I Didn’t Save You To Get Proposed To - Chapter 57

 

I knew that Ridan was a reclusive scholar, but I’d never once wondered what exactly he was studying.

 

He wasn’t even in the original story.

 

I wasn’t really interested.

 

Moreover, I had no idea, as Ridan himself  also did not bring up anything about his studies or research.

 

I came up to the capital to go through theology books endlessly, and my most useful assistant was actually my friend.

 

“I need to meet him.”

 

I muttered unknowingly.

 

“We’re going to meet him anyway. Because we can’t be apart again.”

 

“Perhaps Ridan is running, too.”

 

Irene said with a smile. Still, she added, as if worried.

 

“But, he lives by reading books every day, so he was not good at hunting and not very good at horseback riding…. I hope he doesn’t come across the forest because he said he was coming quickly.”

 

I also nodded my head, thinking of Ridan’s scholarly appearance.

 

Even if he was a little late, I just hoped that he would ride in an elegant carriage and arrive comfortably and safely on a well-maintained road.

 

***

 

“Prince, can I really not go with you?”

 

Aiden asked, strikingly harmonizing the tone of concern and the expression of so happy to death.

 

“What is the reason for you to go together?”

 

“The Lady is not good at hunting, and she doesn’t even have a guard……….Actually, she is going with the Prince, so I am worrying in vain.”

 

“There aren’t even any monsters here.”

 

Ixion just cut it off and said.

 

“You just do your hobbies. It’s been a long time since you’ve been to a social event.”

 

“Then …… I won’t refuse.”

 

Aiden responded quickly.

 

He, too, wanted to stay here and hear the news from the capital, rather than follow Ixion and Elsia.

 

“I hope you have a good time with the Lady.”

 

Aiden grinned as he squinted at Niel’s back, who was limping on the crutches.

 

It had been a while since Niel had arrived, and he was showing off his beauty surrounded by the noble ladies.

 

It was, as Irene said, that when evening comes, they will have to wait in line to visit him.

 

No matter how much Elsia said she had nothing to do with Niel, he still couldn’t believe her.

 

At that moment, Elsia changed into hunting clothes from Irene’s barracks.

 

Because of Niel, the eyes of all the nobles who were present were focused on Elsia.

 

“Oh…..”

 

Aiden spoke blankly on behalf of everyone, very frankly.

 

“You are beautiful.”

 

I immediately noticed that people’s eyes were focused on me.

 

“Oh my, that……… is that Elsia?”

“Princess Artize?”

 

Well, in most of their memories I must have been a gloomy woman with sporadic hair and rustic pink dress.

 

“I heard rumors that she has become pretty…”

 

“She changed a lot, hasn’t she?”

 

“What did she do?”

 

There weren’t that many people when I just arrived, but before I knew it, people from the barracks started talking.

 

“What is that? That white animal.”

 

“Well, I’ve never seen that creature before……”

 

I’m grateful to Irene for decorating me beautifully, but I thought I should leave this place right away anyway.

 

I called my horse, Beth, so that I could walk to Ixion and leave quickly.

 

“…… right.”

 

Ixion also got on Isis and stared at me.

 

“We have a long way to go, so let’s hurry up and leave.”

 

“Yes.”

 

It was when I secured the pouch that Irene had brought and put White in.

 

“Niel! That bastard came to the capital again?”

 

Suddenly everyone’s attention was focused on something else.

 

Me and Ixion turned around in surprise.

 

“I would have said that if he caught my eye one more time, I would kill him, that bastard, that foolish bastard!”

 

A young man staggered and ran towards Niel, who was talking with two noble ladies.

 

I quickly asked Aiden who was beside me.

 

“What’s going on? He’s drunk, isn’t he?”

 

“Yes.”

 

Aiden frowned with a serious expression.

 

“My name is Rupel Cardson, a wizard belonging to the tower, and my fiance a year ago had an affair with Wizard Niel.”

 

“…… Niel was in the wrong.”

 

“He was very wrong, as is the case with most things. But I’m worried.”

 

Surprisingly, no one stopped Rupel, who ran to Niel and grabbed him by the neck.

 

Everyone seemed to think that ‘Niel was wrong’.

 

“Rupel is hot-tempered……”

 

“Niel won’t die, will he?”

 

I shrugged, thinking that it would make sense for him to get a few beatings.

 

I couldn’t hear the conversation because it was too far away, but Aiden muttered as he watched intently with tiptoes as if he had bright ears.

 

“Oh my.”

 

“Why?”

 

“Rupel is asking Niel to duel. Ah……”

 

I also narrowed my eyes and looked closely to see Niel casually throwing the crutches.

 

Everyone sighed as they saw Niel moving without the crutches.

 

“As expected, the crutches must have been a prop.” Irene muttered.

 

“A prop that can draw women’s attention……”

 

I forgot to get on Beth and asked Aiden urgently.

 

“Do wizards even duel? Well, they’re not risking their life, are they?”

 

“It’s not, it’s just taking the anger out. The problem is that wizards are extremely selfish. As long as you accept the duel, you never know what will happen.”

 

No matter how much Niel was criticized, even though he was a playboy, he was still a person with the same surname as Evgeny.

 

I looked at Niel worriedly as he confronted Rupel.

 

“Niel says he’ll follow you too, so please watch over him so he doesn’t make too much of a fuss.”

 

I remember the Marchioness holding my hand and begging me.

 

“I don’t know if he can stop…… I’ll keep an eye on him so he doesn’t get into a big accident.”

 

It was something I had done in the past and it was unavoidable, but now I thought I should keep an eye on him so as not to cause too much trouble.

 

If they fight with magic anyway, Niel will win, but so as not to cause too much trouble to those around them….

 

All sorts of magic started pouring between Niel and Rupel.

 

A circle was formed around them.

 

I nervously held White, and swallowed a gulp, swarmed between the onlookers. It wasn’t a duel where ordinary people would intervene anyway.

 

“You scumbag bastard!”

 

“Ah…… I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”

 

Niel reacted slyly, skillfully neutralizing all magic.

 

At first glance, it seemed that he was just accepting Rupel’s anger.

 

“How about trying again? It’s been a while since we haven’t met……”

 

‘Don’t say things like that…….”

 

At first glance, Rupel was too drunk, perhaps that’s why when he threw all kinds of magic attacks on Niel, it was not accurate.

 

“Well, you can do anything until your magic is exhausted, but don’t forget that this is the capital, not the tower.”

 

Niel shrugged his shoulders.

 

“You can’t use your disgusting research topic, okay? You have that much consideration, right?”

 

Looking at his soothing tone, Niel still lacked understanding of humans.

 

Anyway, he certainly had a knack for making others angry.

 

“Don’t command me, you filthy bastard!”

 

Suddenly, I remembered the strange studies I had seen in the tower.

 

There was nothing normal, but I was worried how strange it would be if Niel said ‘disgusting’.

 

When you say ‘don’t think of an elephant’, you’ll think of an elephant, research shows.

 

For some reason, Niel’s words seemed to have reminded Rupel of his research topic.

 

“You should live in the abyss of misery for the rest of your life, you punk!”

 

“No, you idiot! Everyone is here!”

 

Suddenly, huge smoke poured out of Rupel’s body.

 

Niel was terrified and cast a huge neutralizing magic, but as his strength was boiling, Rupel’s smoke and Niel’s light collided and lasted for a long time.

 

‘I don’t know, but I think it’s serious.’

 

I felt an instinctive ominous feeling among those who watched with interest.

 

I had never seen Niel startled with such a serious expression, and it was the first time I had seen him use magic with all his might.

 

For those people, who were now in the audience, no one knows how inhuman and strangely crazy the subjects of the Magic Tower’s research were.

 

At least those who had even a little bit of fighting power were out on the hunting grounds.

 

I could see Niel’s arm trembling. It was clear that he was doing his best now.

 

“Everyone run away!”

 

Niel screamed.

 

“The subject of this madman’s research is curses! Are there any other wizards here?”

 

Everyone was unable to intervene in the fight of the wizards and began to falter and move away.

 

If that unstable black smoke that Rupel was exhaling was a ‘curse’, it wasn’t important if it was a duel or not.

 

I picked up one of the largest stones off the ground.

 

Since smoke has a property of spreading in the air, it was meaningless to run away when Niel was pushed.

 

“Even if I’m not a wizard….”

 

Niel’s magic began to become unstable.

 

Blocking the curse seemed difficult with normal neutralizing magic.

 

I finished judging the situation, pushed through the crowd, and stood in the front.

 

“I can help you, you idiot!”

 

The stone I threw accurately hit Rupel in the back of the head, and Rupel, who did not anticipate the attack from behind, fell right down.

 

Niel’s magic swallowed Rupel’s black smoke as it was, but he couldn’t stop it, so some of them disappeared into the hunting ground as if they were running away.

 

***

 

“I guess that was worth it throwing darts every day.”

 

Niel sat down and sighed.

 

Rupel, who collapsed with blood on his head, was taken away by emergency medical personnel.

 

Luckily it was not life-threatening.

 

“Elsia, you did a great job.”

 

“If you can’t win with magic, you can win with physical power.”

 

I sighed and crossed my arms in front of Niel.

 

People’s eyes were focused on me but there was no time to worry about such things.

 

“But what kind of curse is that?”

 

Recalling all the strange specimens and experiments I had seen in the magic tower, I asked seriously.

 

I was very concerned about the black smoke that had disappeared somewhere.