Aurora Soumei glanced at Charlotte, thinking this young man was far too clever. She had only mentioned the alliance treaty, yet he had already guessed that she needed help.
"Was Menilman really that charming?"
"Even an inconspicuous admirer was skilled in both letters and arms—not only an excellent swordsman, but so clear-minded as well?"
She said softly, "I hope you can fight a public duel on my behalf."
Charlotte was slightly surprised. "Aurora, you need to find someone to duel for you?"
Aurora Soumei's face reddened slightly as she protested in a low voice, "Not everyone named Soumei is called Menilman."
Charlotte nearly added that quite a few men had dueled for Dorothy as well, but his scant remaining social awareness made him swallow the words.
If he said that, Miss Aurora Soumei would absolutely turn against him. It was one thing to fall short of Menilman, but to fall short of Dorothy too? That would be far too cutting.
Aurora calmed her turbulent emotions and said, "Because the person you will be dueling is Count Lamorak's son, a Mid-Order Transcendent Knight. I couldn't find anyone else."
Charlotte said rather casually, "As long as it isn't Count Lamorak himself, I'll probably be fine. Still, there must be some cause behind a duel like this, right? What happened?"
Charlotte had recently advanced to the eighth rank of Transcendence. Although he was only mid-order himself, he feared no Mid-Order Transcendent, even one at the twelfth rank. After all, it was not as if he had never fought High-Order Transcendents, and he had even killed one or two...
Well, he did not remember how many he had killed.
But he was very curious about the origin of this matter.
If Count Lamorak's son had challenged some gentleman to a duel, it would indeed