I didn’t know how to talk to her at first, so I answered as soon as I could and pretended to open my pouch.

 

Then another awkward silence passed by. Oh gosh.

 

Certainly, there was a huge difference between knowing the content in your head and actually saying it.

 

If I didn’t know the end of this game, I would probably run out of the audience early in the middle of the first half or get confused like a supporting role commonly described in each such scene.

 

I didn’t know that in the common games of my previous life, the things that used to be described were such scary creatures.

 

“……Especially when the troll came out, I was so nervous that it was going to go wrong.”

 

I didn’t know what was more surprising after spending a few days with monsters in the frost forest and meeting the dragon, the one at the top, but the monsters jumping around the stadium today were different from what I’d encountered so far.

 

Even though it was ferocious, it felt so different from those who were reminiscent of wild animals in many ways.

 

Maybe that was why I was glad.

 

“I understand, but you don’t have to worry too much. The year Izek won in the past was much scarier.”

 

“Oh…”

 

“It’s not an exaggeration to say that it’s getting easier.”

 

I see. So this was what getting easier meant.

 

It was doubtful whether half of the candidates who played today were alive.

 

I was starting to get confused whether the humans here were weird or just me.

 

Anyway, the situation still looked awkward, but I was grateful for the calmness.

 

I could feel her glancing at me through the mirror while smiling and pretending to apply the rough alongside.

 

She seemed to be hesitating.

 

Was she doubting that I threw up again? I didn’t know if she paid attention now, but…

 

“Is there anything else going on?”

 

Sure enough.

 

“Ah… nothing that big of a deal…”

 

“……Oh, so it’s nothing.”

 

Taking back her sudden question, Ellenia shook her head as if she were regretting right away, and no longer said anything or looked at me.

 

So I, too, kept quiet until she left first with her pouch.

 

* * *

 

Dinner was hosted by Omerta Castle after the match.

 

It was nothing new because this was just as I had remembered, but Cesare staying at the duke’s quarters made me so annoyed.

 

I didn’t know why, but I felt like I was being invaded.

 

been a little different if Izek was here with

 

be here, but the candidates, who had made it till the second

 

here and Izek

 

“Oh, Ruby.”

 

to the dinner table with a smile, I almost paused while

 

my god. What kind of funny combination is

 

fact that Cesare is giving me a loving smile is absolutely abominable. I’ve been sitting next to him for

 

reason is Duke Omerta sitting right

 

worse, why

 

are my father-in-law, brother, and ex-fiance who has become an international joke doing

 

me as if asking for understanding.

 

look surprised. I had something to say to the Duke, which somehow turned

 

Aha, is that so?

 

sitting face to face with my brother and

 

was confused whether he had good luck

 

have been your first time watching this

 

wondered what they

 

only Alfonso but

 

if he’s Cesare, was it just me who thought this combination was very

 

Everyone… I just didn’t know what

 

have to worry about my son. If he were such a

 

doubting my father’s perspective, but honestly, I was a little

 

well when my father-in-law

 

Then, Alfonso started laughing.

 

I don’t know what they are up to, but I

 

should answer the least and

 

laugh awkwardly and picked up a warm butter roll in the

 

as soon as Cesare talked to me, I took

 

the way, Ruby, you must be nervous because you are the mistress of such a great

 

“…Uhn.”

 

compliment, Your Grace. It is shabby compared to the grandeur of the southern nobility. Come to think of it, isn’t Rembrandt’s Vishelier Castle famous for its

 

again on behalf of me,

 

Alfonso humbly shook his head with

 

style that’s already out of fashion, so there’s no other hideous thing. Why is it that traditional

 

“That’s unfortunate.”

 

themselves, I chewed and swallowed hard, picking up another butter roll and tearing

 

applying plenty of butter to the fragrant bread, I

 

talk to me, don’t talk to

 

Enzo would accompany you on this

 

able to guess how much Cesare is grinding his teeth at the fact that Enzo was sitting in the seat

 

leisurely as

 

I got along well. It’s not that he couldn’t come. My father barely stopped him from making a

 

“Huh, why?

 

don’t you? If he had been here, he would have messed around everywhere and gotten thrown into the middle of the

 

guess

 

were happy

 

agreed with that argument to some extent, but at least Enzo was not a multi-personality psycho who conspired or played pretend all the

 

was this? I swallowed a silent swear word, chewed the other half of the butter

 

been nice if he could’ve come. Right,

 

“Yes.”

 

this, I felt very

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