Reincarnated Villainess Does Not Want Revenge - Chapter 104.2
“His Highness Risel is calling for you.”
Risel-sama knew that I had a day off today, so he went out of his way to send a message to me to inform him after I finished my errands.
I expressed my gratitude to the maid before heading to Risel-sama’s room. Although entering in my casual attire attracted some attention, I chose to ignore the stares and knocked on the door.
“Marie?”
A voice came from behind the door.
“Yes. May I come in?”
Confirming that it was okay to enter, I intended to open the door myself, but it unexpectedly swung open on its own.
Risel-sama peeks out from behind the door.
“Sorry to disturb you on your day off. Is it okay if I take a bit of your time?”
“Yes.”
I nodded, and he happily put his hand on my shoulder and motioned for me to enter the room.
Upon entering, I bowed my head to Amanda-sama, the head maid, who was standing inside the room.
“Come here. Sit down.”
Risel-sama led me to the visitor’s sofa in his office and I sat down on it.
Then, for some reason, Risel-sama sits next to me instead of in front.
Seeing that, Amanda-sama intentionally cleared her throat.
“Prince.”
That one word alone is enough to show that she’s reprimanding him.
But the prince was undeterred.
“It’s finally time for me to take a break. Let me do as I please.”
“… It’s only until someone comes. You understand that, right?”
Amanda’s intense gaze was directed at Risel-sama.
“I know. You really don’t have trust in me, do you? I won’t make the foolish mistakes my parents did.”
“…..?”
What was he talking about?
Risel-sama looked at me sitting next to him for a moment and smiled faintly.
“But if Marie were to tempt me, I wouldn’t resist.”
“….!”
I see what you mean.
I instinctively backed away from the sofa, but the more I retreated, the closer Risel-sama approached.
Clap!
Thanks to Amanda-sama, who clapped her hands and brought the situation under control,
I managed to avoid blushing any further.
“If you continue to joke around, I will dismiss Marie from her position as your personal maid.”
“I’m sorry. I won’t do it again.”
It seems even the Crown Prince of the kingdom is vulnerable to the head maid who once served as his nanny.
Risel-sama, who was scratching his head awkwardly, looked at me again.
“Actually, there’s something I wanted to tell you, Marie. Unfortunately, it was already decided in the meeting with the vassals, so I couldn’t inform you earlier. I hope you’ll accept it.”
“…? Yes, what is it…?”
I wonder if they would ever break off the engagement.
Although I didn’t think it was possible, the treatment I once experienced made me entertain such thoughts.
But it was completely different from what I had in mind.
“Starting tomorrow, you’ll have a tutor assigned to you.”
“A tutor…?”
“That’s right, a tutor specifically for the queen’s education.”
“The queen’s… Eh…?”
The queen?
Not a concubine, nor a mistress.
“The queen!?”
I exclaimed loudly, unbefitting of a lady.
Amanda coughed loudly as if to warn me.
“Yes. I don’t plan on taking another wife besides you.”
Risel-sama said so as if it were obvious.
“I apologize for thrusting the role of the queen upon you so suddenly… But I genuinely wish to stay by your side for a long time to come.”
There was a slight sweat dripping from his hand that was holding mine. Tension hung in the air.
“I know that saying something like this will confuse you after I just told you my feelings… But there’s just not enough time. If I continue to inherit the throne without a fiancée, I’ll be asked to welcome one, even if I don’t want to.”
“…. Yes, that’s true.”
I also understood that.
The absence of a wife for the heir to the throne may jeopardize the stability of the regime.
The reason I was summoned to the royal palace in the first place was to select a fiancée for Prince Risel.
“I only want you as my wife. I know that I’m being selfish and burdening you by giving you the position of queen…. But I can’t bear to be with anyone else but you.”
“…. Risel-sama….”
Risel-sama must be thinking about the time when I was Rosemary, I suppose.
Once, I, who had received education as a queen, had my position threatened and was imprisoned in the past.
And now, once again, as the position of the queen is about to become a reality, Risel-sama must be feeling troubled about that.
But still, the thought of Risel-sama wanting me to be by his side made my heart overflow with joy.
“I want to be by your side too, Risel-sama.”
“Marie…!”
“I would be delighted to receive the queen’s education.”
“…. Thank you.”
Risel-sama gently embraced me on the spot, and I hugged him back as well.
Amanda-sama, who had been sternly advising him just a moment ago, now seemed to overlook it, as she turned her gaze toward the window.
“Besides, I’m somewhat pleased with this.”
I whispered in a voice that only Risel-sama could hear.
“I realized that all the queen’s education I received when I was Rosemary wasn’t in vain.”
“Do you think so?”
“Yes. She was doing her best for the sake of the people.”
Now, if I can use that knowledge in my reborn state,
I had a feeling that Rosemary would also be pleased.
“So, let’s do our best, together.”
“Yeah… Let’s work hard together, Marie.”
He gives a small kiss toward our clasped palms.
“Also, I’ve been putting it off for a while now. But there’s something else I’d like to say.”
“What is it?”
Risel-sama blushed with a shy smile, took my hand, and knelt down at that moment.
“Please, can you… No, will you marry me?”
“….! Yes, gladly!”
Overwhelmed with joy, tears streamed down my cheeks as I accepted his confession.
Just as I found myself unconsciously hugging Risel-sama again and leaning in for a kiss, the sound of hands clapping resonated. Not just once, but twice.
Risel-sama and I both turn our gazes towards Amanda-sama.
“The break time is over.”
The sweet atmosphere is instantly shattered by the stern voice.
We obediently straightened our postures…
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