A Narrow-Eyed Nobleman Is Always Misunderstood

Episode 51 – I’ll be honest

Me and Nina dated back 10 years from now.

‘Hello. Young master? I am Nina Esselton, the lady-in-waiting who will serve the Master.’

‘Nice to meet you, Nina. I wish you well in the future.’

As I recall, Nina was sixteen at the time.

Nina, who is a year older than me now, reminds me of her very grown-up.

At that time, I had to lift my head to look at Nina because it was before her growth period came.

For me, Nina always got down on her knees and looked at me with her gaze.

Nina was always next to me when I was walking around the lord’s castle.

At the time, her younger siblings had just been born, so her mother couldn’t afford to take care of me at all.

So, during my growing up, the person who always stuck with me was Nina.

“… ….”

She was the one with big blue eyes and brown hair that always looked down at me.

She was the one who would wipe my face with a wet towel when she came back from hard training.

The person who always prepared potions and bandages to treat wounds with sincerity when he returned from injury.

“I’m sorry, Nina. Whatever she says, I know she only hears it as an excuse.”

“… ….”

“But I have work to do.”

“An evil spirit… Resurrection… You mean stopping?”

I couldn’t help but nod my head at Nina’s answer.

Once again, since those seeking the resurrection of evil spirits began to act, it was impossible to practice lightheartedly.

When I think that the fate of this world is in the hands of me and those who will become my colleagues, my shoulders naturally feel heavy.

Perhaps, I think that the reason I enjoyed dessert while walking outside was because I had an intuition about my future destiny.

If it is my destiny to fight against the followers of evil spirits or the apostles of evil spirits, I will fight against them without running away.

But for that, Nina had to convince her that I could understand her situation.

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To convey my sincerity, I decided not to use her honorifics to Nina just this once.

“Nina. Look at me.”

“Boss…… ?”

Nina’s eyes widen when I talk to her in plain language, not honorifics.

When she was focusing on me, I had to hurry up and tell her the truth.

“The fight against those who seek the resurrection of evil spirits is given to me and those who will be my companions, not to anyone else. If I evade this mission given to me and run away, what do you think this world will be like?”

“…… Perhaps, it will perish.”

I listened to Nina’s answer and nodded her head.

“If I run away, the people I hold dear will be sacrificed, the innocent people. To prevent that, I have to train myself without fear of getting hurt.”

“Who is your precious person?”

“What?”

“The precious people you are talking about, what kind of people are you talking about?”

Nina asked me a question in reverse.

She was asking me who the people I value most were.

Two eyes as clear and blue as her lake were looking at me.

When I look into her eyes, the faces of the people I care about come to mind.

Father.

Mother.

Your little brother.

Two younger sisters.

The maid, Michelle.

Aside from that, there are many servants of our family.

The territories of our territories.

Baker Ralph.

Silky the mill worker.

All of them are precious people to me.

“When I say precious people, I mean my family and my young people.”

“…… Okay.”

After hearing my answer, Nina’s eyes flashed sadly, albeit momentarily.

“I am. The person I am… Dear Boc… What kind of person are you?”

“Nina…… ?”

Nina gently grabbed my hand, which was placed on her own shoulder.

Then, she removed my hand from her own shoulder.

“Bocchan’s heart…… Please be honest.”

“… ….”

To speak my mind honestly. What does that mean?

I told Nina about the precious people I think of.

Of course, Nina was also one of the most important people to me.

“Of course… ….”

At that time, as I was about to answer Nina’s question, I remembered what someone had told me.

‘I think Young master will win the hearts of many ladies later.’

Once upon a time, an ogre appeared and rescued merchants from trouble.

It flashed through my mind that one of the old merchants leading them had told me.

‘Sure. I’ve met many people so far, but I’ve never seen a good-looking person like Young master. By any chance, would it be all right if this old man dared to give Young master some advice?’

‘Advice?’

‘Yes. Young master. Young master, how many times have you met someone of the opposite s*x?’

‘Okay. I’ve hardly ever met you. It’s because I don’t have to leave the territory.’

‘Heh heh, that’s right. Young master. If a woman asks Young master a question, it is obviously because she is interested in him. People don’t care about anything to people they don’t care about.’

He taught me a few things, obviously in the name of advice.

‘And, not everyone is like that, but there are times when you ask multiple questions to get the answer you really want to hear. At that time, giving the other person the answer they want to hear is the way to reduce unnecessary friction.’

Yes. Clearly, the situation the old merchant had given me was similar to the situation I was in now.

For Nina to ask me again who is important to me, it was clear that she wanted to hear a different answer.

I tried hard to roll my head.

One thing I felt fortunate about becoming a sword master was that my head was spinning several times faster than others.

It seems like I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, but in reality it’s only been a few minutes.

What I had to figure out now was what Nina meant by asking me that question.

‘Come to think of it, why is Nina saying that?’

I looked at Nina carefully while thinking about the answer to Nina’s question in my head.

Clear like the shore of a calm lake, blue eyes like the clear sky.

Light brown hair that shimmered softly in the sunlight was growing to her waist.

Her sharp nose and lips redder than ruby keep catching my gaze.

Because she is a maid serving me, she only wore light makeup, but she looked better than heavy makeup.

Compared to me, who always had a lot of minor scars from rough training, he had really clean skin.

By the way.

What is it?

Why, when I look at Nina, does her heart beat like this?

I started rummaging through the memories that might have been stored in her head because of her sudden pounding of her chest.

I’m sure someone has given me some advice about these feelings, or something I’ve read in a book.

‘In the world, what is this feeling?’

Oddly enough, the more I looked at Nina’s face, the more I fell in love with it.

What is the identity of this strange emotion?

‘And Young master. If, when you look at someone, your heart suddenly starts pounding, or if you feel like you want to keep looking at them and you keep falling in love, you can remember this.’

Yes, there was something that explained these feelings in the words of the old man who gave me advice.

‘That’s exactly what Young master feels when he falls for someone. In the world, people say they fell in love after seeing something like that.’

According to the old man’s explanation, this feeling I’m feeling right now…….

‘Is this the feeling of love that the old man spoke of?’

My current condition was exactly what the old man had told me.

Looking at Nina makes her heart pound.

I keep wanting to see Nina’s face.

‘This is… Is this the love we’ve only heard about?’

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If this feeling I’m feeling right now, let’s assume it’s love.

Now, am I really strong enough to protect the person I love?

But when you think about it like this, it’s funny when a sword master says he can’t even protect the person he loves.

I can protect my body, and if I work hard, I’ll be able to protect Nina.

However, in a situation where I don’t know the number or strength of the enemies I have to fight, can I really protect Nina without any damage?

‘What am I thinking right now?’

No. Thinking like this is a problem in itself.

If I truly love Nina, it is only right to protect her even at the cost of her life.

Even if she hurts her, even if she hurts her, she just needs to wipe out all those who hurt her.

Yes. Let’s be sure

Now I like Nina.

It’s not just a family-like feeling, it’s someone you want to protect, don’t want to hurt, want to cherish, a really precious person.

“Honestly… I will tell you.”

“Boss… ….”

“Nina. You, no you…….”

“…… ?”

The mouth does not fall.

I like it.

I just need to tell you that I like you.

All you have to do is say that.

Let’s be brave, Alberto.

How are you going to save the world with the guts you can’t even confess?

“To me, Nina, the person you are.”

Let’s talk.

Let’s not hesitate.

I’m confessing.

“My favorite.”

I’m telling you the truth.

“And now, he is the person I love.”

That’s how I ended up committing it.

As I conveyed my sincerity to Nina, I suddenly remembered what the old man said at the end.

‘Young master. Love is a law that comes suddenly. You can feel love from people around you, or you can feel love from someone you suddenly met on the road one day. But one thing is for sure, love will never come true if you don’t show your feelings.’

‘So, if you find someone you love, don’t hesitate to confess. Even if that love doesn’t come true, there will definitely be a good person.’

Yes.

As the old man said, love comes suddenly.

Like I am now.

The feelings I feel when I look at Nina right now are clear.

This is love.

“You are the person I love. Enough to give up my life.”

I love Nina.

“Uh… to… that, so…….”

And Nina, standing in front of me, her face turned red.

Now, it was my turn to wait for Nina’s answer.