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The Reason the Princess Came
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“The Princess of Remnos, around our age, suddenly came to our clubroom, and after talking to her, she turned out to be a girl like Bianca.” (Lux)
This is how I, Lux, would explain the current situation.
“Well, would you like to sit down?” (Beretta)
Princess Beretta of Remnos finally took a seat after being urged by the large, bear-like man who came as her bodyguard. General Verger, the hero hailed in Remnos, also sat carefully in a chair that seemed too small for him. Only then did we finally greet Beretta.
“Well, you must be Lux! You’re the one who appears most often in Heinz’s letters, right? Nice to meet you.” (Beretta)
Upon hearing those words, Heinz asked.
“Huh? Why does Beretta know the contents of the letters?” (Heinz)
“Eh? Of course, I saw them with Retgel-sama.” (Beretta)
“What other reason could there be?” she asked, giving him a puzzled look. “Father…” Heinz replied with a frown.
“Sigh, well, whatever. More importantly, what’s your purpose? Why did you suddenly come to the academy?” (Heinz)
“Oh, is there no girl named Maria? I was looking forward to meeting her, but… oh well. If you’re preparing to return home, I suppose there’s no helping that.” (Beretta)
Completely ignoring Heinz’s question, Beretta continued talking.
“Hey, Beretta,” (Heinz)
Heinzsaid, his irritation showing, while Beretta looked at him coolly.
“What’s wrong?” (Beretta)
Hmm. Are they close or not? Well, since I’ve never seen Heinz make that face before, they really must be something like siblings.
Ignoring the sulking Heinz, Beretta, satisfied with her conversation, straightened herself and said,
“Now, was it the reason I came here? Or rather, Heinz, I never thought you’d be the one asking me.” (Beretta)
“…What do you mean?” (Heinz)
“The story about the Rosan and Solar academy rivalry, I proposed a ceasefire declaration at the time of my engagement announcement and planned to hold the academy rivalry as a sort of ceremony, with important figures gathered to discuss the details of the ceasefire behind the scenes. Heinz, you were the one who wrote the script for that, or at least had a hand in it, right?” (Beretta)
Beretta spoke as though she was certain of it, but everyone, including me, looked at Heinz in confusion. Heinz shook his head in response.
“…Beretta, I have nothing to do with that. I see, it seems like there’s someone else moving behind the scenes apart from us.” (Heinz)
“Hey Heinz, could it just be that your father is behind it?” (Frank)
It was not Heinz who answered Frank’s question, but Beretta.
“That’s not the case. If Retgel-sama and Okaa-sama were behind it, the meeting place would have been Remnos. There’s no need to go through the trouble of organizing such an aggressive event. I think Lord Ratgel only proposed the ceasefire declaration using my engagement announcement as an excuse.” (Beretta)
At that moment, I suddenly exclaimed.
“Ah.” (Lux)
“Did you notice something?” (??)
I denied it in response to everyone’s gazes.
“Sorry, Beretta-sama… san?” (Lux)
When I added the honorific, she gave me a displeased look, so I corrected myself, and Beretta seemed satisfied.
“You can just call me by my name or even ‘Beretta-chan.’ Well, that’s fine. But I don’t remember being apologized to.” (Beretta)
“No, I just wanted to apologize because, although we found the manuscript of Duke Lengrad and it was great that it led to the ceasefire, it meant that your engagement announcement had to be rushed. I feel somewhat sorry for that…” (Lux)
Yes, this matter really has nothing to do with Princess Beretta. Nevertheless, due to the situation in the neighboring country, her important engagement announcement was advanced, and it was this young lady before us who had to go through it.
At my words, everyone except Heinz made faces of realization, looking apologetic, but the person being apologized to, Beretta, suddenly started laughing in surprise. I was shocked when she started laughing, but after a while, Beretta wiped away the tears that had gathered at the corners of her eyes and said,
“This is amusing! I like you!” (Beretta)
She then extended her hand toward me, and without understanding what was going on, I shook her hand.
“How about coming to Remnos after you graduate? I’ll treat you well. Right, Heinz, wouldn’t that be better?” (Beretta)
While I was left bewildered, Sonia looked somewhat displeased, and Heinz gave me a troubled look, sending me an apologetic gaze. Then, Heinz, as if to offer me a lifeline, opened his mouth.
“I should have explained this earlier. Beretta’s engagement was already decided internally, and the wedding in two years is confirmed. The people of Remnos would all know, so there was no need to announce it formally. After all, the person she’s engaged to is the son of Remnos’ hero general.” (Heinz)
He then glanced at General Verger, who was sitting uncomfortably.
“Huh? So, the partner is General Verger’s son?!” (Lux)
“Yes. His name is Orfas, and I know him well. He’s a good guy, even too good for Beretta.” (Heinz)
“Don’t say that I’m ‘too good’ for him, but as Heinz said, it’s true. It’s not that we didn’t want to announce the engagement, it’s just that the wedding was already decided, and we had no need for an announcement. Our marriage was set considering both our feelings. So, Okaa-sama used the engagement as a convenient card. Well, that’s the situation, so you don’t have to worry about it.” (Beretta)
“I see, that’s a relief.” (Lux)
I said, genuinely feeling relieved.
“But thank you. I’m glad you cared.” (Beretta)
Beretta said, giving me a gorgeous smile befitting a princess.
Looking at her, I was reminded that she really was a princess.
“Anyway, putting that aside, the real problem is this ‘academy rivalry’. What does that have to do with my engagement announcement and the rivalry between the two countries?” (Beretta)
That’s true. There’s no real connection.
“So, Orfas and I decided to conduct an inspection of the academies. It’s all a show, but the idea is that after Orfas and I announce our engagement, the two countries will declare a ceasefire, and we’ll suggest holding a military exercise as a festival of peace, which the two countries will agree to.” (Beretta)
I see, it’s all a show. But it seems like it’s necessary.
“By now, Orfas should be heading to the military academy in Solar. Well, for me, it was also convenient to visit my cute little brother, so it worked out well.” (Beretta)
“…Who’s your little brother? Who’s… sigh. But still, Orfas’s helping out, so I’m grateful. General Verger, thank you.” (Heinz)
General Verger, who had been listening quietly to our conversation until now, said.
“Ha, if that’s what it takes to bring about peace, I’ll kick my foolish son’s butt to get him there!” (Verger)
He said this with a fierce face, but a friendly smile on it.
“After inspecting the academy, we’ll head to the front-line fortresses and then return to Remnos. So, I’ll be staying here for about a week.” (Beretta)
Beretta then bowed her head politely.
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