Chapter 207 - EPISODE 207 – WOLF OF THE WIND (1) (1/2)

Terms used in this chapter:

He that steals an egg will steal an ox – A proverb which means that a person who steals small things is likely to steal big things too.

The next morning.

Cordelia woke up and began to think about a problem that was trivial in some way, but could never be taken lightly.

‘Eueueue… what should I do?’

She was worrying about a punishment.

The punishment she wanted to give Jude for lying and making her use the name ‘Pink Bomb.’

‘He didn’t do it with any bad intentions, and it was only a nasty joke, but…’

It was still bad.

If he continued to do those things again, whether once or twice, and regardless if he had any bad intentions or not, he would end up developing the so-called ‘bad habit.’

There’s a saying that ‘He that steals an egg will steal an ox.’

‘No, isn’t the meaning there a bit different?’

Anyway.

The important thing is that I should not let it slide.

‘That’s right, Romantic Cat-unnie said in the past. That fights are important in relationships. That it’s over if you ignore it from the very beginning.’

Cordelia remembered the only member of the chat room whom she had played with and knew both her real age and gender, and as she recalled that unnie’s friendly advice, she began to think hard again.

What kind of punishment should I give?

Should I just hit him?

‘That’s a little too violent…’

If Jude had heard of Cordelia’s thoughts now, he would have said, ‘Didn’t you do it in the past?’ and mention one by one the times when Cordelia hit him. But what mattered now was the present.

Because unlike in the past, she strangely felt reluctant to beat Jude.

‘Come to think of it, Jude was like that before, right?’

She remembered what happened at the time when they were wandering in the underground of Endymion.

Cordelia giggled when she recalled the Jude who was struggling hard because he couldn’t hit the monster that had transformed into Cordelia.

‘He had liked me since then, huh? Hehehe.’

So he endured it because he couldn’t do it, huh?

Should I say that it’s commendable?

‘Should I just forgive him then?’

Cordelia’s heart softened a bit, and she pouted her lips as she pondered about it. But she soon shook her head.

‘I can’t do that. Yes, yes. That’s that and this is this.’

I must punish those who must be punished.

I must be angry at those who angered me.

“Miss?”

Eueue… what kind of punishment should I give then? If I tell him to kneel and raise his hands, will he really do it?

I think it’s a problem if he really does it, but it’s also a problem if he doesn’t do it.

“Miss?”

Should I spank his butt?

Make him shamefully pull down his pants and then spank him?

‘Umm… I don’t think that’s right…’

I feel like I’ll be the one more embarrassed when I spank him.

That’s obviously problematic.

So I need something different, something that would punish him that’s not strange….something that will fix Jude’s habit…

“Miss!”

“Eh?!”

The startled Cordelia jumped up from her seat and let out a strange sound, and Dahlia drew her face closer to Cordelia as she narrowed her eyes and said.

“What happened yesterday?”

“Huh? N-nothing. Nothing happened.”

“Something did. Something did happen, right? Did you two cross the line?”

“W-what line?”

“I mean, that line.”

At Dahlia’s words, Cordelia waved both of her hands in denial before she sat down on the sofa.

“I-it’s not like that. I’m just worrying about something.”

“What is it? Can you please tell me?”

“Eh?”

“I’m older than you, so I have more experience in stuff like friendship and romance… don’t you think so?”

“Your last words make you a bit unreliable though?”

“How do you see me as?”

“Well, Dahlia is a beautiful woman. You have a good personality too.”

When Cordelia spoke calmly and without hesitation, Dahlia’s cheeks blushed a bit and she was at a loss on what to do.

“Ahem, ahem. Anyway, please tell me what it is.”

“Umm… so this is my friend’s story…”

“I see, it’s about a friend.”

“Yes, it’s about a friend.”

Dahlia was slightly worried at Cordelia’s words.

Isn’t it quite obvious?

‘Let’s listen to it first.’

In order to make my innocent lady open her mouth, let’s set the pace first.

Dahlia smiled and nodded as if asking Cordelia to continue.

“What happened to your friend?”

“Eh? Uh… She said that she had a problem. For reference, my friend’s name is Scarlet. She’s not like a fictional character, okay?”

“I see. Scarlet. Okay.”

Dahlia wondered if it was a young lady friend of Cordelia that she didn’t know, but she decided to listen first.

She stopped herself from saying her thoughts, and sent a glance to Cordelia to tell her to continue. Cordelia then spoke after clearing her throat.

“You see…”

To summarize Cordelia’s story, it was as follows.

Scarlet’s lover lied to Scarlet. It wasn’t a bad lie, but a mischievous one because he wanted to see Scarlet’s cute appearance, but she thought that a lie was a lie anyway, so she wanted to scold him.

But she was troubled on what to do, and on what kind of punishment she should give.

“Ahem. I see. I never thought that he was like that, so he lies too, huh?”

“Huh? This is about my friend though? Dahlia doesn’t know my friend and her lover, right?”

“Umm, you’re right. Anyway, what’s important is that he lied. And as the miss said, it’s only right to punish him. He might develop some real bad habits if you just neglect it.”

“That’s right, that’s it! I- No, Scarlet said that she thought so too!”

At times like this, it’s less suspicious if you say that, as a friend, you thought the same too.

Dahlia advised in her thoughts, but she soon touched her chin and spoke.

“Hmm… I’m sure this is natural, but is there something that your friend’s lover likes to do?”

“What he likes to do?”

“Yes, if possible, the things that your friend likes to do together with him.”

“Uh…”

Cordelia began to seriously think as she touched her chin like Dahlia, and she soon thought of one thing.

What Jude really liked to do.

What he had been trying to do these days.

In addition, as Dahlia had said, it was something that Jude couldn’t do alone, and was something that he only did with Cordelia.

“T-there is!”

“Then, he can’t do that.”

“Eh?”

“You have to prevent him from doing what he likes. For a limited time.”

Having said that, Dahlia crossed her arms and smiled before she continued.

“There are two types of punishment. One is to make someone do things they do not like, and the other is to prevent them from doing things they like. People’s opinions may differ on which one is more effective… but if it’s a punishment for a lover, the latter will be more effective. It will also help him make a reflection.”

“Ooooh…”

Her words were quite reasonable.

To make him do things that he dislikes and prevent him from doing things that he likes.

Then, it seems like the latter will work.

‘Because I felt like going crazy when I was banned from playing games.’

After recalling her past life, Cordelia widely smiled as she found a good solution, but she soon frowned again.

Because she recalled one important problem.

What Jude had liked to do recently.

So in short, I have to prevent him from kissing me in my forehead and cheek…

‘I-It’s something that I do not like too.’

No, it’s not that I like it, but if I think about it, it’s something that he shouldn’t be doing at all…umm…

Cordelia began to think again with a red face, and Dahlia narrowed her eyes.

“Miss?”

“Eueueue…okay. It can’t be helped. It’s more important to change his habit.”

Let’s just ban all skinship for a while. No holding hands. I won’t let him escort me too.

Cordelia made a decision and clenched her fists, so Dahlia spoke as she rubbed her chin.

“So, have you made a decision? On what you’ll be banning Lord Jude from doing?”

“Yes, I’ve decided. I’ll push it forward.”

“Okay, you did well. Please give my greetings to Miss Scarlet too.”

“Eh? Uh… yes. That’s right. Uh, because I’m worried for Scarlet.”

Cordelia spoke hesitantly as her face turned red, and Dahlia eventually smiled at Cordelia’s appearance, sighing as she thought.

‘It’s quite worrying.’

My lady is clearly smart and good when it comes to magic, but why is she this naïve?

Well… being so naïve is also part of my lady’s charm.

“Dahlia?”

“It’s nothing. Anyway, Lord Jude is about to arrive, so you need to prepare.”

“Eh?!”

Cordelia strongly exclaimed and stood up from her seat.

And around an hour later.

“I’m… completely banned?”

“Yes, you’re banned for the week. Do you know why?”

“Umm…”

At Cordelia’s words, Jude thought for a moment and soon nodded.

“I understand.”

“Huh?”

“I’ll do that.”

“Uh…okay.”

What’s with that indifferent reaction?

Shouldn’t you look a bit sad or something?

The confused Cordelia glanced at Dahlia who replied with her eyes.

‘He’s just pretending to be strong.’

It wasn’t as much as Jude, but Dahlia could talk to Cordelia with her eyes to some extent.

Cordelia nodded right away and then raised her chin.

But it was at that moment.

“Ah, but what should I do?”

“About what?”

“Did you forget? Today is the farewell party for the northern nobles.”

“Eh? Ah, that’s right. It was today, huh?”