I Grabbed the Tyrant’s Heart - Chapter 96
“I don’t know.”
“Oh, that’s too bad.”
“His Majesty has also come of age for many years, so you need to find a partner.”
“What do you think, Lady Hardland?”
I assessed the intent of the question. Some are wary, others are just curious.
“I think His Majesty will take care of it.”
The Lady who asked me a question showed disappointment on her face.
“You really don’t know, Lady Hardland?”
I wanted to sarcastically ask the annoying woman if she expected the chosen partner to be her, but I held back and laughed.
“Yes. I don’t know about that, but I do know one thing.”
“What is it?”
The girl with the pink hair leaned her upper body forward with twinkling eyes.
“That, Lady is being rude.”
“…what?”
“Isn’t it rude to ask this question when we’re not even close?”
The pink-haired girl seemed stunned for a moment, but she soon put her hands together and greeted me politely.
“I’m sorry, Lady. I was rude.”
“I think I was talking too much.”
Good is good, I smiled and moved on.
I hoped that there would be no dating rumors with Tess, but it felt strange. I’m the only one who entered hand in hand with him. Don’t they think of linking him with me?
… what a stupid idea
* * *
I need to think more about what to do with books that cannot be brought out of the restricted books area. I can’t even copy the book because of the magic that is on it.
If I show it to Weathering, he’ll be able to get a lot more out of it than I can.
“That matter has already been talked about many times, Euel.”
“Really?”
“Exactly one hundred and twenty-six times, stop it.”
“I don’t think I did that much.”
The academy is on vacation, but the Concium has academic conferences, experiments, and research, so there are no classes, but I had to keep going. In the lab, only Weathering and I were left. I was relieved that he didn’t ask about Arden.
“By the way, Euel, am I your partner this time?”
Weathering asked, wrinkling the bridge of his nose.
“No.”
“Why? You say you’ll use me up to three times?”
Weathering raised his eyebrows, perhaps unexpected of the firm refusal.
“Is it because of a suggestion my cousin made before?”
“If you are talking about the invitation to dinner, no. Above all, His Majesty said that it would be irrelevant even if I came without a partner, right?”
“It is, but.”
I wonder if Tess was surprised by my rejection and issued such an order. ‘I don’t like it when Euseniel appears holding another man’s hand until my birthday.’, that was the reason.
“But you can still go with a partner, right?”
“It’s a favor from His Majesty, so I won’t refuse it.”
I can’t blow up a tough man’s life because of me.
“A lot of people find it annoying to have a partner with them, but it turns out, didn’t His Majesty issue that order for you?”
“What?”
“After listening to what my cousin is saying, it seems that people are saying to welcome the Empress.”
“Really?”
Weathering laughed delightfully.
“I heard that the iron-blooded Duke Hardland is also making a strong claim.”
Father did?
“I heard he asked to exclude his daughter from the nominations.”
“Pfft.”
I didn’t even drink water, but I choked.
“The reason is-”
“-I think I know, so don’t tell me!”
“‘My daughter is lovely and pretty, she will live with me for the rest of her life,’ he said so, so I heard that no one objected to him.”
“I told you not to tell me!”
Fortunately, Tess didn’t seem to join in the fight. If he had said something like “The Duke has a wife, right?”, the imperial palace might have been destroyed again.
“I heard about the love His Excellency had for his daughter even from the outskirts, but seeing it in person is amazing.”
Feeling he had caught me, Weathering continued to tease me.
“Hey, I’m really lucky to have survived being Euel’s partner twice.”
“Stop it because my father said he doesn’t like you.”
Weathering smiled, not knowing that he was in danger of being strangled by both my father and Tess.
“Anyway, use the one remaining chance next time.”
“Alright.”
I grumbled, but the other party was still laughing.
“Euel.”
“Yes?”
“Have you heard the saying, turn around when you are in a hurry?”
I stopped my hand that was sorting through the books, wondering what it meant. Weathering, who had taken off his glasses, was rubbing his temples.
“You look cornered.”
His gaze came from across. He wouldn’t have seen me bewildered.
“Do you know you’ve been like that ever since you said you thought you were a bad daughter?”
“Did it show that much?”
“A little?”
As always, my stiff shoulders loosened at his light and calm tone.
“There is a limit to what you can do at one time.”
“…….”
“If you try to pack something too much, it will explode.”
Finding a way to the world I lived in in my previous life, controlling Tess to make sure he doesn’t get into trouble, taking care of Gael, cementing my place in this world…….
There was a lot of work to be done.
“Aren’t magic storms also caused when magic gathers too fast and excessively?”
Like nothing had happened, Weathering put his glasses back on and looked at his data.
“Thank you, Weathering.”
“It was nothing.”
He shrugged his shoulders.
“Because it will be difficult if Euel explodes and can’t be my assistant.”
“Haha.”
But Weathering, I can’t slow down.
From the moment I came to Alin, I had been walking on thin ice that might break at any moment.
* * *
I don’t like sudden uninvited guests, but a visit from a friend is welcome.
“Hello, Euel.”
Late in the evening Aurin came to visit.
“Aurin, what’s going on? I heard you’re busy these days.”
“Since I’ve finished my work, tell His Excellency instead of the Minister that he doesn’t have to worry.”
“Haha, I see.”
Aurin looked quite tired, but she was still graceful. Her scarlet hair was neatly arranged and her modest jewelry made her stand out.
Oh, it was the necklace Ethyl gave her.
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