■Alexandra of Chevalier’s Perspective
“Alexandra, if actually meeting him has made you dislike him, don’t hesitate to say so, okay? I fulfilled my duty to His Majesty the King, but the engagement can be dissolved at any time.”
In the carriage returning to the mansion after the meeting with Prince Harold, my father repeats the same words over and over.
I knew from the start that Father wasn’t keen on the engagement with Prince Harold.
And for good reason.
In this Dehauvalz Kingdom, everyone in the nobility knows Prince Harold, ridiculed as the ‘Incompetent Rascal Prince,’ and Father is soft on me, so it’s needless to say he wouldn’t allow such a person to be my fiancée.
However.
“Father, have you forgotten? The engagement with Prince Harold is what I(・・・・) desired(・・・・・). I definitely want to accept it.”
“Wha…!? I, I see… If that’s what you say… then there’s no helping it…”
To my answer, Father looked like he wanted to say something, leaning forward, then settled back into his seat, desperately trying to compose himself.
It’s rare for Father, who usually doesn’t show his emotions, to be so expressive.
But… with this, my long-cherished wish will finally come true.
I can be with Prince Harold, whom I’ve been longing for ever since that day(・・・).
“However, since Prince Harold will be your husband, he can’t continue his behavior as it is now. I will make sure to emphasize this to His Majesty the King.”
“Yes.”
In other words, if he continues his current behavior, you’ll get a promise from His Majesty the King to dissolve the engagement, right?
But I don’t think that wish will come true.
Because… that person promised me.
‘Three years… give me three years! In that time, I’ll become a man worthy of you!’
The figure Prince Harold showed me in the courtyard of the Royal Palace.
He prostrated himself shamelessly before someone beneath him, something unimaginable for a prince of this country, and begged.
Fufu… That’s really like that unpretentious person.
That’s why I didn’t understand.
Why Prince Harold had been behaving so high-handedly until now…
Even using the Chevalier family’s information network, I couldn’t find out the reason. All I knew was that one day, three years ago, he suddenly became the person of the rumors.
But there must have been something that forced that person to play a false self(・・・・・)… I desperately want to know the reason.
Because I know that the real Prince Harold is kinder than anyone, works harder than anyone, and is the most wonderful person in the world.
“Alexandra?”
“Ah… N, no, it’s nothing.”
Oh dear. I was thinking about that person, so Father is looking at me suspiciously.
“Ahem… Anyway, don’t forget that you are the daughter of the Duke Chevalier family… my precious daughter. Depending on their actions, we will make them pay accordingly.”
“Yes, I know.”
Father, at this rate, you’re going to start a war with the kingdom, aren’t you?
If he were the person of the rumors, that would be one thing, but there’s nothing to worry about with that(・・) Prince Harold…
“Haa… Perhaps I should have pushed forward with the marriage proposal with the wise Prince Cardis or Prince Raphael at that time(・・・), instead of being stubborn…”
“Father. It’s fine to sigh, but please refrain from mentioning the names of the two princes in place of Prince Harold, who will be my(・・) fiancée.”
“U… S, sorry…”
Prince Cardis, the First Prince, and Prince Raphael, the Second Prince, are Prince Harold’s elder brothers.
Prince Cardis, who is attending the Royal Academy, is achieving excellent grades and is said to be very active as the Student Council President.
Prince Raphael, who is also attending the academy, is achieving excellent grades no less than Prince Cardis, and in terms of magic, he can use three attributes of magic, even though ordinary people are only suited to one attribute. This is an exceptional case.
Within the kingdom, there is already a fierce Succession Dispute unfolding beneath the surface over which prince will be the next king.
“…But, Father, you don’t say anything about Prince Wilfred, do you?”
“Of course not. Even if His Majesty the King wanted Alexandra to be his fiancée, I would have stopped it at all costs. Even if it meant starting a rebellion.”
—The Fourth Prince, Wilfred Well Dehauvalz.
The most vile and miserable ‘Tainted Prince’ in the history of the Dehauvalz Kingdom.
Considering his origins, the Chevalier family, the kingdom’s greatest noble family, would never approve of him.
…Even if that weren’t the case, I would absolutely refuse to be with such a scum, even if it meant tearing my body apart.
“Please rest assured. There is no way I would ever want anyone other than Prince Harold as my fiancée, even if the world were to end.”
“…That’s not to my liking either, though.”
Father, you’re sulking and turned your face away.
Thanks to that, I’m satisfied that I could think about my beloved person until we arrived at the mansion.
I gazed at the Royal Palace gradually receding from the carriage window, and gently held down my pounding heart with the joy of my wish coming true and the anticipation for Prince Harold’s future efforts.
—Gently clutching the handkerchief with the dragon embroidery that I once received from that person.
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