Before nightfall, he went back to the mansion and passed by the salon, where his family was having a cup of tea and chatting.

"I'm back. Father, Mother. Oniisama"

"Rio, welcome back. Come here."

My father invited me in, so when I entered the salon, I sat on my favorite window chair. Leon got round on my lap. Whatever you care about, rub your back.

"Rio, you've been walking a lot lately. It's healthy, but it's not in the woods, is it?

My mother pointed it out.

"I'm on a picnic with Marie and Leon to my favorite place."

Half lies, half is true. I go into the woods, but I have tea parties every day in a picnic mood.

"What? Rio has a book called How to Make Bricks." Isn't that a funny book? I asked him to put me in the library. "

Holy shit! This book was oniisama's choice.

"Oniisama is interested in making bricks?

Brick making? I recently discovered that shale used for brick ingredients can be harvested in my territory. Would it be profitable to be able to produce?

I'm nine years old and I'm afraid I'm thinking about my own interests. I know they call me a priest.

"I'm glad you're a reliable successor. It may not be far from the future to cede the marquis."

"If we give Sieg the Marquis, shall we hide in the villa to the south?

No, no, it's still too early to talk about it. Oniisama is still nine years old.

"If Rio were to be the fiancée of His Royal Highness, it wouldn't be a bad idea to live in a townhouse in King's Landing."

What!?

"Father! Has His Royal Highness the Crown Prince approached you about your engagement?

"No, but there are rumors that Prince Wang was traveling through the realms of each nobleman looking for a fiancée."

"Your Highness seemed to like Rio."

I mean, I'm just laughing. I had a bad attitude. You don't have any favorite elements!

"Father. If you have an engagement appointment, please decline it."

"But it's hard to say no to a royal engagement. I don't want to give Rio to my wife either."

"Please decline it because of an unexplained fever that you had when you were a child."

Your father looks at your mother. Her face turned pale.

"Is that true?

Mother looks down on me. It's like being a kid. I was... seven years old.

"That's not true! You can't lie to the royal family. Doesn't Rio want to be king and princess?

"I don't want to be! I choose to be the bride of God rather than the princess of the king!

"Become a nun?

Charlotte should be my fiancée. She is a baroness, but she can use light magic. Thanks to this, my engagement was abandoned and I was executed for my innocence.

I don't want to see you like that anymore. If we don't get engaged from the beginning, we'll have a different fate ahead.

"... I just want to live in peace with my family, that's all."

Tears glow in front of my eyes. When I realized it, I jumped out of the salon and locked it in the room.

Someday I was crying tired and asleep. It was midnight when I woke up.

"Are you awake? How are you feeling?

As usual, there was Leon next to me.

"... my eyes are swollen and painful. My throat is dry."

"I was crying so hard."

"Did Leon stay with you the whole time?

"I came in with you when you jumped into the room. It was tough. Your family was desperately knocking on the door and calling."

Were you all worried? Let's apologize in the morning.

"Marie kept everyone quiet. Say thanks to her."

Marie? Speaking of which, even though she was supposed to have slipped into bed with one piece on, she was sleeping underwear. Did Marie change your clothes?

I'm sure you borrowed the master key because you only have the butler.

"In the morning, I'll thank you. And I apologize to my family."

"That would be a good idea. Marie has prepared a water bottle and a washroom there. First moisturize your throat, then cool your eyes."

"Yes"

What Leon showed me was a low table in front of the sofa. A water bottle, glasses and washbasins are placed on the table.

Did Marie know it would happen in the middle of the night?

Pour water into the glass and drink. I was thirsty, so I poured another drink and this time I drank slowly.

When I peeked into the washbasin, there was a towel soaked in water inside, so I touched my eyes. It feels cool and pleasant. I'm sure you gave me the same magic as Iced Tea and kept it cold all the time.

"Rio, you said you were going to be God's bride, right? If you're going to get engaged to Prince Wang, are you going to do it?

"Of course! But... I miss Leon..."

When Leon looks like a lion, his head is pounding.

"Wherever you go, I'm with you. Rest assured."

"... yes"

On that night, Leon was also wrapped in a lid and fell asleep.

When I woke up in the morning, I saw Marie opening the curtains. When I looked at the pillow, I noticed that Leon was resting gently. I'm sure you stayed awake until I fell asleep again. I'd like to wipe my head off, but I'll stay calm until I wake up.

"Good morning. How are you feeling, ma'am?

Did you notice what happened to me? Marie opened the curtains on the covered bed and greeted me in the morning with her usual smile.

"... good morning. Marie, I'm sorry about everything yesterday. I couldn't keep my promise to teach you how to study color with a ribbon."

"You can study color at any time. Please reconcile with the gentlemen. I've been worried about my daughter ever since she locked herself in the room, and I haven't been away from her for a while."

Was that so? Speaking of which, Leon said the same thing. You're worried. Let's make sure we apologize at breakfast.

"I'll go to the cafeteria later. I have to apologize to your father."

"Yes, I'm sure you'll be seated early."

I have dance lessons this morning, so I'll wear a cute pink dress.

"What? Is it morning already? Tie me a ribbon of the same color as Rio."

Leon, who seems to have woken up from the noise, comes to me sitting on the mirror.

"Leon, you can still sleep. Were you up late yesterday?

"No, let's eat together. The food here is delicious."

"You're a foodie. Master Leon."

Marie lifts Leon and puts him on the mirror. Marie's face was loose when she picked her up. Looks like she was hit by a muffler.

When I brush my hair, I get the ribbon that matches me as usual and Leon poses in the mirror is cute.

I'm healed.

Marie echoed her voice. Mufufu is justice!

When I entered the cafeteria, my father was already seated, but when he saw me, they all stood up and came to me.

"Good morning... Father. Mother, oniisama. Yesterday... I'm sorry for worrying you."

When I lowered my head, the three of them held me tight.

"It's okay. If Rio gets better, that's all he'll be happy about."

"I'm sorry about your mother. I'm sorry I didn't think about how Rio felt..."

"Rio, I was worried."

Yes, my family was kind. I can't let my loved ones go through the same life as before. I had no idea what would happen to my family if I turned down my engagement.

... and it's still painful. The hugging force is too strong.

"Ladies and gentlemen, if you don't do that, Miss Catriona will suffocate."

The butler coughs with the cohon. He cut it out at a good time. That's Marie's father. Good job!

"Did it hurt? Rio"

"It's okay."

At last, the carefree family let go of the butler's attention.

"Come on, let's have breakfast. I got Rio's favorite strawberry dessert this morning."

When I got to my seat, Leon also sat down in the chair next to me as usual. This is a custom-made chair that Leon made easy to eat.

Leon eats the same meal as us. It seems that other nobles are feeding people the same way, as phantom beasts and holy beasts have not been figured out what to eat.

Leon says, "They're miscellaneous." Leon is a god.

Soup, salad and bread. Then I'll have my bowels and eggs split into one plate. I'm seven, so I have a small stomach allowance.

The breakfast I had while having a nice chat with my father was delicious. Yesterday I couldn't taste my meal because of some wild prince.

"Here's the dessert you can't wait for."

Dessert was strawberry barbaroa. It smells sweet and sour strawberry. The cream is fluffy and delicious, and the strawberry flavor spreads through the mouth and is exquisite.

Nh ~. Delicious.

"You can have your father's too."

"I can't eat that much. Father."

I came up with something and talked to Leon.

Leon, do strawberries grow in the woods?

Strawberries are also plants. It's possible.

Let's create strawberry seedlings today. Hopefully, strawberries may be eaten all year round.