Chapter 109
Translator: Missme
Editor:
“H-how could this be an honor!? Please let me go!”
The man was still struggling, trying to push Edmund’s hand away, and eventually succeeds after several attempts.
The man then exhaled heavily.
His face was flushed with triumph and relief that he had finally freed Edmund’s hand.
But the feeling was fleeting.
“Did you just reject me?” “What? When did I reject you, Young Marquis? ”
“Didn’t you just push my hand away and reject me? How dare you to reject and humiliate me, a Young Marquis, like this? ”
Edmund then stiffened his face, as if he hadn’t been smiling until now.
The man then began to hiccup as Edmund locked his gaze on him.
“I-I just……”
“I recall you even threw a glass at the actress and slapped her when she rejected you earlier.”
Edmund cast another glance at Rina before returning his gaze to the man.
“As a young marquis, I’m not sure what I should do to you.”
“……”
“I don’t think slapping you in the face once will satisfy me.”
Edmund’s gaze was drawn to the man’s right hand.
“Should I first crush the hand that dared to humiliate me, so he can never use it again, and then think about something?”
I was nervously thinking,
‘Is he really going to go that far?’
Perhaps it was due to the sensations that Edmund exuded. Because when I saw his cold expression and gaze, I thought he was really going to crush the man’s hand.
“What the hell did I do to make you so upset, Young Marquis?”
“So, how about you?”
“What?”
“Do you remember what you did to that actress earlier?”
“Th- that’s……”
The man then got down on his knees as he stuttered, perhaps because he didn’t have any more excuses.
The man collapsed in such a hurry that he made a ‘thud‘ noise.
“I’m sorry, Young Marquis!”
“……”
“I was wrong! I will not do that again!”
“Why are you apologizing to me?”
“Huh? Then to whom……”
“Aren’t you supposed to apologize to the person behind you?”
Edmund gave me and Rina a wink.
The man turned to face us with a stiffened expression as if he had been insulted.
“Do you mean I should beg forgiveness from that actress chick?”
“Is there a problem?”
“Of course, there is a problem! How could you tell me to seek forgiveness from that chick? How could you possibly do this to me? ”
“But didn’t you do something wrong to her?”
Edmund responded casually.
“And the way you address her bothers me too. Why do you keep addressing her as ‘that chick’? Would you feel good if I keep addressing you as ‘that jerk’ every time I call you? Wouldn’t you feel offended?”
“……I would be offended.”
“Right? Well, I think you get it already, so apologize to her right away.”
“Are you serious? Do I have to beg that chick’s forgiveness?”
Beyond resentment and absurdity, I was intrigued by the man.
I was curious how he had lived his life with such wit and learning ability.
“Why? You can’t do it? ”
“I can’t.”
“Really? Then I should first break your right hand and……”
“Wait! Wait a second! I’ll do it! ”
“No, you don’t have to do that.”
Edmund waved his hand.
“Why are you trying so hard to apologize when you don’t even mean it? I’ll just lightly break your hand and some other part, and then I’ll let this go.”
“It’s because I want to! I really mean it! ”
“Really?”
“Yes, I really mean it!”
“Then do it.”
The man raised himself and returned his gaze to Rina as he responded vehemently.
But that was it.
“That… that…”
The man hesitated.
It was obvious that he didn’t want to apologize.
“I mean… sigh, I’m sorry.”
“……”
“I was temporarily out of my mind because I had drank. I was doing it unconsciously, and it happened because you’re an actress.”
“You call that an apology……!”
“E-eonní!”
“It was when I couldn’t hold it in anymore and got mad as I listened to the man.
Rina shook her head and grabbed my arm.
As if she were telling me not to do it.
Rina’s hand, which was holding my arm, was trembling.
In an instant, the man’s face was filled with pride.
“I certainly apologized……”
“David!”
There was an unexpected voice. And that unknown voice was calling the man’s name.
Regardless of who it was, our attention was drawn back to the source of the noise.
There was a middle-aged man along with Caleb standing together.
‘Wasn’t it he who asked Caleb to make time to say something?’
I guess they’ve been talking all this time.
It was when I was thinking that.
“F-father?”
The man stumbled.
‘That man is Baron Schuverno?’
Caleb and Baron approached us as I was still dazed by the unexpected connection.
“Your Excellency, this is my first son, as I mentioned earlier. I believe this is the first time he has officially greeted you since returning from studying abroad.”
The baron said as he patted the man on the arm.
“Introduce yourself to His Excellency, David.”
“G-greetings, Your Excellency.”
“Are you embarrassed because you’re standing in front of His Excellency?”
The baron laughed pleasantly.
“Furthermore, I was looking for you because I couldn’t find you earlier, but it appears that you had greeted the Lady.”
“No, it’s……”
The man paused.
And I realize it’s my chance.
“So he is your son, Baron. I’ve been wondering who this young man is. Among the people I’ve seen today, he’s the most polite one.”
“Is that so? ”
The baron laughed cheerfully.
“I’ve been told that my son has had good manners since he was young. Every teacher who taught him praised his mannerisms.”
“Really? That certainly deserved to be heard.”
Edmund looked at me as if I had said something ridiculous.
And the man looked at me with a surprised expression on his face.
I lightly ignored the glances.
Because the main point was that it was now.
“I’ve never seen anyone who throws a glass on the floor after drinking, points out that my guest’s outfit isn’t neat, and even tries to fix it by touching my guest.”
“What do you mean……?”
“Well, he called my guest an ‘actress chick‘ and yelled that he couldn’t apologize to her. I wonder if that’s the level of politeness you’re referring to, Baron Schuverno?”
The Baron’s face hardened as he recognized my sarcasm.
Anyone could understand what I mean. My guest, Rina, and the broken glass on the floor.
Finally, the man who alternates between his father and myself became anxious.
Anyone would be fully aware that something has happened even if they have not heard the details.
“Did my son truly offend your guest, Lady?”
“I don’t think ‘disrespect’ is the right word to describe his actions. It’s harassment, Baron.”
It was Edmund who replied, instead of me.
“And the current perpetrator is that young man.”
“H-how could you be so harsh! I’m not a perpetrator! And in that regard, Young Marquis……! ”
“Stop talking, David!”
“But father, this is…… ”
Slap!
It happened in a flash.
The baron slapped his son across the face.
“If you did something wrong, you should be ashamed and reflect on yourself! Why do you keep looking for an excuse!? ”
The man covered his cheek with a blank expression as if shocked.
But the baron was unconcerned about the man’s mood or condition.
He just spoke to Caleb quickly.
“Recognizing that it was my son’s arbitrariness, Your Excellency, I request that you grant our family benevolence.”
“Are you asking me to put up with your family molesting and insulting my fiancée’s guest or making a scene at my engagement?”
“I-it’s not like that.”
The baron bowed to Caleb almost as if he was being submissive to Caleb.
“It was simply my son’s arbitrary action, so my son should bear full responsibility for everything……”
“Can I interpret that as you don’t care what punishment I give your son, Baron?”
“Yes.”
“Then I give my fiancée’s guest the authority to punish him.”
“D-do you mean to me, Your Excellency?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Rina seemed quite surprised at the unexpected situation.
Everyone’s gaze was drawn to Rina.
At the same time, Rina held my arm tightly and looked at me.
As if she were asking what I thought she should do.
“Do whatever you want, Rina.”
“But I am……”
“Everything is fine.”
I added vehemently.
“Because it’s a right that you should have.”
“Rights……”
Rina, who was repeating my words, seemed to realize something.
But she still appeared to be at a loss for what to do.
Well, I understood her.
Rina has never been in this situation before.
Because she was constantly oppressed and swayed by someone and forced to endure for the sake of others.
‘I can’t help it.’
This time, I decided to pitch in a little more.
“Rina, hold a moment.”
I grabbed Rina’s arm and pulled her close to me.
And I whispered softly so that only she could hear it.
“If you really don’t know what to do…… Do what I usually did.”
“Are you telling me to do what you usually do, eonni?”
“Yes. Veloka told you the last time, didn’t she? About how I treated people with bad hands when I met them.”
Rina’s eyes shook for a split second.
Based on her reaction, I realized that Rina understood what I meant.
“It won’t be that bad.”
I didn’t want to persuade her to do this.
“It’s not difficult. Well, it would feel a little uncomfortable, but it would make you feel better. A lot!”
I know it’s not a very good way of punishment, but I can’t think of anything else.
And when Caleb handed over the authority to punish a man to Rina, the man looked relieved, and his gaze down at Rina bothered me immensely.
“…Do not pass up this opportunity…”
I eagerly whispered to Rina.
And the effort was well worth it.
“I’ll give it a shot.”
Rina, who was hesitating and trembling her eyelids, said with a determined face.
She let go of my arm and walked over to the man.
The man was calm until Rina approached him, as if he was thinking, ‘Let’s see what this chick can do.’
To be honest, I was confident that the man’s thoughts would have been very similar to mine.
To be honest, I was confident that the man would never be thought what Rina would do to him.
“Gasp!”
He could never have predicted it.
The man’s shrill screams were followed by his sound of breathing.
Rina seemed to kick the man quite hard as he couldn’t even think of covering the area where he was hit.
He was just trembling.
Thud!
Then he fell to the ground.
“Da-david!”
In a rush, the baron grabbed his son and shook him.
The baron’s voice rang through the engagement hall, worried about his son’s future health.
Chapter 109
Translator: Missme
Editor:
“H-how could this be an honor!? Please let me go!”
The man was still struggling, trying to push Edmund’s hand away, and eventually succeeds after several attempts.
The man then exhaled heavily.
His face was flushed with triumph and relief that he had finally freed Edmund’s hand.
But the feeling was fleeting.
“Did you just reject me?” “What? When did I reject you, Young Marquis? ”
“Didn’t you just push my hand away and reject me? How dare you to reject and humiliate me, a Young Marquis, like this? ”
Edmund then stiffened his face, as if he hadn’t been smiling until now.
The man then began to hiccup as Edmund locked his gaze on him.
“I-I just……”
“I recall you even threw a glass at the actress and slapped her when she rejected you earlier.”
Edmund cast another glance at Rina before returning his gaze to the man.
“As a young marquis, I’m not sure what I should do to you.”
“……”
“I don’t think slapping you in the face once will satisfy me.”
Edmund’s gaze was drawn to the man’s right hand.
“Should I first crush the hand that dared to humiliate me, so he can never use it again, and then think about something?”
I was nervously thinking,
‘Is he really going to go that far?’
Perhaps it was due to the sensations that Edmund exuded. Because when I saw his cold expression and gaze, I thought he was really going to crush the man’s hand.
“What the hell did I do to make you so upset, Young Marquis?”
“So, how about you?”
“What?”
“Do you remember what you did to that actress earlier?”
“Th- that’s……”
The man then got down on his knees as he stuttered, perhaps because he didn’t have any more excuses.
The man collapsed in such a hurry that he made a ‘thud‘ noise.
“I’m sorry, Young Marquis!”
“……”
“I was wrong! I will not do that again!”
“Why are you apologizing to me?”
“Huh? Then to whom……”
“Aren’t you supposed to apologize to the person behind you?”
Edmund gave me and Rina a wink.
The man turned to face us with a stiffened expression as if he had been insulted.
“Do you mean I should beg forgiveness from that actress chick?”
“Is there a problem?”
“Of course, there is a problem! How could you tell me to seek forgiveness from that chick? How could you possibly do this to me? ”
“But didn’t you do something wrong to her?”
Edmund responded casually.
“And the way you address her bothers me too. Why do you keep addressing her as ‘that chick’? Would you feel good if I keep addressing you as ‘that jerk’ every time I call you? Wouldn’t you feel offended?”
“……I would be offended.”
“Right? Well, I think you get it already, so apologize to her right away.”
“Are you serious? Do I have to beg that chick’s forgiveness?”
Beyond resentment and absurdity, I was intrigued by the man.
I was curious how he had lived his life with such wit and learning ability.
“Why? You can’t do it? ”
“I can’t.”
“Really? Then I should first break your right hand and……”
“Wait! Wait a second! I’ll do it! ”
“No, you don’t have to do that.”
Edmund waved his hand.
“Why are you trying so hard to apologize when you don’t even mean it? I’ll just lightly break your hand and some other part, and then I’ll let this go.”
“It’s because I want to! I really mean it! ”
“Really?”
“Yes, I really mean it!”
“Then do it.”
The man raised himself and returned his gaze to Rina as he responded vehemently.
But that was it.
“That… that…”
The man hesitated.
It was obvious that he didn’t want to apologize.
“I mean… sigh, I’m sorry.”
“……”
“I was temporarily out of my mind because I had drank. I was doing it unconsciously, and it happened because you’re an actress.”
“You call that an apology……!”
“E-eonní!”
“It was when I couldn’t hold it in anymore and got mad as I listened to the man.
Rina shook her head and grabbed my arm.
As if she were telling me not to do it.
Rina’s hand, which was holding my arm, was trembling.
In an instant, the man’s face was filled with pride.
“I certainly apologized……”
“David!”
There was an unexpected voice. And that unknown voice was calling the man’s name.
Regardless of who it was, our attention was drawn back to the source of the noise.
There was a middle-aged man along with Caleb standing together.
‘Wasn’t it he who asked Caleb to make time to say something?’
I guess they’ve been talking all this time.
It was when I was thinking that.
“F-father?”
The man stumbled.
‘That man is Baron Schuverno?’
Caleb and Baron approached us as I was still dazed by the unexpected connection.
“Your Excellency, this is my first son, as I mentioned earlier. I believe this is the first time he has officially greeted you since returning from studying abroad.”
The baron said as he patted the man on the arm.
“Introduce yourself to His Excellency, David.”
“G-greetings, Your Excellency.”
“Are you embarrassed because you’re standing in front of His Excellency?”
The baron laughed pleasantly.
“Furthermore, I was looking for you because I couldn’t find you earlier, but it appears that you had greeted the Lady.”
“No, it’s……”
The man paused.
And I realize it’s my chance.
“So he is your son, Baron. I’ve been wondering who this young man is. Among the people I’ve seen today, he’s the most polite one.”
“Is that so? ”
The baron laughed cheerfully.
“I’ve been told that my son has had good manners since he was young. Every teacher who taught him praised his mannerisms.”
“Really? That certainly deserved to be heard.”
Edmund looked at me as if I had said something ridiculous.
And the man looked at me with a surprised expression on his face.
I lightly ignored the glances.
Because the main point was that it was now.
“I’ve never seen anyone who throws a glass on the floor after drinking, points out that my guest’s outfit isn’t neat, and even tries to fix it by touching my guest.”
“What do you mean……?”
“Well, he called my guest an ‘actress chick‘ and yelled that he couldn’t apologize to her. I wonder if that’s the level of politeness you’re referring to, Baron Schuverno?”
The Baron’s face hardened as he recognized my sarcasm.
Anyone could understand what I mean. My guest, Rina, and the broken glass on the floor.
Finally, the man who alternates between his father and myself became anxious.
Anyone would be fully aware that something has happened even if they have not heard the details.
“Did my son truly offend your guest, Lady?”
“I don’t think ‘disrespect’ is the right word to describe his actions. It’s harassment, Baron.”
It was Edmund who replied, instead of me.
“And the current perpetrator is that young man.”
“H-how could you be so harsh! I’m not a perpetrator! And in that regard, Young Marquis……! ”
“Stop talking, David!”
“But father, this is…… ”
Slap!
It happened in a flash.
The baron slapped his son across the face.
“If you did something wrong, you should be ashamed and reflect on yourself! Why do you keep looking for an excuse!? ”
The man covered his cheek with a blank expression as if shocked.
But the baron was unconcerned about the man’s mood or condition.
He just spoke to Caleb quickly.
“Recognizing that it was my son’s arbitrariness, Your Excellency, I request that you grant our family benevolence.”
“Are you asking me to put up with your family molesting and insulting my fiancée’s guest or making a scene at my engagement?”
“I-it’s not like that.”
The baron bowed to Caleb almost as if he was being submissive to Caleb.
“It was simply my son’s arbitrary action, so my son should bear full responsibility for everything……”
“Can I interpret that as you don’t care what punishment I give your son, Baron?”
“Yes.”
“Then I give my fiancée’s guest the authority to punish him.”
“D-do you mean to me, Your Excellency?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Rina seemed quite surprised at the unexpected situation.
Everyone’s gaze was drawn to Rina.
At the same time, Rina held my arm tightly and looked at me.
As if she were asking what I thought she should do.
“Do whatever you want, Rina.”
“But I am……”
“Everything is fine.”
I added vehemently.
“Because it’s a right that you should have.”
“Rights……”
Rina, who was repeating my words, seemed to realize something.
But she still appeared to be at a loss for what to do.
Well, I understood her.
Rina has never been in this situation before.
Because she was constantly oppressed and swayed by someone and forced to endure for the sake of others.
‘I can’t help it.’
This time, I decided to pitch in a little more.
“Rina, hold a moment.”
I grabbed Rina’s arm and pulled her close to me.
And I whispered softly so that only she could hear it.
“If you really don’t know what to do…… Do what I usually did.”
“Are you telling me to do what you usually do, eonni?”
“Yes. Veloka told you the last time, didn’t she? About how I treated people with bad hands when I met them.”
Rina’s eyes shook for a split second.
Based on her reaction, I realized that Rina understood what I meant.
“It won’t be that bad.”
I didn’t want to persuade her to do this.
“It’s not difficult. Well, it would feel a little uncomfortable, but it would make you feel better. A lot!”
I know it’s not a very good way of punishment, but I can’t think of anything else.
And when Caleb handed over the authority to punish a man to Rina, the man looked relieved, and his gaze down at Rina bothered me immensely.
“…Do not pass up this opportunity…”
I eagerly whispered to Rina.
And the effort was well worth it.
“I’ll give it a shot.”
Rina, who was hesitating and trembling her eyelids, said with a determined face.
She let go of my arm and walked over to the man.
The man was calm until Rina approached him, as if he was thinking, ‘Let’s see what this chick can do.’
To be honest, I was confident that the man’s thoughts would have been very similar to mine.
To be honest, I was confident that the man would never be thought what Rina would do to him.
“Gasp!”
He could never have predicted it.
The man’s shrill screams were followed by his sound of breathing.
Rina seemed to kick the man quite hard as he couldn’t even think of covering the area where he was hit.
He was just trembling.
Thud!
Then he fell to the ground.
“Da-david!”
In a rush, the baron grabbed his son and shook him.
The baron’s voice rang through the engagement hall, worried about his son’s future health.
