A Captive Prince Awaiting Execution Falls In Love With A Young Lady - Episode 15

“This is… terrible. Excuse me, everyone. I apologize for the intrusion.”

When Sirius bowed his head, the gentlemen sent him off with relaxed smiles.

Sirius moves forward at a brisk pace.

The butlers stopped and cleared the way, and the participants exaggeratedly widened their eyes, but they responded with smiles when greeted.

And then.

Arrived near Judith, who was surrounded in a semicircle.

“That’s why! I’m telling you I’m here!”

“Because nobody knows who Lord Jones is, right?”

It seems that I was the cause of the argument. Deep down, I frown and think, “Why does everyone care so much about other people’s business?”

“You just asked your uncle to bring someone suitable, didn’t you? You got escorted in, and then they disappeared, right? That’s why they’re not by your side now.”

With her arms crossed and a determined look in her eyes, the girl in the deep red dress is staring at Judith.

The age is not much different from Judith’s.

Maybe she is Judith’s cousin, Timothy.

Come to think of it, she somewhat resembles Judith… is it because of her competitive nature?

“That’s why it would have been better if you had just honestly let Lady Judith’s brothers escort you.”

Another girl says it, and Timothy laughs too.

“That’s why things end up like this when you push yourself too hard.”

Following those words, the girls and their partners laughed.

Ah, this is bad, Sirius instinctively realized.

Judith is going to lose it.

That’s why.

“Judith”

Gently calling out, I stand next to her.

“Sorry to keep you waiting. I was called over there for a moment.”

Sirius, wearing the best smile of his life, gently spoke to Judith.

Pokan, and.

Judith looking up at herself.

That’s not all.

Even the girls who used to look down on Judith so much.

And then their escorts too.

Pokan, and.

I was watching Sirius with my mouth half open.

“Um… Judith? What’s wrong?”

I was puzzled, wondering if I had spoken at a strange time, but suddenly, Judith started to move.

“Adam Jones!”

As if she had drawn a royal straight flush, Judith exclaimed.

He shuddered slightly, and then Timothy came to his senses.

“Huh? What? By the way, I don’t know anything about you, not even a little.”

Timothy, with his arms crossed and even slightly on his toes, continued to intimidate Judith, but the girls around him huddled together, exclaiming, “Who is that handsome guy?!” “I’ve never seen him, never seen him, never seen him!” “I’ve never seen him at any tea party or evening gathering!”

“I’ve been studying abroad in the Kingdom of Slish for the past few years, so this is my first time returning home in a while. Right, Judith?”

“That’s right! Adam Jones is studying history!”

Sirius is about to burst out laughing because of the proud way he said it.

The girls couldn’t hide their excitement, saying, “Studying abroad?!”, “She’s really smart!”, “And her legs are super long!”

“Studying abroad? Huh. Viscount Jones, huh? Hey, Douglas. Do you know him? They say it’s Viscount Jones.”

Timothy approached a man who seemed to be his partner.

He must be the fiancé.

Sirius shifts his gaze to him.

I wonder if they are just a little over twenty.

He, like the other gentlemen, is wearing a tuxedo, but somehow it seems a bit off.

The buttons on the shirt are colored, and the tips of the wing collar have small sparkles on them. If you look closely, the black tie isn’t really black; it looks more like navy blue.

He smooths his platinum blonde hair, carefully shaves his beard, and puts on a bit of makeup.

I was a bit surprised, wondering if this was the current trend. At least the gentlemen I was talking to earlier weren’t wearing makeup.

I looked at the partners of the girls who kept shouting with excitement, wondering about the other young men. As a result, I found out that only a few of them were wearing makeup.

“Well, not at all. I’ve never heard of it.”

A man named Douglas snorts.

I inwardly chuckled and thought, “Of course.”

“Because my father isn’t the type to frequent social gatherings much. And my mother is a foreigner too.”

“Hmm. So? Why would someone like that be escorting Lady Judith?”

Douglas says it in an obviously suspicious manner.

“I draw as a hobby, and the Duke of the Imperial Court liked my painting…”

“Oh my! That painting being auctioned at the charity event?!”

One of the girls rushed over with incredible speed. Reflexively, I dodged and nodded, saying, “Yes, yes,” in a frightened manner.

“I begged my father to buy it for me!”

“We have one too!”

The girls start making a fuss, squealing and shouting.

“Oh, that painting!”

Douglas raised his voice to drown out the girls’ voices.

Not only Sirius, but the girls also all look at Douglas at once.

Douglas is.

No, not only Douglas but Timothy also looked at Sirius as if mocking him.

“Seems like it’s popular in some circles, but the drawing is all messed up. It’s obvious that it was drawn by an amateur.”

“That’s right. Maybe it’s because the perspective is off, but it makes me feel dizzy when I look at it.”

Saying that, the two of them chuckle together.

Silently.

Because Judith took a step forward, Sirius tightly grasped her hand.

“I’m just a beginner. Thank you for teaching me.”

Sirius smiles at Douglas. Douglas shrugs his shoulders with a goofy attitude.

“But you know, flaunting such shallow knowledge like that is embarrassing, so you should stop.”

Douglas’s eyes widen in shock.

Sirius’s smile deepened even further.

“You must have given me some harsh advice for my sake, right? So I’ll tell you too. That tuxedo looks weird, you know?”

Pfft.

Suddenly, one of the men around Douglas burst out laughing.

Douglas, his face flushed and spitting, shouted angrily.

“You country bumpkin! This is what’s in vogue in the royal capital right now!”

“I see. Sorry, I’ve been away from the royal capital for a while.”

Sirius tilted his head slightly and smiled.

“Eventually, will the way we use perspective change too?”

“What did you say?! Are you picking a fight with me?!”

I clenched my fist and closed the distance, but…

The one who silently intervened between Douglas and Sirius was Judith.

“What? If it’s a fight, I’ll take it on. Step outside.”

Squinting his eyes, he growled in a low voice.

Suddenly.

Douglas lost his color as if he had been doused with cold water.

“Let’s go, Adam Jones. There’s a cake over there. Let’s take a look around.”

When she turned on her heel and faced Sirius, Judith smiled sweetly.

“Yeah, Judith. Let’s do that.”

Sirius gracefully bows to everyone around.

“To be protected by a woman, huh?”

Douglas spat. Sirius tilted his head slightly.

“Is it okay to mock my Judith together with a woman? I think that’s even more pathetic.”

Douglas’s face changed from red to a deep, dark hue, and his clenched fist trembled slightly.

“You can fight if you want, but do you have any real combat experience? If not, maybe you should just stop.”

Erasing the smile, I quietly say so.

Douglas is just trembling and doesn’t come at me with a punch.

“Let’s go, Judith. To eat cake.”

“Yeah”

Sirius escorts Judith and leaves the place.

From behind, the girls’ excited cheers were rising.