I Was Given a Political Marriage

8 – Second Punishment (3)

The first lecture after school was enough to make his body and mind pickle with fatigue.

Xian staggered and struggled through the hallway.

Faculty and cadets looked suspiciously at his gait.

“Huh? What are you doing here?”

“Ah… I’m sorry, it’s been a while.”

“It’s been a while, but it’s been a while, but where did you go and are you here?”

Ira, Eileen’s younger sister, approached him with a distinctly relaxed atmosphere unlike last time.

Ira, who has the same blonde hair as her older sister, Eileen, but with short hair.

It was a beauty that gave off a slightly sharper and sharper atmosphere.

“I’m just a little dizzy…”

“Haa… I’ll help you catch it.”

She used to use honorifics at the mansion, but for some reason, Xian feels that the current language is okay.

Because he likes something light rather than serious, we were able to continue the conversation more smoothly than last time.

“Are you really leaving her alone with a subject she’s clinging to saying she’s good?”

“That’s because I said I’d go first. Eileen isn’t really…”

“That’s the problem! I don’t understand a woman leaving her man alone.”

For some reason, I was surprised to see him getting angry.

He was surprised to see him for the first time, but he soon calmed down and came to his senses with the help of Aira.

“Still, I’m a fiancée so don’t curse.”

“Sheh, whoa~ Engagement… Then it can’t be helped.”

She, too, corrected her words and rectified the situation, as if she knew what she had done.

In the end, while being assisted by Aira, they slowly looked around the academy together and cooled their heads.

The weather was still chilly, and it was so beautiful to see the leaves turn red and slowly fall and fade away.

“Wow… It looks more red than yesterday.”

“Hmm, that’s right. It seems to be healthier than the tree in my house.”

“There were many maple trees in Estes Street, too.”

As we saw last time, the Estes family took very good care of the flowers and plants.

I remembered that I was careful in managing it, even flowers that were hard to see in summer were blooming.

“From the garden to the trees and most of the flowers, I take care of them. Then, isn’t it natural that they grow well?”

“So, did you take care of the greenhouse at that time?”

“Hmm? Uh, of course I did.”

I thought it was she who had a date with Aileen at the mansion, but in fact it was someone else.

I was stunned for a moment, but soon praised her hard work and praised her generously.

“I saw it then and it was amazing. You took care of it so well that you wanted to take it home too?”

“Hmm, well, this compliment isn’t bad either.”

Contrary to her rough-looking impression, Ira was a weak person when it came to praise.

It was cute with her face blushing and the corner of her mouth slightly raised.

After that, I looked back at the academy, giving compliments and building good feelings.

‘Even though I’m in the second year, I still don’t know the way.’

It was so wide, and there were places like the dormitories where knight cadets stayed, so it was quite difficult to get to.

Even Xian and Ai didn’t get lost because they had the knowledge that each other knew…

“Here Ira.”

“why.”

“Do you know where this is?”

“…I don’t know.”

The two, who were confident that they would not get lost, eventually arrived at an unknown place.

Unlike the square dyed red with maple trees, yellow banks were fully open.

Moreover, there was a table between the golden trees.

‘What are those people? Are they twins?’

There were two people playing hard with a game board on the table.

Black hair like the night sky. beautiful gold. Both of them have outstanding beauty, and it was as if they were looking at a scene from a painting.

“Tsk, why are those guys here?”

“Ira, do you know who it is?”

“Of course I know. No, it’s more strange people who don’t know.”

Aira, who moved ahead of me, respectfully bowed her head next to them.

“It’s been a while. Princess Bestea von Aether.”

“Hmm? Oh, you were the Estes… second daughter?”

“Thank you for remembering me.”

‘The princess? Wait a minute then…!’

Now, looking closely at his face again, Xian seems to know who it is.

The person who gave speeches at the opening and vacation ceremonies of the academy every time. The fact that they were the princess and the prince who would lead the empire came to mind.

Xian hurriedly approached Aira and bowed her head together.

“…I can’t remember everyone, but is the young-shik next to your fiancée?”

Aira averted her eyes in surprise at the remark of the princess, who had no way of recognizing Xian, a lower aristocrat.

“It’s not me… It’s your sister’s fiancé.”

“Ah, I remembered. I’m sorry I couldn’t concentrate because I took the victory for a second.”

The princess, who was playing chess while answering Aira’s words, and the prince, who was diligently making moves in front of her, shook their hands and forcibly shook their heads.

It was already too late to seize victory, and there was a big difference in skill, so it was clear that no matter how tolerable, it would be blocked.

“Um… why don’t you put the knight over there?”

“Ah? Why the hell am I… No, I’m okay? Hmm, sister, what are you doing here?”

“…”

The prince was furious at Xian’s words at first, but soon agreed.

At the unexpected move, Bestea frowned and covered her mouth with her hand.

It is not overturned, but as the board has become more complicated, various numbers are created.

As a result of a single choice, she moved on to the next move, selecting only the best choices.

Unfortunately, there was Xian’s advice, but the game’s skill gap was so great.

The prince unfortunately lost, but he praised Xian for helping him by his side.

“Your name?”

“This is Cyan Raiheart.”

“Thanks to that, I was able to last the longest out of all the games I’ve played with my sister so far.”

“It’s overrated.”

A person who watched the prince carefully as he bowed down to him.

The princess thought deeply about something and then gestured to the prince to get up.

“Could you step aside for a moment? I want to play a game myself.”

“Princess? That, Xi’an…”

“Is it okay for a little while?”

Aira tried to stop her, but she had no choice but to blurt out her words.

‘It’s one game… If I win, won’t I be dragged away suddenly?’

Even if it is a fair match, the invisible class difference clearly exists.

If I was angry because I won, I might be dragged away and tortured…

‘But that’s probably not the case.’

“It’s a lowly skill, but I’d like to ask for something.”

Xian took the place of the prince, and the two of them matched the chessboard to decide the color.

The White Army is Cyan, and the Black Army is Bestea.

The two of them met each other’s eyes and slowly began to adjust the corps little by little.

The outcome of the small war held on a small board was determined by the choices of the two monarchs.

First, Bestea’s play to break through the enemy line by using the pawn as a sacrifice showed strength in the beginning.

“I’m the first to go first this time.

“…”

‘I’m good at it. Something easy.’

Like her first chess match with Eileen in the past, she also showed standard play.

A strategy that tries to achieve big results with small sacrifices, but doesn’t think about the future that will happen with that strategy.

In a way, the foundation is solid, but on the contrary.

“I will let the knight enter.”

“Kuh, you’re doing better than I thought.”

If you show an unexpected number, you get flustered and respond slowly.

If you slowly force the troops into a tightrope, they will struggle to get out.

Using it in reverse, you can find gaps, prepare for the last shot, and aim for the center.

“The defense is empty.”

“…!”

In a hurry to defend, the rest of the phone’s advance is not expected, so it gives a chance to change the class.

The princess collapses in an instant when Xian, who had been pushed back until the middle, gains momentum in the second half.

Soon after, it was around the time when the last move was going to decide the winner.

“I’ll leave it here.”

“…I must have made a mistake.”

“Yes, I made a very big mistake. A mistake that I would lose.”

He, who had seized the victory, gave the victory in reverse with one mistake.

Naturally, Bestea, who knew how to see an opportunity, marched toward victory.

“It was a good match. I was amazed at the ability to see through the mistakes and take the win.”

“…”

“Sister, why are you like this?”

Despite her sister’s question, she just watched him quietly without saying anything.

Until they leave and return to the academy.

Kwak. As the others disappear, Bestea squeezes her forehead and bangs.

“Ha ha ha. He’s an interesting kid.”

“sister?”

“Did you think I wouldn’t know that I lost as part of it at the end? Ha ha…”

“That means…”

The prince, who was watching from the side, asked in surprise.

It means that she, who is so outstanding that she doesn’t even know it’s a defeat, is the first to lose to a man of the same age.

“I lost. He put it elsewhere while looking at the best move with his eyes at the end.”

But I wasn’t angry. Rather, it just made me more interested.

I lost in a good way, but I became interested in the man who mocked me.

‘Did you say it was Cyan Raiheart? I’ll be happy to see you next time.’

For her, chess was a shock and a new stimulus.

She was a princess who didn’t particularly care about her even though she thought she was being made fun of.