Chapter 375: Another Method
“…! Precisely because it’s difficult…”
Such warm, gentle words.
But to consult Florence-san, who has proposed to me, about whom I should choose to be engaged to…
“Yes, I believe that it is precisely in difficult matters that we need to draw closer to one another and support each other.”
Draw closer to one another…!
That’s right… until now, if I talked to someone about this, I thought it would just be me asking for help on how to resolve my worries about this problem…
In other words, I thought it would be a consultation.
But… maybe that’s not it.
Maybe there’s another way to grow closer, not just through consulting, and if I take that approach… then the way to find the answer to this problem I haven’t been able to resolve.
The answer… I might be able to find it!
“Florence-san… thank you! I still don’t fully understand it yet, but thanks to what you just said, I feel like something has opened up!”
“I don’t believe that is thanks to me, but rather your own strength, Lux-sama. However, if my words were able to help you in any way, then I am very glad.”
Saying that, Florence-san smiled, as if sharing in my happiness.
…That’s right.
For the sake of someone as kind as Florence-san, and of course Felisiana-sama, Elizalina-sama, and Rezamiliana-sama as well, I…!
“By the way, Lux-sama… do you have time after school today?”
“Yes! I don’t have any plans today!”
“In that case, would you accompany me? It’s not that I have anything particular in mind, but I would like to look at the flowers displayed in the shops together with you again, like before.”
“…! Of course! I also love spending that kind of time with you, Florence-san, so I’d be happy to!”
“Lux-sama… thank you.”
Florence-san said that with a gentle smile.
The other day, when I went into the city with Felisiana-sama, the time we ran into Florence-san and the three of us looked at flowers together was truly enjoyable.
…Again, with the two of them.
No… not just the two of them, but with everyone.
It would be nice if we could spend time like that again.
Florence’s Side
After school ended, just as they had discussed that morning,
Florence and Lux headed into the city together to spend a relaxed time, even without any particular objective.
Even without a clear goal, they both shared the desire to look at flowers together, so they were now on their way to a flower shop.
Then, along the way, they heard what sounded like a man giving a speech nearby.
“…I believe that the king of this nation should be a noble, and moreover, the more noble the bloodline, the better! Blood does not betray! Those of such lineage will surely, with pride in their blood, lead this country in a better direction!!”
Hearing that, Lux spoke.
“Thanks to Elizalina-sama, this country has been stable for quite some time, so it’s rare to hear someone giving a speech in the streets like this.”
Even though it was nearby, the voice echoed off the buildings, so unless one focused on it, it was hard to make out clearly, and it seemed Lux hadn’t caught the content of the speech itself.
“That’s true.”
Nodding at Lux’s words, Florence, who had clearly heard the contents of the speech, murmured inwardly.
So that is what they call the royalist faction…
As she recognized that, Florence recalled her conversation with Elizalina during the Fourth Royal Exchange Gathering.
…
“What kind of matter is it, that would make all three princesses wish to join forces to resolve it?”
“That would be… simply put, the overthrow of the king of this country, and the royalist faction that shares his ideology.”