I won?
Is this person making fun of me?
I looked at the eyes of Grand Duke Estin. But his black eyes that seemed to contain the night sky really showed a sense of pride toward me.
âHow on earthâ¦â¦.â
Count Stein looked at what I had caught and showed a surprise expression. He flicked his index finger, then a man rushed out. Count Stein asked him in an angry voice.
âHow on earth is this in my forest?â
I guess what I caught wasnât supposed to be in this hunting ground. I felt guilty for no reason, so I hugged Grand Duke Estin even more like I was hiding in his arms. Arsene, what the hell did you give me?
âI donât know⦠Iâll look into it.â
âSearch through the forest just in case thereâs something similar.â
âI see.â
Looking at Lucasâs expression, the atmosphere here and the Grand Duke saying it was my victory, It seems I brought something quite unusual. Little by little, the puzzle seemed to fit together.
Itâs not an ordinary animal.
âYou caught it without knowing what it is.â
âThatâs amazing.â
âYou have to be ignorant to be brave.â
Looking at the two black haired men I saw for the first time, I can tell that they are my brothers . However, the conversation they shared while looking at what I had captured subtly turned people upside down. I donât know what I caught that they are having a conversation like this.
âWhat is itâ¦â¦?â
I took off my head leaning against Grand Duke Estinâs chest and asked. Grand Duke Estin carefully put me on the ground. Then he made eye contact with me and grabbed my shoulder and said it very simply and clearly.
âItâs a demon.â
âOh, yes⦠yes?â
I turned my eyes and stared blankly at what I had caught. I canât believe what I caught was a demon. It felt like my pulse was doubling. I thought it was not an ordinary animal, but I didnât think it was a demon.
Arsene, what the hell did you give me?
âWell done, but Mary, your faceâ¦â¦.â
Oh, my face?
I fumbled in my face with my hand at the words of Grand Duke Estin. I felt something rough. I looked at my hand and it was covered with mud. Why is the mud on my faceâ¦â¦. Oh, I remember. I put this on my face to disguise myself.
âDid you fall down?â
âWhat? Yes.â
I was embarrassed to say that I put it on myself for camouflage, so I just affirmed that I fell.
âAre you hurt?â
Then Lucas, who was next to me, was surprised and looked around my body here and there. Gilbert also took out a handkerchief and wiped my face and fixed my clothes.
âOh, Iâm all right. I didnât get hurt.â
âYou didnât peel your knees?â
âI, Iâm okay.â
I canât believe I caught a demon. This is really surprising. I caught a demon and beat the gray wolf that Cameron caught. Thatâs why Cameron looks so angry. The corners of my mouth kept going up, I covered my mouth with my hands. Arsene, thank you!
âAs expected, youâre really a Conler. Your first prey is a demon. It suits the reputation of Grand Duke Estin, who is called a demon hunter.â
Lucas, who was looking over me, began to praise me with a bright smile as if he was relieved to know that I was not hurt. I also smiled awkwardly and clapped timidly.
âItâs Mary Conlerâs victory.â
Peter, who was still among the people, said. Come to think of it, why is Peter here? Are you from the Stein family?
âThe second prince is right.â
I stared at Peter with astonished eyes. What, if youâre the second prince, youâre Demimore Arstans. Peter, or Demimore, who made eye contact with me, smiled awkwardly.
No wonder his appearance was exactly Demimore Arstans.
I bit my lips and approached Demimore to say hello.
âHelloâ
âOh, yes. Hello, Lady Conler.â
âWere you the second prince?â
Demimore smiled awkwardly at my question. I could see his red eyes shaking. I donât know why he lied.⦠but I was disappointed for no reason. I donât know why but Iâm really upset. We were on the same boat, but did he have to hide his identity like that? Itâs not like heâs some kind of undercover boss.
The man next to Demimore was smiling at me from behind. Why is he laughing like that?
âWhy did you lie to me?â
âWhen did I lie to you?â
âYou said your name is Peter!â
âItâs exciting â¦I mean, to protect you.â
âPfft.â
At Demimoreâs ridiculous excuse, the man behind laugh out loud. Demimore kept looking at me, but I couldnât relax my gaze at him.
âCongratulations.â
ââ¦â¦what.â
âFor beating the First Prince.â
Demimore didnât care about my glare and offered me a congratulatory word and asked for a handshake. I glared at the hand and grabbed it. But congratulating meâ¦â¦ Being thankful is being thankful. The man behind him looked at us with satisfaction and said quietly.
âI was worried. Lady Mary entered the beginnerâs path, so I thought you might lose because there are only small animals there.â
As soon as I heard that, I went straight to Cameron, who was angry. He turned towards me as I tapped him on his back. Cameron frowned as soon as he turned around and looked at me.
âWhat is it?â
ââ¦â¦.â
âWhat are you doing? Are you here to tease me?â