episode_0583

engagement? why? Arthur’s eyes widened in surprise at the unexpected words, but the sculpture of Soladin floating next to him calmly responded to his confusion.

– Don’t you know the saying that nothing is closer than being linked by blood?

Even excluding the monster named Benedick Aln, the current potential of the Aln family is astounding.

It’s natural to want a blood connection. Arthur was able to get out of his embarrassment after hearing the dry tone without the slightest hint of emotion.

1The queen is someone who thinks only about her country. There is no way to listen to an individual’s personal feelings.

Yesterday, I remembered the image of him dancing with a fairy and acted obscenely.

“I understand that it is to strengthen the connection with the Aln family. However, it doesn’t look like Lord Benedick will be happy to accept his daughter’s engagement.”

During the last winter vacation, when he was training at the Aln family, Arthur received various threats from Benedick Aln.

His words, saying that the moment you touch my daughter, you will see a very terrible sight, combined with the power of the man named Benedik Alln, turned into fear.

Even though we were just friends, we raised a lot of caution, but got engaged?

On that day, Arthur may truly disappear from this world.

“Yes. I guess so. Aln Baek’s love for his daughter is special. A significant backlash is expected, but that’s it.”

That’s it? Arthur, who remembered Benedick making a loud noise every time he swung his sword while fighting the evil spirit of darkness in the fairy forest, could not agree with that statement.

“First of all, Lord Benedict is clearly a loyalist. He is a knight who has never once shown an attitude of treason even though he possesses great military power and has been given countless roles that are unreasonable.”

This is why a man named Benedick Arn is respected by everyone in the kingdom, and this is why the evaluation of the Arn family did not drop one bit even though Lucy Alln committed numerous evil acts in the past, and many knights wish to belong to the Arn family despite knowing about the vicious training. That’s why.

Benedick Aln is an admirable being who seems to embody the word chivalry.

“Despite his fierce appearance, he is also a smart person. You may protest for a while, but you cannot try any more than that.”

It will happen. Since his wife passed away, Aln Beck has developed a lot of political sensibility. Even if one complains, it is unlikely that one’s feelings will be carried over to the relationship between the country and the royal family.

“Also, there is a possibility of hostility towards the 3rd Prince, but there is no need to worry about this. Please try to do some harm to Lady Arn, who is her dear friend. What will happen?”

I would like to avoid situations where I would be directly disliked by Lucy Alln.

I know what kind of reaction Lucy Alln will have if she harms me, but there is no way she would commit such a mistake. At best, they’ll just treat me with a lot of malice.

That alone is terrible.

“So, if you wish, I am willing to proceed with the engagement. As the 3rd Prince said, the Aln family is and will continue to be necessary to the kingdom.”

– You’re so considerate. You are asking about the intentions of the third prince who has no family background.

What Soladin’s fragment said is correct.

1There is no need for the queen to make suggestions to me. There is a significant power difference between that person and me.

Nevertheless, the reason he asked my doctor was probably out of consideration for me.

– When viewed objectively, there is no reason to refuse. This is not to say that it is better than being sold and treated as a hostage to another country. Common sense tells us that we should not miss the opportunity to go from being the three princes who were thrown around to becoming the owner of a family that everyone is worried about.

‘I know that much. ‘I’m not so stupid that I can’t calculate profit and loss like that.’

From a political perspective, it would be very foolish to refuse the offer made by the First Queen.

No matter where you look, there is nothing but gain.

ah. Of course, if it were anyone else, I might have thought it was terrible to be hanging out with a cocky kid named Lucy Alln, but that doesn’t matter to me.

Whether the engagement takes place or not, I will have to continue to be his toy.

Nevertheless, the reason I can’t nod my head is probably because I know that he doesn’t want this.

“3Prince?”

As if it was strange that Arthur had been worrying for so long, the first queen called his name.

“This proposal. It’s also a reward for your achievements, right? After all, the Third Prince has a crush on Lady Aln, right?”

Arthur’s shoulders stiffen at the words that came out as if they were so obvious, like saying that night comes when the sun goes down.

“You just need to put yourself in the position of the victim. If the first queen, who had a bad personality and was self-righteous, pushed for this, who would criticize you?”

The words she speaks are clearly of consideration. It is a respect for Arthur, who contributed to saving the Fairy Forest, which had been a problem for a long time.

Even though he knew this fact, Arthur couldn’t help but laugh.

“You just.”

“I refuse.”

Could it be that I didn’t expect that he would reject this marriage proposal? 1The queen’s words were cut off for a moment.

“…Why?”

“You want me to spend the rest of my life with that damn guy, only to have my insides burn after just a moment? I’m sorry, but I want to live as thin and long as possible. I don’t want to live a short life living in anger.”

This was just an excuse. If Lucy’s words and actions were truly unbearable, there was no way he would have remained her friend.

There was only one sincerity in what Arthur said just now.

I don’t want to proceed with marriage talks like this.

“Hmm.”

Did you guess his intentions? The First Queen narrowed her eyes and deepened the smile on her lips.

“Let’s change the story. This is an order from the first queen, who is the king’s representative. Accept the engagement.”

“I refuse.”

“Are you rebelling against the order of the country?”

“That can’t be right. What happened here will never happen, so what’s the problem?”

“That’s an interesting opinion. Please keep talking.”

“1The queen cannot mislead me through official occasions. That’s why you can’t use shadows. Because I am a close friend of Lucy Arlen, whom you care so much about.”

Lucy Alln is a very eccentric person.

If a friend is in trouble, she will stand by his friend’s side as if it were a given.

Especially if it’s because of something related to you.

Then what happens? Lucy Alln, who had tried to get on the same side, suddenly found herself on the opposite side.

The situation gets worse when the dark part is used. If I create a worthy cause, not only Lucy Alln but also my acquaintances and even the families to which those acquaintances belong will speak out.

“Rather than lowering the authority of the royal family by doing something unnecessary, it is better to make it seem like it never happened. Isn’t that right?”

“That’s accurate. The current 3rd Prince is a scary person to mess with hastily.”

The Arthur of today is different from the Arthur of the past who had to live with subtle contempt. Although he may not have a relationship made of blood, he does have a number of people made of fate.

“Good. So let’s change the story again. It’s a negotiation. I’ll tell you what you’re most curious about.”

“If it is a story related to your mother, it is not necessary. Because I’ve already come out of the nightmare.”

I haven’t completely overcome the nightmare.

There is clearly a faint darkness in his heart.

But it’s okay. Because he is no longer a person bound by nightmares.

“If you don’t have anything more to say, this is enough.”

“After. Hehehe. Hahaha.”

Arthur closes his mouth at the sudden laughter of the first queen.

Queen 1 tried to suppress her laughter by covering her mouth with the back of her hand, as if she didn’t want this situation to happen, but her smile did not fade easily.

Arthur, who was sweating coldly wondering what the hell was going on, watched carefully as the first queen finally stopped laughing.

“Good. Just go back and rest.”

“Thank you.”

“Ah. really. Do you remember the etiquette for the prince’s coming-of-age ceremony?”

“…I remember all the palace etiquette.”

“Then that’s it. Just go back and rest. Thank you for your hard work in keeping up with the mean comments.”

Arthur came out of the tent thinking he had no idea what was going on, walked for a while with his mouth closed, and only sighed when he arrived at a place with few people.

I don’t regret what I just did.

No, if he had nodded without saying anything, he would have been writhing around in self-loathing.

However, there are some parts that I just don’t understand.

“What on earth is that laugh?”

– It was a very pleasant laugh.

“So I don’t know any more. I have never seen the first queen laugh so innocently.”

I can’t even guess why I laughed like that. I heard that when I get too angry, I actually end up laughing. Could it be that my rudeness has blown away the first queen’s sense of reason?

– You probably don’t need to worry too much. Didn’t the first queen also acknowledge it? You’ve become a difficult person to mess with.

“You don’t have to worry about it evaporating tomorrow. The only thing that was puzzling was that he asked about the coming-of-age ceremony.”

There might be some meaning to the question that came out without any context, but Arthur couldn’t understand it.

– What is the coming-of-age ceremony?

“I don’t know either.”

– …You said you knew?

“I have seen it with my own eyes, so I know roughly. However, it is not accurate enough to explain.”

Even before entering the academy, Arthur had completely memorized all etiquette.

However, the story changed after I entered the academy, or more accurately, after I asked Lucy Alln to teach me.

Think about it. How can you keep something like etiquette in your mind when you have to force yourself to move your body, which feels like it’s going to die every day, and devote yourself to training while also being faithful to new learning?

– It’s so frustrating.

“I’ll take care of it right away, so take a deep breath.”

After answering with annoyance, he stood up, fell backwards in horror when he encountered Lucy Alln’s mischievous smile.

“Kuhuhuh. As always, you are a pathetic and incompetent prince. It’s really foolish of you to be consistent in this regard.”

Normally Arthur would tell Lucy what to do, but today he couldn’t.

The girl who saved him came to mind, the girl from yesterday came to mind, and the conversation we just had just kept ringing in my ears, so all I could do was hide my red face.

“Huh? Why are you doing that? Could it be that I can’t get up? Such a beast…”

“Do it in moderation! In moderation!”

“Yes~ Yes~ It’s my fault for being too cute~ I’ll skip this time~”

– that’s right! Lucy is cute!

– But what’s wrong with being cute?

– I don’t know! But since Lucy said it was her fault, it must be her fault!

Did the fairies who were provoking the evil spirit of darkness with Lucy cling to her side?

…It’s truly terrible. Should I now be treated like a toy by those guys too?

ha. It’s sad that I brought the first queen and my family with me because of this guy, and have to be laughed at like this. What? I like the fact that I can get angry comfortably.

“That’s right. I had some business to do, but the incompetent prince was so stupid that I forgot about it for a while.”

“What is it?”

“Dongjeong Jintta is singing. What did they say? I heard there’s something I can do for the mold that stuck to the incompetent prince.”

*

Arthur returns and the tent is empty. The first queen, who was processing some documents with a sly smile, put down her quill and called in someone from outside.

“I have one favor to ask you.”

“Yes. 1Queen. Please give us anything.”

“1Could you please bring the prince here? I have a story to share with that person.”

“Is this an urgent matter?”

“Yes. 3He must do what the prince could not do.”