At the Emperor’s words, Leo was very rarely taken aback.
He had never doubted his five senses, but this time he had no choice but to ask.
“I… How old is the princess?”
It’s a problem to see yourself as a 12-year-old and get married, but the other person’s age was a bigger problem.
“My youngest daughter just turned 3 this time.”
“3 years old… .”
“You should know that you are also a member of the royal family. Arranged marriages like this are common.”
It is.
Because it is a reality in which royalty and nobility alike marry according to conditions.
‘But I’m still not three years old!’
What a 9 year difference!
Of course, if you’re in your 30s, you can often see couples with a 9-year age difference, but they’re 12 and 3 years old.
What kind of marriage is it with a little kid who should be playing with toys!
“Um… .”
“Why. no?”
“… no. However, marriage is a serious matter, so I think we should discuss it with the elders of the royal family and think more deeply about it.”
said Leo.
It was said softly, but in reality it was a roundabout refusal.
“Talk to the grown-ups of the royal family? Perhaps they will welcome you with open arms?”
However, the emperor laughed as if it went well.
In fact, that would be the case, it was a wedding with a bloodline of the imperial family, not someone else.
Who would reject this background?
“… … .”
Leo’s face became increasingly perplexed.
It’s an arranged marriage.
He only thought about running back and forth to solve his punishment, but he didn’t care about marriage.
Besides, this world is not the world he originally lived in.
He still hasn’t given up on the idea of going back to Earth.
In such circumstances, marriage was unreasonable.
‘no. It’s ridiculous to marry a 3-year-old before that.’
Even if Leo somehow manages to survive and reach the age of 20, isn’t the opponent 9 years old!
Then Leo found out.
The mischievous light in the emperor’s eyes.
‘uh… ?’
no way… Have you been teasing me all this time?
The emperor also chuckled when he realized that Leo had noticed.
“Your reaction is very interesting. He has a good personality to tease.”
“… I’m glad Your Majesty was having fun.”
“Don’t feel too bad about it. I liked you that much, so I played a joke on you.”
Leo unconsciously nodded.
Since he was an emperor who lacked a sense of authority, he was quite sympathetic to those he thought well.
“And no matter how much you are the prince of the kingdom of Rome, I cannot give my daughter away easily.”
For a moment, it seemed that the image of King Biden’s daughter’s foolish father passed by from the emperor.
“hahahaha… .”
When Leo laughed awkwardly, the emperor changed the topic.
What did he give instructions to the attendant?
The attendant soon brought Count Guillotine.
“your majesty. I heard you called.”
“Five. Earl of Guillotine. The main character of this banquet has arrived.”
Count Guillotine smiled softly as the emperor raised his head.
“How can I be the main character when His Majesty is here?”
As the name of this banquet was the Victory Banquet, it was not wrong to say that the commander-in-chief, Earl Guillotine, was the main character.
However, Count Guillotine humbled himself.
“And I think Prince Leo, one of the main characters of this banquet, is also by his side.”
“this. Does the Count think so too? You are like me.”
The Emperor and Count Guillotine laughed at the same time.
He looked at Leo.
“I heard about you when Count Guillotine had just returned from duty. I mean, I saw a young mage with a promising future.”
“Is that so?”
“There is a saying that Countess Ermeri is also keeping an eye on it, so I’ve been curious about it since before.”
The Emperor’s eyes twinkled.
“However, even Prince Bahelm is interested. this is true Whether or not you are really the second coming of one of the past 5 heroes, King Karst, makes me curious about the future.”
The emperor chuckled, and this time he had an attendant call the other nobles in turn.
Leo, meanwhile, was still being held captive by the Emperor.
Thanks to that, he exchanged greetings with nobles from the Marquis to the Count.
It was the day he made his splendid debut among the nobility of the empire.
* * *
The banquet that took place with the arrival of the Rom Kingdom envoys was a success.
It was only the first day, but the atmosphere was very good.
However, there were also people who did not like this situation.
“Sigh… . After all, I couldn’t speak today.”
late at night.
Countess Hermery tossed and turned in her bedroom.
Normally, it would be time to fall asleep, but she couldn’t fall asleep at all.
Prince Leo.
A person who had a secret deal with her, and who had experienced various incidents together.
To be honest, judging from the talent he had, he was the best of all the people he had ever seen, and he knew that he was an executive of the Casein Guild.
That’s why I made a deal with no promise.
Thinking that one day he will become a 5th class mage and relieve his grievance.
“But I never expected it to happen so quickly… .”
At least I knew that Prince Leo would have to be 20 years old.
Even if the study of magic progresses steadily, it is easy to get stuck somewhere, and it was not unusual for it to stagnate for several years after that.
So I was very surprised when I saw him today.
Because she had an extraordinary sense of magical power, she knew at a glance that Leo had risen to the 5th rank.
So I wanted to talk to him somehow, but there were too many people looking for Leo.
‘Initially, Prince Bahelm. The second is His Majesty the Emperor… . what is this… There’s no room to intervene.’
In addition, he continued to call high-ranking nobles and introduce him to Leo.
Because of this, Countess Ermeri could not have a proper conversation with Leo even though she was anxious.
Even after the banquet was over, the emperor was still with Leo, so he had no choice but to aim for the next opportunity.
‘I have to go to sleep… . The banquet is tomorrow too… .’
If there was no hope, nothing would have happened, but seeing it flicker right in front of my eyes made me go crazy and jump up and down.
She tried to calm herself down, closed her eyes again, and lay down.
That was the moment.
“… … .”
I gently raised Countess Hermery, who was lying on the bed.
Her eyes, calmly submerged, turned towards the window.
After a while.
-smart.
The ice eagle knocked on the window with its beak.
“… … ?”
Countess Hermery was quite perplexed.
I felt a wave of strange magical power, so I was wary, but to think that such a summoned beast appeared.
‘Familiar… I don’t think so.’
Where can there be a creature that looks like an ice sculpture?
– Smart smart.
The eagle knocked on the window again as if to open it.
As she unlocked the lock, the eagle came inside.
The one who sat loftily with his wings folded opened his beak.
[Countess Ermery.]
“… Prince Leo?”
She put the name she wanted in her mouth.
The eagle nodded as if it were correct.
“under… . what the… .”
Countess Hermery was dumbfounded even though her guess was correct.
“What kind of magic is this?”
He created and flew an ice eagle, and the eagle even spoke aloud.
This was pretty advanced magic.
[If I could explain, I could, but that’s not the important thing right now, right?]
“… That’s right. Leo degraded. Actually, there’s something I’ve been wanting to ask ever since I met you at the imperial castle.”
[I think I know what the question is. To answer first, I reached the 5th rank a while ago.]
“… … .”
Countess Hermery trembled.
It’s true that I had guessed, but the emotions I felt when I heard it through my own mouth were different.
“Well, then the magic we talked about before… ?”
[You have also mastered the Frost Tracing technique perfectly. As a result of using it before, the effect was properly proven.]
The ice eagle stared at her and said.
By finding the traces of the black magician who invaded the fairy forest, the performance test of the frost tracking method was fully confirmed.
Of course, doing her favor was more difficult, but he was confident because it was Leo, who hadn’t been playing around.
[Come to the place I tell you.]
“Are you starting right now?”
[Do you like it?]
“Nope. It’s nice not to wait. Rather, I want to ask you first from my side.”
Countess Hermery threw her robe over her nightgown.
I couldn’t sleep because I couldn’t wait until the next day, but it was what I hoped for.
* * *
A moonlit night.
Leo was housed in an old house in the slums.
It was the place where he told Countess Ermeri to come.
Of course, it’s not Leo’s house.
How could he, who is visiting the Empire for the first time, have already found a house?
This was the collaborator’s home.
“hehehehe. I’m sorry that I’m trying to serve someone like Confucius in a humble place.”
“I just needed to know.”
“… … .”
Rexel, the ghetto bully, clenched her fists.
‘What the hell… . Wouldn’t it be okay if I said this as a courtesy?’
It was then that Leo and I met eyes.
“Did you force your fist right now?”
“… lol. It can’t be. It was just because my hands were a little sore.”
“yes? Can you help me loosen up my hands?”
“Oops. no. it’s okay. I can’t bother you, Confucius.”
Rexel was startled and shook her hands.
This is Lexl, who was robbed by Leo today and robbed a second time by residents of the slums.
Even now, his whole body was squirming here and there, and his face was bright red.
But even then, Lexel had gnashed his teeth.
-Let’s see. As long as my body heals, I won’t let them go!
In the first place, if the situation was normal, there would be no case for bullies including him to be beaten by the residents of the slums.
But scaring him from thinking about it, Leo came to visit him again.
– Huh, heh! crazy wizard!
-what? Are you sure you said something about me?
-… Oh, oh no… . But why did you come here… did you?
– I want to use the house for a while. Are you fine?
-… … .
How can you say no here?
‘Oh God… . I will live a good life now… . please forgive me… .’
Rexel prayed to the sky that he would be reformed.
Leo’s fear was enough to make Yangachi repent.
And Leo sat quietly in his chair, lost in thought.
‘I’m glad I found the right place.’
I didn’t know that I would be able to use the lodging of a bully that I took care of during the day like this, but I’m glad.
He said he would use the Frost Tracking technique on Countess Ermery, but he needed to prepare several things before that.
Leo has already done this quest once while playing the game.
That’s why I knew who the culprit was without even using tracking techniques.
‘Because I need some preparation to catch him.’
I needed a place where I could move without being noticed by others.
Rexel’s house was perfect for that.
After such an uncomfortable time from Rexl’s point of view continued for a while.
– Jerking away.
Flashing red hair, Countess Hermery arrived.