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It is Finally the Night before the Decisive Battle
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Having finished the match with Xandra, we had returned to the room, but…
“Umm… Xandra, isn’t it fine for you to return to your own room?” (Harold)
“I, too, with the decisive battle tomorrow, have my feelings stirred. Even if I were to spend the time alone in my room like this, I surely would not be able to calm down.” (Alexandra)
“That may be so, but wouldn’t that be the same even in my room…?” (Harold)
“That is not the case. If I am by Haru-sama’s side, I feel extremely at ease.” (Alexandra)
Placing a hand on her chest, Xandra said so.
But, why is it that her eyes are glowing red? Could someone please tell me?
“Master surely thinks of you as a nuisance. Is it not about time you realized it?” (Laila)
“Scrap, keep silent.” (Alexandra)
Laila, who had been silent until now, interjected, and Xandra directed a murderous gaze at her.
As always, their bad relationship is troubling.
“However, Milady, what Laila is saying also has some reason to it. With the decisive battle tomorrow, His Highness Harold must be allowed to rest properly.” (Monica)
“Ugh…” (Alexandra)
“The one who will attend to His Highness Harold is this Monica alone… Therefore, Milady, Laila, for tonight, please withdraw.” (Monica)
“I do not accept it! I do not accept it!” (Alexandra)
“Indeed. The one to attend to Master shall be me. Naturally, Master shall also attend to me.” (Laila)
…What is this argument these three are having? A dispute over attending to me is something that no one desires.
“Haru, you have it tough.” (Casparleague)
“Truly…” (Harold)
Cas, who was on my shoulder, lightly placed a front paw on my cheek, and I hung my head.
“Hey, hey… Haru, you often say that when you’re with me, you feel ‘healed’, right…?” (Casparleague)
“? Ah, that’s right.” (Harold)
“T-then! To prepare for tomorrow, tonight, I will heal Haru!” (Casparleague)
Ahh, really, why does my partner shine those round eyes and say something like that? There is a limit to how cute one can be.
“Then, I’ll ask that of you. Sleeping with Cas is warm and comfortable, and truly healing…” (Harold)
“Cas-san, what are you trying to pull ahead for?” (Alexandra)
“!?!” (Harold/Cas)
Before I knew it, the three had surrounded Cas and me, exerting an intense pressure.
I mean, what do they intend to do by contending with a kitten-like beast?
“H-heh! I’m Haru’s partner, so I’ll sleep with him! I do it every day!” (Casparleague)
“If that is the case, then I am Haru-sama’s wife. Yes, without a doubt.” (Alexandra)
“I am the one and only exclusive maid of Your Highness Harold in this world.” (Monica)
“The only one with the right to be treated as Master’s ‘tool’ is me. Do not forget that.” (Laila)
At last, they began an ugly dispute, and I held my head.
Haa… Tomorrow is the decisive battle, though…
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“Zzz… Zzz…” (Casparleague)
Careful not to wake the peacefully sleeping Cas, I sluggishly got out of bed.
No good, I am too restless to sleep at all.
Looking outside the window, the full moon, tinged red more than usual, shone brilliantly in the night sky, and I could not shake off a foreboding feeling…
“What am I getting weak-hearted for? I have done everything I could.” (Harold)
Shaking my head strongly, I encouraged myself.
That said, the coup d’état is precisely the bad ending for Harold in Engage Hazard. It is only natural to feel uneasy.
“Haa… I’ll just get back in bed and close my eyes again… huh?” (Harold)
A small silhouette visible outside the window.
That is… Xandra?
Throwing on my jacket, I left the room and headed toward the dormitory’s backyard.
“Ahaha, so it really was Xandra.” (Harold)
“Haru-sama…” (Alexandra)
Calling out with a wry smile to Xandra, who was looking up at my room’s window, her deep blue eyes, paired with the night sky, appeared truly fantastical.
“Could it be, you can’t sleep?” (Harold)
“Yes…” (Alexandra)
“Then, that makes two of us.” (Harold)
Taking Xandra’s small hand, we moved to the flower bed, and after spreading a handkerchief, I had her sit down. I sat down beside her as well.
“…Haru-sama, after defeating King Eibar, what do you plan to do?” (Alexandra)
Looking at Xandra, who seemed somewhat uneasy, I declared clearly.
“That is already decided. I will promptly remove myself from the royal family and officially become your adopted son-in-law.” (Harold)
This thought has never changed.
“However, the situation is no longer the same as before. Many nobles have responded to Haru-sama’s manifesto, and even other countries support you precisely because you are Haru-sama. After defeating King Eibar, surely they will try to make you the next king…!” (Alexandra)
“That, I refuse. I have no desire to become a king.” (Harold)
Sealing Xandra’s adorable lips with my index finger, I shrugged my shoulders.
A throne seized through a coup d’état… what awaits afterward is conflict with dissident factions. At worst, I might have to spend my entire life fearing assassination. More than anything, if it came to that, even my wife, Xandra, would be placed in danger.
“Um… Xandra, I have a request…” (Harold)
“A request?” (Alexandra)
“Yeah. After defeating King Eibar, if those around us try to push me forward… at that time, will you run away with me?” (Harold)
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