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"I mean..."
"... hmm"
The conversation was over, and I saw Al's face about time. Al's expression was mild, but only at first glance, I could infer that he was in the worst mood.
"... Um, Al?
"I don't feel well."
"Um... Um"
"Noel became your tutor? But even, using the advantage of being a cat, that man who lives in your mansion, is now a tutor? Really, you're kidding."
……
Al's voice is too scary to argue with.
I expected him to be angry. But I never thought I'd be so scared.
"Is it a personal lesson alone with Noel who has become a person? Hmm......"
"Oh, that! Because there's Luke too! It's not just you and me!
I impatiently denied it. But Al remains in a bad mood.
"Yes. We're not alone. That's good. If that's the case, I was just determined I had to do some vermin control. But hey, tutor, hey?
……
Al slowly joins his legs. Why are you afraid of the trick?
And it's not supposed to be my fault, but why would I want to apologize?
Is this what the king's aura is? I can't fathom it at all.
When I was blubbering and trembling, you realized I was scared, and Al exhaled to calm himself.
"... sorry. You couldn't have grown up. I know it's not your fault. It is understandable that you cannot resist if the Duke so decides. But I'm so angry."
"also, sorry"
Words of apology came out unconsciously. Al laughs bitterly when he sees me like that.
"So I wonder why you apologize. Could I have looked pretty scared?
"... Yes"
"Hmm. I wasn't mad at you. Well, I'm glad you came here to talk to me in person like this. Ask people, read in letters, and they'll change the impression you get."
I found that the decision to meet in person seemed right, and stroked my chest down. Al says blurry when he is horny.
"Especially since I'm pretty alert to Noel. I'm worried that Noel might fall in love with you, even though I don't think it's harmful to you because of the collar, and I don't believe you'll ever be bonded to him."
"Oh no... it can't be"
The other guy is like he was called the Great Wizard before I was born. Besides, he also said he didn't know what it felt like to like people. It is very unlikely that such a person would fall in love with me as if I were happy or worried about something small.
When I told him that, Al smiled like he was in trouble.
"I know what you say makes sense, too. Whatever, because he's a cat now. You, the owner, have some gratitude for picking it up, and you have a sense that you're being taken care of. You ran for this tutorship because you owe it to me, right? But I heard about a guy named Noel who doesn't bother you like that."
"Huh..."
"If you can afford to care about people, I want to be immersed in my magical research. I've been doing my own research on Noel, who was the director of the High Elf since then. I don't hate sacrificing anything for magic. I like women, but I just play and throw them away at the end. What a man who has no interest in the basics of others. That's Noel."
"So, but..."
Noel was excellent as a tutor. You hung me from time to time wondering what I didn't know, and I didn't take one of those frustrating attitudes when I got stuck in a boring place. It would be the way classes can't be done by people who are not interested in others.
Contrary, Al looked no more sinister.
"That's why I'm worried. He's obviously changed that he wasn't supposed to be interested in others. Maybe that's because I was a cat for a long time, or maybe because you picked me up where I was dying. But whatever the reason, I care about the fact that Noel is being nice to you."
"I think you just care too much."
"I hope so."
He sighed heavily, and Al laughed tiredly. That's how you look at me and say it clearly.
"Of course, if Noel falls in love with you, I won't let you go. Isn't that obvious? I'm just saying that I've finally been able to show off you as my fiancée. You will be my bride. I will not tolerate any other future."
"Wow, I know. I don't like it either, except Al."
The intense words delighted me, I leaned down unexpectedly and dyed my cheeks.
Loved by Al. I felt that as a hissy, and I couldn't wait to be happy.
Al rises up and comes this way.
Al, sitting next to me, held my shoulder.
"Oh, um..."
"Get your face up. You're delighted with my words. I can't see your pretty face."
"Huh!"
Apparently what I was happy about was finding out.
It's time to look up. Al was staring at me with a sweet look like boiled sugar.
"When it comes to you, my ugly jealousy quickly gets better too. You got such a cute reaction, 'cause jealousy makes you stupid, too. Oh, you like me at a glance."
"So say it all the time..."
"But hey, there's nothing you can do to make me feel bad. You're not only cute on the outside, but on the inside, so I know I can't help being hot, but I guess I'm the only one who realizes your charm. For one thing, I wish you'd stayed what Will called a 'villain's warrant'."
"In me like that, I'm sure you wouldn't love Al"
Because I used to be really bad enough to be so sure.
But Al was skeptical.
"I wonder. I'm confident that any of you can love me. I'm sure your family is cute enough, and you're welcome to tell me all about me. [M] Long live the Villain Warrant."
"Al......"
Then my set of goals will be ruined.
Seeing Al with a subtle face, he apologized with a laugh at Couscous.
"Sorry, sorry. I'm not denying your efforts. [M] It's true you're cuter now. [M] But look, I'm wearing a rare red dress today, so I remember the first time I saw you."
"Ya look like a 'villain warrant lady' after all?
I meant to be careful myself, and Lotte told me it was okay, but it still seemed to remind Al of me before.
Regretting that he didn't wear red, Al denies it in a calm voice.
"No. I think you look very pretty as an adult. It's classy, and it suits you well. But I don't know if it was on purpose, but I didn't see red in front of me except the first time."
"I thought it was too strong an image, so I was avoiding it. But since red is Al's color... I've always wanted to be able to wear it well."
"My color?... Oh, you mean the eyes?
"Yes."
Nodding, Al loosened his cheek.
"He was aware of me, and he wore that dress.... That's so cute."
That's how I drop my lips on my forehead.
The touch was so sweet that I felt kind of very embarrassed.
"A, Al... please stop. It's embarrassing."
"Embarrassed? Why? I just gave my sweet fiancée a whisper, didn't I?
"That's what I'm ashamed of..."
Situation being held shoulder to shoulder. Touching Al at a distance where he can even feel his body temperature is hard to get used to.
Not because I don't like it, but because my chest squeaks without anything I can do.
"Lili is cute because of it. Too bad."
I said sincerely sorry, Al let me go.
Sounds like an unfortunate ho...... complicated mood.
Looks like Al decided to calm down next to me as it was, and he sat back deep on the couch.
"I know about Noel. I'm angry, and the more I think about it, the more jealous I get, but let's just keep an eye on the status quo. Sure, it's not like Noel decided to fall in love with Lili. A good teacher would be good for Lili, and I'd meditate my eyes there."
"Good...... thank you"
"I'd rather think about the engagement. At the end of the engagement ceremony, that's why you're my fiancée in honor, and no one can help you. It's better than Noel."
Hands together, yeah nodding Al.
Besides, I was raising my voice inside "ah".
That's because, for whatever reason, I totally forgot about the engagement.
- Engagement ceremony.
It's about the ritual the royal aristocrats perform when they get engaged.
At the Roseblade Royal Family, the engagement ceremony is decided to take place when all the conditions of the person to be married are in place.
Until now, I'm just saying that the engagement was insistent. By performing the ceremony in a grand manner, he is recognized as the official fiancé of the First Prince of Al's - the Kingdom of Roseblade. Once the engagement ceremony is over, even for the face of the country, such as divestiture, is unacceptable, and that is the straight line to marriage.
That the terms on which the engagement ceremony is to be executed are to be contracted with the Spirit.
The other day, but when I met the conditions, I was able to have an engagement ceremony, and that was the story.
A few times Al talked to me about the engagement ceremony, and now I've forgotten, because I was full of them too.
Noel, Chloe and Prince Wilfred, and the tutor, and all sorts of things came to the fore these days, and I couldn't afford a breather.
And there's also a reason why I'm so happy that I was able to make a spiritual covenant, and I'm totally satisfied with it.
Now he can marry Al, and he didn't even care about the ritual that followed.
Al asks me in a serious voice when I finally remember the engagement ceremony.
"The wedding has to wait until you grow up, but the engagement ceremony can take place whenever the conditions are right. However, if you have an engagement ceremony, you won't be allowed to break the engagement anymore. You're gonna have to marry me, but... you're ready, aren't you?
"Yes."
I nodded without a moment's hesitation.
There were too many things, and too many floating around on the fact that I could marry, and I had completely forgotten the existence of an engagement ceremony in between, but it was only a joy to me that my marriage to him would be confirmed.
Recognized nationally and internationally, Al's official fiancée.
No one can overturn this engagement no matter what kind of woman approaches Al or what they say anymore.
I felt so relieved, I was about to cry.
Al, who saw my reaction, says happily.
"Good. I thought it was okay, but I was actually just a little worried until I saw your actual reaction. Let me think for a second, what if they say"
"All lies. You wouldn't have thought that."
He should know very well that I admire Al. That's how I felt, staring down, Al raised his voice and laughed.
"You found out. That's right. I didn't think it was possible for you to say no. Because you like me."
"Al..."
"And I can't wait to like you, too. Don't you think it's natural for those two to officially have an engagement ceremony?
You know, and I was asked to give my consent at the top of my head, and I thought the blood in my body would boil over that too much color.
"So, as far as I'm concerned, there's something about Noel, and he wants to do it as soon as possible. What about you?
"Me too... I'd like to be recognized as Al's official fiancée soon"
To be honest, Al became visibly upbeat.
"Yeah. Then you decide to do it as soon as possible. I don't think it's going to take that long because the only people at the engagement ceremony are domestic aristocrats"
"Yes."
"Tomorrow, or something, but I'm good, that's just it. If you're going to get away with it, I might have thought about that, too, but you seem to be looking forward to it, and then, well, maybe two weeks from now."
"Two weeks?
"Hmm? Too late?
"No, I just wanted to say it's too soon"
I thought about a month ahead, about three months ahead of me when I saw the extra time. I was surprised at the unexpected speed, Al said naturally.
"You don't have foreign invitees like a wedding. It's like an extension of a nightclub, so it won't take long to get ready. If the conditions are in place to catch them and get married, it's the way the generations of the Roseblade royals are going to have their engagement ceremony just before they change their mind. Father seems to have decided on an engagement ceremony the next day when the conditions are in place. Compared to that, I think it's slow enough."
"... is that right?"
Every now and then, whenever I hear about the Roseblade royal family, I get kind of anxious. But marrying Al is what I wanted. Besides, I felt strongly about being officially recognized as his fiancée soon, so I decided not to care anymore, and then I just nodded as Al said.