70 – Southern Hunting Tournament (9)

The chairman was agitated for a moment, but they soon began to focus on their work as if nothing had happened. No, I started acting to look like that. As if it would take time for the swaying waves to become calm again, they looked at me intermittently, pretending not to show it.

As a result, there were a lot of cases where I naturally met eyes with some of them.

However, each time they greeted each other with nods, and none of them approached me directly. It seemed that the older nobles had no intention of approaching me because the seat was ambiguous.

Although I am the fiancée of the Krause family, I am still young.

At sixteen, I was at an age where I was recognized as an adult to some extent, but now that neither Damian nor Sir Arthur were by my side, if I did it openly, I would easily be treated as a guy trying to boil an ignorant young girl with words. For now, it was enough just to shine their faces at each other.

However, there were those who were not subject to these restrictions. They were kids the same age as me right now.

Like a dying ember, everyone was taking their eyes off me, but I could still feel their gaze from a corner of the banquet hall. Since the majority of them were young girls, it was easy to see that they were descendants of southern aristocrats, excluding those who competed in the tournament.

Looking into their eyes, they seemed to be waiting for me to come here.

As the composition of the chairman’s personnel is precisely divided, I cannot stand in the middle alone. Knowing that there were not only favorable glances, I moved my steps there according to their expectations.

‘Fighting lady!’

Hailey sent a small cheering voice from behind and left to find a place for herself.

When Hayley’s presence behind her disappeared, it was only then that she realized that she was alone. It doesn’t feel good to be alone among unfamiliar faces in a strange place. That doesn’t make me nervous or anything. This is because these things have already been experienced enough to get tired of them in the past.

“Lady Edelweiss, this way.”

As I approached, there was one person who naturally spoke to me.

It was the first time I saw a face, so it didn’t look like someone I had a relationship with in the past. He was one of those people who kept looking at me from earlier, but unlike then, now he greets me with a friendly smile on his face. I had no intention of stepping on it, even if it was a favor wrapped only on the surface, so I nodded and sat down as she guided me.

He glanced around, greeted the people present, and greeted them with a light bow.

“My name is Elena Edelweiss. Thank you for your consideration.”

“Oh, really. Look at your sanity. Come to think of it, your full name isn’t there yet? I’m called Michel of the Count of Franks. Please take care of me?”

“Yes. Lady Frank.”

Let’s start with a greeting like that, and Michelle, who led me here, started shouting.

It looks like this woman is the head of the faction standing in front of me right now…

Sitting next to Michelle, I saw that a small number of people different from those present were gathered in one place. I met eyes with a young lady there, and she greeted me with a smile without saying a word, and I also responded with a smile and a nod. I must have been misplaced, judging from the same gaze I felt from Hailey from the other side.

It’s good. It’s because you have to move.

Not many people asked me questions. Mostly Michelle asked the questions, and the rest were like dogs expecting her permission. It’s not a good atmosphere, but it’s still easier to think than voices pouring in from all sides. As I answered Michelle’s question, I recalled something about the name Frank.

Fortunately, it didn’t take me long to come up with the name.

I don’t remember the details because I’m not very interested in the trade union, so I only know that he runs one of the leading merchant companies in the south. It seems that he has overheard the fact that Sang Sang-ju is a woman somewhere, so it seems that Sang Sang-ju is rumored to be her in the future.

The most important thing here is contact with him…

At least not from the lines I remember.

During the academy, I saw him using the upper house under Count Frank a few times, but it was a common behavior for students from the south. I don’t think I remember seeing Michelle’s face around me even when it was Damian, not him. Then, suddenly, I began to think that the cause of her hostility to me might not be the reason I thought it was.

“Lady Edelweiss is from the north. I heard that snowfields in the north have snowstorms throughout the year, but I’m worried that it might be too hot for you in the south.”

“I can’t believe it. I really like how warm it is. Most of all, it’s fun to see the various flowers outside.”

He said it as if he was worried on the outside, but in reality, the true meaning of his words was to reduce the northern part to an area with only snow. Although it is true that there is nothing but snow when you leave the city. It’s something that won’t change even in the future, so I wasn’t particularly angry.

I feel sorry for my father who worked hard for the North, but it is true that the South suits his constitution better.

I laughed in defense of her words that disparaged her hometown.

I can see her mouth quivering slightly at my action.

Are you crazy?

Perhaps it was disappointing to end it like this, Michelle adjusted her expression and continued to ask me questions. I didn’t ask as aggressive a question as I thought. Although the Count Frank family had some status in the south, they were nothing more than fireflies in front of the sun in front of the name Edelweiss.

“Come to think of it, I heard that Prince Damian also participated in the tournament this time. Unlike the others, since he has participated in the competition before, what kind of results do you think the young lady will achieve?”

“I don’t know. I haven’t thought about the grades… I think it would be enough for me to come back unscathed.”

“Lady Edelweiss seems to really like sweet things. It seems that she doesn’t know how to leave refreshments in her hands. But if she eats that much…”

“Yes? Why is that?”

“Oh, no.”

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Michelle glanced around my waist and hurriedly spoke with a puzzled face.

Since this meaningless and lukewarm battle continues, I think I will get tired of it first, as I am the one who accepts the words.

It seems that the time has been filled up to some extent, so I think it would be better to move to another place now.

I was thinking about what excuse I could use. Just then, the person I was looking for at the venue called my name.

“Ah, sister!!”

At the youthful voice, the eyes of those who surrounded me turned to one place. There stood a young boy with light brown hair and striking light green green eyes. Everyone looks surprised, as if they had no idea that such a young child would be in the venue.

“Alphonse.”

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Michelle and the others didn’t seem to know who Alphonse was. What appeared on the faces of those watching him was the question of why such a young boy had entered this venue. After all, Alphonse’s face resembled Arwen’s. It was a bit unreasonable to think that he was a member of the Krauss when seen by someone who did not have black hair.

“Where have you been? You’ve found a lot.”

“hehehe. I was looking at the forest from the terrace for a while. I’m sorry. I guess I should have told you first before moving.”

“Hey, Lady Edelweiss. What the hell is this girl…”

As I spontaneously got up and started talking to Alphonse, a bewildered Michelle approached me. However, without even having to answer her question, she found the sword and dragon crest engraved on Alphonse’s right arm and shut her mouth. However, it seems that he has no intention of interfering in the conversation between me and Alphonse.

So let Michelle be silent. I was ready to leave right away.

Alphonse must have noticed that as well, and he continued to lead me to another place while showing the appearance of an innocent child.

“Sister. The place where I was just now has a great view. But being alone is a bit boring… Can you please stay with me?”

“Of course. I’m sorry, Lady Frank.

“Yes Yes…”

Acting in accordance with Alphonse’s rhythm, I was able to get out of the seat without difficulty. When we blended into the crowd and were out of sight of the group, Alphonse and I clapped each other’s hands and slowly started to tour the venue.

“By the way, Alphonse, were you walking around the banquet hall alone without Ken?”

“No. Coincidentally, there was an acquaintance of my older brother in the venue, so I was with him. Oh, it would be nice to meet your older sister as well. He seems to have a lot of interest in you.”

friend?

Alphonse’s words made me think for a moment.

If Alphonse, who is good at reading people’s emotions, said that, he must have been kind to me. I didn’t know everything about his relationships, but among the people I knew, most of them had participated in the competition and were not here.

In the end, the question of the unknown acquaintance remained unresolved until Alphonse brought me in front of her.

Alphonse brought me to a balcony with a good view of the forest, slightly away from the venue. Are brothers brothers? Somehow, when he and Alphonse were in the banquet hall, they both headed to the same balcony away from the venue. I laughed softly at that fact and stepped onto the balcony beyond the curtains.

Someone had already taken a seat there. That back look is very familiar.

“Sir Lewis!”

As soon as he drew the curtains and entered the balcony, Alphonse called the name of the person standing there. Then, her auburn hair fluttered and I saw a face that was very familiar to me.

Dark brown eyes that seem to contain no emotion face me.

As if a drop of paint had fallen on a blank canvas, a subtle change came to her eyes. It wasn’t a big change, but it was definitely the opposite of when Michelle looked at me before. She slowly bowed her head and bowed to me in the manner of a knight, like a knight serving his lord.

“This is Louis Graham.”

Lewis Graham.

I knew her even without hearing her introduction.

Lewis was one of the few connections I had here in the South. I thought I would definitely have participated in the competition, so I never imagined that I would meet in a place like this.

How can I forget the six knights who stayed with him until the end?

Especially in the case of Sir Louis. He was a person who couldn’t be remembered because he consistently maintained a neutral expression in any situation. Perhaps because of the pleasure of meeting her after a long time, unlike Michelle, I greeted her with sincerity.

“This is Elena Edelweiss. Thank you so much for taking care of Alphonse.”

“…”

She shook her head without saying anything and instead gave an answer with a longing look at Alphonse.

I couldn’t even speak at this time.

After the Tongseongmyeong ended, there was such a brief silence.

Alphonse slowly pulled away, threw his arms over the balcony, and started looking at the forest. I tried to stand next to Alphonse and look at the forest, but strangely enough, because she didn’t take her eyes off me, I couldn’t move my body and just stared into each other’s eyes.

“…”

“Well, in case you ask…”

He seemed to have something to say, but he didn’t say anything, so I had no choice but to say it first. Her ears perked up as if she heard my voice. After flicking her eyes for a while, she looked at me again and said:

“You are beautiful.”

“Yes?”

That was it.

After he said it briefly, Louis looked away from me and suddenly started looking at the wall.

I don’t think this has ever happened before.

I was a bit flustered by the sudden compliment, but it wasn’t bad. Maybe it’s because she knows that she can’t lie. Her words sounded more sincere than the thousand words others had uttered.

“Thank you for the compliment, Sir Louis.”

When I answered that, Louis also responded with a nod. I don’t know what she might think of the way she nodded and slightly lowered her shoulders, but to me it looked cute, like an honest bear crouching down shyly.

Is it my misunderstanding that I seem to be somewhat embarrassed?

I turned my head toward the forest, waiting for her to look here again.