Kaifuku Shoku no Akuyaku Reijou - Chapter 2
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- Chapter 2 - My Engagement Will Be Annulled? No Problem!
Earlier, all the nobles in their formal wear were joyfully chatting and enjoying themselves in this magnificent party hall, but now all their eyes were on us.
Some of them are looking at us with pity in their eyes, others are interested as to what’s going on, and yet others are a combination of the two, but one thing is certain: all of their stares indicate that they don’t want anything to do with us.
His Highness Ignacia sighed and looked at me.
“You were my fiancée until today… but I guess this is the end of it.”
The words he had just spoken to me were devoid of any kindness. His friendliness, as well as his soothing voice and gentle eyes, were now directed at Emilia, who stood next to him. I believe I’m simply a bother to him right now, and he’d like to get rid of me.
But what exactly did I do to earn His Highness Ignacia’s hatred?
Even though she was a villain, I’m sure Charlotte was calm and modest before my consciousness was awakened in this body.
…
The Duchy of Cocoliara, where Charlotte was born, is a peaceful family that despises factionalism so much that they offered Charlotte to His Highness Ignacia in order to keep their neutrality.
There is no issue as far as her family is concerned.
But what about Charlotte?
Charlotte, on the other hand, had no free time because she was so busy training herself to become Queen.
Her tutors come and go to her house on a daily basis for the benefit of her education, which includes proper manners, national affairs, diplomacy, the state of foreign countries, and their specialties. Charlotte is continuously reminded of proper etiquette even when she is eating. When she takes a bath, her servants take care of it, and the only place she feels comfortable is in her own bed.
Charlotte, in summary, had a difficult childhood.
That’s why she doesn’t have the time to play her role as a villainess.
Charlotte isn’t bad at socializing, but she hasn’t had somebody close enough to her to call her best friend; in my opinion, she’s… a lonely and and pitiful, person who doesn’t know what it’s like to have fun or to be happy.
So it’s hard to blame Charlotte for not being able to smile.
It would have been good if His Highness Ignacia had realized this, but given his selfish attitude, it seems unlikely, because he hasn’t really attempted to grasp what Charlotte is going through, and I’m sure it would be impossible for him to take care of Charlotte. That’s why I always wondered if this kingdom would fall if His Highness Ignacia became king.
Despite this, the young noble ladies with whom Charlotte talked, recognized and accepted that Charlotte didn’t vary her expression very much, thus she got along quite well with them.
Charlotte is simply dubbed a villainess because she is His Highness Ignacia’s fiancée; in short, Charlotte is just a scapegoat for His Highness Ignacia and Emilia’s future relationship*.
…
Charlotte had spent her entire childhood miserable, and for the time being, despite my reluctance to admit it, I’m going to presume that these are also my childhood memories as well.
Her Highness Ignicia turned to face me and said.
“If I remember correctly Charlotte your job is Dark Mage, right?”
“Yes, you’re right, Your Highness.”
I nodded obediently since what His Highness Ignacia said was correct.
In this game you can choose from a variety of job classes when you reach a certain age. And it just so happens that my job is Dark Mage which is regrettably ideal for a villainess role.
A Dark Mage specializes in weakening the enemies by debuffing them. It’s an advantage to have one in battle and a very valuable job to have in a party, but because of the name of the job itself, Dark Mage, along with its skills, that sounds ominous, it seems that Her Highness Ignacia and some of the royal nobles don’t see this job in a positive light.
“Well, in that case, if we look at Emilia’s job, she’s a Healer. Don’t you think that because she has the ability to heal everyone’s wounds, she would be more suitable to be my wife?”
“You praise me too much, Ignacia-sama…”
I felt an indescribable emotion when I saw Emilia’s embarrassment at His Highness Ignacia’s word. Of course, it’s still His Highness Ignacia’s decision if he wants to choose his bride based on her profession.
“Well, when I think about it, wouldn’t it be better for a boring and unsmiling woman like you to just pray for peace in this world? At least that way you will have done something good for this kingdom.
Having said that, His Highness Ignacia laughs along with Emilia.
“….”
I was speechless at what he had just said.
No matter how much she adores Emilia, I can’t believe he would say such a thing to her fiancée. Suffice it to say that I was very disappointed by His Highness Ignacia’s actions.
“This kingdom doesn’t need a future queen who isn’t loved by the people, besides… Charlotte, you bullied Emilia behind my back, didn’t you? That’s why, along with the annulment of our engagement, you will be banished from this kingdom.”
“Your Highness, that’s…”
“I don’t want to hear your excuses.”
Sure, what is happening today is the same as what happened in the game, but the annulment of our engagement is not a subject that can be determined only at His Highness Ignacia’s discretion.
Because our engagement is a contract between our families, he cannot unilaterally terminate it without the approval of both of our families. Can’t he grasp this basic concept?
But it appears that His Highness is already determined to break off his engagement to me. There is no point in talking to him, since he always thinks he’s so high and mighty.
His Highness Ignacia continued with a grin.
“Even if you still have feelings for me, it’s already too late, could you leave this place right now?”
“I understand.”
“Even if you don’t like it, you have no… what did you just say?”
As I obediently agreed to what His Higness Igncia had said, his eyes widened in shock. I’m sure he didn’t expect me to agree with him so quickly, next to him Emilia is also blinking in confusion.
“I… if you beg and cry for forgiveness, I can reduce your sentence. Go beg before I change my mind.”
“No, it’s fine, I’ll leave this country right now.”
“Huh? Charlotte, are you really…”
His Highness Ignacia is starting to get impatient, so I turn around and begin walking towards the exit. As I walked, I could hear His Highness Ignacia’s voice from behind me, but I just ignored it.
As I approached the exit, everyone began to move out of the way, like a wave retreating from the shore. As I looked around, I noticed that many of the nobles at this evening’s celebration were gazing at me with suspicion, indicating that the majority of them supported His Highness Ignacia’s decision.
I don’t blame them; they don’t want to offend His Highness the Crown Prince, therefore they have no choice.
Well, I just made an enemy of him…
When I got to the door, I turned around and took a look around. I’m not sure I’ll ever see this place again, which was previously only visible on the other side of the screen.
“Well then, please excuse me.”
With those words I left the party hall.
I started sprinting after leaving the party because I want to get out of here as quickly as possible, but I can’t run very fast because I’m wearing heels.
I almost tripped over my heels, but I kept running towards where the carriages were waiting. It’s an area where servants wait for their masters, so everyone was taken aback when a young lady emerged out of nowhere. I went here since I didn’t want to waste time contacting and waiting for my carriage to arrive at the entrance hall.
“Ha… ha…”
I took a deep breath and gazed forward.
With the royal castle behind me, what I saw was a sky full of stars and the faint glow of the city lights. There are magical tools like street lights installed in the city, but compared to Japan, there are very few of them.
This world is a hundred times more beautiful than what I’d seen behind the screen, so I really wanted to see more of it.
“But now is not the time.”
Then I hurriedly looked around and called to the coachman of our house who was waiting for me.
“Please bring the carriage out at once!”
“Huh? Yes… yes, right away!”
Since I’ve been sentenced to be exiled from this kingdom, I need to prepare as soon as possible.
And with that I hurriedly left the palace.
Note:
1. The original word here is 当て馬 which is read as ateuma lit. translated to guessing horse. It’s not a common Japanese phrase and I don’t really know what the equivalent of that word in English but according to what I’ve read it means that a person who is a ateuma is a person who will liven up the romance between the two main characters.
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