Chapter 84

“How dare you spout such nonsense to me! Hey! Cut out that wench’s tongue!”

“Yes, my lord!!”

An ill-mannered butterboy, who clearly lacked proper upbringing.

As he was poked right where it hurt, he lashed out at Dorothea like a madman, and the noble Tin Knight, unable to bear the sight of blood, suppressed his urge to fight… although that imaginary development was so far removed from reality that it was hard to put into words.

“What? Ha, haha! Hahaha!”

The man, instead of getting angry upon hearing Dorothea’s words, burst out laughing as if it were the funniest thing in the world.

It seemed that every time Dorothea opened her mouth, the Black Witch before him turned into some kind of comedy act.

It was the other young men accompanying him who grew furious instead.

“W-What is this woman saying…!”

“Do you even know who you’re talking to!”

The Tin Knight and Adel watched this scene unfold from the back, whispering to each other.

[The ‘Tin Knight’ is quite curious if they sell a collection of lines that even a monkey could mimic at the bookstore!]

“Hmm, I don’t think I’ve seen a book like that. But that sort of line, I’ve definitely seen in other books before. It’s fascinating that people like that actually exist.”

The Tin Knight had no doubt about that, but Adel was equally sharp-tongued, and clearly, his inky black irritation was spreading around them.

“You little harlot! Can’t you apologize at once!”

“Must you really be made to taste the bitter pill before you straighten up!”

The followers, oblivious to how the Tin Knight and Adel viewed them, kept repeating their threatening remarks.

Of course, Dorothea merely regarded them with a look of disdain.

Though their threats were directed at Dorothea, the intended target of their messages was not her at all.

‘Look how angry I am for you, how hard I’m trying!’ they seemed to convey as they wagged their tails at their lord.

Amidst all this, they hesitated to act against the woman who had inadvertently pleased their master, as they didn’t really want to deal with the consequences; they only made much noise without showing any signs of drawing their swords.

“Enough. That’s enough.”

The man who initially taunted Dorothea now opened his mouth again as he attempted to calm down his riled-up party.

“Etiquette and dignity differ depending on the situation and the individuals involved. It is shameful and foolish for learned ones not to act accordingly, but it is a sin for the ignorant to fail in their actions. Blaming that is a sign of lacking generosity.”

“Oh, indeed.”

“I apologize, my lord.”