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Chapter 09
Violet’s One Word
“I feel ashamed of myself for breathing the same air as someone like you. So, in that sense, get hit first and then apologize.”
Lady Rosennis had once said something like that to her ex-boyfriend who betrayed her.
‘I should say something like that too…….’
But when Violet looked at Bludin, it was harder than she thought.
Her anger was simply too great.
‘I really want to say something truly cruel. Something that will pierce straight into his heart.’
Considering the future where she would be abused by him as his wife, saying at least that much would only be fair.
“I have no intention of becoming your kind-hearted fiancée. So that entire sentence is wrong.”
Violet slowly opened her mouth first.
“If I had been wise and gentle like Marigold, you might have received my love too. Sigh, I guess one’s true nature can’t be helped.”
She could no longer hold it in.
‘A cruel remark. A cruel remark.’
But what exactly was a cruel remark?
Now that she actually wanted to throw harsh words at him, nothing came to mind.
What she had said to the servant earlier was not really a cruel remark. It was merely pointing out his mistake.
Besides, that servant was just a servant. He was someone whose name she could not even remember.
But Bludin, on the other hand, was practically her enemy.
So Violet decided to respond this time with the method she was more confident in rather than words.
Bam!
The moment Violet’s fist struck Bludin’s nose directly, there was a strange sound like a bone breaking.
Soon, a stream of blood flowed from both of his nostrils.
“Y-you, what are you doing right now……?”
Bludin covered his face with one hand and stared at her with disbelief.
“Get out. Right now.”
Violet looked straight into his eyes and spoke quietly.
“If you do this, do you even know what will happen to our relationship, you—”
“We’ll break off the engagement. That’s exactly what I want.”
“……”
“And I’m not finished speaking yet, so come back next time and listen. From now on, I need to seriously think about what kind of words I should say to you.”
Violet picked up the practice sword lying on the floor.
“My father won’t let this go if he finds out. He’ll never forgive you!”
Bludin hurriedly grabbed his nose and turned around, trying to run away.
‘The things I read in those S-class novels about clichés…… They seemed obvious, but they weren’t obvious at all. Who knew saying one proper thing to someone could be this difficult?’
Violet became slightly depressed.
The path of an S-class like Lady Rosennis was still very far away!
‘Next time, I’ll do better……. I won’t count this as saying my “one word.”’
Thinking of Cyril’s mission, Violet firmly made up her mind.
Indeed, a person had to put effort into improving in every area.
And then, at that moment—
Bludin, who was trying to escape, almost collided with someone who suddenly opened the door and entered.
“Damn it, what the hell?!”
The person looking at Bludin with a displeased expression was an unexpected figure.
‘Ash Defendale.’
The man she had been seeing strangely often lately.
“Your face is quite a sight.”
The corners of Ash’s mouth and eyes curved upward. His frighteningly beautiful face formed a gentle smile.
“Are you laughing at me right now?”
Bludin was the son of the captain of the knights, while Ash was a commoner.
Yet, despite that, Bludin spoke while watching Ash’s reaction carefully.
No one in the academy dared to treat Ash carelessly.
Sometimes, fists were closer than status.
There were rumors that Ash, a Sword Master, could cut through buildings by releasing his aura. Some even said he could face an entire army alone.
‘Ash is taller than I thought…… No, is this actually extremely tall?’
Even in the middle of all this, Violet found herself thinking that.
Bludin was not a short man either, but in front of Ash, he looked small.
Ash bent down slightly.
“How could I not laugh? I’m looking at the face of someone who deserved to get hit and then got beaten by his own fiancée before crying like a child.”
“……”
“If I held myself back here, it wouldn’t be manners. It would be some kind of supernatural performance. Don’t you think?”
Violet was shocked by Ash’s words.
To throw out such sharp insults without even blinking—
‘This is what you call being skilled with words from an S-class character. How can someone be like this……?’
Violet was deeply impressed by Ash’s verbal attack.
Meanwhile, Bludin trembled all over after being insulted.
“My father is the captain of the Royal Knights. He will become your superior someday. You know that, yet you dare speak to me like this?”
“Is that so? Then make sure you tell him. Every single word you heard. Make sure you tell him that his son was laughed at by a passing Sword Master. He’ll surely be heartbroken. Understand? That’s your homework for today. Come back later so I can check it.”
At that moment, Violet became certain.
Ash was a master of cruel remarks.
“Y-you, uh, ah!”
Bludin only trembled angrily, unable to respond any further.
In the end, he left the training room as if fleeing.
“Hello, Violet Everdeen.”
After observing her for a moment, Ash smiled warmly like honey.
“Hello. What brings you here?”
“My next training room reservation is here.”
“Isn’t that still several hours away?”
“I came early because I was excited.”
“Training excites you?”
“Yes. Especially today.”
Ash approached her and asked,
“Did you finish training?”
“Huh? No. I just arrived too……”
“Really? Then shall we do it together?”
“……You and me?”
Was this like a village idiot and the top student in the entire country forming a study group?
‘Is it because he saw me defeat Colbera last time?’
Even so, there were too many things that didn’t add up.
“I prefer training alone.”
Violet quickly replied.
If she spent the entire training session with Ash, today’s training would be ruined because of the “temporary intelligence reduction effect caused by handsome men.”
‘Besides, it’s kind of…… embarrassing.’
Regardless of the reality, Bludin was technically her fiancé.
Having him see her being insulted by her fiancé was also a source of shame for Violet.
“That’s a shame. The two of us together would have made for an enjoyable time.”
Ash dragged out his words lazily.
Violet felt like she might get a strange feeling again, so she quickly changed the subject.
“If you want to use this training room right now, I’ll clean up and leave first.”
“It’s fine. I only wanted to see your face after a long time and say hello.”
“……After a long time?”
Only a few days had passed since the Colbera incident.
Ash calmly replied,
“Time is subjective.”
“I see.”
Ash’s habits when treating friends were definitely a little unusual.
“So, is there anything I can help you with today?”
At that moment, Violet tried hard to swallow the question rising up to her throat.
‘If I ask him how he’s so good at making cruel remarks, that would be incredibly rude, right?’
The title “master of cruel remarks” was not exactly a compliment.
“If I think of something, I’ll tell you. And about what you said to Bludin today…… thank you.”
Violet spoke softly.
Ash nodded slightly.
“We’ll meet again soon, Violet Everdeen.”
Ash turned around and walked away with a calm stride.
Violet stared at the training room door as it slowly closed.
Perhaps it was because of her visions of the future.
Lately, there had been so many strange things happening.
Violet’s One Word
“I feel ashamed of myself for breathing the same air as someone like you. So, in that sense, get hit first and then apologize.”
Lady Rosennis had once said something like that to her ex-boyfriend who betrayed her.
‘I should say something like that too…….’
But when Violet looked at Bludin, it was harder than she thought.
Her anger was simply too great.
‘I really want to say something truly cruel. Something that will pierce straight into his heart.’
Considering the future where she would be abused by him as his wife, saying at least that much would only be fair.
“I have no intention of becoming your kind-hearted fiancée. So that entire sentence is wrong.”
Violet slowly opened her mouth first.
“If I had been wise and gentle like Marigold, you might have received my love too. Sigh, I guess one’s true nature can’t be helped.”
She could no longer hold it in.
‘A cruel remark. A cruel remark.’
But what exactly was a cruel remark?
Now that she actually wanted to throw harsh words at him, nothing came to mind.
What she had said to the servant earlier was not really a cruel remark. It was merely pointing out his mistake.
Besides, that servant was just a servant. He was someone whose name she could not even remember.
But Bludin, on the other hand, was practically her enemy.
So Violet decided to respond this time with the method she was more confident in rather than words.
Bam!
The moment Violet’s fist struck Bludin’s nose directly, there was a strange sound like a bone breaking.
Soon, a stream of blood flowed from both of his nostrils.
“Y-you, what are you doing right now……?”
Bludin covered his face with one hand and stared at her with disbelief.
“Get out. Right now.”
Violet looked straight into his eyes and spoke quietly.
“If you do this, do you even know what will happen to our relationship, you—”
“We’ll break off the engagement. That’s exactly what I want.”
“……”
“And I’m not finished speaking yet, so come back next time and listen. From now on, I need to seriously think about what kind of words I should say to you.”
Violet picked up the practice sword lying on the floor.
“My father won’t let this go if he finds out. He’ll never forgive you!”
Bludin hurriedly grabbed his nose and turned around, trying to run away.
‘The things I read in those S-class novels about clichés…… They seemed obvious, but they weren’t obvious at all. Who knew saying one proper thing to someone could be this difficult?’
Violet became slightly depressed.
The path of an S-class like Lady Rosennis was still very far away!
‘Next time, I’ll do better……. I won’t count this as saying my “one word.”’
Thinking of Cyril’s mission, Violet firmly made up her mind.
Indeed, a person had to put effort into improving in every area.
And then, at that moment—
Bludin, who was trying to escape, almost collided with someone who suddenly opened the door and entered.
“Damn it, what the hell?!”
The person looking at Bludin with a displeased expression was an unexpected figure.
‘Ash Defendale.’
The man she had been seeing strangely often lately.
“Your face is quite a sight.”
The corners of Ash’s mouth and eyes curved upward. His frighteningly beautiful face formed a gentle smile.
“Are you laughing at me right now?”
Bludin was the son of the captain of the knights, while Ash was a commoner.
Yet, despite that, Bludin spoke while watching Ash’s reaction carefully.
No one in the academy dared to treat Ash carelessly.
Sometimes, fists were closer than status.
There were rumors that Ash, a Sword Master, could cut through buildings by releasing his aura. Some even said he could face an entire army alone.
‘Ash is taller than I thought…… No, is this actually extremely tall?’
Even in the middle of all this, Violet found herself thinking that.
Bludin was not a short man either, but in front of Ash, he looked small.
Ash bent down slightly.
“How could I not laugh? I’m looking at the face of someone who deserved to get hit and then got beaten by his own fiancée before crying like a child.”
“……”
“If I held myself back here, it wouldn’t be manners. It would be some kind of supernatural performance. Don’t you think?”
Violet was shocked by Ash’s words.
To throw out such sharp insults without even blinking—
‘This is what you call being skilled with words from an S-class character. How can someone be like this……?’
Violet was deeply impressed by Ash’s verbal attack.
Meanwhile, Bludin trembled all over after being insulted.
“My father is the captain of the Royal Knights. He will become your superior someday. You know that, yet you dare speak to me like this?”
“Is that so? Then make sure you tell him. Every single word you heard. Make sure you tell him that his son was laughed at by a passing Sword Master. He’ll surely be heartbroken. Understand? That’s your homework for today. Come back later so I can check it.”
At that moment, Violet became certain.
Ash was a master of cruel remarks.
“Y-you, uh, ah!”
Bludin only trembled angrily, unable to respond any further.
In the end, he left the training room as if fleeing.
“Hello, Violet Everdeen.”
After observing her for a moment, Ash smiled warmly like honey.
“Hello. What brings you here?”
“My next training room reservation is here.”
“Isn’t that still several hours away?”
“I came early because I was excited.”
“Training excites you?”
“Yes. Especially today.”
Ash approached her and asked,
“Did you finish training?”
“Huh? No. I just arrived too……”
“Really? Then shall we do it together?”
“……You and me?”
Was this like a village idiot and the top student in the entire country forming a study group?
‘Is it because he saw me defeat Colbera last time?’
Even so, there were too many things that didn’t add up.
“I prefer training alone.”
Violet quickly replied.
If she spent the entire training session with Ash, today’s training would be ruined because of the “temporary intelligence reduction effect caused by handsome men.”
‘Besides, it’s kind of…… embarrassing.’
Regardless of the reality, Bludin was technically her fiancé.
Having him see her being insulted by her fiancé was also a source of shame for Violet.
“That’s a shame. The two of us together would have made for an enjoyable time.”
Ash dragged out his words lazily.
Violet felt like she might get a strange feeling again, so she quickly changed the subject.
“If you want to use this training room right now, I’ll clean up and leave first.”
“It’s fine. I only wanted to see your face after a long time and say hello.”
“……After a long time?”
Only a few days had passed since the Colbera incident.
Ash calmly replied,
“Time is subjective.”
“I see.”
Ash’s habits when treating friends were definitely a little unusual.
“So, is there anything I can help you with today?”
At that moment, Violet tried hard to swallow the question rising up to her throat.
‘If I ask him how he’s so good at making cruel remarks, that would be incredibly rude, right?’
The title “master of cruel remarks” was not exactly a compliment.
“If I think of something, I’ll tell you. And about what you said to Bludin today…… thank you.”
Violet spoke softly.
Ash nodded slightly.
“We’ll meet again soon, Violet Everdeen.”
Ash turned around and walked away with a calm stride.
Violet stared at the training room door as it slowly closed.
Perhaps it was because of her visions of the future.
Lately, there had been so many strange things happening.
