Episode 12 Panda, No Panda, Panda. (3)
“Keeeek!”
Kane rolled on the floor, clutching his mouth.
‘What the heck? Why are you so good at fighting? Were you always good at it? No, if you were like that, you wouldn’t have gotten beat up by me until now! What the hell happened in the meantime?’
His thoughts were cut off there, because Giselle started beating him mercilessly.
Boom! Boom!
As the fistfight continued, the surrounding atmosphere gradually changed.
If you were impressed by Giselle’s flashy moves, now there are more people who are worried about Kane due to his excessive beatings.
“Aren’t you going to die like that?”
“I think I should stop it?”
The onlookers were confused and murmured.
“Ugh, kekeke… … please… … stop… … .”
Kane, who had been getting beaten up nonstop, finally opened his mouth, but Giselle did not stop.
Once he starts, he doesn’t finish half-heartedly. He doesn’t easily forgive those who reveal this to him.
It was his iron rule that he had kept since his days as the King of Mercenaries.
“Confucius, stop!”
Kane’s escort knight, unable to stand watching, ran forward and blocked Giselle’s path.
visor!
At that moment, the tip of Giselle’s sword, drawn without warning, touched the neck of the escort knight.
Jiselle smiled eerily.
“You dare to interfere with this sacred duel. Are you going to face me in my master’s stead?”
If Kane had been winning, the escort knight would have said the same thing and left Giselle alone.
A duel is always sacred, but only when I’m winning.
The escort knight swallowed dry saliva and opened his mouth.
“Hey, the game is already decided. Please stop playing.”
Sure enough, Kane was lying on the floor, writhing like a bug.
Jiselle glanced down at him and clicked her tongue.
“I can’t even stand this much. These days, kids are so weak and fragile. There’s nothing I can do. So I guess I’ll end it here… … .”
Then he turned to the escort knight and said coldly.
“When are you going to pay me back the money you borrowed?”
“Your Majesty, even you don’t have that much money at hand right now. You must return to your fiefdom.”
“So until when?”
“I will report to you so that it can be sent within this month.”
In reality, the amount of money Kane took was less than a hundred gold. Even if he wanted to take more, it would have been impossible because Jiselle had no money.
But then suddenly, he says something like, “Izaneh or something,” and asks for a thousand gold coins.
The knight felt wronged, but had no choice but to accept it.
If we were to argue here, it seemed like that son of a bitch would really kill Cain.
But that wasn’t the end of Giselle’s demands.
“Oh, treat the people here to drinks and meat. You brought that much money, right? It’s not deducted from the thousand gold. That’s money that was originally owed, and this is the price for losing the duel.”
‘Where is that! If you win, you buy! Why should we buy!’
Jiselle complained to the escort knight who had his mouth shut and a face full of complaints.
“What are you doing? You’re not answering? You don’t like it? Are you doing this because you feel sorry? If you’ve been harassing the people of our territory up until now, shouldn’t you step forward and buy it out of conscience?”
It makes me even more angry when someone who tormented the people of Yeongji together with me says things like he is an apostle of justice.
But the knight, who had no choice, eventually nodded.
“……All right.”
“You’ve admitted the loss, so take responsibility and finish it off.”
Jiselle put her sword back in and grabbed the back of Cain’s neck as he lay on the ground.
Kane muttered in a daze, not even realizing that the duel was over.
“S, save me… … .”
Then Giselle smiled and said.
“Don’t kill me. Why should I kill you? You can’t die even if you want to until you pay me back. Do you understand?”
“Ugh… … Ouch… … Ma… … .”
“What the devil. Be thankful that it ended here. I let it go for educational purposes. Hey, take him and treat him.”
The escort knight quickly picked up Kane and left the training grounds.
People were holding their breath in tension, but when Kane left, they started cheering and clapping one by one.
I was impressed by the Archduke’s wonderful duel, and it was also satisfying to see him destroy the unsightly Kane.
“Wow! Your Highness, you are the best!”
“I didn’t know you were that strong!”
“It’s alcohol and meat! It’s a new festival!”
Amid the cheering atmosphere, the knights looked back at Skoban with stern faces.
“It was real?”
“Skoban, you… … .”
Skoban drank down the rest of his drink and smiled triumphantly.
Elena, sitting next to me, also raised her chin as if she was glad. Her expression was one of relief.
“Wow!”
The people continued to cheer even as Giselle tried to enter the castle.
Jiselle, who was waving at people with a helpless smile, met Skoban’s eyes.
Skoban smiled and slowly lifted the bottle.
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Jiselle also smiled and gave him a thumbs up.
“See, I was right, right?”
Elena whispered to the maid next to her and hurriedly followed Giselle into the castle.
“Oppa, oppa! Wait a minute!”
She quickly ran over and linked arms with Giselle.
After the incident on the festival day, Elena started to treat Giselle much more openly than before.
“Brother, why did you spend that much money on a duel?”
Elena looked up at Giselle with bright eyes. It was a contrast to her gloomy appearance before.
Because the estate was so poor, Elena hardly had any fancy clothes or accessories compared to her peers.
There were more than a few times when I bowed my head in envy when I saw the young ladies of other estates at balls or banquets.
But since Jiselle had a lot of money, she was secretly excited.
“It has its uses.”
Jiselle smiled lightly and tried to pull her arm away, but it wouldn’t come off.
“No, do you really exercise? How can you be so strong?”
“Hey, don’t change the subject! Let me guess. Are you going to buy a present for Amelia? You always try to look good in front of her.”
“what?”
“I’m talking about your fiancé. It’s your sister’s birthday soon, so you’re going to buy her a present, right? Something like an expensive piece of jewelry! Since you’re going to buy it, why don’t you buy me one too?”
Jiselle was shocked as if she had been hit hard on the head.
Amelia was the daughter of Count Leipold.
Although it was required by law that the northern lords support Ferdium in exchange for protecting the borders, Leipold was supporting Ferdium even more than that.
Amelia and Giselle’s engagement was also meant to prove the alliance between the two families.
In the previous life, when Jiselle ran away from home, the engagement was naturally called off.
Leipold had been unhappy with Giselle throughout their engagement, so he must have been extremely happy when the engagement was called off.
‘I see! There was a way!’
Jiselle nodded her head repeatedly with a blush on her face.
He needed a significant amount of money to start the business he wanted right away.
I was having a hard time figuring out how to get the money, but when I heard Amelia’s name, a brilliant idea came to mind.
‘If you don’t have a way to make money, just ask someone who has it!’
It’s the kind of thinking that only bandits would have, but it’s okay because the opponent is Amelia.
‘I’ll have to get a real kick out of that traitor.’
Before attacking the kingdom during his days as the Mercenary King, Jisel carefully investigated the reasons for the fall of his family.
It was difficult to investigate because a lot of the information had been erased or distorted over time, but I was able to grasp the general outline.
Among them was information about Leipold.
‘They harassed our territory with money.’
While other territories harassed Ferdium with force, the Leipold territories harassed him by suddenly cutting off their support.
Ferdium also tried to overcome the crisis somehow, but every time, Leipold was the one who interfered the most.
‘It was all Amelia’s instructions.’
Amelia later rebels and takes the throne as Count Leipold.
After learning the inside story, Giselle completely devastated Leipold’s estate, but lost sight of the culprit, Amelia.
After that, she continued to harass Giselle throughout the year-long war.
Even when they tried to catch and kill him, he would run away so cunningly that even Jiselle was quite annoyed.
‘I was going to sweep it away anyway… … .’
I was just thinking about preparing for an attack and destroying the enemy, but I think I need to think a little differently.
The Leipold Territory was not yet an official enemy, and there was no justification for attacking it.
In that case, it would be advantageous to tear off as much as possible before becoming a complete enemy.
“Elena.”
“why?”
Elena’s eyes sparkled with anticipation. Giselle laughed, ruffling her hair.
‘I guess I should give her a gift.’
Elena, who had been depressed for a while, finally felt better, so I thought it would be okay to cheer her up a little.
I’m also grateful that you reminded me of Amelia, whom I had forgotten.
“Pick out the clothes and accessories you want.”
“Really? How much?”
“5 gold.”
“Oh my… … .”
“If you don’t like it, then quit.”
“No! No! Okay. Thank you, Oppa!”
Elena quickly changed her expression and acted coquettish, hoping that he would change his mind.
Giselle sent Elena back to her room with a bitter smile.
And before the thoughts that had just occurred to me could fade, I quickly found Belinda.
“Belinda, when will your father come back?”
“Your Majesty? If you think you’ll prepare to withdraw as soon as you receive the news of the young lady… … I think it’ll take about a week.”
“That’s enough. I can go and come back.”
“Where?”
“Raypold Estate.”
Belinda made a mischievous face.
“Come to think of it, Miss Amelia’s birthday is coming up soon. We’re going to have a banquet anyway, so why don’t you go already?”
“Well… … That’s not the reason, but I’m thinking of meeting Amelia. I have some business to attend to.”
“Oh my, you really like Miss Amelia? How romantic.”
Jiselle shook her head. It seemed like if she continued talking, she would only be teased.
“Anyway, I’ll go and come back. Just remember that.”
Belinda looked puzzled as she saw Giselle preparing to leave the castle.
“No, why are you going in such a hurry?”
“Because time is running out. I have to go and come back before my father comes back. I have something to talk to him about.”
Belinda quickly caught him as he was leaving the room, talking nonsense.
“Then who are you going with? Are you going alone?”
“Of course. If you keep riding without stopping, you’ll get there in no time, so it’s okay to go alone.”
“You can’t do that. The world is so dangerous these days. Why are you trying to go out alone?”
“It’s okay. I can at least protect myself.”
“That won’t work. I’ll go with you.”
“Belinda?”
“Yes, but you are going to Count Leipold’s house, so you must have at least some basic necessities. I will also prepare a few escorts.”
“Hmm… … Okay.”
Belinda’s words that one must have a variety of things also had some merit.
Since I was so strong in my previous life, I could have gone alone without any problems, but now I am noticeably weaker than I was then.
There was no need to not have an escort when one could have been hired.
‘That’s right. I’m not the me from my previous life now.’
Jiselle clicked her tongue silently at the thought that she had almost gone into the enemy camp alone without thinking.
It seemed like I needed some time to adjust to the gap between my past life and my present life.
After a moment, Belinda appeared, wrapped in a black robe.
It was refreshing to see her dressed differently since she always wore similar clothes to work, saying that comfortable clothes are the best.
“Let’s go.”
“When you cover it up like that, you look like a different person.”
“Are you wearing the same thing inside?”
Belinda spread out the hem of her robe.
The clothes he was wearing inside were the same as his usual attire, but there were daggers hanging from the inside of the robe.
Jiselle shook her head at that.
‘Isn’t Belinda enough without having to bring more escorts?’
Belinda, Giselle’s tutor and maid, was of unknown identity.
When Belinda entered Ferdium, several knights had touched her.
They took her lightly because she was a young maid from out of town.
But then, what on earth happened was that the knights who had been gathering began to avoid Belinda from the next day.
Rumors spread throughout the castle that Belinda was in fact so powerful that she could defeat all the knights.
After that, no one could treat her carelessly.
‘I didn’t know that before, you know.’
I had heard about it in my past life, but I didn’t believe it, but now that I look at it, I can definitely feel that it was a prayer that could even handle any knight.
No one knew why such a powerful person was living as a maid in a remote territory.
Nothing was revealed other than the fact that when her deceased mother married Ferdium, she came with her as a maid.
“Ride straight. You’re going to have a rough ride on horseback, so be careful.”
Giselle gave Belinda’s robe tightly.
A small smile appeared on Belinda’s lips. She was pleased to see that Giselle, who used to get irritated by everything, had changed.
‘Who would have thought that our master would suddenly become so dignified? It was just a moment of wandering. It’s still strange sometimes, but it’s better than before.’
Not only did Jiselle’s actions and speech change, but her skills also improved by leaps and bounds to the point where she was able to defeat Kane.
It was a very happy thing for Belinda, who had been taking care of Giselle since she was little.
‘I guess he was nervous because he had a hard time practicing in secret. It’s all thanks to my teaching.’
In reality, all Giselle had taught her was strange tricks and strange common sense, but Belinda didn’t realize the problem.
Belinda, who was supposedly a tutor, actually had no talent for teaching anyone. She also had a unique way of thinking.
Belinda’s work so far has been more like that of a nanny than a teacher.
“If you’re ready, let’s go.”
“Should I call Sir Fergus? He is still my personal escort.”
“Okay. If you run too fast, your heart will be damaged. The day before yesterday, you were talking to me and suddenly collapsed.”
“Okay, let’s go.”
Giselle, Belinda, and the four knights who were in charge of their escort quickly left the castle.
