Chapter 179 \"Sorry, prince, princess . \" Iris came to us with a disappointed look .
Dina was the first one to shook her head . \"There is nothing to apologize for . You tried your best, it was simply bad luck . \"
Iris lowered her head frustrated . Iris did not like fights, but she disliked much more losing .
At some point, her eyes had turned red . It was obvious that this defeat was a hard blow for her, especially due to the expectations we had in her .
Bot, to be honest, she had done her best . She had endured all the insults Al threw to her just to get the opportunity to get a tie, but in the end, she failed .
I sighed and walked towards her . Softly, I wrapped my arms around her body .
Iris trembled, but she did not move away . She just put her head on my chest and started to cry softly .
I mouthed at Andrea to get a bottle of water . Andrea nodded and went to search for it . When she returned, Iris was much calmer .
\"… Sorry . \" Iris struggled out of my hug . I smiled wryly raised my hands in defeat . Andrea appeared at that moment and gave her a bottle of water .
\"You were great up there . \"
Iris smiled wryly and nodded . \"Thank you . \"
\"That is what friends are for… Right, you are very bold, to think you hugged my cousin in public . Even I don't dare to do it . \"
Iris turned completely red . She hid her face on her hands and sat on a bench with her thoughts in a mess .
\"… God, I have a fiancée… What will everybody think?\" I heard she mumbling something like that .
At that moment, headmistress Evelyn called for the next contestant .
\"It's my turn . \" I stretched up my body and smiled to Dina and the girls . \"Wish me luck . \"
\"Go beat him . \" Dina grinned .
\"Good luck, cousin . \" Andrea raised her fist .
\"… Good luck . \" Even Iris mumbled her good wishes .
Well, I would have liked a kiss but we were in public, so… It was pretty much impossible .
I walked towards the arena slowly and looked at Al . To be honest, even although I felt pity that Iris lost, I'm pretty happy that I got the opportunity to beat Al up . I think I'm going to enjoy this .
But before I could step on the stage, someone grabbed my arm .
\"Huh?\" I looked back over my shoulders and saw a beautiful blond-haired girl with an anxious expression on her face .
\"Louise? What are you doing here?\" I asked .
Louise bit her lips . Her beautiful green eyes showed a bit of hesitation, but finally, she let out a small sigh .
\"Claus, he is my little brother . \"
I instantly understood Louise's meaning .
\"… So you are worried about me hurting him, huh . \"
Louise lowered her head and nodded . \"Two days ago, my fiancée died . \"
Oh? Time sure flies .
I feigned an expression of surprise and shrugged . \"What does that have to do with me?\"
\"… Apparently, it was due to a mistake on his training that caused a brain failure, or at least, that was what I heard… However… I got the feeling you are related to that . \"
I smiled . \"I don't know what you are talking about . \"
A bitter smile appeared on Louise's face . \"Don't worry, I won't speak about this to anyone . To be honest, I'm rather happy with this result… I think I can chase my own happiness like this . But, it also reminded me of how dangerous you are . \"
Louise then fell silent .
I looked at her with a complicated expression . My relationship with Louise is a bit vague, plus we already did it once, so… However, in the end, Louise and I are in different camps .
Louise also knows it . That is the reason she seemed so bitter when she spoke about pursuing her own happiness .
And at the same time, she had a vague idea of my true strength .
\"Claus, can you promise me something?\"
I could see Louise's hope on her gaze . She still had hope that things could be resolved .
I sighed and nodded .
\"Do tell . \"
\"… Please, don't kill my family . \"
I sighed again . Louise was not a naïve girl . She probably knew that my relationship with her father was almost irreconcilable .
Not only he had tried to kill me before and still wanted me dead, but he was also to blame by Dina and my situation .
And I'm pretty sure he has something to do with my mother's death .
Eventually, I would have to kill him .
In the end, I decided to be softhearted . \"Okay, but I can only promise you I will not kill them . If they continue going against me, I will not be merciful . \"
Louise closed her eyes and heaved a sigh of relief . \"That is enough . \"
She then kissed me on the lips regardless of all the eyes looking at us .
I was rather surprised . Louise doing this was the same as declaring her stance . In other words, she was going against the will of her father .
I could imagine the pressure she would have to endure for this decision . However, she seemed unconcerned for it . She simply moved her lips away and put on a bashful expression .
\"I wanted to do this for a long time . . . Claus, I love you, good luck . \"
And here is my lucky kiss .
This girl, are you planning to steal my heart?
I shook my head and chuckled . \"Thanks . \" I then stepped on the stage under the gasps and surprised sounds of the students in the stands .
The first thing I saw when I entered the stage was Al's incensed look .
The hatred and rage in his eyes were evident . I'm sure he is burning inside after seeing his sister kissing me .
Al was an idiot, and earl Carson was an ambitious man . I knew that regardless of Louise's position, they would continue going against me .
But now that I promised Louise to not kill them, I'll have to change my plans .
I'm a man of my word, and in fact, I have not broken a promise in a very long, long time .
It looks like the pleasure of killing the earl and his son will have to go to someone else .
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