"You win, have my head... never thought someone would like my head that much"
Chapter 75: Henry agustin
Never thought that one day the great suzue reed would yield in a duel.
no. no one would expect that even his father who always beat her won't expect her to yield that easily.
Suzue reed is a kind of person that wouldn't give up easily.
she's calculative, in a fight her brain will process fast, the mechanical of her brain works magical.
Even though there are times that the screws on it loosen it wouldn't stop calculating every possibilities that might happen to her actions.
every move is calculated. when she raise her hand many paths will open, every step she takes all the flaws of the target will shows.
Exaggeration, but that's what she is.
so when she suddenly yield. she knows it's a wrong move.
And if she has a system like in the other transmigration novel she can immediately hear it reporting the favorability of the townsfolk.
the sound of lessening with a warning siren that shows hows lower it is, will lingers in her ear.
thank the god who sent her in this world. she doesn't have a system.
but she could see the glares from the people and the rage of the young lord.
"Why?!!"
In 5 seconds, suzue started thinking what to say.
She's very much aware that one word from her will cause her to immediate disadvantage.
A proud Noble man's pride isn't easy to be trample. and yielding when he shows his prideful stance is a bad move.
introducing herself and using the name of her dukedom isn't one of the options too.
It will immediately put a 'vicious' and 'spoiled heir' label before her name. The people in anemos will immediately hesitate to follow her.
then all she could do in this situation is to explain her part.
it might look tame and handed them an easy win win situation but suzue isn't that kind.
no she isn't known to her kindness. she's the last person you'll label with that adjective.
yeah... so not her.
"I don't why you are so eager to defeat me... i am obviously a girl, and i have a lover. I accepted your duel to give you face.
You can have the woman, spare my life"
Everyone went silent and stared at the young lord.
"Come to think of it, The young lord's opponent is obviously a girl why would he insist on fighting her?"
"is this just some excuse to punish her from touching that prostitute?"
"How cruel"
"Hmpp, i misunderstood him"
Suzue resist the urge to smile and played with her saber.
"Never thought you'll stoop this low young lord. i am just a weak woman who can't even kill a fly.
You win, have my head... never thought someone would like my head that much"
She said those words while swinging the saber weakly.
everyone agreed making the brunette young lord startled.
i mean he clearly fought her and lose countless times, why are they glaring at him right now?
they were glaring at him as if he killed the woman.
she can feel the sexism from this people damn it.
"Darling i am being bullied"
he saw how the woman 'weakly' hug the man beside him.
he thought that the man will unravel her scheme but it seems the man is too devoted.
"don't worry darling, i'll avenge you"
he glared at him making him flinch.
he could feel the cold sweat slowly crawling on his back. this is just too much to his poor heart.
he's too much for him.
pursing his lips he declared: "i ... come to the mansion! i'll compensate for all the mess and distress i cause./"
he saw how the woman suddenly straighten her body and beams at him.
"i'll take that invitation to heart. expect us tomorrow"
and they left.
slowly the people around him disperse with more tamed expression.
he heave a sigh and sat on the ground defeated.
all he wanted was to show how competent he is but he ended up being a laughing stock in front of everyone.
defeated by a girl and was also taken advantage.
his brother will hate him for this. how annoying.
suddenly he saw a pair of milk skin toned hands, he stared at the owner of the hand and was startled.
there stood the lady that perfectly captured is heart.
"Rose" the owner of the name smiled at him causing him to shiver lightly.
"Stand up, you did your best"
"no" he shook his head and look away from the lady.
an expression of shame and embarrassment are fully shown on his face.
"What? don't be stubborn come on"
"leave"
"What?"
"I said Leave! Damn it! leave! are you deaf?! leave me alone!" he stood up and walk away.
i guess he's the one leaving then.
pursing his lips he stared at the ground. he was so embarrass at the thought losing his face in front of a woman.
The woman that happens to be the lady who he fell in love with.
Don't judge him too quick. you don't know his story yet.
Henry met rose when they were just children.
As a child born in nobility. it's not usual for him to be immerse in his studies. he doesn't have any friends and his brothers and sisters wanted to isolate him.
why? because looks are everything, he looks average just like her concubine mother but he's the most favored child of the lord.
He met rose when he was wandering in the seashore.
She wasn't pretty nor beautiful, no she doesn't look average as well. He couldn't see her face back then.
It was covered with muslin only a pair of wide black eyes were seen.
she insist on accompanying him. they talk for an hours till both of them couldn't see the moon anymore.
and in between those moments of them talking one phrase stuck on his mind till his teens.
"if you think you look average then use it as an advantage to gain everyone's favorability! looks are everything right?... that's what my grandma said to me anyway"
he actually didn't understand the average looks connection to what she said back then. But her attempt to comfort him was enough to make him feel warm.
yeah he's that easy.
Since then he already knows that she'll be his wife.
That's the first and last proper conversation the two has.
"Hey watch where you going twerp"
he ignored his sister and entered his room. collapse on the bed and screams in his pillow in rage.
All he wanted was her... and fate won't give it to him.
How Frustrating.