The Chosen One Was Me, Not You

100 – {Ahead of the Tournament} 2

{Ahead of the Tournament}

“Thank you.”

She couldn’t help but express her gratitude.

And during the break, Theodore and Yuria were away together, and about 20 minutes later, they were seen returning together.

“Theo, I’ll see you later. In the meantime, I’ll train and wait.”

“Do it. Once you practice based on what I’ve taught you, you’ll feel your progress little by little.”

“Yes.”

Theodore, who had been separated from Yuria for a while, asked Princess Louise.

“Are you planning to talk about something important here?”

Theodore pointed to an empty classroom.

The reason Princess Louise waited here for Theodore to return was to talk in an empty classroom here.

“Yes. After I go inside and cast the soundproofing magic, I want to talk about something important.”

“Okay.”

After coming inside, Theodore and Princess Louise sat facing each other.

The reason why he came in without hesitation must have been that he had justified himself by forcibly making a concession and providing a seat when there was no time.

‘Finally, we have a place to talk.’

Princess Louise felt her tension surge.

There would be few people in this world who would not be affected by her authority as the princess.

However, the opponent in front of her now was one of the few exceptions in this world where her authority as the princess did not pass.

‘I shouldn’t have gone so far as to fight.’

What she thinks of as a fight is not a fight with force.

A fight for political advantage would be appropriate.

‘It’s just the beginning.’

Amidst her nervousness, Princess Louise lamented inwardly that she had no choice but to speak first, even though she felt that it would be disadvantageous for her to speak first.

‘I can’t help it because I have an important story to ask.’

She organized her thoughts like that, and Princess Louise made up her mind, thinking that she couldn’t lose something big while trying to take care of small things.

She couldn’t help but feel sorry for her, but she had to compromise with reality.

“Prince Theodore, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule.”

I started by thanking you in advance for your time.

It was rather advantageous to express gratitude in advance like this.

“Is that so?”

Theodore sat with a calm expression on his face, but that made it difficult to read what he was thinking.

‘This man is a top performer even in this fight.’

The difficulty of reading emotions meant that it was difficult to read the opponent’s hand.

It was like a person who was accustomed to the pattern of everyday life wearing a mask of a false appearance.

“First of all, I am very happy that I am participating in this tournament, and that Princess Yuria, the fiancée of Prince Theodore, is also participating. I would like to meet her during her match and have a good match.”

“That won’t happen.”

“Yes?”

Princess Louise was taken aback by Theodore’s unexpected words.

“What does that mean?”

“It was said that there would be no good match.”

“…So I asked what that meant.”

Princess Louise was nervous that Theodore was up to something.

However, Theodore’s answer was unexpected.

“Objectively, it means that Princess Louise will not have a good match with her and her fiancée, Yuria, and will lose.”

It was decided that her skills would not be able to compete with Yuria.

Her pride was hurt by these words, but she did not respond emotionally.

Perhaps this was an intentional provocation.

“I see…”

That’s why she desperately tried to manage her expression and laughed it off.

“To think that her fiancée is so confident in her skills, she really trusts her deeply..”

I was in a hurry right now.

And as long as she had already decided to choose the lesser evil even if she had already suffered a loss, she shouldn’t have gone wrong because of her emotions.

‘I have to endure it.’

Theodore’s words came to Princess Louise, who was comforting herself like that.

“It’s a certain fact. With the princess’s skills, I don’t see any chance of defeating her fiancée.”

Princess Louise had the pride of being the head of the 2nd year magic department.

She said that YuRia had beaten Owen Lawrence, the 2nd year senior of the swordsmanship department, but she heard that Owen Lawrence also lost the match with a kick that was aimed at an opening.

‘I’m worse than Owen Lawrence?’

As the head of the 2nd year magic department, she had a crush on Owen Lawrence, the 2nd year head of the swordsmanship department, and that made Theodore’s provocation even greater.

But she was forced to put aside the resurgence of emotions in her arms as her student.

“By the way, what happened to the Duke of Artin is really unfortunate. We, the Imperial Family of the Britannian Empire, regret not being able to help Prince Theodore because they didn’t know in advance what happened in his childhood.”

Even if she said it, she would only be pissed off, so Princess Louise changed the topic.

“Is that so?”

“Yes.”

Princess Louise threw the bait, but she still didn’t bite.

It would be better for her to cooperate with the Britannian Imperial Family on the other side as well, but seeing as she didn’t speak up first, she seemed to already know what this side desperately wanted.

“…It doesn’t make any sense to say it in reverse.”

“Yes.”

Theodore gave a short, one-word answer.

The way he didn’t talk much longer and didn’t leave room was that of a smirking aristocrat.

I was really pissed off at the way he used his superiority while letting this side speak first in a relaxed manner without showing emotion with his sculpturally beautiful face.

However, the only thing she knew and had no choice but to suffer was that she was now in a position where the imperial family of the Britannian Empire was cornered.

“This competition will be held fairly. And during this process, we want to maintain a good relationship with Prince Theodore.”

“A good relationship?”

“Yes. If the imperial family of the Britannian Empire actively cooperates to deal with the coming end, wouldn’t Prince Theodore be comfortable?”

Princess Louise threw it out with a big heart, but Theodore brought out words that made her heart flutter with her calm tone.

“Hmm? What if I don’t have the heart to save the Britannian Empire from an end?”

Although he knew in his head that the words Theodore threw were just bait, he couldn’t in his heart.

The Britannia Empire had no information whatsoever in what form the end would take.

And I was even more afraid because it was unknown.

But what if the only hope to save you from the apocalypse turns away?

‘No.’

Even the imperial family of the Britannian Empire would not be able to escape the responsibility.

Perhaps the empire would collapse.

“This is my request. Please cooperate.”

So she had no choice but to lower her head and show her low profile.

It was a part that I was prepared for in advance, but it was never pleasant to feel that my pride was being torn apart when I was punished.

“Cooperation. Are you seeking my cooperation?”

“…Yes. I ask for your cooperation to prevent the apocalypse.”

“I’ve suffered so many times against the Britannian Empire that the grudge is so deep that it’s hard to just help.”

While Princess Louise gritted her teeth at Theodore’s attitude of not easily yielding even though she had bowed her head, she paid attention to what he said was difficult.

He said it was hard, but he didn’t hate it.

That means there is room for negotiation, and he also has the intention of negotiating.

“What do you want?”

That’s why Theodore spoke as if he had been waiting for Princess Louise’s straightforward words.

“I have been entrusted with full authority by His Majesty, the Emperor of the Arkhan Empire. Apparently, His Majesty has been very angry about the damage caused by those who have been falsely chosen. And we, the Duke of Skyroad, have also been doing business with the Britannian Empire. I suffered damage. This is all because I deceived the entire continent as a fake chosen one named William.”

At Theodore’s words, Princess Louise gritted her teeth.

‘Even though I already knew that I was the true chosen one, I deliberately hid it!’

The Arkan Empire and the Duke of Skyroad knew the truth, but according to Theodore’s opinion, they were hiding everything and taking the loss.

And they meant that they would recoup the loss even with interest.

“…That was not our intention. We were also tricked by William. As you know, Prince Theodore did not know if he was alive or dead.”

“Your Majesty, and I don’t think it’s hard to see it that way.”

“…Ugh. Of course…We will compensate you as much as possible for the damage you suffered. However, please understand that it is difficult for us to pay too large an amount all at once.”

“Well, I’ll understand.”

“Thank you. Then… shall we discuss the details?”

In the negotiations that took place ahead of the tournament, Princess Louise was able to fully experience the sadness of being swung by her opponent who stood in the position of her boss.

But she also had benefits for herself and her Britannian Empire.

After sorting out a lot of details, Theodore said.

“If all of this is fulfilled as promised, there is no point in declaring friendly relations with the Imperial Family of Britannia. This is our Majesty’s will.”

And even in this situation, Theodore was advocating the emperor of the Arkan Empire.

“Thank you…”

Princess Louise felt like she wanted to vent her anger by madly shooting her magic at something that seemed to have been inflicted on her.

And when her gaze unwittingly turned to Theodore with a bit of anger, Theodore said.

“It’s embarrassing to send it with such a hot gaze. She has a fiancee with her ex, and she swore to love only her for the rest of her life.”

‘This man! He’s handsome, he’s handsome, but annoying.’

Princess Louise wondered how she managed to seize a man like this, but she even heard Yuria Arsane’s respect for her.