◈ Episode 179 Wolf and Crow (2)
Greetings from Freuden Ullburg to Ludger.
At the word, “It’s been a while,” everyone opened their eyes wide and looked at Ludger and Freuden alternately.
His eyes asked if the two knew each other.
It was the same with Line, who brought Freuden.
‘uh? Did the senior and the teacher originally know each other?’
Originally, Rinne had planned to visit the hospital alone.
However, Erendir said he would go with them, so it increased to two.
In addition, Freuden, who did not get along with others for some reason, said he would go himself.
That’s why I came.
Judging by Freuden’s attitude towards Ludger, it seemed that the two were not meeting each other for the first time.
Rather, it seems like we’ve known each other for a long time… … .
At that time, Rudger said in a tone that he did not understand.
“I don’t know what you mean. This must be the first time we’ve met.”
“I see. I must have misunderstood something.”
Freuden gently responded to Ludger’s point, clearly drawing a line.
If someone I didn’t know saw it, it would have been a reaction as if they had misunderstood the person.
Then Erendir stepped forward and spoke.
“I came to see Mrs. Rudger and Mrs. Selina because they were injured. Now, here is a gift.”
Erendir said that and pushed Line’s back.
Renee, who suddenly stepped forward, was reminded of her shame reddening her face.
“Lu, Mr. Rudger. Here you go.”
“Oh, yes. thanks.”
Ludger took the basket and placed it next to the fruit basket Flora had given him.
Flora, who watched the scene, was annoyed for nothing.
‘what? You just said that you would take good care of me and didn’t say thank you.’
Are you discriminating against people?
But more than that, the presence of Freuden and Erendir further distracted her.
It is said that the 3rd princess of Erendir has a meddling personality, so she can appear here.
‘Freuden that guy. What were you thinking here?’
Basically, Freuden is a person who never moves unless he has a clear goal.
The footsteps of a great aristocrat must be heavy to match their weight.
Flora agrees with that part, but no matter how much I think about this place, Freuden is not the place to come.
‘There must be something. Something I don’t know.’
The most likely one is that girl named Line.
When Flora thought that far, the students gathered in the hospital room exchanged greetings lightly.
“oh. Nice to meet you. I’ve seen it in class, but is this the first time I’ve ever had a full name? Call it Erendir.”
“yes! My name is Aidan! Nice to meet you, senpai!”
“Sir, senior?”
Erendir’s expression softened in an instant, as if he hadn’t expected to be called a senior by anyone other than Rine.
Erendir and Aidan’s party made friends very easily.
To be precise, Erendir’s attitude of approaching him in a friendly way was the problem, as he was wary of the word ‘senpai’ and everything collapsed.
‘What’s this. Are you the princess? I don’t feel any dignity or anything. Is she deliberately pretending to be friendly?’
Leo, who belonged to the Liberation Army, was wary of Erendir at first, but seeing her relaxed attitude, he decided that it was not necessary.
In reality, the 3rd princess is a princess in disguise, and it is safe to say that her older sister, the 1st princess, holds all the power.
Even so, as a descendant of the imperial family, I thought that Erendir had something to do with it.
‘He looks like a person who can’t make friends.’
It was a surprisingly accurate judgment, but Leo dismissed his thoughts, saying that it could not be.
‘… … It’s greater than that. To think that the imperial princess and the children of two of the three dukes are gathered in one hospital room like this.’
Leo’s gaze naturally turned to Aidan.
‘Besides, to the user of an unusual magic called anti-magic.’
Next Iona.
‘Even the daughter of the great bloodline of the beast race.’
Tacey is, well, just a gifted kid.
Had Tacey heard that overly succinct assessment herself, she would have been indignant.
‘Am I even an agent of the Liberation Army who hid my identity?’
What a strange combination, thought Leo.
Still, if you look at the high and low ranks, isn’t the 3rd princess the highest… … .
“oh! You speak very nicely, boy. Rather than using the harsh term senior, call me noona instead! who. me. Got it? Would you like to call me?”
“Hey, wait! Seniors! Don’t get too attached to Aidan!”
Even Erendir, who was scolding Aidan, who was just naive, and Teishi, who tried to push away such Erendir.
Feeling like an idiot for no reason, Leo laughed.
* * *
The short but noisy visit to the hospital eventually came to an end.
After sending the students away, Selina smiled as if she was having fun.
“lol. It was a noisy day.”
“Thanks to you, I am more tired.”
“no way. Speaking of that, Mr. Rudger didn’t kick out the students either, right? Even this time, they were all children who came to see Mr. Rudger.”
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“that… … .”
“Mr. Rudgar is also very popular with the students.”
popular?
Rudger didn’t think he was that good.
On the contrary, considering that she is very popular, Selina with a bunch of bouquets and gift baskets would be much more accurate.
“But it seems like it’s all over now… … .”
“I came to see you in the hospital.”
The door slammed open and Miss Merilda entered.
Rudger, who was about to speak, couldn’t help but sigh when he saw Merilda.
“what? Look at the person and let out a sigh.”
“no. But suddenly tiredness came over me.”
“Haven’t you rested less yet? You can rest more.”
“it’s okay. I’m going to get some fresh air for a while.”
When Rudger left the hospital room, Merylda, who was left alone, looked back at Selina with her eyes sparkling.
“So Selina.”
“yes yes?”
“how was it? huh? Let’s talk. You two were together.”
“Oh, that’s it… … .”
Selina broke into a cold sweat at Merilda’s gaze, like a predator trying to devour its prey.
* * *
Rudger left the building and walked around the area moderately.
Even if he stayed inside anyway, it was clear that Merilda’s chatter would make noise.
Besides, both Selina and Meryl seemed to have something to talk about, so they moved away.
Besides, Rudger also had someone he promised to meet.
As I was walking with that thought in mind, I stopped when I noticed someone blocking my way.
“you… … .”
Ludger’s eyes shone sharply as he recognized the other.
“Freuden Ulburg.”
Having called his name, Freuden made no reply.
He was just staring at Ludger with an expressionless face.
“Were you waiting for me to come out? I know you’ve finished your business.”
“I have other personal business to do.”
“Sorry, I have nothing to share with you. Go back.”
Despite the order to celebrate, Freuden did not budge.
Rudger frowned.
“What are we going to do now?”
“You really don’t know me?”
“I don’t know what the hell you are talking about. Say nonsense while covering the other person.”
Rudger passed by Freuden as if he didn’t need to listen anymore.
If the words didn’t work, this side would just pass by.
It must have been.
If only Freuden hadn’t opened his mouth there.
“Your face is thick. It wasn’t enough to hide her identity and enter as a teacher, but to show up in front of her again.”
“… … .”
Rudger’s footsteps stopped.
Freuden turned to Ludger and glared at him with a look that threatened to shoot him.
“What were you thinking when you came here? you.”
“ha.”
What came out of Rudger’s mouth was a blatant sigh.
Freuden’s eyebrows twitched at that action.
Ludger turned his head and looked at Freuden with half-open eyes.
“I thought I was a kid who didn’t know anything, but did you remember?”
Then he raised the corners of his mouth and sneered at Freuden.
“Wolburg’s puppy.”
* * *
“So what happened? huh?”
In the end, Selina couldn’t win against Merilda’s persistent questioning and had no choice but to confess everything.
That she had lost her mind in the flames, and that Ludger had jumped into the fire to save her.
“Oh my God. It’s so romantic!”
As if she liked this kind of story, Merilda did not hide that she was interested.
“… … Ms. Merilda doesn’t seem to care about my injury, does it?”
“no way. can it be Of course I was worried. But looking at the current situation, I just did it because there was no need to ask.”
“… … Really?”
“then. I was curious about it even more than that.”
“What are you so curious about?”
“What happened with Mr. Rudger?”
Selina was taken aback for a moment by the question that came in without any warning, and ended up saying “Father”.
Merilda smiled mischievously.
“Look at this. there was was there? You can’t talk because you’re embarrassed.”
“It’s not like that!”
“Isn’t it? what was it You can just be honest with me.”
“Oh, not yet!… … bout!”
Selina shouted in a fit of rage, only then realizing her mistake and covering her mouth with both hands.
But it was already too late.
“Really? You mean this yet?”
“… … Miss Merilda is too clever.”
“Selina is too naive.”
“It is not so. I am not naive!”
“Really naive people don’t talk like that.”
“… … .”
Selina had nothing to argue with, so she just patted the bed with her fists.
“So, how did it go?”
“… … I don’t know.”
“To be heartbroken. Of course you’re asking how far you went with Mr. Ludgar.”
“Because it’s not like that.”
“It looks like everything, but it’s not. my eyes can’t lie When Mr. Rudger left a while ago, you looked at him with a pitying gaze.”
Selina’s face turned red like autumn leaves at Merilda’s sharp point.
Because this part is naive.
Merilda thought to herself and smiled.
Of course, if I said this, Selina would get really upset and wouldn’t talk about it for a while, so I didn’t bother to say it.
“Selina. It’s a rare opportunity to have the two of you together, so try your best.”
“to be honest… … I do not know. This kind of enemy is my first time.”
Selina, her cheeks flushed red as if she had embraced the warmth of spring, hesitantly said,
“Mr. Rudger is such a great person. He’s smart, cool and strong. She is also popular with her students. But I don’t. All I know how to deal with are spirits, and I always act like an idiot.”
It was the anxiety in Selina’s heart.
He said he didn’t suit someone called Ludger.
Rather, she looked up to Ludger.
He’s such a great person that people like him wouldn’t even be noticed.
“For me, I don’t deserve it.”
“What are your qualifications?”
Merilda lightly dismissed Selina’s concerns.
“Selina. you are not so confident If it’s your level, there’ll be plenty of men lining up to be nice to you, right?”
“yes? It can’t be.”
“Ugh. Have you ever seen such an innocent girl? This is how she felt about putting her child out in the water.”
“I-I’m not that kid!”
“And who are you with, what qualifications do you need? It’s strange and wrong to question that.”
“That, that… … .”
“anyway. There is only one piece of advice I can give you. Just bump into each other naturally, like you normally do. Would that be okay?”
“It’s usually me… … .”
Merilda’s advice did not resonate with Selina.
What is your usual self?
Esmeralda, who was her real self, is now gone.
“And if you’re really having a hard time, you can ask for advice, right?”
“advice… … ah!”
Selina grabbed Merilda’s hands as if she had a good idea.
“Then, Ms. Merylda! Please help me!”
“Uh, huh?”
Merylda was taken aback as she hadn’t expected to be so aggressive all of a sudden.
“If you’re Miss Merilda, you’re sure to know how to win a man’s heart!”
“Me, me? what? Why do you think so?”
“Mr. Merilda is a master of romance!”
“Yes? master of love? I?”
“According to rumors, she was the queen of society!”
Merilda was even more speechless at those words.
You’re the queen of society.
‘no. But somehow, as if I was pretending to be so proud… … It seems like they talked?’
At first, I pretended to be a bit strong because I didn’t want to be looked down upon.
Could it be because of that? Did that action come back like a boomerang?
‘In the first place, I don’t know a man’s heart!’
Although she was showing off her gorgeous and mature appearance now.
In the past, Merilda had large glasses that covered her entire face, and her bangs covered her eyes.
I’ve never held a man’s hand properly, and the number of people I’ve dated is zero.
The reason why she is specialized in curse magic is because she cursed at couples of a man and a woman playing together.
How much did she struggle to make a non-existent love potion for the person she had a secret crush on?
When I still think of that day, I sometimes have thoughts of wanting to die.
‘That’s why I’m dating advice?’
nonsense talk.
Someone still hasn’t held a man’s hand before, so that’s advice.
It is correct to decline Selina’s request.
‘however… … If you look at me with such an expectant gaze, how can I refuse!’
There was something hard to refuse in the look of Selina staring earnestly with bright eyes.
In the end, Merilda had no choice but to raise the white flag.
“Huh, hmm. okay. okay. I will help you.”
“Wow! really? Thank you very much! Miss Merilda!”
“Well, with something like that.”
Merilda broke into a cold sweat when she saw Selina, whom she genuinely liked.
It was a big deal.
There is no turning back now.
* * *
A chilly air flowed between Ludger and Freuden.
“I don’t know how long this is. Has it been 10 years?”
“In terms of years, it was almost 12 years ago.”
“About 12 years ago. You were a complete kid back then.”
“You were much younger then than you are now.”
“Still, you seem to have a certain aristocracy right now. He grew up pretty well.”
“Get rid of the words that came out of your mouth.”
Freuden snarled at Ludger.
“Rather than that, you didn’t answer the question I just asked. Why are you here?”
“Is there any reason why I shouldn’t come here?”
“A person like you… … Do you have a reason to come here? And your name wasn’t something like Ludgar Celish in the first place.”
“You talk like you know me well.”
A gust of wind blew through the two of them.
Freuden clenched his fists.
“How the hell did you approach Line?”
“… … I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Did you think I wouldn’t know that I gave her the magic book and helped her? Do you want to atone for your sins now?”
“… … .”
expiation.
Those words weighed heavily on Rudger’s chest.
Freuden spoke as if to sentence such Ludger.
“As for the enemy who killed her mother with his own hands.”
