Chapter 117. A match?! (4) One cannot help but get engaged, because that is the royal family.
But I'm going to let you choose who you get engaged to.
Still, this is humane enough.
Among the past cases I know, there was a case where he was suddenly dragged away, confronted with a woman he had never seen before, and asked to perform an act on the spot.
Of course, that was the case because the country was just a market there, and it wouldn't go out that way here.
However, it is no different that there is no status that is not as free in matters of marriage as the royal family.
“It will be difficult to decide.”
Dia was the one who said that.
She quietly listened to our story and nodded her head.
“I am Arel's fiancé. It will be very difficult to pick the right opponent.”
“...what a worry, though.”
Do I need to be so serious?
But I don't have the heart to close my eyes and choose like a lottery.
“Because we have to choose someone worthy of Arell-nim. door? Wouldn't it be a good fit if he or she is excellent in all aspects, including martial arts?”
“…Hey Dia. By all your standards, I'm single for life.”
It's just that you don't want to get married too soon, it doesn't mean you'll live your life as a single person.
Is there any way I can change my job to a warlock in a different way?
“First of all, I called everyone together and
asked them to think about it together with me.”
Unlike other times, I have to choose based on the documents alone, so I may be missing something with my eyes alone.
At a time like this, there are young women here, so it would make sense to seek their opinions.
that's the purpose
“Engagement.... It's a word that has nothing to do with me.”
“Me too... with something like this.”
“I don’t know about this either.”
....huh? Is it a reasonable line-up?
weird. I was going to get dating counseling for younger sisters, but I missed this?
“I want to hear the opinion of Asha, a nobleman.”
“I have nothing to say because the engagement was canceled as soon as the story of the engagement came out due to the fall of my family...
Asha said bitterly.
“What about Seina? Don’t adults decide who to marry or something?”
“In our case, if you see someone you like moderately, don’t bring them.”
“What kind of market is this… Lastly, what about Dia? ....No, I don't think you have any special relationship.”
At least he must have been busy making a living because he had a difficult childhood.
In addition, since most of the time was devoted to magic research in the Mage Tower, is it even more distant from this topic?
“There are at least a similar story.”
Hana Dia's answer was completely unexpected.
Naturally, everyone was surprised.
“huh? Dia, did you have a fiancée?”
“To be precise, there was only one time when I arranged a meeting within the Mage Tower.”
According to a story I heard after that, there are cases in which young men and women's spouses are sometimes designated within the Mage Tower. Perhaps it was a trend that originally did not exist, but the current owner of the Mage Tower said, ‘Magicians are all absorbed in research and do not date.' While lamenting, it is said that he eventually reached the point where the Mage Tower directly chose his opponent.
“...It's a really great magic tower.”
It can't be a really pleasant mage tower.
Unexpectedly, ‘Aren't wizards enjoying their lives?' I thought.
Someday, if I get a chance, I want to meet the human who is said to be the master of the mage tower.
“So did all the wizards escape solo?”
Dia shook her head, saying no.
“Even if it was designated that way, it was meaningless because most people would ignore it anyway.”
“so? Who was Dia's opponent at that time?”
“Perhaps he was a rather ordinary wizard. It was enough to stay in the Mage Tower.
but.”
” but?”
“It became a story that did not exist at all because a person who claimed to be my self-proclaimed teacher was caught trying to cheat.”
That's a teacher like an onion.
How come the story of someone who is dead and no longer continues to come out?
Rest
assured, Mr. Arell. Anyway, I wasn't interested in the story
.
“As I said before, it must be how competent you are. Perfect in all aspects, including culture, martial arts,
and family.
It's not an interview at a big company, but would you choose your fiance based on specs? There can't be a woman like that in the first place.
“...H”
However, for some reason, Dia looked genuinely surprised.
Did you really think I would understand that opinion now?
“Then, let’s put our heads together and choose among the five.”
“Didn’t you say ten?”
Asha was puzzled when I said a different number from the one I explained earlier.
“Ten people. But five of them weren’t right out of sight.”
What I mean here is the fiancee's background.
I'm not talking about a family name or a su:tack.
Because you can't evaluate a person only by that.
The problem with which I skipped them is the people who recommended them as fiancés.
“Four of them smelled like an overtly political drag on me.”
I saw a ploy to openly draw me into their faction.
I think I was trying to hide it moderately, but for some reason I wanted something like this as soon as I saw the documents, so I had no choice but to notice it immediately after lightly investigating it through a reliable route.
The purpose must be to make a connection with me using the means of marriage.
If it were me in the past, I wouldn't have thought to use marriage.
Still, I miss my daughter.
However, now, it would not be a waste to give a daughter-in-law, because he became the best groom in the kingdom.
The nobles wanted to send precious young ladies to me only with their own greed.
“Whatever, they are all beautiful.”
The portrait enclosed in the document caught my eye without realizing it. Jeop.....
However, apart from that, if I get involved with them, I will inevitably get caught up in a muddy political battle.
I was more reluctant than marriage, so I had no choice but to drop it.
‘Thinking about it, it might be good to sort out the fiancee's problems now.'
After seeing such an explicit fiancée list.
Even if I verbally avoided the engagement problem, it was clear that it would grow into a more troublesome problem in the future.
Rather, it might be one way to firmly decide the seat next to me, which is the only one.
Unfortunately, Arel may be sold out here.
Of course it's not definitive.
In any case, just in case.
....But concubines are allowed here, so I guess it doesn't really matter.
I don't really mean this. It's real.
First of all, I put off the plan to establish a bank for a while.
I tried to solve the fiancee problem first.
“By the way, didn’t you say five minutes? Then what about the other one?”
Asha asked if she was curious about the reason for the other person's elimination.
Ah... I have to say that too.
“The other one... was eight years old.”
Everyone couldn't speak.
“I tell you, it has absolutely nothing to do with my intentions! Absolutely not my taste!!”
my father? What do you mean?
No matter how you think about it, your age is not in single digits!!
It was the first time I felt fear after seeing a portrait.
It's great that you scare me.
Yes, of course, that person is cute.
She's such a cute girl that I want to treat her as a little sister.
But think of him as my opponent.
It gets creepy.
Some people with rare tastes would have hurrahed, but fortunately not me. No!
Well, given my age, it's also common for nobles to betroth young children, so there's nothing strange about their common sense.
Even if I think about the age difference between my father and mother...
Maybe my father wasn't very aware of that.
However, she is too young to be introduced to her son.
thus drop out.
“Then are the other five people okay?”
“Yeah, first of all, on paper.”
First of all, there remains a crucial issue that we have to face face to face.
Well, if you see a situation where you think this is not real, then let's wisely throw away the engagement.
Anyway, hitting and smashing is my specialty.
However, the most important thing is to choose carefully so that such a situation does not happen.
“At least, you have to make a decision and talk as soon as possible for a full-fledged confrontation to proceed.”
The match will be held inside the royal palace.
Originally, it should be called Youngji, but that is a bit unreasonable.
It's because the road is so cold, long and rough.
There is a teleportation magic circle, but there is no reason to open it when she is not her official fiance.
It must have been the intention that it would be better to prepare a place for the opponent in the palace.
‘...I guess you didn't think that if I called you to Yeongji, the other person would come and run away?'
I believe it is not.
After all, it's only about his personality, because I can see through it if I meet him in person.
For now, just focus on choosing carefully.
After an all-night discussion, we finally decided on the opponent.
yes i decided on you!
I shouted, pointing at the portrait I had placed on top of the last remaining papers.
After finally deciding who to face, Arel said thank you to those who worried with him, and then went back to the office to tell them what he had decided.
The girls, who had been silent until Arel returned, remained silent for a while after that.
It was Asha who spoke first.
“It's a match... has the time already come like that?”
He murmured as if feeling a little new.
“Isn’t it only three years?”
Anyone who hears it will know that you have served it for 10 years.
Seina smiled bitterly.
The boy, who was only 13 years old at the time, has now reached the age of going back and forth about dating.
I can understand that you feel a little bit happy.
“By the way, does Arel-sama really want to choose her as a betrothal?”
However, in contrast to the warmhearted two knights, Diaman muttered as if he did not understand something.
“I think there must be someone more suitable.”
“The important thing is whether Arell-nim likes it after all.”
Really?...”
Dia nodded as if she had a little understanding.
“But this worries me a little.”
Asha was concerned about something in a slightly serious tone.
“Asha, what sword are you worried about?”
No matter how you look at it, Asha is an aristocrat.
Although the family fell apart once, there was a time when there was even talk of a good engagement.
What she was concerned about was that, unlike Sei Nana and Dia, she wondered if she might be seen as a noblewoman.
Are there any political problems among the nobility?
I was so nervous and waited for Asha's opinion.
“Arel-sama, you haven’t taught him properly yet, have you?”
“???? yes?”
Seina was rarely taken aback.
What is this woman trying to say?
In addition, as soon as Dia heard it, she turned her head away without saying a word, showing a somewhat uneasy look.
“That way... Asha? What sword are you talking about?”
“Of course, that’s all there is to it.”
Strangely, Asha looked shy.
However, after realizing that it was useless to talk about that or this, he took it seriously as if he had prepared himself.
But still embarrassed, he said again. “Ah...Arell, sex education was still...?”
Seina was at a loss for words.
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