'No matter how much it is a public confrontation... It's too blatant.'
The terrace seat I sat on is the best in this café, with a panoramic view in the direction of a large square.
However, while the view was open, it was also a place where everyone could see clearly.
They say they deliberately prepared for a confrontation in a place like this, but it's too much to do.
Filled with worry, I secretly glanced at anyone inside the café.
'Oh my God.'
The seats inside were full.
They must have come to spy on me and the Duke of Iels because they were curious about the public date.
'What are you watching?'
As I look at them, they flinch, bow their heads, and whisper to each other.
"Is the princess of Argenthoz really here?"
"Are the rumors true? I think she just came alone. Duke Iels hasn't come yet."
"Oh my God. She's still staring at you. Look at those eyes... Heeeck! I'm so scared."
"It's been a long time since I've seen her... She's still scary."
Even today, my ears can convey the murmurs in the distance.
Needless to say, my hearing.
... Are they so scared?
No matter how much I think about it, I'm a little prettier today, not a scary outfit.
I tilted my head, sighed, and gave up trying to understand them.
In fact, it didn't matter what they said anymore.
Well, it's natural to curse me for acting like a bad woman all along.
I wasn't doing any good deeds that I could see right now, and I was just refraining from doing them.
'It was the best home for me.'
"Really, will Duke Iels come?"
"Wait and see."
I can hear the whispers of my peers.
Will the Duke of Iels come?
Yes, actually. I'm curious too.
Even if he comes, he can just sit there without saying a word, frowning.
No, I've heard he's a very decent person, so he won't openly make a disgusting comment in front of me.
The Duke of Iels was apparently threatened by the Duke of Argenthoz to confront me publicly.
I thought that I should send the poor Duke, whom I was about to meet, to a good time.
'Anyway, it's not the confrontation that matters right now.'
There was another worry that was filling my head right now.
I was worried about when I would see a strange black haze in my shadow again, and I had to get two billion gold as soon as possible to cure my magical amnesia.
I let out a heavy sigh and looked helplessly at the fountain in the square that flashed in the distance.
It was so gorgeous and huge that it looked expensive even at first glance.
'All you think about is money. Why were you born as a diamond spoon, but you're worried about money again?'
As I sighed heavily. I remembered what I had heard from Baron Gardner again yesterday.
'Thiels is very rare. Moreover. It is not used very well... I don't know why you're looking for it. If I were to get 1 kg of Magic Stones that are traded for 1 gram, I would probably have to collect all the Thiels in the Empire.'
Baron Gardner's confirmation of the number of Thiels was even more desperate.
Oh, even if you have money, you are a tricky magic stone that is hard to get.
'Damn. I'm going to get two hundred billion gold somehow, and I'm going to wipe out all the Thiels and Thiels in the Empire and eat them.'
The moment I bite your lip and make up my mind.
'Hmm?'
I suddenly had a strange feeling that the flow of air was changing.
Before I could turn my head, a man quietly approached me and called out to me.
"Princess Yvonne Argenthoz."
Pleasant bass to listen to.
I blinked, slowly turned my head to look up.
Then I met the man's dark eyes looking down at me.
'Wow...'
It feels like time and space have stopped.
I thought that Barden and the Duke were so good-looking that I was used to handsome people, but I was completely mistaken.
'Oh my God... It's not a joke, is it? The level is different.'
It seems that the gods came down and carved the man and went back.
No, he was so handsome and tall that he was calling me.
Dear God, is this heaven?
I was in a daze, thinking that I could lie here forever, but when he smiled, I came to my senses.
'It's Duke of leis!'
Yes, my opponent.
No, no matter what, what do you do if you choose a man from the heavenly realm to be your opponent? Father!
Swallowing my tears, I sat still in a stiff position, grumbling against the Duke of Argenthoz.
He smiled softly and greeted me again.
"This is Rudnine Iels."
Crazy.
Is there a handsome voice?
"Hello, Duke."
I also greeted him in a hurry.
Then, the young girls who were sitting near us and spying on the Duke of Iels went into a frenzy.
"Young Lady Melobi... Did you hear the Duke's voice now?"
"Oh my God!!"
They made a fuss and began to squeak like sparrows.
'Yes, yes. I admit it.'
I understood their feelings as they received the celestial people beyond celebrities.
I wish I had just been a bystander instead of a burdensome and squid role.
Then, I would have enjoyed it to my heart's content and purified my eyes as my father said, but it wasn't real.
I'm his daughter.
The man standing in front of me suddenly felt very pitiful.
I can't believe such a wonderful Duke confronts me.
I was worried that just because he met me, he would stain his reputation.
'This kind of person should only walk the flower path.'
I don't know how Duke Argenthoz threatened him, but I felt a sense of duty to let go of that beautiful and perfect man who was forced to be here.
As I clenched my fist hidden under the table, Duke Iels smiled softly.
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting."
Then, slowly, gracefully, and swiftly, he sat down across from me.
Even the long fingers and clean fingernails at first glance are dazzling.
"They said he was also a sword master. I can't believe you can wield a sword with such a beautiful hand..."
On the contrary, I remember the escort knight who was bigger than the Duke of Eels and was very pained by the attack on my side.
Why didn't such a perfect and beautiful man become a male protagonist?
Prince Adrian, who is faintly remembered by Yvonne, was handsome, but I don't think he was this good.
It was just as bad that the Duke of Iels did not become a sub-male-lead, as much as brother Barden did not become a sub-male-lead.
As I looked at him with a sad heart, the young girls who misunderstood my gaze whispered.
"Oh my God. Look at Princess Argenthoz's haughty face!"
"In front of Duke Iels. If it were me, I would have fallen down and shed tears because I was grateful."
"Duke, why are you confronting such an evil Princess?"
...I could hear the gossip so well that my ear sockets hurt now.
'You girls. This is not arrogance, but a complicated expression mixed with admiration and sadness!'
I was so angry that I suddenly had tendons on my forehead.
I wanted to end this confrontation as soon as possible and run away.
Happiness to the poor, perfect matchmaker, freedom to the naughty villain!
When I finished my decision, I looked at the Duke of Iels, and his dark eyes stared at me.
When our eyes met, he folded his eyes and smiled.
This moment is so beautiful that it feels like self-luminescence, slow motion.
And.
Duke Argenthoz.
The Duke was right. It was cleansed properly. My eyes are now clear.
Long live the Duke of Argenthoz's family, who also takes care of his daughter's eye welfare.
'Wake up!'
If I continued to face Duke Iels like this, I wouldn't want to let him go.
So the Duke of Iels said something to me, but I didn't hear it properly and quickly cut him off.
"I'm sorry for the first time, Duke."
"Yes."
"Can you lend me some money?"
I opened my hands and brazenly held them out in front of the Duke of Iels.
With the most arrogant expression possible, with the shallow smile of a thick-skinned evil woman.
When he said, "Yes?" If he had a terrible reaction, I would add it more naturally.
I asked for two hundred billion gold.
Again, his black eyes fluttered as he looked at me.
'I guess he's angry.'
I thought his reaction was natural.
I thought he would get angry, jump up from his seat, or laugh at me for being crazy.
However, contrary to my expectations, Duke Iels calmly reached into the inside pocket of his jacket and pulled out his wallet.
'What is it?'
Embarrassed, I forgot to lower my outstretched hand toward him.
He took out a check from his wallet with the moon on it, the coat of arms of the Iels family, and placed it on the table.
Then he asked me with a serious expression.
"I see. How much do you need?"
'What... This guy. Do you think I'm playing a prank?'
I decided to be more brazen about this, so I deliberately pulled the corner of my mouth.
"...Then, the redemption date is indefinite, and the amount should be about 120 billion gold."
Even though I replied in such a shallow way, Duke Iels kept a gentle smile that looked like a person.
"I see."
He nodded and took out a fountain pen from the inside pocket of his jacket.
'Are you going to throw it at me?'
I thought he couldn't help throwing that fountain pen at me, who was so arrogant and rude in a confrontation.
Square.
'Hmm?'
The Duke of Iels did not hesitate to smash the numbers on the check.
The number 'two hundred billion', to be exact.
It was real.
His answer was not a joke, but a sincere one.
'This man must be crazy!'
I was stunned.
I grabbed his hand as he was about to finish signing the check.
The Duke of Iels alternated between my hand holding my hand and my face, and immediately asked a question.
"What are you doing now?"
"Yes?"
Speaking of which, the distance between me and him was too close.
'Oh my God.'
The Duke's breath tickled my face.
Stomp.
My heart was beating so hard that it hurt.
I felt ashamed that he had caught this blatant palpitation, and my ears were hot.
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