Chapter 31
“All three shots were to the head!”
She had aimed for the temple, but it was slightly off, and the bullet was lodged above the eye. After shooting it herself, she could somewhat understand why Rogerick had only shot holes in the ears.
‘Regardless.’
The winner was decided.
The winner of this bet was the person who put a bullet in a place that could kill with a single shot.
‘My body may be weak, but my instincts aren’t dead.’
There are some things that start with malice and end up becoming your own. For her, it was a gun.
The gun she had held to avoid death had somehow become the most familiar thing. So much so that a strange sense of relief filled her when she touched a gun in this world.
“I told you so, right?”
A voice mixed with laughter was heard.
“I knew it, you have a talent for it.”
She couldn’t deny David’s words this time.
“…Maybe.”
David let out a soft laugh. Then he looked at the others.
“Alright, since Lady Cecilia is the winner of the bet, the wine should also go to the lady.”
“…….”
“Everyone, you should offer your congratulations.”
“Congratulations, my lady.”
“Congratulations, Cecil.”
“…Congratulations.”
Count Vermonte, Rogerick, and Viscount Lenard congratulated her in order. Cecilia responded by bowing her head slightly.
‘Look at that bastard’s face.’
Cecilia inwardly snorted at Viscount Lenard’s displeased face. He seemed to have had his pride bruised.
“But I’m disappointed.”
David began to add fuel to the fire.
“I’ll let Lord Rogerick off the hook… but you two have been shooting guns with me as business partners, so aren’t your skills a little too pathetic?”
“Well, since the Grand Duke helped her, she should be able to hit it at least that much. Don’t you think?”
Viscount Lenard replied sullenly.
‘That son of a b***h?’
Her temper flared up in an instant.
“If you had a complaint, you should have said so before the shooting.”
“Pardon?”
“You should have proudly said that you couldn’t tolerate the handicap. When you express your dissatisfaction after the results have come out, your words sound strange, Viscount.”
“Wha-what are you saying I said?!”
“Do I have to spell it out?”
What was he so upset about, when he couldn’t even aim properly in the first place?
Cecilia, who had been smiling sweetly, suddenly turned her body. The muzzle of the gun was aimed directly at Viscount Lenard.
“Click.”
Viscount Lenard, startled, jumped up at the sound of loading she made with her mouth.
“H-hey, my lady!”
“Oh my, why are you so surprised?”
She hadn’t even aimed. She had just roughly turned the muzzle she had been holding against her chest.
“Without the Grand Duke’s help, it’s obvious I would miss, wouldn’t I?”
“P-put that away! Now!”
“Oh my, you must be scared.”
Only then did Cecilia hand the gun over to the servant.
“Then I should be considerate. Since you seem to be a very timid person, Viscount.”
Viscount Lenard glared at the sweetly smiling Cecilia. At that moment, a burst of laughter was heard.
Grand Duke David was laughing heartily, covering his eyes.
“Ah, seriously. Seriously….”
He finally stopped laughing and looked at Cecilia.
“You’re so cute.”
“…Pardon?”
“Viscount Lenard. If it’s so hard for you to accept the results, I’ll extend the same courtesy to you. I’ll hold you myself. Go ahead, shoot.”
“Y-Your Grace! No…….”
“But you know, what if even with my help, the Viscount still can’t pierce the rabbit’s head?”
The mischief in David’s eyes gradually turned cold.
“Th-that’s not possible!”
“Oh really? Then are you saying that you also lacked the strength to overcome a single recoil and were staggering?”
“Pardon? That’s not…….”
“Not this, not that. I don’t know what you want.”
David shook his head as if he was annoyed.
“Viscount, you look pathetic right now.”
“N-no…….”
“I agree with His Grace the Grand Duke. Hitting the target was Cecilia’s skill.”
Rogerick, who had suddenly intervened, looked at David.
“I don’t think I could have hit the target accurately even if His Grace had supported me.”
“He says so? Even our Holy Knight.”
David shrugged.
It was the first time the two men, who had been full of checks and balances, joined hands.
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