
“Someone pushed marriage Dina.” Evelyn's serious voice echoed in the room.
I frowned. "Huh? Who is it this time?”
“More than one person.I heard that after yesterday's fight, various noble houses went to the emperor to ask Dina's hand for marriage.
“Well, after all, my sister was amazing.” I can only smile proudly.
But Evelyn did not share my carefree atmosphere.
“The problem is, I'm not sure I can protect him this time.”
This time, my expression turned serious.
Evelyn had told me earlier that she had protected sister Dina from a political marriage. The reason Dina did not have a fiancee or get engaged despite her advanced age was because Evelyn used her influence to protect her.
you should know that Evelyn is the principal of the Imperial Institute, a thirteen-tier warrior. Moreover, he had a twelfth-tier powerhouse behind him, his teacher. Protecting Dina from marriage for political reasons was rather simple for a person like her.
But the fact that she was not confident in protecting Dina meant that the people who proposed to Dina were quite influential.
“To be honest, I was sure I could protect Dina even though one of the three strongest families wanted to marry her off to her heirs. This time, however, Dina drew too much attention by defeating Alan. Many people thought that he had a high possibility of becoming a twelfth-tier powerhouse, and even surpassing it was not impossible. In other words, marrying her will not only create bonds with the royal family, but also gain great power for their own family.”.
I was lost in thought.
"Who's the family proposing marriage?" I asked after a while.
“Some of them, but the most important are the Riea family and the Carmell family, two of the three strongest families. In addition, a practitioner of the outer layer of twelve also brought his student to take part..To be honest, I felt that there was something suspicious behind it. Even if Dina is talented, it's not enough to create such a furore.I'm afraid there's someone moving the strings behind the scenes.”.
"… Empress, yes." I said.
"So you came to the same conclusion."
Only two people had such influence, one was the emperor, and the other was the empress. However, the emperor was somewhat indifferent to Dina's situation so he would never do such a thing.
The Empress, on the other hand, hated Dina very much. She hated the children of the woman who stole her husband's heart. He might want to use this opportunity to get rid of her.
I let out a breath. Evelyn looked at my expression and sighed as well.
“I might be able to delay something for a month or two, but even I can't face the pressure from so much power. Moreover, Dina was the emperor's daughter in the end, if Empress Lilia convinced him to marry Dina, there was not much I could do. ”
I nodded with gratitude. "I understand. Thanks for the help."
“That's all I can do for Silna's children. To be honest, I want to do more.”
“You've done enough. Don't worry, I'll do something about this. ”
Evelyn smiled. "I knew you would. By the way, Claus, I want to ask you something.”
"Huh?"
“... Dina told me about your plan. Are you really thinking of making Dina the emperor? ”
I am entertained for a second. It seemed that Evelyn wasn't sure if I was joking or not back then.
"Of course I will. Besides I promised him.” I said sure.
"So that's it." Evelyn's expression turned complicated. “I'm not sure what to think about it. But I'll support you if that's what you both want. I think it's time I visited some old friends.”
I couldn't help but smile softly.
Seeing Evelyn's expression, I got the urge to rush forward and kiss her lips. Unfortunately, I did not dare to do it.
Evelyn was a thirteenth-tier powerhouse. If he became angry and caused a commotion, things would not end with just a punch. Maybe the whole building will collapse.
No, I have to do it calmly. In addition, connecting with someone slowly also has its own charm.
“Thank you, principal.I appreciate all the help you have given us.”
“Please, Claus, don't be too cliche. I told you that was the least I could do.”
“Although so, I must thank you. To be honest, I like you more and more every day.”
Evelyn rolled her eyeballs. “Do you think I'm one of your girlfriends who falls in love with your sweet words? With my age, I can be your mother!”
I smiled amusedly. “But you are not. You look more like my sister than my mother.”
Evelyn surprised. He then looked at me deeply and laughed. “Sweet talker. I think I know why so many girls like you.”
After saying that, Evelyn waved her hand and disappeared.
I let out a breath. As expected, I really liked it.
She's probably the one I like best after Daisy and my two sisters. Mmm, she tied up with Louise in fourth place.
While I was distracted thinking about random things, it was time for school.
As usual, I met Daisy outside the men's dorm and went with her to class. Daisy was a bit pouting because we weren't together lately, but with a little persuasion and a kiss, I comforted her.
Nothing important happens all day. It was probably the most uneventful day I had in the past week.
But when it was almost night, someone came to my room.
It was Alver, the young man who lived in the next room.
"What's that?" I asked confusedly.I haven't spoken to him since the first day of class when he greeted me, so I wanted to know the reason he was here.
“... Someone asked me to bring you a message.” Alver said with a strange expression on his face.
"Oh?"
“It was a white-haired girl. I don't know who she was, but she asked me to tell you that she needed to talk to you and she hasn't been allowed inside the institute. ” He then told me where he met the girl.
I frowned and spread my perception. In one second, I found the person I was looking for.
As expected, it was Alice.