Ash looked at Violet as if he found her amusing.
"I'll have to think about it, Violet."
—…Did I make such a difficult request?
-Yeah.
I have to think about what you really need.
"Can't you just teach me to be hurtful?" —Ash smiled again.
-No.
When I help someone, I only give them the help they really need.
-Because?
—You ask why a lot.
To win that person's heart and make a living.
—I'm sorry for asking why again.
—Why should I earn a living?
-…Yeah.
—Because my job is to save talents like you and make those talents save the world.
Is he a volunteer for the world's strongest swordsman?
Violet thought at that moment.
—And Violet, it's not that you don't know how to be hurtful.
-So?
—You're good at saying nice things.
Even to people who have no right to hear them.
That tickling feeling again.
At that moment, footsteps were heard.
Constant and heavy steps.
A group of people dressed in the uniforms of the Capital Knight Order approached.
Violet immediately recognized the one in front.
He was Bluideen's father.
Violet's face reflected a sense of defeat.
—Violet —Marlon was a short man with a normal face.
Violet didn't like him.
She had never intervened when Bluideen openly mistreated her.
-Hello.
—Violet greeted reluctantly.
-Ha ha.
Excellent.
It seems like you had late puberty.
Do you know how worried your father is about you?
—Marlon said.
—Did my father ask you to look for me?
—Violet's eyes were filled with suspicion.
He thought his father would do something when he found out he had left home.
But he didn't think he would ask for Marlon's help right away.
-Yeah.
Besides, I also have something to ask you.
Bluideen told me a strange story.
Did you hit him?
I don't think you would have done it...
"Yes, I did," Violet replied firmly.
—Couples can have small arguments.
But don't you think you were a little reckless.
It was too much to be a lovers' quarrel.
—It wasn't a lovers' quarrel.
"I'm serious about annulling the engagement," Violet said quietly.
Marlon's smiling expression changed completely.
His face became sly and unpleasant.
—First you dare to defy your fiancé, and now your parents.
It seems like you still don't realize how important it is to be the future daughter-in-law of my family.
“Which is why I think it would be appropriate for you to dismiss me and cut ties with me,” Violet responded firmly.
—Haa, it seems that the life of freedom in the academy has corrupted you.
You say nonsense.
First, come to my house.
If we talk calmly, you will change your mind.
—Marlon signaled to the knights.
The knights approached Violet in silence.
Are they going to take me by force?
Would the commander of the Knight Order do something like that in broad daylight?
Violet was horrified.
He put his hands behind his back and slowly concentrated his aura.
At this moment, Ash spoke in a low voice.
—Unless this girl has committed a crime, they can't take her by force.
Marlon, as if he had just noticed Ash's presence, cleared his throat calmly.
—The affairs of other families do not concern you, Sword Master Ash Defendale.
—The problem is that they are another family's affairs.
Violet Everdeen is from a different family, from her point of view.
—I repeat, this girl is the future daughter-in-law of my family...
—With that logic, you can also call your future son Master of the Sword.
Since future means that it is not yet.
—Ash said.
He really...
his throat is different from mine...
Violet was amazed.
Ash could speak with an innocence of a young man who knew nothing when necessary.
That caused the blood pressure of the person listening to it to double.
—How insolent!
—This time it worked too.
One of the knights behind Marlon gritted his teeth.
-Silence.
—But commander, we must discipline that boy right now.
Anyway, he will join our order!
-Oh really?
—Violet looked at him, surprised.
The Order of Capital Knights and the Imperial Knights were the most elite.
And Marlon was the boss of both.
It stood to reason that the most prestigious path for a commoner knight was to join one of the two.
—Young Ash, I'll be clear.
No matter how great a Sword Master you are, if you want to be a knight in this country, you will not be able to escape my influence,” Marlon said, pretending to be kind.
—Get to the point.
He's very busy, so he should watch his tongue.
It's so long I can't tell it apart from his sword.
—Ash responded.
Marlon was speechless and gritted his teeth.
—Violet, what happens to this young man with his cheeky tongue will depend on what you do.
Are you just going to stand there and watch?
Suddenly, Marlon turned and looked at Violet.
—And what do I have to do if I don't stay looking?
—Violet responded, as if she couldn't believe her ears.
—Do not drag Ash Defendale into this matter and follow me willingly.
—…
—From today, until the end of the semester, you will live in the Cameline house.
You will receive a complete education in manners.
You can only return home after you learn to be a proper person.
This way you will learn to behave like the future daughter-in-law of my family.
Violet gasped.
Are they going to do this to me just because I dared to defy them?
She realized now that he didn't even consider her a person.
He wasn't paying attention to what she was saying.
—I guess my father asked him to do this.
It didn't surprise him.
His father was more than capable of doing something like that.
—Your father very much agreed.
We will teach you from the basics, so get ready.
“You have to act like a noble,” Marlon replied.
-Correct?
What a nice way to disguise something stupid.
—Ash walked over and put his hand on Violet's shoulder.
Violet looked at him with trembling eyes.
—Family education is like that.
Someone without a base like you wouldn't understand it.
Violet brought it on herself.
—Marlon said, laughing with his mouth.
—You… you?
—…
—How do you know where my base is, head of the Knight Order?
—Ash dropped a bombshell with his angel face.
Truly, he is not afraid of anything...
Violet now felt awe.
Ash was someone who lived on the edge.
…To be continued