It was Rudnine who answered gibberish, but I was relieved that it seemed to be back to normal.
And cautiously, I returned to the main topic.
"I knew Rudnine was strong enough to stop the bomb..."
"Yes, did I pass?"
"Yes? Nothing, of course. You are very strong."
He smiled happily and rejoiced.
I don't know what it passed, but once he laughed, I was glad too.
"So that's no problem, Rudnine?"
"Is it a problem?"
When he asked with a puzzled face, I didn't turn around and say anything more.
"Yes, please think that this is just a separate matter. I hope the Duke will not inform 'him' of this."
I barely managed to finish my words and noticed Rudnine.
I said that I wanted to refuse to be treated as a potential criminal by the Great Demon King Adrian, because I wanted to stop doing so.
'Huh?'
But did I make a mistake?
The corners of his eyes, looking at me, gradually lowered and hardened.
"What if it's him?"
His mouth was still smiling, but the temperature around him was freezing as if it had dropped sharply to minus 20 degrees Celsius.
After hesitating, I stuttered and replied.
"Uuh, are you going to tell the Crown Prince?"
Wow.
Sssshh... This must be my auditory hallucinations, but in any case, the atmosphere around Rudnine was so cold that I felt like I was going to freeze to death.
"Rudnine has to report to his superiors."
When I looked at Rudnine, who had changed 180 degrees in a panic, he smiled and asked me sinisterly
"Yvonne, that's strange. Why do I inform His Highness the Crown Prince of what is going on between Yvonne and me?"
"Yes? That's it."
'Because Rudnine is the Prince's spy?'
However, when I asked the spy. Are you a spy? I didn't dare to ask openly, so I kept my mouth shut.
Moreover, I even had a dangerous desire that such a cool spy would not mind being monitored in my every move.
"You're insane."
I was scolding myself and trying to come to my senses, but he stood up from his seat, staring at me.
Then he took a step closer to the sofa where I was sitting and bent down slightly.
Looking up from the street that was getting closer in an instant, he seemed to be a different person.
'Ugh!'
Rattle.
This is the sound of my heart falling.
Rudnine may have heard the strange sound of my heart.
I couldn't even ask Rudnine, who was so close to me that I was embarrassed, why I was doing this.
Rudnine was Rudnine, but it wasn't like Rudnine.
He was like a puppy that was screaming wildly, and a fierce beast was standing there that seemed to bite something at any moment.
"Yvonne."
Unlike the sweet, low voice that called me, his black eyes were full of anger, and I couldn't guess why.
He was dangerous.
'...Haha.'
Or even more dangerous than that. I want to overwhelm Rudnine, who is breathtakingly suitable for such a deadly atmosphere.
'Hey, come to your senses!'
I whipped myself, but my body, which was possessed to the point of being possessed, did not listen to my reason at all.
I looked up at him without blinking, and Rudnine's red lips opened again.
"Me."
After pausing for a moment, the life around him disappeared, and a sad look appeared in the corners of his eyes.
"I don't care if Yvonne takes advantage of me. But... I don't put up with that part alone. I will never inform His Highness the Crown Prince."
What else does this mean?
"What are you talking about!"
With my lips half-open, I was possessed by Rudnine, and I cried out in fear.
"Why am I using Rudnine? That's absolutely not the case. I'm sorry, please forget what I said!"
I was embarrassed and denied it loudly.
Listening to Rudnine, I thought I could understand why he was angry.
Telling the Crown Prince not to inform him was also against his intentions.
How absurd it was for a criminal to dare to obstruct the execution of official duties and make illegal solicitations by investigators.
I put my fist to my chest and shouted bravely, like a knight sworn an oath to his lord.
"I swear never!!"
"...Haha."
Rudnine laughed. The dangerous and sharp atmosphere that surrounded him gradually softened.
He shrugged his shoulders as he stood up again.
"Even the oath? Other than that... I hope Yvonne will use me."
He whispered secretly and leisurely.
With an angelic face, it was like the temptation of the devil.
This was definitely a test.
I shook my head and emphasized it over and over again.
"No. No matter how bad I am, I won't do that. I don't even think about asking Rudnine to do anything shamelessly."
It was sincere. I didn't want to cause him any trouble anymore.
Then I heard Carol moan, who was waiting in the distance.
"Ugh."
When I turned my head, I saw Carol shaking her shoulders with her head bowed.
'Hey, why are you doing that again?'
As I was looking at Carol in confusion, I heard Rudnine's helpless voice.
"Yes, Yvonne. I thought I was one step closer, but I feel like I'm moving away. It's all right. There will be another chance."
'I'm getting farther away. We are originally distant.'
I couldn't imagine a relationship with him in the first place, so I shook my head.
I am a person who is always greedy because he is close to me.
It doesn't matter if he reports it to Adrian.
However, I had to sort out the situation somehow, so I rubbed my sticky temples and opened my mouth.
"Externally, how do you want to deal with this situation? The Duke of Iels was attacked by the Argenthoz family, so we can't just move on. I will obey Rudnine's opinion."
"Are you going to cover up or reveal the incident where Yvonne threw the bomb at me?"
Ugh.
After such a brief confirmation and killing, it feels as if I have committed a serious crime.
Do you know... Yes, I'm actually a sinner, sob sob.
As he was sullen and sticking out his lips, Rudnine rubbed his chin and smiled slightly.
"I'm very proud, but it can be difficult for Yvonne."
"Haha... That's right."
"Then, I'll do whatever Yvonne wants."
"Really? Thank you!"
At Rudnine's generous decision, I put my hands together and expressed my joy as it was.
"Well, please keep this a secret!"
"Secret... So Yvonne and I have our own secret?"
"Yes? That's right?"
I nodded blankly at Rudnine, who returned as a big dog with sparkling black eyes.
Well, strictly speaking, even Carol knows our secret.
I hurriedly asked him if he would change his mind.
"Then you should match me."
"Of course. Well, what about this? I'll step up."
"Rudnine?"
"Yes, I'll meet the bodyguard leader right now. I'll say the artifact I have exploded."
As he did so, he pulled out a square magic artifact from the pocket inside his jacket.
"That's..."
Pajik.
Before I could finish speaking, Rudnine simply destroyed the magic artifact from my own hands.
It was so fast that it was invisible.
I don't know how, but I stared blankly at the tattered artifact fragment as if it had really self-destructed.
Rudnine continued with a dazed expression.
"This is the emergency communication device that I have carried since the Iels estate. The creator can also handle it on my own, so it is impossible to trace it."
'Wow.'
He even thought about planning to completely block the tracking of magic artifact creators.
Have you ever seen such a perfect man?
I was admiring it, so I carefully pointed out something that I was worried about.
"But... Isn't it too late? Rudnine said earlier that he definitely didn't know anything. Will the captain of the bodyguard believe what you are saying now?"
"Hmm, I'm Rudnine to Yvonne, but Duke of Iels to the captain of the bodyguard. Of course, he has to believe me."
He grinned.
To put it bluntly, it was to stamp it with its identity.
"Oh, I see."
He only meant that he had a high status, but to my ears it sounded as if I was special to him.
So my face turned red and my ears burned.
'Let's not be mistaken, let's not be mistaken. Let's not get me wrong.'
I bowed my head and recited the spell to whip me over and over again.
"I'll go right now."
Rudnine jumped up from his seat.
'Oh, that's right.'
I remembered the real piece of the bomb that Rudnine had in his hand earlier, so I quickly approached him and held out my hands.
"...Yvonne?"
He flinched and tried to move his hand as if to hold my hand.
...How could it be, you idiot?
'Haha. Now you are mistaken for your actions. It's serious.'
I don't know how I got this amazing sergeant disease, but I quickly spoke to get out of reality.
"Thank you so much for your cooperation. Before you go... Can you return the bomb artifact piece I threw that you were holding in your hand earlier?"
'We need to analyze why he suddenly self-destructed dangerously.'
As I stared at him and held out my hand, Rudnine muttered with a disappointed face.
"...I had high expectations."
What were you expecting?
Looking at him puzzled, Rudnine sighed and took out a piece of Carol's earring bomb that he had set aside.
"That's what you said."
"Yes, that's right."
I smiled brightly and nodded.
The piece of the bomb that Rudnine was holding in his hand is correct.
But Rudnine stared at the earring bomb piece very pitifully.
"Yes? Why that? In the meantime, have you developed an attachment to the bomb pieces?"
I thought it couldn't be, but the words that came out of Rudnine's mouth were unbelievably absurd.
I wanted to have it as a souvenir.
"So... souvenir?"
Unlike me, who was confused, Rudnine calmly replied as if it were a matter of course, then smiled broadly, showing his white teeth.
"Yes, whatever Yvonne gives is precious. I also applied the hand cream you gave me today."
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