I’m In Trouble Because My Husband Is So Cute - Chapter 35

Chapter 35

Zachary stared at the Prince without saying a word. There was no warmth in his blue eyes like a sea of ​​ice.

“The Heir Apparent was said to wipe out all the barbarians who used to walk in the North.”

“It’s overrated.”

“No way. The Heir Apparent’s performance should be admired by the whole empire.”

Having said that, the Crown Prince twisted the corners of his lips. There was something unpleasant about that smile.

“As expected, the silver dragon’s power is amazing. Isn’t it?”

“….”

Zachary narrowed his eyes. Now, it was clear that the Crown Prince was dissatisfied with the fact that Zachary had made a contribution.

Of course, he would. It was the Imperial Family that was reluctant for him to continue the title because of the instability of ‘Winter’s Magic,’ and Zachary used that power to make an irrefutable feat.

And, unlike him, Iellie’s insides were boiling.

‘But, do you need to say that in front of Zachary while chanting the Silver Dragon’s power? That’s rude…!’

Wasn’t it the same as telling Zachary secretly that he was a ‘monster’ with extraneous powers?

Zachary could be seen staring at the Crown Prince with an expressionless face.

At that moment…

“That’s right.”

The Duke opened his mouth without raising an eyebrow. He continued to speak again with the Crown Prince in his eyes.

“He is a proud son.”

“…You think so.”

The Prince mumbled with a slightly puzzled face. It was meant to scrape the insides of the Duke and Zachary, but he had nothing to say when the Duke answered so smoothly.

Meanwhile, Zachary looked at his father with a surprised face.

‘Father…?’

It was a surprise. Even more so, the Duke had never covered him from the outside until now.

Surprised by the Duke’s actions, he completely forgot the Prince’s rude behavior.

“He’s still only twenty years old, though he has done an amazing job for the whole empire.”

The Duke spoke in a calm voice.

‘ Oh, my… Is that really the Duke?’ Iellie was also freaking out.

“He’s my son, but I think he’s a good fit for the next monarch of the North.”

Finally, he continued with a smile.

In response to the unexpected reaction, Iellie and Zachary stared blankly at the Duke.

“He’s still young, but he did all the job perfectly.”

“…The Heir Apparent will be very happy. The Duke believes in the Little Duke that way.”

The Crown Prince quickly changed his words.

Meanwhile, Iellie admired the Duke’s speaking skills. Isn’t this the right time to drive Zachary as his successor?

In addition, by daring to include the word ‘he is young,’ he even made a subtle comparison with the Crown Prince.

The winner, of course, was definitely Zachary.

‘The Crown Prince is probably turning twenty-six this year.’

There was a difference of almost ten years between the Crown Prince and Iellie, and there was a six-year difference between him and Zachary. However, even though it has been a long time since he entered politics, the Crown Prince had not achieved much.

‘Now, the Duke is… openly comparing him to Zachary. He is saying that the Crown Prince is nothing.’

Even if he was the Duke of Hessenweitz, was it okay to go out like that? Iellie swallowed.

The reckless behavior that Zachary sometimes committed seems to have been inherited from his father, the Duke…

‘Other than Asha’s blessing, in fact, he is not good enough to be the Crown Prince.’

‘Asha’s Blessing’ was rare for members of the Imperial Family. It was said that magical power was manifested just like Zachary’s ‘winter magic,’ but that power manifested itself in a slightly different way for each person.

‘Come to think of it… What is the power of His Highness the Crown Prince?’

Iellie glanced at the Crown Prince with a squint.

At that moment, the eyes of the Crown Prince and Iellie met. The Crown Prince, who had his forehead wrinkled, quickly smiled. Seeing that, she was in a bad mood.

“Thank you for coming all the way to the north.”

At the same time, the Duke opened his mouth with a smooth voice, and looked at the Prince and the Princess alternately before concluding the conversation.

“Have a good banquet, Your Highnesses.”

“Thank you, Lord Hessenweitz.”

The Crown Prince, who had been grumpy with a single word, but could not find his original temper, answered with his teeth grinding.

Then, the Duke left, and Iellie looked at the atmosphere.

Moments later, Zachary bowed his head a little to Iellie and whispered softly. “How about going to see your parents, Len?”

“Is that okay?”

At that, she widened her eyes. he smiled brightly and patted her on the shoulder.

“Sure. it’s been a long time since they’ve seen you.”

“Thank you.”

With a bright expression on her face, Iellie left the place. The Crown Prince was staring at her with her strange eyes.

The Viscount Blanchett couple was resting in the corner of the banquet hall. Iellie quickly walked up to her parents.

Immediately, the Blanchetts lifted their heads and gazed at their daughter with a bright expression on their face and opened their mouth.

“Len, can you come to us?”

“It will be fine for a while. Zachary told me to go.”

“The Heir Apparent…?”

The couple widened their eyes. They glanced at Zachary in the banquet hall. There was absolutely nothing wrong with his attitude toward various guests.

The couple said with a little relief.

“You seem to be doing well.”

“Before, I told you everyone was nice to me.”

She smiled brightly. Then, the Viscount lowered his voice and whispered in Iellie’s ear.

“I heard that the Heir Apparent has winter magic…”

“With or without that, Zachary is just Zachary.”

Iellie answered firmly. Light green eyes stared intently at her father.

“No matter if you’re my parents, if you treat Zachary in vain like the false rumors, I will get angry.”

“Hey, Len. I didn’t mean to do that.”

Viscount Blanchett made a perplexed face. The Viscount, holding Iellie’s hand tightly, said in a serious tone.

“I just thought it was a relief because you seem a lot happier than I thought.”

The Viscount’s expression, saying that, had a hint of relief. It really was. Although he had only seen the Heir Apparent from afar, it was immediately felt how much the Heir Apparent cherished her daughter.

‘And, if you look at it, Len smiled a lot, too.’

It was the first time Iellie lead a banquet. His daughter had a slightly nervous look, but she nevertheless smiled brightly as Zachary approached her.

The only one who could make his daughter look like that would be the Heir Apparent.

The Viscount glanced at Iellie and muttered in a voice wet with emotion.

“When did my daughter grow up like this…”

“I’ve been married to Zachary for almost five years. Of course, I grew up.”

Answering him, she laughed awkwardly. Her father was all right, but sometimes he would get too emotional.

“More than that, dad, my husband is so handsome, is he?”

“Uh…”

Hearing her proud question, the Viscount let out an anguished voice.

The two were a couple. A couple that got along very well.

Besides, the Viscount also knew that there was no other young man as beautiful as Zachary rationally. Brilliant silver hair, dark blue eyes, and a splendid beast-like young man who will never be tamed. However…

‘Still, I didn’t expect my daughter to say in front of me that another man is cool…’

The Viscount stared at Iellie with cloudy eyes. Her daughter shrugged her shoulders. Even when she was young, she never said anything that made her father happy.

“Dad?”

“…Yes.”

Viscount Blanchett grew a little pale and lowered his head.

At that moment, the sound of footsteps was heard.

“Are you Viscount Blanchett?”

“Yes?”

The Viscount couple were startled when they heard the low voice. In front of them stood the Duke of Hessenweitz.

“Nice to meet you. I am Theron Hessenweitz.”

“Your, Your Excellency Duke of Hessenweitz…?”

At that moment, the Viscount’s eyes widened.

No matter how much he was preparing his heart for the meeting with the Duke, actually meeting him was another matter.

He was the only Duke of the Empire, ruling the vast northern part.

The Viscount looked at the Duke with a look of embarrassment. Iellie was also surprised by the appearance of the Duke.

“Du, Duke?”

The Viscount murmured like a groan.

The Duke’s blue eyes stared intently at the face of the Viscount.

“You are Viscountess Blanchett.”

Seeing these two women standing together like this, Iellie looked quite a bit like the Viscountess. In particular, she resembled her slender physique.

The Duke smiled faintly, and with a slight bow, he continued.

“I’m here to say thank you for raising your daughter so well and sending her to me.”

“The, the Duke to us—?”

Suddenly, the couple looked like they were losing their minds. On the other hand, the Duke nodded his head casually.

“Aren’t you two also my in-laws?”

‘In-law, in-laws…!’ The Viscount couple were shocked.

Hearing this from the Duke of Hessenweitz, who was like an ice field, was something they never dreamed of. In fact, they almost fainted when they got an invitation from Hessenweitz.

“Actually, Zachary is not good enough for Iellie.”

“…Yes?”

The couple asked the Duke back in unison.

But, the Duke answered without raising an eyebrow. “That child is taking care of Zachary, who is lacking in many ways.”

‘Iellie, are you really like that?’ With that in mind, the couple quickly turned their heads towards Iellie.

She was embarrassed, though smiled slightly. Zachary was not lacking. Still, it was not to the point of receiving compliments like this…

“I am very happy that this child has entered the Duchy of Hessenweitz.”

“Yes, yes…”

The couple, now overwhelmed, merely nodded their heads blankly.

The Duke glanced at the Viscount couple.

‘How was Iellie able to grow up with such a friendly personality… I think I know.’

The couple had a natural talent for brightening the atmosphere. Having grown up under such a couple, there was no way not to be influenced by it. The Duke greeted the couple in an unusually pleasant tone.

“Thank you so much for sending me a good daughter-in-law.”

“Oh, no. We…”

The Viscount couple, not knowing what to do, hastily opened their mouths. However, their minds were already messed up.

‘At a time like this, what should I say? Is it an honor to have the Heir Apparent as the husband of our daughter?’

But the couple still didn’t know anything about Zachary. What if they think it’s just word of mouth?

As the Viscount rolled his eyes, the Viscountess poked him in the side with her elbow.

But, then…

“Hello, I am Zachary Hessenweitz.”

Zachary approached them and opened his mouth in a polite voice. The Viscount couple, who had just thought of going back to the banquet, seemed to suffer from the hospitality that they could not have imagined.

“I know there are bad rumors centered on me.”

Zachary mentioned the ‘winter magic’ that he had with a fastball. The Viscount couple shuddered and hardened their shoulders.

‘What? That’s what the Heir Apparent says…’

‘Do I have to say that it’s okay?’

The two couples chatted with each other. To such a couple, Zachary offered something.

“This, this is?”

“Please read it.”

Zachary looked at the couple with a slightly strained face. Unable to win over his passionate eyes, the Viscount gazed down at the heavy pile of papers.

On the first page of the document, the title of the report was written in neat letters.

“…A report on the reduction rate of the invasion of monsters in the Duchy of Hessenweitz?”

The Viscount read the title in a bewildered voice.

Zachary glanced at the Viscount couple, twinkling his eyes and explained.

“There are rumors that the North is dangerous due to the invasion of demons, but that is a thing of the past.”

“Yes?”