Chapter 316: Displeasure
Felisiana’s Side
…Two days later.
Felisiana, having been summoned by the King, made her way to the throne room.
“I believe the last time Father summoned me was for the entrance ceremony address at the noble academy. What is your business with me today?”
Although she used formal language, her tone was so perfunctory that it sounded unusually cold, even somewhat sharp for a conversation between parent and child.
The King opened his mouth and said,
“It may not have reached your ears, but in a few days there will be an Inter-Royal Exchange Gathering to find a fiancé for Rezamilliana… and she intends to choose her fiancé from among those in attendance.”
“And?”
“As this gathering is for Rezamilliana, you cannot be invited, but if you so desire, a similar occasion for you can be arranged at once.”
“…In other words, are you telling me to search for a fiancé there as well, just like Rezamilliana-anesama?”
The King nodded at her words.
“That is correct.”
“If that is the case, as I have told you many times before, I already have a man in mind, so such an occasion is unnecessary.”
“The man from the count’s house, was it…”
After hearing her reply, the King paused briefly before speaking again.
“Will you not put an end to this childish defiance? If you do, at that gathering you could meet someone far superior to the man you currently fancy—”
“There is no man more wonderful than him in this world.”
A man superior to Lux.
To Felisiana, that statement was nothing less than an insult toward him.
Under normal circumstances, she would have drawn her sword immediately, but given who stood before her, she barely restrained herself with those firm words alone.
And then she continued.
“I’m not defying you, Father. I’m simply following my own feelings.”
When Felisiana made that clear as well, the King frowned.
“…So you truly have no intention of becoming engaged to anyone but that man.”
“Yes.”
Just imagining myself being bound to any man other than Lux-kun makes me feel sick.
As Felisiana thought coldly to herself, the King spoke again.
“Very well. That will be all for today… You may leave.”
“Excuse me.”
Turning her back on the King, Felisiana let her eyes grow vacant.
She left the throne room just like that.
The moment she stepped outside, her eyes returned to normal.
Violet, who had been waiting in front of the throne room, fell in behind her as they began walking down the castle corridor.
Then Violet asked in her usual calm tone.
“What was the nature of your father’s business?”
“It was nothing but unpleasant.”
“More importantly,” she continued.
“Once we return to the residence, I will devise a plan to ensure that I am the one who ends up with Lux-kun… one that surpasses even Elizalina-anesama, who will surely become more active in pursuing him from now on.”
“Understood.”
…In the throne room, after Felisiana had left.
The King muttered quietly to himself.
“Lately she has stopped bringing up the matter of engagement, so I wondered if she had perhaps given up…”
Then he continued.
“So that was not the case… however, if her sister Rezamilliana becomes engaged to royalty through this gathering, and Elizalina also abandons her current feelings, then Felisiana too will have no choice but to give up. In that case, rather than Felisiana, I should begin with Elizalina.”
The King murmured this with a faint smile.
Confident that no matter how capable Elizalina and Felisiana might be, they could never outmatch him, the King.
However… there was already a major miscalculation.
…At this moment, the King was still unaware of it.