Seeing Millardās sharp sword, I instinctively shrank.
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(I must do somethingā¦!)
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But as soon as I started to make a move, Ricardo rushed to me and thrust Millard away.
The tumbling Millard then slammed into the shelves.
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[Are you alright, Britney?]
[Un, thank you.]
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On the shelf where Millard had collided, a large amount of salt was stored. The salt then fell down onto his head.
It was probably the bad smell emanating from Millardās body that caused Ricardo to take a step away from his brother.
Heās sensitive to muskās scent.
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[Damn it! You always hinder me! Without youā¦ I donāt have to suffer! Without thinking of anything, youāre able to live happily as the heir of Astor earldom!]
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Ricardo also opened his mouth towards Millard who was crying while scooping off salt from his body.
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[Donāt be so naĆÆve! Do you think the heir of an earldom can live happily without any suffering!?]
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Itās rare for Ricardo to raise his voice towards other people.
While he was morose when we first met, it was not as much as this time. His base personality was calm and serious after all.
But Ricardoās words were right. My cousin Ryuze was always struggling due to his position.
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(And that time, he collapsed due to overworking. Even now, he has to fight at the northern area.)
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However, while by no means that I would justify this situation, I understood Millardās words.
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(If I am a man, I think that I would be jealous of Ryuze. But even so, I wonāt imitate Millard.)
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At least, if heās more popular, it would be a different story.
If he had been more sympathetic to Ricardo since theyāre young, he might be able to support his brother as an excellent assistant.
However, he betrayed Ricardo and his parents, even though he should have been on their side.
This current situation was the result of all the accumulation so far.
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In the vicinity near the entrance of the warehouse, the allied soldiers had restrained the enemy soldiers that they had defeated.
Ricardo thrust his swords towards Millard. His eyes wereā¦ steady.
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(Ri, Ricardo!?)
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It did not feel like he would kill his brother, but the situation was strange.
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[Millard, why do you point your sword towards Britney? Although I was distracted, were you seriously going to kill herā¦?]
[Such a woman, sheās not worth worrying about. Are you seriously in love with her so much that youāre this emotional?]
[So what?]
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Ricardo affirmed Millardās wordsā¦!
My cheeks suddenly felt hot when I heard him.
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(No, no, no, this is not the time.)
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I asked an allied soldier who finished restraining his opponent to restrain Millard too.
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[Letās grab the necessary things and hurry back.]
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For the injured, we must grab the essential oils to the office as soon as possible.
While these all happened, a lot of time had passed.
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Two allied soldiers took the restrained Millard while the rest carried the essential oils.
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(Well, the problem is the way home.)
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We had to go back to the office with our luggage while the soldiers were fighting.
I then readied myself to go outside with Ricardoā¦!
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[Ehā¦? Itās unexpectedly quiet.]
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While we were inside the warehouse, the fierce battle outside had quieted down.
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TN: I donāt really like how Britney became a shrinking maiden and Ricardo became the hero. Too forced if you ask me.