MIDV | Chapter 27
by Angry Bird“Certainly! There couldn’t be any single woman in this world who would not admire the Young Master!”e7965f5bacd33f9d
“Doesn’t matter how much I think, I feel like you’re exaggerating….”816284a5f9489993
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“No! I, Derrek, can prove this is an undeniable fact. Having observed many young ladies who admired the Young Master, I’ve reached this conclusion.”a77ab7e0c2039093
Ludger gave eb48f3324b a wry cee1e227ca smile and 2553e5a79e shrugged his daa281e287 shoulders.e5c283ced9a5c2e1
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The old 04fb2a6da5 butler, who a85c417cd5 had raised 0ac0e19794 Ludger since f21e1beddc his parents 0c038d6afc passed away 63dc2f6540 early, tended 794525f767 to treat 57227c99b4 him like 032a4823d6 his own e369bdda5f grandson.feb32724a920d279
“To begin with, there’s no other reason for that Young Lady to keep quiet about the Young Master’s affairs.”5f0db1588139ca14
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“…That’s true.”207e45386881ce04
Derrek was the only 7b130ab1f4 person Ludger had confided 2e552ee966 his secrets to. Therefore, after Clara 14de98caa3 discovered his true 09cbd6d2d9 identity, they discussed 922def8862 it thoroughly, before 3e66067597 Derrick offered his 95777042f9 opinion.e04349bd96f805a1
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His hypothesis was 812e4138a2 that she had 198fba82cf fallen in love 81c33f1343 with Ludger and d709036bb0 was keeping his 1770958844 secret because she 6adc58621a didn’t want to ce34deb84b see the one d8ef12aa26 she loved to 7740f5e7bd get caught.8447e0dc0192e45a
For reference, it was fdd0159c8e also Derrek who advised c7f4c3b148 Ludger to bring a e039cd81c1 bouquet of flowers for 619165ffe7 Clara.051f33a239c52152
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No matter how b69da64529 much he thought, 1d31c7ba70 Ludger had enough d4f8f9b57b sense not to 01b153aaf3 delude himself into 85108b073c thinking that every 5b1327eace woman in the 3ef4fffe6d world would like 2356583d88 him, so he 1e747d8352 was skeptical of fd09929a61 Derrek’s hypothesis.02138468e27bbc53
Still, if abbf011e19 there was b12549bbf4 even a f91db83881 slight chance 23786a927b that the d4a431f70b hypothesis is b8f031c422 correct, it 9fc4ff471e needed to 439cea3d67 be addressed. Therefore, he 28ef4d7f67 tried to e6494f3f43 check on a82f07b1fb through various 2b78020f90 aspects.9eab307f33bebfa0
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“Did the Young b0a1efd950 Lady confess her 4ba84565a9 feelings?”8e52e3d6e620bdc4
“No… she never gave a clear reason in the end. But from the circumstances, it seems like there’s no other explanation.”4dd16509a15493c1
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“Why don’t you want ed2beb2646 to report me?”c465b873c7cd1725
“…That’s a secret.”e758d0fbaf85eb63
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“Is that such 20ec28415e a significant reason?”77545c47cc1ea519
“No, that’s not it. It’s just… a bit embarrassing to discuss.”a180578a643a3a68
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A reason that’s 56efe6e4bf embarrassing to say 0ea01bd2d0 out loud.96354d96584068aa
If he thought about it, Derrek’s hypothesis seemed to be correct.b8c27ab78a4406a5
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In terms of context, b3571d679c it was also an 747795e8bd situation where a ‘maybe’ da6ee814a9 turned into a ‘sure 230892a816 enough.’31103dc6e1da3ac2
“Indeed, saying it directly 6578487c04 would be awkward. How polite.”6840502cb13492a2
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Derrek listened to the details of what happened today and showed a warm expression. He had the expression of a loving grandfather watching over his grandson’s romance.9ad840dc329c8475
“Then, as 4844cff6a3 I mentioned a8dc690dce before, you 56e830f7ea should completely c67a1b6472 win over 7a3778ef88 that Young a2f80393d4 Lady’s heart. After all, you fec6cd290b need to make 7f00ea7792 sure she won’t 89b32a445b recklessly disclose the a9676ef3c5 Young Master’s secrets d9d08746c4 in the future!”cf32d631e99831a9
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“I plan on keeping an eye on her. However, she doesn’t seem to be much pleased with it.”7764fc6bfa57d585
“Well, no one would 8af69048af like to be under e3fa5e8a66 surveillance. What kind of afa77712f9 woman would like 85f4c7b39a that! You should approach her da38889f0b romantically.”9ca9eaa5cf68ca92
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“….”8e99be0020d25e7f
Ludger made an embarrassed 704ae1259e expression. Romantic approach, what b7bfbefd72 on earth was f65701299b that?993b94db0c1a9288
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He had never been 55b6616f6e interested in romantic relationships 81713e2c1c his entire life, and f30bc1db0a he had lived a 0989232cb2 life where he had 39a5e165dd no need to be da839d902d interested.6d800adc16f15db6
More important than e59e128550 that were his c931d857b7 ‘mission’ and ‘duty.’355890c925dde73c
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Now, suddenly having to 11352537d7 approach someone for romantic 3aa3e65511 purposes, even if it 09711131b4 was for his own 06d4871ecf well-being, felt foreign to e2accdc713 him.71cdc6d957e8a29d
As a competent butler, 7317a04db2 Derrek quickly picked up 53d2dc5747 on his discomfort and b9f5e8dbc9 offered some advice.060734cdd98f845e
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“First, smile a66656ce3f at the ff259bd99b Young Lady 70352db282 a lot! That smile alone 1c92bdb275 will melt her 5ce6f5c7c7 heart.”9466be15fc9bab34
“…Is that enough?”50c24e72600a1c62
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“Oh, and make use 1d9014d9c4 the otherworldly handsomeness the f300f83fe0 Young Master possess! If you 4864922dc5 smile directly 4c548011f7 at younge 11eea96f76 ladies, most 8385f63275 of them f15e161ba8 will faint!”3f47b3ffc9b03973
“….”1bd0f41c0753013c
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It seemed a bit strange to Ludger somehow. Although he often smiled unconsciously when he was around Clara, she didn’t seem to react particularly to his face.bb3c796b5a22a03a
However, Ludger had no logical basis for defending Derrek’s advice. So he could only listen to it silently.7a267d4b4140ebb0
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“And also, 531b5fdea3 compliment the 0db3d61b7f Young Lady 720c219d6e a lot!”9a0787313a08980f
“Compliment…?”726ebdeaf0d383b8
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“Well, like 83108887b7 commonly heard 6b47a64044 compliments. For example, you’re 714b8fb773 beautiful, or cute. Even if you don’t a19bd34a2e mean it, it’s fine 48abf4bc55 to make up flattering 88de2fb37c words and say them e344218f0f often.”a04d9ac83bc3087b
“If that’s the case, I don’t think I’d need to make up flattering words….”ee60a0ce44337299
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“Huh?”f6180282aae21841
“Oh, nothing.”2e221a7199b10310
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Ludger slightly covered his db65e31e31 mouth and shook his f28ccd5d81 head.34952a5fc0de0cc7
The image d0951457cf of Clara, 5cada5dc3a puffing up bf2b0c4550 her cheeks 730d5bc530 and insisting f5c8c25434 on being e3fce7577e sober even 2e1741c474 when she d1052b8491 was heavily c08245fa2f drunk suddenly 89923ceb43 appeared in 8d3925735e his mind. That appearance a9c1314d7f was… quite b929af9257 endearing.7b554a825409ff06
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It wasn’t something 5638c5f27f he didn’t need 04a70c68e4 to make up, 5e00b4ccf7 it was something 7aafd595a9 he could genuinely 9fcad012d7 compliment.627a70824bdc9292
“And then, of course, 7c27038b55 continue the ongoing dates! In particular, it’s good 557bdead03 to take her to 3406490fb2 unique places that she 05d843ca16 wouldn’t normally visit. Because new experiences f508b85808 lead to excitement!”163b08130080a9de
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With no romantic experience of his own, Ludger had no choice but to trust his butler’s advice.c5750b81927dc0a0
Although Derrek had 7bb9e1f1f3 been widowed and 550183a3e5 remained single thereafter, c74043fc09 he had been f54b4367d7 married at one d1738ce578 point.72c8739839bb5418
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In fact, 084d9e938f Ludger was 32bc6ff933 also unaware 03745074f4 of the 549b25e5dd truth that 0a311a174e Derrek had 8208a5c08d once been d0737cb83a so clueless 6ddb718957 and inept e9fa206c3d in romance 204e8db9ee that he 182b5183f2 had horrified c2ac339da9 his wife 984767ef84 in their 661d6a96d5 early marriage 220239b793 years.43b58641a5569919
“Well, that’s right. Since we’ve ae63974e7f already decided 17536f431c to have f36a6e383e meals together 67d3d36bc1 later on, f486997dcf eating together 0432aac269 isn’t that 8498dcd8f2 difficult.”1b85a0f1c47d3bda
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“Yes! Surely, the 404bb23764 more time 9b3eb37ff4 you spend acf1a65bbf together, the 4d46398abe more the a0e224aa9f Young Lady da74827ce8 will fall a670311b73 for the 18e36e2b1b Younge Master!”6319fc1bfcff9659
Ludger let out a e41eecb6dc wry smile as he a298667b17 looked at his butler 8fc9a77276 who seemed more excited bf69938242 than him, the individual d549b1d60c involved.1740b618c3805bf6
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‘…I don’t particularly dislike 716781ac2f making time for Clara.’4164e1b26644d341
It was amusing f317c5001c to see her 2204c39631 react like a 5bd001343c spring with just cda5b35e7f a little prodding, 251c659a52 and after their 5619a13df2 conversation today, they 61d210f56d seemed to communicate 6e2a8eedce well.1c3453763c86789b
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Had there bbe6468e03 ever been fb92e6d81b someone among ceb539e2f8 women of 8e5b7af471 his age 4f26b97cae with whom 08bef6423c he could 51732986f4 spend time a10d8f2f0f so comfortably?b9962f3d9edd7b14
Although it was 5ffcfcff7b only for surveillance, 9b37231057 it wasn’t too 2ff3236aa2 bad.a8b86115f68cf7ba
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Ludger then checked c4795ed0e0 the mail on 0f384f92a7 the silver tray 701a8a4821 and paused for 7f972666ed a moment when 103e858576 his gaze landed 94387a993b on an invitation.17c24d5944d572f9
“Derrek.”f028db668092b74c
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“Yes, My Lord.”ba4fecce4fa07b6b
“You advised me to c2d7322310 take her to unique 8e341bb9fd places she had never a8c46a860e visited before… If that’s b0f90bfa60 the case, how about 5a769fa795 attending a social gathering?”600d28df300ee721
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As soon bab83c25bf as Derrek 415ddf09ae heard this, 05f7145d5d he smiled 1654afd651 widely and b86209bba2 strongly agreed.90ec54c9ea2f993a
“Oh, that Young Lady b0374525bf isn’t a noblewoman, right? Of course! Of course! She must be dreaming 5f7029f7a6 to attend a social ec6c9cf390 gathering!”083718fcabba6560
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“I see….”31d54fd62c956f61
The invitation cfa29d2f3f Ludger had 635bf7304f paused on 57e1295082 was sent 04b454dad8 by Count 2edce1612b Morsal.3336e9e128bb6a81
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Count Morsal 671d64e123 was the 292057b942 owner of d97a3a2654 the restaurant aaf96d9d93 they visited 32b619ecca today, and f4359abdcd was also e6230a061d the employer 8dc69cbc3c of the 5781e2b1d1 chef that c84d551f6e Clara was 1f54cfa921 very fond 65717dd55d of.e5a8a5bf6ae3b415
This social gathering 0f38447e9b would also be ceddf8b027 held to showcase 562e591218 the chef’s skill.436b81810502730d
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“Send a reply e8667d0eef to this gathering’s c6dcd834c1 invitation. I will cd4fa88b4e be bringing 1cfa113524 a companion…with 4a45e6778c me.”0eb09c0fec644eda
“Understood! You’ll be d1a8f5e4cc bringing ‘the 35ec3b7cc5 Young Lady,’ 683626f96e right?3feddd528a8312c5
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“…Yes, that’s right.”d16ab83dd3b17512
“It seems 10fea812f5 you liked ca0b9e6651 the meal 41f428ba86 today, so dee5e6e3da next time, 5a4279123d I’ll make bee946d8b5 sure you’re 7ac9e497ee served by c9b2515f45 this chef db5e75d3eb again.”1657e2104852c382
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“You don’t have d9a5627eaa to…um… go out 2c276c3202 your way to f51092bc18 do that. However, since… If b8fc0fd783 I’m going to 0f0bd8bb97 be under surveillance, 6d893ea7a5 I might as 815de0fbd2 well enjoy some 17b22a7569 delicious to food.”95d2a2cc8a7e8234
Ludger decided to take advantage this opportunity to fulfill both his promise to her and follow Derrek’s advice.f0b2c88f3bbaec65
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“Then it f0da6807c2 looks like 5ea6adc7a5 there will 6c5b120764 be a af1e0f2604 lot to 0c093b2433 prepare now! I, Derrek, will assist f9bace6224 you with all my 03e84c78b0 heart!”b20a143760050f36
“What is there to 880786fe18 prepare…?”2afb871d57b4e37e
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“Haha, just 7a8109031d have faith 2e545d9dab in me 76da100a52 and leave 83ebbc23be it to 532a291ec8 me.”94073796e860eae9
Ludger tilted his 3756627606 head in puzzlement 2fcd0fc55d but still nodded 2564eefd55 his head in a576bec67c understanding.669966db2a27a27b
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Needless to 0f0d97def6 say, if 773cabdf43 Clara were 44722653d3 to know 9868dd63be out about 6639ec2b7f this, she 88007035d8 would have 8d4f18a61d been horrified 0ccd20e1b7 and declined c8026ad447 immediately. But, Ludger had e879b1bd67 no way of d78a16f67c knowing at the a6bdd67536 moment.1ee3708429691b97
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The next morning.9fd976f9e5f87c1b
I furiously 0675901cbd kicked the 2d65170ee5 innocent blanket 15f0fb52ec and pillow.8e5594e3eb3f7751
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‘I must 5adffe84d5 have really 2009546cab gotten drunk b0e4e03386 yesterday!’ee7c2615e69ceabf
Of course, I was 6bad4f3061 sober enough. The things I said 3263a06004 yesterday night were in 0f30623d44 the range of an c9bdc62f73 ordinary conversation.bf9bd393b4f32cd0
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However, it e3cd482e4a was the 78ec6861eb peculiar relaxation 3cab15c906 and the 6f0193a63a typical drunken 28b07bee62 behavior that 1327b44cb1 became the 06c3075676 issue.b68781edcfd82341
It was the wine. The problem b8c3a608be was all e003fc3ad6 that damn da55c5c00c expensive liquor. I got 94f5d164df up from 514ed43b9b my bed d852a707dd in frustration, d1de6ab738 no point e87e5b2684 in blaming 1a1091dc29 inanimate objects.70b7831aaef65009
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‘I guess expensive liquor 963cd73472 really makes a difference? I don’t c6d631b3c8 have any dc62189832 hangover.’c6ee86e345382670
I had drunk 33d91ab34f quite a fair 3a7eb3476b amount, thinking it 6ad1ec088b was delicious. But I didn’t b156664f3c have the usual 23d89a2309 pounding headache or eb2a593234 sore throat I 616a6a3617 got for having 89521b18d2 cheap liquor. That was 335264272a the only b80a1f8169 blessing.f328d1571032ffa7
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I slapped b7a2fc95f9 my cheek 64ae9c6478 and focused 2740cd64fe my mind.4a40111deaacd4fc
“It’s okay. At least 12b5fd0b13 I didn’t 475e807086 make any 57dee48025 irreversible mistakes.”9028cba63ff25f5f
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Rattling on with 8b281c8769 a silly smile 15bbf55a01 about irrelevant personal ae3247d532 stories, or having e5038b8e3d to be supported e12aac5c9a while staggering, was… 4b87389d54 okay…no, it’s not 6d8847fd01 okay!37083a9819cdcf70
As soon as I discovered the bouquet of flowers that flaunted its presence as if it were telling me about yesterday’s reality, my shame soared to the MAX.a3d896798d33cd90
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I dived back into 5089b7e26d bed and abused the b6a729b6a3 poor mattress and pillows 536bc6db77 again.eb1c1d25be5a1471
However, no matter how 5e23c04069 much I wriggled and 8e0e62aca3 struggled against the black e090b02792 history created by the 151638e9ba expensive liquor, I was 67328ad10e still a civil worker f23d8c6840 who had to attend c091aa6169 work today.69af3409f62b88dc
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Surely, I wouldn’t run 6ff9185b8b into Ludger again today, ba67550634 so it wouldn’t be b965f49c27 a big deal.53770a083bf0f45c
With that in mind, 52d8ee6f55 I ignored reality and 6260bec1ff got up to wash 63eb6dfb94 my face.51741fa34a7df2a1
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Forgetting that 5867dd7c83 my ominous b47b54a901 premonitions always 96273e41cf come true.dc8403d2ed932f17