This Novel is not my Novel

"...'mnotsayinganotherword."

"Sorry,sorry.honestlywasn'ttryingtoteaseyou.wasjusthappybecauseyoukeptsayingexactlywhatwantedtohear."

"mph."

Reisirapologizedandpiledonexcuses,butitwascompletelyineffective.

Myhearthadn'tsoftenedintheslightest.

simplykeptmylipssealedandansweredwithasnort.

Despitemycoldreaction,Reisircontinuedchucklingforseveralmoresecondsbeforespeakingagain.

"Karvaldr.Youwereextremelywaryofidr,weren'tyou?othepointwhereyouwerestressingyourselfoutoverhim."

"..."

Attheprotagonistofsomeoneelse'snovel'sremark,frowned.

Didheknowwassoconcernedaboutidrthatitwascausingmestress?

Andwasthatwhyhehadthoroughlycrushedhiminthefinals?

owever—

here'snowayReisirwoulddosomethinglikethatjusttogivemeonemorethingtoworryabout,right?

Reisirhadprobablyhandledtheprobleminhisownway.

eknewbetterthananyonehowuglyidrbecamewhenconsumedbyaninferioritycomplex.

Sohemercilesslyshatteredtheprideofsomeoneintoxicatedbyhisownsuperiorityandaccustomedtolookingdownonothers.

"Sofiguredyou'dbecurious.Aboutwhattalkedaboutwithhimduringthematch.Aboutwhydidn'tsimplysubduehimandinsteadendeditwithanattackstrongenoughtoknockhimunconscious."

notherwords,thereasonReisirhadsatnexttomewassohecouldanswermyquestionsifaskedthem.

Whichmeanthadmisunderstoodentirely.

otonlyhadcongratulatedhimandpraisedhim,hadeventhankedhim.

Forabriefmoment,embarrassmentwashedoverme.

Fortunately,rationalthoughtquicklycametomyrescue.

Don'tbeembarrassed.hinkaboutthiscalmly.

here'snowayReisirsatdownherewithabsolutelynodesiretohearcongratulationsorcomplimentsfromme.

houghheprobablywasn'texpectingthanks...

Surely,afterhearingeverythinghewantedtohear,hehadsimplyswitchedtopicssohecouldenjoywatchingmerealizewhathadhappened.

omatterhowlookedatit,hewasafox-likeindividual.

"Whyareyousuddenlyglaringatmelikeyou'redissatisfiedwithsomething?"

"...mph."

"Areyoureallyplanningtokeepthatpromisenottospeakanotherword?owlongexactly?"

hemorehebehavedlikethis,themorewantedtoremainsilentforever.

Unfortunately,thatwasn'trealistic.

Andtherewerethingsgenuinelyneededtodiscusswithhimregardingidr.

Aftersomeconsideration,arrivedatacompromise.

"Yor.ellReisirthatneedtofocusonwatchingthematches,sohavenointentionofspeakinguntileverythingisover."

"Myaang~!"

MybabydragoncheerfullyacceptedthetaskandmeowedatReisir.

ohiscredit,heunderstoodthemessageperfectly.

Althoughheworeadumbfoundedexpressionandletoutahollowlaugh,heeventuallysurrendered.

"henlet'stalklater."

Aftersayingthat,Reisirfinallyfellsilent.

Andthus,afteraconvenientscenetransition—

helocationwasaprivatediningroominanupscalerestaurant.

Reisirhadbroughtusheretocelebratewinningthetournamentandreceivingtheprizemoney.

Personally,wouldhavepreferredreturningtotheAcademyandenjoyingcafeteriafoodinpeace.

Unfortunately,hehadn'tmerelymadeareservation.

ehadorderedafullcoursemealinadvanceforeverymemberofthegroup.

Atthatpoint,refusingtheinvitationwould'vebeendifficult.

"Reisir.fyoukeepspendingmoneylikethiseverytimeyoureceiveawindfall,you'llruinyourselfsomeday."

hetournamentchampion'sprizemoneywassubstantial.

hatwasonlynaturalinanacademyattendedprimarilybythechildrenofnoblefamilies.

venso,couldn'thelpfeelingconcernedthattheprotagonistofsomeoneelse'snovelhaddevelopeddangerouslyloosespendinghabits.

speciallybecausewaspartiallyresponsibleforthem.

"Areyouworriedaboutmyfuturerightnow?"

"Don'tberidiculous.Whywouldworryaboutyourfuture?'msayingthatbuyingaweaponappropriateforyourlevelwouldbefarmoresensiblethanwastingprizemoneyonfoodthatdisappearsafewhourslater."

"Yeeeaah...'lltrylivingamorefinanciallyresponsiblelifefromnowon."

"ood.hat'sthecorrectattitude."

Feelingsatisfiedwithhisanswer,nodded.

Unfortunately,thatsatisfactionlastedonlyamoment.

Becausetheprotagonistofsomeoneelse'snovelimmediatelystartedtalkingnonsense.

"And'llsavetherestoftheprizemoney,addsomeofmyallowancetoit,andbuyareallygoodweapon.Sopleasedon'teventhinkaboutbuyingoneforme.hatwouldbetoomuchofaburden."

"What...?Whywouldbuyyouaweapon?"

"xactly.here'snoneedforyouto.hat'swhy'mtellingyounotto."

"o,that'snotwhatmean.neverhadanyintentionofdoingthatinthefirstplace."

"-o!Whetheryouuseagoodweaponornothasabsolutelynothingtodowithme!onestly,thisisabsurd.owdoesyourbrainevenarriveatconclusionslikethat?genuinelycannotunderstandit."

Despitemydesperatedefense,notasinglepersonatthetableappearedconvinced.

RíolíkinlookedatReisirwithopenenvy.

"-othinkordKarvaldrworriesaboutyou...-hatmustbenice."

Meanwhile,elgaandigdísbegantheirowndiscussion.

"BigSisterigdís.WhatdidyouthinkoftheYoungMaster'scomments?"

"eseemsveryconcerned."

"Right?"

"AboutbothReisir'sfutureandhisweapon."

"xactly.wasn'timaginingit.eclaimsheisn'tworried,andthenimmediatelystartsgivingadviceaboutreplacingweapons.t'scompletelytransparent."

Apparently,everyoneinterpretedmywordsastextbooktsundereconcern.

venthoughallhadwantedwastostoptheprotagonistofsomeoneelse'snovelfromdevelopingterriblespendinghabitsbecauseofme.

Butwhatwassupposedtodo?

couldn'texactlytellhimtosavemoneywithoutelaborating.

Sohadmentionedbuyingaproperspearasanexampleofsensiblespending.

venifexplainallofthis,readerswillprobablyconclude'vebeencompletelyconsumedbythetsunderearchetype.

owunfair.

obodywantedtoescapethiscursedimagemorethandid.

"Still,thesundereYoungMasterwasn'twrong."

"Pleasestopcallingmethat."

elgaignoredmyprotestcompletely.

"Justlookingattheweaponsusedbytheparticipantsinthistournament,mostofthemwereobviouslyexpensive.Ray,yourspearisliterallythesamekindissuedtosoldiersinourterritory,isn'tit?Youmightthinkaweaponisaweaponaslongasitworks,butasyourfamilyandyourfriend,itmademeuncomfortablethroughouttheentiretournament."

Shespokewithcompleteseriousness.

Whichsomehowmadethingsworse.

hefactthatshecouldusesuchanembarrassingtitlewithoutintendingtoteasemeatallfilledmewithprofoundshame.

Atthatmoment,alldesiretodefendelga'sfathervanishedcompletely.

owever,asaresponsiblenarrator,shouldexplainthesituation.

BaronDjúpritnirhadn'tneglectedtobuyReisiraproperweaponbecausehewasstingy.

nfact,hehadofferedtopurchaseoneasagiftwhenReisirenteredtheAcademy.

Reisirwastheonewhostubbornlyrefused,insistingthathiscurrentweaponfeltfineinhishands.

Partofitstemmedfromthegratitude—andcorrespondingsenseofindebtedness—hefelttowardDjúprforeverythinghehadalreadyreceived.

Anotherreasonwassimple.

ehadneverusedatrulyhigh-qualityweaponbefore.

Sincehehadneverexperiencedthedifferencefirsthand,hehadconvincedhimselfthatallweaponswerebasicallythesame.

Asaresult,heconstantlyprioritizedcost-effectiveness.

here'sactuallyanoriginalstoryarcwhereamasterblacksmithlatergiftshimaweaponandcompletelyshattersthatmisconception...

fcourse,thathappenedlongafterReisirlefttheAcademy.

Bythen,ourconnectionwouldbecompletelysevered.

Wewouldbestrangers.

Decidingnottodwellonit,returnedmyattentiontothepresent.

"Anyway!hepointisthis."elgapointedatReisir."fconsiderationforothersbecomesexcessive,itonlymakesthemuncomfortable.WouldthesundereYoungMasterhavebroughtupyourspendinghabitsotherwise?enoticedyoureservedanexpensiverestaurantbecauseofhim."

amnotasundereYoungMaster.

AndhaveneverworriedaboutReisir'sspendinghabits.

hosewordsrosetomythroat.

henswallowedthem.

Becauseitwaspainfullyobviousthatifarguednow,wouldimmediatelybetoldtostopoverdoingitmyself.

Sochosethewiserpath.

quietlyatemyfoodandwaitedforthestormtopass.

"...'llbemorecarefulinthefuture."

"Besides,Dad'stheonewho'sbuyingyourweapon.fhetellsyoutokeeptheprizemoneyasspendingmoney,you'regoingtorefuse,aren'tyou?"

"Well...acceptinghelpwhenalreadyhavemoneyfeelsabit..."

"We'refamily.aveyoueverconsideredhowsadDadwouldfeelifyouactedlikethat?"

"..."

Foramoment,Reisirfellsilent.

henheloweredhishead.

"o.wasonlythinkingabouttheburdenfeel.didn'tconsiderordDjúpr'sfeelings."

isapologywashesitantandsincere.

Watchingitunfoldfeltstrangelyrefreshing.

Afterall,thiswasascenehadneverwitnessedintheoriginalnovel.

Whichledmetoarealization.

heonlypersoncapableofdefeatingtheoriginalprotagonistwithpurefactsandlogicwaselga.

DidthatmeanAuthorSennahadremovedsuchadangerouscharacterfromthestoryatanearlystage?

fso,itwasanunforgivablemistake.

"YouknowDadsentextramoneyandtoldustocelebratewithfriendsifyouwonthetournament.'mpayingfortoday'smealwiththatmoney,sodon'trefusethiseither."

hensheaddedquietly,

"fyoureallythinkofDadandmeasfamily."

"kay.'msorry.waswrong."

Reisirimmediatelysurrendered.

"Sopleasedon'tmisunderstand.dothinkofyouandordDjúprasfamily."

hemomentheraisedthewhiteflag,elgavisiblyrelaxed.

ikesomeonefinallyhavingatroublesometoothpulled.

oher,Reisirwasunquestionablyfamily.

Watchinghimconstantlyactlikealodgerandgooutofhiswaynottoinconvenienceanyonemusthavefrustratedherforyears.

Bytheway,hadplannedtoaskaboutidrthemomentwearrivedattherestaurant...

ruly,lifeinsidesomeoneelse'snovelneverallowedapersontoseeevenaninchahead.

hadmerelycommentedthatReisirshouldn'tspendmoneyrecklessly.

YetsomehowithadevolvedintoanemotionalfamilydramastarringReisirandelga.

Becauseofthat,stillhadn'tmanagedtobringuptheactualsubjectwantedtodiscuss.

Still.

hefamilydramahadreachedaheartwarmingconclusion.

Asanauthorwhospecializedinhealingstories,founditimmenselysatisfying.

'llaskoncethemealisalmostover.

'drathernotruinsuchapleasantatmospherebybringinguptheoriginalvillaintooearly.

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