Chapter 313 – Dramatic Reconciliation
#313.
For a very short time, a confrontation ensues.
The tense atmosphere that had subsided throughout the guild lobby was like a bomb that would explode if anyone acted recklessly.
Soon, Rivera opens her mouth.
“It’s only been a week. I’m glad I didn’t run away.”
“… Why am I running away? This is my guild.”
“Was the location important? Are you more afraid than you thought?”
In Rivera’s eyes, there was a huge hatred and a small amount of affection hidden behind it.
Of course, it would be more accurate to call it obsession rather than affection. Because there was no feeling of love between the two.
For Rivera, Gaon is nothing more and nothing less than her own sparring opponent.
Likewise, to Gaon, Rivera was just an annoying woman.
‘The reason I came… She doesn’t have to ask.’
There was only one thing she wanted from Gaon from beginning to end. I want her to be a punching bag to develop her own martial arts.
It’s not particularly bad as a Gaon, but since she came to me recklessly like this, I didn’t feel like wanting to hang out with her willingly.
More than anything, she makes it clear that she probably wasn’t normal from her first appearance, seeing the counter clerk trembling beside her.
If only her looks bought her like Rivera, she bought it because it wasn’t her looks to be afraid of.
Gaon strode towards her, pulled her counter clerk behind him, and said,
“So what do you want to see?”
“You know. Because of you, the state of the Drakanis family is unreasonable. It’s a mess with all the rumors. We have to go back together.”
“… Do you want to go back?”
“Okay. Where are you running away a few days before the wedding? Should I take responsibility for that?”
Gaon gnashed his teeth softly.
I don’t know if she doesn’t have the ability to learn or if she can’t bend her pride, but she hasn’t changed at all compared to last time.
She only cares for herself, and doesn’t mind crushing the will of others for her own sake.
I didn’t like it from the beginning, but seeing that dignified appearance, I didn’t want to follow my will.
“I never said I would marry you. Don’t force yourself to do it and blame others. I have nothing more to say. Please leave immediately.”
“… I’m serious? You will regret it.”
Rivera narrowed her eyes at her firm refusal.
At the same time, a flow of her enormous magical power arose, and sparks flew from her whole body, creating intense pressure.
Gaon used her self-defence to protect her counter staff, and she didn’t back down.
“I have no regrets. Or what, are you going to go on a rampage here? Then do whatever you want. Rather nice. This time, we’ll be able to make sure they don’t even set foot in the empire.”
“You… You will really regret it.”
“You will regret it. Then go ahead and turn it off. Because I don’t want to see you any more.”
At the harsh words, Rivera bit her lip and walked past Gaon and left her guild.
In this way, she has become truly irreversible.
Rivera was worried about what she was going to do, but she calmed herself down by repeating that she was not a stupid woman who would make the worst choices.
Afterwards, she presented a reward with appropriate consolation to the counter staff and climbed her stairs, and Isabella, who had been quiet until then, spoke to her.
“I heard her roughly, but she is more of a woman than I thought. It’s really right to say that I’m not doing well. Should I prepare?”
I could see the glances and side glances trying to please him.
Gaon, who was immediately relieved of his anger at that cute appearance, deliberately fixed the tail of his mouth that was about to rise and joked.
“… Yes. It looks like Isabella from the first time we met.”
“What? He took my side at best!”
“Isabella was kidding too. So I’m good with this. Yes?”
“… Joy! I don’t know. You eunuch!”
After putting up with her shyness and comforting her, he came back as a joke, so Isabella snorted and ran ahead of him.
Gaon saw this as an opportunity to repay him and hurriedly followed.
“Got upset? Sorry.”
“Are you not upset? This is to say that you are angry!”
“Ah, why is that? Have a little prank. And Isabella did it first.”
“I don’t know! Do not talk to me!”
So, Gaon made fun of Isabella and wiped away her memories of Rivera.
‘What I regret is over there.’
From the time she ripped off her divine magic and elixir, Rivera’s business had already disappeared. Rather, if you wish more here, she should say that there is no conscience on the side. Gaon had a minimum conscience.
“Goodbye then. Call me if there is anything I can help with.”
“Doesn’t exist. Go away quickly!”
“All right. Let go of your anger.”
“I told you to go!”
Gaon, who broke up with Isabella, who was still very upset, went out, so he packed snacks and headed to the sofa with the intention of resting comfortably.
And just as I was about to open a can of beer,
Ugh-
In my arms, the communicator vibrated violently.
When I took it out, the imperial family’s unique platinum-colored magical energy was gently rising. It belonged to the second prince, not Hirencia.
Gaon even opened a beer and poured it on to moisten his throat before answering.
“Yes. It’s on vacation.”
-Ah, Gaon-gyeong. Long time no see. Just in case, did the Grand Duke of Dracanis visit?
“I just had an argument. It was still stupid. How did His Highness know? That woman came to me.”
No matter how much Rivera is the grand duke of the empire, it would be excessive for her to pass on information to the second prince just by simply entering the capital.
To be exact, it wasn’t even a few hours, so it wasn’t enough to figure out what was going on.
In response to Gaon’s curiosity, the second prince spoke in a slightly softer voice.
-That’s right. I just had a conversation with Princess Himiris. He’s talking about you and Prince Drakanis. He said that since I’m close with you, I can’t convince you.
“Persuasion? What persuasion are you talking about?”
-I mean marriage. I heard that Prince Drakanis is grieving because you ran away. He said he wanted to support his friend’s love. How did you get it right?
She doesn’t have a good imagination, but it’s certainly shocking to think of the arrogant, selfish woman asking her to do something downhearted.
In particular, Princess Himiris had a very good character unlike Rivera, so she must have been unable to ignore her friend’s pain.
Gaon clicked his tongue inwardly.
“You’ve been bothering Her Highness for no reason because of me. I apologize.”
– No. It’s nice to meet Princess Himiris. It seems that His Majesty the Emperor likes it too. Then, if there is any problem, I will contact you again. Just in case, there is a welcome party tonight. Do you have any plans to come?
“Ribera Dracanis. She doesn’t want to go and suffer for nothing if she doesn’t have her. Sorry.
– It’s okay. I’m just asking Then see you sometime later
After that, contact was cut off.
“Whoa… It really bothers me.”
Gaon put the communicator into his chest and drank beer again. The cool carbonic acid wets your throat thrillingly, but it still makes you feel uncomfortable.
Come to think of it, Rivera backed off too easily earlier. She wondered what she was up to.
Gaon was immersed in sorrow.
***
And that night, Gaon received a call from the second prince.
“I beg your pardon? Is that true?”
-That’s right. Prince Drakanis brought up the story of you at the welcome party. There is no such thing as a miserable heroine. The performance of the abandoned fiancée is great!
“Ha… It’s ridiculous.”
He said he would regret it, but it seems he intended to do this if it didn’t work from the beginning.
She didn’t know that she would openly mention herself at the welcome party and do a victim cosplay. In the morning, she mentioned the honor of the Grand Duchess of Drakanis, but she wasn’t interested in that.
At this rate, Gaon becomes a scumbag who abandoned her fiancée a few days before her wedding and ran away.
Then, the second prince vomited her astonishment.
-Oh my god! Gaon Kyung. I have to come and fix it! Prince Drakanis is gagging!
“What crazy! I’ll be right there!”
It was not just garbage, but it was in danger of becoming something that was not even radioactive waste.
Realizing that she had no more time to hesitate, Gaon hurriedly put on her clothes and left her guild.
After a while, Gaon, who arrived in front of the imperial palace, met an attendant sent by the second prince in advance. As she followed him into the party, dozens of eyes were on him.
“Isn’t it a vacation time over there?”
“I see! I must have heard the news.”
“But the expression on his face is very bloody. Scary!”
“You’re not going to hit Archduke Rivera, are you? Then let’s all dry it together!”
The ignorant ladies showed off their delusions to the fullest, adding to the rumors. If you don’t fix it here, really big things will happen.
Gaon quickly approached Rivera.
As her Red Sea parted, her people stepped aside and opened the way for her.
Rivera knew he had come, so she wiped her forced tears with her handkerchief and shuddered like a newborn baby deer.
It seems to wrap around a child who doesn’t even have the appearance of gently caressing her lower belly.
A blood vessel mark stood out on Gaon’s temple at that heinous appearance.
‘Crazy bitch!’
I thought I wanted to shout out my heart so that it would resonate throughout the party, but I struggled to say the first words, comforting myself that doing so would only make things worse.
“What are we going to do with this?”
“…”
“Let’s go out and talk.”
This was not a place to have a conversation. Gaon grabbed the silent Rivera’s wrist and hurried her steps toward her entrance.
But when I was halfway across, a young aristocratic man suddenly stopped me.
The whispers of noble ladies that come just in time.
“Oh! Oh! I am Prince Lustio.”
“I heard that the way he looked at Archduke Rivera was unusual, but it ended up like this. What will happen?”
Lustio is obviously slightly inferior in prestige to the Duke of Chevrons, but it is the name of the Marquess family, the highest nobility of the Pentra Empire in name and reality.
In my opinion, it’s a level suitable for misunderstanding that it suits the grand duke’s mate.
He strode forward, nodded to Rivera as if he was okay, and said,
“Let the ladies go now. I will not stand by any further action.”
“… This is a matter between the two of us. Please leave the outsiders out.”
“Did you say an outsider? Then this way you won’t be an outsider!”
Saying that, he threw his handkerchief towards Gaon’s chest.
As I watched the handkerchief fluttering down, he proudly shouted,
“I challenge you to a duel! If I win, swear that you will never approach Miss Rivera again!”
Looking back now, it was just an asshole.
The guy who was soaked in his own vanity was busy showing off his face with a strong look at the gaze of the people around him, as if he had fallen into narcissism.
Gaon stepped forward and stepped on his handkerchief.
“Sorry, but if you want to fight, look elsewhere. I am not free.”
“What!? Could it be that you were scared!”
“Think whatever you want.”
I can’t afford to waste my time on something like this. I was about to pass by with a rough reply, but Rivera, who had been quietly following me, stopped.
Turning her head, I see eyes stained with interest and malice beneath a pitying face like that of a baby deer.
Regardless of her win or loss, she wants to see herself struggle.
Gaon felt that her patience was reaching its limit and sent a hint.
– Do it in moderation. If it keeps coming up like this, I’m really going to call a wizard to see if I’m pregnant. Wouldn’t that be good for you too?
She probably wouldn’t have said that she was pregnant with her own mouth. However, with the attitude so far, people must have acted misleadingly. If it turns out to be false, the current public opinion is overturned.
Then, wouldn’t it be okay to just call it right away? If it’s a case of anal sex, it will be a big problem for Gaon.
So it was wiser to go beyond each other’s line as it is now.
Rivera let out her breath as if she had reached her thoughts there, and she sighed and opened her mouth.
“Prince Lustio. Her heart is grateful, but I would say no. Song. Gaon.”
“… Everyone at the party was rude. Enough then.”
Finally, after greeting her, Gaon left the party with Rivera.
Rumors will spread, but it will be just a chirashi whose authenticity is not revealed anyway, so you just need to properly control the information through Lucipeon.
What Gaon cared about was the other side.
‘I’m glad there’s no Hirencia.’
It seems that he was busy and couldn’t attend the welcome party as he is currently discussing a lot with the imperial family over the ownership of the holy sword.
If she had seen what Rivera was doing, she would have had to work hard to clear up that misunderstanding.
Gaon’s anger toward Rivera surged again.