The Chosen One Was Me, Not You

72 – {Real Family} 2

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“Prince Theodore.”

The pupils of the Duchess of Arsene stared into Theodore’s pupils.

As a mother of Yuria and her sister Lilia, she possesses unbelievable beauty and was a beautiful woman so that her age would not matter at all even to her daughter Yuria herself.

Perhaps if she had not been the Duchess Arsein, she would not have been surprised by the number of men who were courting her.

Even though she was looking at her with an interrogative gaze, Theodore’s gaze did not waver.

“…….”

As the eyes of the Duchess of Arsene were looking into Theodore’s eyes, they assumed an attitude of assessing him.

However, Theodore was accepting that gaze without any objection, and there was only one reason why he accepted the gaze that evaluated him without saying anything.

Because she was her Yulia Arsenin, her very own biological mother.

“Why do you have to cancel my words?”

Duchess Arsene asked in a cold voice. However, since she was the heir to the Duke of Skylord, she was speaking politely to some extent, but Theodore shook her head slightly.

“This is only the Duke of Arsene and my family, so feel free to talk to me.”

You should always be polite in front of others, but Duchess Arsane is the mother of her fiancée, Yuria.

That’s why I said it’s okay to talk comfortably in this place.

“All right. No, all right. Then I’ll make it easier for you.”

That’s what Duchess Arsene said in a slightly softer tone.

The Duke and Duchess of Skyroad remained silent as if they would not interfere in the conversation, and the Duke of Arcein, who was about to say something to Duchess Arsene, quietly watched how the conversation would progress.

“Can you tell me why I have to cancel?”

Even though Duchess Arsein’s tone softened a little, the content of the question did not change.

And Theodore nodded his head with an unwavering expression.

“It’s because my fiancée, Princess Yuria, has to participate in the tournament starting next Friday.”

As expected, what Theodore said was about the tournament.

Yuria was worried that he might harm her.

If it was her simple job, she would have insisted that she would definitely go to this contest and prove the results of her own efforts.

But now her issue has become too big due to her involvement with the Chosen One’s problem.

In this situation, if she insisted on her own stubbornness, it would not be something she could end up taking responsibility for only herself.

Maybe it could have escalated into a bigger problem.

With such concern, Yuria sent her gaze to Theodore, but he glanced slightly at her and smiled as if telling her not to worry.

“…Theodore. As a mother, thank you for thinking of Yuria.”

The Duchess of Arsein now spoke of her as the mother of Theodore Skylord’s fiancée, Yuria Arsein, rather than as the hostess of the Duke of Arsein.

“But now that it has been known that you are the true Chosen One, the Empire of Britannia will not stand still. Their promises are unreliable, and there is no guarantee of what lies ahead. Do you agree with that?”

“Yes, I agree.”

“Then Theodore, do you think I can leave YuRia as a mother in such a dangerous place?”

“Yes, I think so.”

As if this was an entirely unexpected answer, the Duchess of Arsein looked at him with her eyes slightly furrowed.

“Could you tell me why you think that way?”

“It’s simple. I, Theodore Skylord, promised to protect Princess Yuria at the risk of her life.”

It was a promise I made with Duke Arsane.

At that time, he probably just accepted it as his duty as a fiancé, but he was different now.

He was truly determined to protect Yuria Arsane, even if it meant dying himself.

Feeling that determination, YuRia felt a smile spontaneously unbeknownst to herself.

“Aww.”

When Lilia salivated beside her, Yuria looked right next to her.

Then she saw her own lovely sister looking at herself, her older sister, with her envious gaze.

There was even a light of her resentment in that gaze, which slightly hurt Yuria’s heart, but she struggled to turn her head while recalling her heart that she could not yield.

At that time, Theodore approached Yuria and held her hand.

“Oh.”

YuRia was taken aback by the completely unexpected situation, and her face turned red.

“Give me your answer.”

“You mean the answer?”

Yuria asked if she was looking at Lilia. She missed the conversation between Theodore and the Duchess Arsein for a moment, so she didn’t understand what he was saying right away.

And Theodore explained it with a slight smile.

“About whether you want to stay here. If you want to stay here and do something, I’ll be there to help.”

“…Are you okay?”

“Originally not. But you made it like this.”

At Theodore’s words, Yuria had the illusion that her face seemed to heat up from her embarrassment.

“You wanted to go to the tournament, right? Then it doesn’t matter. I’ll have to protect you.”

Seeing his determination to protect her no matter what tricks the Britannia Empire uses, Yuria realized that if she said she would return from here, she would rather disrespect him.

‘If you say you want to return to the Arkhan Empire because you don’t want to cause trouble here… ‘

That could be taken to mean that she didn’t believe in his abilities.

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No, that’s what it really meant.

‘What I want to do… ‘

Yuria didn’t have to worry about what she wanted to do.

“Yes, I really want to stay here and go to the tournament.”

Theodore nodded at YuRia’s answer.

“Okay. Then I’ll keep my promise.”

And the Duchess Arsein, who was watching the scene, sighed.

“Haa~ Yuria. You really made it difficult.”

The Duchess of Arsene also felt it.

If you say you will take me in this situation, it means that you do not trust Theodore Skylord, the chosen one.

And since Theodore was also the heir to the Duke of Skylord, the Duke and Duchess of Skylord would be angry if that happened.

It was difficult for the Duchess of Arsein to take her daughter.

The only way was to convince Yuria, but there was no chance that Yuria would be persuaded.

“She made her mother give up and go back in the end… Really, who does that stubbornness resemble…”

Although she lamented slightly, Yuria smiled and said to Duchess Arsein, who expressed her intention to step down.

“Don’t worry, Mom. She’s confident she’ll win in any tournament, as long as Prince Theodore doesn’t participate.”

“It could still hurt, right? Mama’s worried about that. Theodore can’t even wear it during the match, right?”

“I’m prepared for that much. Then I just need to be strong enough not to get hurt.”

There was no point in deciding to become a military man if he couldn’t do anything because he was afraid of getting injured.

“…Who will stop you? Yuria, be careful.”

“Yes, Mom. I will definitely give you some good news.”

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“Hey~ The sweet atmosphere between oppa and YuRia unnie has deepened a lot? I can feel that the atmosphere of love between the two of them has become stronger.”

Seeing Theodore and YuRia still holding hands, Judith said with an interesting look.

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Next to her, Reina also gave her a slight nod and agreed, but her eyes were on other parts as well.

‘That’s what parents worry about.’

It was strange to Raina to see Duchess Arsane, who genuinely worried about Yuria, but eventually believed in Theodore’s ability and allowed Yuria to do what she wanted.

“Theodore, I believe that you will protect my daughter. If you violate this trust, I will not forgive the chosen one or anything.”

“Don’t worry, that will never happen. Princess Yuria will not be hurt. And it’s not just that, other damage will be the same. I will pull it out by hand.”

She did not hesitate to say that she would bring down the emperor of the country.

However, given his abilities, his position, and the current situation of the Britannia Empire, it was a story with plenty of potential.

“I will believe in that resolution, so please don’t disappoint me.”

She meant that she would believe her fiancé’s words that she would protect her daughter, not as the Duchess of Arsein, but as Yuria’s mother.

‘This is the real parent… ‘

Seeing her like that, Reina felt like she was seeing something strange.

Because her own parents didn’t take care of her that much.

‘But I also have a real family now… It’s different because it looks like it, right?’

I have parents, older brothers, and older sisters who think of me like that.

This fact gave Reina a thrill of anticipation.