IT'S NICE AND OPEN, MAKING IT THE PERFECT SPOT FOR TARGET PRACTICE.
COME TO THINK OF IT, LADY CHARLES, YOUR DRESS LOOKS A BIT UNCOMFORTABLE.
IF YOU NEED TO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BORROW SOME OF MY CLOTHES?
I'M FINE WITH THIS OUTFIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
WHAT ON EARTH DOES LADY EVELYN SEE IN A COUNTRY BUMPKIN LIKE THAT...?!
I, "CECIL ROSEPELT,
AM THE DAUGHTER OF THE ROSEPELT VISCOUNTCY, WHICH MANUFACTURES MILITARY SUPPLIES.
LATELY, OUR FAMILY HAS BEEN STRUGGLING DUE TO A SUDDEN SUSPENSION OF TRADE WITH OUR CLIENTS.
SO, I DECIDED TO BEFRIEND LADY EVELYN,
THE YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF THE FLORIA EARLDOM—A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY.
I HAD HEARD THAT SHE LIKED SMALL, CUTE LITTLE ANIMALS, BUT...
PETITE
DON'T JUST STAND THERE STARING BLANKLY, COME OVER HERE!
I'll show you how!
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT APPLIED TO PEOPLE, TOO?!
IF THINGS KEEP GOING LIKE THIS, MY SPOT NEXT TO LADY EVELYN IS GOING TO BE STOLEN...
LADY EVELYN!
I CAN'T LOSE!
WELL, EVEN IF YOU TEACH HER, LADY CHARLES PROBABLY WON'T GET IT ANYWAY, RIGHT?
COME ON, STAY AND PLAY WITH US MORE. WON'T YOU?
HOW ABOUT IT, LADY EVELYN? I'M ON THE RATHER SMALL AND CUTE SIDE MYSELF, AREN'T I?
...WHY WOULD YOU THINK LADY CHARLES CAN'T DO IT?
WELL, BECAUSE SHE'S SOMEONE FROM A NAMELESS RURAL VILLAGE.
SHE PROBABLY HAS NEVER EVEN TOUCHED A HUNTING RIFLE,
SO IT'D BE A MIRACLE IF SHE HITS EVEN A SINGLE FLYING TARGET, WOULDN'T IT?
LADY CECIL, EVEN SO, SAYING THINGS LIKE THAT...
IT'S FINE. WHETHER SHE CAN HIT THEM OR NOT,
I SUPPOSE WE'LL FIND OUT IF SHE TRIES IT HERSELF.
DO YOU THINK IT'S THAT EASY?
WAIT! I HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN TAUGHT HOW TO SHOOT YET...
...WAIT, WHAT?
SHE'S GOOD...
I THOUGHT SHE WAS JUST A CUTE YOUNG LADY WITH SOME NERVE,
BUT TO THINK SHE'S EVEN GOOD WITH A GUN...!
WHAT THE HELL? WHY IS SHE SO GOOD AT SHOOTING...?!
COME TO THINK OF IT, I SUPPOSE YOU MUST HAVE SPENT YOUR LIFE JUST HUNTING OUT IN THE STICKS?!
I MEAN, YOU'D NEED GOOD SHOOTING SKILLS TO MAKE A LIVING, RIGHT?!
WHAT?
...MY LADY. I HAVE A GUN IN MY HAND RIGHT NOW,
WHY DO YOU KEEP PROVOKING ME?
A-A-ARE YOU THREATENING ME RIGHT NOW?!
NO. I'M JUST STATING FACTS.
THAT'S THE SAME THING! PUT THE GUN DOWN! DROP THE GUN!
CAN'T VERY WELL PUT A GUN DOWN AT A SHOOTING RANGE~
I-I'M SCARED, SO JUST PUT IT DOWN!
Good grief, anyone would think I was actually going to shoot you.
CHARLES?
THIS FAMILIAR VOICE...
LOUVANDES?
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
WAIT, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HE WAS HERE TOO...
HAHA, JUST HAPPENED TO...
SOMEONE WHO SAID THEY WERE GOING TO A FUNERAL-WHY ARE YOU AT A SHOOTING RANGE?
THAT MAN IS... THE GENTLEMAN LADY EVELYN HAS TAKEN A LIKING TO, ISN'T HE?
GOOD, I'LL FLATTER LADY EVELYN RIGHT HERE AND SCORE SOME POINTS!
O-OH MY! HELLO, LORD LOU!
MY GOODNESS~! THAT SHOOTING ATTIRE SUITS YOU SO WELL~!
YOUR OUTFIT COLOR TODAY IS SO SIMILAR TO LADY EVELYN'S!
It's like you matched on purpose!
IF YOU TWO STAND TOGETHER, I THINK YOU'LL LOOK SO WELL-SUITED!
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EVEN BETTER IF THE TWO OF YOU HAD GOTTEN ENGAGED!
...WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
HUH? I-I WAS JUST...
EVEN THOUGH MY FIANCÉ IS STANDING RIGHT HERE IN PLAIN SIGHT,
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE INTENT BEHIND SAYING SUCH THINGS.
LADY CECIL. IS THE CONCEPT OF "CONSIDERATION" COMPLETELY FOREIGN TO YOU?
HERE IT COMES. LOUVANDES'S "SARCASM"...
IS THAT SOME NEW METHOD OF SOCIALIZATION DEVISED BY YOU, LADY CECIL?
THE KIND OF BEHAVIOR WHERE YOU ACT AS THOUGH SOMEONE ISN'T THERE EVEN WHEN THEY'RE RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU?
TH-THAT'S NOT IT,
IT'S JUST OBJECTIVELY THAT THE TWO OF YOU LOOK SO GOOD TOGETHER...!
OBJECTIVE, YOU SAY...
CHARLES AND I ARE FORMALLY ENGAGED.
ISN'T "OBJECTIVE" A WORD YOU USE FOR A RELATIONSHIP OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED LIKE THAT?
PAYING EXCESSIVE ATTENTION TO OTHER PEOPLE'S BUSINESS IS CONTRARY TO GOOD MANNERS.
IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT, IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR YOU TO LEARN IT NOW,
LOU, STOP IT.
LADY CECIL, LET'S NOT MAKE THINGS AWKWARD AND JUST GET BACK TO SHOOTING.
...YOU SHOULD GO SHOOT SOME MORE YOURSELF, LADY CHARLES!
HUH...?
WHY IS SHE MAD AT ME?
You were the one who was teasing her.
CHARLES. AS THEY SAY, THE MEDDLING SISTER-IN-LAW IS ALWAYS THE MOST DISLIKED.
IT SEEMS THE YOUNG LADIES HAVE COME TO VIEW YOU QUITE FAVORABLY, THOUGH.
THEY WERE WILLING TO HANG OUT TOGETHER LIKE THIS SO QUICKLY.
WE’RE NOT THAT CLOSE. WE JUST HAPPENED TO RUN INTO EACH OTHER.
YOU BROUGHT HER TO THE SHOOTING RANGE BECAUSE YOU ARE CLOSE.
LOU VANZEN’S FIANCÉE RESCUES THE YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF COUNT FLORIA.
YOU SAVED THE LIVES OF OTHER ARISTOCRATS, AFTER ALL.
YOU EVEN MANAGED TO SNIFF OUT POISONED WINE AT THE LOCKWOOD ESTATE WHEN YOU WERE BRIEFLY INVITED.
EVERYONE MUST BE SECRETLY GRATEFUL TO YOU DEEP DOWN, CHARLES.
IT WAS JUST A COINCIDENCE THAT THE NOBLE HOUSEHOLD I VISITED
HAPPENED TO OVERLAP WITH THE PLACE CATACLE TARGETED, BUT...
ONCE AGAIN, YOU HAVE THIS LOOK LIKE YOU DIDN'T DO A THING
YET MANAGED TO WIN PEOPLE'S TRUST PURELY THROUGH SHEER LUCK.
CHARLES, SOMETIMES IT SEEMS YOU DON'T QUITE REALIZE
JUST HOW LOVELY A PERSON YOU ARE.
THOUGH YOU'RE SOMEONE WHO CAN'T HELP BUT BE LOVED THE MOMENT YOU'RE SEEN.
At the outdoor shooting range, Cecil Rosepelt belittles Lady Charles to get closer to Lady Evelyn and forces her into target practice. Despite saying she has never trained, Charles shoots surprisingly well and stuns everyone. As tension rises, Lou Vandes arrives and openly defends his fiancée Charles.
