I Tried to Become a Worthless Scumbag to Break Our Engagement for His Happiness, but Instead I Was Hugged, Kissed, and Sworn Eternal Love by the Ice Knight (BL) - CHAPTER 43
It was on a day when summer had begun to show a little of its might. The end-of-day work was done, and Fleck was sitting, waiting for Heliosphere to say, “Let’s go home.”
Yesterday had been a holiday, and he had been invited out. They went to a stylish café and had fun talking. Because of that, Fleck’s performance today had been at its best. He knew very well that Heliosphere had been inviting him out on every holiday with that exact effect in mind.
Next holiday, Fleck was planning to ask Heliosphere to buy him some wonderful new clothes. He was already invited, so the plan was set.
“Excuse me! Lord Rocca! Third Jego speaking!”
It was like a sudden bolt of lightning.
That kind of lively request for permission to enter startled Fleck so much that he stood up in a rush and caught his foot on the leg of the desk. Heliosphere, as always without fail, supported him and prevented an accident.
Why did you suddenly stand up? I thought it was an attack…
The two of them spoke with only their eyes. Then Heliosphere answered, noble and firm, “Enter.”
“Excuse me! Third Jego! I bring a message from Lord Brave!”
The one who opened the door and entered was a knight in light armor.
“From Brave? Haa…”
Fleck felt the sigh of true annoyance from the top of Heliosphere’s head, and waited for the young knight to continue.
“If there is such an excellent civil officer present, then you must focus on your duty as a knight! Assemble at the training grounds immediately! That is the message… Lord Rocca, I am terribly sorry, but please, today of all days!”
The boy bowed deeply, and Fleck, noticing the neat whorl of his dark gray hair, began turning through his memories. Who was this Lord Brave who dared to summon Heliosphere?
Damian Brave. Yes, that was it—Heliosphere’s old classmate, a magic knight apprentice. The Brave family was, if Fleck recalled correctly, a marquis household.
But could a marquis’s son really summon the heir of a duke’s house in such a manner, just because they both belonged to the knight order? Wasn’t it disrespectful to call him in such a commanding tone?
In fact, unless it was a matter of the country itself, wasn’t it wrong to call a knight who bore the title of Lord Rocca in such a rough way?
With proper knowledge in mind, Fleck judged Damian Brave to be a dangerous man.
“…Fleck, I am sorry, but would it be alright if we stopped by the training grounds before heading home today?”
“Yes. Of course, I will accompany you.”
Heliosphere, who almost never looked displeased, seemed reluctant. Fleck braced himself, ready to intervene if anything happened.
The training grounds of the knight order were located a little distance away from the old school building.
And so, as usual, Fleck walked along supported by Heliosphere.
“Sir Jego.”
“Yes!”
“…Do you understand why I called you back just now?”
“Uh, um…”
Jego, standing just close enough for his face to be recognized, stared at Fleck leaning on Heliosphere. From his reaction, it seemed he still had not realized Heliosphere’s true intention.
The temperature of Heliosphere’s voice dropped a little.