked at me with a look that he didnât know what to say and opened his mouth with difficulty.
âNo, itâs okay.â
The atmosphere subsided awkwardly.
It was quite cheerful before, but how did it end up like this.
Anyway, the Duke of Ace doesnât help much in my life.
I thought it would be difficult to stay in the gym like this.
âIf you donât want to talk, I wonât ask you any more. Since you did that for me too.â
I got up from the chair and talked with a tap on my clothes.
âI think I have to go. See you in class.â
I turned my back on Eugene and moved to the gym exit.
When I left the gym, my heavy heart became heavier.
âI should have just slept.â
At that moment, Eugene called my name.
âWait, Spade!â
I stopped at Eugeneâs voice.
Turning my head and looking back, Eugene was standing up and chewing his lips.
âMy father said so.â
I was a little surprised. Because I thought he would never tell me what he heard.
âHe said Iâm not qualified to be a successor because Iâve forgotten what I had to do, and Iâm not good enough to meddle in other peopleâs land.â
Again, it was not much different from what was expected.
âIt is a disgrace to the family to do such stupid things in a precious time when I have to train harder than others and improve my skills.â
Listening to him quietly, I turned around.
And I went back to the seat I had earlier and sat down.
âI heard everything. He said you couldnât use magic at the end because of me. When I heard that, I thought I shouldnât have come forward as you saidâ¦â¦â¦.â
âI was wrong back then.â
I cut in Eugeneâs words.
âAs the master of the castle, it is natural for me to protect guests. So I told you to stay inside.â
In a calm voice, the story continued softly.
âBut I didnât know until you left. There are too many monsters for me to deal with alone. And thereâs one incredible guy among them which Iâve never encountered before.â
I turned my head, looking at his deep blue eyes.
âIf you hadnât come out and fought with me, I wouldnât have made it to kill seven monsters.â
âBut if it werenât for me, you could have killed eight.â
âYou tried to catch the last one. You werenât even letting that guy go at all.â
Eugene stared at me at the words. Blue eyes are not sharp. Unlike usual, Eugeneâs eyes contained pure curiosity.
âSo you donât think that my act was stupid?â
It was a question that I didnât have to think about.
âOf course. I donât think it was stupid. And I donât think it was an act that would threaten your succession.â
âWhy?â
Eugene asked as if he could not understand.
âAs a Housekeeper, we should always put reasonable choices first. Putting the people who lived in the estate first.â
I was heartbroken to hear that. Iâm sure that the Duke of Ace said that.
âOh, thatâs not wrong, butâ¦â¦â
âI was not reasonable, and I went to your estate and made useless interference when I couldnât even take care of my territory.â
âThatâs exactly what your father would say.â
As I muttered quietly, Eugene said with a dark expression.
âBut, you know, Spade.â
âWhat?â
âMy fatherâs words are sharp and straightforward, but generally correct.â
Eugene, who said so, sat down on the chair again as if he were falling down.
âEugene.â
âHuh?â
âThatâs true.â
âSo prove it to me.â
At the sound, Eugene turned his head surprised, and his silver hair, which shone transparently like a white snowfield, shook.
âWhether itâs become a Housekeeper or Trump, prove it.â
I said every word with strength.
âThat we were right.â
For a moment, Eugeneâs blue eyes seemed to burn like a flame.
Like a blue flame coming from my hand.
âYou can do it.â
Then Eugene asked with a slight frown.
âMe?
âYes.â
I added with a nod.
âYouâre the smartest and most sincere person Iâve ever seen.â
Eugene, who heard me, blushed as if he was ashamed.
âYouâre reallyâ¦â¦..â
I donât know exactly what he swallowed after.
Was it too much?â
But I didnât lie or exaggerate.
I was really thinking so.
I just didnât say anything in front of Eugene until now.
âSmart and sincere, isnât that about you, not me?â
Eugene asked as if it was strange, with a face that still couldnât erase the blush.
âWhatâs wrong with you, with all your praise.â
âOh, Is it not? Youâre smart, but youâre not sincere.â
ââ¦â¦what I said earlier, cancelled.â
I pouted my mouth forward and looked like I didnât like it, but I was relieved inside.
This is because Eugene laughed and joked as if he had finally emptied everything.
âOh, Eugene, letâs get going. Itâs a little early, but I think weâd better go ahead.â
âYouâre being stabbed because Iâm not sincere, right? Arenât you always coming perfectly on time?â
âIâm not that bad, you know. At least, I arrived 10 minutes in advance.â
âWell, I donât think so.â
âSo, are you going or not?â
When I asked, Eugene stood up, shrugging his shoulders.
âOf course, Iâm going.â
He complained as he arranged his chair.
âI couldnât even train because of someone. Itâs been a long time since I came out early.â
âWho was the one who was playing hooky without training as soon as you got here?â
âI wasnât just playing, I was having some time of contemplation and anguish.â
âOh, yes, I suppose so.â
When I left the gym, the blue sky was completely brighter than earlier.
The wind, which had been blowing hard for some reason, was now calm.
âSpade.â
âHuh?â
The silver hair shone beautifully in the sun.
The eyes coloured with the colour of the sea were gently rolled like breaking waves.
âThank you very much.â
I didnât ask what he was grateful for.
Because his eyes were telling everything.
âThis is nothing.â
Leaving a short answer, I walked out to the sunny field.
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