No, by the way, you called the Crown Prince "bastard', did you?
"Uh, I mean."
I was confused, and I puckered my mouth and guessed the Duke's intentions.
Does the Duke think that the reason why I am so quiet is because I still have a crush on the Crown Prince and suffer from the fever of love?
I'm going crazy.
What is a relationship with someone else? Rather, I would just clean up the past and reflect on it, and live a normal life.
My head was so complicated that I kept my mouth shut, and the Duke took a sip of tea and grinned.
"Look forward to it. I'm sure you'll forget him. I'll make sure you do it."
"Preparation...? Is it really the same as a confrontation?"
"Hmm. Yes, the name of confrontation is good."
The Duke smiled happily.
My god. As soon as I possessed her, I saw a confrontation with my father.
No, yes, of course, I want to be in a relationship.
Isn't it a little time?
I have to adapt to this world and regain my magic, so there is so much work to do!
I didn't want to make more work because my complicated life was enough for the last life.
To resolve this crisis, I clenched my fists and spoke my heart out in the calmest voice I could.
"I forgot about the Crown Prince."
"What is it to forget, tsk, that's the way you look in your eyes and the way you live. Do you think I'm a fool?"
The Duke clicked his tongue, and the employees around him nodded.
In particular, Carol, who is standing in the distance, seems to have nodded her head ten times in that brief moment.
I felt stuffy.
'Wow, really...! I didn't even like the male lead in this novel very much in the first place!'
The male protagonist, Prince Adrian, did not excite me very much.
But Yvonne had long been famous for having a crush on Prince Adrian, so it was only natural that he wouldn't believe my answer.
I had to change the subject.
I looked at the Duke, who distrusted my answer, and said carefully.
"Other than that. I have a request, Your Excellency."
The Duke straightened up from the back of his chair, and his eyes lit up.
"Yes, what is it?"
"That's..."
"Tell me. I'll give you more pocket money, so will you come here for shopping? Or you can make a bomb right away! I'll come with you!"
Seeing the Duke, who greeted him with a cold answer, I felt a little confused.
'At first... Why were they so scared?'
Now the Duke felt like an ordinary, slightly stupid father who loved his daughter.
Just like when I saw my friend's loving father before.
I was so envious at the time.
Did I have such a father...?
The word that they would give me pocket money also made my heart flutter.
I was so envious of the kids who got pocket money from their fathers.
The sadness in my heart is hard to forget.
I told myself not to expect too much and told myself what I had been thinking before.
"Father. I think I have neglected to learn too much."
"Hmm?"
"I'm reflecting on it. So why don't you give me a chance to learn again? I promise that I will not harass the teachers from now on."
"Now, wait. Yvonne, did you say you were going to study?"
"Yes."
The Duke and everyone else were frightened, but I sat there calmly.
It deserves it.
Yvonne had no interest in subjects other than magic.
Other than that, she was a woman who only went to work out and maintained her nice figure.
Come to think of it, I've been pretty lazy, but don't I lose my abs?
I was secretly touching my stomach and worried about losing muscle when I heard the Duke muttering.
"It made my daughter make such a decision. Damn it... I won't let you go..."
I couldn't hear much, but the Duke was angry.
Well, I don't know who it is, but it must have touched the Duke's heart a lot.
I tilted my head.
The Duke promised to give me a teacher, and I smiled happily.
Then I grabbed a thick sausage that had been tempting me earlier and put it in my mouth.
Meat is always delicious, even if you eat it in the morning. It's the best.
***
The verdant palace where the Crown Prince stays is the Imperial Palace of Verbent.
The blue-eyed handsome man with his sun-shining blonde hair neatly slicked up frowned and reversed.
"So, the Duke of Argenthoz did it again?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
"Damn. The Duke is doing too much."
Prince Adrian nervously slammed his desk and jumped up from his seat.
Yvonne Argenthoz, the wretched, evil woman and wizard who threw a bomb at Nasiel's Earth.
It was a great opportunity to push her properly.
The Duke of Argenthoz, who hated his daughter's spoiled and violent brutality, but covered it all up in the end, was secretly a fool of his own child.
'Yvonne Argenthoz.'
Adrian gritted his teeth.
He had returned from a year away from the capital and a battle with monsters, and Yvonne, who had attended the triumphal party, laughed and chased after him again.
Then she asked him out on another date. Adrian declined her request, as he always did.
She was the only Princess of the House of Argenthoz, gorgeous in appearance, and qualified to be an archmage, but Adrian was tired of Yvonne.
Such a vicious and strong woman is completely unlikely.
Cordelia she met on the battlefield, was a much more innocent beauty, obedient and kind.
Although she is the illegitimate child of King Marais, she is a wizard who wields excellent healing magic.
He liked it because it was a perfect combination for him, as a sword master.
His aide spoke again to Adrian, who rubbed his brows in annoyance.
"Your Highness. Instead, the Duke of Argenthoz ordered the Princess to be vigilant. So I think it's quiet these days."
"Really? That's great."
Adrian laughed out loud.
However, the Prince's aide added cautiously with a worried expression.
"However, some strange rumors are circulating. It is an Argenthoz townhouse where teachers of etiquette, history, social skills, dance, etc., come and go. Rumor has it that the Princess has started studying."
"...What? Is that Princess Yvonne?"
Adrian couldn't believe it and asked again.
The immature evil woman who was strong in magic, but who was relentlessly courting to become the Crown Princess without even learning the basic etiquette?
Guessing Yvonne's intentions, he wrinkled his brow and sighed in horror.
"Is it really an act to target the Crown Princess from now on?"
"Doesn't that seem so? That's what I think."
"That's so shameless."
When the aide agreed, Adrian clicked his tongue.
In terms of how consistent she really felt for him, she deserved to appreciate Yvonne's heart.
Moreover, it was a surprising change that she was now trying to learn etiquette befitting the royal family instead of forcing herself.
"Still, the method has changed, so let's keep an eye on it."
"Are you willing to accept the courtship? Man's nature does not change, Your Highness."
"I know, of course. How could I do that?"
To get Yvonne to stop feeling for him, hr purposely took Cordella out on a date in the Naciel district.
And then the outraged Yvonne bombing happened.
They say she's refraining from doing so now, but Yvonne has so high eyes that she will have no choice but to chase after him again.
'Phew, she's really a woman who doesn't give up.'
Putting his hand on his forehead, Adrian shook his head.
He walked over to the window and looked down at the palace gardens through the glass.
There was Princess Cordella Marais, with her soft light brown hair tied to one side, strolling slowly.
An innocent and beautiful illegitimate Princess today.
The Kingdom of Mare places great importance on bloodline and does not recognize illegitimate children born in the womb of any woman other than the Queen, who is the official wife, as royalty.
Cordelia was a woman who was disgraced as an illegitimate Princess.
Although her birth was not perfect, she was a credit to Adrian for helping him win the battle against the monsters.
She was also a benefactor who saved him from fighting monsters with her healing magic.
There would be opposition in the future, but Adrian still wanted to make Cordella the Crown Princess.
'Hmm.'
Among the opposing groups, Princess Yvonne would probably be the first to harass Princess Cordelia.
Knowing this, Adrian strengthened the perimeter of Cordelia's stay at the Imperial Palace. But a few days later.
The aide's serious face and careful report to Adrian were not what he expected.
"Your Highness. Rumors are rife that Princess Argenthoz is facing each other."
"Confrontation?"
Surprised by Adrian, the aide reported the rumors as soon as he knew about them.
Princess Yvonne Argenthoz, who is famous for having a long-term crush on Prince Adrian, has decided to end her unrequited love.
So she decided to confront him, and he was the famous guardian of the Northern Gate, a young Duke of Iels who had recently inherited the dukeship.
"Duke Rudnine of Iels?"
"Yes, it is."
'If it is the Duke... The man who took over the title two years ago and dealt with the many monsters pouring out of the northern gate at once?"
Prince Adrian's blue eyes fluttered wildly.
One year ago.
In the war against the monsters that broke out in the western part of the empire, Prince Adrian, the sword master, was in charge.
The monsters that appeared in large numbers in the north around the same time were also in charge of the sword master, Duke Rudnine of Iels.
Unlike Prince Adrian, who resided in the capital, Duke of Rudnine had lived mainly in the northern Iels estate since his childhood, and few people had ever seen him in person.
However, it was rumored that he excelled in civil affairs, particularly in swordsmanship, and was handsome with a great personality.
The Duke of Iels has been loyal to the place known as the "Northern Gate," where monsters periodically emerge, and has earned the respect of the imperial people.
A family with a lot of rare minerals and ores buried in the mountains of the Iels domain, and even wealth.
'Why would such a man confront such an evil woman?'
Adrian was confused because he didn't understand.
This was actually a rumor that the enraged Duke of Argenthoz, mistakenly believing that Yvonne was still grieving, spread to the Crown Prince's ears.
It was a rumor that Princess Yvonne Argenthoz was completely unaware of.
Imagining Yvonne sitting across from the Duke of Iels and smiling made Adrian feel uncomfortable.
That domineering Princess Yvonne should only chase him and laugh at him.
Adrian couldn't hide the strange emotion that stirred inside him.
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