episode_0224

“Wait a minute. Let me check if I understood it correctly.”

After the prom, I returned to Amelia’s bedroom.

I washed up, changed clothes, and was a little excited about going back to sleep, when Amelia said something that was quite shocking in many ways.

“So… … The Crown Princess brought up a story about polygamy.”

“Yes.”

“I fall under the ‘part’ part of ‘poly’ polygamy.”

“Okay.”

“In the ‘polygamy’ section, do you and the Crown Princess herself?”

“I said so.”

“… … .”

I sat there blankly with my mouth open.

When I was young—no, in that world, I watched harem movies even after I got older.

But I just read the novel because it was fun. It’s not that I haven’t had the delusion of becoming the main character while reading such novels or comics, but I’ve never really thought about wishing that was the case.

No, have you ever thought about it? Did you just think there was no possibility of it happening?

I raised my eyebrows slightly.

“So you’re saying you want to become the family?”

Amelia sighed.

“No, I will be the concubine and he will be the concubine.”

“Princess Princess, did you eat something wrong?”

Of course, being a grand duchess was enough to become the confidant of a certain family. No, if it weren’t for being the confidant, there was actually almost no reason for the grand duchess to marry anyone.

By the way.

Of course, the same applies to the princess.

No, on the contrary, even if you marry a man, it is not strange to bring that man as a ‘son-in-law’ and prevent him from participating in politics.

The Grand Duchess is just a very good bride, but the Crown Princess is the subject of power.

“I thought so too at first… … .”

Amelia took another deep sigh and said.

“It seems like my feelings for you are sincere. Seeing him do it that way.”

“You said directly that you like me?”

“Um.”

In response to my question, Amelia tilted her head for a moment, lost in thought, and then slowly opened her mouth.

“I didn’t say it out loud. If I could, wouldn’t you want to say it yourself?”

“… … .”

I thought for a moment and then cautiously opened my mouth.

“Could it be that memories from childhood influenced that feeling?”

“Of course.”

Amelia answered clearly.

“Otherwise, I can’t explain it. It would be logical to think that I fell in love with it when I was young and have liked it ever since.”

therefore,

The Crown Princess… … It is said that Evan likes me so much that he found a way for him to be by my side without hurting me and told Amelia about it.

And the means of doing so was polygamy.

Centered on me.

I held my head.

“ Right? My head hurts, right? I think so too. ”

Amelia said as if she were lamenting.

No, of course.

Evan is pretty. His body is good, if not as good as Amelia’s.

Personality too… … It’s not bad.

If I had been a really horny teenager and had a male body, I might have been willing to accept this. It’s something everyone dreams of, right?

but… … .

“Amelia, are you okay?”

“Huh?”

“If I say I will accept it, will it be okay?”

“Of course it won’t be okay.”

Amelia answered with a serious expression.

“But why didn’t you reject me on the spot?”

“… … .”

Amelia pondered for a while before answering.

“In this world now, even if we get married, who will recognize it as a ‘real marriage’?”

“… … .”

This time I forgot what I said.

Of course, no one will recognize it as a real marriage. Regarding homosexuality… … I didn’t see them being openly ostracized or burned at the stake, but they didn’t seem to admit it either.

“But are you saying that your marriage to the Crown Princess will be recognized?”

“There is no way not to admit it. Both in the kingdom and in the empire. The Crown Princess herself is said to be that good.”

“But will they even allow you to enter the side room?”

“You have to figure that out on your own. At least to me, you seemed confident.”

Amelia continued speaking slowly and calmly.

In fact, the person who seems to lose his composure is probably himself. As much as Amelia likes me, bringing up this story must have been bothersome in many ways.

“Even if I convince my family and people around me turn a blind eye, our marriage is nothing more than a promise between us. They say we cannot be incorporated into the system. But if you are the Crown Princess.”

There will be great chaos, but does this mean that we might be able to pull it off somehow?

But even so—

“What did the Crown Princess say again? She didn’t necessarily say it in a way that asked you to marry her.”

“… … .”

Amelia thought for a moment.

But in the end, perhaps because he thought there was no use in keeping his mouth shut, he slowly opened his mouth and spoke.

“He just asked me to give him a seat.”

“… … .”

“If you give him a place to be, he will work hard to win your love.”

“… … .”

uh… … .

After hearing that story, I think I understand why Amelia told me this story.

Perhaps, he may have sympathized with the Crown Princess without even realizing it.

Evan himself must have been miserable to say that in the first place.

“The Crown Princess found out about our relationship and said something like that.”

“He seems to have noticed many things because he has a keen eye for attention. There is nothing more to say.”

Amelia sighed.

“… … .”

I held Amelia’s hand.

“Let’s meet and talk.”

And said.

“I’m not saying that there are benefits to your thoughts, as long as you didn’t ignore them and told me directly.”

“Yes.”

“Then, let’s meet the Crown Princess herself and talk to her. I think only then we will be able to understand the true meaning.”

Amelia said it seemed like it was because she really liked me, but anyway, there was something I wanted to ask her in person.

“Yes.”

After hearing Amelia’s answer, I sat down close to her.

Then he wrapped his arms around her waist with one hand and grabbed Amelia’s chin with the other.

Lips overlapped.

For now, take it lightly.

side.

Amelia’s eyes, which seemed to be having complicated thoughts, opened slightly.

I hugged Amelia, who was looking up at me blankly, and fell down onto the bed.

I held Amelia tightly with both arms and pressed her to my body, and also placed our lips on her.

We kissed so deeply that I could hear the sounds of Amelia and I in my ears.

*

“Yes, I like it.”

If we meet and talk, won’t we get an answer?

There was a time when I thought that too.

However, when we actually met and talked to Evan, he was no longer able to give an answer.

“If you tell me to forget about you and meet someone else—”

“Well, I can’t say that I won’t meet someone else for decades. But right now, I feel like I won’t be able to forget you.”

“… … .”

Forcibly suppressing the feeling that I was about to wrap my head around, I continued to ask Evan.

“How on earth did you treat me like that…? … Have you come to like it?”

“Um.”

Evan thought for a moment about my question, then said,

“The most free time in my life was when I was in Delkisi.”

I answered that way.

“It’s embarrassing, but to be honest, there was a time when I thought you had a crush on me.”

I know that. There was a misunderstanding because I spoke strangely.

But thanks to you, we became friends.

“So at first, I thought that hanging out with you was showing you mercy. It was like giving a chance to someone who likes me, but has little chance of ending up with me.”

“That’s… … I feel a little bad.”

“Yes, I know. I was wrong too.”

Evan exhaled.

“But still, that was the happiest time for me. It wasn’t because I was with someone who I thought liked me, I just enjoyed being with you two.”

But why did you fall in love with me and not Amelia?

“Because it was you who allowed me to experience all the new things.”

The Crown Prince smiled and said, with a smile on his face, as if he was happy just to be able to say these words to me.

“Running through the snowy fields, wandering from tree to tree, seeing the world for the first time, learning about nature, and hunting. These are all things I was able to do because I was with you.”

“… … .”

“I still think that way. I wonder what it would be like if I could go back to that kind of life. I think I will understand why the people of Delkish eventually return to Delkish as time goes by. There, things like status don’t matter, just nature and the humans who belong there. ,Because there are only animals.”

In that sense… … I agree, though.

“That’s why I love you, the one who brought me freedom. Enough to dedicate my life to it.”

Those words were so honest that Amelia, who was sitting next to me, gasped.