Chapter 113

At the corner of the Red Dawn restaurant, a group of fans whispering about what happened around Ludger. What they were talking about was mostly about their crazy imagination for the interaction between the three people at that table.

"Do you think 'Sir Winslow' seems to be jealous of that new person?" One of the fans whispered with a trembling voice because she tried to hold her excitement. 

"It was because that man is acting innocent by wearing that priest outfit but did you realize how he kept ogling our 'Lord Ludger' with that beast-like gaze?" The person who sat beside her said with a bit of anger in her tone.

"Not sure if that was what he really thinking about it... But did all of you see how he acted like a maiden in love when our 'Lord Ludger' as he looked away while blushing?" Another person beside her said with an unsure tone.

"So is this the legendary love triangle scene that was written in 'Lord Nero' creation?" The last person at that table said with an expression as if she get an enlightenment. 

The other three that listened to the last person turned their face to Ludger and the other two whereabouts and nodded their head in agreement. They return their gaze after agreeing and watch the heart-throbbing scene in front of them. Not only the fans in this table but also the other fans I. Other tables have similar thoughts about what currently happens in front of them. All of it was a big misunderstanding because of their wild imagination but Ludger never knew about it.

What actually happened at that time...

When Edgar shakes Winslow's hand, both of them seem to disagree as they see each other interaction with Ludger.

'This boy wearing a priest outfit but how could he look at my Lady with a lusting gaze like that?! Even my Lady looks like a boy right now but he still looking at her like that, this boy must be a dangerous pervert! I need to protect my Lady from him.' Winslow gave a cold look at Edgar.

'I don't know why I feel like this but this is really unlike me. Why does my heart keep beating so fast when I look at Ludger? But I also want to look at him and my gaze keeps following him...I feel really terrible when he smiles at him as if my heart is being torn apart.' Edgar feels confused but for some reason, he dislikes how Ludger has a close relationship with Winslow. 

"I'm really glad that you are able to get know to each other and have a harmonious relation like this." Ludger who seems to be clueless about their thought, seems to not realize what happened with the two people besides him.

Ludger was able to read emotions that were directed to him but he had some trouble when it was directed to others or if the emotions were something he never knew or felt before. As the old saying, it's easy to see the faults of others but difficult to see one's own faults. Ludger is always able to empathise with others and have some understanding about them but Ludger often becomes clueless when their feeling is directed at him. Like how 'Renneshia' feel afraid to accept Winslow and Ancelina's goodwill, this time, Ludger is also unable to understand the spark between them.

"It was a very good day. I never expected that I could become your friend, Ludy. Besides I am also able to get to know a great chef like Brother Winslow. Don't you think so, Ed and Leo?" The one who stops the tense atmosphere between the two of them is Rainold who happily says.

"Huh?! Ludy??!!! Hmm, I think it was a good nickname for you." At first, Winslow feels surprised by Rainold words but then his expression gets gentler and pats Ludger's head

"Hey stop messing my hair! So, do you also want to call me with that nickname?" Ludger stopped him and asked.

"Do you really want me to call you 'Ludy' like how they call you?" Winslow asked with a cheeky smile.

"I just suggest it. If you dislike it, you don't have to do it. And stop calling me 'Lord Ludger'! I know you want to call me with that every time you have that expression on your face." Ludger feels a bit annoyed by how Winslow teases him with the way he calls him.

"Ugh. Both of you are really close to each other, right? How long have you known each other?" Leona asked with an interested tone while her hand tried to stop her nosebleed.

"Are you alright?" Ludger felt worried when he saw Leona's condition as he got closer and his palm touched her forehead.

"Ugh...This!...I can't...it was too much stimulation!" Leona said and fainted.

Ludger reflexively holds her body to prevent her body from falling to the floor. Although he wrote something like this, but it was really surprising when Leona fainted with a blissful expression and nosebleed on her face. As he felt panic, he took her to the employee resting room with a princess carry. Of course, it causes the fans to become chaotic as they envy her but Ludger does not care about it and goes to the resting room followed by the other three.

As they entered the resting room, Ludger lay Leona's body on the sofa and took some cushions to raise her leg as what she read in some book before. Ludger also took some handkerchiefs to wipe the blood on her face. Luckily she wasn't choked by the blood because Ludger forgot about some first aid procedure because he was panicking. Ludger's worry seemed to disappear when Leona blissfully smiled as she mumbled something. 

"Oh my gosh, ...this is heaven...so wonderful...it was... interesting...than the books..." Leona keeps mumbling something that Ludger don't want to know.

"I think you need to go back to your room and change your clothes. Her blood drops to your clothes when you catch her when she fainted. Don't scare the other customers with it." Winslow reminds Ludger about the blood on his clothes.

"You are right. I will go back first. Please tell the other that she was alright and needed to have some rest here." Ludger said and left the resting room.

"What about the two of you? Do you want me to ask our female employee to take care of her?" Winslow asked as he looked at the expression of the other two.

The two of them looked at each other and nodded their head.

"Please ask someone to take care of her. It would be too embarrassing for her if we were the ones who take care of her. Thank you for your help." Edgar replied politely.

"I also think that both of you won't be able to take care of this lady without doing something rude to her." Winslow nodded and said.

"What do you mean by that?!" Edgar feels angry by Winslow's words and glares at him.

"What?! I just said it was not appropriate for two men in a room with an unconscious lady. Even if you don't do anything what about the other thought about it?" Winslow explained and went out with the two of them.

Edgar and Rainold feel embarrassed and docilely follow Winslow who goes to the kitchen. When they almost reach the kitchen, Ancelina's mother, Gracia who works in Red Dawn and helps them with cleaning the living quarters, washing their clothes and taking care of the small garden seems going to the resting room.

"I need to help you to take care of the young lady who fainted, right? Ludger had told me about it so you don't need to worry about it." Gracia said as she winked at Winslow.

"Then I will leave her in your hand, Mam." Winslow said and bowed his head.

"Please take a good care of her. If she needs something, you can let us know and tell us what we need to do." Edgar also said that he and Rainold also bowed their head to show their gratitude for Gracia's help.

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Ludger arrived in his room and saw his current bloody appearance in the mirror. Then sudden flash of memory appeared inside Ludger's mind. It was as if Ludger saw someone holding a headless body while weeping sadly. Tears started to drop from his eyes as an unexplainable sadness filled his heart. But Ludger quickly snaps out from it and wipes his tears.

"What is that just now? I think I saw something similar before. It was in my dream before but why did it happen when I was awake? Today is really weird. After I met them, why do I feel like this? Renneshia in the game never met them but why does my heart keep beating so fast when I am with them? What's wrong with me?" Ludger feels confused about what happened to him today.

It was weird that from the first time Ludger met with the three of them, he couldn't calm his heart that beating so fast. But he tried to ignore it because he thought that they wouldn't be interested in him. But unexpectedly, they were looking for him and asked him to become their friend. Honestly, Ludger felt really happy as they were his first friends in this world but still, he could not feel comfortable because of his heart and the sadness whenever he saw them.

"Haaa...I really don't understand why I was like this." Ludger sighed and changed his clothes.