episode_0237

“It’s a bit hard to say this, but.”

Amelia spoke leisurely, sipping tea.

“Diane’s image is now very damaged. It will probably be difficult for her to marry someone for the next few years. Of course, a baron or a nobleman could take advantage of this time and approach her, but she would certainly not be attractive in the eyes of Earl Hoover.”

“It’s what I hoped for.”

Diane said, puffing out her chest.

“If you can’t be with the person you like, what’s the point of marrying another man?”

“That’s a nice thing to hear.”

Amelia said with a small smile.

“So, how much are you willing to give up if you can be with the person you like?”

“Yes?”

Diane blinked at Amelia’s words.

“If you can give up your authority as Count Huber’s daughter, I can introduce you to a good manor.”

“Really?”

Adele’s eyes widened as she listened next to her.

“When I was young, I had a manor that I prepared for myself to spend my golden years leisurely. Unfortunately, it is now abandoned. However, there are still people who take care of the mansion, so it won’t be a bad idea to live there. How about staying there for a few years? ”

Diane and Adele’s expressions brightened at Amelia’s words.

“Are you okay?”

“Of course.”

When I asked, Amelia nodded.

“The mansion is spacious. Even if we go and live there one day, both of us can live without discomfort.”

“Thank goodness it’s that wide.”

Evan, who was listening to the story, suddenly intervened.

“They say there will be room even if you take in a side room.”

“… … .”

Everyone in the room froze.

Adele and Diane were looking at Evan with their mouths wide open, and Allen’s expression was also slightly distorted.

“A side room? Is one of you here going into someone else’s side room?”

Adele asked, not fully understanding the situation.

“I plan to go into the side room.”

“The Crown Princess… … from… … ?”

“Hmm? Didn’t you notice it at all? Didn’t you guys fall in love with each other even though you were women? Then, that means other people can be the same.”

“… … Are you saying that Elsie is the side chamber?”

This time Diane asked.

“No, let me say it once again, I will be the one on the side.”

“… … .”

The room fell into silence again.

“Then, what about Jeongsil?”

Diane asked, trying to keep her expression as calm as possible.

“This way.”

Amelia buried her face in her hands.

“… … .”

“So… … .”

Adele slowly opened her mouth and spoke slowly.

“Elsie has a kind of husband role.”

“Yes.”

“Once Amelia marries Elsie.”

“Said correctly.”

“Next, the Crown Princess came into the side room… … .”

“Okay.”

Are you dizzy?

To be honest, I feel the same way when I listen to the story next to me.

I don’t even know how to express it.

“Even if you look at it like that, I have nothing to say. Because I have no idea why it happened like this.”

I spoke to Adele and Diane who asked for some clarification.

“Yes. There is no problem with Elsie. I just intervened on my own.”

“To emphasize once again, if the Crown Princess does not change the system, I have no intention of recognizing the Crown Princess as my concubine.”

“That’s correct. How can a side affair exist if there is no marriage system?”

I didn’t want to sit still and listen to the story, so I asked Evan.

“By the way, what do you plan on doing with your status as the Crown Princess?”

“Ah, I will let go of this position.”

I was really staggered. What I heard this time really made me feel dizzy.

“Of course not right away. As the Crown Princess, I inherited too many things, so it will take a few years to let go of them.”

“I’m really glad about that.”

Amelia was a little sarcastic.

“In fact, ever since they found out that I was the crown princess, there has been a lot of talk even in the empire. The reason why I was able to stay here relatively freely was actually because of the rejection within the empire. The first prince who thought he had been accepted as best as he could was a princess. It was revealed that the second prince was also a princess. This cannot be hidden. People from the empire were also present at the engagement ceremony.”

“… … .”

Allen lowered his eyes.

“That’s why people say things like that. ‘In this case, wouldn’t it be better to search within the empire, even if it’s a little far away?’ I will use that public opinion.”

“Then, how are you going to create that system?”

Amelia said a little puzzled.

“You’re not asking us to wait for several years, right?”

“Allen will make that.”

Our eyes turned to Allen.

“And, there is a substitute condition.”

“A condition?”

Amelia asked with a very, very reluctant expression.

“I would like to give Allen a seat in the side room.”

I ended up collapsing on the spot.

*

freedom.

It’s a really good word.

The idea that only you can own yourself, and therefore you can do anything you want to do and become anything you want to be.

Well, in this day and age, that word itself was a bit absurd.

Both commoners and nobles had walls to some extent. No matter how powerful a person was, he had his own prison.

And it was the same for the royal family.

“And, were you able to be free when you were with us?”

Allen nodded at what I said.

I feel like I’ve heard this somewhere before.

When I looked at Evan, he shook his head.

“I didn’t tell you. But, I still sympathize with you. Here, I was able to reveal my gender to my heart’s content, which I had been hiding even from my own sisters.”

“Then feel free to reveal it to others. Everyone found out anyway.”

Allen shook his head at my words.

“Even so, I can’t be as free as I am here. Now that they know I’m a woman, men will target me.”

“I don’t think that’s what someone who targeted me, a woman, would say.”

Diane, who was sitting and listening, spoke with excitement.

“You said you were planning on taking me and making me sleep with a man?”

And Diane, who has someone she likes.

“That’s… … I was wrong.”

Allen’s voice sounded quite sincere. Well, only he knew that he really meant it.

“I will continue to be the one to inherit the country. Even if it is revealed that both of us are women, we cannot easily give up the position of crown prince that we have already received. Because it is the basis of the king’s power.”

“More than anything, I have no intention of doing it.”

And the reason is to become my ‘side room’.

really… … It’s crazy.

“… … .”

Amelia came next to me without saying a word, immediately put her hand on my side and hugged me.

“Um, okay, I have no intention of interfering with their relationship, so don’t worry.”

Despite Evan’s words, Amelia was glaring at Evan with her face on my chest. I gently hugged Amelia’s side.

“So, the reason I want to become a sidekick is ultimately so that I can be free.”

When Amelia asked Allen a sharp look, Allen rolled his eyes here and there as if he was a little troubled.

“I… … It’s not okay to just think like that.”

What does that mean?

“Before, whenever I was unruly, Elsie… … Because I caught it. That was a bit new to me. Because no one had done that to me.”

“I didn’t do it because I was particularly worried.”

“… … .”

Even though I said that, Allen was still blushing.

No, what kind of castle wall is that?

It’s ridiculous, really.

I was quietly looking at the ceiling, then lowered my head and looked at Allen and Evan again.

“Well, okay. Let’s take some time to think about it. You two, come with me… … Because I think it will take a few years to get married.”

The two people eventually nodded at what I said.

*

That day, everyone went back to their homes. Evan and Allen must have noticed, but they didn’t follow us into our mansion.

“… … I’m sorry.”

And on the bed, Amelia said that while holding onto me.

My heart trembled a little as I said that with my face buried in my chest.

“If I had refused the crown prince’s words, things would not have turned out this way.”

I said, hugging Amelia.

“Thanks to you, we were able to save Diane and Adele.”

While I was patting his back, I thought quietly.

And, objectively speaking, both Adele and Allen look pretty… … Still, it would be nice if Allen’s hair grew a little longer than it is now.

If you think about it for a few years, you will get used to it little by little, and at least in Evan’s case, you have some affection for him now.

However, my favorite person was still Amelia.

“Amelia.”

“Huh?”

“Shall we kiss?”

As I whispered that into her ear, Amelia giggled.