108 – Cornelia and 1st Prince Henry
The way back to Gramberge.
Cynthia was still unconscious.
The Gramberge family rides into the waiting carriage.
“Well… ….”
Selene’s crying expression.
Selene, who recovered, felt sad and hopeless.
“I…” … “Weak.”
Selene’s voice rings softly.
Selene was overwhelmingly defeated by Maya.
Selene did not feel any resentment towards Maya.
Because the gap was so severe.
What Maya showed was almost a level of mastery.
Although it is somewhat of a low priority, it is a place that Selene, a student, could not reach even if she devoted her entire life to it.
“…… “Selene.”
Marquis Liam, sitting in the seat across from her, quietly called out to Selene.
“…… Yes.”
Selene answers weakly.
When the Marquis saw Selene sad, his heart ached.
Did she love Evan that much?
“……….”
Helplessness as a father.
Liam suddenly remembered himself as a helpless woman.
She is the Winter Queen’s Sword. She wanted to reach the 8th level, but no matter how hard she tried, she was unable to reach it.
It seems as if it was passed down to Selene.
Liam closed her eyes.
‘…… ‘I wasn’t going to do it this way.’
She was thinking of giving up on Evan if Liam didn’t work out.
She doesn’t have to marry off her daughters, just treat Evan as a benefactor of the North.
However, since Selene wants this, she can’t help it.
Liam sighed and opened her mouth.
“Huh… Selene, do you think this sparring will only happen once?”
“……….”
Maya told Rose to come back to spar as often as she wants.
If you want, we will spar again for the position of her wife.
But Selene was not confident that she would win against Maya again.
“But…” ….”
“I haven’t told Evan yet, so I haven’t brought it up. If there is a next sparring, I plan to add ‘life etiquette’ to the event. This is her appearance as a wife. “This is what was agreed upon with the Marquis of Ashur.”
As soon as Marquis Liam won Maya’s victory, she proposed to Cornelia.
If there is a next sparring event, why not add her appearance as a wife to the event?
That way, even a weak woman will have a chance of winning.
Cornelia cleared her throat and agreed.
Of course, this is something Evan doesn’t know yet.
“…… No matter how good she is as a strong woman, she may think differently about Evan. So let her practice being a woman from now on, Selene.”
Selene gasps at her father’s words.
This is definitely… There is a chance of winning.
“Thank you.”
Selene’s words came out reflexively.
She has been the first to say thank you to her father.
How can you help yourself with such a brilliant idea?
The Marquis of Liam simply nodded her head slightly.
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As time passes, Charles Academy men’s dormitory.
Evan froze in front of her mailbox.
“……….”
She was trying to look at the payment receipt that came this time.
Evan’s mailbox is full of pink love letters, like a pig with a bloated stomach.
Just what Evan can see right now.
「Senior Evan… Basic Swordsmanship 1. From the first time I saw him in class, I fell in love with him at first sight. If it’s okay, please check the letter.”
「Viscount Lachlan of the North, I would like to ask you about marriage talks.」
「I’m in the third grade… Actually, I liked you even before the rumor, right? Do you like Dilmun Restaurant? Please check the letter instead of throwing it away.”
Words written in lengthy letters on envelopes.
Evan felt that her head was pounding.
Maya became her future fiancé, and Cornelia stepped down cleanly.
Marquis Ashur withdrew his preliminary engagement to Evan.
Because of this, there was a flood of marriage talks and love letters.
-There are a lot of letters!
Maya was happy with a look on her face without a care in the world.
Maya just seems to be rich in many things.
For Evan, all of this was a hassle.
“…… “It’s annoying.”
Evan clicked her tongue and put her hand in her mailbox.
To find the payment receipt.
Evan threw her wedding letter and love letter on the floor.
I just can’t find it.
Park! Papak!
She crumples it so much that pink letters keep coming out.
“Huh, huh… “It’s a letter~”
Just then, the postman came dragging a cart.
A cart filled with brightly colored letters.
The postman looked at her address list and stopped in front of Evan.
“The name and… The room number is…… They’re all Evan students! “You just need to take all of this with you.”
Squeak.
The postman stopped the cart in front of Evan.
“When you finish using the cart, return it to the security office.”
“……….”
A mountain of letters were added to Evan.
It’s like falling into letter hell.
Evan strongly felt the need for Cornelia at that moment.
She is Cornelia, who has prevented her from talking about herself until now.
“Maya.”
Evan looked down at Maya.
“I have something to say.”
Let’s make some arrangements regarding the engagement.
Evan eventually found the payment receipt.
Heaps of ashes.
Burning all useless letters.
The burnt me is all over her dormitory room.
Drur!
Evan opened the window with magic and talked to Maya.
The point of the conversation is that Evan is bothered by frequent marriage talks proposals.
Maya burned her eyes.
-Don’t worry, Sabu! Maya will take care of everything!
Maya cups her fists under her chin and ignites her fighting spirit.
In Evan’s head, a picture of Maya breaking the earthenware pots of noble ladies occurred.
“…… “Don’t do that.”
Evan stopped him.
I don’t want to be chased as a criminal by the empire for no reason.
He would do it, but he would not be able to use the academy facilities.
-hehehe, is it okay to get help from the princess?
Maya said, scratching the back of her head.
Maya also knew that she couldn’t block her letters.
It would be nice to get help from someone.
“…… “I don’t mean to take away your pre-engagement spot.”
Evan, of course, had no intention of taking Maya’s rights away.
Women of noble families usually get engaged in their early teens.
You don’t have much power until you get married.
In most cases, the adults in the family manage the marriage talks.
‘…… ‘Maya has no awareness that she is a prospective fiancé.’
I guess Maya can build up enough common sense and tell her to make a choice.
Until Maya is big enough.
Evan still thought of Maya as his daughter.
Maya thought silently.
‘Maya also wants to create power.’
It is probably the noble family that prevents marriage talks.
Maya guessed the correct answer based on what her older sister had told her and the little knowledge she had.
If Maya creates her own family, wouldn’t she not have to ask the princess for her help?
Maya felt the need for her family.
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Evan sent a message to Cornelia.
She was originally named Moonlight, but she was saved and modified to be Evan.
『Evan: Cornelia, she would like to ask you to refuse the marriage talks she has been having so far… ….
3Rd Princess Cornelia: Water.
3Rd Princess Cornelia: Of course, my benefactor!』
Cornelia made a typo while replying in a hurry.
Evan sent the message without paying attention.
『Evan: Thank you. And she wants to visit Maya to educate her fiancé. All you need to do is teach common sense between men and women.
3Rd Princess Cornelia: Ah. That’s okay too. Come anytime! However, my brother came to visit… I don’t want my benefactor to be uncomfortable.』
Evan was unexpected.
The brother that Cornelia talks about.
The only brother who can go to Cornelia’s palace is 1st Prince Henry.
‘The 1st Prince continued to communicate with Cornelia.’
Things I wasn’t particularly interested in in my past life.
Evan replied.
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『Evan: It’s okay.』
Anyway, I will face the first prince at some point.
A reply came back from Cornelia saying that she would wait.
※
“Sir Evan from Allulim is entering the palace!”
The Third Princess’s guards shouted loudly.
A palace of stars filled with the scent of spring.
Come to think of it, you haven’t been here since the last dinner party.
Evan held hands with Maya and went to the reception room of the Third Princess’ palace.
-It smells like flowers, sir!
Maya’s first time at the Third Princess Palace.
‘If you think about it, you didn’t hang around much with Maya.’
Evan thought.
Up until now, I only wanted to become stronger.
My physical ability will soon rise to B, so let’s gradually increase my practical experience.
There are many people who have never fought in their past lives.
If the civil war approaches, they will die before we can even meet them.
Evan thought about it and entered the living room.
“Oh.”
All eyes are focused on Evan.
A man with silver curly hair approached Evan.
“You are Sir Evan! “Nice to meet you.”
A man opens his arms and stares at Evan with admiration.
Wearing a long hood and gown like a scholar,
Even before Evan had even made a courtesy, the man who approached was 1st Prince Henry.
In my past life, I was ‘a saint who was born in the wrong era.’
A person who was negatively called ‘an incompetent monarch.’
Evan now meets the first prince, who was dead when Evan came down the mountain.
“Meeting His Majesty the Crown Prince.”
Another word referring to the first prince.
Evan lowered his head.
First Prince Henry declined with a smile.
“hahahahaha, no. No need for examples. How I wanted to see you. “I received the paper from the Charles Academy professors’ research group!”
Evan is a member of the professor’s research group.
Although the fortress does not participate.
Evan recalled the title of her thesis from last semester.
‘Is this the relationship between the world of imagination and magical power?’
The study gave Evan only her opinion.
This is also a study submitted to an academic conference by the professor’s research group.
First Prince Henry was involved in the Imperial Swordsmanship Academy, and Henry knew Evan, the co-author of the paper.
“Magic power changes depending on the image! I’m really interested, I want to talk about this… Oh, is this sweet friend your squire? Nice to meet you!”
First Prince Henry is a person crazy about theory.
Rather than the major that Evan has achieved, I just know him as a member of the professor’s research group.
Henry rambled on about theories.
…… If the 1st Prince’s words had any depth, Evan would have listened.
‘…… ‘It’s annoying.’
Evan was annoyed by the first prince who said whatever came to his mind.
I know a lot, but I have no depth.
This is just scratching the surface.
1 Cornelia, who was behind the prince, put her hands together.
A sign asking for patience.
Evan sighed.
※
First Prince Henry moved to a comfortable seat.
The library of the 3rd princess’s palace.
In front of a shelf with many books, Henry sat on a backless chair and chatted.
“So, I think that anyway, your papers are also helpful to the empire. Do you know the hardships of your swordsmanship conference? Reviewing so many papers…….”
“……….”
Henry keeps talking even if Evan doesn’t respond.
He didn’t seem to get tired of talking without even putting saliva on his mouth.
“Onii-sama, Lord Evan also has some business to attend to, so please let him go.”
Cornelia, who followed, quietly stopped him.
A long-awaited benefactor has come, but I can’t believe it’s taking too much of my time.
Cornelia was embarrassed.
“Oh.”
Henry was awakened from his concentration by Cornelia’s words.
If you think about it, Sir Evan probably didn’t come to see Henry himself.
Did I make another mistake? This was not an uncommon thing for Henry.
“hahahaha! “I’m sorry, I got too excited.”
“…… No.”
Henry laughs and finally closes his mouth.
Cornelia looked at Evan and opened her mouth.
“Benefactor, is it because of the things you said earlier?”
What Cornelia is talking about is the marriage letter and the education of Maya’s fiancé.
I wonder if Cornelia will block the issue of marriage talks.
Evan nodded his head.
Cool feeling.
The stuffiness is relieved.
Cornelia knew how to see right through her core.
“That’s right.”
Cornelia smiled gently at Evan’s words.
“Can you please wait a moment? “After I finish talking with my brother, I will get ready and leave.”
“Hoo.”
Henry looked at Evan and Cornelia with interest.
Evan speaks informally to Cornelia, and Cornelia calls Evan her benefactor.
Was it Sir Evan who saved Cornelia from the hands of the Heresy’s Black Knight last year?
Henry wasn’t very interested in the stories of the knights, but he deduced Evan’s identity.
“Why don’t you tell Sir Evan instead?”
Henry suggested.
Cornelia was surprised.
“Imperial secrets?”
“Yes, Sir Evan seems trustworthy.”
“……….”
Cornelia was worried.
Actually, if Evan wants, he can hand over any information.
What I’m talking about now is something Cornelia never brought up out of fear that Evan would be in danger.
“…… Unless your benefactor is in danger.”
“hahahaha! I am in danger, Sir Evan will be in danger. I assume you agreed. Sir Evan, do you know what? My brother and I are sending assassins to each other. This is called ‘Assassin Battle’. Ego.”
Clap clap! And Henry clapped his hands.
Then, assassins dressed in black came out from the ceiling and floor.
Assassins of 1st Prince Henry.
Evan had a strange look in his eyes.
This is because among the assassins was a female professor, Lynn, a face Evan knew.