Chapter 215: - "Mr. Jim spoke to me."
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"--Samuel Scheidt, are you sure?"
"Yes?"
A man's voice called out to Sam from behind as he staggered helplessly through the streets of the castle town.
He felt no hostility, so he turned around and saw a boy in his late teens.
The boy, whom he did not recognize, was a well-dressed man with long cropped chestnut hair and a difficult expression on his face.
He was probably a nobleman.
"I am Samuel Scheidt. Who are you?"
"I'm sorry to call on you so suddenly. But now that I've seen you, I couldn't help but call out to you. I'm--I'm Jim Robert.
"--Oh."
I know who he is.
He was the boy who had been pining over Alicia, Sam's fiancée the other day.
Alicia and Jim's marriage was being discussed by their mothers.
Jim was positive, in fact, he wanted to, but Alicia did not want to.
It was not that Jim was a jerk or that he had done anything wrong to Alicia, but they were just not compatible.
Above all, Alicia had feelings for Sam and would never have turned her heart to Jim.
In the end, Alicia and Sam were together, and Jim's marriage proposal was broken off.
Jim is the boy in front of you, Jim Robert.
"I'm glad you can understand me."
"If this is about Lady Alicia..."
"I know. I'm not blaming you or complaining.
"What?"
I didn't expect that.
He has every right to blame Sam and to complain.
Before his incompatibility with Alicia, Jim had been a boy who never listened to her and talked only about himself.
The women were critical of him, but Sam and Jonathan felt that it was too much to ask a boy of his age to show perfect behavior in front of a girl he was in love with.
In his own way, he too had strong feelings for Alicia, and his desire to let her know about him was just a little too much.
Still, he was prepared to complain about the fact that Sam was one of the reasons why he and his girlfriend had broken off their marriage, but apparently not.
"I just want to talk to you for a minute. Please."
"Well, let's, uh, let's go to a nearby coffee shop."
"Okay."
Just in time, there was a coffee shop in front of us, so we moved there.
Fortunately, the store was empty.
We sat facing each other at a window seat away from other customers so that we could talk calmly.
He asked the waitress for two coffees, and they waited quietly without exchanging a word.
After a while, the coffees arrived and they both moistened their thirst, Jim slowly opened his mouth.
"I've been thinking about this ever since the offer fell through. I've been trying to figure out why and what went wrong. But I couldn't find the answer on my own, so I talked to a lot of people. And, what the heck, they all told me that I was the one with the problem.
As if in shame, Jim confides his experience to Sam.
"At first I couldn't believe it, but a kind friend put me in Alicia's shoes and helped me realize my mistake. Yeah. I'm ashamed of myself."
"Well, excuse me, I'm surprised."
I am truly surprised that Jim acted so calmly after having a loved one taken from him.
He is an adolescent boy. He should have been allowed to act more emotionally.
"I think so, too. I know I did, but at first I was trying to act in an impulsive way. But my parents and friends saved me. They caught me in shock and locked me in my room so I wouldn't do anything stupid. Probably to prevent me from doing something stupid like fighting you.
What quick and precise parents.
In fact, if Jim's parents had not locked him up, they might never have faced each other across the table.
"I was out of my mind at the time, but if I think about it, if I challenged you, you would have cut me in half and that would have been the end of it," he said. Even I know that you killed Albert Frege, the former court wizard, in an instant."
"Thank God you didn't have to fight your childhood friend, Lady Alicia."
"I am also thankful that I did not recklessly challenge the most powerful wizard. Thanks to you, I am alive."
(Well, the marriage proposal was broken up because she was an adolescent and her first love didn't work out, and he got engaged right away. I'm surprised you put up with it - or rather, listened to your parents and friends. (I guess they tried very hard not to be so thoughtless.)
Jim, with his kind parents and friends, must be a good man, even though he was not a good match for Alicia.
Even Alicia did not seem to dislike him as a childhood friend, even if she did not like him as a marriage partner.
"It's one thing for me to talk to you like this, but to tell you the truth, I have a favor to ask you."
"Let me ask you something."
I need to talk to Alicia.
"I'm sure."
I expected to be told that.
Although he has regained his composure, he may not have completely blown it.
Then I knew he would ask to speak with Alicia once.
"Don't get me wrong. I don't mean to embarrass you or her. I just want to apologize and get a clear rejection. I'm sorry about how I feel about it, but it's what I need to do to move on."
"......I understand how you feel. Just so you know, Alicia wanted to say no and apologize to you in person."
"I know. I know my parents would have stopped me. I don't want my words or actions to hurt her. And that I would not regret it later. I am grateful to them. If I had met Alicia sooner, I would have done something rash. But now that I've cooled off, I want to make a decision."
I know what you're talking about. As a man, I understand Jim's feelings.
"Then, it's not a matter of whether I forgive you or not, it's between the two of you. I won't stop you."
"Thank you."
"But be warned - if you say or do anything to hurt Alicia, I will not tolerate it. You'd better be prepared to be cut in half."
I do not want to leave a scar on Alicia's tender-hearted heart.
Alicia is still concerned about the fact that she and Jim have called off their marriage proposal.
Jim nodded at Sam's warning.
"I'll keep that in mind."
"Well then, the sooner the better. Right away."
Sam finished his coffee and stood up.
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"--Samuel Scheidt, are you sure?"
"Yes?"
A man's voice called out to Sam from behind as he staggered helplessly through the streets of the castle town.
He felt no hostility, so he turned around and saw a boy in his late teens.
The boy, whom he did not recognize, was a well-dressed man with long cropped chestnut hair and a difficult expression on his face.
He was probably a nobleman.
"I am Samuel Scheidt. Who are you?"
"I'm sorry to call on you so suddenly. But now that I've seen you, I couldn't help but call out to you. I'm--I'm Jim Robert.
"--Oh."
I know who he is.
He was the boy who had been pining over Alicia, Sam's fiancée the other day.
Alicia and Jim's marriage was being discussed by their mothers.
Jim was positive, in fact, he wanted to, but Alicia did not want to.
It was not that Jim was a jerk or that he had done anything wrong to Alicia, but they were just not compatible.
Above all, Alicia had feelings for Sam and would never have turned her heart to Jim.
In the end, Alicia and Sam were together, and Jim's marriage proposal was broken off.
Jim is the boy in front of you, Jim Robert.
"I'm glad you can understand me."
"If this is about Lady Alicia..."
"I know. I'm not blaming you or complaining.
"What?"
I didn't expect that.
He has every right to blame Sam and to complain.
Before his incompatibility with Alicia, Jim had been a boy who never listened to her and talked only about himself.
The women were critical of him, but Sam and Jonathan felt that it was too much to ask a boy of his age to show perfect behavior in front of a girl he was in love with.
In his own way, he too had strong feelings for Alicia, and his desire to let her know about him was just a little too much.
Still, he was prepared to complain about the fact that Sam was one of the reasons why he and his girlfriend had broken off their marriage, but apparently not.
"I just want to talk to you for a minute. Please."
"Well, let's, uh, let's go to a nearby coffee shop."
"Okay."
Just in time, there was a coffee shop in front of us, so we moved there.
Fortunately, the store was empty.
We sat facing each other at a window seat away from other customers so that we could talk calmly.
He asked the waitress for two coffees, and they waited quietly without exchanging a word.
After a while, the coffees arrived and they both moistened their thirst, Jim slowly opened his mouth.
"I've been thinking about this ever since the offer fell through. I've been trying to figure out why and what went wrong. But I couldn't find the answer on my own, so I talked to a lot of people. And, what the heck, they all told me that I was the one with the problem.
As if in shame, Jim confides his experience to Sam.
"At first I couldn't believe it, but a kind friend put me in Alicia's shoes and helped me realize my mistake. Yeah. I'm ashamed of myself."
"Well, excuse me, I'm surprised."
I am truly surprised that Jim acted so calmly after having a loved one taken from him.
He is an adolescent boy. He should have been allowed to act more emotionally.
"I think so, too. I know I did, but at first I was trying to act in an impulsive way. But my parents and friends saved me. They caught me in shock and locked me in my room so I wouldn't do anything stupid. Probably to prevent me from doing something stupid like fighting you.
What quick and precise parents.
In fact, if Jim's parents had not locked him up, they might never have faced each other across the table.
"I was out of my mind at the time, but if I think about it, if I challenged you, you would have cut me in half and that would have been the end of it," he said. Even I know that you killed Albert Frege, the former court wizard, in an instant."
"Thank God you didn't have to fight your childhood friend, Lady Alicia."
"I am also thankful that I did not recklessly challenge the most powerful wizard. Thanks to you, I am alive."
(Well, the marriage proposal was broken up because she was an adolescent and her first love didn't work out, and he got engaged right away. I'm surprised you put up with it - or rather, listened to your parents and friends. (I guess they tried very hard not to be so thoughtless.)
Jim, with his kind parents and friends, must be a good man, even though he was not a good match for Alicia.
Even Alicia did not seem to dislike him as a childhood friend, even if she did not like him as a marriage partner.
"It's one thing for me to talk to you like this, but to tell you the truth, I have a favor to ask you."
"Let me ask you something."
I need to talk to Alicia.
"I'm sure."
I expected to be told that.
Although he has regained his composure, he may not have completely blown it.
Then I knew he would ask to speak with Alicia once.
"Don't get me wrong. I don't mean to embarrass you or her. I just want to apologize and get a clear rejection. I'm sorry about how I feel about it, but it's what I need to do to move on."
"......I understand how you feel. Just so you know, Alicia wanted to say no and apologize to you in person."
"I know. I know my parents would have stopped me. I don't want my words or actions to hurt her. And that I would not regret it later. I am grateful to them. If I had met Alicia sooner, I would have done something rash. But now that I've cooled off, I want to make a decision."
I know what you're talking about. As a man, I understand Jim's feelings.
"Then, it's not a matter of whether I forgive you or not, it's between the two of you. I won't stop you."
"Thank you."
"But be warned - if you say or do anything to hurt Alicia, I will not tolerate it. You'd better be prepared to be cut in half."
I do not want to leave a scar on Alicia's tender-hearted heart.
Alicia is still concerned about the fact that she and Jim have called off their marriage proposal.
Jim nodded at Sam's warning.
"I'll keep that in mind."
"Well then, the sooner the better. Right away."
Sam finished his coffee and stood up.
"--Samuel Scheidt, are you sure?""Yes?"A man's voice called out to Sam from behind as he staggered helplessly through the streets of the castle town.He felt no hostility, so he turned around and saw a boy in his late teens.The boy, whom he did not recognize, was a well-dressed man with long cropped chestnut hair and a difficult expression on his face.He was probably a nobleman."I am Samuel Scheidt. Who are you?""I'm sorry to call on you so suddenly. But now that I've seen you, I couldn't help but call out to you. I'm--I'm Jim Robert."--Oh."I know who he is.He was the boy who had been pining over Alicia, Sam's fiance the other day.Alicia and Jim's marriage was being discussed by their mothers.Jim was positive, in fact, he wanted to, but Alicia did not want to.It was not that Jim was a jerk or that he had done anything wrong to Alicia, but they were just not compatible.Above all, Alicia had feelings for Sam and would never have turned her heart to Jim.In the end, Alicia and Sam were together, and Jim's marriage proposal was broken off.Jim is the boy in front of you, Jim Robert."I'm glad you can understand me.""If this is about Lady Alicia...""I know. I'm not blaming you or complaining."What?"I didn't expect that.He has every right to blame Sam and to complain.Before his incompatibility with Alicia, Jim had been a boy who never listened to her and talked only about himself.The women were critical of him, but Sam and Jonathan felt that it was too much to ask a boy of his age to show perfect behavior in front of a girl he was in love with.In his own way, he too had strong feelings for Alicia, and his desire to let her know about him was just a little too much.Still, he was prepared to complain about the fact that Sam was one of the reasons why he and his girlfriend had broken off their marriage, but apparently not."I just want to talk to you for a minute. Please.""Well, let's, uh, let's go to a nearby coffee shop.""Okay."Just in time, there was a coffee shop in front of us, so we moved there.Fortunately, the store was empty.We sat facing each other at a window seat away from other customers so that we could talk calmly.He asked the waitress for two coffees, and they waited quietly without exchanging a word.After a while, the coffees arrived and they both moistened their thirst, Jim slowly opened his mouth."I've been thinking about this ever since the offer fell through. I've been trying to figure out why and what went wrong. But I couldn't find the answer on my own, so I talked to a lot of people. And, what the heck, they all told me that I was the one with the problem.As if in shame, Jim confides his experience to Sam."At first I couldn't believe it, but a kind friend put me in Alicia's shoes and helped me realize my mistake. Yeah. I'm ashamed of myself.""Well, excuse me, I'm surprised."I am truly surprised that Jim acted so calmly after having a loved one taken from him.He is an adolescent boy. He should have been allowed to act more emotionally."I think so, too. I know I did, but at first I was trying to act in an impulsive way. But my parents and friends saved me. They caught me in shock and locked me in my room so I wouldn't do anything stupid. Probably to prevent me from doing something stupid like fighting you.What quick and precise parents.In fact, if Jim's parents had not locked him up, they might never have faced each other across the table."I was out of my mind at the time, but if I think about it, if I challenged you, you would have cut me in half and that would have been the end of it," he said. Even I know that you killed Albert Frege, the former court wizard, in an instant.""Thank God you didn't have to fight your childhood friend, Lady Alicia.""I am also thankful that I did not recklessly challenge the most powerful wizard. Thanks to you, I am alive."Well, the marriage proposal was broken up because she was an adolescent and her first love didn't work out, and he got engaged right away. I'm surprised you put up with it - or rather, listened to your parents and friends. I guess they tried very hard not to be so thoughtless.Jim, with his kind parents and friends, must be a good man, even though he was not a good match for Alicia.Even Alicia did not seem to dislike him as a childhood friend, even if she did not like him as a marriage partner."It's one thing for me to talk to you like this, but to tell you the truth, I have a favor to ask you.""Let me ask you something."I need to talk to Alicia."I'm sure."I expected to be told that.Although he has regained his composure, he may not have completely blown it.Then I knew he would ask to speak with Alicia once."Don't get me wrong. I don't mean to embarrass you or her. I just want to apologize and get a clear rejection. I'm sorry about how I feel about it, but it's what I need to do to move on.""......I understand how you feel. Just so you know, Alicia wanted to say no and apologize to you in person.""I know. I know my parents would have stopped me. I don't want my words or actions to hurt her. And that I would not regret it later. I am grateful to them. If I had met Alicia sooner, I would have done something rash. But now that I've cooled off, I want to make a decision."I know what you're talking about. As a man, I understand Jim's feelings."Then, it's not a matter of whether I forgive you or not, it's between the two of you. I won't stop you.""Thank you.""But be warned - if you say or do anything to hurt Alicia, I will not tolerate it. You'd better be prepared to be cut in half."I do not want to leave a scar on Alicia's tender-hearted heart.Alicia is still concerned about the fact that she and Jim have called off their marriage proposal.Jim nodded at Sam's warning."I'll keep that in mind.""Well then, the sooner the better. Right away."Sam finished his coffee and stood up.
