The Engagement Was Broken Off and I Became a Munchkin

Chapter 38 Gate (11)

“Persuasion… Lady Louisa? It is unreasonable for such a child!”

This is the sound that leaked out of Tarancio’s mouth under me.

I was about to say something to him who couldn’t judge the situation at all,

Ruina returned with a cold expression and answered Tarancio.

“Professor. I’m talking privately right now. Don’t interfere.”

“That… “

Tarancio’s face contorted with various negative emotions.

This bastard is really… What on earth did he come all the way here and talk nonsense about a duel? For some reason, I felt that the reason was Ruina.

“Hey, Ruina. Have you ever blown a strange wind into this person?”

“Rather than a strange wind… Eugene asked me to rate you.”

Unexpectedly, Ruina did not lie and accepted it meekly.

… But, rate.

It was the way Ruina would have done as she was concerned with efficiency from the beginning.

It was obvious even without looking at it.

He must have acted as if a guy who was interested in him and had moderate skills would give him everything.

It must have been used.

If I had any feelings left, I might have been jealous of that behavior…

‘I’ve come too many times.’

I had enough time to sort out my feelings as I had seen her slowly change before even breaking up.

Nevertheless, there were still lingering feelings at the time of the breakup, but now that feeling has faded more and more, so it can be said to be a speck of dust.

“I apologize if I offended you…. But I thought I couldn’t recognize you on my level.”

“… Lady Louisa!”

“Hey. You are a bit out of it.”

I hit Tarancio’s head with the blade of my hand.

Puck-.

This is a stun attack with a fairly high batting average today.

And Tarancio was no different.

It means that my hand-catch to thoroughly stun while being subdued succeeded again this time.

This person’s treatment… For now, I plan to postpone it until after I finish everything.

It’s obvious that Yandela and Ruina used him… He’s a bit pathetic, but he’s a bad person.

It wasn’t until after the uninvited guests were removed that time was made for him to have a private conversation with Ruina.

How long.

It was clear that it had been quite a while.

Looking towards Yandela, the professor, who seemed to be another leader, was using a dragon to break the protective shield surrounding the stone statue, no, now it looked like a crouching cocoon.

It will probably take some time for the cocoon to hatch.

I thought I could use Ruina as a suitable excuse to stay here while I had a little time left.

Let’s look at her face again,

Even though I didn’t have any good feelings left, I saw a flawless face.

With a face like that, she’ll be bewitching countless men again.

Typically like Tarancio.

That’s why I can’t say anything good.

“I really like women like you.”

“… I am reflecting.”

If Ruina were to reflect, it would be a reflection from a different perspective than I thought.

… Chamberlain. It was a self-reflection to the extent of not believing in what I said that I would develop my skills in the near future and breaking off the engagement.

“Reflection. Misunderstanding. Sediment. These are the words you have spoken so far.”

“Right.”

But when did you start talking nonsense?

Sometimes Ruina only used honorific words for me.

She wasn’t, so I thought she couldn’t do that.

She is a woman like an onion. In a not very good sense.

I wondered what plausible nonsense they would make.

I am curious about what thorough preparations this woman has made to bewitch me.

Before that.

I wondered how far she could bend and enter.

This woman who is a lump in her ego.

“Let’s see if there is any reason to listen to you. I don’t really have anything to say to you.”

Puffed up.

Ruina’s sudden action.

She knelt down in front of me.

“?”

“I hurt you by notifying you of the breakup. Even then, I continued to offend you around you. Sorry. I’m really sorry.”

Her white hair was disheveled on the dirty floor.

This… I’m a little surprised

I didn’t expect Ruina to go this far.

“… You.”

You’re not normally like this.

What is it that makes you so desperate?

“But. I had a reason too. The reason why it had to be. That’s why I want to tell you the reason now.”

“…… “

I could see sincerity in her face as she looked up at me from the floor.

Maybe it’s a ploy to deceive me… Seeing what she had put down made her willing to listen.

“… Stand up. You’re not going to kneel down recklessly.”

“No…. Compared to what I did… !”

“Don’t overdo it.”

I forced Ruina to stand up.

Even so, there is no such thing as dramatically liking Ruina or being influenced by her actions.

I feel like this foxy woman has prepared quite a lot.

“Okay. Let’s talk. What would you like to start with? What was the misunderstanding?”

That’s right. Regret.

In the meantime, I glanced at Yandela again.

Boom. Boom. Boom.

He is knocking on the shield several times with magic.

I looked this way for a while, but maybe they thought it wouldn’t be helpful, and they’re enthusiastic among themselves.

We still have a little more time.

“First of all… For the bad decision I made that day… I want you to know that there was a lot of worry and hesitation.”

“Oh, break up the marriage? Is there such a thing as a wrong decision? Since either of you had no intention of getting married, wouldn’t it be natural for you to break it off?”

Besides, it felt like a pre-announced breakup to me as well.

I wonder if Ruina was in the mood to say something like that at any time.

That’s why I had a period to mentally prepare, and when it happened, I was less shocked than I thought.

“I made a huge mistake on you, and I am reflecting on it again…. Still, can’t you just listen to my story once?”

“Um.”

It was very rare to hear Ruina say something regrettable.

For that reason, she didn’t feel too bad.

“Okay. Do more.”

“Yes. To explain why I behaved the way I did that day, I need to tell you something about my childhood.”

I nodded her head once to mean to continue.

“I have two brothers on my side. A brother with the last name of Taiyan. I’ve been an ugly kid ever since I was a kid because they both have far greater talent than me.”

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“What? Your talents will never be lacking, right?”

Ruina shook her head.

“Because talent is relative.”

The word itself is a word that can be sympathized with.

However. It’s a little shocking that I’m only now hearing the story of her childhood.

That’s also true, I’ve been interacting with Ruina since I was very young, and she had never shown that kind of expression in front of me.

At that time, even though my body was a child, my mental age was that of an adult, so if I had expressed a little difficulty, I would have noticed.

‘… Could it be that he’s making up lies?’

So it is true that I have such doubts.

However. I admitted that this thought was also because I was looking at Louis through her colored glasses.

While I was thinking about it, Ruina’s story continued.

“When she didn’t do what her sword master taught her, she was beaten. She would often go hungry and sleep in the stable.”

“… Why didn’t you tell me?”

“There are several reasons. There was also something that hurt my pride to say. Part of it was because I thought that if I told you, my treatment at home would be worse… I will tell you the most important reason separately, because this is something you will only understand if you listen to me a little more.”

I don’t know about anything else, but Ruina’s storytelling skills are quite good.

Even though I didn’t want to hear it at first, I was listening to her story with interest.

Aside from her personality, it is clear that she is a woman with a lot of talent.

‘… What is personality?’

Even when she was engaged, she didn’t think her personality was good.

“I hope you don’t feel sorry for not telling you. Because it’s the first time in my entire life that I’m talking like this. I’m talking to you for the first time today. My memory. My feeling. My thought.”

“Your skill at making wrapping paper is still not normal.”

“Can I take that as a compliment?”

I shrugged.

In a way, it’s a compliment, but in a way, it’s a sarcastic remark.

“In the meantime, I found something very beautiful in you that I don’t have. A talent that shines brighter than my two brothers… I realized one day Tell me that it belongs to you.”

Until I was 14, I had heard all-time geniuses, so that’s very likely true.

“As I said, I was an ugly kid. I had to have low self-esteem. So I projected myself onto you. A shining child who is more talented and recognized than anyone else. She couldn’t make him be me, but she thought he could make him like me.”

“… Why didn’t I know you thought so?”

“That’s not a question I can answer…. If I had to pick an answer, you were young. Because I was a child who couldn’t see my heart well.”

I thought she was simply quiet and quiet, but after hearing Ruina’s words, I briefly remembered her.

She was a pretty pessimistic kid.

She thought that she was just precocious because they only met in person about once a month.

It is true that even as her me, she lacked interest in her.

At the time, I had no obligation to do so.

“So I liked you. You have… I think I liked that outstanding talent.”

She seemed to know at least a little why she was so obsessed with her skills…

“So you’re saying that the moment the talent you liked disappeared?”