I Reincarnated into an Otome Game as a Villainess With Only Destruction Flags… Side story 7 — About the engagement

Side story 7 - About the engagent

I, Alan Stuart, called out my fiancee Mary Hunt today in order to talk with her about our engagent.

We were in a dorm room, and nobody else was here. I intended to finally have a conversation with Mary about that.

It’s been a month since the dark magic incident that Katarina Claes got involved in. At one point in ti I had been troubled by thinking about what I could do for her, but the incident was resolved with everyone returning safely. As for the main culprit behind the incident, Sirius, or Rafael, he’s left school, and there was a bit of commotion about the student council, but things were still going on as usual even so.

During all that, there’s sothing that I absolutely have to do.

When I, Alan Stuart, was eight years old, I got engaged to Mary Hunt, the fourth daughter of Marquis Hunt. She was lovely, and I thought that it would be alright if I spent the rest of my life with her, but…… However, I realized that no matter what, I had no romantic feelings for her whatsoever.

I got my hint during the incident when Katarina seed like she might lose her life. At that ti, when I thought that Katarina might lose her life, I noticed my true feelings.

I’m in love with the girl known as Katarina Claes.

When I realized this, my feelings suddenly overflowed, and I couldn’t stop them at all. I wanted to be by her side even if just a little, and always see her smile.

I know very well that she’s the fiancee of my brother Jared. That’s why, even if my wish can’t co true…… I wanted to stay as close by to her side as limits would allow.

And so, when I was busy thinking such things, I thought about Mary. Certainly, I like her well enough, but, it’s more like a familial love for a little sister rather than romantic feelings for her.

Familial love, while she certainly might not mind, but…… So that I’m not being disrespectful to Mary……

Since it’s like this, it might be better if she gets engaged with a different man that she loves instead, is what I thought.

I kept being troubled and troubled by my thoughts until finally, I decided to make my intentions clear to Mary. I’m not in love with Mary, and the girl of my dreams is soone else instead.

And so, I decided to et with Mary and tell her this. I’ll leave it up to her what to do about our engagent……

And so, Mary finally arrived. My lovely fiancee had a puzzled look on her face wondering what I called her out for just as I expected.

To Mary, I…… told her everything that I had been thinking about, except that I left out Katarina’s na.

“Mary, I’m really sorry to have done sothing like this to you. That’s why, if you want, you can discard this engagent right now so that you’re not troubled by soone like .”

At first, Mary had a really surprised look on her face, but then her expression beca sowhat troubled as well. Then……

“…………You were more serious than I thought. How troubleso.”

“Eh, what?”

Although Mary muttered sothing, it was too soft for to hear, so I asked her to say it again. Mary just laughed and said “it’s nothing” while smiling gently. Then -

“I understand Prince Alan’s feelings very well now…… But, if I discard this engagent now, my family will probably find another fiance for imdiately. I’d be troubled if that happens.”

“You’ll be troubled if you get a different fiance? You’re very popular in our social circles, wouldn’t you definitely be able to find a wonderful fiance that can love you?”

In truth, Mary is very popular in society, and there would be no shortage of suitors for her hand if she discarded her engagent with . However, Mary shook her head with a grim look on her face.

“No. What I ant by troubled was…… Prince Alan, I’ve always kept quiet about sothing as well, it’s…… In truth, I also have soone that I’m deeply in love with as well.”

“EH!?”

The developnt was too sudden for , I opened my mouth wide and froze solid.

“I’m really very sorry about keeping quiet all this ti. ……But, the love I have for that person won’t reach them.”

“………Is that so. So you were like that as well.”

So that was it. Unbelievable, for Mary as well…… She had a person in mind as well. What a dense guy I am, to have never noticed all this ti.

“……But, I won’t give up…… My chances aren’t good, but I’ll try my very best. That’s why, rather than getting engaged to a new fiance, I’d rather keep this engagent with Prince Alan who feels the sa way I do. That’s why, let’s please stay engaged just like this.”

As she said so, Mary was looking at with slightly wet eyes. When Mary who seed epheral was asking like this, I found it impossible to decline her request.

“I understand. Until the ti when you succeed with that person, I’ll continue being your fiance.”

When I said that to Mary, she smiled so happily.

That smiling lovely girl, was actually our biggest rival, and what’s more the strongest enemy, was sothing I would only realize later and a story for another ti.