I Don’t Want To Be the Main Character

50. The Grand Strategy to Pick a Prom Partner (2)

1.

“mmm, that’s right.”

Lacille, who was leisurely sitting in a chair and drinking a drink, wearing dark sunglasses to block the sun, fluttered a piece of paper in his hand.

The identity of the paper is an official document sent down from the top.

Even though he was from a Korean-American family, he was a nobleman anyway, and Rashil, who had risen to a high-ranking position, was obliged to attend this festival commemorating the emperor’s birthday.

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Just.

Excluding Arwen, who cannot openly attend due to the nature of hiding his identity and not hiding his identity, there are four people who must attend this ball.

But like the other three, Rasil did not have a partner to go to the ball with.

There are four women, but only one man, Ludrick.

“Why are you making such an insidious look? It doesn’t suit you.”

“Adjutant, I’ve been told. I’m a brainy intellect.”

“A sound that even passing dogs wouldn’t believe…”

“Still, it’s embarrassing to say that when you’re living comfortably in the capital thanks to me. Would you like to go down and receive fleet command training instead of me?”

“Kek.”

After a short talk with his lieutenant, Crow, Rasil raised the corner of his mouth.

The place where she sat comfortably after setting up her chair, drink, and sunshade to block out the sun was none other than Daeyeon Armed Forces in the capital city.

“From now on, you are the proud Imperial Navy! Keep that fact in mind and start training! From now on, the answer is evil! We will unify! Got it!”

“Evil!”

“Look at the voice! Louder again!”

“Evil!!”

It is a beautiful sight with the dust flying around, and the new recruits who have just enlisted in the navy drinking the dust and rolling just enough to not die under the scorching sun.

That’s right.

The position that Elena arranged for Rasil, whose name was the Grand Admiral in charge of the Imperial Navy, to be in the capital, was handled after much thought.

First of all, he received extensive support from the Navy to meet the necessary demands, and Rasil’s mission was to observe and supervise the education of those who applied for commission.

If it is not premised on returning to the post of admiral, others will have nothing to say even if they consider it a demotion.

It was a very satisfying life for that person.

“Of course this is better than basking in the sun while riding a rocking boat every fictitious day.”

“When are you planning to return?”

“Okay.”

Rasil shrugged her shoulders at Crow’s question.

The return period is indefinite.

Anyway, thanks to the sweeping campaign against pirates just before, it was a long way off unless there was a war with another country.

While remaining in the capital, the ultimate goal to be dealt with, no, to be achieved, was to obtain Rudrick’s heart this time.

First of all, escorting Rudric as a partner for this festival could be said to be the primary goal.

“Adjutant.”

“What is it? Don’t use your voice for nothing. It doesn’t suit you at all.”

“Anyway, I’m curious about something. I need to check something first.”

“So what is it?”

“You used to do that.”

Rasil asked, lowering his sunglasses. Unlike the corners of her mouth that were raised, her expression and eyes were quite serious.

“When you were young, you said that you flirted with all the men around you. What did you say with your own mouth… So, did you say your nickname was Crow, the reveler of Yoreta Port?”

“Whoa.”

Crow’s eyes turned quite serious at the sight of his boss, which is rare.

Crow scratched the bridge of his nose with his finger, perhaps feeling embarrassed.

“Is there a guy you like?”

“…….”

Silence is affirmation.

Crow, who found out why Rasil was acting like this, put her arm around Rasil’s shoulder with a hearty laugh.

“For some reason, our admiral said something was strange, different from usual. It was because he had a guy he liked!”

“……Why don’t you lower your voice a bit? It’s not like everyone in the neighborhood is spreading rumors.”

“Just trust me. Isn’t my nickname Crow, the playboy of Yorta Harbor?”

“……I don’t know if I’m proud of flirting with all the guys in the neighborhood, but let’s hear from somewhere first.”

“That’s right, this is a male creature…”

From somewhere, Crow brought a chair and put it next to him and began to pass on his know-how in a calm voice.

Of course, I couldn’t guarantee that the know-how would be really useful.

At least.

It sounded plausible to Rasil, who had never held a man’s hand before.

2.

“As expected, home is the best.”

Strictly speaking, it hasn’t been that long since I came to live in the imperial palace.

Since I was lying on a soft bed instead of the hard camp bed included in the magic kit, my body naturally became sleepy.

Hot water comes out just by turning it on, the bed is soft, and if you tell me to rest for the rest of the day after having worked hard walking around outside, this is paradise.

I finished taking a shower to commemorate my return to Sweet My Home, and I was thinking about taking a nap with the blanket over me.

Smart.

A knock coming from outside the door.

Now I’m going to take a break, but who the hell is going to come looking for me without morals? The moment I opened the door with the most annoying expression I could make, holding only the disrespectful thought in my heart.

“I’m resting and I’m sorry.”

“……Her Highness the Princess?”

The first thing I saw as soon as I opened the door was Princess Elena.

No matter what my true intentions were, I returned my expression faster than anyone else and opened my eyes wide.

Why did this person even come here to encourage him to say that he had a hard time starting from the beginning? Such thoughts passed quickly through my head.

“I received a report that I was returning to Boo this morning, but it must have been a lot of hard work for four days.”

“……No, I didn’t even have to say it was hard. I didn’t even run around myself.”

“I heard from the adjutant that the knights were all taken care of.”

She winked as if it would be okay for the princess to come in for a while, and when I moved away, Princess Elena entered her room as if it were her own and sat down on her chair.

Oh, I didn’t clean my room properly.

It sucks.

It’s a pity.

It’s a bit embarrassing to bring an extramarital woman into a room that hasn’t been cleaned properly, no matter how much I say it, but it’s irresistible to suddenly invade like now.

Princess Elena, sitting on her chair with her legs crossed, graciously brought her main topic.

“Then there’s one thing to check first.”

“Do you want to check?”

“This time, a festival is being held to commemorate the birthday of His Majesty the Emperor. Did anyone else hear about it?”

“……Ah, I did.”

Unbeknownst to me, the answer was one beat late.

Ah, maybe not.

You came to my room suddenly like this and said this while you were alone?

It wasn’t too difficult to predict what Princess Elena would say, but the first thing I thought was that it wouldn’t be.

I was thinking of finding a way to remove it somehow, but if I think it’s right, it’s a place where everyone’s attention is naturally focused.

My name is IPP.

Like me, from the bottom of my bones, I want to refuse such a position as much as possible…….

“And the flower of the festival can be said to be the ball. Of course he will attend.”

But unfortunately, contrary to my expectations, the words I had been thinking came out of Princess Elena’s mouth without a single mistake.

In that case, the next words out of Princess Elena’s mouth will rhyme with If you didn’t find a partner.

I’m not a slob somewhere, so what are you going to say next! I don’t have the knack for guessing, but this is a part that I can understand enough even if I don’t notice.

“So I came to tell you that Kyung has been chosen as my partner for this prom.”

“……Yes?”

However, the words that came out of Princess Elena’s mouth were a little different from what I expected.

I thought it was only a question asking if he could become his partner if he couldn’t find a partner, but it was a notification, not an offer.

‘Wait a minute. Then, if we check Princess Elena’s words again…….’

You mean that at the ball held during this festival, I was chosen as the partner of Princess Elena, that is, the partner of her second princess.

In the very place where everyone’s attention is focused, which I wanted to decline so much.

“……Me?”

“Isn’t it?”

“……So I’m dancing with Her Highness as Her Highness’s partner at this ball?”

“Because there is no one else who can take on the role other than Sir.”

“……I’m not good at dancing?”

“Doesn’t it matter? It’s a formality anyway.”

“…….”

If I said that, only my excuses became difficult. I couldn’t really find anything to answer.

“Well, by chance, Her Highness, if you want to find a fiancé… Or a partner…”

“Unfortunately, I’m not even engaged yet. It’s true that I don’t have any other partners unless I’m really lord.”

“……Really?”

“How can a truth without a single lie do something like that?”

She opened her mouth to somehow find something to protest, but Princess Elena’s red eyes twinkled with her special features.

The way he shrugged his shoulders and made jokes was so nasty that he wanted to punch him for no reason, but if he did, he’d be taken to prison right away, so hold it back.

In the end, my plan, which was full of thoughts of going to the prom and running away, simply went awry.

As if she really came to tell me this, Princess Elena raised her body and bowed her head in my ear before leaving, and quietly added:

“……You can look forward to it. In many ways, it will be an unforgettable day.”

And after that, Princess Elena leisurely left my room as if her business was over.