Otome? or not?

Ch. 7 Shock

I was enjoying my cup of tea while reading a book in the living room, but then the shocking truth finally came out of nowhere.

Akari: "The prince (1st prince) has come of age. To welcome the advent of such an occasion, among other things, the search for a suitable bride began. Sakura was expected to go to the Royal Palace as a candidate".

I almost spit out my delicious tea.

Sign.

Saitou: "His Highness's search for a bride or something, it's far beyond our house, right? In these circumstances, how about refusing the invitation? "

Sakura "As if we could do something like disobey orders from royalty!"

The queen's proclamation, which has only been a nuisance to others, came out two days ago.

To welcome the prince's adulthood at 16, daughters of the nobility (or rich daughter) are to assemble at the Royal Palace in order to carry out a bride search for His Highness Michio(mean man on good path).

The target range of the daughters goes from eleven to twenty.

Your strike zone sure is wide, Your Highness. I'm starting to think that maybe, his highness is a pedophile.

Damn those royalty.

But despite this, she already has someone she love (apparently her lover is something Chino). Which she reminds me of my mother. So I decided to volunteer in her place, don't get me wrong but I'm pretty confidence that I can come back home without being select. Besides, this family has help me out too much. It's time I return a favor.

But................

Sakura: "no way! I can't let you go"

Saitou: "Sakura, as a man I can't let you go when you already have a lover"

I think what I said might have tick her off. Maybe?

Sakura: "What man! The only thing I see in front of me is a pretty girl!"

Did you have to go that far to hurt my pride! Sakura be more gentle please.

Saitou: ".......that doesn't matter. I will go in your place!"

Sakura: "why would you go so far for me!? Don't you want to return to being a boy!? Don't you want to live a carefree life!? Don't you want to spend your day peacefully!?"

I wouldn't have been here if it weren't you guys.

Saitou: "Of course I want all of those, but I also don't want to take the easy route! No way in hell am I going to take it! If I can help my sister then so be it!"

I took a deep breath.

Saitou: "beside, what about you? Are you just blindly following order without a brain? Are you willing to abandon your lover? Don't you want to have a happy life with that person? Or is it that you never love him to begin with? I'm not asking what Sakura Amino want to do, but I am asking what your heart want to do. My mother always told me that "The worst mistake you can make is walking away from that one person who actually stood there and waited for you". So tell me, Sakura. Do you and that guy truly love each other or is it just fake love? I f it's fake love then I will withdraw my declaration. If not, then I will go in your place"

Am I just going to cry and lay in bed just because I turn into a girl? No way! I can't just cry like a baby while the world continues to move forward. I know this is stupid of me to do this, but I need to do it. A man got to help a damsel in distress, right?( the irony is real) Beside it might just be my own pointless sense of pride, but being able to stand on my own two feet is what gives me the right to live.