Volu 06, Extra 01: Blessing Song
Translator: Blushy
Editor: delishnoodles
Elviss Perspective
The sky was so clear as if it was suggesting that today was a blessing from the heavens, and His Highness was smiling at carefreely. I wondered if I was being disrespectful for wanting to slander him by calling him a greenhorn.
Ive finally reached you after eight years.
I didnt get sloppy just because I received a single hit from him. In fact, I had also grazed his cheek because I hadnt gone easy on him.
Even so, he was able to get a hit on .
Although Ive felt myself decline from my golden days, I still understand how strong I am to the extent that I didnt lose that much, not even against an active knight.
As a retainer, Im happy that His Highness has gotten stronger.
But, Im not in the mood to congratulate him.
Whats the point of being happy about winning against an old man?
Im not going to say that it was a coincidencet, and Im not going to make excuses about him accurately exploiting the opportunity that had been presented to him. However, this might be immature of , but Im not wasted away enough for him to use the sa thod twice.
Of course, Im not quite there yet. But I think it ans a lot for to be able to get a hit on you today. Elvis, you must be worried about giving your daughter to a very weak man.
Today, does he an the ceremony?
If so, then I would like to keep my win as it has been instead of worshipping His Highnesss growth.
Im not opposed to this marriage. However, I dont want it either.
The only reason I accepted was because Cordelia wanted it. I would have wished for this if it was 20 years ago, but I dont wish for it anymore and didnt think about it either, so it was hard to express my feelings when the conversation took a turn in that direction.
Father-in-law, please continue to guide .
Dont call that in public.
Unfortunately, I understand that well. Please forgive for calling you that.
I couldnt say anything further because His Highness looked apologetic. I wasnt sure what to say about this because I had already agreed to it.
Even though I thought that, I still couldnt believe that His Highness had asked Cordelia to marry him.
When I first heard His Highnesss proposal, I thought it was nothing more than a joke.
Its not surprising for Cordelia to have t His Highness at the castle, but Ive never heard her ntion him before. However, even if his proposal to persuade her was surprising, Cordelias reaction to him was as if they were old friends.
If I think about it that way, I felt like I had suffered more damage, but .
Please listen to my declaration. I think I will put Cordelia through many hardships because of my position. But I will do my best to make her feel glad that shes with no matter what happens.
It doesnt feel bad that my daughter is important enough to him that he had to go out of his way to tell this. As His Highness said, it could be more troubleso for her to marry him rather than have her marry into another family or have her take over the Weltoria House.
His words told of his inexperience, but I noticed from how he handled his sword today that he didnt plan on leaving that as a pipedream.
Although, I had already thought that marrying her to the royal family wasnt an option anymore, if he feels that strongly about this, then its unlikely that it would end badly for Cordelia even if I dont feel like it would benefit the Paradia House much.
However, I dont have any undue concerns either.
Because its Cordelia who is getting married.
Even if the outco is different from what I had imagined, I dont think that girl will just grieve and not do sothing about it.
Your Highness, please dont get too worked up about it.
Are you cheering for as my father-in-law?
No, there is sothing called divorce in this world.
So, when I told him that Cordelia shouldnt be overwheld, His Highness widened his eyes for a mont, but quickly shrugged his shoulders and laughed.
Thats the biggest advice the father of the bride can give on the day. Ill try my best not to let Cordelia say that you are better, Father-in-law.
Then, His Highness left.
I supposed he had called out because his preparations were done for the most part, but theres no spare ti for the male lead today. However, if he had arranged this eting even though he had no ti, then it would be a good start for His Highness.
However, I was reminded of how quickly people grow up.
Before I knew it, the little boy had grown so much that I could picture him becoming the next king. I couldnt help but think that I was getting older and realised that Cordelia had reached the age where she was going to get married.
Honestly, I still dont understand why Cordelia suddenly grew emotionally attached to .
Until that day, Cordelia had been a pawn in my mind and not a person.
I decided on the day that I walked through the doors of the Paradia House that I would spend my life trying to bring myself closer to the centre of the governnt by using my pawns and trying to make the world less unreasonable than I had felt it was when I was a child.
Therefore, Cordelia didnt have any special feelings towards either. I saw that she had many interests, so I did want to let her do what she wanted to do. However, I was truly surprised that she had even t my mother without knowing about it.
But I found out once again that she was trying to please people even if it wouldnt benefit her.
My rational views were quite different from Cordelias principle of conduct. However, I dont think thats a bad thing.
She can just do what she wants.
Even if there is sothing wrong with her actions, its sothing based on her beliefs so if theres sothing that needs correcting its the process and not the idea.
She has always been a cautious and honest girl who sought the opinions of those around her, so she wont make any mistakes that cannot be correct.
Still, in the past, I hadnt abandoned the possibility of making Cordelia the Princes Queen even after that day. However, I didnt feel the need to rush it either. In terms of power, I was able to get what I needed through my own actions.
Were stable enough now that Ive regained what was lost in the previous generations, and on the contrary, if we were to gain more power, then we will need to be more vigilant and it would be a bad move.
Therefore, I was thinking of getting Countess Weltoria to adopt her or find a House where she could have more freedom to marry her into but as it turns out, shes going to marry into the royal family.
I feared that His Highnesss remark may have caused his family to make plans for his marriage, or cause them to hasten the marriage, so I did say a few words to him. I didnt educate my daughter to marry into the royal family in the first place either, and a troubleso situation may occur.
However, His Highness refuted by saying that I was worrying too much. Leonard even said sothing that wasnt even funny, I understand its disappointing to marry her off. If youre that worried, then how about marrying her to Vernoux?
Needless to say, I ignored what Leonard had said, but I wont say that I dont want to marry her off. However, His Highness left Cordelia with a choice. I decided to let Cordelia decide since he had shown that attitude even though I was in a position to say no.
But we needed to discuss the circumstances concerning the Paradia House in a tily manner.
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I decided to leave this place as well when His Highnesss back was out of sight.
I also have the role of Father of the Bridetoday. Soone might search for if I stay in a place like this.
On my way back, I saw a familiar face from in front of . It was Flantheims son, and he seed to be looking for soone. Im sure hes looking for His Highness, but I didnt dare call out to him.
However, he couldnt ignore as soon as he saw .
Earl. Congratulations.
Yeah.
Im sorry for troubling you at such a short notice, but have you seen His Highness?
So, I was right, I thought as I told him, He already went back, and Leonards son sighed in relief. If he was able to outsmart even his close aids in the midst of a packed schedule, then His Highness might beco big in the future.
However, Leonards son seed to have helped His Highness sneak out for the forest incident as well, so perhaps it wasnt hard at all.
Needless to say, the Flanheim House is a prominent House. But other than their outward achievents, they have been known to use their abilities to substitute for the royal family in the past.
And there is sothing I want to confirm with this man.
Were you the one who arranged for Cordelia and His Highness to et?
Its hard to confirm that when youre glaring at like that but I cant deny it.
I wasnt surprised since I was almost certain of this, but I felt like I had been outsmarted, just like what had happened with His Highness.
I knew that this man had been visiting my house since he was a child, and Leonard, who cant keep quiet about his love life, hadnt said anything about his sons visits either, so I thought it was sothing that I didnt have to care much about.
I thought that Leonard would tease if there was sothing going on between his son and my daughter, and if nothing happened, then it would be convenient back then since Cordelia had few chances to talk to children in the sa age group as her.
I never even imagined that would cause Cordelia to be involved with His Highness.
I dont know how long theyve been getting along. They had clearly interacted with each other after the competition but considering that the roses that grew in our greenhouse was the sa as the ones that grew in the royal palace greenhouse, they might have interacted much earlier.
I could question this man more, but I cant do anything about it even if I find these things out, so I didnt dare ask. In this first place, I wasnt good at this kind of talk.
I have also seen how serious His Highness is about her. You can be rest assured.
I dont need you to tell that.
I answered straight away, and he had the sa expression on his face as Leonard. I thought that his son was calr but seeing this expression on his face made consider that they were father and son after all, and both had decent personalities.
What? Are you going to recognise this?
Recognise what?
No, I wont say any more than this.
Im sure I wouldnt have been surprised if a marriage proposal had co from the Flantheim House.
Oh, you were going to make your son?
Dont joke.
I wont deny that the chances werent zero, but it was just that it was infinitely impossible.
Then Id like to joke about one thing. Please dont say this is a good opportunity for you to retire.
What are you talking about?
Considering my age, I should retire soon, but Ive never thought about it.
Also, if you hide in your fief, then you would have less opportunities to see your grandchildren.
Im sorry, I didnt expect you to look so conflicted.
Leonards son wasnt joking when he had apologised, but it was hard to react. I already have grandchildren from Cyrus and Malvina, and nothing is resolved from him stating that. But even if he hadnt ntioned grandchildren, I dont intend on leaving the royal capital for a while.
His Highness has asked to continue guiding him. I cant retire that easily.
I see. His Highness must have been relieved when you agreed. Of course, Princess Cordelia will be relieved to have her father nearby.
What does he an?
However, I dont plan on talking to him for a long ti. I broke off the conversation and turned my heel, and then Leonards son also headed back where he ca from. Our footsteps grew more distant to each other.
The ceremony will begin soon.
It would be nice if I gave a toast to them at a ti like this, but unfortunately, nothing cos to mind. Ive never been troubled by the fact that I wasnt talkative, but I cant help but wonder if I had made a mistake for not putting more effort into it.
In retrospect, Ive lived my life to my satisfaction. So of the things I couldnt accomplish on my own, and so of them were because of Cordelia.
Thats why I hope that my daughter can continue to follow the path that will satisfy her.
Thats all.
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