His Royal Highness's cats are very hairy.

"Bibi," he called it. That's what he told me to call him.

She was annoying.

Speaking out loud, she came along without hesitation from her prince opponent.

Because she was so annoyed, Rutvias took off her cat and tried to get rid of her, but to her vegan Rutvias counterpart, 'Well, I fell in love with her face in the first place,' she was the kind of woman who laughed and showed without giving in.

To say 'I like her face', she wasn't even obsessed with Rutvias' face, but if we had a fight, she'd pull as many cheeks as she wanted. You said from yourself that you wanted to ride Shiva, and you were screaming at height and speed, turning your eyes that you never wanted to ride again. Rudovias was forced to play the role of teacher because he wanted to remember Rude Saxseed's words.

It was annoying, forceful, with a lot of mess - only when I was with her like that was Rutvias not a hostage, not an ideal prince, just Rutvias.

'Shall I marry you?

Rutvias thought at first he was joking about a proposal from her that was so light that we should go out together tomorrow.

'You think this is a joke?

'... are you serious?

"Yeah, I mean it."

I still remember the look on her face when I laughed and nodded.

I knew they would oppose my marriage to her.

I don't know what to do with my fiancée - he's the guy in a political marriage I've only met once. Where his engagement to Rutvias has been broken, he won't have any trouble marrying him as the Chancellor's daughter. Rather, she is the only daughter of the Marcelio family, so she is in a position where she should have taken a son-in-law rather than a daughter-in-law. Just go back to the way it should be.

That's not why I thought it was easy to dissolve the engagement.

We need a pretty tight rooting. If you dissolve your engagement in a bad way, you'll scratch the name of Rude Succeed. To do everything in secret, Rutvias tried several times to contact his father, the King and the Chancellor, through his home country's diplomatic ambassador stationed in the Empire. But the ambassador didn't move. As many times as I said, I did not speak to the Chancellor, and the ambassador of that native country, who laughed slightly 'not as much as playing with women', caught fire to even Rutvias' just short line of fire. I pressed him into the emperor's office without any prior hope of seeing him, begging for forgiveness for marrying 'her'.

Both the emperor, the emperor's prime minister who was on the spot and the minister had lost their word in the sudden declaration of marriage of Rutvias.

When the ambassador of his home country was summoned immediately and a story about the dissolution of his engagement was finally brought to his home country through him in a hurry, Rutvias' relationship with 'her' had spread as a scandal throughout the Empire and his home country.

I received a letter from Rude Sachseed saying naturally, but I would not allow the engagement to be dissolved, and even the Chancellor went out of his way to the Empire to persuade Rutvias, but Rutvias did not respond hard to persuasion.

'If you are such a loving woman, why don't you be welcomed to your side room?

Nor did Rutvias nod at such a Prime Minister's compromise proposal.

For Rutvias, there was only one hope for me: to make her my queen.

However, as if inversely proportional to such Rutvias, the relationship with 'her' gradually began to tighten.

"I don't want to be queen! I didn't even like the prince! I like you!

- - She was totally timid of her position as queen, responsible, obliged and attached to her marriage to Rutvias.

Even if you loved Rutvias, it could mean that you couldn't accept Rutvias as a prince.

'If you love me, abandon my country!

Her golden cuts are still in her ears.

'Pick me over the throne over the country!!

'There's no way you can!?

"How can you not? You don't love me!?

-... so, Rutvias and she are done.

Without a word of farewell, she traveled to the monastery.

When I heard that, somewhere in my heart, I heard 'Oh I knew it'.

In the first place, such luxury could not have been tolerated by myself or others, such as making the woman I wanted my wife.

It was around this time that poison began to frequent the diet.

In the court of Loudsuckseed, the table said that the next king did not deserve Rutvias.

How can I apologize for increasing the concern of my father king, who even has a lot of hard work...

It was frivolous.

It was reckless.

But at that time, there was no alternative to that.

-... but if...

If time can rewind...

Rutvias opened his eyelids.

I can hear the little bird chirping.

I guess the fact that the samurai won't be here to call hasn't made it to the waking hour yet.

Slowly, when Rutvias wakes up, he pushes the tent with his hand. Left barefoot, he put his foot down on the floor and got out of the sleeping table. Outside the window, the morning mist hits and the chill of the morning is transmitted. The Empire rarely came out of fog or anything. Is it because it's warmer than rude succeed?

I left your forehead in the window vitreous.

-... long time no see...

I always feel the worst after dreaming about 'her', when my breakup three years ago feels as if it was last night, choosing my chest and tormenting Rutvias. But why? The pain this morning was like other personnel as a blur. I'm sure that's because of Adeline. The presence of Adeline finally made the presence of 'her' in Rutvias a thing of the past.

In the meantime since reuniting at the border, Adeline has given Rutvias a variety of things.

Contrary to that, Rutvias can't do anything to Adeline.

On the contrary, Rutvias finally found out at a dinner party about 10 days ago that he was the only one who was suffering Adeline.

Rutvias, who left the Great Hall after Adeline, who was walking strangely, listened to the ladies.

"Your Highness is back... you want to be distracted, don't you? It can't be too obvious."

'Sure, the dress is nice, but that mediocre face doesn't change. You're not a skank, are you? But I hope you stand next to that beautiful Honorable Rutvias... I feel sorry for you.'

The mouth of the ladies insulting Adeline as if it were natural, and the way Adeline kills her breath and hides herself without reprimanding it, tells the story that this is not the first time.

Has Adeline been sending such routines?

After all, I thought I would have lived protected and protected as the next queen...

I also recall feeling uncomfortable with the attitude of the Grand Duke and Hardevich towards Adeline before. At that time, I thought there was more or less of a nonsense in Adeline that I wouldn't say back clearly. He said that Adeline leans down because of her excessive inferiority to her appearance. Nevertheless, why is it that Adeline, the Chancellor's Lady and the next Queen, has been insulted so far... It was none other than the women mocking and laughing at Adeline who answered such Rutvias' question.

'Look, there's an example of an engagement dissolution noise, right?

Right in front of me, I felt dark.

-... me.

Three years ago, that behavior of Rutvias, who chose his lover without omitting any fiancée, put Adeline under contempt.

Why didn't you notice? Think a little and you'll see. The nobles, who love to coarsely search for people, would have scorned Adeline, who was about to be abandoned by her fiancée, as if she were a criminal or a witch. Despite the fact that he has no fallacy whatsoever, he must be badly disparaged and ridiculed for his appearance and personality, which are only slightly more important than people... Even if Adeline starts to peek, frighten, and lean over a person's complexion, she can't do it.

- … 3 years….

Three years, Rutvias suffered. But that's the price that Rutvias himself should bear.

But Adeline, Adeline is different.

Just saying that she was Rutvias' fiancée, just saying that she was about to be dissolved from her engagement, Adeline was taken lightly from her surroundings, insulted, and her possession and self-esteem were shattered and crushed.

Which mouth could you say, 'Don't be demeaning'? Even though I was dressed in a color dress that I didn't even like, I leaned down on most and anxiety and had to live as if to erase my existence, all because of Rutvias.

The women have been lurking their voices ever since and talking about some rumors. Rutvias asked me if my dress suits Rutvias or something stupid like that. When a dress suits you, that is a well-said word of contempt that Rutvias has said even in the Empire. Rutvias pioneered it until he returned to his native land. I wasn't born on this face because I liked it. How can a creature called a human be confined to his appearance? Adeline was so hurt because she was bound by something like that. No, it was Rutvias who hurt you. It's definitely Rutvias.

'It doesn't matter about me. You can say whatever you want. But I will not tolerate disrespect to His Majesty the King or His Highness Rutvias!! Be careful!!

To Adeline, who reprimanded the women, Rutvias was hungry sexually, without sexual punishment.

-... be angry for yourself.

If it's for Rutvias, how can you not stand up for yourself when you can stand up to him in dignity like that?

Why, why, why?

-... why, I...

That day three years ago.

I guess I didn't think about Adeline more.

How could I have done such a selfish thing?

I never apologized to Adeline. If I had at least sent out one of my letters of apology, Adeline's situation might have changed something.

-... no, you were forbidden to write...

Still, there must have been some way to convey my apologies...

I mean, Rutvias was only thinking about himself back then.

I thought I was the toughest. I thought I was hurting the most.

- That's why you can't hurt Adeline.

Concon, and modestly the door is knocked.

"Your Highness, it is time for you to wake up"

Rutvias replied, standing by the window.

"... - I'm awake. Go ahead."

"Excuse me, sir."

The door opened and a samurai came in with a dedicated change of clothes.

Over the past few days, Richard was in good health and also attended the meeting before that day.

Richard sits on the throne. That's all I'm saying, but I get nervous about the big room.

That tension was not only a mere fear of the supreme power, but also a sense of respect and trust that Richield had led the country in the decade after the war.

As I knew, Rutvias is made to recognize once again that he still does not reach the Father King.

There was no difficult agenda and the meeting ended earlier than scheduled.

"Do you want to go to the stables?

Rutvias sneered back with the same cat wear, even though Aurio asked in the same unfathomable manner.

"I intend to, do you mind?

"I'll call you when it's time"

Behind Aurio's back to drop him off in a handful, Rutvias descended from the corridor into the garden.

Aurio hasn't been around much lately on Rutvias. To the extent that it does not interfere with my duties, I used to keep an eye on Rutvias as if I were staring at him, and his gaze hurt. From around the dinner party, though, I somehow avoid seeing Rutvias, and I often take my seat off when I meet with Adeline. Rutvias felt it, as it was very intentional.

-... speaking of avoiding...

Rutvias manages to bite down the sighs he's about to spill.

Actually, Aurio isn't the only one who's blind. I'm rather fortunate that I don't have eyes for Aurio, but I'm not trying to get eyes for Rutvias until Adeline.

From the day after the dinner party, she has been entering and leaving the Knights barracks again to deliver meals to Rutvias, who is in the stables of Shiva. It is no longer routine for Adeline to sit next to her and wait for her to finish eating while Rutvias is eating.

But there was a conversation that was natural before, but not now. If Rutvias talks, he'll get the answer back, but that's where the conversation doesn't develop.

Adeline sometimes openly turns away from Rutvias and when Rutvias finishes eating, pushes an empty wooden vessel into a cage and leaves with a crease. I avoid Rutvias altogether.

I don't know why, not why.

"Thank you. Has anything changed?

Rutvias called out to watch the stables. The young guard, who seems to be a good person, answers with a grinning distortion of his bearded mouth.

"There's nothing like this. Oh, it's just that in the morning, I see Lady Adeline in the wrong place with Her Highness. They left me an apple."

"... Really..."

Nodding, Rutvias entered the stables.

When you close the door, there's Rutvias alone there. Nature, strength falls out of your shoulders.

Shiva approached with joy the visit of Rutvias earlier than usual. That neck, Rutvias will slap you gently.

Second, when I look at my feet, a hemp bag is placed next to the water bucket, peeking at the reddish-colored apples as they shred from the inside.

Soon, it seems, the time has come for summer picking apples.

Rutvias mocked himself small.

"... you're being fed by your subordinates..."

Grabbing one apple and taking it to Shiva's nose tip, Shiva just ate that she was waiting. Sweet aroma spreads around to the sound of sharpness and regular chewing.

"... damn..."

To Rutvias' tongue, Shiva hissed wonderfully.

The watch said 'misplaced', but perhaps Adeline must have missed time so as not to deliberately meet Rutvias.

Honestly, Rutvias was pretty much into Adeline's attitude. How long have you not seen Adeline's face from the front? I feel like I was back when I was frustrated with Adeline, who used to lean over.

-... no, it's worse than it was back then...

As much as I am aware of my thoughts about Adeline, and as much of my swollen thoughts as I am aware of them, I get impatient.

Look at me, Rutvias was desperately holding on to the urge to pull Adeline's shoulder forcefully. Doing that would be counterproductive. That's about it, Rutvias is also learning in his short relationship with Adeline. Contrary to her appearance, she is quite stubborn. If you hold it down forcefully with your arms, you will resolutely rebel, instead of following it frighteningly.

Aware that he was apparently one-sided with Adeline, Rutvias, however, did not intend to push that feeling to Adeline.

Adeline has a good understanding of Rutvias' position and his own, and he has done well. Seeking even more to the heart is none other than the self of Rutvias. Even if it's a duty to her, she should be satisfied with it because she'll stay by her side.

With my head, I knew that. But the situation of 'one-sidedness' was not sweeter than Rutvias thought.

But it would be more relaxing to have such a beautiful daughter, wouldn't it?

Words Adeline said.

Rutvias wondered if his body had been torn apart. That's how shocked I was.

Adaline's words are exemplary as an understandable righteous queen, and there is nothing wrong with them. And there, naturally, was no romantic sentiment for Rutvias either. That fact, once again, was put in front of him, and Rutvias was easily enraged.

Adeline seemed scared and cried out at Rutvias like that.

-... how could I...

I guess I can't be good and gentle.

I don't want to make you cry. I don't want to hurt you.

Rutvias was honestly relieved that Adeline, who held him up to shelter from the popular circle, turned his arm around Rutvias' neck.

And I could finally apologize.

'I'm sorry. Because of me. "

There was no other way than to apologize. I just apologized, and I'm not gonna start over three years ago. Still, Rutvias wanted to apologize to Adeline. And I wanted Adeline to blame me. Adeline has the right to shout a grudge and blame her while slapping Rutvias. If doing so would save Adaline's mind at all, I didn't mind Adaline continuing to grudge me for the rest of my life.

Yet...

"Your Highness has given me the courage to change myself."

That's what I said, she smiled.

Rutvias doesn't understand such an Adeline. At the same time, I couldn't help but be attracted to her such tenderness and strength again.

And when I realized it, I said it.

"My Lady is all alone," he said.

I didn't mean to push my thoughts, but I've always worried that I'd crush Adeline with Rutvias' thoughts, and I admonished myself to say no more to her.

At that time Rutvias just wanted to tell Adeline how much he liked her - and loved her.

That's how I hugged Adeline. Rather than overlapping words with mess, I felt that was the best way to convey Rutvias' feelings.

At that time, I felt passed on.

Because in Rutvias' arms, Adeline was turning bright red, yet gripping Rutvias' long coat, and then smiling as she seemed embarrassed to return to her supper seat.

But the next time I saw him.

Adeline did not have any eye contact with Rutvias.

I can't even talk to you, and if you get close, you run away.

To such Adeline, Rutvias was confused. Confused, I thought about why. There's only one thing I can think of. For Adeline, Rutvias felt heavy. This means that for her, being loved by Rutvias was annoying.

Naturally.

Rutvias tried to dump Adeline. As a result, Adeline has lived to kill her breath, less than three years. Rutvias knows better than anyone how long those three years have been.

It is only natural that Adeline should have been satisfied that she smiled at Rutvias, but that she loved it even more. If you're annoyed, and you don't want to face Rutvias, and you don't want to talk, you can't help but think so.

Shiva slipped over to see if Rutvias' expression was rude.

"... I'm fine"

I wanted to reassure my worrying horse, but the attempt was a failure. Shiva's purple crystal-like eyes are shaking at the powerless Rutvias smile.

-... still...

Still, I can't give up.

You're annoyed, but maybe even despised, and still, I can't give up.

-... so much...

In this way, would it have been in the past to have appealed someone?

Sure, I should have liked 'her', but would I have asked for 'her' so much?

I really thought you wanted to marry 'her'...

Rutvias asks herself if she was being mean.

I couldn't say enough that it hasn't become absolute.

It should be my life. Wasn't it frustrating that it was so annoying, 'this is all I've got'?

"... Bibi..."

Did I really love that woman I wanted my wife to...

The shadow of "her" in my dreams is over for some reason.

Gi, the door slammed.

Turning around, Adaline was about to enter through a gap in the wooden door.

Upon confirmation of Rutvias' appearance, Adeline seemed calm by letting her gaze swim like she was in a panic and eventually seeing her own feet.

"... and excuse me, I will. I'm in a good mood and I know you..."

"... oh"

When Rutvias replies, Adeline approaches him roughly and so forth. It's like a rabbit being targeted by a lion.

It's hard to see her like that.

Whether the relationship is awkward or not, it doesn't change that we're getting married, so why don't we just squeeze it together again forcefully?

-... I wouldn't struggle if I could.

Interpretation, falling in love is better to lose. To Adeline opponents, Rutvias is always a loser. You have no chance of winning.

Taking a small, deep breath, Rutvias consciously tried to soften his voice.

"Don't smell good. What soup?

"Yes. Um... Um..."

Adeline spread the cloth that was in the cage over the barrel just beside her. I always use the barrel instead of my desk because it's just right.

"... it's chickpeas and... vegetable soup..."

Adeline carefully placed the souped vessel out of the cage.

"… the bread… is pinched with cheese…"

Two slices of thinly sliced bread pinched with cheese.

When arranged next to the soup vessel, Soot, and Adeline lagged behind.

Rutvias doesn't like herself when she hurts herself in such a way.

"... get it"

"... go ahead"

The soup I swallowed for a bite is still warm. The gentle sweetness of the vegetables spreads on the tongue.

"... good"

"... thank you"

Then behind the two silent people, Shiva hissed sweetly. And follow Adeline's back with her nose tip.

"Shiva"

Adeline sprinkled Shiva with joy. To Rutvias, with a soft smile that no longer shows.

And Adaline began to take care of Shiva's hyena. At some point, it's become one of Adeline's jobs.

"You're a good boy. Shiva."

……

For some reason, I hate Adeline for her grumpy horse. traitor, and Rutvias cursed Shiva without a voice.... miserable.

Rutvias, who had been watching her fiancée and her beloved horse for a while in an uninteresting mood, but as she looked at the bright look on Adeline's face, she thought she might be able to have a conversation now. Speaking of which, wasn't there just the right topic?

"You know how many more women imitate you these days?

"Huh?"

Adeline turns around. How surprised I am, I forget to distract myself from Rutvias.

-... finally.

With all that happiness, but not on his expression, pretending to be nothing, Rutvias continued the conversation.

"The dress you wore at the other dinner party. They say there are a lot of women here who wear similar dresses."

imitating, which means I thought it would be preferable to dress as Adeline. At least, no one will imitate the person you insult.

Adeline's eyes become rounded.

"Really? Really? That's what happened?

"That's about what we talked about at your meeting today."

One of the ministers spoke as a chat. Rutvias asked in detail if that would lead to Adeline's confidence.

Apparently, dresses embroidered in light hazelnut fabric with tonal yarn, imitating dresses worn by Adeline at dinner parties, are becoming a covert fashion at night clubs. The minister who talked to me also said that although her daughter had tailored hazelnut dresses, she could hardly get a chance to wear them because of the annoying habit of example that she should not wear dresses of the same colour as a woman of higher status than herself, and that her daughter is doing it.

"I also hear that hazelnut colors and flax colors similar to hazelnut colors are thinner, so maybe quite a few women are ordering dresses like yours"

The idea that similar colors are sold would be to keep the colors from wearing. In time, the nightclub must be overflowing with hazelnut-colored and homogeneous colored dresses.

Sometimes in recent years, dresses with light-colored patterns have become popular, and Adeline's calm atmosphere dresses may have looked fresh to the women.

Adeline's face was delightfully upbeat.

Looking at that face, Rutvias also brightens his heart.

Rutvias froze, however, at the words of Adeline, who began to speak a little excitedly.

"Oh... I... have to thank Aurio!

"... what?

Why does Aurio's name come out here?

Adeline is unaware that Rutvias' expression has hardened.

I grab my own cheek with both hands, trying to hold back the excitement, but it's going to fly away now - to Aurio.

"It's Aurio who picked that color for me!

"... Aurio?

"That's right! He said it would look good on me."

…

"Aurio is amazing after all. I can't believe I even found out about the dress."

"... why?

"Yes?"

"Why, Aurio chose it?

Adeline finally seemed to notice the ruthless look on Rutvias's face.

"... Um... Your Highness?

"Why is Aurio talking to your dress?

Rutvias can't stop his voice from pointing.

Vikri and Adeline shake her shoulders in fright.

-... not good...

What if I frighten you? Hold him down.

I want to be nice. I don't want to make you cry. I don't want to hurt you.

Rutvias tried to overdo the rage that was about to rage by laying his eyes down.

"Oh, um... I don't know what to say... it's just that Aurio helped me get in trouble..."

"How come it's Aurio, not me!?

"... so, Your Highness told me to do so!

Adeline complained in a trembling voice.

Rutvias wandered even though his black eyes moistened.

"... me?

"Oh, I said..."

"When?

"... dresses... when tailored... here..."

From the drawer of memory, the not far past pops up.

-... I said. I did say it.

Rutvias put his hand on his forehead.

I told you, but I didn't mean it. Rutvias was jumping to ignore his romantic feelings for Adeline at that time, and his jealousy of Aurio, to be clear, was obstinate.

I never really dreamed that Adeline would talk to Aurio, and besides, wear the dress that Aurio chose.

-... it suited me...

That dress looked really good on Adeline.

I wondered if my shoulders were too out, but that was because I feared being seen by other men, and I couldn't help but be afraid, it was a good dress that would add to the goodness of Adeline.

If Rutvias was on Adeline's consultation, I'm not sure he could have picked one that suits Adeline so well.

That was an Aurio, so I had a choice. It was only because he was an Aurio who saw Adeline right beside him and knew her well.

………

"... Your Highness... Um...?

Adeline took a step this way to peek softly at the look Rutvias was hiding with her hands.

But Rutvias took a step back.

"... Your Highness"

……

What world would there be a man whose own lover would be able to stay calm wearing another man's chosen dress? Furthermore, the dress looked so good that Rutvias was also beaten by a sense of defeat.

Will I repeat this for the rest of my life?

Will Adeline be reminded that she doesn't love herself, and will she feel pushed off a cliff each time?

-... maybe...

Is this the punishment that the goddess has inflicted on Rutvias, to Rutvias, a selfish man who now seeks Adeline, even though it was three years ago, that the goddess is punishing him, regardless of Adeline, who does not inflict punishment? Then I should be punished for it.

-... three years ago, if I could start over...

Couldn't it have been such a misplaced relationship?

No, Rutvias hadn't met Adeline in a real way back then. So that was the only option I had then.

If not 3 years ago, 10 years ago? Should I not have even had that war? Or if you're winning the war, six months to go, if the war ends sooner...

- - No. I'm sure Rutvias felt that way about what, anyway, he and Adeline were destined to hang up differently. From the beginning… to the end.

"Your Highness..."

Adeline's voice doesn't rely on her as if she were a little kid.

Behind his dark eyelids, he resurrects the girl in a young leafy dress.

Can I tie Adeline to such a mishung fate?

Rutvias is fine. Whatever it is, Rutvias loves Adeline.

Whether Adeline annoys me or despises me, it doesn't matter how much I get hurt about it.

But Adeline...

You can't let such an unfortunate marriage be Adeline, like making a despised man your husband. Isn't that what makes her happier when she's with Aurio? I'm sure Aurio can be better and gentler with Adeline. Aurio must be better...

I want to be nice. I don't want to make you cry. I don't want to hurt you. It's just...

-... I just want you to laugh...

Loud Saxony's law does not allow for divorce.

If we get married, we can't let Adeline go.

-... domestic... political balance...

Then blood muscles, family patterns. If you choose someone with all that, there shouldn't be a problem. I made so much noise before, partly because they were opponents. It shouldn't be that hard if you pick back quite a few opponents and root them out a lot.

-... in a way that doesn't scratch Adeline...

I don't care if you get a bad reputation for being a prince causing an engagement dissolution commotion over and over again. Whatever hands you have, try to protect Adeline's heart this time

I'll do anything. If you can set Adeline free...

"... if you..."

Rutvias watched his own mouth move on its own, like any other HR.

"... if you want to dissolve your engagement... you can do so..."