RYOG Chapter 5

After eating a luxurious but moderately sized dinner, the adults seem to have decided to drink alcohol. My father came to report, looking excited.

My father doesn’t drink much at home, and I think he said he didn’t like alcohol, but I guess there are times when he feels like drinking.

I was told that I could talk to Wolf for a little while longer, so I immediately decided to invite him to show me the library of this building.

It was perfect because I had something I wanted to talk about.

A magic light illuminates the library at night.

A magic light is perfect for this place where flammable books are gathered. There’s no need to worry about fire, and it won’t run out of oil even if you use it for a long time. Best of all, unlike flames, the light doesn’t sway unsteadily, so it’s easy to follow the letters with your eyes.

Although it is a luxury item, it is a lighting fixture that can be used constantly. If you take the palm-sized sphere out of the glass container and expose it to sunlight during the day, it can be used as a light all night long. Is it easy to imagine if you think of it as rechargeable solar power generation?

One problem is that you can’t turn it off with a switch like you can with a light. There is no such flexibility, so if you want to turn off the light, you have to cover it with a thick cloth like a blackout curtain.

Under that magic light, we talked about recommended books to each other. 

Having said that, the topic veers off to whatever interests us. The free-spirited conversation is endless and an adult would probably say it was pointless, but it was fun for me. Maybe even Wolf is enjoying it.

Not to blame anyone, but for some reason both of us whisper. Isn’t this a negative effect of the limited amount of ‘night time’ that children are allowed?

We children try to hide our presence as much as possible at night so that adults don’t notice us. This is because when adults notice us doing something in the middle of the night, they try to take away this precious time by telling us, ‘Children should go to bed now.’

The whispered conversation suddenly stopped.

Aiming for that moment, I started talking to Wolf about something important.

“Hey, Wolf, about our engagement.”

Wolf was a little taken aback by my sudden words and exclaimed, “What!?”

“About the engagement that our fathers have been talking about. There are a lot of problems with this, and I don’t know how serious our fathers are, but I just wanted to make our intentions clear.”

I think I’ve built a somewhat good relationship with Wolf, so I decided to have a blunt talk with him.

As for the part ‘There are various problems’, Wolf seemed to understand right away what I was talking about.

The engagement story between me and Wolf is actually a bit of a dangerous bet for the Lilia Duke family. When I asked him questions in the carriage, I was able to find out what my father was thinking.

The question, of course, is whether it’s okay for me, the only daughter of my father, Duke Lilia, to marry into another family.

Even though I myself cannot inherit the title, the safest course of action would probably be to choose a son-in-law from among my relatives.

The reason he doesn’t do that, according to my father, is because ‘there’s no one who matches the position.’

So my father decided to take advantage of the fact that he is still young and take a gamble. He wants me to marry Wolf, the son of the current Prime Minister, whose family background and talent match my father’s, and to have my child, his grandson, inherit the title of Duke of Lilia.

In other words, my father had bet that I would give birth to two or more children, preferably boys, who would succeed both Ranankura and Lilia.

When the engagement between Wolf and I is announced, my father’s intentions will become known. There would probably be a backlash against the marriage between the two most powerful families among the five dukes, and there must be some parents in my family who thought their son was suitable to be the next Duke of Lilia.

Personally, of course, I can’t explain this. Because there are none of my intentions there.

However, I am grateful that my father explained the various circumstances to me. This is my father’s sincerity towards me, and I must also show my sincerity to him. In other words, in order to clearly object, I would need at least a reason to convince my father.

At first, I thought I would prepare evidence that Wolf’s character was flawed and use that as the reason.

“Don’t you think we should cooperate?’’

“Cooperate?”

“Yes. Because frankly, you’re against this engagement, aren’t you?”

“…… Eh?”

I wonder if he has noticed that he has only been repeating my words or saying ‘eh’ for a while now.

“I mean, I understand that there are various circumstances such as family status and title, but they’re ignoring our feelings. We’re still children, and we don’t know what kind of encounters we’ll have in the future.”

Specifically at the school that Wolf began attending at the age of twelve, he had a fateful encounter with a girl with golden hair and bright emerald green eyes.

However, she will be transferring in when he is in his sixth year – his senior year, so it will be quite some time in the future.

“So, I don’t think there’s any need to obey our parents and get married. But given our family backgrounds, I think if we turn down this engagement proposal, they’ll just come up with something else.”

“……..”

In other words, why don’t we pretend that we’re both satisfied with the engagement? Just keep in mind that if you have another person you’d like to marry, just let me know and I’ll be happy to help.”

So I won’t tell you not to stab me to death.

I came to the conclusion that I wanted to deal with this engagement with the utmost sincerity.

It was a compromise because I learned that Wolf was a much nicer person than I had imagined, or even better than I had originally imagined, and that I was able to communicate well with him.

“So, you…?”

That’s why it was completely unexpected for Wolf to make such a gloomy voice. “Do you already have someone you want to marry? That’s why I’m not on your mind.”

Wolf reached out and grabbed my wrist.

It wasn’t a force that caused me pain, but it was so sudden that I was surprised to feel it, as if a hand had reached out from the darkness.

“…….What are you talking about?”

When I tried to shake his hand away, the grip on my wrist increased and my body moved closer to him.

Although I was taller, Wolf’s hands were much larger. He said he was learning to use a sword, so it might be natural for him to do so, but he also has a strong grip.

Unable to free my body, I encountered his deep blue-purple eyes so close that I felt as if I was being sucked into them.

“What kind of encounters will I have from now on? I don’t know, but your tone excludes the possibility of me becoming your partner. That’s why I’m asking if your fateful encounter has already happened. Is there a man you like?”

I was caught off guard by the sound of a voice that seemed to berate a lover for their wrongdoing.

My face turned red and I shook my head, feeling like I had to deny it anyway. I shake it so much that I hear a buzzing sound.

The corner of Wolf’s eyes, which had seemed to be angry until now, softened. Then I heard a slightly disappoint sigh.

“How long have you been living without men around you? No, I guess that’s normal for a duke’s daughter…”

“Huh? Does Wolf have any women around him? Oh, um, maybe a beautiful maid… or something…”

I wonder if he’s living an unknown life, like he doesn’t have any friends but has a sex friend. When I let my imagination run wild, he gave me a disgusted look.

“That can’t be true. I’m innocent myself. But some of the servants are lovers, and it you got to the royal palace, you’ll hear about scandals about relationships between men and women, even if you don’t want to.”

That’s why Wolf is trying to say that he’s better than a sheltered girl when it comes to love affairs. Wolf, who I considered to be both a friend and a younger brother, seemed to have a surprising look on his face, and I felt a sense of confusion.

The fact that Wolf’s hand was still holding my wrist added to the confusion.

It doesn’t hurt, but it feels like the area is warm. And our faces are close.

I want to use my knowledge from my previous life to say something that will blow his mind. But I have no idea what to say. Dirty jokes? Knowledge of insurance physical education?

In general, the Wolf in the game was a bit of a chaste person other than with the heroine, and I think he hated women. It’s very late though. Is it okay for him to get this close?

I’m confused.

As if seeing through the confusion, Wolf suddenly smiled maturely. It’s not like he’s grown up, but it’s a somewhat malicious way of smiling. “So you just haven’t developed any emotional capacity in the sense?”

I don’t want a 10-year-old to say that! Absolutely!

“Rather than just admiring the prince in the story, it would be much more constructive to think about the man in front of you.”

I don’t want you to say that either! It’s even more so because there are some parts that somehow come to mind, such as admiring a prince!!

“…I will not cancel the engagement.”

After saying this firmly, Wolf finally loosened his fingers from around my wrist.

However, he doesn’t release it completely, and caresses the area where he pressed with his fingertips.

I feel really bad that I’ve been at Wolf’s mercy and haven’t even resisted since a while ago, but my face is as red as a boiled octopus. I feel like no matter what I say, I won’t look good.

Eve when Wolf stood up and said, “Let’s go back to the room,” I just nodded over and over again. Anyway, I feel like I want to be alone and calm down.

“Good night, fiancee. Sweet dreams.”

That’s why when Wolf, who took me to the guest room, kissed me at the corner of my eye (perhaps above my teardrop mark) as a final blow when we parted ways, I couldn’t complain about what he was doing without my permission.

My fiancé, chosen by my father, can hardly be called a Yandere.

However, he seemed to be a person who could not be underestimated.

 

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