Chapter 10 (1/2)

Although Judith isn’t particularly short, my eyes only came up to his chest.

I only felt awkward, but from his perspective, it seemed like I was terrified of him.

He stopped and kept his distance.

He focused his eyes on me.

The luxury to live like a victor was fairly evident in his intense glare.

‘H-How awkward…’

As I was trying to break my bone dry lips open, he began to talk.

“We meet again like this.”

How in the world was a person so good-looking, tall, and had such a nice voice?

Distracted with admiring Rüdiger’s appearance, which God most certainly crafted with the utmost care, I finally understood his words a beat later.

“…Huh?”

We meet again, he says. If I saw a man like him even once, I would have never forgotten.

Rüdiger continued in a calm manner while looking at my eyes filled with suspicion.

“Back then, on the street.”

“Oh, a-ah….”

I finally realized where I met him.

At the village plaza where I crashed into him, with that pleasant voice, it was him.

His deep, echoing and hair-raising voice seemed familiar.

Of course, there couldn’t have been 2 people with that kind of voice.

I gazed at him.

How can I get involved with someone like this under such unfortunate circumstances?

Rüdiger offered his hand towards me.

The last attempt was to help me up to my feet, this time was for a handshake.

“I am Rumgart’s Royal Army Central Division Colonel and Saxon Viscount, Rüdiger Winterwald.

Are you the owner of this residence?”

“Yes, I am. What brings you to my humble abode, esteemed Viscount of Winterwald?”

As if uninformed, I simply shook his large gloved hand.

“Have you heard anything about Jonas Winterwald?”

“Jonas?”

Of course, I knew.

But that’s not what ‘Judith’ would know.

Wearing an air of innocence, like hearing something for the first time, I looked at him with wide eyes.