She Is Not a Witch Chapter 44: Banquet duel
"Get out of the way, Finble. I think your behavior is bothering the lady."
Just as Lorraine Hill was hesitating how to refuse, a slightly taller, muscular young man walked over. Looking at the military uniform and badge on his body, this seemed to be a newly promoted military nobleman.
"Sorry for the interruption. Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jihasen, a member of the Salamander Hussars." His voice was particularly rough and loud among the surrounding nobles.
"It's a great honor to meet Miss Lacey. The moment you entered the hall, I was overwhelmed by your beauty. Please allow me to be your most loyal suitor." Declare your love directly.
The way of hitting the straight ball suddenly calmed down the melancholy noble youths just now, and made them a little confused for a while.
Hearing such an open and honest declaration of pursuit, Lorraine Hill was a little inexperienced and hesitated for a few seconds.
"This... is very sudden. I don't have any thoughts about love and marriage yet."
"I understand that an existence like the moonlight like you really has to choose carefully. But this does not hinder my passionate love. He will wait here sincerely and patiently until the moment you lean over and look at each other. .”
Originally, some pleasing behaviors in pursuit of the opposite **** are easy to be despised by others, but when he said it so righteously and aboveboard, he became tall and powerful instead.
"Jihasen, you!" The noble youths who arrived at the side were a little bit annoyed when they saw this scene.
Young people are the age that cares most about face, but they are robbed of the limelight in this kind of scene. Isn't this slapping them in the face?
"How could you be like this... You are so rude, you are putting Miss Lacey in an embarrassing situation, you are simply too rude." Their faces flushed with anger, and they uttered a few awkward words rebuke.
"Heh, what's wrong with expressing my true heart? First, I didn't force others, and second, I didn't play any tricks. What's wrong with being honest and generous? I think your hypocritical style is strange, as if everyone I have to revolve around you and take care of you. Are you a baby who hasn't been weaned yet?"
"Giggle~" After saying this, laughter came from many noble ladies around.
This time, these artistic youthful nobles couldn't bear it any longer. They pointed at this sturdy noble officer and said all kinds of rebuttals and belittling words. What aristocratic elegance, step by step, intertwined with pure spirit, etc., Jihasen is a very rude person, can't understand at all, etc.
Although these words are logical, they are not very lethal. In the eyes of that Jihasen, they are no different from noisy ducks. He also shrugged his shoulders as if he didn't care and didn't understand, which made the behavior of these people even more ridiculous.
Sticked——
The sound of drawing a sword suddenly sounded, and then one of them poured the wine in his hand on Ji Hassen, which is a way of showing duel among nobles.
"Hey... are you actually going to duel with me?" Jihasen wiped off the wet wine on his body with his hands, and looked at the opposite side with disdain.
"Of course, I will risk my reputation to fight with you. If you lose, you have to get away from Miss Lacey." The young man who greeted Lorraine Hill and invited him to dance held his sword in both hands. Let Jihassen speak his proclamation.
"This... please calm down, everyone." Lorraine Hill just wanted to cover his forehead at this moment, why did the situation become like this in just a short while. If this matter spreads to the outside world, it seems that she provoked a duel between the two parties, how could they draw their swords so easily.
"I'm sorry to disturb Miss Lacey, but I'm sorry to go against your wishes this time, because I need to maintain my qualifications to pursue you, which is also related to my dignity and glory." Lanhir bowed again, said a few words, and then turned to look at the few noble youths with melancholy temperament.
Seeing Jihasen showing favor and character design in front of Lorraine Hill again, the lungs of the people on the opposite side are about to explode, how can they be so shameless. But at this moment, the beauty is in front, once she loses her demeanor, everything will be meaningless. They had to act fast, ready to duel to silence this insolent fellow.
"It's so beautiful to be young." Earl Howard took a sip from his wine glass, shook his head slightly and sighed.
"Aren't you going to stop them?" Lorraine Hill asked a little puzzled.
"Of course not, because this is the power of the nobles, and they can initiate duels against those who challenge their reputation and glory." Howard explained.
"If I were ten years younger, I think I would draw my sword for a beautiful lady like you. This is the romance of life." He expressed his admiration and love for this girl in a joking tone .
"My lord praises it." Lorraine Hill had no choice but to give up.
Soon, the middle of the dance floor was cleared and a space was cleared. The guests gathered around excitedly, looking at the two people who were preparing in the middle.
"I didn't expect to see such a show today. I haven't seen a duel for several months."
"Isn't it because of the blockade and purge, hey, forget it, don't mention these sad things."
"Who do you think will win?"
"I think it's Viscount Gihasen. He is a military nobleman and is currently the deputy commander of the Salamander Hussars. His strength has been tested step by step on the battlefield."
"However, Fenbull is not bad. Now he has the strength of Sequence 5. Look at the group of companions around him who are helping him collect family heirlooms. With the blessing of a luxurious equipment, he may not lose to Jihasen."
"No matter how good the equipment is, it depends on the person who uses it. I still think that Jihasen has a better chance of winning."
"How about we bet on something?"
"How about the three bottles of wine from Zixun Manor."
"Yes, the total price is 100 gold coins, which is not too much."
Amidst the discussion of others, the two people in the middle also finished their preparations~IndoMTL.com~ each drew their swords and stood at a distance.
At first, Lorraine Hill felt a little apologetic in her heart, feeling that her behavior caused the duel intentionally or unintentionally, but after several attempts to dissuade to no avail, she also gave up this idea, and then focused on Observe the various viewpoints and ideas at the banquet.
If the nobles are so addicted to pleasure and beauty, then this country is not far from decline.
Lorraine Hill extended his perception, accepting and analyzing more information, and looking for valuable parts from it.
"These country bumpkins are too rampant... Huh, that His Majesty is gone, and they are still dancing like this, I really think we can't beat them." From a certain corner, a small voice came into Luoyang amidst the noise. Ranhill's ear.
"It used to be to win over and resolve domestic turmoil. Now that there is no second expedition to the west, I think their good days are coming to an end. The four dukes will clean up these people sooner or later, just wait Let's go."
"The glory of the empire always belongs to us, and it is our efforts from generation to generation to support this huge country. Those people survived by luck, so why should they sit on our heads..."
The small voice circulated among several luxuriously dressed nobles, and judging from the coats of arms on their collars, they were all old families in the empire.
Is this the difference and confrontation between the old and the new nobles? Lorraine Hill lowered his head slightly, analyzing the conversations of several people in his mind, and slowly summing up their identities.
Finally, based on the noisy words of these nobles, the voices of the entire hall were slowly divided into two parties. One side belongs to the descendants of the former great nobles of the empire, and the other side is the small nobles or civilians who mostly rely on military merits to get high.
After the emperor passed away, there was no one to reconcile and balance the two parties, and the rift began to widen and gradually revealed.
"Then, the duel begins!"