The Peace In A Beautiful World
Chapter 84: The False Proposal of Princess Irene

".....Rid Archie's......Do you want to be my partner?" said princess Irene.

"Whata ? couple?," I said a little surprised.

"Yes" said Irene's daughter.

"What did princess Irene say ? be his partner ? Hmm but it doesn't seem like it's a couple, it could be another couple like a couple to practice a match or something" I thought.

"Hmmm couple yeah, I don't know what princess Irene wants me to be. So can princess Irene go into more detail to ask me what partner?" I said.

".....," Irene's daughter was silent.

"Daughter Irene?" I said.

"Are my words wrong, Leandra ? Because Rid Archie still seems to be confused with my words," said Irene's daughter.

"Well that's because you just told Rid to be your partner. The meaning of being a couple is very broad" said Leandra.

"Why don't you get to the point, miss. Just tell Rid to be your girlfriend" Lily said.

"Hmmm so yes," said princess Irene.

"It turned out to be a lover, instead" I thought.

"I'll say it again.....Rid Archie, do you want to be my girlfriend?" said Irene's daughter.

"Wait a minute, your words surprised me a little, princess Irene," I said.

"What makes you a little surprised?" asked Princess Irene.

"About your words, what the fuck asked me to be your lover?" I said.

"Hahaha well it's only natural that Rid would be surprised, if I was in the position of Rid, I would also be surprised if I get such a request from one of the Duke's daughters," Lily said.

"What Lily said was true. But, even though you said you wanted to ask me to be your lover, but I didn't feel you said that out of love for me, you must have a reason to do this?" I asked.

"......," Irene's daughter fell silent.

"It looks like it was caught, yes" Leandra said.

"How do you know the real intentions of the lady, Rid?" asked Lily.

"Yes easy princess Irene immediately said she wanted to ask me to be her lover, but she did not say about her own feelings. Generally, when someone wants to establish a special relationship with the opposite sex, that person will express his feelings first and then he will say his goals such as wanting to date or be a lover," I said.

"Yes it's true, I don't think you will realize this trivial thing," said Leandra.

"Because of that, I do not consider the words of Princess Irene as a statement of love but like there is another meaning of the words," I said.

"If the request to be the lover of Irene's daughter is pronounced to another man, then, it seems like the man will not realize such a trivial thing and will immediately accept it because who would refuse to be the lover of a Duke's daughter but it seems like you are different, Rid," said Leandra.

"Don't equate me with another man" I said.

"Hahaha so how's miss ? wouldn't it be better if we just told you why you actually asked Rid to be your lover?" said Leandra.

"......," Irene's daughter fell silent.

After a moment of silence, Irene's daughter spoke.

"Well, you're right Rid Archie, I have reason to ask you to be my girlfriend" said Irene's daughter.

"~Matchmaking Battle~ ?," asked me who was confused.

"~Matchmaking Battle~ is a matchmaking battle between the daughters of the Duke to fight over the prince. The prince contested in ~Matchmaking Battle~ is none other than Prince Charles. And the daughters of the Duke who are entitled to follow ~Matchmaking Battle~ are the daughters of the Duke who does not have a partner and has an age that is not far from Prince Charles himself. The Duke's daughter who has the above criteria is Miss Irene and princess Amelia. Indeed the exact time has not been determined, but ~Matchmaking Battle~ between miss Irene and princess Amelia will be held after they both graduated from the academy" Leandra explained.

"That's it," I said.

"Well, I already know about Charles being betrothed to princess Irene and daughter Amelia because Charles sometimes behaves differently when talking about daughter Irene and daughter Amelia who recently met him, so I couldn't bear to read his mind and I finally got some information about this. But I only know that, it seems I have to ask again to get more information" I thought.

"~Matchmaking this Battle~, is this indeed a routine event held by the San Fulgen royal family?, ' I asked.

"This let me explain" said Irene's daughter.

Princess Irene volunteered to explain more about ~Matchmaking Battle~.

"Right now, my father meant that Duke San Lucia was not on good terms with the other three dukes due to some kind of problem. King Albert Estella San Fulgen intends to help the Duke's relationship to be harmonious again. He knew that among the four dukes, there were those who had princesses the same age as princes and the princesses also did not have a partner, one of which was me as the daughter of Duke San Lucia. On that basis, King Albert suggested to hold ~Matchmaking Battle~ between me as a representative of San Lucia with the daughter of the other three dukes who are currently represented by princess Amelia. With my participation, it is expected that Duke San Lucia's relationship with the other three dukes will improve again" said Irene's daughter.

"So yeah but if princess Irene intends to cancel the participation in ~Matchmaking Battle~, doesn't that mean Duke San Lucia refuses to repair relations with the other three dukes?," he asked.

"You're right, but my father has allowed me to cancel my participation if I meet a suitable partner at this academy. My father realized that the reason for ~Matchmaking Battle~ was so illogical. Why would the princesses of the dukes who were not on good terms have to fight for the prince ? Wouldn't that fight even make the Duke's relationship worse?" said Irene's daughter.

"Yes, you are right daughter Irene, the reason for holding ~Matchmaking Battle~ is very unreasonable. Or maybe there is another purpose held ~Matchmaking Battle~," said I.

"My father also thought that way. That's why he allowed me to cancel my participation in this event. My signs of canceling my participation were already visible when I didn't want to chat with Prince Charles or Princess Chloe. If I was familiar with the royal family, I would be considered very enthusiastic to attend the event because of trying to get close to the royal family which would be my family if I won ~Matchmaking Battle~. That's why I chose to stay away from them" said Irene's daughter.

"That's your excuse, I guess you stayed away from the prince because of your cold nature, princess Irene," I said.

"My character has nothing to do with it. Since the San Lucia family is so close to the royal family, I feel bad about ignoring Princess Chloe and Prince Charles who are trying to chat with me. But I have to do this to make the impression that I'm not trying to get close to the royal family" said Irene.

"So yeah, what is ~Matchmaking Battle~ is already known in general ?," I asked.

"So far, who knows about ~Matchmaking Battle~ is the family of the Duke only. This event has not been announced to the public" said Irene's daughter.

"That's it," I said.

I was silent for a while and started talking again.

"So princess Irene, you asked me to be your partner so you wouldn't join the show, right?" I said.

"Right," said Irene's daughter.

"In other words, you just want a fake couple relationship so that your participation in the event can be canceled" I said.

"Right," said Irene's daughter.

"If that's all, aren't there a lot of other people who are suitable to be your fake lover ? There are many of them who may have a high status in the eyes of the community, for example, are nobles, although they cannot be compared to you who are the daughter of a Duke. But isn't that better than choosing an ordinary person like me ? I have no status or anything, I am just an ordinary person who comes from the village. Even though this relationship is pretend, still I don't feel suitable for it" I said.

"You're right, but I didn't choose my partner based on that. I'm looking for someone who has more ability than me who can be my partner, which makes other people think it's natural that I pair up with that person. And I think you're the one who fits that, Rid Archie," said Irene's daughter.

I was silent hearing that.

"You're great. You get perfect marks in all the academy entrance exams and you also get a 1st rank in the entrance exam, higher than the rank I got. Isn't it natural that I want to pair up with a person whose abilities are greater than mine ? Plus you even managed to defeat Prince Charles and duel with a chairman of Elevrad," said princess Irene.

I still keep quiet hearing that.

"So how is Rid Archie, do you want to be my girlfriend?" asked Irene's daughter.

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