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Chapter 278
The Young Lady's Hobby
Ruri narrowed her eyes and glared at Ferda.
'Why the hell is he bidding on that?'
She thought about it several times, but couldn't figure out his intention at all.
'Could it be that Ferda-nim has already read this novel too?'
No way that's possible.
Ẃѐ bň ov̊ еl̇ Еñ ū m̂ а̂
Ruri had gone to Mori several times to ask.
Whether Ferda had ever asked about the book she confiscated.
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When that happened, she taught her to answer like this.
-It's just a simple novel.
It actually was, so it wasn't like she was being made to lie.
They said Ferda listened and withdrew as if understanding.
W eb́nоvеl Е̌.n̊ ûm а̊
Because she heard that a place called Yin-Yang Pavilion is conventionally a lascivious establishment, and that things used as foreplay to set the mood in such places.
'But for him to buy it anyway.......'
It means he already knows what kind of book it is.
But cognitive dissonance struck once more.
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No matter how she looked at it, Ferda's personality didn't seem like someone who'd just read simple novels.
Ferda was a person with no hobbies.
Ẇ ĕb̆ñоv ël̃ .Еnú mа́
Open his eyes, do work, and in spare moments go to the dark training room he made and just meditate repeatedly.
He had no hobbies, to the point it was similar to the old Ruri.
'That Ferda-nim has a hobby of reading erotic novels......?'
She called it an erotic novel, but the 49 Ways to Tame the Cheeky Maid she read wasn't just a simple erotic novel.
It was a masterpiece written with contemplation on relationships and delicate, flowing prose, the quintessence of meticulously crafted literature.
However, all literature has differences in perspective.
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It may be literature to Ruri, but to Ferda it could look like nothing but a filthy erotic novel.
That's why Ruri thought that way.
'Or.......'
She considers a possibility.
That possibility brought to mind the scheming scene between Lucy and Pelan.
Ruri's face flushed hot.
E̊ ǹ ùm̀а̃. і̄ d̃
She almost dropped her handle mask.
'I absolutely must not lose it.'
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Ruri bit her lip hard and steeled her resolve.
'How much do I have on me?'
Ruri is Valdrova's spawn.
Naturally, her private property was barely a speck.
Ẇě b ň о̆ v̂е̂ l̀ Ё num̂ а
Ruri didn't particularly mind.
Money was just something used to buy occasional snacks, and if a situation needed a huge sum, she either didn't get involved or used force.
Thus, the money she'd scraped together totaled only 212 goldens.
'There's still a chance.'
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Feeling it was worth a shot, Ruri raised her hand and jumped into Ferda's bidding.
"80 goldens, 80 goldens! Before the words even fell, 90 goldens, 90 goldens!"
W̌ ѐ ḃṅ ȯṽ е l̈ Е.nŭṁa_
The flustered auctioneer's tone drove the atmosphere to overheat.
When Ruri bid, Ferda bid again, then Ruri followed, biting each other's tails.
The most important thing in an auction is momentum.
But momentum is directly proportional to the amount of money, so Ruri's momentum was like a reed that would wither and snap in autumn.
"300 goldens! Guest No. 1 has successfully won the bid at 300 goldens!"
Ferda, who ultimately succeeded in bidding at 300 goldens.
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'Damn it......!!!'
Ruri couldn't hide her frustration.
She couldn't cause a scene right now, so she had no choice but to sit still with puffed cheeks for the rest of the auction.
Since she failed to win through fair bidding, there was no method left.
'Or.......'
There was one more method.
Е́ n̆ùḿа
She didn't know if it would work on an indifferent human like Ferda, but she couldn't be picky.
* * *
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The auction ended and led into a party.
Ruri stood still, quickly scanning the people.
The auction's host was Ferda, so he'd have to show his face for a moment and give a toast speech.
Just as Ruri thought, Ferda appeared.
Е ň û m̃а . īd̂
He came carefully without drawing everyone's attention, and merely greeted those he met eyes with.
"Excuse me."
A small figure subtly blocking Ferda's path.
That woman approached Ferda politely while wearing a handle mask.
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"A-are you Regent Ferda?"
"......."
Е̊ ńu̇ m̌ а .іd̃
His eyes gaze down quietly.
Deep, lake-like pupils are hard to read.
"Will you wait a moment?"
"Yes?"
"Let me give the toast speech first, then we'll talk."
Ferda said so politely, and Ruri quietly nodded.
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Ferda passed her and ascended the platform.
The host appeared and all eyes focused.
"Thank you to everyone who showed interest in this gathering."
Ferda briefly continued with words about the Far East's peace and the Serdes Continent's tranquility.
Ruri quietly looked up at that Ferda.
Something felt different from usual.
Е̌ n ŭ m.а́
'He's big.'
A tall stature with a perfectly fitted suit.
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Even knowing a frail body lies inside, he feels like a pillar that would never fall even if a mountain collapsed.
Ruri knew well because she'd leaned on that place.
The emotion she felt then rose up.
At the same time, she felt a chilling sense of disparity.
Е̃n̈ um̌ӓ
She realizes this feeling pressing on her heart is unmistakably fluttering.
'What the hell am I thinking?'
She realizes that while being a dragon spawn, she was also born a weak human.
Has her conduct become like a young lady's, and her heart too?
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Is it because she's in the appearance of a noble young lady, not a maid uniform, that this strange fluttering settled in her chest?
It wasn't that she couldn't understand why several fox-like women admired Ferda.
Еn̂ū mа̊
"I wish for everyone's well-being."
Ferda's toast speech ended, and he concluded by raising his glass.
Music flowed again, and people naturally approached Ferda.
Like pouring water into a barrel fills the whole thing first, they naturally packed tightly around his center.
"I greet the Great Dragon King's consort, the light of the Far East, Regent Ferda."
"A wonderful speech, Regent Ferda!"
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Ambitious nobles and social climbers swarmed around him in an instant to curry favor.
While she spaced out, Ruri was in danger of being instantly pushed to the background.
'I could just push through.......'
But as a participating young lady, she couldn't cause a commotion at the party venue.
She didn't want him thinking she's just a cheeky maid who only interferes with Ferda's work.
'Cheeky maid.......'
Ĕ ńu m а̌. і̀ d̊
Of course, this cheek and that cheek aren't the same.
Ruri shook her head vigorously to shake it off.
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So what else can she do?
She can do nothing.
That powerlessness troubled her.
She thought stepping back was best since he might be busy.
E̊n̊ ům̌ а̇ . і_d̀
"I apologize, but I have a prior engagement."
"Ah, i-is that so?"
"Please make way......."
The crowd parted and Ruri's view opened.
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Ferda pushed through the crowd and met her eyes.
Among the many nobles, he clearly saw small her.
En̂um̂ӑ
Her heart thumped.
It was definitely the eyes she always saw, but the feeling was completely different.
Those blue pupils strangely seemed to grow larger.
What was that called again?
"The spot isn't good, let's move."
Right, a lake.
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It felt like those eyes were pressing Ruri down with water pressure, drowning her in a lake.
Otherwise, there's no explaining this disordered breathing and floundering mind.
Before she knew it, Ferda was holding out his hand.
Ruri quietly took that hand, and Ferda courteously escorted her.
He moves easily parting the crowd she couldn't get through alone.
Ruri could somewhat understand the gestures of young ladies covering their faces with fans or wearing masks.
E n̄ ǔ ḿ а̃
It's probably the same reason she can't let go of the handle mask right now.
They arrived at a quiet place where only the two of them could talk, away from the complex venue.
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Ferda released her hand and asked.
"What did you want to say?"
Ruri carefully performed etiquette from within her hazy mind.
"This girl's name is Lucy Feldragon. This girl is participating in this auction in place of her parents."
Ē n̂ ùm̄ а.. і̂ d_
"Is that so?"
An extremely indifferent tone.
It sounded like 'what's that to me?'
Actually it wasn't Ferda's business, so even if she felt bad, she couldn't dare complain.
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Ruri had no choice but to appeal to emotion.
"Knowing it's discourteous, I dare speak. There's one book this girl desires, but she failed to win the bid."
Е̌ n̂ ú ṁà ._і d
"Number 32, right."
"That is correct."
"I heard you raised it to 200 goldens, but then I took it at 300. So you couldn't win it?"
"That is correct. This girl only had 200 goldens on her......."
"To participate in this kind of auction with only that much?"
200 goldens was a very small amount by this auction house's standards.
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Before her face could turn beet red, she hurriedly made excuses.
"Although this girl participated borrowing her family's name, she didn't bring family money. This auction is a taste of future socializing, and the money this girl brought is merely collected allowance."
"The brought money was allowance?"
"Yes. With the allowance this girl receives, she cannot bid on remarkable items. Still, she thought she could bid on at least one item."
"That's true."
Ferda nodded.
W е b̃ ǹ ov el̀ Е n ǔm̈.а̀
Anyone could see that unless it's a grimoire, things written in text finished around 100 goldens.
Only the thing Ruri tried to buy was an exception, exceeding 300 goldens.
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If Ferda hadn't bid, she could've bought it easily.
"As far as I know, that book is nothing special, but is it to the point of coming personally to request it?"
Right, exactly.
Ruri wanted to say that so badly.
Ёǹ u̇ m̂a
What should she say?
How should she lie to make it plausible enough for Ferda to give up?
She opens her mouth to lie brazenly.
"Th-that......."
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But it didn't come easily.
Lying is incredibly difficult.
Е̇ n̂ ǔm̃ а . ìd́
Especially in front of those blue eyes, even more so.
In front of those blue eyes, it would just feel like a shallow trick, and backfire for sure.
"It's just one of this girl's few hobbies......."
That's why she told the truth instead.
It's not like it becomes a problem anyway.
Right now she's not Ruri but the young lady Lucy, isn't she?
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So she thought she just needs to act like a young lady.
That's why Ruri didn't have any strange expectations.
Because Ferda is an extremely cold-hearted person to others.
"Understood."
An answer that defied expectations.
Ruri raised her head.
Ė num̄ ă
"Those words...... do you mean you'll give it?"
"Yeah."
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Ferda subtly signaled a staff member.
Then the staff, understanding, handed Ferda Number 32, the original text.
Until the moment of handing it over, Ferda said nothing.
'In return' or 'however'.......
E n̆ ûm̄ a
She wondered if he'd say it even now, but Ferda didn't.
Ferda just quietly looked down at the girl who received the book.
All sorts of thoughts started rising in Ruri.
Why he's showing such favor,
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And whether she can accept this favor.
First, she calms her pounding heart.
Ë ǹü m̊ а
And politely expressed gratitude.
"Thank you for the Regent's broad magnanimity. Since I cannot just receive it, how about you take the difference from this girl?"
At that, Ferda shook his head.
"It's fine. Could I arbitrarily take the allowance you collected?"
"However, if you give a gift like this without any price, it easily invites misunderstanding."
"What misunderstanding?"
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"If it spreads that a spoken-for man gave a gift to a young lady without any price, it could harm your reputation, could it not?"
She didn't know saying it with her own mouth could be this embarrassing.
"Is that rumor important even to someone you're meeting for the first time today?"
"That's why one must be even more careful with conduct, must they not? And the Regent-nim is a consort, moreover a dragon. If that rumor reaches her before the wedding and disturbs her, wouldn't it disgrace not only the Regent-nim but also my parents?"
"Hmm......."
Ferda exhales as if contemplating.
W̌ e bṅ о́vë l Ѐ nu m̊ á
"So please accept 200 goldens, and I hope we can both go in a good direction."
Hearing those words, Ferda's mouth stopped for a moment.
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He thought of something, then opened his mouth.
"I can do that much for you."
"Please reconsider."
"It's fine, Ruri."
Ẃ е̂b ň ǒv̈еl̃ E ñ um̆ а
"This girl cannot do that, y-yes?"
Ruri panicked greatly and her falsetto cracked.
She reconsiders the words Ferda just spoke.
Did he just say Ruri with that mouth?
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No, she must've misheard. So she has to deny it.
"Y-you seem to be mistaken about this girl's name, but this girl's name is Lucy."
Ėṅ um̈а́ .iḋ
"I said it's fine, Ruri Silverwind."
Crunch!
The handle mask's handle couldn't withstand her grip strength and shattered.
Now there was no denying it.
