125 – Epilogue – My fiancee was the dark side of this world.
Time passed quickly.
When we returned from our honeymoon, we were congratulated by our classmates and devoted ourselves to our studies as Soleil students again.
Then one day it happened.
“… “Your Highness, I have something important to tell you.”
Martin came to my study with so-and-so with a very troubled expression.
There was something unusual about the atmosphere, so I offered them tea and told them to take a seat.
My car was Arbest, and the car given to them was Royal Baroque.
It was the same response as usual, but when so-and-so smelled the scent of the tea, his face turned blue and he started gagging.
“… “Is that what happened?”
“… Yes, that’s how it happened.”
“I guess I need to prepare for the wedding as quickly as possible.”
“Will you please forgive me?”
These are two people who have been sticking together for some time without hiding anything.
So, I was thinking to myself that this might happen.
“Is there a law prohibiting other nobles from getting married in the year that the royal family gets married? “Don’t worry about it.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty… !”
This year, Martin is approaching the age of 40, and so-and-so is turning 30 this year.
If the two don’t get married this year, it’s bound to be a problem.
“I need to prepare for the wedding as quickly as possible.”
I ordered the employee to bring Priscilla.
“Did you call me, Maximilian?”
Priscilla smiled softly and came near me.
Then, perhaps sensing something in the attitude of Martin and So-and-so, she blinked for a moment and then clapped her hands softly and covered her mouth.
Yes, you are right.
“I think they will have to get married this year. “Is that okay?”
“Of course. Sir Martin, Sir Bessie. “Congratulations on your marriage.”
We decided to accept their marriage as a double celebration.
“Anyone who has ever had a wedding knows this well, right? “I will help you, Sir Bessie.”
“Thank you so much….”
Priscilla decided to prepare the wedding of her so-and-so, who was not single, using the know-how passed down to her by her mother.
“Is there anything I can help you with?”
“A wedding is a woman’s business?”
I thought I matched my mother so well that it was strange, but does that mean we resemble each other in that way? .
“Okay, then I will do it like this.”
I decided to replace the wedding gift by bestowing hereditary noble titles on two nobles.
This must have been too much for a wedding gift, as the two people were about to bow their heads as they tried to clean the table with their foreheads.
“It is done. “The person who was the next emperor’s teacher is getting married, so shouldn’t this be the case?”
There was a small incident, but it was definitely a good thing.
I definitely thought so at first.
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… That was until shortly before Dior came to see us for the purpose of dating advice.
That day was not long after Soleil’s school trip.
“So, there is a consultation?”
“Yes, brother.”
“Any more stories about her maid named Cynthia?”
“… Yes.”
I think I heard that Martin and So-and-so are in a hurry to prepare for their wedding, and that the Crown Prince and his wife are helping with the preparations.
It seemed like he was hoping for some advice.
“Next year, I will also be at the age where I will have my coming-of-age ceremony.”
In the Empire, weddings are held as early as the coming-of-age ceremony.
Dior also seemed to want to hold the wedding as soon as possible.
“Is Empress Lynette the problem?”
“… Yes.”
My father, mother, and Empress Lynette became acquainted with each other at Soleil.
I don’t know the details, but I know that Empress Lynette was extremely dependent on her father.
My mother accepted that and we became a strange type of family.
Even though I myself have such circumstances, why am I so strict about Dior’s marriage?
‘… No, maybe that’s why.’
Is it the desire to create a happy family that is at least as good as Dior’s?
“Dior.”
“Yes, brother.”
“How are you doing with Cynthia?”
“… “Would you like to listen?”
“Okay, let me listen.”
Dior’s story was quite refreshing and somewhat reminiscent of déjà vu.
I listened to Dior’s story until the end, feeling a slight sense of longing.
And I came to a conclusion.
“Isn’t the answer already decided?”
“….”
“Next year, you too will be an adult. “Face each other, adults, and state your opinions firmly.”
Dior showed a moment of hesitation.
This guy is not a weak guy who gets into trouble like this.
Perhaps it was because she was worried that Cynthia might get hurt while walking down that treacherous thorny path.
She said, “She is a woman who tells you that even four insidious guys are good. “Is she that much of a woman who will walk the path through thorns?”
In Garden of Thorns, Cynthia is originally portrayed as a confident woman.
That is not something that comes from being a saint, but rather an innate character.
He is an arrogant commoner who dares to call me, the Crown Prince, by the nickname ‘Max’, but does he think that I will not show that level of spirit?
“… “Aren’t you speaking too harshly, brother?”
“So is it wrong?”
“… Huh.”
Dior cleared his throat with an expression of embarrassment, drank all the tea in his cup, and then quietly got up from his seat.
“Yes, I will believe the woman who says she likes shady men too.”
Unlike before, Dior gained some confidence and left after saying hello to me.
After that, the story of Dior and Cynthia’s love that transcended their social status was continuously heard in the imperial castle.
No matter how polarizing Empress Lynette may be, no parent can beat her children.
In the end, news came that Empress Lynette would gradually allow the two to date.
It was from this time.
There was a rumor going around that if you get some kind of counseling from us, your love life will go well.
This is probably a rumor that spread from employees working at the Biryong Pavilion and employees working around Dior.
Thanks to this, we ended up having meetings with fellow students who asked for dating advice when they were bored in the reception room attached to the student council room.
“… “I said I would definitely pursue a job that has weekends.”
“It seems like everyone is very serious about dating, right?”
Priscilla said and offered tea in front of me who sighed.
As always, Arbest was my favorite.
“Everyone is at an age where they have to get engaged, even if they can’t.”
I said that and drank the Arbest that Priscilla gave me.
“Whoa…” . Still, I don’t feel bad.”
I said that and patted the seat next to me.
Then Priscilla naturally sat down near me.
“Didn’t you say it was annoying at first?”
“It’s still annoying. “It doesn’t feel bad though.”
“Umm, ah….”
Priscilla nodded her head slightly, as if she had realized something.
“Do you mean it’s good because it’s peaceful?”
“I think it’s true that a married couple is one in spirit.”
I said that and smiled slightly.
“Yes, isn’t it so peaceful?”
The most turbulent incident in Soleil recently was a school trip.
Continuous meetings continued to select candidate locations for the school trip.
In the process, nobles who did not blush often quarreled, and sometimes even came up to the meeting table and made passionate speeches.
Some people became lovers during the school trip, while others found themselves in complex situations such as triangles or square relationships.
This may be an issue that the parties concerned take very seriously.
But isn’t it so peaceful compared to the previous times when the world was preparing for war with foreign media?
“Thank you for your hard work.”
Priscilla said that and took my hand.
“We did it.”
This may be a little annoying, but we have preserved this noisy daily life.
We are the only ones who know that now.
Knock knock.
─ Your Majesty, Miss Priscilla. Is it okay if I come in for a moment?
This is Katarina, the drill-headed lady.
Do you have any business?
“Come in.”
Priscilla lightly got up from her seat and began preparing tea for her guests.
“What’s going on?”
“That… “I came here because I have a story I would like to discuss.”
As she said that, the Drill Head Lady slowly looked towards Priscilla.
Summer was already approaching, but Soleil still felt like spring.
As I watched the two people’s consultation, I looked up at the clear sky outside the window.
The sky was like this that day too.
I definitely fell off my horse while looking at that beautiful sky.
It all started from the shock of falling from a horse.
This is the world that serves as the motif for the game ‘The Gardener of Thorns,’ and I learned that I was Maximilian, the target of that game.
“Is there a law that says women shouldn’t approach first? “How about revealing it subtly?”
“But I am the first princess of the Kingdom of Westria─”
And my fiancée, Priscilla Ru Arvest van Istria, is a villainess leading the world to destruction… No, I also found out that it was a dark secret.
Now, she is no longer a fiancee, a villainess, or a shadowy figure.
So now I can express it like this.
‘My fiancee was the shadow of this world.’