Rena Ruber's Nature
Translated by Wook
Edited by Wook
Water dripped from the tip of her chin.
The face covered in champagne was cold. It wasn’t just the face. The spilled champagne soaked her neck and chest.
Rena, who was abruptly drenched in alcohol, looked at Rubid with a puzzled look.
‘What the hell is this…’
Situation?
Rena was startled and immediately checked her surroundings. Some of the nobles laughed in joy, while others had a surprised expression. There were also those who were confused.
However, no one was angry at this bastard’s atrocities.
Having read their reaction, Rena closed her lips.
‘Ah, so it’s like that.’
This made it clear.
This guy is such a great nobleman that everyone can let it slide, even if he doesn’t follow the etiquette.
There is only one person in power like this at this age, a master of a family who can even stand shoulder to shoulder with Cardinal Clavis, to the point of casually calling on Cardinal Clavis by name.
‘Rubid Plenus Gracia.’
The younger brother of the Northern Duke Eura Plenus.
‘Surely they summoned him because he belonged to the north.’
Rena finally realized the identity and intentions of Rubid. While she had been wondering about who had sent her the invitation, the northern master must have felt irritated because of the little girl.
Having grasped the situation roughly, Rena asked Rubid in a whisper.
“Is this something my father asked you to do?”
“Who is your father?”
Rubid asked coldly.
Rena was fully convinced by that reaction that he had an outright hostility towards her.
A short while after this revelation, Rubis smiled again and took out a handkerchief. Then he gently wiped Rena’s wet cheeks.
“If it’s okay with you, would you like another drink?”
Rena tried to refuse. However, before she could speak, her lips stiffened. It was because Rubid’s hand, which was wiping her cheek, gradually slid down.
His handkerchief passed through Rena’s neck and down to her collarbone. Rena paused at the excessive contact, whereas Rubis smiled like a sweet lover. Then he shoved the wet handkerchief between her breasts, just slightly above the dress line.
As the handkerchief entered the dress, the lecher noblemen burst out with vulgar laughter. That’s what they often do to women they call with money.
The dirty touch made Rena even more embarrassed than when she was drenched in champagne.
She wanted to remove the handkerchief that had entered the dress immediately, but there were too many eyes watching. The nobles, whose eyes were shining from all directions, were hoping for Rena to flounder.
‘What to do?’
Rena was desperately trying to figure out how not to be laughed at.
Really, what should one do at a time like this?
Shall one pour champagne equally on Rubid’s face?
Shall one slap him and grab his hair and turn the situation around?
Shall one just simply fight, much like Uni’s advice?
She would love to do that, but if she does, she’d become trash, like this unbridled Rubid.
Rena controlled her fuming heart, then smiled softly at the sarcastic Rubid in front of her.
“You’re smiling?”
As Rena smiled calmly, Rubid knitted his brows.
Rena pretended not to hear and pulled out the flowers that adorned her hair. Then she naturally took out the handkerchief from her chest and wrapped it around her flowers.
Rena, who made a corsage with flowers and the handkerchief, kissed the petals and filled Rubid’s empty glass with it.
When Rena repaid his disrespect with flowers, the nobility who was watching buzzed. Rubid was also surprised.
Rena looked at Rubid, who was puzzled, and smiled more gracefully. Then she greeted him politely and turned her body around.
***
Rena hurriedly crossed the hallway, all the while cursing at the bastard she had just met.
‘Rubid Plenus, right.’
Noble status, dazzling blonde hair, a beautiful face, and a temperamental head. These four were the hallmarks of the rumored Northern Prince, Rubid Plenus.
[Duke uses the same Chinese character or hanja, as King, it can be said that Duke = King, with the Emperor having the highest position in a monarchy. So a duke’s brother and/or sons are called a ‘prince’.]
Rena clenched her jaw tightly to erase Rubid’s face from her memory.
What bad luck. What a failure. She had thought that it was going smoothly, but in the end, the plate was turned over.
Because of a rook named Rubid Plenus.
‘Still, the worst was avoided.’
She was drenched in champagne, but she did not panic and responded calmly. She did not debase herself morally by responding in kind just because the opponent came out wickedly.
So today, it’s…
‘No.’
No. That’s not right. Today, the pain outweighs the gain.
No one would appreciate Rena after this situation. The scene where Rena overwhelmed the nobles will be erased from their memories, and only the humiliation she suffered from Rubid will be remembered.
I did not go out of my way to be treated like this.
As soon as she thought that, Rubid’s smiling face came back to mind, and at the same time, the sound of the heels clicking on the ground came to a halt.
Rena inhaled slowly.
Calm down. Calm down and judge carefully.
Rena had learned to stay cool through a lot of misfortunes. If one hits a wall, they need to calm their breath and take control of their emotions to be able to find a better way. This is Rena Ruber’s, who came this far with her bare body, way of surviving.
But being human doesn’t mean one can always be rational.
“Pfft…”
Rena couldn’t resist the laughter that came out of her lips.
She learned to be cool through many misfortunes, but that didn’t mean Rena was always cool.
Had she been really cool and sharp in the real world, she wouldn’t have yielded the altar to Lynn. She wouldn’t have swallowed the poison the butler had given her, nor would she have written a letter to her father as if she had declared war on him.
On the outside, Rena pretended to be well-educated and docile, but on the inside, she wasn’t so. And at the appearance of an opponent who awakens her nature, Rena clenched her teeth with a smile.
‘You won’t get away with this.’
I had also promised Uni that I’m going to win.
Rena started walking again.
You see, Rubid Plenus.
Don’t step on me.
Now let us repay this bastard.
***
“Poor Miss Rena… .”
“Since when did you start calling her Miss Rena? How disgusting.”
Rubid sat on the sofa, annoyed by Clavis’s, who was sitting on the armrest of the sofa, voice.
“How embarrassing it must have been. She must’ve adorned herself for so long… .”
“Just an ugly woman with decorations.”
“Ugly? Stop it, she’s a beauty.”
At the word ‘beauty’, Rubid poked out his tongue and made a nauseated expression. Then Clavis stopped pretending and muttered.
“She looks quite similar to Ruber.”
“Bullshit.”
Rubid’s tired expression suddenly turned harsh.
His ferocious purple eyes grew even more bloodthirsty, but Clavis stood and put an arm around his shoulder.
‘Ruber is great too.’
Being able to gain the trust of the Northern Duke Eura and his brother Rubid, the Northern brothers who were cold like ice, requires really great talent.
Of course, Eura needs to be close to talented people as the master of the North. However, how the hell was this bastard, Rubid, possessed as well?
Clavis laughed quietly as he thought about the resourcefulness of Marquis Ruber.
‘How about Miss Rena?’
How lions breed lions.
Clavis looked at the nearby side table. There was a glass of champagne with flowers. It was the flowers that Rena gave to Rubid earlier.
He wondered how she would react after being insulted.
White and flowers are the symbols of the emperor, thus, nobles exchanged flowers before dancing to commemorate the Founding Day. It was a kind of fashion that arose ahead of the Founding Day.
Could it be that she dressed deliberately with this in mind?
It was when Clavis was looking at the flower in the glass and pondered that the ballroom, where the music was calm, suddenly buzzed.
Clavis raised his head, wondering what was going on. Then his eyes were suddenly dyed with joy.
“Young Rubid.”
Clavis fixed his gaze on the entrance and called for Rubid. However, Rubid didn’t notice that the hall had become quiet and the atmosphere had turned tense.
Clavis whispered to the stupid chad.
“Look over there.”
Rubid looked over in annoyance. Then he frowned at the unexpected sight.
The arrogant nobles stood aside. Thanks to this, a path was created from the entrance of the venue to the sofa where Rubid sat.
There was one person at the end. It was a decent-looking young man, dressed in a tight-fitting royal blue uniform. Judging from the color of the uniform, they look like a high-ranking nobleman in the South. Was there such a guy in the South?
Rubid was the first person they saw. No, more accurately, he was the only person he saw.
The lofty figure was walking at a brisk pace. Then, they bowed towards Rubid, who was still sitting.
“Would you like to dance to a song?”
It’s not a man?
Rubid, who saw the person as a man because of their attire, narrowed his eyebrows at the voice that was higher than expected. He looked up in surprise only to see a pretty face.
After removing the makeup, the impression was slightly different, but not to the point of being unrecognizable. It’s not that her hair is short, it’s that he didn’t see it tied back.
When Rubid finally recognized herself, Rena smiled broadly and added.
“At this moment, you shouldn’t say that you ‘wouldn’t like it’.”
“You…”
While Rubid was still dumbstricken, Rena took his hand. However, Rubis had no intention of holding Rena’s hand and getting up.
Rena had never thought even once that he’d be cooperative. So she slightly interlocked their fingers and turned his wrist. Twisted nerves would startle him, so he would get up on his own.
“Ugh…!”
Rubid, whose wrist was broken, jumped up without realizing it. Then, as if she had been waiting for this moment, Rena immediately grabbed Rubid’s waist.
Rubid, who got embraced without even realizing it, burst into anger.
“This crazy…!”
But just before the profanity came out of his mouth, Rena twisted Rubid’s wrist again.
Joints are areas that cannot be trained. Even so, the reason why they’re not attacked with great enthusiasm like the eyes, is because they are tightly protected by muscles, making it difficult to strike effectively.
However, despite these shortcomings, the joints are the areas that showed infinite possibilities depending on how they’re used.
Rena Ruber was a lady who knew that fact well and was also good at practicing.
Just like this.
“Keugh!”
Rubid, who felt like his shoulder had been broken, staggered and stumbled, and Rena followed with a gentle gait.
Their movements were quite natural. The nobles didn’t even see Rena grabbing Rubid’s fingertips forcefully, so they only thought that this was Rubid’s response to the provocation.
Then they moved to the center of the ballroom with a side step, looking like a perfect pair.
In the middle of the ballroom, Rena gently released Rubid’s wrist and whispered.
“Shall we dance?”
“Bullshit…”
“Of course we will still do it even if you don’t like it.”
As Rubid gritted his teeth, Rena smiled brightly and grabbed his arm.
Rubid persevered so as not to get beaten again. But in spite of his resolve, he was dragged along once more.
‘What power…!’
Rubid was greatly perplexed. Meanwhile, Rena pulled at Rubid’s waist and embraced him, while Rubid clenched his teeth in shame.
“Let go of me.”
“Nope.”
Rena replied with a smile. It was when Rubid, who had distorted his face, was about to shout.
“Will you be okay? If you shout out here…”
“What…”
“It would be so unsightly.”
Rubid’s expression hardened at the question mixed with ridicule.
He swallowed his irritation and checked the surroundings belatedly. Fortunately or unfortunately, those stupid people didn’t seem to know the situation yet. But if he screams, they’d find out that he had been dragged unwillingly by Rena.
It was a difficult situation. A ruler’s lineage could be rude and ferocious, but not weak and ridiculed.
‘This crazy person!’
In the end, Rubid swallowed his anger. He followed Rena’s footsteps erratically and tried to come up with a solution. However, the young master, who had been living his life freely and without restrictions, had no wit to show in a critical situation.
‘Right, in any case, she’s just a woman…’
Rubid couldn’t find any other way to get away, so he decided to shake off Rena by force.
‘No one can make me crawl on all fours.’
Rubid took the opportunity.
There were moments when their bodies moved closer and farther away as they turned around according to the music. Rubid aimed at the time when the distance between them widened and slapped Rena’s hand that was holding his wrist with all his might.
Rena turned Rubid around using his own momentum as if she had been waiting for this. Thanks to this, instead of getting away from his partner, the Northern Prince started spinning around on the spot. The music was also upbeat, so it was a pretty good turn of events.
Rubid was embarrassed that he was still held captive, and Rena happily grabbed him as he turned around and returned to his place.
“Damn it, let me go…!”
As Rubid spoke in a lowered voice, Rena smiled brightly like a girl who had received a confession of love. Then she whispered to the tired prince.
“Do you think that because this is my first time, I won’t be able to understand the atmosphere?”
Rena’s voice was still soft.
“If you had told me in advance that it would be rough, I would have liked it from the beginning.”
However, the thorns that sprouted inside were sharp enough to be noticed by even a fearless scoundrel.
Rena Ruber's Nature
Translated by Wook
Edited by Wook
Water dripped from the tip of her chin.
The face covered in champagne was cold. It wasn’t just the face. The spilled champagne soaked her neck and chest.
Rena, who was abruptly drenched in alcohol, looked at Rubid with a puzzled look.
‘What the hell is this…’
Situation?
Rena was startled and immediately checked her surroundings. Some of the nobles laughed in joy, while others had a surprised expression. There were also those who were confused.
However, no one was angry at this bastard’s atrocities.
Having read their reaction, Rena closed her lips.
‘Ah, so it’s like that.’
This made it clear.
This guy is such a great nobleman that everyone can let it slide, even if he doesn’t follow the etiquette.
There is only one person in power like this at this age, a master of a family who can even stand shoulder to shoulder with Cardinal Clavis, to the point of casually calling on Cardinal Clavis by name.
‘Rubid Plenus Gracia.’
The younger brother of the Northern Duke Eura Plenus.
‘Surely they summoned him because he belonged to the north.’
Rena finally realized the identity and intentions of Rubid. While she had been wondering about who had sent her the invitation, the northern master must have felt irritated because of the little girl.
Having grasped the situation roughly, Rena asked Rubid in a whisper.
“Is this something my father asked you to do?”
“Who is your father?”
Rubid asked coldly.
Rena was fully convinced by that reaction that he had an outright hostility towards her.
A short while after this revelation, Rubis smiled again and took out a handkerchief. Then he gently wiped Rena’s wet cheeks.
“If it’s okay with you, would you like another drink?”
Rena tried to refuse. However, before she could speak, her lips stiffened. It was because Rubid’s hand, which was wiping her cheek, gradually slid down.
His handkerchief passed through Rena’s neck and down to her collarbone. Rena paused at the excessive contact, whereas Rubis smiled like a sweet lover. Then he shoved the wet handkerchief between her breasts, just slightly above the dress line.
As the handkerchief entered the dress, the lecher noblemen burst out with vulgar laughter. That’s what they often do to women they call with money.
The dirty touch made Rena even more embarrassed than when she was drenched in champagne.
She wanted to remove the handkerchief that had entered the dress immediately, but there were too many eyes watching. The nobles, whose eyes were shining from all directions, were hoping for Rena to flounder.
‘What to do?’
Rena was desperately trying to figure out how not to be laughed at.
Really, what should one do at a time like this?
Shall one pour champagne equally on Rubid’s face?
Shall one slap him and grab his hair and turn the situation around?
Shall one just simply fight, much like Uni’s advice?
She would love to do that, but if she does, she’d become trash, like this unbridled Rubid.
Rena controlled her fuming heart, then smiled softly at the sarcastic Rubid in front of her.
“You’re smiling?”
As Rena smiled calmly, Rubid knitted his brows.
Rena pretended not to hear and pulled out the flowers that adorned her hair. Then she naturally took out the handkerchief from her chest and wrapped it around her flowers.
Rena, who made a corsage with flowers and the handkerchief, kissed the petals and filled Rubid’s empty glass with it.
When Rena repaid his disrespect with flowers, the nobility who was watching buzzed. Rubid was also surprised.
Rena looked at Rubid, who was puzzled, and smiled more gracefully. Then she greeted him politely and turned her body around.
***
Rena hurriedly crossed the hallway, all the while cursing at the bastard she had just met.
‘Rubid Plenus, right.’
Noble status, dazzling blonde hair, a beautiful face, and a temperamental head. These four were the hallmarks of the rumored Northern Prince, Rubid Plenus.
[Duke uses the same Chinese character or hanja, as King, it can be said that Duke = King, with the Emperor having the highest position in a monarchy. So a duke’s brother and/or sons are called a ‘prince’.]
Rena clenched her jaw tightly to erase Rubid’s face from her memory.
What bad luck. What a failure. She had thought that it was going smoothly, but in the end, the plate was turned over.
Because of a rook named Rubid Plenus.
‘Still, the worst was avoided.’
She was drenched in champagne, but she did not panic and responded calmly. She did not debase herself morally by responding in kind just because the opponent came out wickedly.
So today, it’s…
‘No.’
No. That’s not right. Today, the pain outweighs the gain.
No one would appreciate Rena after this situation. The scene where Rena overwhelmed the nobles will be erased from their memories, and only the humiliation she suffered from Rubid will be remembered.
I did not go out of my way to be treated like this.
As soon as she thought that, Rubid’s smiling face came back to mind, and at the same time, the sound of the heels clicking on the ground came to a halt.
Rena inhaled slowly.
Calm down. Calm down and judge carefully.
Rena had learned to stay cool through a lot of misfortunes. If one hits a wall, they need to calm their breath and take control of their emotions to be able to find a better way. This is Rena Ruber’s, who came this far with her bare body, way of surviving.
But being human doesn’t mean one can always be rational.
“Pfft…”
Rena couldn’t resist the laughter that came out of her lips.
She learned to be cool through many misfortunes, but that didn’t mean Rena was always cool.
Had she been really cool and sharp in the real world, she wouldn’t have yielded the altar to Lynn. She wouldn’t have swallowed the poison the butler had given her, nor would she have written a letter to her father as if she had declared war on him.
On the outside, Rena pretended to be well-educated and docile, but on the inside, she wasn’t so. And at the appearance of an opponent who awakens her nature, Rena clenched her teeth with a smile.
‘You won’t get away with this.’
I had also promised Uni that I’m going to win.
Rena started walking again.
You see, Rubid Plenus.
Don’t step on me.
Now let us repay this bastard.
***
“Poor Miss Rena… .”
“Since when did you start calling her Miss Rena? How disgusting.”
Rubid sat on the sofa, annoyed by Clavis’s, who was sitting on the armrest of the sofa, voice.
“How embarrassing it must have been. She must’ve adorned herself for so long… .”
“Just an ugly woman with decorations.”
“Ugly? Stop it, she’s a beauty.”
At the word ‘beauty’, Rubid poked out his tongue and made a nauseated expression. Then Clavis stopped pretending and muttered.
“She looks quite similar to Ruber.”
“Bullshit.”
Rubid’s tired expression suddenly turned harsh.
His ferocious purple eyes grew even more bloodthirsty, but Clavis stood and put an arm around his shoulder.
‘Ruber is great too.’
Being able to gain the trust of the Northern Duke Eura and his brother Rubid, the Northern brothers who were cold like ice, requires really great talent.
Of course, Eura needs to be close to talented people as the master of the North. However, how the hell was this bastard, Rubid, possessed as well?
Clavis laughed quietly as he thought about the resourcefulness of Marquis Ruber.
‘How about Miss Rena?’
How lions breed lions.
Clavis looked at the nearby side table. There was a glass of champagne with flowers. It was the flowers that Rena gave to Rubid earlier.
He wondered how she would react after being insulted.
White and flowers are the symbols of the emperor, thus, nobles exchanged flowers before dancing to commemorate the Founding Day. It was a kind of fashion that arose ahead of the Founding Day.
Could it be that she dressed deliberately with this in mind?
It was when Clavis was looking at the flower in the glass and pondered that the ballroom, where the music was calm, suddenly buzzed.
Clavis raised his head, wondering what was going on. Then his eyes were suddenly dyed with joy.
“Young Rubid.”
Clavis fixed his gaze on the entrance and called for Rubid. However, Rubid didn’t notice that the hall had become quiet and the atmosphere had turned tense.
Clavis whispered to the stupid chad.
“Look over there.”
Rubid looked over in annoyance. Then he frowned at the unexpected sight.
The arrogant nobles stood aside. Thanks to this, a path was created from the entrance of the venue to the sofa where Rubid sat.
There was one person at the end. It was a decent-looking young man, dressed in a tight-fitting royal blue uniform. Judging from the color of the uniform, they look like a high-ranking nobleman in the South. Was there such a guy in the South?
Rubid was the first person they saw. No, more accurately, he was the only person he saw.
The lofty figure was walking at a brisk pace. Then, they bowed towards Rubid, who was still sitting.
“Would you like to dance to a song?”
It’s not a man?
Rubid, who saw the person as a man because of their attire, narrowed his eyebrows at the voice that was higher than expected. He looked up in surprise only to see a pretty face.
After removing the makeup, the impression was slightly different, but not to the point of being unrecognizable. It’s not that her hair is short, it’s that he didn’t see it tied back.
When Rubid finally recognized herself, Rena smiled broadly and added.
“At this moment, you shouldn’t say that you ‘wouldn’t like it’.”
“You…”
While Rubid was still dumbstricken, Rena took his hand. However, Rubis had no intention of holding Rena’s hand and getting up.
Rena had never thought even once that he’d be cooperative. So she slightly interlocked their fingers and turned his wrist. Twisted nerves would startle him, so he would get up on his own.
“Ugh…!”
Rubid, whose wrist was broken, jumped up without realizing it. Then, as if she had been waiting for this moment, Rena immediately grabbed Rubid’s waist.
Rubid, who got embraced without even realizing it, burst into anger.
“This crazy…!”
But just before the profanity came out of his mouth, Rena twisted Rubid’s wrist again.
Joints are areas that cannot be trained. Even so, the reason why they’re not attacked with great enthusiasm like the eyes, is because they are tightly protected by muscles, making it difficult to strike effectively.
However, despite these shortcomings, the joints are the areas that showed infinite possibilities depending on how they’re used.
Rena Ruber was a lady who knew that fact well and was also good at practicing.
Just like this.
“Keugh!”
Rubid, who felt like his shoulder had been broken, staggered and stumbled, and Rena followed with a gentle gait.
Their movements were quite natural. The nobles didn’t even see Rena grabbing Rubid’s fingertips forcefully, so they only thought that this was Rubid’s response to the provocation.
Then they moved to the center of the ballroom with a side step, looking like a perfect pair.
In the middle of the ballroom, Rena gently released Rubid’s wrist and whispered.
“Shall we dance?”
“Bullshit…”
“Of course we will still do it even if you don’t like it.”
As Rubid gritted his teeth, Rena smiled brightly and grabbed his arm.
Rubid persevered so as not to get beaten again. But in spite of his resolve, he was dragged along once more.
‘What power…!’
Rubid was greatly perplexed. Meanwhile, Rena pulled at Rubid’s waist and embraced him, while Rubid clenched his teeth in shame.
“Let go of me.”
“Nope.”
Rena replied with a smile. It was when Rubid, who had distorted his face, was about to shout.
“Will you be okay? If you shout out here…”
“What…”
“It would be so unsightly.”
Rubid’s expression hardened at the question mixed with ridicule.
He swallowed his irritation and checked the surroundings belatedly. Fortunately or unfortunately, those stupid people didn’t seem to know the situation yet. But if he screams, they’d find out that he had been dragged unwillingly by Rena.
It was a difficult situation. A ruler’s lineage could be rude and ferocious, but not weak and ridiculed.
‘This crazy person!’
In the end, Rubid swallowed his anger. He followed Rena’s footsteps erratically and tried to come up with a solution. However, the young master, who had been living his life freely and without restrictions, had no wit to show in a critical situation.
‘Right, in any case, she’s just a woman…’
Rubid couldn’t find any other way to get away, so he decided to shake off Rena by force.
‘No one can make me crawl on all fours.’
Rubid took the opportunity.
There were moments when their bodies moved closer and farther away as they turned around according to the music. Rubid aimed at the time when the distance between them widened and slapped Rena’s hand that was holding his wrist with all his might.
Rena turned Rubid around using his own momentum as if she had been waiting for this. Thanks to this, instead of getting away from his partner, the Northern Prince started spinning around on the spot. The music was also upbeat, so it was a pretty good turn of events.
Rubid was embarrassed that he was still held captive, and Rena happily grabbed him as he turned around and returned to his place.
“Damn it, let me go…!”
As Rubid spoke in a lowered voice, Rena smiled brightly like a girl who had received a confession of love. Then she whispered to the tired prince.
“Do you think that because this is my first time, I won’t be able to understand the atmosphere?”
Rena’s voice was still soft.
“If you had told me in advance that it would be rough, I would have liked it from the beginning.”
However, the thorns that sprouted inside were sharp enough to be noticed by even a fearless scoundrel.
