How She Can Be Loved
Chapter 2: He, Ishtarnia

“Hey, look!”

“That's him, right?”

“The Goddess!! Goddess of Victory!! “

“Goddess Victory! Our lady has arrived!!”

Just a few seconds after Kananga set foot onto the ground, she found herself in a strange situation. The harbor was always boisterous, but this time the atmosphere was different from him as the center of attention in the crowd. From whispering to screaming. Not only commoners, even some nobles also took part in cheering Kananga. They welcomed Kananga very much in the harbor. The girl even got confused as to what was really going on.

“What is this?” Kananga asked who was confused to see those people.

“Of course they welcome you, Kana!” Baine smiled proudly like a mother who saw her daughter get a gold medal at the maths Olympics.

“Hah? Why me?” Tanya Kananga who was still confused found herself now the center of attention of everyone in the harbor. “Of course because of your achievements on the battlefield. Because you were in a hurry to return to the school dorm before the war soldier welcome celebration, so new people can welcome you now.” Baine still smiled proudly. “Come on Kana, don't be shy. They only wanted to welcome a hero who had greater achievements than the Crown Prince during the war a few months ago. The war can be finished faster thanks to you! You deserve the honorary title of His Majesty the King.” Baine can't stop feeling proud of the achievements of one of his favorite people. Die me. Kananga could only smile awkwardly. Wishing she would soon meet her father, and embrace her two younger siblings.

“Nona Ishtarnia?” a man tries to grab Kananga's attention from the mob who congratulated her. “Nona Ishtarnia?!” Again the man tightened his voice. Encouraging the few commoners in front of him to stay away from him. But still, his voice was not comparable to the dozens of dozen people who were gathering at the port. “NONA ISHTARNIA?!” this time he finally managed to attract the attention of Kananga. Not only Kananga, but a dozen dozen people who had been busy diving Kananga. They all fell silent. Waiting for the next sentence the man will say.

“Ahem.” The man cleared his throat, trying to restore his charisma that had never existed in the first place. He walked towards Kananga, stopped in front of her, grabbed her right hand, and knelt before her. “Married to me..”

“WHAT?!” Baine and Cella compactly chanted their disapproval of what was happening to Kananga at the moment.

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Naiads. About 1,269 kilometers from Uchenna City, Kananga's hometown. The port city that became the center of the development of the Empyrean Kingdom's maritime economy. The place where Kananga first set foot inland after 3 days of sailing, and also became the first place Kananga found herself proposed to in public. Is she happy? Of course not. He could not yet accept logic in the world he wrote himself, even though this was his fifth year of living in that world.

Be married? At 15 years old? Just be right! What's more...

“I've been in love with you since I first saw you. Please, marry me.” Kananga's mind collapsed instantly hearing the words of the man who was still kneeling before her. His pupils trembled, unable to bear the irony before him.

Whahuh? I don't even remember ever meeting her. What's at a party?? No, it's impossible! No one dared to look at me at the party because of Dad's gaze which they said could slash at souls. Then, on the battlefield? Is he one of the Crown Prince's troops?

Kananga tries to remember who and where they met. He was not a person who easily forgot the face of someone he had met, only that he did not care about them. That's why he couldn't even remember who the man who was proposing to him was at the moment. Kananga did not stop watching the man who was still faithful waiting for his answer. He smiles expectantly waiting for ‘Iya’ answer from Kananga. Kananga, who was still ordering her brain to look for information about the man from her memory about who the man was, immediately stopped her orders when she realized something. Ah, so he's a noble. Mercifully. Kananga soon understood what the purpose of the man was to propose to her in public.

*Kananga Ishtarnia\,* her name. There is no middle name because he was not born a noble. She's like a keepsake flower. Blooms with semerbak\, confident\, and fearless. His black hair was a symbol of the pride of his predecessors. The Empyrean Black Horse. When the King told him to engage him in a war a few months ago\, everyone was convinced of one thing. The girl was just 15 years old. This was the first time he had set foot on the battlefield. Unlike his father\, he had absolutely no magic. Yes\, Kananga was born disabled. No. gabe. There was nothing wrong with his body. Especially psychic. He's healthy wal afiat. It's just that\, he was born without the slightest bit of magic within

his body. This already made him enough to be categorized as a cripple in that world. The 15-year-old girl, had absolutely no experience on the battlefield, moreover she could not use protective magic.

He won't survive!

He's gonna die!

He will be useless! How could he possibly protect others, he could not even protect himself!

That's what they think of Kananga. But fate says otherwise. Kananga even managed to return with a feat that exceeded the Crown Prince. He was notoriously fearless and merciless on the battlefield. Sure oes. Who could have thought that could happen. People have always seen girls as fragile, raised and cared for with affection like treasures their fathers could never replace. Who would have thought that Duke Ishtarnia's daughter had a character as hard as steel. So the term fruit falling not far from the tree is indeed true. Even in a fantasy world like this. If his father was a war hero, then his daughter was too.

Returning home with the best achievements on the battlefield, of course, made himself now the center of attention among the nobility. The nobles began to talk about Kananga's future which would be guaranteed to be bright. Not even a few who doubt that Kananga will be given a middle name directly by the King. I don't know where they heard the news. But to be sure, the attention they were paying to Kananga was getting bigger. They no longer considered her to be a lucky disabled girl. But this time as their stepping stone. As is the case with the man who is trying to propose Kananga at this time. He thought his influence among nobles could be further strengthened if he managed to groom Duke Ishtarnia's daughter. No need for approval from his father. If his favorite daughter has said “Iya”, then his father can not change and break his daughter's heart.

*A noble proposed to his daughter who was a nobody in public. It's a once in a lifetime chance to meet a fortune like myself. You'd be ashamed to reject me for having a higher degree* than you, wouldn't you? You don't know yourself! How long will he keep me kneeling in front of him?!

Kananga, like a psychic, knows exactly what the man is after and also the contents of his head that are currently cursing and cursing him.

“Kana.” A gentle pat on Kananga's shoulder came from Baine, her best friend. The beautiful girl who was touted as an Empyrean Flower was standing behind Kananga. Looking at the man in front of her best friend like a tiger mother who would pounce on her opponent in a split second. His parasol was still loyal to protect him from the sun in the port city. Kananga turned around to find the two girls behind her, Baine and Cella smiling. Really if one did not know the two girls closely, they would definitely think how sweet their smile was. But for Kananga, their smiles gave her goosebumps. It was a smile ‘I will eliminate it from your sight’. The two girls have always been like that. Overprotective if the matter is already related to Kana and their little Miss. They just want the best for Kananga. That guy is certainly not a good guy. Of course they understood the intent of the man proposing to Kanangan in public. They would not let Kananga have to accept the proposal by force.

“Take it easy. I can handle it.” Whisper Kananga with a confident smile. It seemed that he had settled on the answer to the proposal, making Baine and Cella a little calmer. This fellow. He was trying to frame me. He proposed to me in public, thinking I would be ashamed if I refused him and was forced to accept him because of his higher status.

In that world, rejecting a man's proposal was a very dishonorable and shameful thing. Not for the man. But for the girl who refused. The other groom-to-be will look down on the girl's family. Even the girl could not marry in her entire life if she dared to reject the proposal that came. They said the girl could be an old girl. Moreover, if the one who came to propose was a noble. Like Kananga now. His father was a well-respected adia. But the title did not come from the noble lineage. The Ishtarnia bloodline had never once been mixed with noble blood. Kananga and her father were no different from ordinary people. It's just that they are given privileges, feel the luxurious life of the nobility, but in a limited time. Degrees, thrones, nobility, manners... Does he think all of that would apply to an Ishtarnia like Kananga? After all, he had been famous for his wild character since childhood. It was impossible just being a hero on the battlefield could change everything about him. Can all the manners and rules in the world get in the way? Huh! It never will.

Kananga acted calm, preparing her answer gracefully. Giving a beautiful smile on her lips.

“ALTHOUGH IT MUST DIE, OGAH!” His smile is so cheerful. If his father was famous for his soul-cutting vision, then his daughter was famous for her smile that could shatter the soul of her target to pieces. Of course, the smile was not aimed at good intentions, but rather at the sarcasm. Attacking the man as his target.

“I've given my answer, Young Master. If I do, excuse me. My father must have been waiting for me—“ Not finished the sentence he said, the man pulled his hand very roughly. “KAU!! YOU ARE SO UNAWARE!! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!! JUST GETTING HOME SAFELY FROM THE BATTLEFIELD HAS ALREADY MADE YOU BIG-HEADED! SUCH A FEAT IS NOTHING! EVERYONE CAN GET IT VERY EASILY!!” The man had lost his patience. He started yelling and cursing at the girl who had just rejected him raw. Kananga just stared at him coldly. Of course this was not the first time he had mentally destroyed someone. Not just in this fairy tale world, but in the world before he died. Addicted to? It's probable. On the other hand, Baine and Cella were already preparing to completely eliminate the noble man. Baine with his parasol and Cella with his suitcase. They were ready to hit the man's head and the compact planned to throw his body into the sea. When it comes to protecting Kananga, they seem to have telepathy.

“DO YOU NOT KNOW WHO I AM?!. I AM THIS NOBLE—“ I don't know what sentence the man will say next. But the sentence was cut off immediately. His blaring voice like a ferocious lion intimidating his prey was now slowly shrinking like a cat that had just been doused in water while disrupting the sleep of people at night. It disappeared for a moment when it realized that a large hand was clutching its head hard.