Evil Duke, Please Be Gentle!

"Now that the dagger is with me, I can use it too, right?" 

The way Leo held the dagger, his both hands got injured and blood did not stop flowing from his palm, yet his face was blank and his eyes were cold as if he did not feel a thing. 

Evan stood up from her seat and walked towards the battle area when a knight stopped her.

"You can not go there, my lady!" she pursued her lips and stared at the knights with aggrieved eyes.

"Why were they fighting like they were enemies!" she asked as her head tilted towards the fight again.

Leo was holding the neck of Raymond and Raymond's hands were locked around Leo's waist and he pushed him to the wall. 

The sound of Leo hitting the wall was so strong that she did not dare to imagine the injuries it had caused!

"They both are best, my lady! It is normal for them to gain a lot of injuries if they fight each other. You do not need to worry, they both are strong enough to handle!" Although the knight tried to assure, Evan did not feel at ease at all.

"Bam '' she turned to see that Raymond was on the ground while the elbow of Leo was pressing his rib cage area and he was glaring at Raymond with cold eyes.

"That was too harsh, my lord!" Raymond mumbled as he was on the floor for a few seconds, trying to struggle but Leo did not stand up or let his chest go.

"Arden, start counting!" Leo raised his head and looked at his aide that was hiding in a corner as if trying to hide his presence. He jumped at his place but nodded and came running towards them.

"But you are not letting my ribcage go!!" Raymond struggled again but the pressure of his body was too much, Leo had put him in deadlock between his hand and his lower body. He did not have any space to move.

"Was that in the rule?" asked Leo with a look of disdain and Raymond frowned. He bit his lips, and closed his eyes.

"I accept defeat then!" Why would he waste his time when he knew that he couldn't come out of the deadlock until Leo moved away from his body.

Leo stared at the face of man but did not reply, but before he could deny or say anything else, Arden shouted first, "so here I announce my master, Leo Thawyne, as the winner of the battle." 

Just as the words left his mouth, everyone stood up and started clapping. Now Leo had no choice but to stand up and let the man go. Yet he did not feel good. This was the first time that he had not felt good when he won or when he fought.

He shook his head and looked at the crowd while his eyes were searching for the girl who should be caring about him but when his eyes met hers, she was glaring at him.

She gave him a cold glance and then left the place in silence, surprising him.

He took a step forward but was soon surrounded by all the knights.

"Miaster, your hands are injured. Shall I bring the first aid box here or would you go back to your office? then I will bandage them there." Asked Arden as he looked at his master's dazed face.

"I am honoured to have another chance to learn from you, master!" Raymond stood up and bowed his head in front of Leo with respect.

Finally Leo turned to look at all of them. His face was gloomy and dark and his aura was too much for them to handle. All the knights looked at him with fear.

Why was he so gloomy when he had won instead! Without giving a second glance to any of them, Leo turned and left towards his room.

"My lord, you are finally back." His steps halted when he saw a figure waiting for him at the door of his office and regretted his decision to come back here.

"Lady Olivia, I heard that you wanted to help the knights by doing charity!" he asked in a polite but distant tone as he continued walking towards the door of his office.

Olivia beamed when Leo came back to the office alone. When she reached the academy, she came to know that the commoner had followed him here too.

She was about to go crazy and beat the girl but when she came to know that she did not let her leo be alone but when leo did not bring the girl back to his office, she was assured that he did not care about the girl that much and it was her chance to show him the difference between diamonds and stone.

"That is right. I think it is our duty as the nobles to serve and help the weaker sections. And what would be better than helping the knights who protect our empire with their lives?" her face shone and her eyes sparkled as she fluttered her eyes lids and looked at the man with a shy smile on her face. But he did not even turn to look at her face.

Her mother had explained that to win a man, the best way would be to take interest in things he liked most. And the whole empire knew that Leo loved his knights most, they were like his second family. How could she let such a simple chance go!

Leo walked towards his office and sat on his chair. His eyes rummaged through the documents and a smirk formed on his lips. Finally satisfied with the work done, he raised his head and looked at the girl sitting in front of him.

"Yes! So what kind of help do you expect from me?" His voice was indifferent and cold yet the girl was sure that he would be touched when she would share her plan with him.

"I am here to offer the grains that your family could not provide this year!"

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