Chapter 16: The Commander's Son Got Challenged to a Duel

"Hey, I'm pretty sure that maid is..."

"Eh, lie, really. Why is that person with Misty-sama and Lost-sama?"

"She must be the witch who stole Prince Mace from Misty, right? Why is she becoming Misty's maid?"

Such voices can be heard from the surroundings. At that voice, Alice said with a wry smile.

"As expected, it's amazing. Is it as good as when I became Arth's fiancée?"

"Well, that's true. If the victim of the engagement annulment case hired the perpetrator as a servant, it would be like this."

It's going as expected, so I answer without worrying about it. Criticism flies from behind my words.

"Even though you said I were the perpetrator, I was merely playing and it's only attempted, right?

"Well, think of it as one of the punishments. And far from being attempted, it's a planned crime. Also, don't say play in front of Alice."

"She's a fine woman. Well, that's fine."

It is as expected that this kind of development will occur if the heroine is brought along. I had the option of not bringing them along, but I also had the intention of crushing the disturbing elements as soon as possible, but in a sense, this was also a way to give everyone a little bit of an image of Alice. The current Alice is the victim of a broken engagement and the tragic heroine, She's uhmmm..... she's a notable person saved by me, but that's it. That's why she also has the purpose of appealing her depth of bosom and mercy, which accepts even those who were her enemies. Well, if you make a mistake, you'll not be taken by a sweet person, but if there are people who perceive it that way, that's fine. If there's someone that perceives and approaches Alice, it's my job to crush those flies.

"But, Arth. Is it really okay to bring her?"

"Are you worried about something?"

"Look, I'm worried that someone who was involved with Arth before will come again..."

"Oh, no problem. Then..."

"Arth Lost!"

When I was thinking about that, there was a person who rushed in first as planned, and this time I smiled at him gently and said.

"Oh, this is the son of Baron Fon somehow. Good afternoon."

"Who's Fon! I'm Fan Lactor!"

"Excuse me. I'm not interested in anything other than Alice."

"Don't worry about it! How can you make a mistake! No, more than that..."

After saying that, he turned his gaze to the heroine and said.

"Why is Maria dressed as a servant!"

"Because she's a servant?"

"Don't be silly! You don't just falsely accuse her, you even humiliate her by pretending to be a servant...I can't shut up anymore!"

He stretched out his hand on his waist, pulled out his sword, pointed it at me, and glared at me as he said.

"Fight me! Fair and square one-on-one! If I win, release her!"

"There is no merit here, but what are you going to do if I win?"

"At that time, I'll be your slave or anything!"

Really... I couldn't help but want to sigh at the expected reaction, but I somehow endured it and nodded.

"Then, if I win, will you listen to me?"

"Oh! you can cut me with my sword, but that assumption is meaningless!"

"Then, let's do it after school today. It will stand out here, so let's meet at the school's training center."

"As much as you want! Wash your neck and wait!"

After I said that, I was involuntarily praying to the pitiful clown who walked away, when Alice asked worriedly.

"Are you sure you made a promise like that… and I don't want Arth to be in danger."

"Don't worry about it. Besides, even if I didn't agree he'll be attacking me not too long after all."

"Because of Maria?"

"Yeah. It seems like he can't control his love for Maria. Moreover, it's probably because he's obsessed with feelings that are of poor quality and can never be repaid."

"feelings that will never be repaid..."

"Yeah. If I made one wrong move, I would have become like him. Sometimes, one-way thoughts that don't think about the other person are fraught with madness."

Emotions that are too runaway to prioritize their own feelings. Feelings that can't be suppressed can sometimes take a turn for the worse. Stalkers and perverts are the best examples of them. It's never a bad thing to prioritize your thoughts. But whether it will be accepted when it is directed at others is a whole other matter. In response to my words, Alice gently held my hand and looked at me with embarrassment and said.

"I will accept all of Arth's feelings. Absolutely. That's why it's okay."

"Thank you Alice."

After saying that, I piled up the hands that were being held and made it a so-called lover's tie. Alice's eyes widened in surprise, but she didn't look disgusted, rather embarrassed but happy! With that kind of expression on her face, I was too full to suppress the urge to hug her right there. Well, at this time, I don't take into account the fact that the surroundings are yelling at us who are so lovey-dovey, and that there was a heroine with a wry smile behind us. Because my thoughts are never wrong.