Iron Blood Earl Riccianne

Chapter 4. The Art of Death (4)

However, it was very worrying that the crew would follow them. I eagerly wanted to go back with my assistants. It is because there is something more intimate between men and women in some cases.

Rudy's anxious expression alternates between the rising sun and the knight's barracks. because the people who decided to leave together promised to come out here. That's why I was waiting for the morning before dawn.

Excited on the one hand, insecure on the other.

“I'm sure Brother Holly will come, right? And also... ”

Rudy starts mentioning the names of one of the Tributes, one of whom will come out. I wish everyone would come, but I don't think so. It's because everyone knows they can't take their offer lightly.

“At least half of it... ”

It was then.

Jubbuck, Jubbuck.

You hear heavy footsteps beyond the fog. You turn your head to the sound.

Knights' barracks. The fog doesn't distinguish your face, but you see someone coming this way.

‘Who, who? ’

Who will be the first to come?

As Rudy looks at the approaching shadow with an eager look, a fairly close shadow opens its mouth first.

“Hmm, you, or Duke Rudyl, have not always been so forthcoming? ”

“Huff!”

Rudyl breathes into the wind without my knowledge. It was a voice I had never thought of.

“Jess! ”

“Tsk, don't call me brother anymore. I just can't get used to it. ”

In the meantime, the distance between the two was close enough to recognize their faces. Rudy rubs his eyes and checks his face again. It was Jess, too.

Jess, the one who was most angry that day, came out the quickest. Suddenly, my tears seemed to be turning.

“But so far I've called you brother.... ”

But Jess slapped him hard.

“Ah, there you go. If you keep calling me Confucius Rudy, I'm going to lose you for good. ”

Rudy nods slowly in response to Jess's harsh reaction. Come to think of it, Jess is right. After returning to the territory, there were the eyes of the elders in the family, such as Father or Mother, and the eyes of the existing knights. It was better not to create problems that could cause unreasonable reactions.

“Oh, okay. ”

“Speak comfortably. ”

“Ugh, ugh…. ”

Rudy nods in a humbling nod.

“Tsk!”

With Rudy like that, Jess still turns her head to the dark side.

The problem with titles and speech was actually Hurley's idea.

If he decided to follow Rudy, he asked Rudy to use his proper title and respect. And actually, when I think about it, it was the right thing to do.

“Well, I hope you'll take care of it. ”

“Yes, of course. ”

“And be sure to keep the unsettled treatment you promised. ”

“I knew it.”

Rudy nods loudly.

And another footstep begins to approach.

“Oh, oh! ”

One, two. The incoming footsteps begin to grow.

“Thank you!”

Every time there was more, Rudy held their hands and thanked them sincerely.

As the numbers grew, six of the nine, except Rudy, gathered. As a result, Rudy's expectations of about five people, at most half of them, were much more laughable.

But I didn't see the person who was waiting the most. One person who wanted more and didn't want someone less, but still wanted to come. Rudy was trained to be a soldier, had the most help during the war, and the most willing man did not come.

“Huh, what about Brother Holly? ”

A little embarrassed Rudyl asked me, naming him ‘Sir’ without even knowing it.

“I don't know. We thought about what we were going to do to each other until the end. ”

Rudy licks his dry lips in Jess' reply. It felt like my mouth was burning.

A happy voice was heard in the fog.

“You can't call me sir anymore, can you? ”

Rudy's eyes doubled. It was because it was the voice of Holly who was waiting.

“Hurley!"

As Rudy shouts loudly, Hurley approaches.

“Thank you very much, Confucius. ”

“Oh, thank you! ”

You see Rudy speaking in a trembling voice, and you see him with a hollow smile. Then he looked around and muttered with a face of surprise.

“Huh, seven of me? You're here a lot, huh? Besides, Jess, are you here? Hehehe, you're such a good boy. You must be tough. ”

“Tsk, what do you know so well? ”

“Hehehehe, by the way, gathered a lot of surprises. It's good to see you, guys. Let's keep it that way. ”

Hurley nods. Hurley nods heavily at them and says to Rudy,

“Don't be too disappointed those two aren't here for their own reasons. ”

“Hmm?"

Rudyl nods, but with his mouth he raises questions. It's because he said he didn't think he would come even though he still had a lot of time.

“Two guys who didn't show up last night slept in the barracks without sleeping. I guess I didn't want to be weak. ”

“Ah……. ”

“My family will contact us as soon as we get settled in later, so please let them know. ”

In Holly's words, Rudy tapped my chest.

“Don't worry. He's the eldest son of the Earl of Poldenbine! ”

Rudy's face reminds me of a pleasant smile that reminds me of how I forgot my worries earlier.

Early morning frontier of Produce's white writing immunity. Lycaen, who was standing with his arms crossed, turns his head to the sound of his feet getting closer. Then he smiled and said something graceful.

“You're doing better than I thought. ”

I saw the candidates for the knights who came with Rudy.

“Haha, it looks that way. ”

Rudy shyll scratches his back, but Lycaen's gaze rests on Hurley and the knight's successors behind him. And I asked him with a mean smile.

“You don't like what's beneath me, do you? ”

Hurley stepped forward.

“Rather than disliking it... well, they just treat me well. ”

“Hmm? Really? ”

“Yes.”

“Then if you stay under me, I'll double the amount of wood, especially for you. ”

When Rudy heard that, he was startled and looked back at Licayen and Hurley. And the evil smile on Ricaien's face deepened.

However, he shakes his head slowly with a loose smile.

“Can't a man just say that with one mouth? ”

“Hmm... How about three times? ”

“Heheh heh, could you just face us? If you do more, it might really shake your heart. ”

“Do you really think it will shake? ”

“Why don't you give it a try? ”

“There you go.”

“Thank you."

Rudy clears his chest with a relieved look, realizing that the two of them are simply farming. Then he leans inside the Federation resistance.

It's because another person who needs to come out with Lycaen has yet to be seen.

When Lycaen saw that, she said with a sarcastic look.

“It's not time yet, so relax and wait. ”

“Oh, yes……. ”

The answer is yes, but the eyes remain fixed inside the resistance.

When she saw him, she shrugged her shoulders and said nothing else.

How long has it been?

It was about the time that Holly and her platoon were seriously concerned about Rudy's idea of being decapitated by jokes.

Peppermint, peppermint.

With a light footstep, someone of a slender figure approaches.

“Cena, Cena.... ”

At the same time, Rudy's expression brightens.

“What are you smiling so silly about? ”

Sheena snaps at you with a dull look, then suddenly Bessie smiles and nods slightly at Rudy. Rudy also curled his eyes and smiled brightly.

“Hey!”

“Beep, beep!”

Following the appearance of the two men, the crew suddenly began to play pranks, shouting, cheering and whistling. And the louder the sound, the brighter the look on Saena and Rudy's face.

But the atmosphere couldn't last that long.

“I don't think I should do this in front of an unmarried brother, brother. ”

“Huff!”

Phew. Surprised, Senna quickly turns her head, and she doesn't seem to like the way she looks at them. However, his face was filled with a playful look.

“Tsk, what did we do? ”

“Shut up.”

“Huh, me neither. Let's go. ”

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