My Death Flags Show No Sign of Ending

"As much as you name a pseudonym. You're not gonna tell me you don't have any thoughts, are you?

Francis strengthens the swordswallowing air.

This is the residence of Berlioz, a celebratory venue for Itsuki's engagement. You can't be thinking about bloodshed at that time or the risk of committing murder if you do it badly. So I guess this has strong connotations as an act of demonstration.

That's what I wanted to think. Francis actually pulls out his sword and sticks it like this. It was amazing enough to feel like I might be able to do it all at once, even with a joke.

To be honest, the situation is on the verge of being packed. If they're alone with Francis, they can handle it from here on out. But at the same time, it was fatal to be taken behind at close range.

Bassari for demonstrating the will to resist, there is also the danger that

Apologies and explanations are almost impossible on top of not being honest, for example, and there is only so much left to negotiate with this mouth, which is good at stirring up and upside the other person instead. It won't be a decent negotiation no matter what you think, but it will still be safer than suddenly starting a combat act.

Harold carefully chooses words to speak, trying to calm down about himself as well as the Francis and the others. “Can you lower your weapon first? We can't even talk slowly about this."

"I can't threaten you without a weapon like this. Don't worry about your hipster."

The result was as clear as I could tell.

It makes me think it might be rather safer to get down to business with Rapier poked at already. Fortunately, that one word didn't cross Francis' deadline.

"... I didn't know you could slap your mouth like that in this situation. So many of the anecdotes are still true?"

"Anecdotes and the like are hearsay bullshit. Don't think you can measure my strength with that nasty stuff."

"You don't deny that it's Harold?

"I don't prefer a pseudonym to my ex. If not enforced, who would name it Lord, etc."

If Itsuki hadn't been delegated the power of order by Yustus or something like that, he would have categorically refused. Harold doesn't want to move on from himself either and make black history.

Francis is furious that a bad guy like Harold approached Itsuki, although he also wants to uncover the area. I don't think you believe me when I say it's Itsuki's suggestion, and vice versa, I fear buying further anger because they think I spoke Itsuki's name as an excuse.

"... well, let's get back to it. What's your aim? You were trying to encourage me to get engaged to Erica earlier, but does that have anything to do with it?

I ask that with a certain certainty, but Harold doesn't have that. Not that I don't have the intention of pushing on Erica's case, but I'm getting closer from the other side when it comes to Itsuki, and that's what Harold would rather ask Itsuki, or the Smeragis.

Why do you insist on me?

Itsuki is trying to marry Harold to Erica by the point of obstinacy, and the task of tolerating it is not trying to disconnect Harold by insisting that he is indebted with antibodies drugs and LP farming methods. For that reason, there will be no financial difficulties for the moment, but on the contrary, I have already given Harold enough money as a deposit.

The problem of temper has still not been resolved in the end, and the LP farming method, albeit the Harold idea, could not have expanded the operation to this point without the cooperation of the Smeragi family and generated profits.

Extremely is Harold's own bad review. Itsuki says that if that's about it, the Smeragi family can bring it in now, but if they don't, they shouldn't have crossed it.

As for Harold, it's not just that he's being forced into an engagement with Erica, he doesn't want Yustus to probe his painful, black belly for suspecting his relationship with the Smeragis.

It's a little off the record, but Harold's answer is, "Nothing like that." Well, it's not hard to imagine being told not to lie where I answered that.

So, there comes a plan in Harold's head. I was wondering if we could use Francis to distance ourselves from the Smeragi family. Besides, if you carry it well, it could also lead to the strengthening of Francis...

Make it look like you're up to something here, and if you beat me, I'll pull your hands off Itsuki and Erica. But if you suggest, you don't have to make a bloody stinking development on this scene right now.

Later, if he fights properly and then loses, Harold will have a say in leaving the Smeragi family, and Francis will wake up to protest Itsuki and Erica. You don't have to move into a lot of other words. You can't even go under if your friend Francis tells you so purely worried. That's what Itsuki is.

Disengagement with Erica, separation from the Smeraggi family, and strengthening Francis. The last part has a lot of indeterminate elements, but that would be too much if the former two could be formed.

"My aim, huh? What are we gonna do when we know that?

"It will be decided. If that hurts him, I'll stop it."

"You think you can do that? You stop me, etc."

"You think you can do something in this situation? If you don't break your mouth..."

"Kill, huh? You know that's an impossible story. I don't have enough evidence to be killed, and now I'm staying in this mansion as a friend of Itsuki's. Kill me here and you'll be nothing but a murderer. It would tarnish the name of Arklite and also paint mud on the faces of Itsuki and the Berlioz family. I'm not sure if there is. I'm not prepared or friendship to take that much risk for the sake of danger. It's just stupid."

Rapier, who was being poked at, rocks. Again, Francis didn't seem to really think about killing him either.

As some say the dead have no mouth, if you have murder in mind, it's not like you can't get rid of it if you kill it and then become a cover. Especially if you're a house as good as Arklight, you must also have the power to run it.

But you wouldn't like Francis not to be so proud, and you must want to avoid leaving your roots in trouble with Itsuki. So I guess the aim was to make Harold confess with this threat.

"You... No, you made a mistake. If you wanted to capture me instead of kill me when I resisted, you shouldn't have brought your sword close to the steeple. Especially if I was defenseless and had limited skill to fight. If I turn to counter-attack at this moment, you'll have to kill me or seriously injure me. Try to avoid it, but pull the sword. I'll kill you at that moment."

Let's say the right thing like that.

It's the throat and the heart that the weapon is poking at. Normally, I think it's Theory who restricts his actions by targeting the steeple, even if he detains them, but I hope he feels as if that's a fatal mistake too.

Harold keeps turning his mouth with that in mind.

"You don't look so good, but what happened to your prestige earlier? Francis J. Arklight. Kill me if you think you can get Itsuki and the others safe. Even if you lose credibility from Itsuki by doing so, that's natural. And inscribe in your heart that what you once lost cannot be easily recovered."

If you look at it, Francis has tons of sweat on his face. Instead of the amount secreted in a mild climate, that means it would be cold sweat. It seemed I could have psychologically hunted him down.

It may also be affecting that he was unconsciously intimidating.

"... it's more than a rumor, Harold. I didn't expect to be overruled by a single word in my favor."

"If that's what you think, you're so foolish that it's hard to save. You haven't stood in your favor since the beginning."

Let me get this straight, but that's not true at all. Whatever you think is advantageous is Francis.

Harold is just trying to make Francis assume that with the arrogant shore discomfort he has before him, and that's why he has to decide on a battle within the moment he's cowering.

"Still, I...!

Francis' face, where the stray arose, fell slightly and his gaze on Harold was cut only for a moment. Perhaps with that gap, it would have been possible to assemble Francis and defeat the person behind him.

But Harold didn't, and he took the suggestion with him.

"Then I'll give you a chance, fool. Fight me under the witness, and if you win, I will pull you back."

"What if I lose?

"Naturally, you need to listen to me."

"... okay"

Francis answered that after thinking about something and delivered Rapier to the sheath. Then the pressure from behind also disappears. Apparently, the danger of being killed on this occasion was successfully averted.

I grumbled that Francis never thought Harold was at ease.

"Surely Harold doesn't seem to be just a man to listen to rumors. I'll admit it, Itsuki."

"Didn't you totally believe it was that tone of mouth"

Voice from behind. In the meantime, Harold tapped into the kick without thinking about it and turning around.

"Ouch!

Decided neatly in a flowing motion that would admire if there were a fighter.

Harold interrogates Itsuki with a voice a few steps colder than the one he was pointing at Francis as he looks down at Itsuki, who nods by holding down his left leg thigh.

"Explain."

"Huh, Fran came to my room last night and said, 'Isn't Lord Harold Stokes?' Cause I say, 'Yeah, but?' What..."

Here's a summary of Itsuki's boring explanations.

First a Francis squire noticed who Harold was in yesterday's commotion and reported it to Francis. Apparently the squire had seen Harold in the Wang capital before.

From there, Francis checks with Itsuki to see if the information is correct or incorrect. Francis persuaded him to review the relationship when Itsuki lightly affirmed that he was Harold himself. The discussion also followed a parallel line.

This is what Itsuki suggested when he didn't think it was obvious.

“Then you just have to see what kind of person Harold is”.

And it's this farce that caused it. For now, I understood that everything was Itsuki's fault.

I doubt you're seriously willing to hide Harold's identity. Or maybe not.

Well, sanctions against him sometimes bother me later. Harold looked back and spoke to Francis again.

"So, what did Itsuki blow you into admitting my what?

"'He's not the kind of bad guy whose bad reviews are supposed to flow. It's just easy to be mistaken because you're tough on people and even tougher on yourself'. I thought that wouldn't be called" knight-killing ”or anything..."

Francis laughs in self-derision.

"You are strong. Perhaps I'd lose a hundred rounds. Harold wouldn't have had a hard time controlling me when I cut my gaze.

"Did you intentionally create a gap? It's what you licked me."

"It's each other, isn't it? Besides, I had a lot to lose."

I'm similar, and I'm foolish inside.

But so much so that the mood blew, Francis mentioned something outrageous.

"Even in that situation, you tried to set the stage for us to be on an equal footing. From what you've told me, it's a very unprofitable problem."

"Is that why you admitted me?

"Oh, yeah. And... my actions this time are insane. If Harold wants my punishment, he'll take it spoilt."

I'm not kidding. If that happens, Francis' original subscription flag runs the risk of disappearing. You can't lock Francis in a cell when it's time for the original to start.

Harold immediately rejected the word.

"I don't care about your treatment. It's a waste of time to pull out a sword every time you pay for a loud feather."

"... thank you for the warmth. But I'm sorry... I can't completely trust you with this..."

That would be natural. Harold is more perplexed even if instead he is trusted with just a series of interactions.

It was enough to make it easier for me to tell you clearly like this.

"So I'd like you to know that I can't. Duel with Harold, will you let me do it"

Francis breaks his hip and begs. I don't care about his mood, but the favor is a wish or fulfillment offer for Harold as well.

"Itsuki"

"What?

"The witness is you."

"... man, you have no choice"

"overlap, thank you"

"You don't need to thank me. I want you to taste the difference in character from me and crawl like hell."

Leave a throwaway line like that. Harold leaves the room to get ready.

It was different from the shape it was intended for, but this is how a duel with Francis was to take place.