I Shall Break Off Our Engagement For You
[Chapter 13]
Translated by: ME
Barney Ashfield, when he joined the Royal Knights, Silas took a bit of a liking to him.
It was because he didn't mind being praised for his swordsmanship by Barney, who had a friendly personality.
However, one day, even though Silas went out of his way to speak to him, Barney didn't look particularly happy.
[Barney, how about I spar with you a little?]
[Oh, um... Thank you.]
While saying that, he glanced back at Prince Kevin, who was rumored to be close to him, shrugged, and grinned.
It was as if he was saying that he was fine because Kevin would spar with him.
Silas, annoyed, said, [You don't have to if you don't need it.]
Barney readily said, [Then, maybe next time,] and exchanged grins with Kevin.
From that moment on, Silas grew to dislike Barney.
He started telling Toby and Neil, [Barney is cheeky.] The two agreed.
[He's only just joined, but he's already acting so important.]
[Isn't he getting a little too cocky?]
During the swordplay tournament that autumn, Silas and Kevin were matched up, and when Kevin won, Barney shouted, [Yay!] and involved everyone in praising Kevin.
Only Toby and Neil came to Silas's side.
[What's the big deal? It was just one win.]
While listening to Barney's loud cheering, he turned his back on the crowd around Kevin.
Toby and Neil encouraged him, saying, [What, Silas will win next time.]
However, Silas lost to Kevin in both the spring tournament and the early summer Imperial match at the end of the year.
While taking a lunch break with Toby and Neil, and talking about how unfortunate it was, Barney passed by and started giving advice in an arrogant manner.
[Silas's stance is too wide. It looks flashy and cool, but it leaves too many openings.]
[Barney, you're being cheeky for someone younger.]
Toby glared at him.
Barney exclaimed, [Eh?] in exaggerated surprise.
Then, for some reason, he shrugged and left without saying anything.
[What's with him... ?]
[Seriously, he's so annoying.]
[Just because he's the heir of the Ashfield Earldom, he acts so carefree.]
The fact that Toby and Neil didn't like Barney was also due to his family status.
Both of them, as second sons of viscount families, would have to either volunteer for the military or find a job in the national administrative agency after working in the Royal Knights.
It was customary for knights in the Royal Knights, who were positioned close to the Imperial Guards, to retire around the age of twenty-five.
The heir of a great noble family, who had no worries about the future, was easily the target of envy and jealousy.
The reason the two were sticking to Silas was because they were hoping that if they couldn't find a job, they might be able to get one somewhere in the Haymer Marquisate's territory.
Unfortunately, Silas didn't have that authority, and even if he did, the Haymer family couldn't afford it, but he had no intention of telling them that.
With all these various circumstances intertwined, the three of them disliked Barney.
Silas had told Felicia several times that he disliked Barney.
However, Felicia continued to associate with Barney without caring in the slightest.
The Ashfield family seemed to be involved in the Earhart family's business, but Silas wanted to cut ties with them once he inherited the marquisate.
Silas was inwardly irritated by Felicia, who wouldn't listen no matter how many times he told her.
[Why can Maisie understand this, but Felicia can't?]
Maisie understood well.
As soon as she learned that Barney was an unwelcome presence to Silas and the others, she immediately showed her support for Silas with her attitude.
[If you're close to someone, isn't it natural to take that kind of stance?]
[If she can't show that she's on my side, then maybe I should end things with Felicia...]
Silas shook his head.
He wished he could end it, but he couldn't.
[I can't break up with her. Marrying Felicia is necessary for the Haymer family.]
Sacrificing oneself for the sake of the family is a common thing in the world of nobles.
There were times when he was angry about why he had to become an adopted son-in-law.
But he somehow overcame that dissatisfaction as well.
[What would Felicia think if she knew that I was reluctantly agreeing to the marriage?]
Thinking that, a slight smile crept onto his face.
Remembering the smug face of his clever fiancée, who thought she was always right, Silas felt a malicious sense of satisfaction.
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