Chapter 142 (2/2)

A man who appears to be a vassal enters the room.

”Your Majesty, King Armand has sent you a sealed envelope.”

”Give it to me.”

The King smiled as he read the letter.

King Armand and the King of Lastoria are good friends.

I was aware of that, so I asked for His Majesty the King's support beforehand.

Of course it was not a simple thing, I had to talk about certain things in order to convince him.

[Toru-Sama is a very slow person, and we will lose a powerful ally if we don't take care of him, so I plan to go to where he is and I can be pregnant with him. This way we can keep Toru-Sama in Armand without the risk of Lastoria taking him away].

Those words made the King of Armand want to help me.

If I were to bear Toru-Sama's child, he would automatically become a citizen of Armand.

That is what His Majesty has decided.

Of course, I am sure it was a decision based on his knowledge of my situation.

Without me having a good reason, His Majesty would not have helped me.

And I also need a reason to convince my father. Since I ran away from the mansion without getting his permission.

The King of Lastoria looks at the letterhead and lets out a sigh.

”Alright, you have the permission to board the ship.”

”Thank you for your generous heart.”

The moment I tried to leave the room, I heard His Majesty's voice.

”I see that the King of Armand came up with the same thing I did, I hope Luvue complied well... I wish you luck in still having your chance with him, Marianne.”

I knew there would be a catch.

The King of Lastoria is a wise man who takes what he can get.

I pretended I hadn't heard anything and left the room.

A few days later, the ship of ruins returned to port.

The city was in an uproar because it had made its first voyage on the open sea.

The nobles who gathered in front of the ship were shouting for joy with the objects they had brought from the different continents.

I, on the other hand, watched the scene with calm eyes from the ship.

”Are you sure you want to do this? It's a much more dangerous place than one imagines.”

”I don't mind, when I think about the fact that beyond this island there are strange lands where there are more people inhabiting it, my existence becomes trivial.”

”I have heard from His Majesty about the situation. I will do my best to cooperate, if only a little.”

The captain takes off his hat and bows.

Suddenly, I saw a man who looked like a nobleman boarding the ship.

He came over and bowed to me.

”You must be Miss Marianne. I am Keios Eiban, Toru's uncle.”

”Eh? You are Toru-Sama's uncle?! I am Marianne, Count Roane's daughter, it is a pleasure to meet you.”

”I heard you were going to follow Toru to the other continent, so I thought I'd give this to you.”

He put what looked like a key in my hand.

It's a strange object with several split ends. Something barely recognizable as a key because of its shape.

Its color was like gold, but it shines with a faint iridescence, indicating that it is not gold.

”I told Toru that his mother had nothing on him when he came here. But I was wrong, she had this, a key, I had forgotten it until recently, and he was in a big hurry.”

”Are you sure you want to leave such an important object in my hands?”

”Perhaps there will come a time when he will come to need it. And you have in mind to seduce Toru, don't you? With this, he won't doubt your trust.”

”He is right, but there is something he is wrong about. I am his betrothed, and I will marry him. Toru-Sama trusts me very much.”

Keios-Sama bows to him as he says; ”I apologize.”

I didn't think Toru-Sama had blood of the Nobility. I don't know why I didn't notice when I heard his name was Eiban.

Perhaps I was so captivated by Toru-Sama's presence that I didn't even care about his name, or his status.

I finally understand Kaede-San's words, it's because Toru-Sama is Toru-Sama.

”I'll make sure he gets it.”

”Please. Tell Toru that Bill and I are fine.”

I nodded my head.

”It's time to go.”

The captain puts on his hat and gets on the boat.

I took the key and said goodbye to Keios-Sama one more time.

I will go to the other continent, and bring everyone back with me.