The final part of Part 2!
“The match is over! The winner, Harold Wel Dehauvalz!”
Lord Drake raised his right hand to the sky and declared my victory.
At that moment.
“UOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
A deafening cheer erupted from the audience.
In the end, I had completely shut down Wilfred’s attacks and defeated him with a single blow. Isn’t that a pretty flashy way to win?
“Wahahaha! With this, no one can utter a single complaint!”
“Ahaha.”
Beyond Lord Drake, who was laughing heartily, was one of the judges prepared by Cardis, who had no choice but to acknowledge my victory, and beyond that, the grim faces of the Royalty, including King Aival, in their seats.
Ah, Raphael and the Second Queen Rosemary have cool expressions, though.
Well… with this, the duel with Wilfred is over.
If that’s the case, I have no more business here, so let’s quickly finish the remaining matters.
“Your Majesty. I, Harold Wel Dehauvalz, have emerged victorious against my younger brother, Wilfred.”
“Y-yes…”
King Aival nodded with a heavy expression as I bowed and reported my victory.
Next to him was Samantha, her eyes narrowed, having been subjected to her son’s disgraceful display.
Seriously, in “EnHaza,” she was supposed to be a mother who didn’t love him, but she loves him so much. It’s completely different from me.
But.
“…………………”
“…………………”
Ehh… how long do I have to stay in this position?
I wish they would say something soon. Otherwise, I can’t leave.
By the way, Wilfred, who was defeated by me, has already been carried away by soldiers.
He’s probably receiving thorough treatment right now. I don’t know, though.
“Your Majesty. If you don’t say something, we can’t conclude this event.”
“I know that…”
Whispered by the Prime Minister, who had somehow appeared behind me, King Aival twisted his face with all his might.
He really doesn’t want to acknowledge my victory.
“Harold… well done.”
“Thank you.”
I replied briefly to King Aival’s short praise.
I’m not happy to be praised by such a king, and I’m not interested.
More than that, I want to get out of here quickly.
“…Your Majesty, a reward.”
“I know that!”
Whispered again by the Prime Minister, this time he raised his voice.
The audience, who had been watching, began to stir at the unusual sight.
“As promised earlier, the winner of this battle will be given any reward. Harold, what do you desire?”
What do I desire, huh…?
My wish is to quickly escape from the role of the stepping stone in “Engage Hazard” and spend the rest of my life quietly with my favorite fiancée.
For that, I want to be demoted from Royalty and become the Adopted Son-in-Law of the Chevalier family, but…
Cardis is glaring at me from his seat, just like King Aival.
In stark contrast, Raphael is looking at me with an increasingly greedy look.
Margaret’s face is somewhat pale. Perhaps she regrets her treatment of me so far… no, that’s impossible.
She’s probably thinking about the danger to Cardis’s position due to my rise.
Anyway.
“If that’s the case, I have only one request.”
“…Speak.”
“Yes! Currently, there are four people in the Dehauvalz Kingdom who have the Right of Succession, including me.”
I speak as loudly as possible so that everyone here can hear me.
So that King Aival can’t make excuses later.
“Surely you’re not saying that you want to be the next king?”
“Of course not. I would never say such a shameless thing.”
I shook my head vigorously from side to side at King Aival, who had immediately put a damper on my request.
I would be troubled if I were misunderstood like that, and in the first place, I have no interest in the position of the next king.
“Then, what do you seek?”
“What I seek… is that when deciding on Your Majesty’s successor, please choose the most suitable person with a fair evaluation. Under no circumstances should you ever do something like, ‘Whoever brings the World’s Greatest Fiancée shall be the next king.'”
That’s right. I’m going to completely deny this phrase, which is the trigger for the story of “Engage Hazard,” before the main story begins.
A convenient phrase prepared only to make Wilfred… the protagonist… the king.
Ahaha, I’m sure he never expected me to make such a request.
Having his inner thoughts read, King Aival has a more stern expression than ever before.
On the other hand, the audience is puzzled as to why I made such a request.
But, in one year and three months from now… everyone will know.
I hope that the future will only remember that the “Incompetent Rascal Prince” made a foolish request.
“Your Majesty.”
“…I understand. I will grant Harold’s wish.”
“Thank you very much.”
Of course, there is no guarantee that this verbal promise will be kept.
There is certainly a possibility that King Aival will break his promise and declare it in order to start the story of “Engage Hazard” for Wilfred’s sake.
But everyone here has heard the current exchange.
If he were to do such a thing, at the very least, King Aival would lose his appeal, and the next king chosen under such conditions would not be trusted.
Well, but.
“Lord Hal.”
My favorite fiancée, who had moved from the audience and was waiting with a smile at the entrance of this stage, is definitely the “World’s Greatest Fiancée.”
Therefore.
“Ahaha! Sandra! Sandra!”
“Fufu! Lord Hal! Lord Hal!”
I lifted the small Sandra with both hands and spun around on the stage.
Celebrating the fact that I, who was less than a stepping stone, had overturned the predetermined story of the protagonist winning.
–Together with my favorite fiancée in the world.
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