Chapter 7-9 (2/2)
anger
Good, Father isn’t daunted
People will talk The misfortune of
others is like nectar to bees for Society
Hopefully our business will not
lose customers because of this
The duke was obviously trying to
ene’s benefit, and place the responsibility of the
break up on me
The acquisitioning party should
have the higher hand It’s like telling your enemy, ‘this is my weakness’
(Zuben: This is gobbledegook, but nothing came up better)
I gave theht me
weakness
We are the losing party When the
story comes out, my family and I would become “pitiful”
We couldn’t even ask for a
settlement even if anted to
nobles are troublesome
Would I be able to go see the play
with General Volker?
It looks like it would be
impossible
In the background, Mother
repeatedly cursed the er’s name
I rubbed my sore arm as I listened
This is rather unfortunate
I’m sorry
9 Volker: A Fox Borrowing the Power of a Tiger
A cup of fragrant tea sat before
me
There was aon the
other side of the table wiping his sith a handkerchief
His behaviour was very suspicious
I wondered if he was like this with
Lady Fredericka, and became anxious
♢
When we returned from the Castley
residence, there was a e in a
rather eate
I looked at Xavier; the person
seeer from the Duke Cajes residence
He had waited all afternoon, he
said, because of my absence, time had been wasted What should he do if he was
scolded by the Duke? He cried, while looking angry
When Xavier and I did not say
anything, he fell silent I wondered if he noticed his own rudeness He gave
his name and said he had important matters to discuss from the Duke, so a maid
directed hi room
Xavier had an appalled expression
as the man walked away
‘Do you think he is really from the
Duke? It is rather unbelievable,’
‘Lack of talented manpower…?’
Xavier went to check details with
the house keeper I handed my coat to my footman, and walk unhurriedly to the
reception room
♢
It seemed in the mean time, he
remembered his position The recent abominable manners were put aside, and the
ave a nervous smile as he
accepted tea from the maid
It just seemed unlikely that this
person was a er from the Duke
So felt off
He was behaving like a commoner
confused by the sudden acquisition of power they were not accustomed to
He began by saying using the
Western arht was a waste of troops, and I should
have thought of ot more
arrogant
When he finally concluded, I was
annoyed, ‘I was asked to assure security last night by the West General as a
favour It was a lastI do not understand what the Duke’s concern
is’
But the ti…it is probably
related to Lady Fredericka, that the Duke would come to see the security
officer for the ball last night (Zuben: I know it’s a plot contrivance, but
why did they need security anyway?)
As I spoke, the er drank his
tea casually
‘Last night, Eugene the heir to the
Duke of Cajes broke his engagement with Fredericka’
I raise a brow, ‘So I’ve heard’ I
replied
He leaned over and said in a conspiratory
tone, ‘Actually, the engagement was a conspiracy by the Viscount Castley The
General may not know this, but Fredericka is a spend thrift A wasteful woman
She spent the Duke’sit was for her bridal
trousseau’
Hmm…
‘The nouveau riche Castleys are a
vulgar clanShe goes about wear gaudy jingly
jangly jewellery about showing off their so called wealth Isn’t it all a lie?’
Hmm… (Zuben: Indeed)
‘She was the one who tempted Lord
Eugene in the first place, showing off her chest with low cut dresses And he
was teh to propose!’
Hmm…
‘Eugene is young, so who could
blaood about that
girl are her breasts Hahahah’
I growled but he didn’t notice
‘But Lord Eugene eventually became
wise to her fox like ways There was numerous evidence of her true common
behaviour So finally he broke off the engagement yesterday But that sly fox
girl played the pitiful victim’
The er’s face was flush with
excitement as he recounted this tale He took a sip of tea to calm down
‘So what are you trying to tell
ripping the armrests
tightly
‘Well, the duke wants the truth of
the matter to be known, since you may have received a biased report from the
guards at the party, so as not to be embarrassed later’
The er said with a smile
‘It was strange in the first place
for a duke’s son to hter Their family status is too
different It’s like the stars coht
their title with gold in the turreat war Such low blood
people should not mix with a Duke’s noble blood’
‘That girl is a vulgar woman, like
a prostitute that invites men in the back streets’
I shot out of my chair,
‘I will not listen to any more of
this for I fear my ears will rot!’
The er jumped at the tone of
my voice
‘Er, yes! That’s right, that girl
is…’ it see my words at his convenience He was
rubbing his hands together like a little housefly, laughing So I pulled out my
sword and held it against the er’s pale cheek
He squealed (Zuben: Squeal piggy
squeal)
‘Shut up, you cretin!’ I growled,
‘I will not listen to you er’
The an
retreating, keeping his eyes on the shi+ny blade,
‘Why are you attacking me so
suddenly? I aiven?!’
‘Be quiet, or I will sew that mouth
closed so that lies may not pass from your lips’
The er paled His mouth
gaped open like a fish
‘I believe what I see with my own
eyes and Lady Fredericka is not the kind of wo her to be!’
The er scrambled out of the
reception roo on all fours
‘Weren’t you too patient?’ Xavier said
as he entered the reception room
‘I was about to choke froer’
I took a deep breath and exhaled
‘Aren’t you worried about the House
of Lords?’
I did not spend a lot of time in
court due to military duties I had to patiently listen to confirm that Cajes
had definitely cancelled the engagement with Fredericka
I was nearly dizzy with the
ridiculousness of the whole situation
‘I do not care about the Lords’
Xavier gave a sh as he
packed up the tea things
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