I Shall Break Off Our Engagement For You
[Chapter 35]
Translated by: ME
Each graduate's name was called, and they entered the hall one by one.
Those welcoming them were the graduates' parents, prominent nobles of marquis rank or higher and members of the royal family.
In addition, there were officers from the Royal Knights and leading figures from the world of music and poetry.
[That's Lady Weiss.]
Rachel whispered.
[There's a critique of music and poetry at the end of the ball. After the overall critique, each person goes before the king to receive words from Lady Weiss.]
[We had that too. The boys received critiques on swordsmanship and horsemanship. I wasn't chosen, but Kevin and Adrian were praised like crazy by the general.]
Barney said this and asked if they knew any of the male graduates well.
Felicia and Rachel shook their heads, so he said, [Then, the poetry critique is what we should pay attention to,] and laughed.
[Rachel and Felicia were both recommended by the school, right?]
[About that...]
Kevin interjected with a troubled expression.
[There might be some rather harsh news today.]
The reason Kevin was late to the meeting place was that there had been a [slight incident] within the royal family.
It seemed to be related to poetry.
[It was the first time I'd seen Lady Weiss so angry.]
Looking closely, Lady Weiss still had a stern expression, her lips tightly pursed.
It seemed as though flames of anger were burning deep within her blue eyes.
[I wonder what it is.]
Rachel frowned anxiously.
Kevin said, [I don't think Rachel and Felicia have anything to worry about.] He started to say, [Rather...] but stopped, saying that they would find out later, so he would refrain from saying more and changed the subject.
[It seems we're free to dance. Let's take advantage of it and dance.]
As Kevin and Felicia began to dance, her school friends and even people she didn't know well turned to look at her.
[So she's the Second Prince's fiancée, who will be announced soon.]
[It's Felicia of the Erhardt family. A master of poetry. They're a good match, aren't they?]
Even though the official announcement was still to come, it was common for rumors to spread beforehand.
Felicia saw her father and mother, standing by the wall watching the young people dance, being congratulated by those around them.
On another wall, Silas's father, Marquis Haymer, looked pale.
Silas stared blankly from afar at Felicia, who was twirling lightly with graceful steps.
[I wonder if I've managed to get a little revenge on Silas, who embarrassed you.]
Kevin whispered mischievously.
[I heard from Barney that Silas got engaged to your cousin immediately after breaking off your engagement, right? I heard that you were pitied by those around you because of that.]
[Well... I was told I was pitiful.]
Kevin burst out laughing.
Felicia chuckled too.
[Being a prince is more often a hindrance, but it has its power in front of those who are weak to authority. Since I usually feel restricted, I might as well take advantage of its benefits at times like this.]
Felicia thought she would have been attracted to Kevin even if he weren't a prince.
However, she understood why the people around her were congratulating and envying her engagement to Kevin, who was a prince.
She could easily imagine someone like Silas feeling down when comparing himself to him.
[For someone who says it's revenge, you're surprisingly mean.]
[Will you hate me?]
[Of course not.]
Felicia was aware that she was no angel herself.
She was sure that it was because of her narrow-mindedness that she couldn't like Silas and Maisie, simply because she didn't agree with their way of thinking.
Moreover, she had no intention of correcting it.
(I have many flaws myself. I can't expect perfection from the person I spend my life with...)
She murmured in her heart and chuckled to herself.
As they continued to dance, they came close to Silas and Maisie.
Felicia could sense Silas's irritation.
Even though Silas, who had a great sense of dance and fashion, was leading perfectly, it seemed to be because Maisie kept bumping into people.
Even when glared at by those around her, Maisie didn't seem to care and just grinned.
[What's so fun?]
Silas's voice, filled with irritation, came from behind.
[What do you mean...? This is my first time at such a splendid ball... and there's a poetry critique later.]
[Ah, that's right... You were chosen too, weren't you, Maisie?]
The partner's role is to escort the critiqued student before the king.
Perhaps imagining his own glorious moment, Silas's sharp demeanor softened slightly.
Kevin glanced at the two of them.
When Felicia asked with her eyes if something was wrong, he shook his head, indicating that it was nothing.
[Kevin. Please escort me later too.]
[Of course. It would be a great honor to escort a talented poet.]
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