"..."
"Gallo? Terence? Did you try to choose from the expeditions? Are you a native or a native of D'Angel?"
His tone changed in an instant, as if he were interrogating.
Gallo was frivolous, Terence was weak, D'Angel was old, and Medea was a little perplexed.
"I haven't thought about it. If you refused, you would."
"You mean I was number one."
"..."
The same words, but with a subtle one-sided conviction, Medea felt a little rebellious.
"Anyway, you answered, and you've fulfilled the trust, so nothing more will change. The wedding will take place as planned."
Cesare swallowed his laughter.
Medea with a dry face, who was proposing marriage on the flying Locke.
"How can I not love a man like that?"
You can't think that the Princess who confessed her love in front of her brother is the same person.
Cesare knows she has a knack for acting, but when he became the object of that performance, the gap was even more lovely.
'You really don't have any expectations for this marriage, no, I don't have any expectations.'
The line Medea drew was all too clear.
"And when our contract is over, the Empress can be the opponent you want."
"Medea. Have you forgotten that you can ask anything of me? I don't need a contract."
"As I said. I don't trust anyone. There are no exceptions."
She stretches out her white hand through a small gap in the stone wall covered with thorny vines.
You're like a heartless woman.
Despite a bitter smile, Cesare is willing to take her hand.
Even if the thorns burst into tears, they won't stop climbing the wall. He knows that this is the only way to reach her.
And finally, she will be the only one who climbs this wall.
"That's right. You are so desperate that I couldn't refuse."
"When do I become desperate..."
When Medea was hot, he got close.
"I'm willing to be your companion."
It was a simple answer, but when the arrogance increased, it sounded like a one-sided declaration.
The eyes staring at her were like watching prey caught in a trap.
Maybe she easily stepped into something she couldn't get out of.
Suddenly, a dangerous premonition made Medea unconsciously step back.
The shaking green eyes were as precarious as those of a young animal.
"It's too late to run away."
A firm hand gripped her swaying back.
And slowly, it soaked into the distance of her breath.
"Don't worry, Medea."
"..."
"I'll make you the most enviable bride in the world."
His eyes were blazing.
Now that she's on his track, there's no way out.
***
The Imperial Palace of Katzen.
"Make sense!"
The palace was bustling from early morning.
After the Continental Congress, the results of the oracle performed by Medea and Cesare were finally delivered to the imperial palace in Katzen.
"Do I have to take Valdina's as my daughter-in-law?!"
Perdiccas II threw down his staff.
He was shattered by the thrown staff. Count Montfort, who was standing across from him, flinched.
'It's better to throw it away. If you keep holding it in your hand, I don't know when I'll get hit.'
He was anxious that the enraged Emperor would strike his father-in-law with his staff.
"I have no face, Your Majesty. The situation is spiraling out of ..."
However, Count Montfort was also unhappy in his heart.
"How could I have known that I was not a god, but that the First Prince would appear and throw the evil dragon's throat into the middle of the temple, and shamelessly demand a bride instead of the evil dragon? The Pope has already promised to officiate."
The chief of the chamberlain replied calmly. He picked up his familiar staff and offered it back to the Emperor.
"His parents didn't allow it, but who allows it!"
"This marriage is not a marriage between ordinary members of the royal family, but a ceremony to inherit the oracle... So His Holiness also promised to officiate and let the ceremony be held at the central temple."
The more he listened to it, the more he was upset by the news. Perdiccas II was stunned.
"In addition, His Highness the First Prince has additionally sent a marriage vow signed by Her Majesty the Empress to the Holy Kingdom."
"You six-year-old bastard! How did you get your hands on that?"
"That's it... It seems that Her Majesty the Empress left it to His Highness the First Prince before she passed away."
"Eleanor...!"
Perdiccas' eyebrows narrowed. With a bang, the fist slammed into the handle of the golden chair.
Since he was not her own son, she would not have cared who Cesare brought. His stomach was upset.
"Eleanor. Are you taking revenge on me?"
You would have been happy if Jim's son had been connected with the Municipal Servant, would you?
The Emperor managed to swallow and twisted his lips.
"It's a mother and a child, and they don't care about the authority of me."
It is surprising unruly that there is no connection between the two sides.
He distorted his Impression.
"Yes, do as you please. Anyway, the child you gave up, whom you marry, you know!"
Even if she is a good oracle, no matter how much he is protected by the Holy Nation and her brother, once she enters Katzen, it is not a job to kill a young.
***
Royal Palace of Valdina.
"Did you hear about it?"
When the news of Medea's marriage spread, the continent was shaken.
The Princess's homeland. Valdina, was no exception.
"The Prince of Katzen! Our Royal Highness, the Princess, is too good! I can't let her go!"
The combination of the two empires that shook the continent suddenly became the hottest topic in all squares and markets.
"That's no good for the 1st Prince! How can our Highness trust that bloody bastard who died in the war as her husband!"
"No problem! His Majesty the deceased Emperor will come out of the grave!"
The reactions of the Valdinines were mixed.
"How can you refuse a marriage that has been inherited by an oracle? While Holy Nation is persistently trying to attach our Highness to the dead evil dragon!"
"If it weren't for the First Prince of Katzen, Her Highness would have to be a cursed bride for the rest of her life. It's better than the worst."
Those who experienced the atmosphere of the Continental Congress, where war clouds hovered between countries at the time, preached that this marriage was inevitable.
"Still..."
At that moment, the grand performance of the military band echoed through the roar.
"What is it?"
With a rumbling sound, a splendid carriage pulled toward the royal castle of Valdina.
A flag with the coat of arms of the First Prince fluttered over a large black carriage.
"The First Prince's gift procession. It's so fast."
It was not long after the marriage between the Princess and the First Prince was announced.
Before Valdina and Katzen could coordinate the various matters that would result from their union, the procession of gifts sent by the First Prince Cesare arrived at the royal city first.
It was a fairly fast process, giving the Impression that they were trying to push this marriage hard without any room for delay.
The knights escorting the chariots wore black cloaks and black armor.
It was accompanied by a pitch-black steed and a black helmet with no metal decorations.
"1st Prince..."
The fact that he sent his elite soldiers to personally escort the gifts that had swept the battlefield during the Continental War showed that the First Prince took this marriage seriously.
Watching the majestic procession, the Valdinas felt a contradictory emotion somewhere in between: contentment and resentment.
"Huh?"
"Huh?"
One, two.
The endless line of carriages made people's eyes widen.
The Royal Palace of Valdina.
"I mean."
Sissair looked down at the piles of papers on the table.
"Are you really going to spend time in Katzen?"
It was a detailed list of the procession of gifts sent by the First Prince.
"Five wagons filled with gold, three filled with mithril, two wagons filled with grim olres, thousands of bottles of holy water from the Holy Kingdom, and ten chests of treasure carved by the dwarves of Alpensia."
He read a crisp golden scroll made of high-quality fabric.
... 300 golden roses that live forever. The Silver Deerskin Letter, the Golden Wax Signet, the Jewel of the God King, the Sword of the Temple, and 80 other weapons consecrated by the high priests...
The list was too long to read in its entirety.
"Is it right to send it as a gift?"
The unprecedented list made Sissair's eyebrows furrow deep behind his eyeglasses.
A sharp gaze was directed at Terrence, trying to gauge the opponent's intentions.
'Huh.'
Terrence raised the corners of his mouth and glanced at the piles of scrolls on the table.
'I haven't even started the transfer deed yet.'
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