035. Crown Prince (2)
“I-i-i, have you seen such an outrageous person!”
Friedrich was furious.
It is the heavy step of the crown prince of a great empire. On the first day, he thought he was just unlucky and came back as Maria wanted, but today, he wasted his second meeting with him, so he naturally couldn’t help but be angry.
“Oh, brother! Calm down!”
And what makes Friedrich even more uncomfortable is that his sister, whom he terribly cares for, a girl named Maria Theresia, does not find this strange.
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Think about it. No one in the empire, no, no one on the entire continent could treat him so badly. However, since only a student at the academy had rejected him twice, how on earth should he regard this?
“Is that bastard just sleeping all day? How can you think of yourself as a bear in winter!”
“…… He’s a bit of a unique person.”
“Haa, how the hell did that guy seduce Maria… ….”
“f*ck, flirt!”
At Frederick’s candid voice, Maria exclaimed.
Seeing Maria’s restless appearance, Friedrich shook her head.
“Although I am a brother who loathes Mary, I am also the legitimate heir to a great empire. Isn’t it strange that I can’t think of that when I read your letters?”
“… ….”
At Friedrich’s explanation, Maria shut her mouth tightly. She had forgotten about her face because of heat, but the person standing in front of her is the imperial family and the empire’s solver who takes care of the emperor’s political opponents ahead of time.
Sometimes it was Maria who was glad he was her family.
“Still, this is too much to do! No matter how you live as an academy student, the son of an imperial aristocrat is like this…… !”
Friedrich trembled.
This is two visits. Of course, he came without an appointment when it was just past lunchtime, but does it make sense to take a nap at this time all day long.
“Tomorrow is the last day. If you refuse to meet me with the excuse that you will sleep tomorrow, you have no choice but to exercise your skills.”
At Frederick’s murmur, which took away his anger, Maria shut her mouth tightly.
She is actually Maria, one of the people Veris knows the power she has better than anyone else.
Even if Frederick, the crown prince of the empire and a genius who shocked people during his time at the academy, in front of him is a firefly in front of the sun…….
But Maria didn’t dare say it out of her mouth. Her older brother, Friedrich, is the one who is united with pride for her imperial family. It is fortunate that he has excellent abilities, but if his abilities and talents were low, he would have been ridiculed by everyone.
‘Are you tired these days?’
Since Friedrich entered the academy quietly, she is Maria who has never met Berris.
She would have pushed her ass into her mansion without her brother by her side, but it was a pity.
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“…… Okay?”
“Yes. He said he would come tomorrow after lunch.”
“Did Maria have someone to bring?”
When Veris woke up from a refreshing nap, she tilted her head at Arwen’s report.
Even when she said that the person she was with was a young man, not Maria’s best friend, Lady Delia, I felt a sense of wonder.
“The two of you…… They looked like brother and sister. He seemed older than Maria.”
“Hmm. Siblings.”
Then the answer came easily.
Befitting the direct lineage of the emperor of the time, Maria has many brothers and sisters. Among them, when we say that she is older than Mary, she refers to only one.
Imperial Prince Frederick.
Why is he looking for him who appeared out of nowhere?
“I unintentionally made an excuse.”
“Isn’t it not the meeting we promised anyway?”
That was not wrong. Even if you are the crown prince of an empire, you have to make an appointment first before you can prepare anything.
“You were able to wake me up though, right?”
“…… I couldn’t stop thinking about Berry’s sleeping figure because he looked so comfortable.”
At Arwen’s calm voice, Veris smiled.
“Such a cute guy.”
It was a really cute move. The opponent was the royal family of the empire, and it bothered him to wake Veris, who had barely fallen asleep.
“…… Thank you for the compliment.”
“Look at this?”
Veris’ eyes glistened at the sight of Arwen, who has recently been showing off a strangely finite atmosphere.
It feels like an elf girl who completely closed her heart in the past has made great strides in expressing her thoughts.
“Hmmm. Berrys, how would you like dinner?”
“Ummm…… Shall we go out to eat?”
Perhaps he wanted to change the mood, Arwen clears her throat and quickly changes the topic.
Even her appearance was quite cute, so Berris accepted her words with a smile.
“I like it!”
Since when did he have been listening to the conversation between Berry and Arwen, Cecilia jumped out of her door as she opened her door.
“So, what would you like to eat?”
“Ummm…… I recently heard that there is a delicious pasta restaurant. How are you there?”
“I like it. What about Arwen?”
“I just follow Verice.”
“Then it’s decided. In the evening, let’s go to the pasta house Cecilia said. It must be the southern district, right?”
“Yes! Berrys-sama doesn’t go anywhere except for the Southern District because it’s annoying!”
“It’s sharp.”
Veris nodded her head. Perhaps thanks to the increased time they spent together, her benevolent tenant knew more about Verice than he thought.
Time passed like that and it became early evening.
I didn’t make a reservation, but thanks to the consideration of the store owner who saw Cecilia’s face, Veris, Arwen, and Cecilia were ushered to the top floor for the VIPs of the restaurant.
“It’s neat.”
“Isn’t it? The taste is great too. Surely it will exceed your expectations?”
“…… Cecilia says so, so I’m looking forward to it too.”
Ttogak, Ttogak.
Along with those useless words, the sound of climbing the stairs was heard between Berris and the others as they were deciding on the menu.
Although it is a newly opened restaurant, access to the third floor is very quiet, perhaps because only a few VIPs are allowed to enter. However, it seemed that another person as great as Cecilia had come.
“…… Uh?”
Soon, a stupid sound came from the person who climbed the stairs.
She had her usual brown hair and not the face of a country aristocratic young lady full of freckles, but her usual features, the face of a noble princess sporting her pink hair.
“Why is that? Maria.”
And soon there was another man who came up the stairs.
It has pink hair that looks exactly like Maria. With her stocky physique and sword strapped to her waist, she seemed to be someone who had mastered the sword, but watching her treat Maria casually…….
“It’s the crown prince.”
Verys muttered that. No matter who sees her, she advertises, saying, “I am the crown prince.” How could she not know her identity?
“Huh?”
But Prince Friedrich’s eyes lit up, as if he had heard Veris muttering in the distance.
He looked at Veris once, then at the two women sitting next to him.
Saint Cecilia, Elf Arwen. Both women had been seen before at the mansion where Maria had visited to meet the man she longed for.
What does that mean?
Yes. It was said that the damn blue-haired man was the one who had him turned away twice.
“Maria, am I right?”
“… ….”
Maria quietly nodded her head.
Maria seems strangely excited from the moment she sees him without knowing why. Frederick approached Veris with a hard face at the sight of her brother suffering from serious illness.
What caught Friedrich’s eyes was a face that made him feel bad for no reason when he saw it up close. In addition, the fact that the steel sword provided by the academy was placed on an empty chair was at a level where the quality of Prosecutor Young could not be felt.
But what was strange was the presence I felt from the guy sitting in the chair.
The atmosphere that is clearly exuded is light enough. However, since I am constantly sending out danger signals in my head, what kind of harmony is this?
“Nice to meet you.”
“Could it be that the person I am thinking of is correct?”
“Maybe. I am the Crown Prince of the great Vera Empire, the legitimate heir of the Empire, the heir to the Kingdom of Bohemien, the heir to the Grand Duchy of Ostland, the heir to the Duchy of Deitz, the Archduke of Mainz, and the Duke of Holstey Friedrich von Binsburg de Vera. And…… He is also the man who will test you.”
“Why?”
At her long-winded self-introduction, Veris put on a puzzled expression.
At that, Friedrich frowned. He introduced himself according to the noble imperial rules, but he said such stupid things.
Whether Friedrich did it or not, Veris did not let go of his expression.
Maria’s eloquence, comparable to her Gunter’s, is probably hereditary, and she is the crown prince, an eloquent speaker who does not stutter even while reciting those long lines.
Aside from that, why did he say he had to undergo the crown prince’s test?
“…… Why? Did my ears hear me wrong?”
“You must have heard it right. Why am I being tested by Her Highness the Crown Prince?”
The prince trembled at Berry’s bold answer.
Why? Why?
Damn it, you bewitched my cute and lovely little sister. Why is that?
…… The words rose to the tip of his chin, but Friedrich swallowed them back with superhuman patience.
And then I looked at him again, and he had a handsome appearance that made me go crazy.
“Will you show me your flippers?”
Friedrich spat out those words coldly.
He was an unforgiving bastard. Seeing how bold he is for someone who dared to seduce the royal family and Maria, it feels like his head is heating up.
“Oh, brother.”
Maria pulls her clothes, wondering if she has something to say.
But Friedrich didn’t care much. Girls who are naturally blind in love usually react this way. But even for the sake of his sister, Friedrich couldn’t stop talking now.
Poof!
Took.
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Friedrich threw his white glove at Veris.
Then, the glove fell right on the table, right in front of Veris.
What it meant was simple. A duel that nobles are proud of. Friedrich had proposed a duel to Berrys, risking her honor and life.
“Older brother!”
Maria, who was looking at the scene, cried out in surprise.
At Maria’s reaction, Friedrich only snorted lowly.
“Don’t worry. I’ll take care of you until you die.”
Maria’s face became weepy at the sound of his tone.
Anyway, it was clear that her brother had made a big and terrible mistake.
A duel? A duel!
A shadow fell on Maria’s face at her older brother’s actions living under an illusion, challenging a man who could defeat a dragon alone to a duel.
Surely, it wasn’t Maria who didn’t know what happened to the Heretic Inquisitor from the Holy Land who had come to arrest Berris not too long ago.
I saw firsthand how she, like a housekeeper, prepared food ingredients in the evening, mopped every corner of the mansion during the day, and rolled hard under the name of physical training at the end…….
“You made a big mistake.”
“Ttsuttsu. Didn’t you say you wouldn’t kill me?”
There is a saying that if you are stupid, you are brave.
For some reason, Maria was hungry to say that to her brother who cared for her.