Chapter 129

'What is this? How could this kind of thing happen?' Ludger was surprised by what currently happening in Red Dawn restaurant. 

"Hmm?! Those boys seems to be new in this city. Master Ludger, what do you do to make those rich boys to helping here? I think I still have a lot of things to learn from you." Hugo was talking strangely that even though he use the common language in this world, Ludger seems to be unable to understand the meaning of his words.

"Why are both of you working in this restaurant???" Unable to hide his confusion Ludger asks his two friends that working in the restaurant as waiters. 

"Oh, you have returned, Ludy! I never thought that you would be able to train your body and skills by doing something like this. Why did you hide it from us yesterday?" Rainold answered Ludger's question while holding a tray in both hands.

'Ugh, my head hurts...What is he talking about? Is this a dream? What is he talking about? Training? Did he mean live training as a commoner???' Ludger could not understand the words that he was saying.

"Huh?? What do you mean by training?" Ludger asked with a weird tone.

"Don't try to hide it from us. But I am really surprised that you can also train like this. If Sister Ancelina didn't tell me about it, I would never be able to think about such training methods..." Rainold enthusiastically said but then he stopped talking as he saw Ludger's expression.

"..." Ludger was speechless but he finally found out the cause of the current situation and turned his head in her direction. 

"Sister Ancelina! Where are you going? We need to talk, IMMEDIATELY!!!" Although Ludger said it with a brilliant smile, most people were able to see how angry Ludger was.

"Hiee! I-I still have to do my work." Ancelina tried to run away but Ludger swiftly grabbed her hand.

"I will report your prank to the Owner. And saw how she will punish you later." Ludger so seemed to freeze his surroundings. 

"B-But I was just telling them the truth! Didn't you tell me before that you are training when you won't let me help you to take those thick books before?" Ancelina suddenly said something that happened a long time ago.

"It was different from what happened back then... I won't listen to such a lousy reason. Tell me what you are trying to do when you trick them!" Ludger looks at Ancelina who seems trying to ask others to help her as she gazes at the two of them with a pleading gaze.

"Lu-Ludy, it's not her fault. We are the ones who want to try it. But I think what she told us has some truth in it." Rainold comes and try to help Ancelina.

"I'm sorry for the inconvenience. I should stop him... But what she told us has some truth about it. Maybe she realized about it because she had watched you for a long time. So you don't have to be too harsh with her." Edgar also helps her.

"Haa, I really wonder what kind of stories that she tells you to make you believe that it was some kind of training... Well, it might seem similar to a training to understand the commoner's lives in some cases." Ludger released her hand as he could not say anything about it after both of them defended her.

"I will help in the kitchen, today guest seems to be more than usual for some reason." Ludger said as he could feel more customers coming today and they were looking for another way when Ludger looked at them. 

'Why are they acting like that? Is it because I was angry with Sister Ancelina? Right, it was really unlike me... Well, as Ludger of course. Maybe I have had too much stress lately. But why did I feel like this when they defended Sister Ancelina?... I really have gone crazy. Is this because of that dream or because they are the first friends that I made in this world?' Ludger looks at the strange atmosphere in the restaurant and walks to the kitchen.

"Hey, Ludy, are you alright? Are you still thinking about the Winter Tournament? Is there anything that we can help you? We are looking for you because we want to help you to find some way to solve it." Edgar suddenly grabs his hand.

It was a similar thing to what Ludger did to Ancelina before but the reaction of the spectators was too different. 

"Gasp! Oh my goodness!" A female customer gasps and her face suddenly turns red.

"Haaa...If only we are able to keep a picture for appreciate it later with other members of the fans that are busy with their training..." Another customer sighed and looked at both of them with a dazed look.

"That priest will have a hard time because Lord Ludger had already have someone as amazing as Sir Winslow by his side. And didn't Lord Ludger and Sir Winslow have known each other for a really long time? Will he be able to raise his importance in Lord Ludger's eyes?" Another person asked with a serious expression.

"But what do you think if Lord Ludger had love at the first sight with someone? Ugh, just thinking about something like that makes my heart hurt because I might be unable to accept it." Another customer said as she held her chest as if she had a heart attack. 

"I never thought that it will happened in real life...such a wonderful scene that I thought only happened in that book before...Ugh...this is bad..." Another customer mutters something as she has a nosebleed.

There are also some customers who squeal or widen their eyes with an interest face. The other customers in the restaurant seemed to feel scared when they saw the fan's reaction. They were coming to this restaurant because they wanted to spy on Ludger's activities. They were the people that were sent by the fighting guild alliance (temporary).

But after looking at the fans in the restaurant they started to think about what would happen to them if Ludger ever complained about what happened with their guild. And they also saw someone who looking at the surroundings with his merchant smile that they are unable to read. But they never thought that Hugo would remember their face and identity and make them have a nightmare later.

"I won't ask for your help and it will be better if you don't mingle yourself in this problem. I'm grateful with only for your thoughts to help me. And can you please release my hand?" Ludger flatly said.

Babump. 

'Why do I feel like this? Why do I seem to feel restless because of his words?' Ludger trying to hide his mind that suddenly becomes a mess.

"But as your friends, we want to help you with your problem." Edgar said with a serious face.

"But as your friend, I also have to make sure that I won't drag both of you into any problem. So release my hand. How long do you want to grab it?" Ludger feels annoyed as his feelings seem to be more chaotic than before and his heart beats faster.

"Ah! I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to grab your hand..." As if he just realized that he was grabbing Ludger's hand, Edgar's face turned red and he quickly released his hand.

"Then, I will continue with my work. I'm sorry for not being able to play with you because I am busy today." Ludger said and leave them as he went to the kitchen.

Ludger is able to hear the fuss in the restaurant but he ignores it because it is something that often happens in this restaurant. And the fans were always fussing about his relationship or interactions with others, especially when it was with another good-looking male. But currently, Ludger really wants to leave them because he feels that when Edgar grabs his hand before reminds him of what happened to Renneshia in his dream last night. 

'He was not him but his friend. But this feeling is similar... Is it because of that dream? Did I synchronise with the Renneshia in my dream? I really wonder what is that dream. Will I saw the continuation of that dream again tonight?' Ludger was lost in his thoughts while looking at the hand that Edgar grabbed. 

"...ger...!...alright? Ludger! Are you alright? Did something happen to you?" Winslow was waving his hand in front of Ludger's face and snapping him from his thoughts.

"Huh? Oh. I...Nothing happened to me but I might have too much stress lately because of how busy I was...There is nothing to worry about my condition. Even when I was busy, didn't I still remember to eat my meals and have enough rest?" Ludger quickly said to make the people in the kitchen wouldn't be worried about him.

"I have heard that you will be participating in the Winter Tournament. Is the problem is related to it? Remember that you can always tell us about it and we might be able to help you find out the solution." Winslow asked with a worried face.

"Thank you, Brother Winslow. Don't worry about it. I have found out the solution for it and the alchemy guild has helped me to make the items that I might need later. I think it will make them surprise later. Hehe, but it was a secret from the other. So don't let anyone know about it or it will make them less surprised." Ludger changed the topic and smiled as he thought about what kind of face they would make later when he showed up in the Winter tournament.