I Don't Want to Break off my Engagement... Translation

22. The Secret of the Royal Family

How strange?

Who would had thought of this development?

I never recalled any scenario in which His Highness Lyon visited the Kingdom of Haulfa…

Was fate changing?

…About that girl, Baroness Schmia, was it—?

…No, her real name wasn’t Baroness Schmia. What was it again?

Indeed, certainly, her name was—


“…Your Highness, umm, for the time being, let’s put all that aside.”

I couldn’t. I just couldn’t.

I thought it would be better to deal with those confusing facts later.

Once I casted all those things aside, I recalled his previous statement—

—Baroness Schmia wasn’t the true culprit?

Then why would Baroness Schmia be judged like that?

…Would the irrevocable evidence not work against her, then?

Towards my suspicious gaze, His Highness laughed bitterly.

“…I said that it’s the King’s order, didn’t I, Tia? I only received one order from my Father. That is, to the nip the seed of disturbance at the bud.”

“…?”

Said ‘seed of disturbance’ was probably Baroness Schmia, I guess…

His Highness continued to speak as I kept quiet.

It seemed that it was a good choice for me to cast aside my feelings and whatnot. Otherwise, I would surely have utter something dumb. Not like I had any confidence to speak anymore now anyway.

“There are times where a King needs to be ruthless and make a judgment that would seems cruel to others. My Father is probably attempting to test my capability in that regard. In this case, Baroness Schmia is innocent. She chased men and did nothing else… however, that girl could have still sparked a war. The Kingdom of Dirlia is a prime example. It’s the royal family’s obligation to extinguish such sparks before they can ignite into big flames. That way, there won’t be a second happening of Dirlia in Haulfa Kingdom.”

His Highness smiled weakly.

Looking at him, I felt uneasy. Was he always this expressive? I always thought he was expressionless, but why did he suddenly turn into a different person altogether?

I didn’t understand why…

“Then… who’s the real culprit?”

“…A name came up. It’s already been checked by Lyon. I want to capture this person immediately, but I have no solid evidence yet… and unlike Baroness Schmia, she mastered the art of ‘Charm’. Her aura of fascination has a very high purity. In this Kingdom, those who can’t be affected by said ‘Charm’ are only His Majesty the King, this Crown Prince me, the Second Prince Almys, …and lastly, Vioris.

“…Sir Vioris?”

That unexpected name struck me.

His Highness grew a little uncomfortable, but locked his gaze with me. He seemed resolute, which in turn, made me nervous.

“…Tia, this is the secret of the royal family, only known to the King, me, and the Prime Minister. There’s also that one maid of His Majesty… Vioris is the real first prince of this country.”

“…eh?”

Those words made me silent.

First… Prince? Wasn’t that His Highness?

…Huh?

My head stopped working again, as I could only stare at His Majesty.

His Majesty began his explanation while casting his gaze down.

His long lashes thinly obscured his blue-green pupils. His appearance was that of a beautiful young man tinged with anxiety.

The handsomeness of His Highness was seldom seen in this kingdom.

come to think of it.

Vioris was also a quite charming youth. I wondered why was that—was that because of the royal bloodline? If so, I’d like a drop of that blood…

I listened to His Highness while pondering about the idea of being a vampire.

“Did you know that His Majesty originally had a concubine?”

“…Suzanna, wasn’t it? That, if you’re asking her name.”

Her Highness Suzanna…

…She had a very ephemeral presence. I heard she was a fairly delicate person. Indeed, it would be befitting to think that Vioris was her son.

At this point, I had finally succeeded in associating their appearances. Thus, I swallowed the fact that Sir Vioris was the former first prince.

“Yes, how much do you know about Lady Suzanna?”

How much…

I uttered all the information I learned in Queen’s education.

“It was said that Her Imperial Highness’ health was very poor. She faded soon after she got married…”

When I told him so, His Highness lifted his gaze. Our eyes met. It was as if his gaze pierced through me.

He opened his mouth with a heavy expression and said firmly.

“…Right, in historical books, that is how it was recorded. But the fact isn’t so. Lady Suzanna was driven out of the castle during the absence of His Majesty, by none other than Lady Catherine, my mother. Then, Lady Suzanna, who was pregnant, gave birth to a child in the slums—that child is Vioris.”

“…”

Due to shock, I had no words.

I couldn’t come up with anything to say.

His Highness seemed a little worried as to how to proceed, but he resumed again.

“It was only a few years later when her health did deteriorate… at that time, Vioris had already grown accustomed to the slums. When he was over ten years old, he discovered magic. The same with Almys, he possessed a royal-level magic. He took the swordsman test and was immediately summoned by my Father to the Royal Palace. At that time, my mother had already passed away. My Father invited Vioris to return to the Royal Palce, but he refused. Vioris chose to climb to the first class on his own and live as a swordsman.”

I gasped when I heard that from His Highness.

“…This is the secret of the royal family. Vioris is arguably this kingdom’s first prince, that’s why he’s immune to ‘Charm’.”

Vioris was the son of a concubine, while His Highness and Almys were the son of a Princess. It would spell no difference towards the fact that His Highness was conventionally the Crown Prince. However, the reveal that there was a secret, former, prince still shocked me to no end.


***T/N: You Prince who didn’t quite excel at basic communication, when did she ever asked for your family pedigree’s detail? Is this how smartmale! Trick their dumb fiancee into not-divorcing them?

and… oh my god… where do I begin… are you guys ready… 3… 2… 1….

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“There are times where a King needs to be ruthless and make a judgment that would seems cruel to others. My Father is probably attempting to test my capability in that regard. In this case, Baroness Schmia is innocent. She chased men and did nothing else… however, that girl could have still sparked a war. The Kingdom of Dirlia is a prime example. It’s the royal family’s obligation to extinguish such sparks before they can ignite into big flames. That way, there won’t be a second happening of Dirlia in Haulfa Kingdom.”

OH MY GOD, I AM SO SORRY YOUR MAJESTY THE KING, SO IT TURNS OUT THIS ISN’T YOUR FAULT AT ALL KNEEL IT’S YOUR SON’S, HE’S… HE’S A PLAIN ASSHOLE!!!!

The King told you to be ruthless and nip the problem at the bud, not STRING ALONG TWO EQUALLY AS DUMB GIRLS INTO YOUR EQUALLY AS STUPID DELUDED DEFINITION OF “ruthless, cruel judgement” FOR 20 CHAPTERS DAMMIT. WHEN THE KING SAID ‘CRUEL’, HE DIDN’T MEAN FOR YOU TO BE AN ASSHOLE ABOUT IT, DAMMIT!!!! NOW LETS BREAK DOWN HIS IDEA OF RUTHLESS BUT SOUND JUDGEMENT SHALL WE!?

-LET’S SAY NOTHING TO MY SHELTERED FIANCEE ABOUT …BASICALLY EVERYTHING

-LET THE THOT PRANCHES AROUND MY OFFICE DAILY

-FOR SOME REASON, EVEN THOUGH THERE’S ALREADY SOME ESTABLISHED EVIDENCES, I SHALL PLANT FAKE EVIDENCE INTO THE THOT …FOR REASONS. AND I ALSO SHALL HAND THE JEWELRY TO HER, RIGHT IN FRONT OF EVERYONE INCLUDING MY FIANCEE!!!

-HUH, WHY IS MY FIANCEE ACTING SO DISTANCE?

-SHE KNEW I LOVED HER!!!

-WAIT, DOES SHE?

-WELL, I LOVE HER THO. SHIT, I LOVE HER SO MUCH, I CAN’T PROCEED WITH THIS PLAN THAT HAS ALREADY INVOLVED MANY, MANY PEOPLE INCLUDING THE NEIGHBOURING KINGDOM’S PRINCE

-OMG I CAN’T STAND THIS ANYMORE I MISS MY FIANCE, I SHALL BOTCH THIS PLAN HALF WAY, FCK THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN VICTIMS TO HER WITCHCRAFT, FCK TRYING TO SEDUCE HER TO GAIN MORE EVIDENCES. I SHALL JUST CONDEMN HER PUBLICLY LATER. THIS IS WHERE THAT FALSE EVIDENT PLAY ITS ROLE. PHEW. GOD BLESS THE QUEEN FOR I AM QUITE A WELL-PREPARED PERSON WELL SUITED FOR THE JOB.

-TIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

-MY FIANCEE WORE THE DRESS, EVERYTHING IS DAIJOBU NOW. MM SHE SMELLS GUD.

-WHETHER SHE KNOW OR NAH, THE JEWEL SHE WORE IS THE TRUE QUEEN JEWEL. MARKED AS MY WIFE!!!!

-THE TIME HAS COME, I SHALL EXPOSE THE THOT AND BE EXTRA ASSHOLE-Y ABOUT THE ENTIRE THING!!!

…I can’t with this Prince…

You guys might argue, “B, but it’s proven that Schmia might not be the true perps, he said it himself!!!” –IN WHICH THE REAL PROBLEM LIES. NOW HE’S BASICALLY FRAMING AN OTHERWISE INNOCENT PERSON USING FALSE PLANTED EVIDENCE, AND FOR WHAT??? ASSHOLERY–!! HE WASTED ALL THAT RESOURCES (YEAH THOSE GEMS) JUST TO FRAME AN INNOCENT PERSON HE COULDVE HANDLED MORE COMPETENTLY.

Guys dont lose faith, my other stories have great mcs, mark my words, check them out.

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