Barden stared at me with suspicion.
What do you mean?"
"Listen. Did you know that the battle cycle with monsters, which used to happen every 10 years, is getting shorter and shorter? My brother also participated in the battle recently."
"Hmm.
"This large-scale monster battle also took place five years after the last battle. The next battle will definitely be bigger and will take place in three years."
Barden, who had been listening to me, blinked and was surprised.
"What?!"
"That's right. I've grown up now. You see, I'm not good enough to represent the Dukes. I've had a lot of accidents."
I sighed on purpose, clasped my hands together in remorse, placed them on my chest, and glanced at Barden.
As if he didn't expect it, Barden opened his mouth wide.
The reaction is really honest.
He rubbed his forehead and gathered his thoughts as if he were out of his mind.
"Now, wait. So the next monster attack will happen again on a large scale, and in three years? On what basis?"
"Recently, when I was studying history, I checked the cycle of events, and it turned out to be true. Look at this."
I quickly went to my study and took out a piece of paper.
I organized the major events by year and underlined them in red, especially the part about the battle with the monsters.
"Look at this."
"I guess you're studying lately."
"Of course."
I grinned when Barden honestly admired me.
In my previous life, when I was studying history, I memorized events that happened like OCD by year.
That would make me feel a bit perverted, but I would feel the thrill.
When I was studying history here, I felt pleasure in choosing my own study method, but it was a little strange, so I checked the cycle.
In the original, there was no foreshadowing that a large-scale monster attack would erupt.
'Well, it's a monster, FL and ML will be paired up and defeated well. It has nothing to do with me.'
Barden perused the events of each year ,which were written like grains of grain on the paper he had received from me, and his expression became more and more serious.
Barden is a great mage and has combat experience.
He must have felt something was wrong even more than I did.
I honestly thought it was. Looking at the documents I gave him, it's a well-founded claim.
"Right?"
I grinned, and Barden squinted.
"You've been smart since you were a child. How did you find this again?"
"Haha. My hair is a little good. So from now on, I want to live faithfully and happily with my father and brother!"
Please.
I walked closer to Barden, and my eyes lit up.
In fact, if I knew how to use magic, I wouldn't have had to give Barden so much credit and build a close relationship.
But I still don't know how to use magic.
The reason why I was shocked when I read the book "Basic Theory of Magic" that I had secretly brought from the library was that I couldn't recognize the contents at all.
I couldn't understand the pictures that were made up of strange shapes, and I couldn't read any text that explained magic.
It's as if I have dyslexia.
Other books are fine, but why do they only react like this to magic books?
Now, I really felt like an empty Princess who had lost all her abilities except for being a Princess.
As I took a step closer to Barden with a desperate look and closed the distance, Barden became even more frightened.
"Why, why are you doing this!"
"Hmm. Brother, you still can't forgive me for my misdeeds and are ashamed of me."
"..."
"I see. Then, I'll tell my father that I did the arrangement and tell him the truth."
I turns my back and pretends to walk away.
"...Stop there."
Barden grabbed the cuffs of my dress and stopped me.
Then he bit his lip in humiliation.
'Haha.'
Barden knows very well that magic cannot be praised by the Duke.
It's only natural that Argenthoz bloodlines are good at magic.
In other matters, you have to stand out and make merits, so that you can be recognized by the Duke.
That was the result of staying at the Duke House and analyzing the Duke's tendencies.
Barden turned me completely around and asked me with a face of disapproval.
"What do you want? You're not aiming for a successor, so why are you giving me credit?"
"I just want to live comfortably now. It was so hard..."
I replied with a smile, but somehow I was sincere.
I really want to live comfortably now.
My previous life was so hard.
Now, I wanted to live like a golden spoon who did what she wanted to do while watching her father, brother, and other family members.
But Barden's expression began to change strangely.
Contorted mouth and wildly swaying eyes.
Somehow, it was similar to the Duke's expression when we had breakfast in the garden the other day.
He suddenly closed his mouth and muttered angrily.
"Bad bastard..."
Well, Barden suddenly has someone I want to insult.
I couldn't hear the back part, but I didn't pay much attention to it.
That's not how social life is, pat me on the back.
Reassured, I smiled broadly and pointed to the document in Barden's hand.
"I have my brother, too. It's a gift."
"...What? Give me it? It means..."
I nodded.
"But this is my handwriting, so my brother will rewrite it and report it to my father."
Barden struggled for a moment, then coughed, hiding behind his back as if he were hiding a piece of paper.
"Even if you change your mind, I don't give it back."
"It doesn't matter if you don't return it. Honestly, I memorized everything."
"...It's unlucky."
"Well, if you steam it. They pay me with money. I sold it to my brother."
"Money?"
I went out even more shamelessly to Barden, who looked like there were all these worldly people in the world.
"You can think of me as an information guild, right? Money, give me money."
"..."
I bit my lip tightly and smirked as I slammed the door behind him.
He could have bounced around, but I'm sure Barden isn't that kind of person.
Besides, I bribed him to give him credit, so he would be a little better.
There must be a feeling for people to go, and there is a degree to come.
A few minutes later.
As I thought, Barden had his servant hand me the purse.
With a note that said, 'Make sure you shut up'.
Wow, what's this? So many?
Seeing so much money, I laughed heartily.
For some reason, I felt like I had received pocket money from my brother for the first time, so I felt so good.
A million gold!
The golden spoon of the family is the perfect starting point for the pocket money that the older brother gives to his sister.
Barden must be insulted by me for asking for this kind of money transaction and swearing at me in the room, right?
He hates me now, but if he continues to help me, he will get better.
I sat down at my desk. thinking that I should give him various gifts so that he could safely establish himself as his successor.
There were so many ideas to come out of this world.
'I'm going to tame you somehow, Barden Argentkhoz. Haha.'
***
That night.
The bedroom of the Duke Kaiser of Argenthoz.
Barden, who visited his father who came home from work late at the tower, immediately brought up the main topic.
"Father, Yvonne is strange."
"...What? Did you feel that way?"
"Yes, I think Yvonne still hasn't forgotten His Highness the Crown Prince."
Barden gritted his teeth, remembering Yvonne's lonely, pitiful expression.
His sister was doing evil deeds and only having accidents.
However, he was so surprised that she was so sad and changed because she had been dumped.
So Barden was annoyed with the Crown Prince and felt bad.
Still, Yvonne was the only Princess of the Duke of Argentkhoz.
She was a high-ranking noblewoman and a noble person in the empire.
She's been lazy in learning, including basic knowledge, and she have a bit of a big personality.
'But that's right. He hung on to it so sincerely that Yvonne was so sad.'
Barden was angry.
Did he dare to bring the illegitimate Princess of the Marais Kingdom back to the Empire and reject Yvonne's heart?
The Duke grabbed him by the back of his neck and urged him to explain why Yvonne was strange.
Barden swallowed his anger and replied calmly.
"She says she is tired of life. She said she wanted to live comfortably with me and my father now."
"... Oh my god."
"I was shocked by how much you were shocked, and it seems that Yvonne, who was so proud of her magic, had completely lost her will for the future."
The Duke thought of Yvonne and said sadly.
"I think it's a bit strange. Yvonne's teachers told me. It's good to study hard, but Yvonne's eyes are full of madness throughout the class."
The two men's eyes collided, and the same purple eyes flashed coldly.
"After all... Yvonne is not in her right mind."
"Damn, Prince Adrian. What did he say!"
Anger fell into silence.
The Duke stood up and went to his office to bring a sealed letter.
He chuckled.
"Don't worry. I will introduce Yvonne to a wonderful man who cannot be compared to Prince Adrian."
"Yes? A man to Yvonne? Who is that?"
"Duke Rudnine of Iels."
Barden's eyes widened.
"Yes? What did you say now?"
"He will come to the capital himself and meet Yvonne."
Rumors about the young Duke of Iels were rife, but Barden had never seen him before.
How could the Duke of Iels, who rarely comes to the capital?
No, how and how could a father do to a Duke who finds it difficult for even the Emperors to move as he pleases?
The Duke, reading the puzzle on Barden's face, snorted.
"There is a way. The Duke has no choice but to do my request."
He held up the letter with a confident expression.
"I confront Duke Iels. If Yvonne goes on a few dates with the good guy, she'll forget about the Crown Prince and feel better."
"I see."
Barden nodded in agreement with the Duke.
"It's a problem to think that Duke Iels is a real matchmaker."
'Well, it's a date, after all. It's not like they're getting married. Yvonne is too young to get married.'
A similar thought flowed through the minds of Duke Kaiser and Barden Argenthoz.
They are just someone who throws him to enjoy lightly.
It's not sincere, it's just a play.
The two men, who looked very similar, had cold smiles on their faces at the same time.
***
The end of June.
The season was changing from early summer to summer, but a cool chill came in from the window.
The cold wind swept through the northern lands, and his soft black hair swayed.
The owner of the huge castle of the Duke of Iels raised his mouth as he read the oath and letters contained in the letters.
The aide, who was dazzled by the handsome features of his handsome master, who shone brightly today, closed his eyes tightly and opened them.
The aide asked with a heavy sigh.
"Are you sure you're going?"
"I have to keep my promise."
"But. The other party is Princess Yvonne Argenthoz? There have been dozens of accidents so far, and the culprit has not been officially identified as a Princess!"
"But what can I do?"
The Duke of Rudnine Iels looked down at the letter from the Duke of Kaiser Argenthoz.
"I owe him a big debt, so I have to pay it back."
His dark eyes deepened.
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