The Noble Lady of Lust

Chapter 313: Exotic Tastes.

”hey, Eira, why is he going outside?”

”I don’t know. Let’s just do the same thing. I can’t believe you’re still afraid even though you’re a doppelgänger ”(Eira)

”That I’m not afraid! Well, don’t come crying if I send your father to the medic later”

”hmph, what a chatterbox, try if you can”(Eira)

”they’re going to fight!, they don’t get along”(Selene)

At that point, as I made my point clear to Eira, Selene looked at me sadly again, ... she was always like that when people she appreciates fight.

Yes, that’s why I’m nervous. I don’t know if I’ll really end up fighting for real with the marquis, and I don’t want to hurt Selene, if we get along badly, which was almost certain when I understood he was Lily’s husband.

But I’ll be sure to appease her for the worst, worst-case scenario after all, I had previous experience.

”You see, Selene, it’s the same as with Eira and me. When we fight we get along, don’t we, Eira?”

”ugh, don’t get me in.... well, it’s true. Selene, you know how our father is, he’ll probably beat him up under any of the circumstances. Like you said before, it will only intimidate him a little, but Chris will too, you know what he’s like too he doesn’t back down.”

”oh, that’s okay then. It’s good to get along, well”(Selene)

Well, with Eria backing me up and Selene’s longest sentence this week as a verdict, we walk behind the marquis without letting him out of sight.

I don’t understand why we have to go outside, but it seems that intimidation and a physical result are indeed definitive.

..

.

”How do you do, young man. My name is Cedric Montclair. I’ve heard many things about you, many things, including the fact that, besides my pretty daughters, you’ve also been seeing my wife.”

”...”

’fuck, I’m definitely dead’

”We have a lot to talk about. Come, let’s have a man-to-man talk. Follow me...”

The marquis put his hand on my shoulder and Even though he said that, I was basically dragged into the dark palace garden.

I looked back and saw Lily, who was holding the twins as I surrounded her and took pictures of the twins, I wasn’t supposed to bring artifacts unless you asked for permission, but that’s the least of it in this situation.

Rather, what I wanted to know was what was going on, why was Lily there?

why did the Marquis know about the infidelity?

why did he swear he had seen my father run past just a moment ago,? why was my stepmother following him closely?

And why did the Marquis have such a large physique and such steady hands despite being a wizard?

Why did Lily seem so calm?.

In fact, she was even wearing the dress I had ordered for her...although I really didn’t think she would wear it to an event like this and it was for another purpose.

So many thoughts were swirling around in my head and I didn’t have a single answer.

The only one who seemed to want to do something was Eira, who tried to help me, but was stopped by Lily and Selene.

Apparently Lily had told Selene to hold her down because we were going to have a ”man talk”.

I know I had told her something similar myself just a moment ago... but still, to have two members of my own harem betray me like that hurt my heart.

So, with sadness and helplessness, I followed the imposing marquis into the depths of the dark garden.... from where I might never come out.

’Well if Lily’s calm then...’

...

”Well boy are you ready to die right?”

’yeah this was obvious, damn it Lily you betrayed me?’

As soon as we got to that secluded place, that was the first thing the marquis said to me, as he looked at me and let out an aura of death.

Now that I thought about it if anyone had permission to use magic in the castle it was him so wizard or not I was screwed.

I thought there was some chance of peaceful results seeing how calm Lily was, now it looks like it’s going to be a fight to the death.

’haaa~ well, the milk is already spilled, all that’s left is to face, the situation, later I’ll abalate with lily’

Yes , as I said many times before honestly, I was nervous. Not only because of the delicacy of the situation, but because, deep down, I wanted to win her approval. I had heard that the twins were very fond of him and vice versa.

But honestly, I wasn’t afraid of him. And it wasn’t because I was a doppelgänger, but because, from the moment I got involved with Lily, I decided that I would fight for her and her daughters, against anyone.

I would not take a single step back. Even if the marquis was stronger than the random noble I had in mind, since I didn’t know that her husband was the minister of defense, until I learned that she was the mother of the twins.

Still I would not back down, even if I had to face him to the end,

”Fine, let’s get to it. I’ll let you live for the twins’ sake... and Lily’s.”

”...”

Without hesitation, I got into a combat stance and extended my own combat intent without backing down and conveying my willingness to give it my all.

I couldn’t extend my senses, but so as I thought beforehand I could only theorize that, he must be at the tenth or eleventh level.

But that didn’t matter to me. if he tried to come between me and Lily, I would come back with my real body if need be, if he thinks he’s going to give me a one-sided beating and I’m going to give up on those three he’s dead wrong.

I didn’t care if he was the twins’ father. I didn’t care if I was to blame for messing with his wife.

But now I wasn’t going to let them take me away from them. I would use everything I had at my disposal to confront him...although, for Lily and the twins’ sake I would not kill him and leave the self-destruction out of it.

I looked him straight in the eye, ready for whatever was coming. But he didn’t move.

”What are you doing, didn’t you say you wanted to fight?”

”Puhahahahaha.... boy, are you serious?”

Instead of attacking me, he let out a laugh. I know, it sounded ridiculous coming from someone with barely five metamorphosis, more because right now I hide it, with an artifact to look like only four, but I was annoyed that he didn’t take my determination seriously.

”What!!! your legs went soft!”

”Hahaha... you’re even better than Lily described you. I like that you’re not a wimp.”

”...”

I looked at him, puzzled. That pressure he had thrown at me at first was completely gone.

It really puzzled me, he was laughing and it didn’t look like teasing, nor did it look like he was going to actually fight. For a moment, I was taken aback by the situation...

’Wait... if he’s laughing like that even when he knows he’s being cheated on.... there’s only one explanation.’

”Marquis... do you have a taste for-?”

”Hey!!!! Boy, stop right there, damn it! I don’t have those tastes!!!”

Really, I didn’t think I would meet someone like that in real life, but first I have to make my opinion clear.

”You know, I shouldn’t say this myself, but if it’s to the extent you want to see, let me tell you I’d feel uncomfortable, so I’ll declin-...”

”Fuck,stop right there, or I’ll really break your head.”

”....”

”Haaa~ Let me explain. Right now I was just checking if you’re like she said. You really are the real deal. After all, Lily has good judgment.”

”...”

”The truth is, I know you two have been dating for a few months. As soon as it happened, she told me.”

’Damn it, Lily... You could have told me that.’

It seemed like the situation was more complex than I thought, so I listened to what the , had to say.

”Yeah, she probably didn’t mention it to you... well, maybe just for fun. You should know her by now. She’s... troubling, to say the least.”

”Yeah. She doesn’t really seem like a mother with daughters.”

”You forgot the adjective ’married’.”

”...”

”hahaha~ you must be really uncomfortable right. Look... I met Lily about fifteen years ago. I was a rebellious young adult and somehow or another, I ended up at her place. It started to become a place I went to a lot. Because well...if you’re dating her, you get it, right?”

”Yes.”

Yes, now I know the marquis was a man with good tastes. But setting aside that this was all becoming too relaxed a conversation, I finally felt like I was going to understand why he hadn’t killed me outright for hanging out with his daughters...and his wife.

Apparently, it wasn’t because he had exotic tastes.