Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt - Chapter 170



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Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt Chapter 170

30-Ignaqua

“I just need your help and your sinister intentions.”

“I told you, I’m not that kind of person.”

“Of course I know that. But isn’t it true that he’s smart and good at planning?”

Wow, he really is good at talking. As if he wanted 50, he would offer 100, and in his words, which made people instantly change their expressions and admit that he was a smart and well-planned person rather than someone with sinister intentions, we could see how Kato, as a loyalist, played the role of the queen’s messenger.

Arthur decided to keep the tempo. Otherwise, he had no idea when Kato would bring up the main topic. It was also annoying to be held back for too long.

“What do you want?”

“Uh… … This time, I’m going to confess to Isabella again.”

“… … .”

Arthur was speechless. He doubted whether Cato’s obsession with Madame Zeltney was within the realm of normalcy.

Kato continued speaking with a dreamy expression, not realizing the look in Arthur’s eyes.

“I want to create a beautiful and touching event that she will never forget in her life.”

He was so absorbed in imagining that happy scene that he didn’t notice Arthur looking at him.

Arthur, who was looking at Kato with a cold gaze, replied.

“Even a nightmare event is unforgettable. No, I guess that would be something that stays in your memory for the rest of your life.”

Cato frowned at Arthur’s harsh words.

“That’s too much badmouthing.”

“Who is it that you think is too much? Are you really sure that Madame Zeltney would like that event? Isn’t it just for your own self-satisfaction?”

Divorce? Selective dementia? Already forgetting?

“……no.”

Kato tried hard to deny it, but Arthur was not one to miss the subtle hesitation just before answering.

“What is not? What kind of event would impress the Mrs. Zeltney that I know? Is it something grand and extravagant that requires the help of acquaintances, or is it something where she can feel the sincerity of the other person? Above all, shouldn’t the estimate come first to see if the lady wants it?”

“I think you’d like it if we held an event… … .”

As soon as Kato trailed off, Arthur immediately put in a critical hit.

“I think she’d like it if you did an event for her… It seems like you’re trying to do the event like a courtship act between birds in heat during mating season? If Madame Zeltney hears about it, she’ll feel insulted.”

I’ll open an event and impress her and confess to her… … There are probably some women who would do that, but Arthur couldn’t possibly think of Madame Zeltney as that kind of woman. Maybe when she was younger, she might have been like that, but he was sure that it wasn’t the case now.

Arthur continued speaking to Cato, who was at a loss for words and remained silent.

“I really don’t understand why you’re trying to do this event so suddenly.”

“It’s not sudden. You’ve had dinner with her five times already?”

“Five times? You only did it five times?”

Arthur tilted his head. After all, he was her husband. He wouldn’t have gone out to eat with Mrs. Zeltney for that little.

Cato answered Arthur’s question.

“Ah, after I broke up with that bastard, Sangswart.”

Kato’s expression, smiling contentedly even when thinking back on it, could have been an expression of joy at having his rival break up, but to Arthur it felt like the delighted smile of a conspirator whose scheme had succeeded.

Then the Countess of Tzak came to his mind. She also knew Viscount Cato Zeltny. She was also a loyalist and had the intersection of the two, Madame Zeltny.

A hypothesis occurred to Arthur that he didn’t want to think about.

“Did you by any chance provoke Countess Tzak?”

Was it the insight of someone who had experienced all sorts of things, or was it the care of an old woman? Suddenly, such an idea occurred to him, and Cato responded to Arthur’s casual remark.

“… … What did I do?”

He tried to keep his composure, but Arthur was convinced that his delusions were true from the stiff, halting reaction. Still, he wanted to deny reality, so he asked again, precisely and definitely.

“Did your Highness incite Countess Tzak to test Lawyer Sangswart by using her beauty?”

When Arthur asked with half-confidence, Cato admitted it without further hesitation.

“Yeah. That’s what happened.”

The look of confusion had disappeared, and Kato shrugged his shoulders and continued speaking calmly and confidently to Arthur, who was shaking his head.

“But is that wrong? If that guy, Sangswart, had kept his integrity, I would have acknowledged that he was a decent man. But hasn’t he proven to be a man who breaks his integrity? What on earth is the problem?”

“… … .

Arthur was speechless at the real-life drama he was witnessing right before his eyes.

If he were a character in that ridiculous drama, he would have yelled at Kato, “You crazy bastard! Get out of your mind!” and broken his pot, but unfortunately, Arthur didn’t want to be a supporting actor in a ridiculous drama, let alone a minor role or an extra.

But it seemed that Kato was determined to get Arthur to make a supporting appearance.

“Wait a minute! Where are you going before you finish speaking?”

“Don’t hold on.”

“No, are you really not going to help me?”

“This is all I can give you, so listen carefully.”

Cato nodded his head in embarrassment at Arthur’s firm and strict tone.

“I’ll buy Mrs. Zeltny a rose when she gets off work, get down on one knee, and beg her to let me start over.”

“Just that?”

“Yes, just that.”

“Without dazzling chandeliers, without a band playing beautiful music, without soft carpets?”

“Yes. No dazzling chandeliers, no orchestra playing beautiful music, no soft carpets.”

Despite Arthur’s assertion, Cato was not easily convinced.

“If you don’t like it, then do whatever you want.”

As Arthur said that, he tried to pull Cato’s hand away, but Cato asked urgently.

“Wait! If I really do that, will she… forgive me?”

“I don’t know. I just assumed that’s what your wife would like better. I can’t guarantee that.”

Arthur took a deep breath and continued.

“I understand that you want to show Madame Zeltney the image of a man who has worked hard and succeeded. However, my advice is to think from the other person’s perspective, not your own.”

So Arthur left, but Cato did not hold on to him any longer.

Instead, following Arthur’s advice, he bought a rose and headed to Madame Zeltney’s shop just in time for her to get off work.

As the time came to leave, the customers left, and the door to the dress shop opened. Kato, who was about to get down on one knee, had no choice but to stop. Madame Zeltny was leaving the door, escorted by a man.

Mrs. Zeltney, who had been placing her hand on Samuel’s arm, noticed Cato and said:

“You came again today. But I’m sorry. I have a prior engagement today.”

Then he turned his head to where Samuel was. Cato’s gaze also turned to Samuel.

Samuel’s eyes shook without mercy, losing their focus under Cato’s gaze that was burning with jealousy.

* * *

30-Ignaqua

“Ugh… … .”

Arthur asked Samuel, who had blank eyes.

“How was your date?”

“no.”

“It was tea.”

“That’s not it… we had an intruder.”

“Who is it?”

“Count Kato Zeltny.”

Samuel explained that the moment he left his dinner date with Madame Zeltny, Viscount Cato Zeltny showed up.

Arthur felt a little stung by those words. Perhaps, no, it was definitely his own advice, but the timing was just so awkward.

“So, did the three of you have a meal together?”

“No, that human followed me.”

Wow… … Arthur shook his head.

“I bet Madame Zeltney didn’t like that.”

Even if Kato, who has the trait of being a regretful person, was a person who acted like a fool, it seemed like it would be difficult for him to play the main character.

“You should have kicked him out like a man.”

“That was… very ambiguous… … .”

If he had sat at the same table as Samuel to interrupt their date, he would have protested manfully and confidently, even though he was a Mosul Samuel. However, Cato used a clever means to avoid giving Samuel such an excuse. He took a table a little away and kept an eye on Samuel throughout the meal to make sure he didn’t make any moves toward Mrs. Zeltney.

“It’s gloomy.”

“yes?”

“But it’s effective.”

Arthur stuck out his tongue inwardly.

It was very effective if it was intended to disrupt the emotional bond without ruining the date between the rivals. It was a water ghost operation that lowered Mrs. Zeltney’s evaluation of him, but it was also an ambiguous method to point out.

If someone else had done it, it would have been so dangerous that he could have been discharged from the military for mental health reasons right away. But it was a possible method for Viscount Kato Zeltny, who had already hit rock bottom by getting a divorce.

“He’s crazy, really!”

Samuel was hysterical, tossing his head. His face was pale because he couldn’t sleep at night because of the frustration. How frustrating would it be to have your first date interrupted after you had worked up the courage to confess?

“So, how was Mrs. Zeltney? Did she endure it?”

“He smiled and said he was sorry to me. I was really embarrassed… … .”

It wasn’t that Samuel didn’t glare at Kato, who was spying on their date from the next table.

But Kato, in a skillful and sly manner, replied, “What are you looking at? I’m just checking out the food at a restaurant I visited for the first time,” and after taking a bite of food, muttered to himself, as if telling me to listen, “Hmm, the taste and class are lower than the restaurant I went to with Isabella last time.”

It was obvious that he was waiting to set a trap to make a fool of me if I tried to fight him. Even if it was nerve-wracking, it was best not to fight him.

“So you just finished eating?”

“That can’t be. I even made a reservation for the theater. But that bastard… … .”

Samuel vomited out his words and told the story of what had happened in the theater.

‘You said your seat number was E18?’

‘however?’

‘Sell it to me.’

‘Am I crazy?’

‘Double.’

‘Ah, even if it’s twice as much… … .’

‘Three times.’

‘thank you.’

Kato secured the ticket that way, but unfortunately, seat E17 happened to be Samuel’s seat.

Samuel, who had seen Kato’s trickery right next to him, could not stand it anymore and asked him.

‘Why on earth do you keep interrupting me?’

‘Hmm. I heard that there was someone doing something terrible to a woman in the dark at the theater recently. It’s a shame for a man.’

‘You see me as that kind of person?!’

‘When did I say you were like that? You seem to have a sore spot on your mind.’

I didn’t bother to confront her because I thought it would be stupid of me to do so. But when Mrs. Zeltney whispered ‘I’m sorry’ in Samuel’s ear, he felt a sharp pain in his thigh. Cato had pinched it.

There was a play on stage, so they held back their noise, but Cato whispered in Samuel’s ear.

‘If you come to see a play, you should see the play. Don’t do useless things.’

“Wow… … .”

Arthur stuck out his tongue after hearing Samuel’s story. He had known from long ago that it was not ordinary, but after hearing the details, it was even more than he had thought. If he had not had that much persistence and sincerity, how could he have seduced the daughter of Count Tzak and gotten married?

Arthur asked.

“What was Madame Zeltney’s reaction?”

That was essentially the most important issue.