Chapter 144 – Episode 143. That Marriage Is Unacceptable (4)
【Just make a mistake, really.】
‘Because I think I’m better than you?’
Asti shot a word at Astrid, who seemed to be dissatisfied.
Of course, Astrid was messing around in her head, but Asti didn’t respond to what Astrid said.
“Whoa… “
I don’t know what happened all of a sudden.
The call of Kreuz, the emperor of Einhafen, had that much weight.
A sense of weight that makes even Astrid of the world nervous.
But why did you change it to Asti?
It was because her words and actions were somewhat rough.
This was the best for Astrid, who also tends to lose control of herself when she gets shy.
I had heard about what kind of talk had been exchanged with Leopold, and to that extent, Creutz’s call must have been about marriage.
So it happened.
Astrid knows too.
She is also well aware that Asti is much more feminine than she is.
It’s a fact she doesn’t want to admit, but it’s also something she has no choice but to admit.
【Really, really, really, you can’t make mistakes. It’s going to be a big deal.]
‘I’ll do much better than you, so hold on to your worries.’
Ugh.
I’m sorry, but that’s definitely true.
Astrid finally agreed to herself and shut her mouth.
– Come in.
A low-pitched voice came from inside the tent.
A deep, low-pitched voice that makes it easy to tell that he is a middle-aged man just by listening to his voice.
Astrid took a deep breath and entered the tent.
Her veil, which her guards had shown her, closed again a little while after she stepped inside.
“Welcome, Lady Mitterien. Would you like some tea?”
“Yes, yes. Please.”
A car offered by an adult should not be refused.
It is against etiquette to refuse a cup of tea at a place like this, as it is the same as an older adult’s wish to have a quick conversation.
“Okay, sit down.”
Come to think of it, there is not even that common lady-in-waiting in the tent.
When I was about to offer tea, Kreuz himself stood up and approached the shelf lined with tea utensils.
“Lungs, Your Majesty. I will do it.”
“Please sit down. If it’s not like this, I… No When are you going to drink the tea your father-in-law gives you again?”
With her hum and her low laugh, Kreuz shook her hand to restrain her.
Father in law.
It seems like you can see what kind of expression the real Astrid would have at those words.
Anyway, thanks to that, Astrid watched Kreuz’s back as she prepared her tea, and she couldn’t help but feel restless, unable to sit comfortably.
“Come on, let’s go.”
With a clatter, the teacup was placed in front of her.
As soon as Kreuz, who had put the teacup down in front of me, sat down across from her, she smiled brightly.
“What the hell did Genga do, Lady Mitterien?”
“… Yes?”
“I mean Leopold. If it was marriage like that, how could she melt away the guy she hated in such a short time.”
“That… Well.”
I didn’t know a story like this would come out.
I had to guess that there would be a story related to marriage, but this is more serious than I thought.
“Yeah, it probably doesn’t matter that much anyway. The important thing is that Leopold also wants to marry you, but what about you?”
I was speechless for a moment.
Ah.
It didn’t matter what manners or what.
The real Astrid should have been here.
The Astrid here right now isn’t Astrid, strictly speaking.
Is it okay for her to answer right here?
Suddenly, the image of Leopold appeared in Astrid’s mind.
The look that she had decided and promised that she would never get married.
The days when I was busy fighting every time I met Leopold.
The times when we couldn’t eat each other, so we only growled.
Leopold, who said he didn’t feel any emotion or heartbeat when he saw you.
Leopold, who said my heart beats fast when I see you.
Astrid attacked him.
It is said that it was in a dream, but the day when he and himself drank alcohol knowing that it would happen.
The day when we eventually overlapped.
Is it really necessary to leave this place and return to the original world?
Where was the original world in the first place?
The place that was in my dreams.
Was that place where I should be?
Was it like that
A flash of light flashed before my eyes.
Brilliant white light.
The light came to her.
Approaching, approaching, getting closer,
The light that had come within reach of Astrid finally revealed itself—
“Lady Mitterien, what are you thinking?”
“Hot.”
The very moment I wanted to see a familiar figure in the light, like a headlight.
Astrid’s thoughts were interrupted by Creutz’s voice.
“Oh, no. Your majesty. Sorry. Swing. Marriage, you mean marriage.”
“Okay. You seem to be hesitant about that, but if by any chance you have no intention of marrying Leopold—”
“Oh, no. No, Your Majesty. Not at all.”
“Yes, I see.”
Only then did Creutz look satisfied.
Creutz laughed out loud as he stroked his beard, which had begun to grow gray.
“Good, very good. It was the engagement between the Einhafen Imperial Family and the Grand Duchess of Mitterien. Very good It will be a national event that no one will oppose.”
“Is that so?”
【Why are you so flustered?】
‘Oh, no. Nothing. Just a little… ‘
“Are you thinking of leaving the academy too?”
I thought so.
After Leopold is discharged from the academy, there will be no more business left to see, and that will happen naturally.
“Anyway, I think it would be the right thing to do.”
“Yes, I guess. Then I will have a more detailed discussion with my Grand Duke Myterien. The academy’s restoration work is going well, and all of this is fine. It’s a good thing, a good thing.”
I can’t help but feel better.
What’s so good about it is Kreuz, who is smiling huh huh while tying his long beard.
Astrid also smiled awkwardly at Kreuz.
【You have something.】
‘Uh?’
The real Astrid was staring at Asti from the other side of her conscious world.
As for her, she is indeed a person of love and hatred, but she couldn’t hate her as much as she firmly believed that it was because of her Asti that she was alive today anyway.
Besides, if it wasn’t for her, she thought that Leopold and her marriage could have come so close to her neck, even more so.
‘No, nothing happened.’
【How quick I am. Just be honest. What happen? Is there something that bothers you?]
Are you quick-witted?
I almost laughed at the moment, but I managed to hold it in anyway.
‘Hmm… No, it’s not such a big deal. Earlier, His Majesty the Emperor… When she asked if she had any intention of marrying Her Highness, she felt like she saw something strange… ‘
No matter how you think about it, it was the headlights.
She couldn’t understand why the headlights were there out of the blue.
【If it’s strange, which one?】
Speaking of headlights, Astrid couldn’t understand.
Asti thought for a moment about what she should say and how to make her understand, but soon gave up on her.
I’m not confident enough to make her understand no matter how she explains it.
In the first place, how to explain something that doesn’t even exist in this world is impossible.
“Oh, Asti. You were here.”
Looking to the side of her at the sudden voice of hers, it was Wolfgang.
Wolfgang, with his magnificent physique and well-groomed beard, with a blackish-white beard nestled in a beard with clear brown spots.
He was advancing towards Astrid.
“Dad… No, Father.”
“It’s okay because no one is around. Anyway, I was looking for you, but where are you coming from?”
“That’s the way His Majesty called.”
“Hmm. Is that so okay. I’m on my way to His Majesty too, so let’s talk to me after that.”
“All right.”
What do you do now
Should I help with the recovery?
I thought so, but honestly it bothered me.
They say it’s okay because it’s not particularly difficult or anything like that, but even if you don’t do it, no one will say anything about it. Because it is an area of trouble.
And then.
“Oh, were you here?”
There are many people looking for it today.
Astrid turned to hear her calling her from behind.
“… Berashien?”
“Yeah, it’s me. I’ve been looking for a long time Are you busy now?”
“As you can see, I’m free.”
“Ugh. I see. There’s something I didn’t tell you.”
“What is it?”
It’s been quite a while since I’ve been with Veracien, so I’ve heard most of what I need to hear.
In the meantime, what else is there that hasn’t been told?
“Aren’t you curious about how Astain and I got to the North?”
“They must have come by carriage.”
“That’s right. Aren’t you curious whose carriage you came in?”
Judging by the way he spoke, it seemed that there was something else.
Astrid just stared at Veracien with a puzzled expression.
“I’ll let you know, let’s go together. Will it be fun?”
“… You know you don’t trust that you’re funny, right?”
“Ah. Don’t do that.”
“Oh, that’s disgusting… “
The demons, especially the cuteness of Veracien, the Grand Duchess of the Demon World, did not look very good.
