Wait, I seem to have gotten forcefully sidetracked, what if…
“But apparently, I’m quite similar to his dead wife.”
Aah, then I’m definitely wrong.
I would have to be wrong.
That man wouldn’t say such a thing.
“That’s a pretty cliche pick-up line.”
To get a hold of someone much younger than you, saying that ‘you’re similar to my wife’, of course it’s a cliche pick-up line.
It brings in the possibility of marriage.
No, wait, now that I think about it, it doesn’t sound like a pick-up line.
You’re completely different to my wife, this is the first time I’ve met someone like you, something like that sounds much closer to a pick-up line.
“Eeh… I’m being picked up?”
Norn’s brought her hands to her cheeks they became somewhat red.
She’s happy about being picked up.
Right, it’s not the other party, Norn is the one that likes him.
But there’s still the possibility that Norn is being tricked.
But I’m sure that if I said that to Norn right now it’d start a fight, so I wont.
“Anyway, why did you ask something like that so suddenly?”
“Eh? No, umm.”
“You must have some kind of reason.”
Norn began to scowl at me.
She’s talked with me honestly until now, so I should also answer honestly, is the kind of face she’s giving me right now.
I didn’t think you’d talk with me honestly to this point.
But I just wanted to confirm if she had someone that she likes.
“…It might be awkward to say this after the conversation we just had.”
“Yes.”
Norn, who had been leant forward until now, sat back slightly.
“The truth is Norn, talk about your engagement has come up.”
After hearing that, Norn froze for several seconds.
Eye’s wide open and mouth turned down at the corners.
She carefully examined me.
“A marriage proposal… I understand. I’ll accept it.”
“No, I get it. Don’t say any more, let’s pretend this conversation never happened.”
“No, like I said, I’ll accept.”
I looked at Norn.
She looked quite suspicious of me if I do say so myself.
“…Don’t you have someone you like?”
“That’s fine. It’s a love that can’t be after all.
I’m not a noble, but since Nii-san is in some kind of position of nobility, I thought this kind of conversation would happen eventually, I’ve heard it from people I know as well.
From when I heard that you were making connections with other countries, I assumed I would be used this way.”
“Don’t say things like being used. I have no intention of using my family like tools.”
In response to my rather strong tone, Norn was taken aback and apologised.
“Right… I’m sorry.”
She’s an honest girl.
“Norn, if you say you don’t like it, we can forget this conversation happened.”
“No… I’m not particularly against it. The fact that you’d even bring the conversation to me means that they’re definitely not someone I’d hate, right?.”
“Well, yeah.”
I don’t think he’s someone you’d hate…
After the battle at the Biheilil Kingdom the two seemed to get along.
No matter where he is, Ruijerd is an sincere man.
Well, I still haven’t gotten Ruijerd’s acknowledgement yet.
But he probably wouldn’t object.
“But… Hmm. It’s not as if I absolutely want to get married, but it’s not as if I don’t either.
If you say that it’s ok then I would like to take you up on your offer of ignoring this talk.
But if you insist, I wouldn’t mind continuing the conversation.”
Norn said that and averted her eyes.
Like I thought, she doesn’t particularly want to get married.
It’s only that she’d do what I say.
That may be something good for me, but for Norn, it’s not.
“No, I haven’t even talked to the other party. So It’s alright.”
“Is that right… Thank you very much.”
If Norn says that, Orsted probably won’t be too happy about it.
“…Ahh, by the way, what kind of person were they? The king of some country? Some Asuran Noble?”
“They aren’t Royalty or Nobility… It’s somebody you know.”
“Somebody I know…? Aah, Was it Zanoba-senpai by any chance?”
“I don’t think that guy would be interested in marriage.”