episode_0060

When you eat dessert like that.

As always, talk about politics comes up.

“Did you hear what I said? They say that the Grand Duchy is in ruins and that Win is about to fall.”

“That’s right. I hope that the unlucky Grand Duke loses this time and His Majesty is released.”

“That’s right, the dogs of the Archduke who occupied Roman would also have to come to their senses and kill the Archduke.”

-I flinch.

Theodora’s shoulders shake greatly after hearing my bad review.

and…

-widely!

“Yeah, you guy! What did you just say?!”

When Theodora suddenly stands up and shouts at the people who are gossiping about me, I hurriedly leave.

“Wow! W… honey, what are you doing? Did you really get drunk after drinking beer?”

I covered Theodora’s mouth as she suddenly became aggressive and apologized to the men sitting next to me.

“Haha… My wife drank a lot today. sorry. Just talk about what you were saying.”

“Oof! Wooow!”

I can’t hear what they’re saying, but let’s try to leave, dragging Theodora, who is struggling.

“Look at this young man. Don’t you know that when a hen crows, the family will fall? A woman has to press down with force.”

“Puhaha! You’re being ridiculous.”

“If you run out of strength, we will step in and tell your wife the truth…”

-puck!

I feel like I can’t listen anymore, so I slam my fist into the face of the man who is talking trash.

I speak in a somber voice.

“Who wants to criticize my wife?”

1. Drunk patient sitting down with broken nose.

“This… this crazy guy!”

Then, as I see two people attacking me, I hit them on the head with a wooden drinking glass on the table.

“Aaagh!”

A sudden fight began…

Even so, I graduated from a military academy that the Grand Duchy is proud of.

Although she is not superhuman like Valorant or Mary, there is no way she can lose against a drunk who has not learned how to fight properly.

-puck!

Lightly jab and hit the philtrum.

Drunk patient 2 collapses with a nosebleed.

And I grabbed the wrist of drunk 3, who was swinging his fist at me…

-thud!

Hit it on the floor.

And when I took out a gold coin from my pocket and placed it on the restaurant counter, Theodora looked at me blankly.

I say, holding out my hand to her.

“Let’s go, Theodora.”

Thinking that he had to leave before the security arrived, he grabbed her hand and hurriedly left.

-Ttogak, ttogak.

-Tap, knock.

Maybe because I left the place in a hurry…

“Ha…”

Theodora seems to be breathing a little hard, so she stops for a moment.

“Are you okay?”

When I ask her if she’s okay, she takes a calming breath and says,

She nods her head at my words.

I sigh as I look at her.

I shouldn’t go to that restaurant from now on.

The pork was delicious.

It’s unfortunate, but if I’m caught by the security forces, rumors will probably start spreading tomorrow.

The Grand Duke and Emperor, who came out of hiding, beat up the person who criticized them!

What is this secret for?!

It’s obvious that these headlights will get caught.

But contrary to my worries, Theodora laughs loudly.

“Tsk… Tsk! You were great today.”

She smiles brightly.

This guy is… dangerous.

No matter how drunk they are, how can they be so cheerful when several of them have broken noses?

***

When you put delicious chocolate ice cream in your mouth and savor its taste. An unpleasant sound reaches my ears.

“Did you hear what I said? They say that the Grand Duchy is in ruins and that Win is about to fall.”

“That’s right. I hope that the unlucky Grand Duke loses this time and His Majesty is released.”

“That’s right, the dogs of the Archduke who occupied Roman would also have to come to their senses and kill the Archduke.”

How dare you… treat my husband like that?

-I flinch.

My body trembles with anger.

Those who criticize Debian, who works day and night for the empire and its people.

What do you know?

Do you know what he’s doing for the Empire?

How dare you… a group of mere bookmakers who don’t know anything come together and criticize my husband?

-widely!

I shout to them.

“Yeah, you guy! What did you just say?!”

Then Debian wrapped his arms around my shoulders with an embarrassed look on his face…

“Oof!”

I cover my mouth and scream.

“Wow! W… honey, what are you doing? Could it be that you got drunk after drinking beer?”

no! I’m not drunk! Why don’t you leave this?!

Without knowing my feelings, the man called my husband bows his head to them.

“Haha… My wife drank a lot today. sorry. Just talk about what you were saying.”

hey! And you’re still my husband?!

Seeing Debian speaking in such a subservient manner, I became angrier and raised my voice, but Debian’s cruel hand blocked my words.

“Oof! Woowoowoo!”

When he tried to drag me back to his seat like that.

“Look at this young man. Don’t you know that when a hen crows, the family will fall? A woman has to press down with force.”

“Puhaha! You’re being ridiculous.”

“If you run out of strength, we will step in and tell your wife the truth…”

Devian takes his hands off my body.

and…

-Whisk!

I swing my fist at trash 1.

-puck!

And his cold voice.

“Who wants to criticize my wife?”

-Painting…, pounding…

He said she was his wife.

This is my first time hearing this name.

ma’am…

What is it that makes my heart pound so hard?

Of course, he and I… are married, so it’s natural.

I feel like my face is burning as my heart beats faster at his words.

“This… this crazy guy!”

That’s how the fight begins.

“Aaagh!”

Someone screams.

I think about this as I watch Debian easily suppress the trash.

It’s more reliable than I thought… isn’t it?

Seeing his seemingly extraordinary skills somehow calms my heart.

Otherwise, I feel like my heart will explode.

-puck!

When Devian attacks his face with a punch, the man collapses in his seat with an ugly nosebleed.

And finally, he grabs the man’s fist and slams it into the ground.

-thud!

After that, he takes out some gold coins from his pants pocket, gives them to the counter, and holds out his hand to me.

“Let’s go, Theodora.”

Then he roughly leads me out onto the main street and walks for a while.

-Ttogak, ttogak.

-Tap, knock.

Is it a fairly long walk?

I slowly start to run out of breath.

“Ha…”

That moment.

“Are you okay?”

Devian turns his head and asks if I’m okay.

When I nodded to him as if it was okay, Debian sighed as if he was in pain.

It is interesting.

Something reminds me of the hide and seek I played with my older brothers when I was young.

At that time… I was really happy.

Precious memories from my childhood with my brothers.

The older brothers were hiding and were caught by me and looked desperate.

Right now, at this moment, I feel like I can see my brother and Debian overlapping, and I smile involuntarily.

“Tsk… Tsk! You were great today.”

Debian, which fought for me, looks even better today.

***

“What if you suddenly come forward like that?”

I nag her a little, but she just smiles, wondering what makes her so happy.

As she and Roman walk down the street, they see a building that stands out.

“This is…?”

A building with an impressive large dome.

“Opera House.”

“It’s an opera house.”

I haven’t heard any rumors about an interesting opera being performed recently?

With that in mind, I see people waiting in long lines.

“Oh, come to think of it. I think I heard there was a Biz performance.”

Biz.

He is a famous composer in the empire.

I heard that he has the talent to be called the genius of the century.

But regardless of his talent, he lives a pretty unfortunate life.

I’ve heard a lot of rumors that it’s very difficult financially…

He makes too much money to pity him.

I heard that he earns the most amount of money among composers.

If that’s the reason he’s poor…

I guess I’m living a life that’s too debauched.

“Shall we look at that?”

When Theodora said with an amused look on her face, I nodded and headed toward the ticket booth.

I paid 8 gold coins and got the best seat.

“It’s been a long time since I saw an opera.”

I must have loved watching the opera so much that I couldn’t help but smile as I saw her looking so excited from the corridor.

“Really? It’s been a while for me too.”

It’s probably been about ten years.

I think I went to see my mother often when she was alive. After my mother died, I was confined in a watchtower and had nothing to see because I had to attend the harsh military academy.

With that in mind, I open the VIP room door, and the stage is brightly visible below.

“I wish I had something like popcorn, right?”

“What is popcorn?”

“There is such a thing.”

I’m not going to explain here what I enjoy eating while watching movies in modern times, so I’m just going to talk about it.

“But do you know that this performance is very unconventional?”

Theodora speaks while reading the pamphlet in her hand.

“Huh? What is it like?”

Theodora responds to my words.

“Do you know that it is a femme fatale?”

I shake my head at those words.

“No, I don’t know?”

He looks surprised at what I say.

“Hehe… It’s amazing that there are things you don’t know.”

I shrug my shoulders and say that.

“I’m human too, so you might not know.”

That moment.

The lights go out…

A red curtain slowly rises with the sound of a violin.