My dear witch, please turn evil according to the script!

Chapter 91: Would you like to consider the engagement?

"Ahem... Roland, let's go to the palace first."

Iluvia lowered her head and coughed, then removed her hand from Roland's shoulder.

Although the crucial moment of the winning shot was interrupted.

But now that I've done this, even if Roland is stupid, he should be able to react, right?

Thinking of this, Iluvia looked up and glanced at Roland.

Well, the guy blushed.

Hehe, it's rare for this guy to look so cute.

After taking two steps back, Iluvia leaned forward and poked Roland's cheek with her finger: "Hey, stop daydreaming."

"Don't make my father wait too long."

"……Oh."

……

Roland walked behind Iluvia.

He still didn't react.

Or perhaps, he just suddenly figured out some things.

Some of Iluvia's strange behaviors in his memory suddenly became reasonable at this moment.

Even a memory that had always been blurry in his perspective was now gradually shedding the mist that covered it and becoming clearer in his mind.

It’s still that Gobi Desert.

Iluvia pursed her lips tightly and looked down at herself with red eyes after using all her strength to pull herself out of the swamp spell cast by the killer.

However, this time, the vague voice appeared in his memory along with the illusory touch of tears falling on his cheeks.

"Don't die... I don't have many friends..."

She cried and used a healing spell stored in a spell scroll on herself. After confirming that Roland was temporarily out of danger, she struggled to carry him on her back and half-dragged, half-carried him out of the Gobi Desert.

Roland's mood was very complicated at this moment.

It seems that I have underestimated my position in the heart of this princess.

Now that I think about it, this guy seemed to have hinted to me many times before, both explicitly and covertly, but I subconsciously ignored them all.

But soon Roland no longer had the heart to think about it.

We have arrived at the palace.

This was his first time in this palace, but he didn't know if it would be his last.

The old emperor, who had just recovered from poisoning, wanted to see him as soon as he woke up. No one knew why.

I hope it has nothing to do with the Sword of Silence.

After entering the palace, Iluvia turned around and said to Roland, "Don't be too nervous when you see father."

"This guy is not as difficult to contact as I thought."

"Just maintain basic courtesy."

Roland also asked at this time: "So, did he tell you what he wanted to see me for?"

"I said I wanted to...talk to my friend...Yeah, that's it."

Iluvia blushed and changed the subject: "Okay, don't ask so many questions, I just want to ask you a few simple questions."

"Don't worry, I won't ask you to return the sword."

"I'll be waiting for you here. Um... remember to look for me."

After reaching the door of a room, Iluvia walked behind Roland, pushed him in, and then closed the door.

"Eh!"

Roland wanted to turn around and ask for clarification, but the old Emperor Salah III, who had been waiting behind him for a long time, spoke.

"Okay kid, don't be nervous."

"Today, I am just chatting with my daughter's friends as the head of the family."

Salah III, who was thin and looked extremely weak, leaned against the back of the bed and waved at Roland, indicating that he should sit on a chair in front of the bed.

Roland walked over and sat on the chair.

As for what Salah III just said, if he believed even a single word of it, he would have lived in vain.

There are some things that people can say, but you can't really believe them.

"Roland Lancelot, although this is the first time we meet."

"But this isn't the first time I've heard your name." "Relax, kid. Don't be so tense."

Salah III smiled slightly and put the newspaper aside.

He seems to have absolutely no majesty of an imperial emperor.

But when he saw that Roland had no intention of relaxing, he shook his head helplessly and simply got down to business.

"Iluvia told me that the Sword of Silence in the royal secret realm is in your hands now, right?"

"Don't panic. I won't ask you to go back."

"And since the Holy Sword has recognized its master, it means it has already made its choice."

"According to the covenant, the Hearst family will follow its choice."

"but……"

Hearing Salah III say the word "but", Roland immediately perked up.

Sure enough, the turning point came.

"However, the royal family's succession ceremony still needs to continue."

"Even though Iluvia is a witch with a long lifespan, I don't think she would want to waste the rest of her life on politics."

"So, child, I hope you can do me a favor and transfer the authority of the Holy Sword to the Sword of the Brave."

"?"

Just this request?
"Don't I have to pay it back?"

Looking at Roland's surprised expression, Salah III laughed: "You seem to have a deep misunderstanding of me, kid."

"But Your Majesty, you said it before, this is a holy sword."

Although he knew the origin of the Sword of Silence, Roland chose to pretend to be ignorant at this time.

"Yes, it is the Holy Sword, so the royal family must follow its choice."

"But the royal family's inheritance does not necessarily require it."

"The late emperor invited the brave man to witness this event and hoped he would leave his sword behind because of the situation today."

"So, child, I hope you can do me a favor and transfer the authority of the Holy Sword to the Sword of the Brave."

Salah III smiled and said, "Isn't this request difficult?"

"Of course it's not difficult, I'd be happy to."

Seeing Roland's straightforward answer, Salah III nodded with satisfaction.

"Very good, then we have concluded our business. I will have Iluvia contact you regarding the specific time."

"Now it's time to talk about something personal."

Salah III looked over Roland's head and towards the door, as if observing something.

Then he leaned in front of Roland and asked quietly, "Iluvia likes you very much. Are you willing to get engaged to her?"

“Cough cough cough cough!!!!!”

The old emperor's close combat made Roland almost unable to catch his breath.

Seeing Roland's intense reaction, Salah III sighed, "Ah, you don't know. When Iluvia was born, her abilities went haywire and caused a catastrophe in the capital."

"Although I have tried my best to comfort the people affected by the disaster and provided them with adequate compensation."

"But I know that money alone is definitely not enough to appease their anger."

"But this is the limit of what I can do."

"But at that time, I was just beginning to consolidate the power of the nobles. Although progress was smooth, the nobles also took advantage of Iluvia's incident to stir up trouble..."

Salah III slowly recounted the past of Iluvia, including the disaster that happened more than ten years ago.

Although Roland had heard some general information from Fram before, this was the first time he heard the whole process.

After hearing the whole story, Roland understood why the common people in the capital looked at Iluvia with such unfriendly eyes.

If I had grown up in the royal capital, my first impression of it probably wouldn't be very good.

It is not easy to be completely unaffected by public opinion.

Looking at Roland's reaction, Salah III sighed: "It seems that Iluvia didn't tell you about that child."

"That's right, you're the only friend she's had since she was little."

"She's probably afraid that you'll alienate her after you find out. Don't blame her. This child has been shy since she was young and isn't good at expressing her feelings."

"So, would you like to consider getting engaged?"

(End of this chapter)