Chapter 51 – The Remnant Hero and the Northern Princess
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Silence prevailed.
Somehow, I stiffened as if I had discovered a scene I shouldn’t have seen, and Anna stared intensely at me and Iris alternately, keeping my mouth shut.
Sasha rubbed her forehead.
After roughly grasping the situation, Iris, instead of falling apart, stuck close to her.
Of course, Anna and I don’t have much of a romantic relationship.
It’s also true that even if Anna saw the scene of her dating with Iris arm in arm, she wouldn’t have anything to say if she acted like what’s wrong with that.
But that doesn’t take away from the fact that Anna harbors subtle feelings for me.
Though not sure.
Of course.
Even if Anna’s heart for me was real love, as I had no intention of accepting it, I hoped that Anna’s heart was simply confused with the yearning of her young heart…
Still, isn’t this a little sorry for Anna?
Even so, she couldn’t even pay attention to Iris.
No matter what the surface or how, Anna and I have no relationship, rather, Iris is the one who is officially dating me.
What am I going to do to give Iris her attention here?
Rather, Iris, who realized that I was in trouble, tried to fall off herself, so I pulled her waist as if there was no need for it.
“Oh…”
Are you okay? He looks up at me as if asking.
Earlier, Anna was hanging on her arm as if she wanted to see it. Maybe it’s because she’s a dragon by nature, and it was cute that she couldn’t go all the way even if she acted grumpy.
“It’s okay.”
Called. She whispered to Iris as if to soothe her, and then Anna, who had been staring at me for a long time, opened her mouth.
“His Highness.”
While I was away, she must have gotten used to the central expression of respect, and her Anna’s words were a little slurred, but there was nothing wrong with them.
The corners of her eyes went down, and Anna, with her sad face, continued her words slowly, as if choosing her words for a moment.
“… What kind of relationship do you have with Her Highness, Princess Iris? , Are you?”
“We are dating.”
“Brother… !”
My choice was not to hide.
I said it purely for Iris, who was standing next to me, without considering the political implications of her remarks.
Perhaps it was Iris who was surprised, but she pressed me in a small voice or as if frightened.
Certainly, in the current empire where the power structure of the Arcadia Imperial Family, Kroychev in the North, Friedrich in the Mage Tower, and Cepes in the Night were formed, the head of Cepes was dating the daughter of the imperial family, so there was no need to calculate how great the aftermath would be.
But I was confident.
“We are dating on the premise of marriage.”
“What…”
“Brother!”
The answer this time must have been a shock to both Anna, who was trying to keep her composure, and Iris, who had stopped beside her, as well as loud noises from both sides.
“Brother… ?”
Sasha, whose complexion changed as if she had heard something strange, looked this way as if she had heard something wrong.
Hmm.
Is it that strange?
To solve the awkward situation, I spoke to Sasha.
“Sasha?”
“… Ah. Yes, Your Highness.”
“Is it really strange that Iris called me brother?”
When I said it, it became a line that seemed to be interrogating me.
In fact, Sasha’s complexion was about to turn blue, so she hurriedly continued her words.
“I am not blaming you. I’m really curious.”
“Ah, that…”
“Don’t talk.”
Iris coldly interrupted Sasha, who was trying to stutter.
It was so cold that I felt chills at the moment. Couldn’t the daughter of the northern snowfield be Iris instead of Anna? Enough to want
When she glanced back at her, her Iris smiled broadly as if she hadn’t spoken so coldly before.
“Brother. I’m not curious about that.”
“Still.”
“No.”
“Yes.”
Iris, who speaks softly, thought she was cute just before.
A little scary.
Obviously, I’m older. What’s so strange about you?
She shyly shut her mouth, then she carefully opened her mouth that Anna had closed.
“… Your Highness, Cristina… You were dating a young lady named… ?”
It was clumsy and clumsy words, but Anna’s words were much better than before.
Without Sasha beside her to help her, she was at a level where her meaning could be conveyed well. If it was like before, she would have been deeply moved.
Why…
“I am also on good terms with Christina.”
“… Is that so.”
Anna nodded her head with her somewhat depressed expression.
Did I say it too openly?
The time when I felt sorry for nothing. Anna calmly opened her mouth.
“Then. It means that you can have a good relationship with me too. That’s it.”
“Ew.”
A strange sound was heard from the side.
Turning around slightly, Iris said, “What did I just hear?” She was holding my arm tightly with a smile on her face.
Sasha had the same expression earlier.
Iris smiled awkwardly.
“Haha… Princess? What does that mean…”
Instead of her usual soft smile, she had an awkward laugh and Iris’ voice, who was kind to everyone, trembled.
Sasha slipped away and watched her situation. She seemed to have judged that her plates had grown too large for her to fit.
Anna still has a grave face.
“I don’t know if it’s one person. It’s hard to be three if there are two. Not.”
Even the clumsy way of speaking overlaps, what should I say… Looking at Iris’ expression, she seemed to have been provoked.
“His Highness, Grand Duke Kroychev, your daughter… , No, I’m going in for the third time, so I don’t know if you’ll be happy?”
“It’s mutual. No see. In order, Lady Cristina. It is the first.”
Kut.
Iris frowned at the corners of her eyes.
If you put her in the order in which she came in, Iris is only second after all.
However, if she asserts her authority and insists that she is the first, she will have the right to claim that the second comer will be the first, so she is not a bad story for Anna either…
Indeed. It made sense for Anna to bleed her shoulders like she was bragging.
But…
It’s because Iris was considerate of me and didn’t mention the other two, but the problem is that Iris is fourth and Anna is fifth in order.
In fact, there’s no way Iris will be satisfied with the fourth.
I decided to intervene between the two overheated people.
Because the relationship between the two has deteriorated, there is nothing good about it.
“Both of you, stop.”
“…”
I intercede, and although both are dissatisfied, the quarrel has stopped. I guess I should say I’m glad my words worked.
“First… Let’s talk about this next time. Just the two of us.”
“… Just the two of you. You mean?”
First, he came up with a compromise with Anna.
It is not Iris who needs to be convinced right now, but also Anna.
“… All right.”
First, Anna was persuaded.
“Sasha?”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“I will invite you next time, so please come with her princess.”
“All right.”
Once you’re done with this. He waved her hand at Anna, who stood idly by, pondering something on her, and Sasha, who was dragging her along.
“…”
“Iris?”
“Yes. Brother.”
Are you pissed off
After watching Iris in silence for a while, Iris spoke first.
“… You’re in a relationship with me on the premise of marriage. Right?”
“Yes.”
“Aside from the reason why we started dating, it’s true that we are dating. Earnestly.”
“Yes.”
“Then isn’t it strange that I’m jealous?”
“What’s strange about it?”
“… Just. It’s not because we’re dating because we have love… I’m worried.”
“What are you worried about? What about Iris?”
Iris, who had kept her mouth shut for a moment, rolled her eyes.
Should I say or not? She, who had been licking her lips for a moment, said, avoiding her eyes.
“What should I do if you think I’m a troublesome woman who is jealous or anything like that?”
That’s true
“Why would I think that?”
“… That’s it.”
“That’s all and what.”
“Yes.”
“What if I think about it?”
“… I don’t know.”
It’s stupid. Iris’ depressed look with her head lowered was very cute, but she couldn’t leave her in this state.
I smiled and reached out and placed my palm on her shoulder. Pat Pat. After lightly comforting her a couple of times, she hugged the depressed Iris.
“Uh-.”
“It’s not that I don’t really have a heart.”
“… Really?”
Her pout lifted her head and nodded her head to her as she looked up at me.
“… Brother, do you like me?”
“That’s something you’ll find out later.”
“Hing.”
Seeing that he was joking around as his energy came to life, it seemed to be getting better.
So ended her walking date with Iris and returned to her dorm.
As she waited, she clung to her arms and stroked the back of her sniffing sister, when her crow came up from the shadows.
“The smell of another woman… I have to erase…”
I received a letter from a crow about my sister rubbing her body.
“This?”
“This is a reply to the letter you sent to the Taylor estate.”
Right.
I looked down at the letter in my hand with a strange feeling.
This means that my sister’s reply might be in it.
Although there may not be.
I enjoyed the feeling of my heart pounding for no reason, and opened the envelope.
My sister, who was rubbing her body in my arms, secretly looked towards the letter. The contents were intriguing.
“… Yes? What do you mean, this?”
After checking the contents of the letter, the older sister expressed her doubt as if she were curious.
That’s right, the letter [ㅗ] Was written in large letters.
