Common Sense of a Warrior

Breaking up at Madame's shop, I headed to the Duke of Almeria's house.

I'm the only one staying at the Marquis Anderson house in Wangdu right now.

Because neither your father nor your brother can leave the territory after the Verse affair.

Although I have servants, I don't feel like going home to a mansion without family or close people... Louis was also supposed to notice and worry about my feelings like that again and let me stay at the Duke of Almeria's house.

"Today, thank you for hanging out.... and this is how you let me stay at the Duke of Almeria's house..."

"It's both what I did on my own.... Well, don't worry so much"

What we have is a salon.

I couldn't sleep and went to the library, and I met Louis by chance, and this is how the two of us were on our way to the salon.

"... you've blessed a good companion"

I know who you're talking about right away.

"Yep... does it? Knowing Merlis didn't change them. Of course it's because I wanted you to..."

"Still, I guess they responded to that because they were good people and you're winning their trust so much"

Gently, touch my cheek as Louis cares.

"... so you can sleep, are you?"

"Yep.... just a little bit, 'cause I got organized in my mind"

I've been having trouble sleeping here lately.

My chest is always tightened by the feeling of loss with holes in it.

"You're the one... I thought you'd settled down for work, and you're having sleepless days again?

And that, he's the same.

Beneath his eyes is a thin neighborhood.

"Right.... I'm sure your father does, too. I've lost my mother, and all I regret is falling."

Master Aurelia is dead.

He had been sick since before the battle in the Duchy of Limmel.

And recently, the funeral was rarely run.

It was a sight where many participants gathered and the high morality of Master Aurelia could be heard.

Lady Romel was depressed for a while that 'it was all about government and I couldn't do anything about it'... but she was returned to government after overnight revelations with her father about what she had talked to her father about.

I'm just wondering what we really talked about... but maybe there was something going on between those who lost their wives.

In the meantime, it was a relief when I saw that Master Romel began to look healthy, albeit on the surface.

I wasn't even able to fix it at first.

Louis was also badly depressed again, so much so that he couldn't watch.

... In particular, I was also terribly shocked at Aurelia's death again.

For me, too, because Master Aurelia was like your mother.

... I couldn't get out of the grief of losing Anna, Mr. Abel, and the escort crew Yabaya, and on top of that, I lost Aurelia... and I was falling asleep for a while.

And so worried about me, I guess he recommended staying in the mansion of the Duke of Almeria instead of the Marquis Anderson family in the King's capital, where no one is.

"... but I thought I'd attend today's meeting. Not just to regret it, but to be able to laugh and talk about my memories with my mother."

"Yep... right. I'm finally starting to feel the same way."

Not from either side, but we started talking about Master Aurelia.

Laughing at each other at times, we missed the past.

"... Speaking of which, are you going to school tomorrow?

"Yeah. I'm going to.... I'm not going directly from here to the boulder, so I'm going to go once I get back to the Marquis Anderson house"

"Do I have to go pick up some stuff?

"No.... I'm bringing what I need..."

I was tempted to head straight to the Duke of Almeria's house.

Though for a reason, he said it's not very good to expose that he stayed at his fiancée's house.

"Then you can take the same carriage as me.... picking up your fiancée at home will remain, won't it?

"... right. Then I guess I'll be sweet with words."

But I did decide to be sweet with his words if I could explain it that way if he asked me anything.

"Speaking of schools... you've decided on Prince Edgar's fiancée"

"Yep.... to my dear friend"

Sharia's engagement had been decided when the Dukes of Almeria and the Marquis Anderson were stuck in Gotagota in the Principality of Limmel.

Besides, also that Ellia stands as a side chamber.

"My father regretted it.... to Prince Edgar's surprise attack"

"Yeah, I guess so.... If Prince Edgar had relied on Lady Romel without trying to do something alone... even if he didn't have Ellia in the side room, he would have figured out a way to make Sharia his rightful queen."

Dear Edgar's behavior was like an ambush to the Duke of Almeria, including me… exactly.

By the time we were dealing with the Duchy of Limmel, Prince Edgar had succeeded in crossing with other nobles alone and making Sharia his rightful queen as he wished.

… in consideration, swallow Ellia as a sideroom.

But that's a bad idea.

Ellia is the daughter of the Maelian Marquis from now on.

By contrast, Sharia is not as powerful as the Marquis Maelia when it comes to countenance.

Even so, Sharia is the Queen and Ellia is the sideroom.

Having a spark of force strife is more obvious than seeing fire.

Nevertheless, it has already been decided.

Unless there's also some sort of incident...... I won't override this decision.

However, if such an incident occurs, it could harm Sharia's honour and also the prestige of the royal family.

That's why we couldn't help it.

"Come on...... if we were to think about the future, Father might have withdrawn Prince Edgar's wish. So in a way, Prince Edgar's actions would have been right for Prince Edgar"

"'Ha' for Prince Edgar..."

I exhaled unexpectedly.

"Nevertheless, if we get this far... I will move to balance in the royal palace by defending Sharia"

"Oh, that's good.... and it's time to rest. You're going to school tomorrow, right?

"Yeah, right."

I sent him a kiss and went back to his bedroom.