The Savior of the Villainess in a Romance Novel

21. Line Estupina

On the way to Rinne’s room, I heard whispers from other nobles in the hallway.

– Did you hear that? The imperial family and the duchy of Estupina… … .

– Oh my, both sides sent a request to break off the engagement?

-It would be quite difficult if the relationship between the duke and the imperial family had gone wrong… .

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As rumored, the marriage breakup between the royal family and the Estupina duchy must have been completed successfully. You can hear the details from Rinne.

I carefully knocked on the door.

“Lady Linen, it’s the Hound.”

“come in.”

As I entered the room, I saw Line, who was engrossed in an alchemy book.

As I was standing there, Line’s maid guided me to my seat.

“Sit over here.”

“Oh, thank you.”

Shortly after we sat down, the maid quickly served us tea.

“… … .”

The scent of this tea, the scent of the tea that was poisoned. Did you say that the tea was imported from the East? Smells good, but doesn’t feel very good.

‘It’s a car with extreme poison, but it’s worth it… ‘

As I savored the tea with a wrinkled impression, the taste was still okay. The feeling of coating the tongue with a mixture of sweet and bitter. Not bad.

As I put down the teacup and took a deep breath, Line spoke to me.

“How does the tea taste?”

“Well, that’s not a very good feeling.”

“I brought it out once because it shouldn’t be traumatic.”

“You don’t have to worry about that… .”

I just remembered the past.

“Anyway, you are working hard.”

“Because I can focus on alchemy now.”

“How do you think your work in the family and the imperial family ended well?”

After hearing my words, Line looked at the servants and all the servants withdrew.

“Yes, when the first request to break off the marriage came from the imperial family, my father spewed out 10 tantrums, but when my request to break off the marriage followed one after another, he only let out a deep sigh.”

“You seem to have a lot to think about.”

“In the meantime, ‘Yes, I understand.’ You must have been taken aback when your daughter, who had only distanced himself, sent a request for a divorce at the same time as the imperial family.”

widely. Line continued as she closed the alchemy book.

“Actually, there is another reason I called you.”

“Isn’t that what you called to tell me the after story of the incident?”

“I didn’t invite you to talk about such a trivial past.”

Line suggested to me.

“Aren’t you thinking of becoming an exclusive article for Estupina? I will offer you very good terms.”

“… … .”

If you become Estupina’s exclusive knight, you will be able to win the title of nobility right away. Unlike before, the power of the duchy and the power of the crown prince intervened. but… .

“I’m sorry, but I will refuse. I am a knight under the direct command of the Marquis Merian.”

“You mean that blue-haired young lady?”

“That’s right.”

Line thought hard for a moment, then landed on my lap.

“Hey, don’t knights under your direct command have to renew their contracts after graduating from the academy? Why don’t you just come over to us then?”

“that… .”

“If you become my exclusive knight, I will let you have me.”

did i hear wrong? If I’m not mistaken, it’s a very, very, very enticing and attractive proposition. No, let’s get it right. I have Mikaris. Ronia too!

“So, as I said before, I am the daughter of the Marquis Merian… .”

Line covered my mouth with her index finger.

“Shh, I didn’t call you here to hear that answer.”

Line’s hand ran down my cheek. It felt like a warm touch.

“If you become an exclusive knight and become a noble, you will be able to receive the title of Viscount. Then marry me and become a member of Estupina. How about you, won’t you be with me for the rest of your life?”

Was Linen originally such a character? I honestly can’t get used to it. No, it’s hard to stay awake.

Maybe it was because my heart was shaking, but my heart wouldn’t stop beating.

“… I will think about it.”

“I already know what your answer means, refusal. I was always under surveillance.”

“Surveillance?”

“then. It’s crazy to wait and believe in the words of commoners who are new to each other and know nothing.”

Line came closer and whispered to me.

“If you intend to keep rejecting it, then you will have no choice but to forcibly create a fait accompli… .”

What is this lady talking about? An earthquake hit my pupils. I’ve never received a dash like this before… .

I rolled my eyes and avoided Line’s gaze.

“My lady, I haven’t even passed the coming-of-age ceremony yet… .”

“okay? Then, after the coming-of-age ceremony, it doesn’t matter?”

“… … .”

I am very happy with her proposal, but my dream is to get along happily with all the bad girls I marked.

To get out of the situation, he pushed Line’s shoulder and said.

“Well, if you’ve finished your business, I’ll leave. Of course, that doesn’t mean the lady isn’t attractive. Because I only have someone I promised… .”

“okay? What a pity. I’ll have to try it next time.”

aim? what are you aiming for am i the hunted?

“Ah, yes. I’ll be leaving then.”

I hurriedly ran out of Line’s room.

The reason I ran away is simple. It’s an obsession, not love. No, it was possessive. Besides, those eyes. It was the gaze of a predator aiming for prey.

Chills ran down my spine.

There is such a thing in the world. When a man hears of success, the things he should be most careful about are alcohol, women, and money gambling. Right now, my priority is to develop my abilities for my grandiose goal.

“ah.”

I forgot that I had a lunch date with Mikaris as I took a breather as I walked through the hallways.

You must be in a bad mood. I hurriedly headed to the place we were supposed to meet.

***

When I arrived at the entrance of the restaurant, Mikaris with a pouty expression on both cheeks was waiting for me.

“What are you doing here now?”

“hahahaha, stop because the princess called.”

“Is that the girl again?”

“It was just a story about a request.”

At that time, Ronia crossed my arms and joined the conversation. And this feeling on my forearm, I’ll leave it to your imagination.

“Hound-nim is really popular. Aren’t you deliberately bewitching several women?”

How did know? Are you so pissed off? That my dream is a harem?

“To some extent, it’s okay. I am satisfied with the second one.”

After hearing Ronia’s words, Mikaris stuttered.

“Ro, Ronya, what are you talking about!”

“There won’t be any problems, right? Didn’t Mr. Hound mean that he was aiming for a hero? About one or two women.”

“… … .”

Somewhat strange atmosphere. Is there a fight between women I don’t know about?

I made a sly noise to get over this atmosphere.

“Oh, I am hungry. In fact, I haven’t eaten anything since yesterday, so I think the skin on my stomach will stick to my back.”

“okay? Then let’s hurry up.”

Mikaris naturally ordered a course meal for herself and a veal steak for me.

“I always get eaten by the lady, and it’s kind of like a pet.”

“How is that? You always have to depend on me.”

Ronia said with a smirk.

“Should I buy it for you next time?”

“no!”

“… … .”

Something… . I think harem is a very difficult quest. Because I have to respect everyone’s opinions, not my own.

‘It won’t be easy… .’

After receiving the ordered food and going to the seat, Ronia brought up an interesting story.

“Mika, are you preparing for the next comprehensive ability test?”

“Of course, at least this time I have to get good grades.”

“How about Mr. Hound?”

“Comprehensive ability evaluation? Was there anything like that?”

Mikaris and Ronia’s eyes widened.

“Did you not know? Not long?”

“You, you really do care about life in the academy… .”

uh… . Come to think of it, there was something like that. I forgot about the main character because he didn’t participate because he majored in Shinseong.

“hahahaha, what. Will I still win?”

“Everyone is preparing hard, so you don’t know?”

“That’s right, the overall ability evaluation is the most important part of the grade. Some say it is unreasonable.”

“Unreasonable?”

Ronia added.

“It’s a tournament format, and it’s inevitable that luck is involved in the organization.”

Well, it deserves it. Assigning seats in the class is also done by lottery, but the formation of the tournament group is not good.

As I was assigning my seats in class, I remembered the girl who burst into tears because she was caught in the seat next to me.

For some reason, thinking about the past brings tears to my eyes. To think that I, who was like that, was indulging in such luxurious luxury… .

‘Thank you for impersonating me… !’

Then, Mikaris tapped my shoulder.

“Are you listening to me?”

“yes? Ah, thinking about the past for a while… .”

“Me and Ronya go to training and we won’t get to know each other well. Until the comprehensive ability evaluation is over.”

What, you say we can’t meet until then? That’s a bit of a hit.

“Can I participate in swordsmanship training?”

“You’re a swordsman who can cut magic, but that won’t help.”

“… … .”

Ronia smiled and encouraged me.

“I hope we can still see each other often! The magic training grounds and swordsmanship training grounds are close by.”

“That is also true.”

“It’s not just you that I regret… .”

As if embarrassed, she noticed her blushing ears.

“Anyway, see you later.”

“Don’t you need an escort?”

“Because I’m going to the training ground right away.”

Mikaris walked away with a clicking sound.

“What happened to Mika today?”

“well… . I don’t know either.”

“… … .”

After finishing the meal, Ronia reached out to me.

“Do you want me to escort you today?”

“I see. Miss Ronya.”

While escorting Ronia, she asked me a question.

“What is Hound’s true purpose?”

“yes?”

“hmm… . Will there be a true, last dream?”

I couldn’t say, ‘I want to become the strongest person in the world, start a harem, and live happily.’

“well… . I don’t know yet. To the extent of being the strongest in the world?”

“You have such a big dream. I didn’t say that a man with a high goal is not to be missed.”

Ronia always comes to me this way. It feels like something is slowly coming together.

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“hahahaha, you said that.”

“Did you thank your escort today?”

“Go in, Miss Ronya.”

Her light steps make her feel good.

‘Should I go get ready soon?’

***

Now I also have to prepare for the comprehensive ability evaluation.

In the original version, Rutera won, but this time I will win.

As long as I’m possessed in this world, the main character is neither Finston nor Ruthera, but me.

With that in mind, I started collecting auras while concentrating so much that I couldn’t feel my surroundings.

5 to 6 stars. It was really dust gathering to make the six stars.

But now, even this is not far away.

“… … .”

Come to think of it, I haven’t seen St. Richmond’s face yet.

Third-year Saint Richmond, the eldest son of the Richmond family, who has the nickname of being the ultimate weapon with only one bow. He is the only person who did not fall into poverty and helped the main character even though he did not love him.

‘I thought Saint was the real male lead.’

Well, what does that have to do with coming now? The original work has already been twisted, and the impoverished future will not come.

Most of all, I didn’t see it until the end.

I have to prepare for the comprehensive ability test or hard work.