I Possessed The Villain’s Childhood Friend

72 – Breakup Declaration – 2

For a moment, I thought I had heard it wrong.

The crown prince was clearly smiling, and it was something unusual to say in a casual atmosphere.

But when I was taken aback, he kindly repeated it.

“Ike. I’m thinking of breaking up with Miss Reina.”

“What does that mean?”

“You mean it? Do you have a different meaning to breaking up marriage than I knew?”

I wanted to release my mind and punch his fist at his smiling face as if it was nothing.

Still, there could be a misunderstanding, so he gritting his teeth and cooling his head.

“Is it okay to think of it as a joke?”

“No? It’s 100% sincere, not even a bit of a joke. I’m breaking up with Miss Reina. That fact doesn’t change.”

Where on earth did my plan collapse?

It was natural for the story to differ from the original story.

Because my purpose in the first place was to change the future.

Because I wanted a happy ending where Reina didn’t die and was connected to the crown prince.

Of course, it was unexpected that Rex would visit or that the trip to the Mage’s Tower was delayed by a year.

I thought it was okay.

Raina became close with Sophia, and her relationship with the crown prince did not deteriorate.

But why is the crown prince talking about breaking up the marriage right now in front of me?

“I want to hear the reason.”

“Why? Reason.”

The prince stroked his chin and agonized for a moment, then smiled again.

“There are too many reasons to find out?”

“What is that?”

“The number of times the two of us have met since we got engaged has been decreasing. But it’s not like he has a very good reputation at a ball or something. Haven’t you had a fight with Miss Sophia since you came to Arcana? As I said before, it’s not like I have a crush on Miss Reina as a member of the opposite s*x.”

The prince did not hesitate at all while listing the reasons.

It was clear that he had already made up his mind.

“… Then why are you telling me that?”

If Raina breaks off the engagement with the crown prince, it doesn’t have a direct relationship to me.

Apart from my feelings, it was difficult to understand why he would come and talk to me.

He must have other intentions.

“Ike. Because I know that you said you wanted to become Miss Reina’s knight. I wanted to tell you this much in advance.”

I gritted my teeth and glared at the prince, but he didn’t even move.

He quietly looks at me and smiles.

“Strategy….”

“Since it is an arranged marriage, it is absurd to break up for those reasons. You don’t mean to sound like that, do you? I have already finished talking with Duke Rickard, and I have prepared the price accordingly.”

The correct answer is invisible.

“Anyway, this is the end of what I want to say to you. The breakup will be announced in three days after her vacation is over, so keep that in mind.”

The prince was smiling until the moment he left the room.

There was no malice in that smile.

If it was because the prince was dissatisfied with Raina, she would have done something.

“… Why did this happen?”

What was the purpose of my efforts until now?

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t find an answer.

★

I didn’t leave my dorm room for three days.

Atal came to visit me about three times, but after all she replied that she was tired, she returned.

Even when Reina was told that she had arrived in Arcana, she did not want to leave the room.

For more than three years, I have been running with only one goal in mind.

The fact that it collapsed in an instant without knowing why, gave me a tremendous sense of helplessness.

“Young master Ike. Are you going to miss the opening ceremony for the second semester today?”

“… I will think about it.”

The clock was pointing to eight o’clock.

The opening ceremony for the second semester must have started at 9:00.

Is it really necessary to go see it? I don’t even have a separate class today anyway.

“I’m about to apply for a leave of absence.”

When was the time to block Raina’s application for leave of absence, and what are they talking about now?

“Did I want something too big?”

Ike has a minor role in the original work.

If it was a minor role, shouldn’t he have acted like a minor role?

Yes. In the first place, it was a story full of anger for me.

What kind of talent have you been acting like an idiot until now, Won?

Anyway, Sophia and the prince will save the world without me.

Now Reina won’t have any conflict with Sophia.

In the first place, this world is a web novel.

A character at best….

“Damn it.”

I hate myself for trying to think what I shouldn’t do.

You’re trying to dismiss everything as fake.

‘The breakup will be announced after the vacation ends in three days, so keep that in mind.’

… Perhaps the crown prince would announce the breakup after the opening ceremony.

Then there is still time left.

Lastly, let’s try to stop it somehow.

There must be a way.

I need to buy some time to find another ending where Raina can be happy.

I don’t want to lose to this unreasonable world that somehow tries to get Reina out of her future.

After making up my mind like that, I slowly got out of bed.

When we arrived at the auditorium, numerous students were already waiting for the opening ceremony to begin.

“Welcome. Young master Ike.”

I shook hands with Atal after a long time.

There were no other familiar faces around him.

Since the crown prince was also the top performer in the final exam, he must be on the podium.

Wouldn’t Sophia and Helen be around?

Then Reina….

“Others who came first are at the front. Ah, come to think of it, Miss Reina hasn’t come yet.”

Atal kindly explained to me if he noticed why I was looking around.

I’m sure you’re upset about the fact that you’ve been barred from your door for three days.

“Thank you. And I’m sorry.”

When I bowed my head and apologized for the fact, Atal shook his hand and smiled.

“It’s okay. Of course, each person has times when they are tired and difficult, and each person has a different way to overcome them.”

As expected, he was tolerant like the next pope.

By the way, Raina hasn’t come yet. She

She didn’t even come to the entrance ceremony.

I could understand.

The prince said that the conversation with Duke Ricard was over.

Then there was a high probability that Raina already knew about the breakup.

There is no need to run into the crown prince….

“Long time no see, Ike.”

“… Hi Reina.”

Well, she wouldn’t have to avoid it.

Reina’s expression was the same as usual, so she didn’t even have to ask if she was okay.

“Even the first year students, who will still have everything new. Even the second year students who feel familiar. Even the third-year students who are now nearing graduation. I hope everyone can enjoy the remaining half of the year. Also….”

After Dean Ender’s speech, the opening ceremony ended after a few more procedures.

But most of them stayed in the auditorium and started talking with seniors and juniors and classmates whom they hadn’t seen in a long time.

“….”

Where is the prince?

Because he went up to the podium as a class representative and gave a light speech, it was clear that he would be at the front of the auditorium.

You may be talking to other people, but somehow….

“Ike, Ms. Raina.”

When I looked ahead with that thought, for some reason the road was open.

And the one walking from the end was definitely the crown prince.

“It’s been a while.”

“I haven’t seen you in a long time.”

Reina bowed her head gently and did her manners, while I quietly bit my lip.

No way.

I’m sure you’re not trying to break up your engagement in front of so many people.

That was something that shouldn’t have happened.

There is a difference between the spread of the story by announcing the end of the marriage quietly and the ripple effect of openly declaring the breakup.

That’s why I came to the opening ceremony.

To ask for time before the crown prince announces the breakup.

If the crown prince breaks off the engagement here, no matter what happens, the situation cannot be reversed.

In addition, Reina’s reputation will also fall to the ground.

Declaring an engagement breakup in front of many people means that the other person’s shame is that much, and it’s also because it’s to give the other person a lot of shame.

“Did you both get along well during the vacation?”

“Yes. It was a very beneficial time.”

“I also had a good time.”

Fortunately, the atmosphere didn’t seem to be a problem.

The crown prince and Raina felt the same atmosphere as usual.

Okay. There’s no way they’d announce the breakup in a place like this.

Anyway, that’s too much of an idea.

“Ha ha.”

He let out a sigh of relief and looked up at the prince.

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Perhaps it was a coincidence, he was looking at me too.

You’d better make an appointment now.

There was no class today anyway, so I had a lot of time to negotiate.

“I’m glad you both are doing well.”

“Your Highness.”

And the moment I was about to say let’s talk separately.

“Oh, that’s right. I have something to say to Miss Reina. From here.”

The mood of the prince changed rapidly.

“… Yes?”

Wait a minute.

No way, it can’t be.

“Miss Reina. We announce our breakup with you in the name of the first-rank successor of the Astraia Empire.”

The prince’s eyes are cold.

It was an atmosphere that didn’t even think about Reina’s safety.

In the original story, when the crown prince announced her breakup to Reina, there was definitely a description like this.

‘Leon’s eyes were on Reina Rogelia. But he wasn’t looking at Ray or Rogelia. It was like looking at a stone that had no meaning. It was a simple declaration, devoid of any emotion even though she was her fiancé until now.’

What that meant was clear now.

“Your Highness.”

‘But apart from that, she is my fiancee. No matter how political reasons are intertwined with each other, that fact won’t change no matter what.’

I believed that the crown prince had changed.

I thought he was definitely a different person from the original prince who never opened his heart to anyone.

“Your Highness….”

‘I want Miss Reina to be happy.’

So I believed him.

‘Can you do my favor?’

The reason I wanted to become Reina’s knight must have been influenced by that request.

“Did everything you said back then be a lie?!”

But why are you doing this now?

To my question filled with such passion, the prince answered as if nothing was wrong.

“I don’t know what you mean, Ike. First of all, why are you in this conversation?”

“I, ha… !”

“Oh, I see. Come to think of it, Ike, you said you wanted to be Miss Reina’s knight. Then you can understand A knight cannot bear the disgrace of his lord.”

The prince smiles.

And slowly, he drew his sword from its scabbard.

“Okay. Then I’ll give Miss Reina a chance.”

He quietly pointed at me.

“Ike. It’s a duel.”

I started to get short of breath with anger.

“If you are Miss Reina’s knight, raise your sword.”

I wanted to vent this anger and heat right away.

“If you want to stop me breaking up with Miss Reina, knock me down.”

But the prince said that.

“After class tomorrow, come to the training ground by 6:30 pm. If you beat me in a duel, I’ll pretend that everything that happened today never happened.”

In contrast to me, it was a cold look that gave me goosebumps.