"Ceres-sister? What happened? Are you fine?"
On that day, Leila noticed that Celestia was strange.
"No, nothing, Leila."
"It's nothing! I'm not fine!"
Celestia shook his head to avoid worrying, but it did not pass to Leila.
Leila, who cannot comprehend the feelings of a person even with compliments, is so celestial that today she has a heavy atmosphere.
Of course, that was also noticed by others.
But the opponent is a princess.
It is not possible to pursue the situation deeply.
"What's wrong? Leila will get a consultation!"
Leila, who couldn't read such air, was able to step in.
"... That's right."
Rather, Celestia might have wanted someone to ask.
He nodded at the cute junior's offer and noticed that he had begun talking about what happened yesterday.
"Actually, I'm going to get married ..."
"Why? Marriage? Ceres's sister?"
"Yes. I've been in an engagement for a long time, but ..."
The Empire of Hambarada, a neighbor of the Kingdom of Edelheide.
The story of the marriage to the prince began with hope from the other country before Ceres was blessed.
But Celestia is less than ten years old, while the Crown Prince is already in his late twenties.
His Majesty the King refused, respecting his relations with his neighbors.
By the way, the Prince and Celestia met only once, and Celestia never remembered her.
The situation has changed because of the crisis four years ago.
Although the Hambarada Empire was bordered by Edelheid, it was lucky to be off the path of the Demon King's march and was not severely affected.
From the beginning, the Empire of Hambarada was nearly twice as powerful as Edelheid.
On top of that, Edelheide alone suffered a great deal of damage, further opening up the power relations between the two countries.
Meanwhile, there is an increasing number of nobles within the Emperor of Hambarada who have made a radical claim that it is time to blame Edelheid.
For the Kingdom of Edelheide, the only way to maintain good relations with the Empire was no more than a marriage between the Prince and the Princess.
"Hmm ... I mean, Ceres needs to marry a person she doesn't like?"
"That's it."
"Well, I shouldn't say so!"
"... I can't do that. I'm a royal, and I have to give priority to this country over myself."
If you abandon this engagement, if you go wrong, a war can happen.
A full-scale war will result in the loss of many lives, and in the now weakened state of Edelheid, it will not be an empire.
Celestia cannot choose himself when he balances his future and the destiny of the country.
"Boo"
Leila makes her lips sharp with dissatisfaction.
She couldn't understand the royal situation.
"But ... it was originally after I graduated from the institution, but ... apparently the other side wants to hurry."
The marriage itself is of course melancholy, but it's still good because I was prepared.
However, it was almost a year before, and I thought I could spend my entire school life.
The biggest shock was that it might not even come true.
"Well, how long will you stay with Ceres? ...?"
"... a few months at the longest ... if it's short ... maybe even earlier ..."
"Yeah, yeah!"
Leila jumped at Celestia, thinking she shouted loudly.
"Yada yo! What and what !?" Ceres' sister is gone!
"I'm sorry ..."
"Stay until Leila graduates!"
"... It is impossible in the first place."
Celestia is a fourth grader.
No matter how hard you try, it is impossible to graduate with Leila.
"Uh ~"
"……sorry"
While apologizing, Celestia was delighted that this cute little sister was so fond of herself that she was sorry to be separated.
The engagement announcement was five days later.
On this day, Leila and the Royal Academy students participated in the regularly held King's speech.
This was done in the square in front of the palace, and it was possible for ordinary citizens to hear it.
However, only on that day were the selected people allowed to participate.
Anyway, this is the engagement of Princess Celestia, who is beautiful and popular in the kingdom, and a neighboring prince who is 20 years old and whose appearance cannot be said to be flattering.
In some cases, participants opposed and there was a risk of riots.
Participants were carefully selected to prevent this.
That is why the Royal Academy students were mobilized in a hurry.
Although the engagement announcement was concealed, faculty members had strongly nailed it in advance, saying, "Whatever the content, please listen to the royal academy in a proper manner."
And in the unlikely event he is strictly ordered to work with the Knights.
For that reason, most of the students were waiting for the Majesty of the King to appear nervous about what the speech was.