chapter 9

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9. one more person

 Even after returning to the carriage, Harold remained silent. He looks kind of tired.
 When I stare at him, he looks embarrassed and averts his gaze—after a while, he finally looks at me. The colors in her eyes were perplexing.
 
"I am sorry……"
"What happened?"
 
 However, just as the conversation was about to begin, the carriage pulled up to the royal palace.
 Suppressing my enthusiasm, I moved to my room with Harold and sat down on the sofa. She took her seat to Harold, but remained standing by her side, and after taking a deep breath, she began to speak.
 
"I have two things to tell you."
"what"
"The one who was chasing Miss Ulysse was the eldest son of Marquis Enhant."
“Lukes……!?”
 
 In that case, did Miss Ulysse refer to Lukes as a "suspicious man"?
 Speaking of Luke's Enhant, he's two above us. I'm a third year student.
 My father is the current prime minister and one of the people my father trusts. Of course, his son is also looking forward to the future, but...
 
"She was very interested in Miss Ulysses. She happened to see her and talked to her, but she said curtly that she was busy now and ran off."
"Is that because you saw me..."
"Probably. It seems that Master Luke didn't feel like chasing her anymore because I called out to him."
 
 Haaaaaah, let out a big sigh.
 Only Miss Ulysse's bravery to make a student who talks to her improvise into a "suspicious man" is worthy of respect. Just as Elizabeth said, she was raised with butterflies and flowers, and was separated from her family and servants for the first time in her school life.
 However, from the glimpse of her expression and actions, I don't think that Miss Ulysse is as crybaby as she seems.
 Even so, after Edward, even Luke is trying to contact Miss Ulysse?
 can't believe it…….
 
"... so what's the second report?"
 
 I wanted to put this matter on hold for now, so when I asked what to do next, Harold lowered his head.
 …… However, I may have intended to make it difficult to see, but due to the positional relationship with Harold standing in front of me, I could see his shura-like expression.
 Behind the downcast eyelids, the eyes are shining brightly, and the lips tied in a straight line create an outrageous pressure.
 Aura is dark.
 
"The second report is..."
"..."
 
 swaying aura. Harold stood still in the middle of it.
 I'm too scared.
 
“…Miss Ulysses seems to be under some kind of divine protection. When I touched her to keep her away from His Highness Vincent, a feeling similar to love welled up.”
"e--"
 
 The words I was told were so unexpected that I stood up involuntarily.
 
"Have you ever been in love?"
"Currently in progress"
"What!? The other party isn't Elizabeth, is she?"
"No. No, Elizabeth-sama is a very attractive person, but she is not so ignorant that she likes her master's fiancée."
 
 Harold denied it while pushing his attitude of "troublesome" to me, who was arrogant.
 However, I didn't know that Harold was in love. Harold, who always stared at me with an icy gaze as I fell in love with Elizabeth.
 He wants to get to know the other person, but at first glance he appears to be kind, but he is still in a shambles, and his true feelings, "Don't interfere in this matter any more," are clearly visible. I honestly don't want to open my mouth. Let's set up another spy and investigate.
 
"Is that so... that's fine. So, a blessing?"
"Yes, because the moment I touched it, an emotion that was clearly not my own flowed in."
 
 The wrinkles between Harold's eyebrows became even deeper.
 Indeed, on top of the topic that I don't want to talk about, I can't forgive the fact that I fell in love with Miss Ulysse even for a moment. I know how you feel, Harold. I, too, tear apart Elizabeth's pillow in the middle of the night on days when I fall in love with someone other than Elizabeth, even if it's just a fleeting feeling.
 
“Is that why you clung to my arm?
"It's because the royal family has a powerful 《Evil Revenge》 cast on them, and even though it's a blessing, magic doesn't work."
 
 That's all I know. It would be nice if you let me know.
 And if I say it, I feel like the Shura mode that has been canceled with great pains will resume again, so I'll keep quiet.
 
“However, it’s a divine protection… I had assumed that from Edward’s state, but the conversation has become a big deal.”
 
 The fact that magic has appeared means that the story will never end within the scope of one baron.
 Wizards are extremely rare, and those with strong powers are ranked among the nobility by the royal family, and most of the others serve high-ranking nobility. In other words, it is an enclosure. That's why Raphael's family has a master-servant relationship with the royal family.
 In particular, most of the serious blessings that affect human emotions are treated as forbidden spells, and even learning magic is not allowed without special permission. The possibility of Baron Merryfield granting divine protection to Miss Ulysse's cuteness is almost zero. There is no way a local baron family has such personal property or connections.
 
 If the person who gave Miss Ulysse's protection was planning to move the real world according to the plot of the novel, the purpose would naturally be narrowed down.
 The climax of the novel...the downfall of either me or the Duke of La Montrivre due to the annulment of the engagement.
 
 As someone who knows both my passionate love and Elizabeth's upright personality, I'm confident that such a thing won't happen, but in fact, the son of the Knight Commendator and the Prime Minister's son are caught in it, and the son of a wizard. also jumped in. She felt her affection for the Crown Prince's breast brother.
 Already like the plot of 『Otsusei』, around Miss Ulysse, there are a lot of noble sons who should never have been able to meet in her status. On top of that, the gossip-loving aristocrats are looking at the future development with curiosity. It could be said that the scheme was successful.
 And then, Miss Ulysse complained that her personal belongings would be damaged.
 
"Attach an escort around Elizabeth."
"will"
 
 Having come to the same guess, Harold lowered his head with a stern expression.
 
 A story needs a villain.
 But reality and stories are different.
 If Miss Ulysses and anyone behind her tried to turn Elizabeth into a villain, they'd have to crush her outrageous ideas to the point of regret.

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