I Became the Fiancé of a Crazy Heroine - Chapter 27-2

The grand cathedral of the Kinessian Divine Church, the Declaration Hall.

Only the Pope and Cardinals could enter the Declaration Hall.

All matters related to the denomination were discussed here and decisions on how to handle them were made.

They periodically changed their external stance and negotiation tactics on issues such as those concerning the palace, social circles, and battles with demons.

“Oh, right. Have you heard the rumors about Marquis Laird?”

“Marquis Laird? Why suddenly bring up that family?”

“You must have heard about the arranged marriage with Duke Adelaira?”

“I know their children had an engagement ceremony.”

Enrite Selena had been listening to the conversation of the Cardinals for a while now.

She also had an interest in the strategic marriage of those families.

She had already met the youngest son of Marquis Laird and had unforgettable memories with him.

“In one side, she’s called a rogue, and in the other side, just an ordinary person, right?”

“That’s what I’ve heard.”

“…It was a false rumor. He’s not just ordinary.”

“Oh… is there something special about him?”

“He used his sword aura. Can you believe it?”

“Sword aura? You mean the same sword aura I know?”

“While returning to the capital by carriage and they ran into a group of bandits.”

“Bandits? How could there be bandits near the capital?”

“That’s what I’m wondering too… Anyway, they attacked by them, and the youngest son of the Marquis Laird used his sword aura to fight them off.”

“… He used his sword aura himself?”

“Yes. He killed half of the bandits with his sword aura.”

“Wow…”

Enrite recalled her speculations at the time with a faint smile.

Although he didn’t have the same talent as them, she knew that he would someday awaken his potential.

The time had come sooner than expected, and his potential was beyond extraordinary.

“Just because someone wants to use the sword aura, it doesn’t mean they can use it, right?”

“Even with extensive training, using sword aura technique is not easy.”

“It’s not a matter of easy or difficult. The Marquis Laird’s youngest son is now 19 years old. How can a 19-year-old use sword aura techniques?”

“… 19 years old? I didn’t hear that wrong, did I?”

“You heard correctly. Using sword aura techniques at 19 years old is a rare talent that may only come along once every few centuries. What do you think will happen now?”

“Um… Won’t the knight order be interested in him?”

“There’s no way any ordinary knight order will be interested. They would have to be at the level of the royal knight order to even consider taking him in, wouldn’t they?”

The royal knight order fought only for the king and the direct royal family, with the top priority of protecting their safety.

They had to have considerable skill to guard royal family members at close range, and to be loyal to the king and obey any orders without question.

Usually, the nobles could meet these conditions, and even with great effort, it wasn’t easy for commoners to become soldiers in the capital city’s defense force.

“Well… isn’t the will of the person in question important?”

“Why would you refuse that? Just by joining the royal knights, you can elevate your family and yourself. Isn’t that enough? The pay is also quite substantial, and you can always receive a generous treatment while staying in the palace. They may be called knights, but in reality, they don’t have that much work to do.”

“Don’t nobles recognize you just for being in the royal knights?”

“Just by staying there, nobles will come looking for you. Who would belittle someone who is member of the Royal Knights?”

“A knight order is made for free?”

“The knights gather themselves, so the order is completed. Actually, there’s something more important than that.”

“If there’s something more important…”

“If luck is on your side, you can marry a direct royal descendant, right?”

“Ah…”

Enrite Selena finally turned her gaze to the documents, showing interest for the first time.

Most people give up their precious things and chase after immediate gains.

Whom is the knight order for, and what is the marriage for?

Perhaps Sion Laird was also sacrificed for that gain.

‘Too bad. Even if he resembled them, they couldn’t surpass reality in the end.’

Enrite felt sorry for Sion Laird, but didn’t look beyond that.

He wasn’t the human she was looking for, and he couldn’t escape his noble status for the rest of his life.

‘If you prove yourself worthy, we may meet again someday. There are still five Magic Swords left.’

She was looking for a qualified human, and the other Magic Swords were wandering as well.

In the old days, she would have included Exceed Rain, but now she couldn’t even tell if it was alive or dead.

If they met again, she had to destroy Exceed Rain, this time without fail.

***

The Duke Adelaira residence, Hanette’s room.

Hanette didn’t come out of the room, frozen in fear from what had just happened.

If she left the mansion now, she felt like someone would try to harm her.

Gambling or drinking used to be ways to secretly accumulate funds, but now she couldn’t even think of that.

‘Even fighting against the person isn’t easy, let alone killing a monster…’

Hanette felt terror just from the thought of fighting.

Although she learned magic, she couldn’t say that she was perfect.

If she really wanted to fight monsters, she should prepare more thoroughly.

‘I won’t have anything if I run away like this…’

When she heard a knock on the door, Hanette flinched and turned her head.

Sion was coming into the room, showing a calm expression.

“Why do you look like that? Do you have any complaints with me?”

“…. No, I don’t. Why did you come?”

Hanette weakly replied with a fragile gaze.

Sion quickly understood the reason and extended his right hand.

“Give me the necklace for a moment.”

“Why?”

“I want to check something.”

Hanette, unlike usual, didn’t even argue back and handed over the necklace.

Sion felt a tinge of regret but understood the sentiment behind it.

She had been shocked after nearly losing her life in a surprise attack.

‘She completely lost her cool.’

Sion created a purple magic and infused it into the necklace.

Since he had transformed his original magic through Exceed Rain, the color had changed.

As the mana seeped deep into the necklace, a faint purple color began to swirl around the edge of the necklace.

‘…Now, I can find her wherever and whatever I want.’