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3. Farewell, Castle

*Knock, knock*

I knocked at the door and the face of Prime Minister Carl Jansen greeted me. He had a blatantly displeased expression.

“Oh, if it isn’t Aine-sama. Have you come to smooth over your mistakes to His Majesty again?”

“No, I have a request today…”

“Request? You’re a very vile person, aren’t you? Aine-sama had never matched against those two no matter how much time pa.s.ses because you always take advantage of another person.”

O-Oh… What terrible words… I instinctively stepped back.

“U-uhm, I was impressed with the Reverend’s story this morning…”

“Do you intend to take advantage of the Reverend? You really are–”

Ah, this guy repeated it again! What a pain!

“I want to leave the castle!”

Carl froze when I said so. I waved my hand in front of the frozen Carl to ascertain if he’s still conscious.

“Wh-what… did you say?”

“I’d like to leave the castle and learn agriculture. I want to live and learn at the site itself.”

“To do such an approach… to not be recognized and having only that method to become a prospect for successor, you’re a pitiful thing aren’t you?”

Why is this guy’s way of thinking like this?!

“I am not interested in being a successor candidate.”

“Hou, I cannot trust your words.”

“That is fine, conversing with you is pointless. I will leave. Convey that to Father as well.”

“What foolish thing are you— wait, Aine-sama!”

The guy yelled from behind me, but I’ll ignore, ignore and ignore it!

I saw Father from the opposite side of the door looking over some doc.u.ments behind his desk, seeming uninterested. I’m really unloved, huh…

Since I already proclaimed that declaration, I will leave at this instant!

I went back to my room, grabbed the jewelries that I spent all my money on to adorn myself, and then went out of the castle.

Straddled on my personal horse, I left the castle behind.

‘I will never return to this home full of malice!’ I thought as I let the horse travel in a random direction.

[Leichel]