Wow, he's so handsome. He's so handsome that if you walk down the street, 12 out of 10 people will turn around.

　Behind them stands an elderly man in a butler's uniform with blonde hair mixed in with gray in places, and a beautiful woman with purple hair and sharp purple eyes looking at me. The clothes make her look like a samurai woman, but the menace radiating from her is that of a warrior.

I'm sure you'll be pleased with the results. I am grateful for this opportunity.

No, don't worry about it. I'm just adding to the occasion. So let's begin with introductions. Lady Eileen, Mistress Aerys, this is Prince Mistgard Celia, second prince of the Kingdom of Thyria.
　Prince Mistgardt, you may know Mistress Aerys Lanwalker as Lady Eileen Lanwalker, who has come to see me on behalf of her husband, the frontier lord Sieghard Lanwalker. And Ravert Lanwalker, son of the frontier earl, and his daughter Alexia.

　We each bow.

"It's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Mistgard Shelia, as we were introduced. You can call me Mist, Mistress Aeris.

''It's nice to meet you, Miss Mist. So let's get right to it...

Yeah, I'm sorry to hide it from you later, so I'll tell you first.

　Prince Mistgardt stands while saying that. What is it?

I hope we don't have to talk about this.

　What is this prince talking about?　I don't get it. He came all the way from the faraway kingdom of Ciria, and you want him to stop himself? What do you mean?　And the king also has a puzzled expression on his face.

''O.......Prince Mistgard. I would like you to explain to me what this is all about. This time, you said that you wanted to get engaged to Miss Aeris, so I created this occasion, and you want me to cancel it?

'Yes, sir. I must confess that my brother and first prince, Kilmis Ciria, has attempted to kill me.

Nah!

　Those words caused everyone except the Ciria country side to shout in surprise. This is because I didn't expect such words to come out. But is it okay to say such things to people from other countries?

What's that supposed to mean?

If I may say so myself, your brother and I have been compared in many ways over the years, and I have always been told that I am more talented than him. However, I was not interested in the throne, so I persuaded my father to remove me from the throne. However, your brother was still uneasy about it. He hired an assassin and tried to kill me behind my back.

　What can I say about that? Surely, no matter how much his brother stepped down from the throne, the nobles around him would not be silent. If his brother, Prince Mistgardt, has that much talent.

　However, my brother would be too short-sighted. No matter how insecure he may be, he still doesn't want the assassin to be sent out of the blue.

''I managed to drive the assassin away, but I thought it was dangerous to stay in the Kingdom of Ciria any longer, so I thought of a way to leave somehow. However, if I tried to leave the country normally, I would be stopped by my brother, and the one time I came to Nanor, I was in the middle of that.

Didn't you think about running away then?

'At that time I had my brother's entourage at my side, and my maid of honor, Clarie, who was behind me, was still in Ciria.

　Okay, so.....

'So you used Miss Aeris, whom you saw at the time, to bring up the engagement.

''Yes. If I said I wanted to go see the person I was thinking of marrying, my brother couldn't say no to me. Selschan and Clarye behind me are also two people who have been with me since I was a little girl, and both of them gave me permission if I said I wanted to see my future partner.

　And Prince Mistgardt stood and looked at Aeris.

'Miss Aeris. I'm so sorry!　Maybe I've let you get your hopes up. And Mrs. Eileen, too. I'm sorry to have used Miss Aeris in this way!　I'll do everything I can. I'll even find someone to marry somehow. You can beat the crap out of me if you want!

　Prince Mistgardt bows his head while saying that. Normally, the prince shouldn't bow, and we would stop him too, but just this time it's impossible.

　I understand the situation of Prince Mistgardt, and I want to help him. But that makes me angry that I've used Aeris even a little bit, and before that, I think you should take care of things at home before talking about it to other countries.

　Aeris and Dr. Eileen have a confused look on their faces.

''Well, please raise your head. I understand the situation with Prince Mistgardt.''

　When Aeris said that, Prince Mistgardt raised his head in horror.

''I had to say something on my end as well, and I was actually going to turn down this engagement.

What?

I'm in love with someone...

　Then Aeris glanced at me. Then, Prince Mistgardt smiled, as if he had thought of something.

'Right!　That's good to hear!　Oh no, I was thinking about how I'd say no if I was really thinking about getting engaged. No, good, good!

　And then he said something outrageous. When I heard that, I couldn't take it anymore. I'm not going to be able to get away with it.

Mist-sama, I don't think that's a good idea...!

　I released my magic power when the maidservant standing behind me, Clarie-san, tried to warn Prince Mistgardt.

''Huh?''

'You've got to be kidding me. What did you think I was going to do about a woman's marriage?　Don't you think I'm going to be stupid!

　I've reached the end of my patience. How can you say such a thing in front of him with a smile on your face?

This!　Little boy!　I'll be right back...

'RAY!　Calm down!

　Beside me, Alexia grabs my hand, but for once I can't. And when I shake off Alexia's grasping hand and try to step out

Ray!　Stop it!

　I can hear Aeris shouting at me. I stop releasing my magic power and take a deep breath. Soo-hah, soo-hah. ...Good. I've calmed down a bit.

'I'm sorry Aeris, but I'm the one who wants to be mad at you more than anything else. I'm sorry about Alexia, too. You tried to stop me, but I shook your hand off.

'I'm good. And I know how Ray feels.

I appreciate it. You were angry for me. I'm glad.

　Alexia and Aeris smile at me. I stay.

"Your Majesty. I'm sorry to be out of the blue. I'm sorry, but I don't think I'll be able to stand it if we stay here, so I'll go ahead and excuse myself.

"Yeah, I'm sorry it took me so long to do that.

　Normally, there's no way I would leave before the king in the presence of the king, but I don't think I can hold back any longer myself. Aeris stopped me earlier, but I probably won't be able to stop him next time. I think the king understands. He gave me permission.

　I head straight for the door. I feel eyes from Shelia's side behind me, but I ignore them. Just looking at her face is enough to make me angry. I ignore it and leave the room.

　When I get home, I'll let you fluff Ferris. I'll give him a quick hug, and I'll give him a big hug, too. I'll give everyone a hug. If I don't, he'll explode. ...or else I'm going to explode.