Chapter 8. Blues blowing in social circles (5)
It wasn’t long after Stefan finished speaking that people around him flocked to the two of them.
Emilia was also Emilia, but it was Ludwig who drew the most attention.
For a man whose name had not even spread in the social world, making eye contact as a son-in-law of the Bayemurn family, was nothing short of turbulent.
“Congratulations, Prince Ipretz. It’s the first time we’ve met face to face, but you really have a good impression.”
“Can you tell my son the secret to winning the heart of the Princess of Bayemurn? Aira, who is so shy… … .”
There was also a request that was not a request. For Ludwig, each and every one of them was nothing but embarrassing content.
He smiled awkwardly and followed Emilia with his eyes while dealing with people in moderation.
It was because the crowds that had gathered all of a sudden made the distance from her far away.
“Oh, excuse me for a minute.”
“Ludwig?”
Having finally succeeded in finding Emilia, he broke through the crowd and squeezed in between them.
Unsurprisingly, her usual calm and quiet appearance was nowhere to be found, and Emilia was quite perplexed.
It was a really rare scene, but it seemed like she would break down somewhere if left as it was.
“Emilia, Lord Stefan is calling for a moment.”
“Yeah? ah… … !”
So as not to offend her, I quietly put my hand on her shoulder and spoke so that the people around me could hear it.
Emilia, who was at first confused, nodded softly after noticing his consideration.
Apparently, he seems to be in trouble, so he must be trying to get his father out of here as an excuse.
“Sorry, everyone. My father is looking for me for a while… … .”
“It can’t be helped if Sir Stefan is looking for it. You must be very busy today.”
Smiling at the young lady’s words, instead of answering with silence, she reached out and wrapped her hand around Ludwig’s arm.
Then, as he leaned back, his body trembled violently for an instant.
At the reaction of a frog entwined by a snake, Emilia had to barely hold back the laughter that almost erupted.
‘Calm down. If you look strange here, you will be laughed at right away.’
Compared to other girls from aristocratic families, her development was superior.
Because of that, her actions of sneaking up on her body were of a different level of destructive power.
Ludwig couldn’t help but cry or laugh at the act of gratitude, even though he wondered if it would be better to just hold his hand.
I just try to take care of myself as much as possible.
When we arrived at Stefan’s side with no idea whether it was an escort or a deportation, he greeted the two of them with a smile.
It’s still a bit stiff, but it’s a pair that goes well with each other.
The thought that his eyesight was still intact brought a sense of pride.
“You have a lot of trouble. Few people will readily come this far, so catch your breath.”
“Yes, Father.”
“You too. Thank you for rescuing my daughter.”
“I just did what I had to do. Now, as a fiancé, you will have to stand by Emilia’s side.”
After repeating it over and over again, it was Ludwig who was now able to utter the word fiancée without hesitation.
Stefan also liked the fact that his distribution seemed to have widened considerably.
If you are a man, you should have a handful of leisure like this.
On the other hand, I was grateful that he was doing his part even though it was only a contract. It would be nice if it continued like this and formed a good relationship with my daughter.
“Son, take a break while eating some food. Give it to your fiancé.”
“Oh, thank you. mother.”
Diana brought simple food that was nearby. Beside him, Yulia was holding a glass of drink in both hands with a smile on her face.
Since no lady-in-waiting was present in the venue, it seemed that the hostesses of both families were personally delivering food.
“What about your father?”
“It looks like he’s talking with other family heads he’s close with. Those writers must have been embarrassed to hear the news for the first time, so they must be trying to make excuses somehow.”
“You are suffering.”
After laughing, he approached Emilia and carefully held out a bowl of food.
“Thank you, Ludwig.”
“You look exhausted. Don’t overdo it.”
“I can’t do anything about it until tomorrow. If I drink the lemon tea Ludwig made later, I think I will gain strength.”
If you had that much strength, you could make it as much as you like.
When he begged him to trust him, saying that he understood, don’t overdo it, and only then did Emilia nod softly.
It would have been difficult if I had been alone, but the mere fact that he was by my side gave me great strength.
“there… Prince Aifrets, will you be all right for a moment?”
“Yes? Ah, you are Princess Bellua.”
In the car where Ludwig was silently guarding her side, a young lady approached and talked to him.
The impression of mild brown hair. It was the daughter of the Belua family, whom I had talked to a little while ago.
“My friends have a lot of questions they want to ask Prince Aifrets… If you don’t mind, could you give me a minute?”
Are you trying to invite them to the devil’s cave, where even if you pretend that you have something to find out, you’ll find a lot of women?
Others may say that it is good, but for Ludwig now, that place was nothing more than a demon cave, nothing less. I’ll probably run out of gin the moment I get caught between them.
More than anything, my conscience was too pricked to go that way in the presence of the person I had just announced my engagement to.
“Sorry, but it seems a bit difficult right now. If the opportunity arises in the future, please call me.”
“Ah yes… Okay. I’m sorry for bothering you.”
“I’m sorry I couldn’t accept your invitation.”
When he politely expressed his intention to refuse and even apologized neatly, the other party hurriedly exchanged greetings with a small blush on his cheek and quickly disappeared.
‘I should be thanking you. Maybe I was such a narrow-minded woman.’
Watching this scene, Emilia felt a strange sense of jealousy as well as a calm emotion.
Call me later if you get a chance? I knew it was a greeting, but for some reason I felt uneasiness.
Could it be that he meant it sincerely? Now that he was by his side, he just refused. If it was a situation where he could not have noticed, he would have gone to their side.
“Emilia, don’t you like the food?”
“Oh, no. I’ve been thinking a lot for a while… … .”
When the hand holding the bowl didn’t even think to move, Ludwig carefully examined her complexion and asked.
Shaking her head and hands at the same time, the unclean Emilia squeezed the fork and knife into her hands.
‘That person just had a good impression and was very pretty.’
It was an idea that was tantamount to deception for her and no one else, but it seemed that she was not aware of it.
‘I didn’t think of it.’
As they officially became engaged, the men who clung to them seem to have diminished. Just today, the children of other families couldn’t come close to him.
The problem is that I haven’t thought of the opposite case. Unlike himself, he rarely showed his face in social circles.
In the meantime, a man with such a neat outfit and appearance suddenly appears? For young ladies of her age who will be looking at her appearance a lot, she must be truly mouth-watering prey.
‘Even though I don’t have to worry because it’s only a contract with me.’
why didn’t you go Only then will she become a bad woman.
I wanted to have him, but I didn’t think I wanted to tie him up. Because I didn’t deserve it in the first place.
It would be better if you tell me now. He told me to go because he can be alone.
Because he was too big to be by the narrow-minded woman’s side all the time.
“Ludwig.”
“Tell me.”
He is always called by himself and never goes unheard.
He always responds to his call with a friendly, soft voice.
Emilia was very grateful for that fact, but on the other hand, she was also sorry. Because I felt like I was just relying on his kindness.
That’s why I decided to boldly refuse the hand that was extended to me today. To become a woman worthy of a man named Ludwig.
“Wouldn’t it be nice to have a conversation with the person who went there a while ago? I’m fine… … .”
“Yes? Why all of a sudden… Oh, did you feel uncomfortable because I stayed by your side for too long?”
However, Ludwig rather misunderstood the words and listened to them.
The reason why Emilia wanted to let her go was that she wanted to rest alone.
She shook her head slightly and denied it. Inconvenient, what kind of absurd words. Rather, I wanted you to stay by my side.
“Then I will stay here. There is no reason to go.”
Ludwig skipped over Emilia’s words without thinking and messed around with the food.
Contrary to her expectations, the white lump did not reveal itself. meant the truth.
“I’m always a nuisance to Ludwig.”
“It’s a waste of money. Why do you think that way?”
“If it wasn’t for me, I could have been there for a while. Since it’s only a contractual relationship, you don’t have to be too hung up on the position of being a fiancé… … .”
Emilia couldn’t finish the conversation that followed.
He came closer to him, who had his back turned, and slightly bent his knees to meet them at eye level.
‘Coming to think of it, this is childish.’
Realizing that fact belatedly, Emilia looked at his expression, worried that he might have gotten angry.
Contrary to her concerns, the corners of Ludwig’s mouth were raised slightly.
Seeing that smile, Emilia’s face grew hot for no reason and she averted her gaze. Ludwig called her playfully, tapping the back of her hand with his index finger as if knocking.
“Emilia, could you look over here?”
“… Yeah.”
I wanted to refuse somehow because I had no idea what kind of expression he was making.
However, when I heard his voice, my body involuntarily moved first. The spontaneous opening of her mouth had nothing to do with her intentions.
“Emilia did. It’s a contractual relationship. That’s not wrong. But there is a big error in that statement.”
“What error… You mean?”
He couldn’t even remember what he was saying. Soon, his hair would go white.
that’s the eye Looking at those dark eyes that seemed to be sucked in, at some point, memories would blur.
At her cautious question, Ludwig raised a glass that was lying next to her and handed it to her.
It contained bottled water, so it was meant to quench your thirst with this and calm down.
Holding it with both hands like a baby bird eating feed, Emilia gulped down the bottled water. It was then that I felt like my mind was clearing up a bit.
“I’m not hanging on to the position of Emilia’s fiancé, and I’m not acting out of a sense of duty.”
“That means… … .”
“Of course, since you are nominally your fiancé, you should act accordingly. However, not following the young lady who visited earlier and protecting Emilia like this is just my will.”
He wanted to correct the big mistake Emilia was making.
The premise was wrong. Even if he hadn’t become her fiancé in the first place, he would have acted the same even if he was standing here now, not ‘fiance’ Ludwig Eifretz, but ‘friend’ Ludwig Eifretz.
Because his feelings for her do not change depending on the situation and position in which he is placed.
“And even if you told me to go with the eyes that told you not to go like that, you don’t have any credibility.”
If Emilia had said that it was okay to come back, if she had been sincere, she might have followed her will.
However, with a pitiful face like an abandoned cat, he couldn’t bear to catch it and tried to let go. Even the steps I was about to move would quickly turn around if I saw those eyes.
“yes!? It can’t be.”
“This is very unfortunate. If only there was a mirror in that situation, I would have had the means to make fun of Emilia for the rest of my life.”
“Ludwig… … !”
Emilia tapped his forearm with both hands and called his name in a troubled voice.
However, compared to her original inaction, it was truly ticklish.
“Now, then, don’t worry unnecessarily. Did you understand what I said? Emilia.”
“Yeah… Thank you, Ludwig.”
He is also a troubled man. If you’ve fallen this far, there’s nowhere else to escape from.
do you know How tired he had been in the eyes of a woman.
there’s no way to know If I had known that I was a woman who rejoices in watching your inner thoughts with sinister eyes, no matter how kind you are, you would not have stayed by my side.
While I hope to keep this secret for a long time, I felt I wanted to let you know as soon as possible.
Please forgive me for this antinomic mind. Because I loved you so much, I ended up like this.
“Emilia told me the other day that she was worried about me, but why should I return it today?”
“No, don’t make fun of me. Ludwig.”
The two of them got to know each other’s sincerity and had a conversation in a more friendly atmosphere.
A stout-built man started walking towards them.
Is the height similar to that of Ludwig? His hair was dyed a bright yellow blonde, and he was a man of quite neat appearance.
“Are you Prince Aifretz?”
Ludwig thought that he was the head of a different family because he was talking to him out of the blue, but when he looked closely, he seemed to be around the same age as himself.
“If you are looking for Ludwig Eifretz, I am right. But who are you?”
Ludwig had the idea of thinking that he had seen it somewhere, but he couldn’t make a decision on his own, so he asked the other person’s identity.
A man with a deep smile and an enthusiastic answer.
“My name is Georg Rahethofen. Originally, he was supposed to be the husband of the princess of Baiemurn.”
Georg Rahethofen.
The moment the long-awaited name hit his face, Ludwig’s eyes changed sharply.
Finally, he will personally deliver. The original main villain.