Finishing my preparation, I stand still for a moment before ordering my lady in waiting to get us some deserts and tea for our little tea party. Of course, she immediately mived while I walked toward my garden slowly.Yes, slowly.Some are probably wondering why I am walking slower than usual. As you know, I believe that I should give them as much as many time to get to know each other before finally arriving there and hreeting the both of them.'I just wish that both of them will look at each other's eyes the same way as in the novel'Obviously, I can't expect like a good result for this short span of time but I just hope that they will atleast do some small talk. After all, they are still the one who's fated to be each other so wouldn't it be strange if the6 just awkwardly seat on one table without even doing some small chat aside from a greeting?Minutes after walking. i dinally reached the garden where a fancy table along with sweet teas and de

Anyway, I didn't bothered looking back at my lady in waiting and instead, I directly walked through the Parlor room where I can meet him separately"Calix? Thank you for staying. Let's have a talk now" As soon as I entered the room, I saw Calix standing beside the window. He was gazing outside calmly. He looks so marvelous that I had no choice but to doubt whether I am seeing things right or not.'It's not time for me to get distracted by his appearance'Fortunately, I was able to speak properly."How about a sit?" I asked when I saw that he doesn't have the plan to sit at all.'He's really mad'His expressions is much more darker than usual and I can see how his forehead is forming a frown.Anyway, when he heard what I had said, he immediately sat wjile looking at me intently. It's kind of uncomfortable but I have to endure as much as I canThere, I started speaking"I'm so sorry for what happened a while ago. It was my

"Are you alright your highness?" my lady in waiting askedI am now currently in my room after hours of crying at the parlor room. Fortunately, as soon as I stopped crying my lady in waiting went inside immediately to check on me since everyone are worried.With her was a hat so that I won't be embarassed when I walk outside through my bedroom. I was lucky.At the very least, I was able to walk outside without any shame at all."No, I am fine" I answered back while smiling faintly. "Then, I'll leave nos since it's already time for your sleep your highnes" she hesitated before speaking these words and left my bedroom.With me crying so hard, I didn't even noticed the time. I don't know it's just really ridiculous for me how I convinces myaelf that I am always ready to be hated by him or even be killed tgat's why I fooled myaelf that i didn't gad any attachment with him as well.'How can I be a hypocrite?'I loo

"Duke, here's the documents that you asked for" My aide said while leaving a pile of papers on my table.  "Leave now" As soon as my aide left, I scanned the documents immeduately. It is about the corruption of baron Lydie in my own land so I had to solve this matter as soon as possible but as I read through everything, I remembered the face of Lalaine six days ago. She looks somewhat sad and hurt? I don't know I can't figure it out. I have been trying   everything I could to know what that face means but no matter how much I think about it, there's just really no way that she's hurt because in the first place, it's her who's trying to distance herseld from me so why is she making that face when I said that I will do the same? "I can't concentrate again, if not for that girl, we wouldn't have fought. Fvck it!"Just when I just had confessed, things got even messier. I have been trying to hold myself back fro

The next day, we scouted the area first to make sure that there's no dangerous monster or beast around the forest. It'll be bad if there will be an another one that we have to deal while fighting the dragon so for now, we're focused on eliminating small monsters around the forest. That way, there will no longer have a disturbanceSince the forest is not that wide anyway, we immediately finished the scouting by lunch so after eating, we decided to start climbing now and do the sealing part where a half of wizards had to surround the dragon and do the defensive wall but stronger.This was the strategy that Lalaine suggested and I can see it's effectivity even though I am just still imagining it. There, we persistently walked upeard until we finally reached where the dragon is currently residing. Just like what Lalaine said, we left a lot of distance with the dragon to.make sure that we will mot be detected by it uaing mana"Wizard, position yourself. Again, mainta