“……This precious dance with Lord Hal has been ruined by those two.”
“Ah, haha…”
Sandra glared at Wilfred and the others as they walked away, spitting out those words.
I mostly agree, but isn’t that a bit too harsh on the two of them… or rather, on Wilfred?
“Um, this might be rude, but do you and Wilfred…”
“Lord Hal, please, I beg you not to speak that man’s name.”
“Gah! Y-yes!”
Faced with her freezing gaze and terrifyingly low voice, I replied at attention.
She definitely has something in her past with that guy. I’m too scared to ask any further.
“Haa… I’m going to cool my head for a bit.”
“Ah… th-then I will too…”
“…I’m just going to pick some flowers.”
Her face bright red, Sandra quickly left the venue.
Crap, I was a bit too insensitive.
So, I decided to become a wallflower until she came back.
Looking around, yeah… the nobles are giving me curious glances from a distance.
Well, even after regaining my memories from my previous life, Harold’s reputation hasn’t changed dramatically, and as far as the world is concerned, the only thing worth mentioning about me is that I’m engaged to the daughter of Duke Chevalier.
I don’t care what those guys think… sorry, that’s a lie. I care a lot.
I mean, if I’m going to avoid my bad ending in “EnHaza,” it’s only natural to keep my distance from the main characters and heroines, but if my reputation remains bad, there’s a higher chance of getting caught up in events or being targeted.
Of course, I’m still desperately enduring Sandra’s training… or rather, special training, to fend off any trouble that comes my way.
“But… I’m curious, aren’t I…”
What on earth happened between Sandra and Wilfred?
In “Engage Hazard,” the prologue event only shows me unilaterally breaking off my engagement with Sandra, and then the tutorial event of Duke Chevalier’s rebellion and Wilfred’s suppression is simply narrated, along with her execution.
There’s no other connection between the two of them.
But Sandra is clearly aware of Wilfred, and Wilfred too… no, I can’t tell from his attitude just now.
It’s suspicious that he recognized Sandra as my fiancée at a glance, but it’s more likely that Marion told him about it beforehand.
Of course, even though he should want to distance himself from Harold, who has been bullying him, it seems suspicious that he would deliberately call out to me at this timing.
“Haa… the main story hasn’t even started yet, and I already have a headache…”
I held my head and crouched down on the spot… but.
“Harold.”
“Ah…”
Of all people, I got caught by Cardis.
I’m technically his younger brother, and if he wants to use the Chevalier family, it’s only natural that he would call out to me, even if it’s just a formality.
Or rather, he might be wondering why I didn’t call out to him.
The old Harold would have been glued to Cardis’s side.
“That dance earlier was quite good, wasn’t it?”
“Ah, haha…”
I pretended to be embarrassed when Cardis praised my dance with Sandra.
If the old Harold had been praised by Cardis, he would have been overjoyed, so if my reaction is too different, it would be troublesome if he became suspicious… oh, I’ve got an idea.
“Speaking of which, brother, do you happen to know why that guy… Wilfred is attending tonight’s party?”
I forced a look of disgust and asked.
He’s Frederica’s fiancé, so he might have heard the reason why that guy is here.
“Hahaha, are you surprised?”
“? Uh, yeah…”
I frowned slightly at his meaningful laugh.
At least from his tone now, it seems like he knows why Wilfred is here.
“Actually… by order of His Majesty the King, Wilfred will be incorporated into my faction.”
“What!?”
What does that mean!?
Why is King Aival interfering in the Succession Dispute!?
“His Majesty has been concerned about Wilfred’s situation. He has no place in the Royal Palace, and he can’t openly reach out to Wilfred because of his mother.”
“…………………”
“So, I, the First Prince and son of his mother, was chosen. If he is placed under my protection, his mother, Royal Palace officials, and nobles won’t be able to easily interfere.”
I can’t keep up with what’s happening.
So, King Aival has been concerned about Wilfred for a while now, but he could have taken action sooner.
There’s no such setting in “EnHaza” before the start of the main story, and above all, there should have been a description related to this matter with Harold, who is also in Cardis’s faction, but there was nothing like that in the game?
I want to send a protest email to the “EnHaza” management right now.
“Therefore, Wilfred was invited to today’s party to let everyone know that he is a member of my faction. However…”
“…However?”
“Normally, you would immediately reply to the invitation from the Marshall family, who are my fiancée’s family, but this time you didn’t reply for over a month, so I thought you were refusing because you foresaw Wilfred’s participation.”
Cardis said with a wry smile.
Haa… so that’s why the invitations kept coming so persistently.
To bring me and Wilfred together.
“Anyway, that’s the situation. Don’t do anything like before from now on. Also, you’re an older brother, so take care of your unfortunate younger brother.”
Cardis put his hand on my shoulder and whispered softly in my ear.
As if he were ordering me.
“Well then. You should enjoy yourself with Lady Alexandra too.”
Cardis waved his hand and left the scene.
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