This Novel is not my Chapter 120: Afterparty (1)

"...'mnotsayinganotherword."

"Sorry,sorry.honestlywasn'ttryingtoteaseyou.wasjusthappybecauseyoukeptsayingexactlywhatwantedtohear."

"mph."

Reisirapologizedandpiledonexcuses,butitwascompletelyineffective.

Myhearthadn'tsoftenedintheslightest.

simplykeptmylipssealedandansweredwithasnort.

Despitemycoldreaction,Reisircontinuedchucklingforseveralmoresecondsbeforespeakingagain.

"Karvaldr.Youwereextrelywaryofidr,weren'tyou?othepointwhereyouwerestressingyourselfoutoverhim."

"..."

Attheprotagonistofsooneelse'snovel'sremark,frowned.

Didheknowwassoconcernedaboutidrthatitwascausingstress?

Andwasthatwhyhehadthoroughlycrushedhiminthefinals?

owever—

here'snowayReisirwoulddosothinglikethatjusttogiveonemorethingtoworryabout,right?

Reisirhadprobablyhandledtheprobleminhisownway.

eknewbetterthananyonehowuglyidrbecawhenconsudbyaninferioritycomplex.

Sohercilesslyshatteredtheprideofsooneintoxicatedbyhisownsuperiorityandaccustodtolookingdownonothers.

"Sofiguredyou'dbecurious.Aboutwhattalkedaboutwithhimduringthematch.Aboutwhydidn'tsimplysubduehimandinsteadendeditwithanattackstrongenoughtoknockhimunconscious."

notherwords,thereasonReisirhadsatnexttowassohecouldanswermyquestionsifaskedthem.

Whichanthadmisunderstoodentirely.

otonlyhadcongratulatedhimandpraisedhim,hadeventhankedhim.

Forabriefmont,embarrassntwashedover.

Fortunately,rationalthoughtquicklycatomyrescue.

Don'tbeembarrassed.hinkaboutthiscalmly.

here'snowayReisirsatdownherewithabsolutelynodesiretohearcongratulationsorcomplintsfrom.

houghheprobablywasn'texpectingthanks...

Surely,afterhearingeverythinghewantedtohear,hehadsimplyswitchedtopicssohecouldenjoywatchingrealizewhathadhappened.

omatterhowlookedatit,hewasafox-likeindividual.

"Whyareyousuddenlyglaringatlikeyou'redissatisfiedwithsothing?"

"...mph."

"Areyoureallyplanningtokeepthatpromisenottospeakanotherword?owlongexactly?"

hemorehebehavedlikethis,themorewantedtoremainsilentforever.

Unfortunately,thatwasn'trealistic.

Andtherewerethingsgenuinelyneededtodiscusswithhimregardingidr.

Aftersoconsideration,arrivedatacompromise.

"Yor.ellReisirthatneedtofocusonwatchingthematches,sohavenointentionofspeakinguntileverythingisover."

"Myaang~!"

MybabydragoncheerfullyacceptedthetaskandowedatReisir.

ohiscredit,heunderstoodthessageperfectly.

Althoughheworeadumbfoundedexpressionandletoutahollowlaugh,heeventuallysurrendered.

"henlet'stalklater."

Aftersayingthat,Reisirfinallyfellsilent.

Andthus,afteraconvenientscenetransition—

hetiwastheeveningofthatsaday.

helocationwasaprivatediningroominanupscalerestaurant.

Reisirhadbroughtusheretocelebratewinningthetournantandreceivingtheprizemoney.

Personally,wouldhavepreferredreturningtotheAcademyandenjoyingcafeteriafoodinpeace.

Unfortunately,hehadn'trelymadeareservation.

ehadorderedafullcoursealinadvanceforeverymberofthegroup.

Atthatpoint,refusingtheinvitationwould'vebeendifficult.

"Reisir.fyoukeepspendingmoneylikethiseverytiyoureceiveawindfall,you'llruinyourselfsoday."

hetournantchampion'sprizemoneywassubstantial.

hatwasonlynaturalinanacademyattendedprimarilybythechildrenofnoblefamilies.

venso,couldn'thelpfeelingconcernedthattheprotagonistofsooneelse'snovelhaddevelopeddangerouslyloosespendinghabits.

speciallybecausewaspartiallyresponsibleforthem.

"Areyouworriedaboutmyfuturerightnow?"

"Don'tberidiculous.Whywouldworryaboutyourfuture?'msayingthatbuyingaweaponappropriateforyourlevelwouldbefarmoresensiblethanwastingprizemoneyonfoodthatdisappearsafewhourslater."

"Yeeeaah...'lltrylivingamorefinanciallyresponsiblelifefromnowon."

"ood.hat'sthecorrectattitude."

Feelingsatisfiedwithhisanswer,nodded.

Unfortunately,thatsatisfactionlastedonlyamont.

Becausetheprotagonistofsooneelse'snovelimdiatelystartedtalkingnonsense.

"And'llsavetherestoftheprizemoney,addsoofmyallowancetoit,andbuyareallygoodweapon.Sopleasedon'teventhinkaboutbuyingonefor.hatwouldbetoomuchofaburden."

"What...?Whywouldbuyyouaweapon?"

"xactly.here'snoneedforyouto.hat'swhy'mtellingyounotto."

"o,that'snotwhatan.neverhadanyintentionofdoingthatinthefirstplace."

"-o!Whetheryouuseagoodweaponornothasabsolutelynothingtodowith!onestly,thisisabsurd.owdoesyourbrainevenarriveatconclusionslikethat?genuinelycannotunderstandit."

Despitemydesperatedefense,notasinglepersonatthetableappearedconvinced.

RíolíkinlookedatReisirwithopenenvy.

"-othinkordKarvaldrworriesaboutyou...-hatmustbenice."

anwhile,elgaandigdísbegantheirowndiscussion.

"BigSisterigdís.WhatdidyouthinkoftheYoungMaster'scomnts?"

"eseemsveryconcerned."

"Right?"

"AboutbothReisir'sfutureandhisweapon."

"xactly.wasn'timaginingit.eclaimsheisn'tworried,andthenimdiatelystartsgivingadviceaboutreplacingweapons.t'scompletelytransparent."

Apparently,everyoneinterpretedmywordsastextbooktsundereconcern.

venthoughallhadwantedwastostoptheprotagonistofsooneelse'snovelfromdevelopingterriblespendinghabitsbecauseof.

Butwhatwassupposedtodo?

couldn'texactlytellhimtosavemoneywithoutelaborating.

Sohadntionedbuyingaproperspearasanexampleofsensiblespending.

venifexplainallofthis,readerswillprobablyconclude'vebeencompletelyconsudbythetsunderearchetype.

owunfair.

obodywantedtoescapethiscursedimagemorethandid.

"Still,thesundereYoungMasterwasn'twrong."

"Pleasestopcallingthat."

elgaignoredmyprotestcompletely.

"Justlookingattheweaponsusedbytheparticipantsinthistournant,mostofthemwereobviouslyexpensive.Ray,yourspearisliterallythesakindissuedtosoldiersinourterritory,isn'tit?Youmightthinkaweaponisaweaponaslongasitworks,butasyourfamilyandyourfriend,itmadeuncomfortablethroughouttheentiretournant."

Shespokewithcompleteseriousness.

Whichsohowmadethingsworse.

hefactthatshecouldusesuchanembarrassingtitlewithoutintendingtoteaseatallfilledwithprofoundsha.

Atthatmont,alldesiretodefendelga'sfathervanishedcompletely.

owever,asaresponsiblenarrator,shouldexplainthesituation.

BaronDjúpritnirhadn'tneglectedtobuyReisiraproperweaponbecausehewasstingy.

nfact,hehadofferedtopurchaseoneasagiftwhenReisirenteredtheAcademy.

Reisirwastheonewhostubbornlyrefused,insistingthathiscurrentweaponfeltfineinhishands.

Partofitstemdfromthegratitude—andcorrespondingsenseofindebtedness—hefelttowardDjúprforeverythinghehadalreadyreceived.

Anotherreasonwassimple.

ehadneverusedatrulyhigh-qualityweaponbefore.

Sincehehadneverexperiencedthedifferencefirsthand,hehadconvincedhimselfthatallweaponswerebasicallythesa.

Asaresult,heconstantlyprioritizedcost-effectiveness.

here'sactuallyanoriginalstoryarcwhereamasterblacksmithlatergiftshimaweaponandcompletelyshattersthatmisconception...

fcourse,thathappenedlongafterReisirlefttheAcademy.

Bythen,ourconnectionwouldbecompletelysevered.

Wewouldbestrangers.

Decidingnottodwellonit,returnedmyattentiontothepresent.

"Anyway!hepointisthis."elgapointedatReisir."fconsiderationforothersbecosexcessive,itonlymakesthemuncomfortable.WouldthesundereYoungMasterhavebroughtupyourspendinghabitsotherwise?enoticedyoureservedanexpensiverestaurantbecauseofhim."

amnotasundereYoungMaster.

AndhaveneverworriedaboutReisir'sspendinghabits.

hosewordsrosetomythroat.

henswallowedthem.

Becauseitwaspainfullyobviousthatifarguednow,wouldimdiatelybetoldtostopoverdoingitmyself.

Sochosethewiserpath.

quietlyatemyfoodandwaitedforthestormtopass.

"...'llbemorecarefulinthefuture."

"Besides,Dad'stheonewho'sbuyingyourweapon.fhetellsyoutokeeptheprizemoneyasspendingmoney,you'regoingtorefuse,aren'tyou?"

"Well...acceptinghelpwhenalreadyhavemoneyfeelsabit..."

"We'refamily.aveyoueverconsideredhowsadDadwouldfeelifyouactedlikethat?"

"..."

Foramont,Reisirfellsilent.

henheloweredhishead.

"o.wasonlythinkingabouttheburdenfeel.didn'tconsiderordDjúpr'sfeelings."

isapologywashesitantandsincere.

Watchingitunfoldfeltstrangelyrefreshing.

Afterall,thiswasascenehadneverwitnessedintheoriginalnovel.

Whichledtoarealization.

heonlypersoncapableofdefeatingtheoriginalprotagonistwithpurefactsandlogicwaselga.

DidthatanAuthorSennahadremovedsuchadangerouscharacterfromthestoryatanearlystage?

fso,itwasanunforgivablemistake.

"YouknowDadsentextramoneyandtoldustocelebratewithfriendsifyouwonthetournant.'mpayingfortoday'salwiththatmoney,sodon'trefusethiseither."

hensheaddedquietly,

"fyoureallythinkofDadandasfamily."

"kay.'msorry.waswrong."

Reisirimdiatelysurrendered.

"Sopleasedon'tmisunderstand.dothinkofyouandordDjúprasfamily."

hemontheraisedthewhiteflag,elgavisiblyrelaxed.

ikesoonefinallyhavingatroublesotoothpulled.

oher,Reisirwasunquestionablyfamily.

Watchinghimconstantlyactlikealodgerandgooutofhiswaynottoinconvenienceanyonemusthavefrustratedherforyears.

Bytheway,hadplannedtoaskaboutidrthemontwearrivedattherestaurant...

ruly,lifeinsidesooneelse'snovelneverallowedapersontoseeevenaninchahead.

hadrelycomntedthatReisirshouldn'tspendmoneyrecklessly.

YetsohowithadevolvedintoanemotionalfamilydramastarringReisirandelga.

Becauseofthat,stillhadn'tmanagedtobringuptheactualsubjectwantedtodiscuss.

Still.

hefamilydramahadreachedaheartwarmingconclusion.

Asanauthorwhospecializedinhealingstories,founditimnselysatisfying.

'llaskoncethealisalmostover.

'drathernotruinsuchapleasantatmospherebybringinguptheoriginalvillaintooearly.