The Sword and The Dress - V3C3 PART6

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Translator: iveyra | Editor: Ms. Sheepnn
“If it’s a normal engagement, it’ll cause a negative impact. However, Miss’s relationship with Sir Rizar is different. It’s general knowledge that your current relationship is one where Sir Rizar has forcibly taken hold of Miss, who has become an orphan, with the goal of Count Epheria’s title and wealth.”

“Nonsense! It would be fine if it’s the opposite.”

Captain Jullius isn’t the one who asked to get engaged first. Rather, the captain was the victim. You could even say that I used him to meet with the High Priest.

“People who don’t know the inside story have no choice but to think like that, because Sir Rizar’s reputation is very bad. A ferocious man of unknown origin without a noble title. Looking at these facts alone, what noble lady would approach Sir Rizar with a pure heart?”

Uh… that’s definitely true. First of all, he’s just a semi-noble without a noble title, and he’s also of unknown origin and lineage, so in the eyes of normal people, his first impression can never be good. In my eyes, he’s cute, but for other people in general he’s not. Nevertheless, his abilities are remarkable without a doubt.

“To be honest, it would be almost impossible for Sir Rizar to date a noble woman out of pure goodwill. He’s the leader of the Special Task Squad and his ability is exceptional, so there may be someone who aims for him, but it would be to take advantage of him. Therefore, it must be assumed that Miss’s relationship with him is naturally the result of political negotiations too.”

“Uh, um… but how can you having an unrequited love for me be of help to Captain’s reputation?”

“Because if Miss were being forced into an engagement with Sir Rizar, an unsavory relationship like an affair would change into a less harmful event, if a young man and woman were to fall in love with each other and pursue a relationship.”

“….. How so?”

Sieg kindly explained to me, who still didn’t get it.

“As someone from Duke Fortuna’s household who has royal blood, I have the ability to at least save the lady I love, even from the leader of the Special Task Squad, you know.”

“Ah!”

I got it.

“So you mean to say that if I were being forced into this engagement with Captain Jullius, I would have asked Prince Siegfred to help me escape, right? But since he haven’t done so, it means that the Captain isn’t forcing me into anything.”

“Yes. In addition, it also means that Miss Silla Epheria thinks Sir Jullius Rizar is more suitable to be her fiancé than the prince who is the duke’s eldest son. Although I lost my succession right, it remains unchanged that I’m still a royalty. The woman who marries me naturally becomes a member of the royal family, and the child born is given the right to inherit the throne. In other words, I could argue that Miss Epheria finds Sir Rizar attractive enough to even give up these privileges.”

“… Really?”

I see. If we do it this way, this will definitely raise Captain Jullius’s reputation in high society. This means that even when competing against royalty, he still makes a good potential fiancé.

“But will it be okay?”

“Pardon me?”

“I’m talking about you, Sieg. Aren’t you losing too much?”

After all, Prince Siegfred’s reputation will be trampled on to make Captain Jullius’s reputation rise. He smiled lightly at my concern.

“There is no harm. That sort of reputation is useless to me anyway. If it weren’t for Miss, I wouldn’t have come out of the Church.”

“I mean, even if you say so…..”

“Don’t mind it. I also don’t find it cumbersome to lower myself like this. The nobles who want to be royalty, and noble ladies who want to form blood ties with the royal family, are scattered everywhere. Therefore, wouldn’t the less bothersome move be to become the butler for the lady I have a crush on?”

Hmm, actually that’s true, but… still, it’s a bit uncomfortable.

“Well, now I know the reason for sure… but you didn’t need to keep it a secret from me, right? I was constantly surprised, you know.”n
Why don’t you tell me? Wouldn’t it have been better if you had told me about this from the very start so that I can conduct myself accordingly? What if by chance I was so surprised that in front of everyone I blurted out the truth behind your scheme? Sieg smiled and narrowed his eyes cunningly at my question.

“That was the condition.”

“Huh? Condition?”

“Yes. I was asked to keep it a secret from Miss in exchange for Kidea’s help.”

“Lady… Kidea? Wait a minute!”

The Lady did what? Keep it a secret? Condition? That girl? I felt like screaming inside wasn’t enough so I screamed out loud.

“These sly fox siblings!!”

So you knew everything! Lady Kidea! You already knew and you did that to me! You knew everything! Damn it, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, the older brother is a sly fox and the younger sister is a vixen!

(T/N: fyi, Koreans call a sly person as ‘a red spotted snake’ in general (I adjusted the translation to ‘sly fox’ there bcz snake and vixen are from different species), but when it comes to females, they use ‘a vixen/fire fox’.)

“You didn’t tell me! You did not!”

Is that why Sieg was embarrassed when I asked him if he had a crush on me a while ago? Arghhh, Lady Kidea! No wonder the princess talked about having an affair! She even enthusiastically encouraged me to have an affair with her older brother to boot! So it’s not that her personality is weird, but she just wanted to tease me.

“Just why!”

“In my opinion, I think she was probably trying to find out more about Miss.”

“… About me?”

“Yes. As I just said, her conditions are way too good.”

So, did she just want to make sure I’m innocent and not greedy for the benefit I could get from her older brother? Whoa, that’s truly a cunning way to test someone. A normal person would’ve just asked inquisitively, but she sounded me out by pretending to ardently root for me then wiped her hands of it completely. I’m helping these two people unconditionally! And if they appeal to my emotions, there’s nothing I can do but to let my guard down unconsciously. If I had had even a little feeling for Sieg, I definitely would have confessed honestly. Damn, the princess as well as the imperial princess are all scary. Anyway, I think I don’t fit well with the high-ranking ladies.

“… Still, if she has done assessing me, she could have let me know instead of staying silent until the end.”

“Maybe she likes you, Miss.”

“What? She likes me?”

“I think she just left it be because it’s fun to watch Miss’ reaction.”

… What is that? Now alongside Imperial Princess Aranea, I’ll also never set foot in any banquet hosted by Lady Kidea again!
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