Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 273

(EP-273.1) Confession #1

273 – Reconciliation and Confession #1

The hot summer dragged on.

But despite the scorching sun, incidents still happened, and there were always tasks that needed to be handled.

━Did you hear? Apparently, Sir Theo and Lord Reinhardt had a big fight in the training grounds not too long ago.

━Wasn’t that just a rumor? I saw them both at work today, talking as usual.

━I heard they even went hunting together yesterday.

When I listened closely, I could hear the voices of the maids gossiping. Having overheard similar conversations countless times over the past few days, it no longer fazed me.

“So, with the amount seized from the Bellhawk family, we’ve decided to proceed with the martial festival in the Northern territory. We’ll decide which business will organize the event later.”

As the court meeting concluded in the afternoon, and I was gathering my notes and preparing to leave the meeting room, someone placed a hand on my shoulder.

“Sir Theo, I heard everything. You handled the funding issue for the martial festival quite impressively.”

A large hand, a towering figure, and a deep, resonant voice paired with a gaze as sharp as a beast’s—this was Chancellor Reinhardt, the second most powerful man in the court.

“... Lord Reinhardt.”

“If you have some time, I was thinking we could have lunch together. What do you say?”

“... Um.”

“I’ve already made a reservation at the court. Let’s head there.”

With his hand nudging my shoulder, I had no choice but to follow him to the restaurant he had reserved. As we walked side by side, the whispers around us grew louder.

━They seem to be getting along well, don’t they?

━Didn’t they have a fight?

That was how it would seem.

On the surface, Reinhardt and I were on good ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) terms after our confrontation, without any lingering resentment. The problem, though, was that the lack of tension was starting to make me increasingly uneasy.

“Every day, I have lunch here. How about a drink? I heard you’ve taken the afternoon off, so there’s no harm in indulging a bit.”

“... As you know, I don’t drink alcohol.”

“Is that so? Fair enough. I also heard you’ve taken some time off this weekend. Coincidentally, I’m free this weekend as well.”

“... Um, I see.”

“I noticed during the last hunt, you handled the falcons quite well. Did you use some kind of magic to control them?”

“I just managed to catch a few rabbits.”

“You caught four. One of them was a horned rabbit about a meter long. They usually hide in their burrows and are rarely seen, but you managed to snag one.”

“Well, the falcons did most of the work...”

However, the hunt proceeded normally, and I was able to train birds of prey using my ‘bird taming magic’ to catch several rabbits. _{freewёbn૦νeɭ.com}