Chapter 4.1

“Sir Ritaus is a faithful and sincere young man rarely seen in these days. It’s not easy to find a groom like that.”

“That’s right! Sister, I want Sir Ritaus to be my brother-in-law.”

No, no. Franz, you can never let that happen. I’m saying this for your sake.

It’s not just that Ritaus is against Franz because he has a dark heart. Of course, there was a bigger reason than that.

The presence of Ritaus was a call-in for the crazy miner ‘Astaire.

If you were involved with Ritaus, you were also involved with Astaire.

Although the two were cousins, the relationship between the two was close to a child and a babysitter. The role of babysitter here is played by Ritaus.

Astaire was jealous of and lost to all the beings Ritaus cared for and deified and because of that Astaire’s jealousy was directed at Franz in the original work.

It was also this “Astaire”, who kidnapped Franz to harass him, took all the purity of Franz’s front and back, and destroyed house Vesta.

So he should never have been involved with Rittaus, who summons “Astaire.”

I have to persuade my father, the Marquis of Vesta, to break my engagement with Sir Ritaus.

But it will not be easy. My parents like him very much, and apparently he is the most potential and wanted husband.

Therefore, the strategy had to be shifted in a different direction.

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“You are going to father’s office, are you not?”

“Yes, it is for… Huh? Miss!”

I took the tea and refreshments that the servant was carrying and entered the main office where my father was.

“Take it easy, father.”

I smiled with the face of a sweet and lovely daughter as much as I could.

“You must have a favor to ask, because you’re doing something you haven’t done before.”

How did he know?

“Father, you talk like I only ever do something for you when I need you.”

Then, the expression of my father looking at me turned into the face of a Tibetan fox.

I can’t do this any longer. Let’s get to the point.

“Father, Sir Ritaus is the successor of Count Aizar.”

I gently rubbed my father’s shoulder.

“What’s the point of that?”

“And I’m going to be the next head of house Vesta.”

“Right.”

“We need a man to move only for our family.”

“Do you mean that Sir Ritaus is not helpful to the family?”

“Yes.”

“Hmm…”

Actually, I know. The marriage with Ritaus Aizar is not bad at all, objectively.

The children to be born between me and Ritaus could have become the Marquis of Vesta and the Count of Aizar, respectively.

But before my father’s rational thinking returned, I had to turn my attention back to the topic.

“And Count Aizar is a man of great greed and ambition. If Vesta’s and Aizar’s blood were to mix together, the two treasures in our house could flow into the hands of house Aizar.”

“Oh, my God, was Count Aizar such a man?”

That’s a lie. I don’t know what the Count is like. It never was mentioned in the novel.

But except that, there was nothing wrong.

In the meantime, the two treasures of Vesta [Shuette] and [Sitzuro] could only be sealed in those, who succeeded the blood of house Vesta.

If Aizar’s blood is mixed in, at least the descendants of Ritaus will also be entitled to use the treasures as well.

Later on, the two families, Vesta and Aizar, could be combined to form a greater power.

Oh, my God! In many ways, the marriage with the Aizar family is an advantage, not a disadvantage!

My confused father had to get things done quickly before he could notice anything strange.

“I will get you the perfect groom, father!”

“The perfect groom?”

“Yes, a man who is unconditionally loyal and obedient to his parents-in-law and me! He will be the perfect son-in-law!”

The Marquis of Vesta, tilting his head, was worried about something. By now, he must be noticing that something feels out of place.

“Let’s think about it for a moment. This is not something to decide spontaneously.”

Little by little, I started to get angry at my father’s words of worrying.

Oh, my God, I do not like it. What’s more to worry about? Huh? He says no to me! Huh? I hate it! uh? I don’t like it!

My mind grew impatient. I wanted to conclude this matter quickly somehow or other.

“Father, actually, I didn’t like Sir Ritaus from the start.”