Chapter 483
Spark
As always, Mia never fails to impress... A very sad sigh came from Sion. Forget Count Lampron. She’s strong enough to stand up to my father. The gap in their skills only seemed to get bigger over time. The Great Wisdom of the Empire, huh?
“Hey Sion. It’s been a while.”
When he came out of his thinking, an old friend was staring at him. “Oh, Abel. Yes, for a long time. I had planned to say hello at school, but things don’t always work out that way.”
It was already the start of the semester at Saint-Noel. Sion should have been in Belluga by now, but he put off leaving to go to this party. There were times like this before, though, at the school. A lot of nobles went to Saint-Noel, and students often had to miss class because of big events at home. In these situations, longer absences were allowed.
“Don’t worry. Things like this do happen,” Abel said with a shrug. “Besides that, isn’t it interesting that the student council is meeting here in Sunkland? You didn’t need to come. The council came to you.”
Sion shook his head and smiled. “It’s interesting, but it’s also kind of embarrassing because I have to introduce you all to my family.”
Echard walked over and asked, “Sion? Who could this be?”
“Hm? You forget? I think you saw him before, but I guess you were too young. His name is Abel Remno. Second prince of the Kingdom of Remno, fellow member of the Saint-Noel student council, and my friend.”
Abel scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed by what he said. RêAd lateSt chapters at nô(v)e(l)bin/.c/o/m Only
“What, ‘friend’?” He asked, “To whom do I owe the honor?” He was kidding, but his discomfort was clear. After that, he spoke to Echard.
“Abel Remno. It’s great to meet you, Prince Echard. I’m here on behalf of my country to wish the best of luck with this engagement.
“Thank you very much, Prince Abel,” Echard replied. “I’m still a little shaken because it happened so quickly, but I’ll do my best for Sunkland’s sake.”
Abel looked at that with shock in his eyes. “For Sunkland’s sake? You’re a much better prince than I am. I surely wasn’t smart enough to think about my kingdom when I was your age.”
He laughed out loud. There was no sign of the haughty playboy from before.
“Oh, I just thought about what she said. Could have been nerves, but do you remember how she said ‘anno-arrogant’? It makes me laugh that even the Great Wisdom of the Empire can get tongue-tied from time to time.”
Sion pressed his lips together. That moment was sweet because it showed the girl behind the wisdom of the empire. That being said...
“Was it nerves...or tact?”
Echard, not Abel, was the one to answer this time.
“Tact?” He made a face. “Do you mean that she did that to make her more approachable? Because of that saying: Most people follow charismatic person, but no one follows a perfect person.”
“That’s correct. I thought, For someone as smart as Mia, maybe it’s possible to trip her up on purpose for effect.”
Echard made a bigger frown.
“Is that really something you can do on purpose?”
“I believe the answer is yes for her. When you think about some of the other things she’s done, it seems pretty easy,” Sion said, looking Echard in the eyes. “If Mia has that kind of vision in mind, then your marriage to Lady Esmeralda will likely be very important. As prince of Sunkland, you’ll have a role to play, so do your best to make everyone proud.”
He added hope to his voice because he knew how hard things were for Echard. He knew his pain, sweat, and hard work. Even though Echard worked hard to be a good prince, being compared to Sion all the time hurt him deeply.
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He doesn’t need to try to be me, but he is. He is free to set his own goals. The way he lives.
Each person had their own unique skills and gifts. The same way that Sion had good and bad points, so did Echard. Echard was the only one who could do certain things. He prayed that Mia’s dream would give him ideas. Make him look at things differently. After that, maybe one day they can work on this big project together. How wonderful it would be if they could help her make her dream come true as brothers.
That was his true dream. And that’s what he wanted to say.
Sion said, “As a fellow prince of Sunkland, I’ll do my best to help Princess Mia too. Let’s both do our best.”
“Sure, of course.”
Echard’s answer was softer, and he said it with a sad face. The expression on his face was hidden.