Chapter 175 - Allen Cell and Political Marriage [26] (1/2)

175. Allen Cell and Political Marriage [26]

Holy Ronelia Empire. At the residence of the noble, Numero Dolan.

A five-story mansion, which could be mistaken for a castle or a palace, befitting of the richest man in the Empire.

An elegant white exterior wall, a blue roof tile with ambient atmosphere, and a round tower towering in the center. The garden was full of multicolored flowers in full bloom, and in the center stood a world-famous statue.

In a certain room of such a palatial residence, Sie Arcstria was feeling gloomy.

「Haa…」

Lying on her back in bed, she sighed, not knowing how many times she has heaved a sigh now.

「I never thought I’d ever marry a man like that.」

Naturally, she has heard of Numero’s infamy.

He seems to always have ten wives. And he manages them by numbering from『1』to『10』.

Tonight would be Number 5, tomorrow is Number 7, and the day after tomorrow is Number 8.

Sie is going to be assigned Number 10, which became vacant about a month ago.

It is said that the number of wives that Numero has married exceeds a hundred, and the number of women he has broken is said to have exceeded a thousand.

He is literally the worst man in the Empire.

「Aaaa… I always thought that a『Prince Charming』would come and take me away someday.」

Sie Arctria has a dream.

She, who is surprisingly a romanticist, has always had this dream in her heart since she was a child; to become a『bride』.

Someday, Prince Charming will show up and release her from the heavy responsibility of『Arcstria』.

He would make her forget about her position, her family standings, her duties, and make her his one and only bride.

She has always dreamed of such an ideal man to appear someday.

Once, when she talked about that to Lillim and Ferris, they burst out laughing.

『Pu… Hahahahaahah! My goodness… Prince Charming!!』

『S-Sie… E-Even I think that’s a little too much like a little girl, though…』

『Muu… Y-You don’t laugh so much!』

Since then, Sie has not told anyone about Prince Charming, shutting it away in her heart.

However, the pure and innocent girl still believed even after many years.

That the man of her fate – her Prince Charming – will carry her away.

But reality was cruel.

She was sold by her home country, which feared the power of the mighty demons, and will be used by Numero as his plaything and thrown away someday.

There is no dream, no hope, no salvation. Only a gruesome future awaiting her.

「Haa…」

In such a hopeless situation, Sie thought of her friends whom she left behind in Ringard, trying to escape from the harsh reality.

「Everyone. What are you doing right now? Did you find the letter?」

The letter she had hidden in her desk in the student council room, the letter she wrote the day before leaving the Imperial Kingdom, was the best『goodbye』she could afford.

Writing that letter pained her the most.

The happy memories she spent with everyone overflowed, and her tears would not stop.

「Should I have said good-bye directly after all?」