Became the Son-in-Law of the Traitorous Family

10. April is the cruelest month – 02

For a moment, everyone gathered here was at a loss for words.

Marriage? Marriage? Who with whom

No way… Does that mean the marriage between the princess, who can be said to be the only gold leaf of the empire, and the Grand Duke of Yohrha standing in front of him?

“Nonsense!”

Just when everyone had forgotten what to say, it was none other than Earl Bright, the man who had just been bitten by me, who took the lead to express his dissent.

“Your Highness, the princess, is a being with the highest status that no one can follow in this empire. Of course, even for the sake of her imperial heir, he will have to marry someday, but then at least a man who suits him must become his mate!”

As he said that, Earl Bright looked at me with burning eyes.

“On the other hand, I heard that the Grand Duke of YoRHa fell in the eyes of the Grand Duchess of YoRHa and rose to the position of Grand Duke, but if we were to consider his original status, he was a descendant of a poor family that is no longer in decline! How could it make sense that such a person would marry Her Highness the Princess?”

‘That bastard… That’s a Marie Antoinette-like bastard steeped in statism.’

There is no doubt that he will spit out the words, “If there is no bread in one corner of the house, it’s okay to eat cake.”

If you dig into the insides of the bastards who were not on good terms with me, who were certified by Say that the color of their souls is “Light” Itself, most of them were bastards with a corner of their own.

It’s probably safe to assume that she’s also an asshole who’s hiding something nasty up her rear end.

“No… Even if you were to leave all the limitations of status, this would not make sense. Because Grand Duke Yohrha has already been married! How could the imperial princess have a wedding with her married man?”

Earl Bright tries to persuade the Emperor by using all sorts of logic and grounds to see if he really didn’t like the agent of light, Reiner, due to the previous clash.

Of course, from my point of view, I didn’t like the way that bastard was arguing like that and trying to f*ck me up, but that didn’t mean I needed to stop him either.

‘Because if I make fun of her snout here, she might end up marrying a real princess.’

To be honest, my head is just too complicated. It’s because I have no idea what the emperor, that nobleman, is thinking in his head.

‘In the first place, an event like this never happened in the original work… ‘

To be more precise, there has never been a similar kind of love comedy event, or even a similar thing.

Because the current ‘princess’ of the empire was a continental filth and a lump of cancer like the emperor in front of her, so she was a target to be overthrown, not a character to be attacked.

‘Oh sh*t… It really hurts… ‘

A while ago, the emperor said this to me. He wondered if he was thinking of marrying his daughter.

Judging from the circumstances, there was a very high possibility that the ‘daughter’ the emperor was referring to here was not Yurika.

Because on that day 10 years ago, Yurika went missing in a mysterious accident in the imperial family, but fortunately the emperor still had one princess left.

… No. In fact, it would be more correct to use the expression ‘has risen from the ground’ rather than ‘remained’, but at any rate, there is one woman in the current royal family who is suitable for the expression ‘the emperor’s daughter’.

And it is safe to say that the emperor must have asked me if I had any intention of marrying her.

Then, why and for what reason is the emperor arranging the marriage of the princess of the empire with a descendant named Reiner Kreuzse?

Because you have insight into the fact that the essence of a human called Reiner is light itself? If not, because he realized that the person named Reiner was the prophet who would drive away the darkness called demons from the empire and restore the light?

“…..”

As I kept my mouth shut for no reason, my thoughts became complicated, and the emperor looked at me and smiled.

“Oh my gosh, you’ve been answering Jim’s questions without hesitation until now, but this time you don’t seem to be thinking about opening your mouth the other way around. Grand Duke of YoRHa, isn’t Jim asking you? Are you thinking of marrying Jim’s daughter?”

The emperor who urges me on with a somewhat happy expression.

And I gnashed my teeth inwardly as I looked at the emperor.

‘This filthy demon worshiper is trying to play with me.’

No matter how much I think about it, I can’t figure out what the emperor is thinking.

Well, in a way, that’s normal. How on earth could I know the thoughts of a mentally ill person who was planning to stain the entire continent with blood by unleashing the demons in the empire?

But, leaving all that aside and looking at the matter objectively, the proposal the emperor gave me wasn’t so bad.

Because I am a sold-out man who has already been married once, or because I have a low status, if I really get married to a princess, leaving behind all the negative conditions… I knew very well that one aspect of ‘survival’ in the hellish main story, apart from everything else, was perfectly guaranteed.

‘Of course, if it weren’t for the goddamn 「Goddess of Love’s Blessing (A+)」.’

Anyway, this dog-like “Goddess of Love’s Blessing (A+)” Always holds me back. It’s not too much of a stretch to see this as a kind of curse rather than a blessing.

Whether it’s left or right, it means that there is only one option for me to choose right here and now.

“… I’m sorry, Your Majesty. I’m sorry, but I’ll pretend I didn’t listen to His Majesty’s proposal.”

“Oh, why? Could you possibly explain to Jim why?”

Even though his proposal was rejected right in front of his eyes, the emperor, far from offending him, seemed rather interested.

“That… you know As the Count said earlier, I am a married man who has already been married to the Grand Duchess. Also, I am satisfied with my married life in my own way, and above all, the Grand Duchess and I are newlyweds, when we are still in full swing.”

“So?”

“That’s why it seemed like, how to say, a little trashy to abandon my one and only wife and now change the line to Her Highness. No matter how much it is, should I say that such an action seems like something that a human being shouldn’t do… “

Actually, when I said that, I felt like my conscience was stabbed, but in fact, there was nothing more important than my life, so I replied by putting a steel plate on his face.

“Hmm… Is it like that? Wow, the Archduke seems to have been a wonderful husband who truly loved his wife. This must have been a huge misunderstanding. He almost made a very big misunderstanding.”

Now, the emperor nodded his head, perhaps recognizing that I was the light itself.

“Then the three maids next to you really had nothing to do with you? According to what I heard, the news that he was often away with all the ladies-in-waiting, or that he spent a lot more time with them than with the Grand Duchess, must have been a misunderstanding. Isn’t it?”

“…..”

A surprise attack of bitterness that was hit in an unexpected place. However, the surprise attack by the emperor was a painful blow that taught them the lesson that being hit in the back of the head without knowing hurts more than being hit with a known falcon.

‘But this… I don’t think it’s just because I wear a lot of girls around me… ‘

To be more precise, it seems to be understandable that it is more like a political message implying that this side knows everything about the Grand Duchy.

“From Jim’s point of view, I think that’s what three or four people are anyway. Well, if you can’t possibly be satisfied with just one woman, I’m willing to be generous with all of you.”

‘Why can’t I be satisfied with just one woman… I’m not like that with them in the first place… ‘

The relationship with the Grand Duchess was pure and unparalleled, with no more than lip smacking, and Cirilla, Sei, and Yurika were also like-minded alumni.

… Well, it was a relationship with Yurikawa that went beyond a simple kiss and progressed to the next step, but that was something I suffered from the victim’s point of view, so let’s leave it out of the discussion.

If you listen closely to the situation at the time, I can say with confidence that even the Supreme Court will vouch for my innocence and innocence.

But at this moment, it was good to see that there was no way to prove my innocence to the emperor. That doesn’t mean you can shed tears to prove your innocence.

‘Eh, I don’t know either.’

Anyway, if you search this way and that way, it would be better to say the words in your heart and search them.

If the other side really thinks of me as a prospective son-in-law, he won’t make his daughter a prospective widow, well.

“That… As Her Majesty said, it is not that difficult to marry Her Highness the Princess. But… Before that, there is one thing I want to point out.”

“What do you mean?”

“As I said before, it is not an exaggeration to say that I cannot live without my current wife, Grand Princess Yohrha, even for a moment, and that I share my life with her. Perhaps, it would not be an exaggeration to say that if she dies, I will die right away, thinking of her everywhere and always thinking of her.”

Well, if something went wrong with the grand duchess, immediately [Goddess of Love’s Blessing (A+)] Would make me commit suicide along with her grand duchess, so I couldn’t say it was completely wrong.

“That’s why divorcing my wife would be so unthinkable… I wish that Your Majesty would exercise some flexibility with me… “

“Flexibility? What is it?”

The emperor expresses his question to me in a somewhat pleasant voice.

“No, it’s nothing special… If I were to marry Her Highness, could she accept him as my concubine? I think this is the only way everyone can be happy… “

“…..”

It was hard to say that it was not a big deal. No, it was something that no sane person would dare to say out loud.

‘Crazy man.’

At this moment, that was the common thought of all humans gathered here.