Episode 41.11 (1/2)
Pentaros burst out laughing.
”HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. That's damn good. You're amazing. I like how you shut down that slimy raccoon PM.”
Then Pentaros suddenly put on a serious look.
”Lady Norma.”
”Yes?”
”<Crimson Blade Lady Nicola> was a master of swords, but it was her resourcefulness that was truly tremendous. As a matter of fact,
could only able to amass power in one generation thanks to Nicola. Now is exactly the time for our Nicola.”
Pentaros swiftly left his chair, moved next to Norma and knelt down.
”Pentaros-sama?”
”I've fallen for you!”
”What?”
”I'm completely taken by Your beauty, character and wisdom!”
”What?”
”Please become my Nicola.”
”Whaa?”
Is this really a marriage proposal.
Perhaps it's some kind of idiomatic ways to propose.
He's pretty much telling her to take his head here.
But this is likely the highest form of courting in their sense.
Even Norma froze up unable to react to this, and this time Solusgia knelt down before Heles.
”My <Crimson Blade Lady> can only be you. Lady Heles, be my legal wife.”
Solusgia also proposed to Heles.
Perhaps these two had made an arrangement beforehand. Discussing which to marry whom.
No, that's not it. Probably not it.
But thinking again, Pentaros is 30, Norma is 27. Solusgia is 26 and Heles is 22. This matching is only natural.
Thus how Pentaros sat in front of Norma while Solusgia took the seat before Heles.
But these men probably didn't decide anything further than that. Everything after that would be up to their own sensibilities. Meaning, Pentaros came to take fancy on Norma, while Solusgia on Heles during their conversation. Goodness gracious. Who'd think it'd come to this.
Norma is confident in her lack of charm. Thus she never thought this whole thing would go in this direction.
Pentaros moved his knees to get closer to Norma and took her right hand.
Norma gently, but resolutely brushed that hand aside.
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Norma felt a shiver the moment Pentaros took her hand.
This was weird. As a matter of fact, Norma did not come to hate Pentaros in this dine together. In fact, she even had a good impression on his character.
Yet, she felt abhorred when he touched her. This was Norma's thought then.
(I'd rather die than let other men besides Lecan touch me.)
Even Norma found it surprising she could hold such an intense emotion. However, Norma has a perfect grasp of her own feeling due to this. No one but Lecan should be her husband. She won't marry anyone else if that does not come true.
Just realizing that alone made this marriage interview worth it.