99 noble pride vs primal pride (1/2)
While he let Kirche leading him through the corridors, they soon exit the tower, directly outside in the garden.
”Kirche, why do you... Never mind.” Start him before seeing that all those he sees the previous day were present outside, sitting at little white tables while seemingly conversing with their Familiar, drinking tea and eating pastries. ”So bonding time, hum?”
”yes, basically, we had the day to start and try knowing our summon better, but you seem to be great with Flame already.”
”Well, as much as I do, it also YOURS Familiar, so don't leave him on the side, OK?”
Once obtaining a nod from her, he makes her sit on the nearest free chair.
”I will go fetch something for this fellow while bringing you tea.”
”Thank darling~”
As he was moving away, he sees that a little clear blue-haired, glass wearing girl with a staff bearing blue bands, and a wrapped end. Sitting on the other side of Kirche, she put her book on the table, continuing her reading as her wind rhyme dragon settle to her side.
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Returning to the kitchen to fetch some spices and hot water to make an infusion form Flame, he crosses he feels someone bumping into him. Before the pastries on the plate could fall, he swipes the out of the air, putting them back, while catching Siesta with the other hand.
”Alex-san! Thank you very much!”
”Don't sweat the small stuff, are you in duty today?”
”Yes! I...”
”Where are my pastries! Don't worry Montmorency, they should be here shortly or I will smite the fiend that dare to made you wait for those delicacies!”
Unwilling to leave the poor fidgetting maid on his side take the burn for what is originally his mistake, he gives her the small sachet.
”Could you bring it to Kirche, it for Flame, just pour some hot water in a cup after putting the powder in first, alright?”
”Yes!” She rapidly made her way, happy that he gave her an exit from the confrontation.
Making his way to the pompous arse that was spewing bullshit at the blonde curl girl, another person bumped into him. This time it was another student. Catching her before she could fall and her basket with her, he releases her once sure that she had stabilized herself.
”Thank you, kind sir.”
”My pleasure, could I help you with something?”
Seeing the girls meekly looking around while gripping her basket tighter, he asked.
”I was looking for sir Gramont?”
”Could you give me a description?”
”Oh, yes! He had blond hair, charming face, flowery words, and graceful gesture, his eyes are....”
He was starting to regret asking as the girl was starting to lose herself, thankfully, another shout attracts both their attention.
”Your commoner, when will you bring those pastries your hold? Are you thinking of keeping them for yourself, your pig?! Those delicacies were for the gentle Montmorency! No for your dirty paws, go fetch some more, I will not expose the delicate palate of this lady to what over disease your kin carry!”
While Alex was starting to be pissed off at the blond, the other girl brightens, seeing the one she seeks, lightly pacing to him.
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At first, Guiche was pissed that his private talk with the girl he was trying to woo was lacking his bribe...Er, her sweets. When he sees the maid he sends to fetch them pass him, he turns, only to see that the one holding the pastries wasn't moving toward them, so like any self-respecting noble, he starts yelling at the commoner for interrupting his date.
When he sees another girl, a first-year he had wooed the night before made her way at him, with a bright smile and a basket at hand, he knew he screwed somewhere.
”Guiche-sama!”
”Who is she Guiche! Are you cheating on me again?!”
Spluttering he couldn't come with an explanation before he lands on his butt, a red palm imprint on each cheek while the two girls rapidly move on the side away from him. One weeping and the other angry but also trying to comfort the poor lamb that had been trapped by the sheep skin-wearing wolf that he was.
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Seeing Guiche being slapped by the two he had to cheat on, bring a smile on Alex's face. As an Evans, his relations with and between his mates are primordial, seeing someone trying to double-time his intended without her being aware of others was aggrieving.
While Alex was grinning, Guiche sees him and thinks that he was mocking him. Normally, he would be a little off-putting to face such an intimidating adversary, but knowing it as a commoner and seeing red to be caught red-handed, he rapidly put the blame on Alex.
”How dare you laugh at me, you commoner, I am Guiche de Gramont! Let see if you dare to be still cocky, I challenge you to Duel for my honor!”
Alex smirk dies on his face, becoming cold, while the surrounding had gathered when they first hear him shout at Alex.
”You want to duel, boy, good bring in on, let see if your shattered ego could bear to take another blow, name the time and place.”
Had he be a little more concerned by other things that his wounded pride, he would have heard the sharp edge in Alex's voice. Hearing him, some of the surrounding nobles broke off, going to others to not let them past Guiche betting up a commoner.
”Right here right now! I won't let you escape your fate your miserable rat!”
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Montmorency and the first year, Katie were taken aback by the venom in Guiche voice, but more so by the reason. Montmorency, while knowing deep down that he was a playboy, always think that he would put his girl before anything else, but today she finally saw the ugly truth, he cares most about his pride that her.
In fact, he didn't even utter a single word from her since this all started, leaving a deep crack in the image she had of him.
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While Guiche was raving against Alex, their surroundings have grown to the point that all second years were present. Hearing that the commoner was facing Guichein a duel, Louise couldn't help but intervene.
”What do you think you're doing! Commoner can't go against noble! And you Guiche you know that Duel is forbidden without the authorization of a professor!”
”Ah, but he is not of nobility, nor of the school personnel, leaving me the right to correct this impudent that dared to go against the Gramont Household.”
”You sound so much like that pureblood that it sickening, be honest, you can't bear the fact your pathetic act was being found and you were slapped by those two ladies, rightfully so!”
”Silence your dog! Its time someone put you in your place, once I'm done with you, I will also teach the bitch of a maid her right place, between my legs!”
Say girl shivers, worried from Alex, but hearing him, she couldn't help but quake, her fears finally becoming reality.
While gaps at the statement of Guiche, not a single male seem to be perturbed by his threats at the maid, the girls became infuriated that to see such vulgar sight of Guiche personality. Before anyone from both sides could shout at him, they all feel the ambient temperature fall suddenly.
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