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"You dare ask me that after running away last time?!"
Theodore practically exploded, his hair shaking as his face turned red, veins bulging in a way that made Ignotus wonder if he'd pop a blood vessel before the conversation even finished.
"You and your horrendous reputation ruined her image!"
He jabbed a finger at him.
"Even though the realm knows of her talent now, barely anyone proper came to propose! I doubt she would even look at you again!"
Ignotus further tilted his head.
"…huh."
He scratched the back of his neck while his eyes wandered around the hall, feeling a bit disillusioned by this trend.
"That's not true. You called me Demon, so I thought you watched the Colosseum Trial, but did you not? Or are you simply too old to remember these things?"
That made Theodore freeze mid-rant.
Very slowly, he turned his head towards one of the guards, silently demanding an answer.
"He's... kuhm! Kuhm!"
