75 – {Quiet Weekend}

{Quiet Weekend}

“It’s done.”

Theodore used tile and mana to float numerous plates at the same time and placed them on a wide table.

“Wow!”

Judith put her hands together, her eyes twinkling.

A variety of home-cooked dishes were placed on the table, such as marinated oven-roasted pork, marinated shrimp, and stir-fried vegetables.

All of these dishes were made by Theodore himself.

And at the wide table, the people of the Duke of Arsene on one side and the people of the Duke of Skyroad on the other side were all gathered and sitting side by side.

“It’s been a while since my brother cooked for me~”

Judith was smiling brightly with an expression of longing.

“Hey, Judy. There are also people from the Duke of Arsene, so please stay calm.”

When the Duchess of Skylord told the lively Judith to remain calm, the Duchess Arsein laughed and shook her head.

“No, Duchess of Skylord. It’s always nice to see your daughter’s energy.”

“Thank you for looking at me like that.”

As the Duchess of Arsene and the Duchess of Skyroad, the two maintained a certain level of friendship, but it was the first time the whole family gathered together for a meal like this.

Because Reina was also sitting at the table as one of the Dukes of Skyroad.

‘It’s awkward.’

Yuria looked at Reina with her warm eyes, who felt awkward but was happy that she was here.

And the current Skyroad Duke and Duchess couple, Judith, and Reina were sitting, so there were four people, and now, Theodore was sitting, and there were five people.

On the other hand, the people of the Arsene duke family were four, including the Arsene duke and his wife, Yuria, and Lilia.

At the scene where two families, one of the three great dukes of the Arkan Empire, were sitting side by side and having a meal together in a dormitory exclusively for international students in the Britannia Empire, Yuria kept thinking differently.

‘Should I learn to cook harder?’

Although Theodore always feeds her, she never feeds Theodore her own.

Her cooking skills were, to put it mildly, terrible compared to Theodore’s, and to put it bluntly, she would rather help if she just stayed put and didn’t try to cook.

Perhaps because of that, she couldn’t focus purely on the taste of the food.

“Wow~ delicious! Oppa’s cooking is the best!”

“Oops!”

Starting with Judith’s admiration, Duchess Arsane, who was tasting the food prepared by Theodore little by little, burst out in admiration.

Duke Arsane also tasted her and nodded in satisfaction as if he thought it was just as rumored.

“Sister, hold on.”

At that time, Lilia showed an action that sneaked up from her seat.

This behavior of hers was because Theodore took his seat, and she had an empty seat across from him.

Lilia got up to sneak away, aiming for a spot facing Theodore.

However, Lilia’s actions were meaningless, and Theodore was already looking at her, Yuria, and her.

“Have you no appetite today?”

“Yes?”

“Because you don’t seem to be eating as well as usual.”

At Theodore’s words, Yuria smiled awkwardly.

“Nothing like that. I just wondered for a moment if I could cook like this.”

Theodore immediately responded to Yuria’s words.

“You’re worrying for nothing. I said I’d take care of your meals.”

“But…”

“As long as you feed me well, that’s enough.”

Theodore said with a soft smile.

The problem was that this was not a place where he and she were alone.

“Yes, I’m sure you know.”

Duke Arsene nodded with a satisfied expression, and Duchess Arsene was also smiling as if satisfied with Theodore’s words.

On the other hand, unlike her parents, Yuria was so shy that it was difficult to lift her head.

“Brother, does Yuria take good care of her sister?”

I saw Judith talking to Theodore with her eyes shining.

“That’s it.”

“Hey~ Hey, Raina. Is it possible that her brother takes care of YuRia unnie like that even during normal times?”

Judith asked Rayna a question this time.

She suddenly didn’t know that she was being asked a question. Reina, who was eating slowly while remaining faithful to her dining etiquette, nodded slightly with her head lowered.

“Yes, even in normal times, please take good care of me.”

It was actually nothing special among the aristocratic families that this kind of talk came and went in a place where both families were gathered.

It was a way to get confirmation that the engagement of the two was a good choice while moderately promoting each other.

However, YuRia, who was not prepared for this experience, felt ashamed to see her family.

However, since she is the eldest daughter of the Duke of Arsein, this was the problem she had to go through in the end.

“To take care of our Yuria so well, as her mother, I’m happy. Prince Theodore, I hope that she will take good care of Yuria in the future as well.”

As the two families were sitting side by side and having a meal, Duchess Arsane was also speaking politely to Theodore.

“Yes.”

The two sides were so cordial, and the meal went off without a hitch, except for Lilia slightly puffing out her cheeks and Yuria feeling embarrassed.

After the meal, Theodore, who got up first, spoke.

“Please excuse me first. Princess Yuria, can I talk to you for a moment?”

“Yes, I like it.”

Yuria accepted Theodore’s proposal and stood up from her seat.

Yuria hurriedly followed Theodore, avoiding her parents’ gaze.

* * *

After the two of them left, the Duke of Skyroad knew why Theodore had taken Yuria out separately.

Because she knew that her Yuria still found this position burdensome, she took her out separately.

Yuria, her fiancée’s position at the meeting place of her two families, she had to keep her place without good reason.

However, if her fiancé Theodore had something to say to her and called her aside, she would be able to get out of this place without any problems with etiquette.

‘He’s been considerate of things like this.’

She always thought of her son, but once she gave her affection, he seemed to give too deeply.

Looking at it this way, it seemed good that he would become a devoted husband to his wife, but Theodore was not just the heir of a family.

‘I wish I had… ‘

Looking at Theodore, the Duke of Skylord often wondered what it would be like if he had only been the heir to the Duke of Skylord as his own son, not just the chosen one.

However, as the chosen one, he had many duties to protect the world, and he could not be completely devoted to those he loved. So it was clear that he was trying to be as devoted as possible when he could afford it.

* * *

“Haa~”

Coming out, Yuria let out a sigh of relief.

I knew that I couldn’t act recklessly as the place where both families gathered was a place where both members of the nobility, especially the duke’s family, gathered.

I also knew that it was my duty as the eldest daughter of the Duke of Arsene.

‘But it’s difficult because I’m not used to it.’

However, Yuria, who has been more engrossed in her sword, was still ashamed of the situation in which their relationship was known one after another to both her parents.

Of course, I thought I would get used to this over time.

“I had a hard time.”

Instead of asking her deeply about her, Theodore simply conveyed her meaning in one word with her smile.

“Yes, thank you for caring.”

Yuria also responded with a slight smile.

If he had spoken at length, she would have felt embarrassed for nothing.

“Your parents will be leaving this evening, so you should focus on getting ready.”

“Yes, that’s right. You should pay attention to preparation.”

The Britannia Empire did not cancel the tournament.

The original purpose failed, but if we canceled what we had already started, there would be a huge backlash from within.

From the viewpoint of the Britannian Empire, this tournament had to end in a clean way in order not to be criticized.

“I will continue to help you until the competition comes. So, you just have to worry about nothing else and work hard to win.”

“Yes, thank you.”

Yuria said thank you again, but there was something that bothered her a bit.

Theodore read her expression and asked.

“Does it bother you?”

“…Yes. It seems that Prince Theodore is just taking too much. It would be nice if I could be of some help…Eup!”

Yuria couldn’t follow her words.

Because Theodore suddenly closed her lips with her own lips as he embraced her.

But apparently not intending to kiss her long enough to mix her tongues, she said Theodore, who parted her lips in a light kiss.

“Don’t say that. You do more for me than you think.”

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