Chapter 164: Eyes of a Dragon and the Human Heart (28)

༺ Eyes of a Dragon and the Human Heart (28) ༻

Irene Lupermion hated Ian Percus.

This emotion fell somewhere between fear and aversion; it was hard to pinpoint what exactly it was.

Nevertheless, her hatred for Ian Percus was unmistakable.

If asked to justify her hatred, she could list several reasons.

Firstly, he had humiliated the Lady she served by pouring water on her in front of everyone.

As a loyal knight, she couldn’t tolerate such injustice, particularly when her Lady, Cien, was just having a conversation with him.

It was common sense that conflicts which began with words should be resolved with words.

Even disregarding their noble statuses as princess and knight, randomly splashing water during a conversation was a grave disrespect.

Secondly, even after committing this transgression, he remained unapologetic.

His demeanor suggested he had done something entirely justifiable, even having the audacity to stop Irene, who was on the verge of unsheathing her sword.

If that wasn’t enough a mere third-year academy student like him said what?

Keep her hands off her sword if she didn’t want to regret it?! It was the first time she had been insulted like that.

Irene was well within her rights to retaliate against him.

And in the end, Irene, who had fearlessly confronted him, was utterly defeated.

In just a single exchange of blows.

That alone was evidence of the gap in their skills.

When her sword was deflected, and her world turned upside down, Irene came to a stark realization.

She couldn’t win.

Her thoughts were in disarray, and as she lay pinned to the ground, struggling to breathe, these thoughts consumed her.

It was the moment she finally acknowledged the odd sense of unease she had felt since facing the man.