Chapter 2 - The engagement was decided (1/2)

For the time being, somehow I returned to sanity, and I heard the circumstances from Anne. That is to say, she told me what Prince Jared said that I completely missed hearing.

It seems that Prince Jared feels deeply responsible for causing this incident that left a permanent scar. As such, he felt that he had to take responsibility for the scar. And it would seem that his idea of taking responsibility = something like marrying me.

Oh dear, Prince Jared is only eight years old. It’s still much too early.

…… Even though I think this as the resident of another world, I also know that there’s no such thing as too early in this world. I also have eight years of memories from this world. Certainly, just half a year ago, Prince Jared’s older brother’s engagement had been announced while he was only ten years old. And just like that, the me of this world, Katarina Claes of the duke’s family, would have no problem marrying into the royal family due to my pedigree.

So, even though there’s no problem in particular…

Being engaged to such an angelic prince, and maybe even later becoming a queen… For the other nobles’ daughters, such an event would be just like a dream come true.

When my parents heard about this, they were extremely overjoyed.

But… as for me… honestly speaking, I could only think of this being extremely annoying.

I mean, even though I hate having to make a social debut so much… there’s just no way around it.

Of all things, I got engaged to a prince, becoming something like a queen candidate… It’s all so unexpected…

Ahh, I want to reject it even now… But, I can’t tell the overjoyed family and servants something like “I really hate him…”

……Sighhhhhh…… I’m really depressed.

At any rate, for such a trivial small wound such as this, furthermore it being completely my own fault, that Prince Jared would feel such responsibility as to consider marrying me…

I looked into a small hand mirror and sighed again. The mirror reflected the face of a depressed girl. My forehead scar seemed almost as if it was floating.

Compared to my previous life’s average face like a tanuki, this face was a beauty’s. However, my light blue eyes gave off a tight, sharp feeling… Speaking frankly, it left a strong impression.

If I smile and raise my thin lips slightly, it is the exact image of “the villainous girl.” Moreover, on the inside was a monkey otaku girl. So, I don’t think I can possibly be a good match for that beautiful and intelligent Prince Jared.

I sighed for the n-th time yet again today.

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Even though my parents still wanted to talk about various things, and were extremely restless, I found them really bothersome and told them “I still need to rest in order to recover my physical condition” in order to quickly get them out of my room.

The bed I was lying on was about three times better than the bed that the previous me had used.

Honestly speaking, just as I thought my five days of feverish nightmares had subsided, this visit from the prince… I didn’t have the time to properly think about my previous life.