CH 130

Characters in this chapter:

Sapphiras Perfectio, 2nd son of the Earl of Aldridge

Percival Belisario, 3rd son of Margrave of Vanderwall on the Eastern Frontier

Clawis Omnibus Worstitters/Clawis Garcia, Crown Prince of Worstitters

Rivera Hernández, Clawis’ aide/escort

“Is this all your luggage?”

“Yeap.”

I originally had very few possessions, and the move into my room was over in a flash. I have a little more clothes than when I first entered school, but even with them, it was only a little bit more than a big box. Percival carried it in his arms.

Today, I moved from the fourth dormitory block to the second dormitory block, the same as Percival.

From now on, I can easily visit Percival’s room. Until now, Percival had gone out of his way to come to the fourth dormitory block because the procedures for moving in and out of rooms would be troublesome. You don’t have to go through troublesome procedures if you go play with transference, but I’m a man who respects discipline if it’s convincing. Besides, I don’t want to cause Percival any trouble if I don’t follow the rules. But from now on, I can come and go as I please.

By the way. The reason why I suddenly decided to move out of my room is that I became Percival’s fiancée during the long Yor holiday!

When I declare it again, it tickles my heart, but it is the first time that I have a partner, even though I boast that I have bitten into both sour and sweet in my second life. Engagement as a preliminary step. During the first time, I didn’t think anything of it, and I even thought that I ate shit, but when you’re with a different person, you’ll feel so differently about engagement.

We confirmed our mutual intentions, and I thought we’d go to the temple and take the vows of partnership straight away. However, I was told that this vow of partnership, like the registration with the Adventurers’ Guild, can only be taken once a person has reached the age of 16. I guess this is the times we live in.

So the first step was to get engaged, but now I’m under the care of the duke’s family. At any rate, I had to report to His Excellency, and on the same day, Margrave sent a letter by wind falcon. This wind falcon is a falcon that flies on by riding the wind and can deliver a message in one or two days, no matter how far away it is. They are very useful as a means of communication, but as they are rare birds, there are only a limited number of people who can keep them. It is only natural that there should be a wind falcon in Vanderwall, which is also a key point of the country, but I wonder if it’s okay to let such a precious bird fly just because of my engagement.

I thought that unlike the commoners of the temple, nobles have various procedures for getting married. Especially when it comes to the households of the Duke of Bloomfield and Margrave Vanderwall, it seems that they must report their marriages to His Majesty the King. Percival would be with me for the rest of my life, so I thought it would be fine, so I replied lightheartedly.

Marriage among commoners is much easier. Most of the time, the person they are closest to becomes their partner, so they are very easy going and just say, ‘let’s get married’. As expected, if you are 14 years old, you will need your parents’ consent, but most of them can get married on their own accord. That’s exactly how I felt.

However, the other party is the son of a nobleman. If a report to His Majesty the King is necessary, there must be a lot of things like an unveiling and engagement ceremony with relatives and nobles who are related to the couple. I would welcome such celebrations as long as I myself wasn’t the star of the event and I might be able to enjoy some delicious food……

Maybe I shouldn’t have replied so casually. As I was secretly breaking out in cold sweat while watching the flurry of everyone in the Belisario family, Percival tapped me on the shoulder.

“Percival…….”

I’m aware that I’m making a pitiful face right now.

“Sapphiras, you don’t have to be so formal about it. I’m the third son, so I won’t bother with the unveiling. I don’t even need an engagement ceremony, we’ll just need to sign the papers.”

……Yeah. It must be a lie. A lie, or perhaps I should say, if you’re the third son of a lower-ranking noble, that’s probably the case. However, there is no reason why the third son of the Margrave family should not have an unveiling or an engagement ceremony. Percival must have said that for me.

“……Is Percival okay with that?”

“Aah, we don’t need it.”

“Thank you. It would be helpful if you could do that.”

I’m sorry, but I’ll let Percival take care of me this time. I’m not good at being formal. When I smiled, Percival gave me a ridiculously sweet smile. Uwah……well, it’s dazzling! Is there anyone who can remain calm while bathing in the shining aura of the Knight of the Sun? No, some of them may be calm, but I can’t be. While I was dazzled by the beautiful smile of the Knight of the Sun, I received a reply from the Duke, Percival and I signed several documents, everyone in the Belisario family and the people of the castle that I am indebted to, Kingsleigh-san and the people in the unit threw a small?  party, and by the end of the Yor holiday, I had become Percival’s fiancée, approved by the King of Solmontana. Engagement can be decided so quickly.

After returning to the royal capital, Percival and I went to greet His Excellency. Both His Excellency and Aurora congratulated me on this very happy occasion, but I felt awkward all the time because of the embarrassment and fear of something I wasn’t used to. If you want to laugh at me for the first time, please laugh.

Aside from that. At the debriefing at the duke’s house, His Excellency told me that it was a little problematic for me to stay in the fourth dormitory block forever, now that I’m engaged to Percival. For the most part, it is for the reputation of a noble, and if I, Percival’s fiancée, stays in the fourth dormitory block forever, people around me will think that the Belisario family is making light of their fiancée, he said.

Now that it’s mentioned, that means I was slighted by the Andersons. But if I had been in the same dormitory block as him, I might not have been able to keep my chastity before I remembered my previous life, so it’s all good.

Because of this, I was reluctant to let the reputation of the Belisario family fall, so I decided to move without waiting for my promotion to the second grade. Anyway, I’ll be promoted in another month, so it was just a matter of moving my plans up a bit.

In the blink of an eye, Percival and I became engaged to each other, but not much else has changed except that my room has moved……

Yeah, I don’t think anything has changed.

“Well, now that your room’s all sorted out, why don’t we go to the cafeteria? I’m a bit hungry after all that work.”

I didn’t do anything except put a small amount of luggage in the right place in the already arranged room. Anyway, tea is probably still being served.

“Right, let’s go.”

……Mn? Mmnn?”

Percival quickly came to my side and fluidly put his hand on my waist and escorted me out of the room. He let go of my hand once we were in the corridor, but we were still very close. The scent of lemon and mint is right next to me.

Up until now, we’ve been hugging each other’s shoulders, and it’s been a fairly close distance, but since we became engaged, the distance has become even closer, and I feel like we’ve come into contact more often. Or is it just my imagination? I look up at Percival’s face.

Huh? Could it be, he’s grown taller again? At this rate, no matter how hard I try to grow taller, I won’t be able to catch up with him. No, I’m only 14. I might be able to grow from now on. If I give up, that’s the end, Sapphiras!

Percival, perhaps noticing my gaze from below, makes eye contact with me.

“What’s wrong?”

“……No, it’s nothing.”

Well, whatever.

It’s not like there’s something wrong with being so close.

For some reason, when I entered the cafeteria with Percival, who seemed to be closer than usual, two familiar people waved at us.

“Huh, isn’t that Clawis and Rivera! Long time no see! You look good!”

It seems that Worstitters have finally calmed down, and that talks will resume once again toward an alliance with Solmontana. I heard from Aurora a little while ago that they would be returning to the academy to coincide with that, but I thought it would be after the start of the second grade.

Percival and I are encouraged to join them at the same table. Everyone knows that Clawis is the crown prince of the Kingdom of Worstitters. Normally, they would relax in a salon for high-ranking nobles. But they’re casually mingling with the other academy students and drinking tea in the cafeteria.

“I’ll be studying with you again, once again, please take care of Rivera and I.”

“Same here. I’m really looking forward to studying with you two again! Right, Percival!”

“Aah. I’ll be looking forward to working with you again.”

We celebrated our long-awaited reunion with tea and sweets in the cafeteria.