âIf itâs a normal engagement, itâll cause a negative impact. However, Missâs relationship with Sir Rizar is different. Itâs general knowledge that your current relationship is one where Sir Rizar has forcibly taken hold of Miss, who has become an orphan, with the goal of Count Epheriaâs title and wealth.â\n\nâNonsense! It would be fine if itâs the opposite.â\n\nCaptain Jullius isnât the one who asked to get engaged first. Rather, the captain was the victim. You could even say that I used him to meet with the High Priest.\n\nâPeople who donât know the inside story have no choice but to think like that, because Sir Rizarâs reputation is very bad. A ferocious man of unknown origin without a noble title. Looking at these facts alone, what noble lady would approach Sir Rizar with a pure heart?â\n\nUh⌠thatâs definitely true. First of all, heâs just a semi-noble without a noble title, and heâs also of unknown origin and lineage, so in the eyes of normal people, his first impression can never be good. In my eyes, heâs cute, but for other people in general heâs not. Nevertheless, his abilities are remarkable without a doubt.\n\nâTo be honest, it would be almost impossible for Sir Rizar to date a noble woman out of pure goodwill. Heâs the leader of the Special Task Squad and his ability is exceptional, so there may be someone who aims for him, but it would be to take advantage of him. Therefore, it must be assumed that Missâs relationship with him is naturally the result of political negotiations too.â\n\nâUh, um⌠but how can you having an unrequited love for me be of help to Captainâs reputation?â\n\nâBecause if Miss were being forced into an engagement with Sir Rizar, an unsavory relationship like an affair would change into a less harmful event, if a young man and woman were to fall in love with each other and pursue a relationship.â\n\nââŚ.. How so?â\n\nSieg kindly explained to me, who still didnât get it.\n\nâAs someone from Duke Fortunaâs household who has royal blood, I have the ability to at least save the lady I love, even from the leader of the Special Task Squad, you know.â\n\nâAh!â\n\nI got it.\n\nâSo you mean to say that if I were being forced into this engagement with Captain Jullius, I would have asked Prince Siegfred to help me escape, right? But since he havenât done so, it means that the Captain isnât forcing me into anything.â\n\nâYes. In addition, it also means that Miss Silla Epheria thinks Sir Jullius Rizar is more suitable to be her fiancĂŠ than the prince who is the dukeâs eldest son. Although I lost my succession right, it remains unchanged that Iâm still a royalty. The woman who marries me naturally becomes a member of the royal family, and the child born is given the right to inherit the throne. In other words, I could argue that Miss Epheria finds Sir Rizar attractive enough to even give up these privileges.â\n\nâ⌠Really?â\n\nI see. If we do it this way, this will definitely raise Captain Julliusâs reputation in high society. This means that even when competing against royalty, he still makes a good potential fiancĂŠ.\n\nâBut will it be okay?â\n\nâPardon me?â\n\nâIâm talking about you, Sieg. Arenât you losing too much?â\n\nAfter all, Prince Siegfredâs reputation will be trampled on to make Captain Julliusâs reputation rise. He smiled lightly at my concern.\n\nâThere is no harm. That sort of reputation is useless to me anyway. If it werenât for Miss, I wouldnât have come out of the Church.â\n\nâI mean, even if you say soâŚ..â\n\nâDonât mind it. I also donât find it cumbersome to lower myself like this. The nobles who want to be royalty, and noble ladies who want to form blood ties with the royal family, are scattered everywhere. Therefore, wouldnât the less bothersome move be to become the butler for the lady I have a crush on?â\n\nHmm, actually thatâs true, but⌠still, itâs a bit uncomfortable.\n\nâWell, now I know the reason for sure⌠but you didnât need to keep it a secret from me, right? I was constantly surprised, you know.â\n
Why donât you tell me? Wouldnât it have been better if you had told me about this from the very start so that I can conduct myself accordingly? What if by chance I was so surprised that in front of everyone I blurted out the truth behind your scheme? Sieg smiled and narrowed his eyes cunningly at my question.\n\nâThat was the condition.â\n\nâHuh? Condition?â\n\nâYes. I was asked to keep it a secret from Miss in exchange for Kideaâs help.â\n\nâLady⌠Kidea? Wait a minute!â\n\nThe Lady did what? Keep it a secret? Condition? That girl? I felt like screaming inside wasnât enough so I screamed out loud.\n\nâThese sly fox siblings!!â\n\nSo you knew everything! Lady Kidea! You already knew and you did that to me! You knew everything! Damn it, the apple doesnât fall far from the tree, the older brother is a sly fox and the younger sister is a vixen!\n\n(T/N: fyi, Koreans call a sly person as âa red spotted snakeâ in general (I adjusted the translation to âsly foxâ there bcz snake and vixen are from different species), but when it comes to females, they use âa vixen/fire foxâ.)\n\nâYou didnât tell me! You did not!â\n\nIs that why Sieg was embarrassed when I asked him if he had a crush on me a while ago? Arghhh, Lady Kidea! No wonder the princess talked about having an affair! She even enthusiastically encouraged me to have an affair with her older brother to boot! So itâs not that her personality is weird, but she just wanted to tease me.\n\nâJust why!â\n\nâIn my opinion, I think she was probably trying to find out more about Miss.â\n\nâ⌠About me?â\n\nâYes. As I just said, her conditions are way too good.â\n\nSo, did she just want to make sure Iâm innocent and not greedy for the benefit I could get from her older brother? Whoa, thatâs truly a cunning way to test someone. A normal person wouldâve just asked inquisitively, but she sounded me out by pretending to ardently root for me then wiped her hands of it completely. Iâm helping these two people unconditionally! And if they appeal to my emotions, thereâs nothing I can do but to let my guard down unconsciously. If I had had even a little feeling for Sieg, I definitely would have confessed honestly. Damn, the princess as well as the imperial princess are all scary. Anyway, I think I donât fit well with the high-ranking ladies.\n\nâ⌠Still, if she has done assessing me, she could have let me know instead of staying silent until the end.â\n\nâMaybe she likes you, Miss.â\n\nâWhat? She likes me?â\n\nâI think she just left it be because itâs fun to watch Missâ reaction.â\n\n⌠What is that? Now alongside Imperial Princess Aranea, Iâll also never set foot in any banquet hosted by Lady Kidea again!