236 – Hilde’s Melancholy (1)
In the middle of the night after the banquet, Karin came into my room.
Hilde and Lucia got drunk today and are sleeping peacefully in the room assigned to them, so are you saying we should do it alone?
I was thinking about such random things, but my expectations were wrong.
“Martin, would you like to talk outside for a moment?”
If she had said she wanted to do it as soon as I saw Karin, I would have been embarrassed for a moment.
No, usually when women ask to talk ‘for a moment’, they say it to cheer them up before they accuse me of doing something wrong.
Why did this suddenly happen?
First of all, I don’t know what’s going on, but maybe I should apologize before I get angry…
After thinking for a moment about what to do, Karin smiled slightly.
“I’m not trying to talk about something particularly serious. I just wanted to take a walk with you, Martin, because I liked the night air. “Why haven’t we had time to talk leisurely these days?”
When I was a mercenary leader, my job was set to some extent.
If I did all of that, I could rest without worrying about whether it was a weekday or a weekend…
There was so much work going on in the fortress, such as war, personnel management, and territory-related affairs, that I couldn’t even think of having a long conversation.
No, strictly speaking, did you run out of time because you were relieving your excessive work stress by going to bed?
“That’s right.”
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Karin put her finger on my chin and smiled.
“Of course, Martin wouldn’t have had his side get cold. “Unlike men, conversations like this are very important for women, right?”
She had heard something like this from Karin a long time ago.
‘I like it because just by talking to the person I love, I feel like I am truly loved by that person.’
And I also strongly agree with this statement.
“Do you know if it’s because he’s a man?”
“There are quite a few other men who don’t do that.”
That’s not necessarily true, but there’s no need to say such useless things, right?
“So, come out first. “I have something I really want to talk about today seriously.”
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When I saw it during the day, I liked the colorful flowers because they were very pretty…
At night, the soft moonlight was shining, creating an atmosphere.
Isn’t this a scene where a young knight and a noble lady meet each other and ask to get married in a corner of the garden?
“Martin, what are you thinking?”
“It’s no big deal.”
Yes, I was thinking something really useless.
I wonder if a scandalous and interesting incident will occur in the corner of the garden here, where a handsome young man and a beautiful woman meet each other and kiss.
“Really? “It seems like there’s no one around here…”
Her mood, which had been light and cheerful just a moment ago, has changed.
No matter how much we are a couple who hasn’t had a wedding, the other person is serious and we can’t ignore that.
I corrected my posture accordingly and showed that I was listening to Karin’s words.
Karin looked directly into my eyes and asked.
“This may be a random question, but Martin, what are you thinking and fighting about right now?”
It was so sudden that I couldn’t speak for a moment.
“Why are you suddenly asking such a question?”
“I was chatting with Captain Dalton’s wife, Millia, a few months ago and this story came up. “Why do we husbands fight?”
This is why I fight to the death.
It is partly to satisfy my desire to gain power, but there is a bigger reason.
“Milia said this. ‘To give them better clothes, better food,’ she said.”
“I see.”
To be so honest, this is something Dalton would say.
“That’s why I asked because I was curious. In the past, Martin, you said that you fight to get a higher position and to get her hands on her beauty, right? “I’m still running towards that goal.”
Hilde, Lucia, and Karin alone are honestly too much for me.
So honestly, you can stop expanding here.
If my current status were a baron, honestly, it wouldn’t be low, so it wouldn’t seem bad at all…
I have a desire to go higher in the future.
Once again, I was able to demonstrate my abilities even more clearly as a baron, which I was unable to demonstrate when I was just a mercenary leader.
Going further, what if you could become a count and lead tens of thousands of troops?
I will be able to proudly reveal to this world just how good of a bastard I am.
This is an achievement achieved solely with my own hands, as it always has been.
Now that I have organized my thoughts, I should answer.
“Honestly, Hilde, Lucia, and the seniors are too much for me. So I don’t think she’ll hang herself like she used to to make the beauty mine.”
A strange smile was drawn on Karin’s face.
“Can I assume that means that if a woman as good as us comes along, she will try her hand again?”
Doesn’t the protagonist usually answer like this?
‘Oh, really?’
But honestly, I don’t know how life will turn out.
It is a person’s destiny to do as he pleases, but a really nice woman may appear out of nowhere in a place I don’t even know about.
“In that case. But I don’t think I’ll ever see a woman as good as my senior.”
“You’re right, really. “Who did you learn this eloquence from?”
This is a skill I learned naturally while trying to maintain a good relationship between the three of them: Karin, Lucia, and Hilde.
But these words are sincere.
Honestly, I’ve seen a lot of pretty good women.
There were many cases where when it came to ability or personality, there was a slight deficiency in appearance, or when it came to appearance, there was a flaw in personality or ability.
“Well, I don’t know. But, if that’s true, what do you do? And since I am also a man, I want to prove how far my abilities can go.”
Karin smiled her shy smile.
“Nothing has changed from before.”
She reached out her hand and gently touched my cheek.
“That’s why I fell in love.”
Karin lightly placed her lips on my cheek.
“Now that I’ve heard Martin’s story, I should talk about it too, right? First of all, the reason I keep fighting is because I enjoy being next to you. “Other guys, or to be honest, even Captain Dalton in the past was just busy maintaining his position day by day once his status rose to a certain level.”
In Korea, it is often said that successful people have a hungry spirit.
Even if you succeed, it’s a story about always yearning for something and working hard without forgetting the times when you were hungry.
However, once you achieve a certain level of success, you have an instinct to settle for it.
Why? To be honest, when you feel growth, there is a thrilling sense of accomplishment, but the process is extremely painful.
“But Martin, you keep trying to move up, so it’s fun to watch. And I fell in love with you for fighting and risking your life for me.”
I almost died while fighting with that expert whose name I can’t even remember anymore.
“So, I am fighting to see how far Martin goes and to be there to help him. “This is the same for Lucia and Hilde.”
For a moment, these words almost came out of my mouth.
‘How do you know that?’
But when I think about it, those three get along better than their biological sisters who were born to the same parents.
It is not surprising that they clearly explained why they are fighting.
No, it’s actually more awkward not to reveal such deep thoughts.
“Thank you.”
“I do it because I want to. And now in my life I can’t imagine life without Martin. Lucia is like that too. Hilde in particular seems to be the worst.”
Hilde’s love for me is combined with loyalty to jump into hell for her master without hesitating even for a single second.
I know it’s stupid to compare the weight of love.
Lucia and Karin consider spending time with me as their top priority, but sometimes they just enjoy having their own privacy.
However, Hilde stays with me 24 hours a day if possible unless I tell her to step away, and puts only me and Martin as her top priority.
I often say things like this because love is intertwined there.
‘If my lord is happy, that alone makes me happy.’
The weight of love is so heavy that it feels burdensome, but what’s more surprising is that I am the top priority in life, isn’t it?
She keeps a line like her sword that I don’t really feel burdened by.
“Is that right?”
“If we don’t take him out on his days off, he’s always working, staying next to Martin, or training.”
Someday they will catch me and force me to rest.
“Others will rest for a few days, but Hilde will wake up at dawn and practice tomorrow morning.”
If you train just because you are impatient, you are likely to fail as a knight.
And if you listen to the story up to this point, you will immediately know what I need to do.
It is to correct Hilde’s heart, which is wavering for no reason.
“Martin, you are crazy, Hilde. That kid is also an expert at that age. “I don’t know why she does that when she cuts down on her own body.”
Karin worried about Hilde just as she worried about her own sister.
“I understand. “I will make sure you get a good rest tomorrow.”
“Please do so.”
And as soon as I woke up the next morning, I went to see Hilde.