The samples were terrified and were in awe of their fellow mate's bravery.
' Rest in peace.'
' I will never forget you.'
Belle : ' Good going, Kay.'
[ This person doesn't believe it but is interested in knowing a definite answer.]
Elle : ' Oh, The revelation...' [ Is a sample and is secretly hoping for it to be true.]
Len : ' That blockhead...' [ Is genuinely worried about his friend and definitely not a sample.]
Rovenin : ' Interesting...' [ Simply finds the situation very amusing. ]
Carseain was confused, irritated, angry and felt funny about the situation.
He palmed his head.
" How the hell did you even arrive at this conclusion?"
He yelled.
Rovenin curled his lips down and trying to look very innocent, he said in a shaking voice,
" Young Master... I can't believe that you have such fetishes...
I don't where I went wrong raising you...
Nevertheless, I shall accept ---"
" Will you please stop your bullshit already?
And who do you think put that sort of idea into his head ?"
Carseain said grinding his teeth.
Elle : " Does that mean you are not interested?"
Carseain : " No wait, why do you sound so disappointed?"
Elle stiffened up.
"Did I? There's no way .."
She shrugged off.
" Geez, what is with this discrimination?
You guys roam around without clothes all day, then why am I the only one getting called a stripper?"
Carseain pouted as he finished his juice.
Kiha : " That's because you're a noble. Well, barring training grounds, I don't think any nobles would be running around as you do. "
Len : ' I don't know but somehow it seems like a fair argument...'
" Ah... That's right. I was one... A noble "
Carseain mumbled.
"Pfft.."
"What the hell, Captain?"
"We have to start from there?"
" Captain, I think I understand why you don't stay around after sparring..."
" It's because you'll lose your image like this ..."
Everyone was laughing freely.
Carseain was too tired to say anything else.
"Ugh ..think as you please....
Ah.... Kiha, I want one more glass. "
Henry : " Captain, you took a fancy for this juice too?"
Carseain : " I've been drinking this even since it was invented...."
He said with a smirk.
Lina : " Ho... how lucky! "
Carseain : " There's nothing lucky in that ...
I deserved this privilege as I was even the guinea pig for all the other horrible inventions too..."
Henry: " You surprisingly have such a side too .."
He mumbled.
Carseain chugged down the juice in sync with Elle.
Elle : " Nevertheless, I thank you for preparing it for us, Miss Kiha and Sir Rovenin."
Kiha smiled.
" I just did what I was told. "
Rovenin : " Well, I was just moved by your hard work. So, please don't thank me. It is all due to your efforts that the Esselgarde Knightage is highly sought after."
The tired knight felt moved by his words.
Carseain : ' I think their heads aren't working properly because they are too tired.
To look so idiotically moved....'
Kay : " Thank you so much Sir Rovenin."
" You have our gratitude...."
" You really saved us ...."
" This is the best after a monster spar..."
" Sir Rovenin is an angel "
Carseain simply ignored it as he was unable to understand the hype.
Nox : ' That angel is the one who pushed you guys into the fire pit.
However, at some point in time, the so-called spar got so intense that more than half the public forgot the whole reason why this fiasco started.
Well, I have no intention of reminding them as well..."
Nox saw Rovenin and Otto glancing at each other.
Rovenin smiled at him while Otto gave him a thumbs up.
Nox : ' I wonder if we have a Veritas 682 left in stock. I did not order a new batch since Young Master had to stop drinking.
Looks like I have to put in an order today. '
"Blergh....blegh..."
Carseain turned towards where the noise came from and walked towards him.
" Gosh, I cannot believe that there is someone who is still puking."
He said as he got on his knees to rub the puking knight's back.
"Geez, what am I going to do with you, Paul?"
He said, smiling gently.
Paul mistook it as mockery.
Paul : ' I am sorry for not being a monster like you are.....'
He thought as there was no way a new recruit like him could say it out loud to the captain. He breathed deeply, having watery eyes.
Carseain : " Kiha? Could you get something citrous for this guy?"
Kiha : " Right away."
Paul fell on his back when he did not have the strength to sit.
Carseain smirked at him.
" Man, the future of Knightage looks very bright..."
Paul : ' You didn't have to be so sarcastic.'
"You didn't have to be so sarcastic."
Carseain : " Huh?! I was not being sarcastic in the least."
Paul's eyes widened.
' Crap, did I say it out loud?'
Carseain : " Rovenin, don't go putting weird ideas into everyone's heads."
Paul : ' Oh it wasn't me...'
Rovenin : " What do you mean by that?"
Paul : ' Exactly, he was clearly being sarcastic.'
Nox helped the knights on the ground.
Carseain: " I just meant that our future looks bright because if they push themselves past limits in a light and friendly spar then they wouldn't be hesitating to throw their lives when it comes to the real thing.
Ain't that hella cool?"
Paul's rationale was thrown out of order.
Nox : ' Just what part of the earlier fiasco was 'light and friendly', no sent people would throw themselves into such a fight.'
Paul took time to come back to his senses and when he did he found his demon captain helping him drink the lemon juice.
No sooner than he realised his position he choked on what was being fed to him.
" Cough ..cough ..."
It spilled all over the ground and Carseain's hand.
"Whoa! Was it that horrible?'
Carseain asked.
Nox : ' I don't think that's the problem.'
Carseain dipped his finger into the glass and had a taste of the juice.
" Uwa... Too sour!
Kiha, are you trying to kill this pal here?"
Kiha : " I made it that way because he was puking, it wasn't for you."
Saying that, she went back to her work.
Carseain place this hand around Paul shoulder and whispered to him,
" Pal, you sure you didn't do anything to her.
I bet she is taking revenge on you for something."
Nox sighed.
' I really doubt there was any such intention.'
Paul was startled.
' Huh?! What is the situation? Our squad captain was known as a demon and cold-blooded was actually worried about me.'
He thought as his eyes turned dreamy.
' Does it mean that we were misunderstanding him all the time?
Could it be that he is actually a shy person who becomes awkward when it comes to socializing? [ Absolutely mistaken.]
Now that I think about it he is just a kid with a huge responsibility and I doubt he had any friends....
[ Facts are accurate but not in the way he's thinking]
Oh my god, our captain is simply a lonely boy.'
[ Convinced himself into thinking that this baseless illusion is the truth]
Paul had watery eyes.
Carseain was a little taken aback.
" Hey, You okay?"
" Uh...oh no... I was just surprised.'
Paul took the glass of juice from his hand and gulped it down in one go.
" It was very rejuvenating, Captain.
Thank you very much! "
"Oh, Okay..."
Carseain said.
"Well then, Take care."
He said that and went off.
Otto looked at the face of Paul as he watched him leave.
He was suspiciously staring at it.
" Paul had his screws go loose when he was tired. I don't know what sort of over-exaggerated fantasy he cooked up this time.
Whatever it is, I will have to correct it next time."
He mumbled.
Nox and Rovenin were behind Carseain when he was chatting with the other knights.
Nox was engrossed in his thoughts as he walked looking at the ground.
Nox : " No matter how I think about it, it is odd."
He thought.
Rovenin : " What is so odd?"
"Wahh, Sir Rovenin?"
" You were thinking out loud, mumbling something."
Rovenin smiled at him.
" Oh, it's nothing..."
He shrugged.
" Nox, I think I have a fair idea of what you are thinking.
When I was a butler- in -training under my father, he told me to ask as many questions as possible no matter how trivial it is or who it is about."
Nox faltered a little and then sighed
" Ah... I shall take your advice and ask you.
Actually, I found it very strange, your actions just a moment ago."
"My actions?"
" Young Master is being Young Master and doing his usual unpredictable things.
However, Sir Rovenin understands Young Master actions faster than anyone else, which are usually inexplicable."
Nox was hesitantly continuing.
" Three days ago after dealing with the merchant you seemed to know what he was trying to pull off calling all the employees.
That is why I found it very strange when you misunderstood Young master's compliment to that knight as sarcasm."
Rovenin silently listened to his concern.
"Nox. "
He called his name and smiled at him.
" First let me praise you.
Noticing such small details and irregularities is a virtue of a good butler.
Though it has not been very long since you started it is commendable progress."
Nox's eyes sparkled and his cheeks were a little red.
Rovenin : " Second, it was not me who misunderstood him."
"Huh?!"
Rovenin chuckled.