The Villainess in the Romance Fantasy Is Strange

50. Changes in relationships (2)

Marriage, did I hear something wrong?

I couldn’t believe that the story came out so suddenly after not saying a word.

—Cain, haven’t you heard?

“…… Yes, yes?”

─I asked if it would be okay if I recognized your spouse.

As if to kill me for confirmation, my brother once again asked me a question.

To be honest, I don’t know what to answer myself. He licked his lips and let out a sigh.

—You seem worried.

“Ah, that… ….”

—Are you by any chance having a girl in your heart?

The moment I heard my older brother’s words as if he was scolding me, someone’s figure passed by.

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That someone is all too familiar to me.

─If it’s difficult to answer, it’s okay if you don’t, but as soon as the exam is over, go to the parents’ house. Aside from the marriage issue, I have something urgent to say to you.

“Oh, I see.”

─Okay, then take good care of yourself. Let’s see later.

“Yes, see you later.”

Dude-.

The blue flash that flowed from the magic tool disappeared. The older brother cut the connection first.

I took care of the magic tool and put it in my bosom. Then he went over to the net-like wire, inserted his fingers, and looked down at the rooftop.

“… ….”

Marriage.

Engagement, marriage.

I thought it would be mentioned someday, but I guess it’s because I’ve been forgetting it while treating it as a story from another world.

Now that I heard the word married wife coming out of my brother’s mouth, what should I say? I felt that something had finally come, but I was a bit dumbfounded.

That’s also true, for me, who has some of the sensibility of modern people, the idea that a man and a woman who don’t even know each other’s faces meet and form a family……. A little, I don’t understand.

“Ummm… ….”

Ah, there are things I have received from the Reinhardt family without knowing it. It’s not that I’m going to shut my mouth now and make a claim that a child would make, such as ‘I’ll decide my marriage on my own’.

Still, it can’t be helped that I’m so shy.

I think it would be less complicated if I said ‘Marry a girl tomorrow!’ As if it were decided, but it seems that her older brother asked me in a way that made me flirty.

Perhaps, you haven’t really tried me, have you?

“…… I don’t think so.”

But what are you doing with me? The words of the acting family head hyung are absolute, so I just have to say it.

I shook my head after making a ridiculous assumption.

Suddenly, really out of the blue, a question popped into my mind.

If I, Cain Reinhardt, ever get married. Who is that opponent?

“It’s a marriage.”

Marriage in this world where I am is not a matter for the parties to decide.

Because marriage between nobles signifies solidarity between families and solid alliances. It is common for the head of a family whose interests are somewhat compatible to meet and follow what is decided.

So, if you consider that marriage is a kind of business, not the fruit of love, the number of candidates is drastically reduced. First of all, the imperial family, the duke’s family, and the marquess’ family won’t be similar in weight to our Baron Reinhardt family, so they will naturally be excluded.

The only place that has a chance is a county who is a bit weak. Maybe a baron of a similar size?

“Couldn’t it be Baron Lance?”

That place is a place of marriage that must be avoided unconditionally because the householder is a demon. So, if my brother really intends to tie me up with the daughter of Baron Lance, I should seriously consider running away. Because on the first night of marriage, I couldn’t bear with my father-in-law with my own hands.

“…… Ugh.”

Is it because I heard strange noises from my brother? I’m thinking all sorts of crazy, crazy thoughts.

I turned and leaned against the wire mesh. And just like that, take a deep sigh and rest.

– Knocked up.

The door on the roof suddenly opened, and a strangely familiar face popped out.

“What, Cain?”

The name of the person I pretended to know first is a handsome man with gorgeous blonde hair. The second prince of the Empire who hid his identity.

“Bern?”

Why is he here?

I met a really unexpected person on the roof, so when I blinked at him, Vern smiled kindly and slowly approached me.

“Cain, is it okay to leave your fiancé alone and enjoy your time like this?

“General students are not allowed to enter here.”

“Well, since I joked once, I can’t be tough.”

As expected, should I say that he is like the second prince of the empire? Even though I raised the school rules, Vern, who didn’t care and came close to me, stood side by side with me.

“… ….”

Now the original work has gone wrong. I don’t know why Bern came to the rooftop. It was frustrating for her to worry alone, but she was just fine.

I glanced at Vern’s profile before speaking softly.

“You know, Bern. This is the story of a friend of a friend of mine…….”

I couldn’t bear to say it was my story, so I started explaining it after fixing it firmly on the story of someone else who was unfamiliar with me.

Upon hearing my situation disguised as a friend of a friend’s story, Vern tilted his head and looked at me.

“Cain, didn’t you already have a fiance chosen by the family?”

“Huh?”

“Lia von Eleves, the daughter of the Countess who always hangs out with you. I only thought she was her fiancé.”

“…… Bern, I think you’re misunderstanding something. First of all, Leah is not my fiancé, and this story is not mine. This is a story of a friend of a friend of mine.”

“Oh, I did. Cain, it’s not your story. It was a story of a friend of a friend…….”

Vern, who had muttered while rubbing her chin, looked away.

“First of all, let’s clean things up. Your friend’s friend has another woman in his heart, and she is in a position to marry the frail person chosen by the family. Is that the case?”

“She’s not even on her mind, she’s just a bit of a nerve-wracking woman. Will it be enough?”

“What does it mean to be concerned?”

“That’s probably it. Did she say that she wanted to protect her because she was like her sister?”

“Aside from that, do you have any other feelings?”

“A different feeling?”

“Why, is there such a thing? If the woman is out of her sight, she is strangely anxious, or even while she is doing other things, she keeps thinking of her.”

I don’t know when or where suspicious people will approach Lia, so if she’s out of my sight, she’s strangely uneasy and I keep thinking about her.

“Um, that’s accurate? She said she often felt that way.”

I nodded her head as it seemed to express my psychology, and Vern looked at me with her strange eyes.

“This is… …. I’m seriously ill. I thought he was quick-witted, but I didn’t expect him to be so seriously dull in this area.”

“Huh? What?”

“No, nothing. For insensitive people, there is a special potion that only works for insensitive people.”

Why did you stop talking, just wondering?

“Let’s make an assumption, Cain.”

“What assumption?”

“If only. Really if If the woman that your friend’s friend wants to protect gets married to another man. How do you feel?”

If Leah were to marry another man, how would she feel about me?

I really thought about it for a moment, very briefly. That alone made my stomach feel cold.

Involuntarily, I had a straight face and frowned.

“Doesn’t thinking like that make your heart suffocate, and something boils in the back of your head?”

I don’t want to admit it. At first, my back felt tight, and my chest felt stuffy. In the end, even anger without reason seemed to flare up.

I nodded my head calmly.

“Well, yes, but… ….”

“Cain.”

Bern grinned.

“Saint Augustine once said: “If you don’t feel jealous, you don’t love.” …… In other words, say it again.”

He raised his index finger and patted his chest.

“If you feel jealousy boiling in your heart, it is love.”

“… ….”

“So. The feeling you feel for her is unmistakably love, Cain.”

“…… Because it’s not my story.”

A dumbfounded Vern, listening to excuses, tapped me on the shoulder.

“Anyway, be sure to pass this on to the friend of that friend.”

“What, what word?”

“There is a right time for everything, and if you miss that time, you can never get it back.

“… ….”

Is it because of the advice of Bern, who has a history of failing in love because he missed the timing to confess? For some reason, I feel a strange feeling, as if it touches her chest.

After chewing on Vern’s words for a long time, I massaged the back of her neck.

“…… Bern, I’m sorry, but let me ask you one more question.”

“Hmm, what is it?”

“What if, really what if. If there comes a situation where you must give up either status or love. What do you think?”

“Hmm, status and love… ….”

Bern closed his eyes and thought to savor my question, then slowly opened his eyelids.

“Cain, there is a saying in the world.”

“What do you mean?”

“Forgiveness is easier than permission.”

“…… ?”

“If I could put this in a simpler way. Permission is the realm of reason judged with the head, but forgiveness is the realm of emotion done with the heart. So, when you feel like it’s not going to work, do it first, then appeal to your emotions and ask for forgiveness. Then it will work out somehow.”

“What is it, an experience story?”

When I peeked it out, Vern readily shook her head.

“I realized this truth when I was seven years old and have been using it to this day.”

“You’ve been scratching your feet since you were little….”

“Cain, as you said, if a situation comes where you have to give up either status or love.”

Vern, ignoring my words, snapped her fingers.

“Make her you love her her and her 2 yrs.”

“What?”

“If the 2nd generation of a man and a woman who are the children of a prestigious family suddenly rises, wouldn’t the head of the family have no other option? I have a child, but I can’t tear them apart, so I have no choice but to bring them together as a last resort.”

Vern put her hand on my shoulder and chin up.

“Remember, Cain. Few parents, of all ages and generations, separate the man and woman of her premarital pregnancy. Why? After all, parents want their children to do well.”

“… ….”

“But Cain, keep in mind. Premarital pregnancy is literally a last resort. So, first of all, you should try to persuade with words as much as possible, and use this only when you think you can’t be persuaded…….”

“…… Hey, you crazy bastard!”