
An hour later, in the living room of the Royal Palace of the Emerald Sea.
"You guys really fit in with each other."
The queen said in a tone full of praise. Looking towards Reinhart and Vanessa who were sitting next to each other, the woman looked very satisfied.
Vanessa looked down with a red hue on her cheek. He played with his fingers while occasionally glancing towards Reinhart.
Meanwhile, Reinhart, the cold prince of the Silver Moon Kingdom was holding a teacup with trembling hands. His expression was somewhat pale as he tried to force himself to squeeze out a smile.
"Are you okay, Husband?"
"Uhuk! Uhuk! Uhuk!"
Reinhart immediately coughed. Looking up at Vanessa with a rigid robot-like motion, he said.
"I'm doing fine. But ..."
Taking a deep breath, Reinhart who rounded up the resolve immediately said firmly.
"It seems that me and Princess Vanessa don't fit in."
"..."
The room immediately became quiet. A few seconds later, a fierce aura instantly emerged from the King's body.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!!"
Seeing the furious King, Reinhart immediately imagined a war between the two great empires. Continued great war that put his little life back at risk.
"I mean, Princess Vanessa is so beautiful and amazing. It's just, I have my own purpose."
Saying that, Reinhart patted his chest with a respectful expression.
"While I'm not that great, I've made a determination to pursue the strength to protect myself and my loved ones.
So, instead of pursuing love, I want to pursue strength until it becomes strong enough and reliable."
After saying that, with a calm and elegant expression Reinhart again took a sip of tea. Yes ... although his back was wet with cold sweat and his legs felt soft.
"Oh! If it's us and your parents have discussed it."
"Eh?"
"Vanessa is 12, almost 13. After you graduate three years later, this girl is 15 years old and ready to get married.
Take it easy, even if not getting into the academy, Vanessa has been getting an aristocratic education since young. Better than any academy graduate in terms of education or behavior."
"Eh?"
"Actually, we want you to get married soon after graduation. But if you choose to pursue strength and a career in the military to build your own trust, Vanessa can still attend school for three more years.
So when you get everything done, she'll graduate and you'll get married."
The king smiled with a relaxed expression.
"Dad is handsome and mother is beautiful, surely you have a very adorable child. I want to hold her immediately."
The queen said with a hopeful expression. Looking at the two with glittering eyes as if there were stars inside.
"..."
Reinhart fell silent. The young man lost his words. In fact, any idea to escape instantly disappeared instantly. Apparently, his father and mother were clever enough that he had no way out of the situation.
While Reinhart looked dazed, her mind began to conflict.
'There's no way you're going to obey, right? Where is the freedom to choose? You have to fight it!
If you need to, you must escape! The world is big! Don't get stuck in one place!'
'Yes! Even if it's beautiful why? There are many beautiful women in this world!
'Yes! If you accept this, free living is just wishful thinking! You will be restrained for the rest of your life!'
The rebellious soul of Reinhart thrashed. But just then, the other side of Reinhart suddenly interjected.
'Just accept. Accept to avoid war of two kingdoms.
If you refuse and run away, won't you be hunted down by two kingdoms? Not only that, don't you remember there were Wings of Chaos that contained crazy people out there?
Are you sure?'
'...'
Reinhart's inner words instantly made those rebellious thoughts speechless.
Reinhart suddenly patted Vanessa's shoulder gently. Gazing towards the King and Queen with narrowed eyes plus a monk-like smile that gained enlightenment, the young man said in a flat tone.
"It's an honor for me to be Princess Vanessa's partner."
***
In the evening, in a special inn for the participants.
BRUISES!
Reinhart kicked the table with a bottle of Flowreevt Mead in his hand. On the table, there were several other bottles that were quite messy.
"Holy empty egg! My freedom ... Restore freedom!"
With a slightly red face from being quite drunk, Reinhart began to whine like a child.
"What lives happily ever after! I just want to be free to roam all over the world, avoiding all dangers...play music while drinking wine casually!
Stop this crazy, meaningless war!"
In his own room, Reinhart walked around in circles in the room. He then dropped himself on the bed with a depressed expression.
Fortunately, the room had isolation magic, so what Reinhart shouted was completely inaudible. Otherwise, he would definitely put the Silver Moon Kingdom to shame and would be punished even more severely when returning.
At that moment, Reinhart's consciousness faded away.
Suddenly, a memory appeared in his mind. Playing the game to the end, Reinhart looks at the various experiences of Maria's life in the end of the story.
Leading an army to fight evil, helping the entire population of the city that was on the verge of death by poison ...
In the final moments, a clear text is seen.
[In the Scarlet Moonlight War, the Chosen One (Maria) faced an extremely powerful enemy. Hundreds of thousands of troops killed each other under the red moon, one of the most historic battles in the world.
On the opposite side, the Demon King's Princess, Vanessa led her subordinates, sweeping through all directions and trying to make the world engulfed in darkness.
After a fierce battle with the casualties of only a few survivors, the Chosen One finally managed to kill the Demon Princess. However, it also left a deep wound on him because in the war ... The Chosen One almost lost his entire army. An army that should be in the grace of light to destroy darkness.]
That memory instantly made Reinhart open her eyes. His entire body was wet with cold sweat.
Rising with a look of doubt, Reinhart immediately tried to recall all the things she had about the Demon Princess, Vanessa.
"Born with multiple personalities, the power of the wind and darkness, the daughter of one of the five great empires ..."
Connecting all of that, Reinhart became even more fearful. In a depressed state, the young man massaged his forehead.
'After the Holy Girl who was surrounded by danger, now I was engaged to one of the Wings of Chaos' superiors instead?
Really ... Did I do any unforgivable deeds in a previous life? I don't think so, do I?
Then why would I have destiny to play me this way!
Home ... I want to go home and live my relaxed life like before!!!'
>> Connect.