The Villain Daughter Enjoys Her Seventh Life as a Free-Spirited Bride (Hostage) in a Former Enemy Country

"...... I see"

"... ah, yes..."

I squeezed the hem of the dress.

The kitchen is dominated by silence, and only the white fluffy weather is shaking.

(Ugh... I thought you were floating too much...!?)

This marriage is, after all, Arnold's contemplative, political marriage.

Maybe there's something serious about Leechee that she can't even imagine. For the villagers of Galkhain, Riesche is said to be a hostage-like bride.

I couldn't stand it anymore, so I took care of Arnold.

(Ah......)

Arnold looked at Leechee with an expressionless but gentle look in his eyes.

And here's the question.

"- Isn't the ritual of marriage painful?"



You will be surprised by unexpected questions.

“Why?”

"Besides the long restraint time, it's a hard ritual." The preparations are enormous, and there are invitees. The load on you will be heavy. "

“Sure, there's a lot of preparation.”

That said, it was Leechee's convenience.

After all, apart from preparing for the wedding, we are also taking measures against "invitees".

The rituals of marriage include King Zahad of the desert country, who will compete with Arnold in the future, and other influential people. We must proceed swiftly with the preparation to receive them.

(But except for that....)

I confidently say this to Arnold.

“The ritual of marriage is a great pleasure.”

"... looking forward to it?"

“Yes! As you know, I've never had a wedding of my own in my life.”

Arnold looked quietly into Leechee's eyes.

'Life so far' also includes the meaning of life in the past six times. But naturally, Arnold will be able to receive the word once in fifteen years.

"I'm excited about the first time, and I want to wear my wedding costume early." The ceremony itself will definitely feel differently from the bride! ”

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"I'm also curious about Lord Arnold's costume!" No jewelry, no hairstyle. And what about the Krushade poem at the wedding in Galkhain? ”

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Even if you just keep doing things you're looking forward to, your heart will naturally bounce. When I was talking with my fingers folded one by one, my hands immediately filled up.

"The experiment of artificial snow and the creation of petals using it also worked well. I didn't expect to fill the kitchen, but I'm happy to see that you can create a lot in a small amount!”

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While Leechee's eyes twinkled, Arnold put one elbow on her desk and gave her a gentle gaze somewhere.

"Oh! And then, and then..."

At that moment, Leechee remembers it again.

(...... kiss of marriage ritual...!!)

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Arnold's eyes narrowed slightly.

"What's the matter?"

"No, no, everything!!"

The edge became worse, and I accidentally pressed the edge of my mouth with both hands.

Does it seem strange to Arnold that Leechee, with her face red, turned her head?

With a glimpse, Arnold exhaled with a giggle.

Well, if having fun is enough to relieve your pain, that's fine.

"Mm."

I pointed my lips at those words.

"Mitigation is different, Your Highness." Because I don't feel uncomfortable in marriage. "

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Leechee tilted her neck as Arnold raised her eyebrows.

But before pursuing the cause deeply, Arnold opened his mouth.

"... no matter what, don't push yourself." You're plain, but you have a lot of preparation time. After receiving Princess Wang's education from childhood, it is possible that she only has the illusion that it is not a lot of effort. "

"Well, that might be true, but..."

Alarming. I knew Arnold would say that.

"But, in the midst of your busy schedule, is it not His Highness Arnold who is making it even more impossible?" Mr. Oliver said so. It's common for people to finish their work quickly and end it earlier than planned, but then put in another job in their spare time. ”

"...... he's doing extra things......"

On top of that, you've taken care of His Highness Dietrich.

I feel really sorry for that.

Then Arnold opens his mouth.

“I told you. You don't have to feel responsible for that guy."

"Yes, yes, I know!... I know, but..."

Leechee leaned down and muttered softly.

"May His Highness Arnold be raised as Crown Prince, and His Highness Dietrich be raised as Crown Prince."...... I myself was raised to "live to be the princess of the king". "

"... I guess so."

"His Highness Dietrich and his betrothal have freed him from the princess. I'm going to live as the fiancée of His Highness Arnold. That's why I feel like I have to do something when I see Dietrich in front of me....."

That way, you can see the shape of the emotion inside your heart.

“Maybe you feel guilty. That's how close I feel to abandoning my homeland."

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It's not just about life this time.

In his past life, Leechee never returned home. Long after Dietrich failed the coup and Leechee's deportation was revoked.

(...... I was unconsciously avoiding it. It's my own problem.)

Is that how you feel about running away from your responsibilities?

Or, just as I don't like my own birthday, will the memories of my childhood when I wanted to cry every day make me do so?

That's what Arnold told me.

"You didn't throw anything away."

"...... Your Highness Arnold?"

It was a pale, but clear voice.

"Before you left the country, you did everything you could, right?" That's how I know when I look at you right now. "

"...... ah"

"I'm still in love with the country that I was expelled from." Whatever emotion it is, it shouldn't be called abandoning the country. "

Arnold's words felt like they were spreading across his left chest.

The temperature is very warm.

That's why I feel warmly about Naoshi, even though he doesn't follow his usual way of saying it.

Then Arnold went on to say that he obviously didn't like it.

"... first of all, even if you actually abandoned that country, I can only take it for granted."

"Ah, fufu!"

That was a very disgusting look, so I went a little crazy.

Seeing Leechee laughing, Arnold sighs in small breath.

"In the first place, even if you can never go back, you can't say 'abandoned' even after leaving the country. You don't have to be upset if you're not betraying the intelligence of the country you were born in.”

"Fufufu.... yes, thank you."

Leechee suddenly thought of it, feeling cared for.

"Your Highness Arnold, I don't mean to thank you, but there's something I can help you with." I'll clean this place up right away, so can you give me a little more time? ”

“I don't care, I'm going somewhere.”

Reinvigorated by Arnold, Leechee looks at her blue eyes and laughs mischievously.

“If you don't mind, I'd like you to play games with me.”

"...... playing games?"

Yes.

Leechee put her index finger on her lip and told her with a bad smile.

"--A play called" "Agent (Spy)" "

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