Raphine licked her lips in embarrassment. It should look good....

"Hey, your ass is fine. Raphine?"

"Yes...."

Raphine nodded to Violet who asked in a friendly voice.

Still, his gaze was directed towards Zerkan.

Violet noticed this and grinned.

"Raphine. This is Adrian and my friend, Zerkan, who I was talking about back then. Tell the Crown Prince."

"Hello, are you Adrian's brother?"

"...."

Even with Zerkan's greeting, Raphine hesitated.

Violet thinks it's because Raphine is shy, so she loves it and says, "Damn." He made a strange noise.

But now Raphine was very nervous.

'What, what should I say?'

「Ask him to marry you, baby! Speak confidently!」

'Suddenly...?'

「Originally, that's what marriage proposals are like! Don't hesitate! Raphine, go!」

At Ruby's support, Raphine tightly closed his eyes.

Then he reached out and grabbed Zerkan's arm.

"I, I...."

"Yes? What?"

Zerkan furrowed his eyebrows and lowered his upper body slightly.

The hesitation was brief. Raphine was encouraged by his actions and shouted out loud.

"Please... Marry me!"

"...."

"...."

"...."

"...."

「Good, baby! It was the perfect marriage proposal!」

Zerkan and Violet, who were involved in Raphine's shocking remarks, were watching the escort knight Sir Rendell.

And to Adrian who was approaching from behind.

Everyone was dumbfounded and just blinked.

"...."

Raphine realized that something was wrong.

Although Raphine maintained her adult-like thinking, there were times when she was inevitably unable to grasp the situation like a child.

It was just this moment.

'Something is wrong...?'

「Is it wrong? Did you perfectly propose?」

At Ruby's words, Raphine was slightly relieved. Then he raised his head and looked at Zerkan.

"...."

The great-looking boy was looking at her with her eyebrows contorted.

'It must be a rejection.'

Yeah, she didn't think she was going to be successful in the first place.

'Sheesh....'

Well, it didn't matter anyway.

After all, the age at which the original characters go to the academy is 12 years old.

So, about two years from now.

Until then, Raphine had been very tenacious in persuading Zerkan that she had planned to accept her promise to marry him in her verbal contract.

Raphine raised the corners of her lips awkwardly as she looked at Zerkan, who was staring at her.

Zerkan asked, who blinked several times and frowned.

"... Will you marry me?"

Raphine nodded so hard that her head dropped. very passionately.

"Oh."

It was Violet, who was watching from the side, who broke the silence.

She smiled brightly and hugged Raphine tightly.

"Raphine must have fallen in love with you at first sight! But Raphine, what about her sister? huh? You don't want to marry her sister? Are you a little jealous? Until yesterday, it seemed that only her sister would like it."

Raphine hugged Violet face to face, rubbing her face against her cheek.

Yes, she actually wanted to live with Violet all her life if possible.

'But her sister has to go with my brother.'

Adrian's love for Violet was incredibly deep. To the extent that no one knew, he died alone.

"She likes her older sister, but...."

Raphine grabbed Zerkan's sleeve and waved her as if sorry for her Violet, blurring her lips. She then added shyly towards him.

"I want to marry you."

Zerkan looked as if the situation was just funny.

'Isn't that a bad reaction?'

「Is that a bad reaction? That guy has already passed! Success, this!」

Ruby's words somehow boosted her confidence.

But it was then.

Thump-thump.

The sound of footsteps hitting the marble floor felt like a knife.

The pace, which was getting faster and faster, approached Raphine in an instant.

Swish!

Adrian pulled Raphine from Violet's arms with a quick hand gesture.

Then she hid it behind herself.

"I'm sorry. I think my brother made a mistake."

Adrian had a cold voice that was different from usual. And his eyes were especially cold.

Raphine blankly scratched the back of her head.

'It must be because of my mood.'

Adrian is a truly gentle, warm, sunny smile, elegance, and gentleness.

He was a very standard sub-man himself, who put all those soft words together.

Adrian flicked and chinked at Sir Rendell, who was standing next to him.

"Yes, Master!"

Did he know what he was giving with just a gesture of his chin?

Rendel grabbed Raphine and started to go somewhere.

"Take it down!"

Raphine clung to Rendell's arms and struggled with her feet, but Lord Rendell's gait grew faster.

Seeing that, Zerkan said with a smirk.

"Adrian, does your brother want to marry me?"

"Sounds useless. My little brother is now 6 years old. Aren't you taking what a child says seriously?"

For some reason, Adrian's voice trembled a little.

Raphine couldn't properly hear the fading conversation between the two, only waving her short limbs.

"...."

"...."

Zerkan and Adrian.

There was a strange war of nerves in the eyes of the two. It was an atmosphere I had never felt before.

Violet looked at the two of them and was bewildered.

'Hey, what...?'

First of all, it's not surprising to see Zerkan playing like this sometimes, but it's often seen....

'Adrian, do you know how to get angry?'

Violet thought so and blinked her eyes. Adrian's new look was just amazing.

'Did he say he was this sensitive and knew how to react like a knife?'

Surprised by that fact, Zerkan seemed to be the same.

"...."

At that time. Violet and Zerkan secretly exchanged glances.

A tacit signal came and went between the two. It was a very playful sign.

Violet spoke first.

"Wow, if you want to get married at that age, you are really serious...! When I was 6 years old, I also insisted on marrying a knight in my family. Were you really serious?"

Violet said naturally. Zerkan immediately responded by striking her back.

"Okay? Well... Then I'll have to seriously think about it...?"

"...."

Adrian glanced at the two of them, clenching his trembling fists.

"Yes, yes. Zerkan! I'm still young, but I'm still a lady. Can I hurt Lady's heart? We, His Majesty this great Crown Prince? Go ahead and get married!"

"Yeah, that would be nice."

Zerkan grinned and tried to walk in the direction Raphine had disappeared, but Adrian blocked her.

"Stop...."

Adrian took a deep breath and raised the white flag.

As he bowed his head and wiped his face with his hands, Violet began to laugh out loud.

Zerkan also raised an eyebrow to see if this was funny and laughed.

Violet laughed and wiped her tears away.

"Wow, Adrian. You have a little sister, so you're very secure? Yes?"

"That's it. You used to have a pretty cold expression on your face."

"... Stop playing."

Adrian frowned, but Violet and Zerkan were even more delighted.

"Anyway, this is a bit sad.... Our Raphine must have said that her older sister was the best until yesterday...."

Violet, who had been laughing for a long time, muttered in a voice of disappointment. Zerkan looked at him and smiled.

He was stunned, too.

I'm going to get a proposal from a 6-year-old kid I've never seen before.

It was an unexpected first meeting with her.

* * *

Meanwhile, Raphine returned to the outdoor garden, dangling in the arms of Lord Rendell.

"...?"

As she entered her garden, the eyes of Lord Rendell and the Duke of Eston met.

'What are you doing now? Aren't you going to put it down?'

The Duke of Aston looked at Lord Rendell and said with his eyes.

Lord Rendell saw the peacock's cold expression in the distance and quickly put down Raphine.

Raphine pouted her lips and stomped onto the table where the peacocks were sitting.

"Raphine, aren't you coming with your brother?"

The Duchess, Sophia, asked puzzled.

In the midst of this, Duke Aston reached out to Raphine with a trembling expression on his face.

As Raphine naturally hugged her, Duke Aston's expression brightened.

"Honey, I don't think Raphine is afraid of me at all anymore."

"I'm really happy."

Sophia looked at the two of them and stroked Raphine's head. Seems to be very unique.

Meanwhile, the Duke of Eston snapped his finger at Sir Rendell, who stood in the distance.

Sir Rendell approached, restlessly, reporting.

"I, sir. Adrian's friends are here. Lady Violet and His Majesty the Crown Prince.... But, by the way...."

The duke and his wife were puzzled when they saw Sir Rendell, who was especially muffled.

Lord Rendell was one of the knights who boasted the best skills within the Knights of the Dukes.

He was also the only person in the famous Knights Templar who could be said to have a calm personality, as he had a lot of eccentric humans.

There's a little bit of fun, though.

After all, Sir Rendell is so uneasy?

The peacocks noticed something strange.

"That... I, actually...."

It was the moment when Sir Rendell was about to report on his recent work.

Violet, Adrian, and Zerkan were getting closer.

"Long time no see."

"I'm here too!"

The Duke and Duchess smiled brightly at the close friends of his eldest son.

"Your Majesty has been coming for a long time. Have you been busy all this time?"

To Duke Aston's words, Zerkan answered with a smile.

"Yes. Still, I took the time to tell my friend that something happy happened."

"I'm glad you're here. Welcome. Raphine, say hello. Let's tell the Crown Prince."

The duke lowered the Raphine he was holding.

「Baby, wouldn't it be more certain if I proposed in front of adults?」

'Is it?'

「If you put your stamp in front of adults, that guy won't be able to say anything else later. Isn't it?」

It made sense.

'I think you are right.'

Raphine did not miss an opportunity.

He should have done it when he could appeal to the fullest.

In the distant future, when Zerkan thought, 'I hate arranged marriage, is there anyone who can get married by contract?'

Instead of Violet, he lets himself come to mind.

It would be the most certain if they even got engaged in the first place... If that's difficult, you should at least accept an oral contract.

The moment she set her feet on the floor, Raphine ran to Zerkan, who was standing in front of her right away.

Then she hugged him by the waist and cried.

"I want to marry you!"

"...."

"...."

Silence flowed around again.

For a moment, Violet's expression distorted in shock.

"...!"

It was because it was the first time he had seen the expression of the Duke of Aston, who is called the Iron-Blood Duke, collapsed into despair like that.

Even the Duke of Aston said, "Ugh!" It made a strange noise and was painful.