After returning back inside the house, it was just about the time Elinalise and Sylphy were coming down the stairs.
The area around Elinalise's eyes had swelled up, but it was a somewhat refreshed expression.
"Ah, Rudi. Ariel-sama is?"
"Just now, she returned home."
"I see..sorry, about leaving that to you. Did Ariel-sama say anything?"
"That she would leave things about Sylphy in my care."
I wonder how I can speak about the duel.
And just as I was thinking about it Cliff blurted it out.
"Luke suddenly challenged Rudeus to a duel. But, as expected of Rudeus. He finished the opponent off in a single hit with a counter. I wish I could have shown you two the appearance of that insufferable man holding his arm crouched on the ground."
As expected of Cliff. [5]
He can't read the mood.
It doesn't really matter, but it seems that Cliff doesn't like Luke very much huh.
No well, let's say that's fine.
After hearing that Sylphy lowered her eyebrows.
"Rudi, did you get into a fight with Luke?"
"No, rather than a fight, it was more like being challenged to a duel in the presence of princess Ariel."
"..I see. I'm sure Luke wanted to ascertain it as well."
"What?"
"Rudi's strength. Until now, the one who has put their body forth protecting Ariel-sama and I was Luke after all."
If it's being said then it's not like I don't understand.
However, I really wonder if Luke was thinking such things like a hot-blooded man.
I guess I shouldn't really arbitrarily decide something about a person based on preconceived notions.
I guess it would mean that guy is a man as well.
They have backbone after all, boys do.
Rather, even though my wife just heard that her husband was challenged to a duel, I wonder if she won't worry about me or something.
For the time being, the opponent was using a real sword though.
"But, thank you Rudi."
"For what?"
"Going easy on Luke as an opponent. Since Luke is weak, if Rudi got serious against him he'd die right?"
Somehow it seems like she can't imagine me losing from the start.
I'm not injured either, with Cliff's explanation it seems she has no reason to worry.
With this fixed, Luke is pitiable as well.
To think Sylphy would assert him being weak.
"Well, this side went with that sort of feeling, did you finish talking on your side?"
"Yeah."
Sylphy nodded happily.