Ferrado, the crown prince of the Kingdom of Felsia, confessed to Esti.

    … In fact, he didn’t plan on confessing so soon.

    How can I confess right away on the first meeting?

    Confession is the final step in confirming each other’s feelings.

    Ferrado knew all too well that confessions without context would only embarrass the other person.

    The original plan was to just say hello first.

    After that, slowly show off your charms to the princess.

    So I gradually got closer to her heart…

    Let’s make the most wonderful confession at the crucial moment.

    But he missed his schedule.

    Needless to say, it was Estee’s fault.

    -Obviously.

    ‘… Princess, why are you looking at me so openly?’

    As soon as I entered the auditorium, Esti was sitting on the lap of a blonde woman.

    Her gaze was directed only at Ferrado.

    Even after he sat down next to me. All the way through the lecture.

    A situation where a woman who he fell in love with at first sight looks up at him with moist eyes.

    It was enough stimulation to paralyze a man’s reason.

    … Of course, Estee did it with the thought of ‘Golden Sun! Intrusion! No!’, but at least that’s how he felt.

    Things like puffing out air to the point of making your cheeks look plump or narrowing your eyes when looking at yourself were just seen as cuteness.

    Because of this, he was confused throughout the lecture.

    What is it? Why is the princess staring at me like this?

    ‘Just like… you fell in love with me at first sight. Just like me back in the old days.’

    Suddenly his memories came back in time.

    Five years ago, Ferrado visited the empire with a delegation.

    Esti attended a banquet to pray for peace between the empire and the kingdom.

    The moment when the two first met at the banquet hall.

    “Hey kid, you came alone?”

    “Huh? Oh, that’s it.”

    “Huh. You don’t speak Imperial French very well. Should I bring you some cookies? Our Imperial Pastry Chef is good at it.”

    Esti took good care of Ferrado, who happened to catch her eye.

    It was because I overlapped Louis with him when he was young.

    Of course, even if you take good care of them, it’s just a small action like ‘Hey, my cookies are delicious.’

    But it didn’t feel trivial to him at all.

    ‘Did I get caught…?’

    At the time, he was wearing shabby clothes to hide his identity.

    To hear the king’s command and secretly check if there is a suitable match for him among the empire’s young ladies.

    It was also Ferrado’s intention to appear out of place and unsuited to the banquet.

    You have to look at a person from a distance, from the lowest point, to see the true nature of the person.

    It was his typical way of valuing a person’s inner self over their outer appearance.

    But, wasn’t it the most noble of them who reached out to me without hesitation?

    I couldn’t help but be flustered.

    It is a top secret that the prince is among the delegation.

    To her, he was just a mean boy.

    Why does the princess take such good care of him?

    It was towards the end of the banquet that the mystery was solved.

    “Heh. How is it? Is it delicious? I’ll wrap it up for you, so you can eat it on the way back. It’ll be fine for two days.”

    ‘… You only took care of the boy named Ferrado, not me as a prince.’

    There was no reason.

    I just took care of a boy who didn’t fit in at the banquet.

    To Estee, it was a courtesy that was as natural as breathing.

    But Ferrado knew.

    How difficult it is.

    How noble it is for someone who is a princess to extend her hand to an ordinary boy instead of dancing with nobles in fancy clothes.

    My heart was pounding loudly.

    ‘How can someone with such a beautiful heart be like this?’

    -Thump, thump.

    ‘This figure, who is loved by everyone, yet does not hesitate to look down on a mere, lowly and lonely boy.’

    -Thump thump.

    ‘Isn’t she… almost like a saint?’

    [‘Ferrado Brunfelsia’s favorability has been readjusted. Current favorability: 100 (+50)]

    … heart pounding.

    It was the moment he fell in love at first sight.

    ‘Huh, is it really that touching to get cookies? This is a 100% favorability rating.’

    “Should I pack it more? Hmm, if I leave it for too long it will get soggy and spoil… .”

    ‘How dare I judge who is a good match for me? I should be the man who suits this person!’

    “No, Princess Arita. Please stay healthy.”

    “Huh? You speak Imperial Chinese well… Hey, kid! Take the cookies!!”

    To Estee, he was just a ridiculous boy who ran away out of the blue without even eating a cookie, but anyway.

    From that day on, Ferrado lived really hard.

    He took care of his body until his beautiful skin turned a bronze color and acquired all kinds of knowledge.

    Even during the late growth period, he grew a lot in height.

    The arrogant boy became a confident crown prince who was both civil and military capable.

    ‘I’m sure even Abruen will know this. I’m the man who is worthy of the princess!’

    “I am deeply in love with Her Highness the Third Princess. Her beauty is exquisite and… .”

    “Are you a pedophile?”

    “It’s a shame to give Estee to you.”

    “You’re out. Go back.”

    “… … .”

    … but the ambitious marriage proposal was sharply rejected by the royal family.

    Nevertheless, Ferrado loved Esti passionately.

    From that day on, his heart only beat for her.

    -Obviously.

    ‘But why is that person staring at me like that?’

    My mind, which was reminiscing about old memories, returned to the present.

    Esti, who is still looking at herself passionately.

    … a lightning bolt struck his head.

    ‘Surely you really fell in love with me at first sight!!’

    -A flash of joy.

    From the princess’s perspective, she is literally a prince on a white horse.

    The boy who once treated me well is actually a prince?

    You came back as a handsome young man who fell in love with me at first sight?

    It was exactly the kind of story that women would love.

    My confidence soared.

    To the point where he confessed right away, contrary to his original plan.

    “I love you! Please go out with me, Princess!”

    “Huh? Huh, huh?”

    A confession made with great courage.

    Even though he swallowed dry saliva due to nervousness, he had no doubt that Estee would accept his confession.

    but,

    “Why me…?”

    “… … … .”

    What came back to the confession was pure doubt.

    It was a question that gave no sense of self-esteem at all.

    His expression suddenly distorted.

    Because there was something to worry about.

    -Crunch.

    ‘I dare to say that I was less familiar with the princess.’

    His eyes turned to Louis.

    Louis de Blasée.

    A world-class traitor who gave the princess an indelible scar.

    And yet, he still shamelessly receives the princess’s affection… Honestly, I’m really jealous of him.

    He shouted as if spitting out something.

    “Come to me and leave that piece of trash behind!”

    ‘Aren’t I a hundred times better than that little girl!’

    You are better than Louis. So come to me.

    Even he thought it was a wonderful thing to say.

    … but it sounded quite different to Irene and Shepor.

    ‘No, that person right now!? Isn’t Estee’s heart turned towards Prince Louis!?’

    ‘Is that kid a pedophile?’

    No matter how much he shows his affectionate and pure love, Esti is 135cm tall.

    The sight of an adult man passionately courting her…

    Objectively, it was a crime in itself.

    The two women locked eyes.

    -Irene, I will go in front as I have a higher status. Please support me from behind.

    -all right.

    Because I couldn’t leave Esti in the care of a child-loving person like that, even though he was a prince.

    After a brief operational meeting, they went straight into action.

    -Paang!!

    “You, what kind of rude thing are you saying!?”

    “Oh, that’s right… You’re going to steal the princess… !!”

    A sincere apology from a powerful figure in the social world.

    The high notes that resonated throughout the auditorium harmonized with Irene’s sobbing voice.

    The meaning of their chorus is, ‘Who are you to interfere in our relationship?’

    It was an unexpected remark from Ferradora.

    “Come on, ladies, calm down. Stealing from me. I’m just trying to woo the princess for my love. … I’d be a much better son-in-law than a womanizer like that in the palace.”

    “Keep going… !!”

    ‘That’s right!! Prince Louis is honestly trash!!’

    ‘Well, she really is a girl now.’

    What Ferrado chose for defense was the orthodox argument, ‘Aren’t I better than that guy?’

    The two of them couldn’t bring themselves to refute it.

    Estee is being nice to him because she loves him, but objectively, Louis was the worst love interest.

    But Shepor was not the type to back down, saying that he had been hit on the nail on the head.

    “It’s better than a pervert lusting after the princess’s small, cute, and soft body!!”

    ‘… Isn’t that what you should be saying?’

    Shepor’s counterattack.

    Although Irene’s disbelief was momentarily blown away, the effect was certain.

    “That, that’s… I love the inside of the princess. Even if the princess was tall and ugly, I’m sure… .”

    “This pedophile!! God’s punishment will come down on you!!”

    “… … … Ahem.”

    Ferrado’s words became confusing.

    I think that appearance is just a shell, but in general, that’s not the case.

    How would it look to Estee that he was courting her, a tall and handsome man?

    He didn’t know.

    However, his love was not easily broken.

    “Then does that mean that the princess must live her entire life without knowing love? Just because she looks young?”

    “Khuh?!”

    “He is someone who deserves to be loved by the princess. I, Ferrado, am the man who is truly worthy of the princess.”

    ‘This person, every word is correct…!!!’

    Then, a counter question of conversion: Does Estee have to live alone for the rest of her life?

    Shepor was cornered.

    If it were normal, I would have covered my face with an iron plate and changed the subject…

    Because if I did that, Estee might get hurt.

    I couldn’t just let her sit on my lap and openly confront her about that attack.

    So, Shepor eventually gnashed his teeth and counterattacked…

    ‘There’s nothing I can do. It’s a personal attack here…’

    “——Don’t go that far.”

    “… … ?”

    …Shepor’s mouth opened slightly and closed again.

    Because of the slightly stiff voice heard from the side.

    It was Louis’ voice.

    ‘Ha. If there was a guy like that in the empire, I would have connected him with Esti long ago. Why is he in the kingdom across the sea?’

    “I tried to listen quietly, but I’m starting to get annoyed.”

    “Hey you…!!”

    Louis sat up slightly.

    Ferrado also got up.

    The two stood facing each other.

    ‘But it’s too late, Ferrado. Esti likes women.’

    “It’s annoying. Ha. Do you know how much you hurt the princess… .”

    “Yeah. So I have to protect Esti until her wounds heal. That’s the only atonement I can make. ”

    “Oh my, oh my, oh my… ?”

    Amidst confusion and joy, the voice of Shepor, which had been ringing like a bell until just now, is heard.

    Louis’ blue eyes were filled with determination.

    “———So get the hell out of Estee.”

    ‘There is no place for a man to interfere in the love between women.’

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