Chapter 14. Stealing what others covet. (3)
“But Cain insisted so strongly on recruiting Prince Abel.”
Bennett shook his head.
“We can’t defeat Cain. Once he’s stubborn, he’ll never be broken.”
“Really? But why me?”
I hid my amusement and asked back as if I was surprised.
“Rumors are just rumors.”
Cain’s face was covered with a clear sense of justice and goodness.
“I try to judge based on what I have personally seen and experienced. What he showed at today’s meeting was quite impressive.”
“…….”
“Above all, Prince Abel is the son of Lord Diego Kindreal, who protects the western part of the empire. He is fully qualified to join our club.”
Cain’s voice grew stronger.
“I know what kind of reputation Prince Abel has.”
It was a tone full of thorough faith, without a single doubt about what I believed and wanted to do.
“But if you come to our club and see and learn a lot, you will be able to recover that much quickly.”
It was indeed a confident appearance worthy of the original protagonist.
… … It was also a very unlucky appearance.
“Hmm.”
He put his hand on his chin and tilted it. Seeing that she seemed to be in trouble, Cain smiled slightly as if she understood.
“I think you were surprised because it was an unexpected offer. It doesn’t come easily….”
“I’ve decided.”
I grinned and snapped my fingers.
“I decline that offer.”
“good…….”
Cain closed his mouth. At the same time, a change occurred around me as if cold water had been poured.
Bennett and Carlisle’s faces became as hard as stone. It seemed as if he had never dreamed that I would reject Cain’s offer.
“…….”
Cain’s face was also stiff. The emotion on his face at that moment said, ‘How dare you?’
It had a face that looked very similar to my father, Carlo.
“…I don’t think I really know what kind of opportunity this is.”
Eventually, Cain slowly opened his mouth. He spoke with a patronizing look, as if he was giving me one last chance.
“You’d better think about it carefully. There’s no way such a good opportunity will come again.”
The implication is that it won’t be fun if you stretch it out like this. A noble threat to stop and come under our club, or more accurately, under their control.
Of course, Cain’s pressure had no effect on me. There was no way I, who had easily overcome Mikel’s pressure, would be swayed by something like this.
“well?”
I picked my ears nonchalantly.
“You wouldn’t call an opportunity that comes around that often a good opportunity.”
I took my fingers out of my ears and snapped them.
“And are you going in there because I’m crazy?”
Of course, there wasn’t earwax stuck there. For your information, my ears are very clean.
Cain frowned at my crude behavior, and only later did he understand what I meant.
“What did you just say?”
“There are a lot of good things about it, but I have absolutely nothing to gain by joining, right?”
“Dog… dog?”
Cain mumbled dumbly, as if embarrassed by the unexpected word. Bennett and Carlisle frowned at her as well.
“Hey, what are dog horns? Dog horns?”
“I don’t think that’s what it means given the context.”
I gave them a deep laugh.
“Aren’t they all raised so beautifully that they don’t even know this? After all, they are nobles.”
They seemed to have realized only then that what I had said was a profanity, and their faces became disgruntled.
“What did you say just now?”
“You speak as if you are not from a noble family.”
I turned my head without erasing the sneer from my face. I said sarcastically to Cain, who was glaring at me fiercely.
“Anyway, Cain, what you said isn’t interesting at all. I don’t really need it.”
“No need or no need?”
“Yeah. Besides, if I go in now, I don’t think I’ll see anything good.”
I approached Cain and squeezed his shoulder. He whispered in a low, quiet tone.
“If you’re going to make such a suggestion next time, please erase that slight sense of superiority from your eyes.”
“…….”
“You show a lot, you.”
The side of Cain’s face instantly became as cold as ice. I glanced at the figure and then turned around.
“Then that’s enough. Don’t bother me about this anymore.”
After throwing out some words, I trudged on. Toward foods that have not yet been explored.
“Um, that bastard…!”
Bennett’s astounded voice came from behind me.
“her.”
Carlisle also sighed softly. It felt like I was clenching my teeth as I saw the end of the sound being muffled.
“…….”
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Cain was surprisingly quiet.
But I knew better than anyone that his feelings would not be very calm.
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“Why are there all these guys?”
Bennett was furious.
“Do you think this is something that comes every day? Even if you say ‘thank you’ and ask, what are you doing with your hat on?”
He held the back of his neck and sighed.
“Go in there because you’re crazy? No, aren’t you the one who’s crazy?”
“Even when Cain came and suggested it himself, he still behaved like that.”
Carlisle added in a disapproving tone.
“It’s almost embarrassing to be part of the same noble family. There’s really no trace of elegance.”
Contempt flashed across his expressionless face.
“He is the type of person I hate the most. He is so un-noble.”
Cain was glaring at Abel’s back as he walked away with a cold face.
“I told you that from the beginning.”
Carlisle gave him a warning.
“Abel Kindreal is a bit like that, and strange rumors follow him around.”
Bennett joined in, nodding.
“If you can join our club just because you are the eldest son, then all the eldest sons in the world will join?”
His face showed the pride typical of the historic Seymour family.
“There is such a thing as level, level. To be honest, the Ovest territory is not comparable to the Sud territory.”
“Of course, it is a known fact that his father, Diego Kindreal, is the strongest swordsman in the empire.”
Carlisle shook his head heavily.
“But in the end, it is my father’s strength, not my own strength. The two should not be confused.”
Cain just stood silently for a moment. It was to cool down some emotions boiling inside.
But my friends were waiting for my answer. So I opened my mouth without being able to suppress my emotions.
“……But, you saw Prince Abel in the conference hall.”
It was a voice that cracked at the end, as if expressing his feelings.
“He really….”
Cain was speechless for a moment.
If I were to say out loud the thoughts that were floating around in my head right now, I felt like I was losing.
“Cain, Cain. Listen.”
Fortunately, Carlisle interrupted him.
“Of course, Prince Abel’s appearance today was impressive. Cain, I understand that you were also impressed.”
He lifted his finger and wiggled it.
“But that’s an idea that only one knows and neither knows.”
Carlisle continued speaking in his characteristic calm and rational tone.
“I’ve been attending these meetings since I was ten years old, but situations like today are truly rare.”
As expected, the speaking skills that graduated from the academy at the top of the class were not easy.
“Has there been no one who has tried to lead a meeting in that way?”
Bennett shook his head loudly. As if he knew that much.
Cain just listened to Carlisle in silence.
“Of course there was. But it didn’t last long. Because? Because there wasn’t enough power to back up the statement.”
“…….”
“The way I see it, that Abel Kindreal is nothing but chaff that only looks good on the outside.”
Carlisle’s eyes were ruthless as he said that.
“I was good at sticking my tongue out three inches today, but that method won’t work forever. I guarantee you.”
Carlisle’s rants rarely went astray.
Cain then slowly asked a question.
“Is that so…?”
“For sure. So stop trying to recruit Abel.”
Cain nodded slowly. Bennett and Carlisle, who saw this, thought that Cain had not yet fully accepted it.
“Cain, you are too naive. Don’t think you can be friends with everyone.”
“Yes. Sometimes things don’t mix like water and oil.”
Bennett added a word to Carlisle’s consolation.
“Look at me right now. Even though we’ve known each other this long, I still don’t know the color of Carlisle’s underwear.”
“Why do you need to know that?”
“Shouldn’t a true friend know that much?”
The two started bickering like that. This was the method they immediately used when Cain was sullen.
“okay okay.”
Cain then remembered a faint smile.
“I understand everything you said. So don’t worry too much.”
“You don’t seem worried? We clearly know your personality.”
“Yes. Cain, you think you can be friends with commoners.”
Bennett and Carlisle looked at Cain as if they were looking at an innocent child who had no way to be saved.
But they had no idea. What is Cain thinking right now?
‘… … ‘Get rid of that small sense of superiority.’
Abel’s one word struck a chord in Cain’s heart that even he himself had not noticed.
‘The reason I wanted Prince Abel to join the club.’
I pretended to be noble in front of my friends, but it wasn’t true.
‘What I wanted… … .’
Abel Kindreal joins this club, realizes the gap between himself and Cain, and eventually bows to Cain’s power.
In other words, Cain wanted to suppress Abel. I wanted to see that shiny face distort and finally give in to me.
The feeling of wanting to make others kneel at my feet. It was an unfamiliar feeling he had never experienced before.
Cain frowned, confused at himself.
‘Why am I like this?’
Abel’s appearance today gave Cain several new experiences.
“Anyway, it’s not Abel Kindreal. That guy is completely clueless.”
“Don’t go through all the trouble. If you have time, just pay more attention to us.”
“The eldest son is as good as the eldest son. It would be better to have my younger sister join than that guy.”
However, his friends still believed that Cain proposed to Abel with pure intentions.
‘… … There’s no need to say this.’
I didn’t want to reveal my dark, twisted, and insidious intentions. This wasn’t like me.
Cain naturally erased the thought he just had from his memory.
‘Yes, I did it for the reasons my friends said.’
Just like it was from the beginning.
Rationalization came very easily within him.
“As I said before, I will never suggest this to Prince Abel again.”
Cain smiled and changed the subject. It was a refreshing smile, as if everything that happened earlier had been brushed aside.
“Yeah, yeah. Abel, that guy is definitely going to hit the ground and regret it later.”
“Don’t be weak when you go and grab the leg of your pants.”
Bennett and Carlisle received the message with relieved faces.
Cain never wanted to break the infinite trust on their faces.
never.
“Okay, I understand.”
Cain smiled and turned around.
“I think my father is calling me. I’ll just go.”
“Okay, see you later at the club.”
“It’s Friday evening this week, right?”
The three waved to each other and returned to their respective seats. Cain approached Carlo, who was crowded with people.
“father.”
“Cain.”
Carlo had the same soft smile he always had whenever he saw his son.
“So, what did Prince Abel decide to do?”
fantasy,
