The man looked at her for a long while, then chuckled softly, "Heh, three days."
Li Aili: "..."
Arthur Cold Jade waved the parchment in his hand. “It’s clear that you had a ‘quite pleasant’ time with the knights’ wives while I was away fighting.”
Li Aili glanced at it and saw that it was the most popular literary work among the ladies, "The Runaway Knight of the Overbearing Duke".
Its popularity stems from its explicit 18+ content.
'Awei' is probably going to die; he's going to be killed by the Duke.
The Duke withdrew his hand and said calmly, "Joanna."
Outside the door, Joanna limped in.
Li Aili's timidity vanished instantly; she almost lunged at Arthur Cold Jade to fight him, shouting, "Are you even a man?! How could you hit a woman..."
Before she could even utter a string of profanities, Joanna, her cheeks flushed red, hugged her and covered her mouth.
“Ughhhhh!!!” Li Aili struggled desperately, and then she saw a huge pink “bubble” appear above Joanna’s head.
【Aaaaaah! How embarrassing! How am I going to explain this to the lady?? Edward saw the little notebook I wrote about him and Sir Lance... and used all those jokes I wrote on me!!】
Li Aili: "……………………"
The Duke smiled coldly, "Continue, what about me?"
Joanna shuddered and shakily let go of his hand, but desperately tried to signal to Ellie with her eyes.
Li Aili coughed lightly, "I mean, cough, really, it's been a long time. Congratulations on your resounding victory, you've won another brilliant battle!"
Duke: "..."
Joanna: "..."
The Duke stared at Li Aili's beautiful face for a long time without saying a word.
"There's a Fernandes game today, let's go check it out."
Arthur Cold Jade did not give Ellie a chance to refuse.
On the green field in front of the castle, the knights put on their protective gear, mounted their warhorses, and many of them idly swung their bats.
Today's match is a bit 'special'.
The knights' wives were invited to sit in the audience, watching the knights on the field with some trepidation.
These 'audience members' were all members of the 'literary exchange meeting'.
As the Duke and Duchess took their seats, a whistle blew.
The intense Fernandes-style ball game has begun!
Lance spurred his horse and swung his battering hammer, knocking Locke, who was trying to steal the ball, off his horse.
"Ah—!" A gasp escaped from the audience.
Mrs. Locke stood up, her eyes red.
A bad feeling crept into Li Aili's heart.
Mrs. Lance tried apologetically to take Mrs. Locke's hand, but was forcefully pushed away.
Li Aili: "..."
She thought she heard a rumbling sound of something collapsing.
What was that noise?
Oh, it's Lance Horlock's pairing, and it ended badly. Also ending badly was the friendship between the two knights' wives.
Li Aili, sitting in the audience, was shocked.
The Duke, resting his chin on his hand, his mood shifting from gloomy to cheerful, admired Li Aili's expression and said 'gently':
"Enjoy the game. Today's match is specially dedicated to you."
The knights on the field went crazy.
They weren't playing ball, they were playing against each other!
Lance hit Locke. Locke hit Pang Sen, Pang Sen hit Lance...
A thunderous roar filled the air as the ladies in the stands shed tears of despair.
Their houses all collapsed.
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