Becoming Number One with Confession Attacks - Chapter 71

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#71

‘Is food from the royal palace originally this tasteless?’

The wine she had bought from the market before wasn’t this astringent.

The aroma was quite rich and lingered in her mouth for a long time, but the taste was so astringent that she never wanted to drink it again.

Sonnet immediately put down her wine glass.

The King greeted each person who had come there one by one. He spoke especially much to Aiden, seeming to have high expectations for him.

“I heard that you’re keeping watch over Melliber this time.”

“The situation hasn’t been good for a while, so we’ve been preparing in advance.”

“Hmm, it’s good that you prepared in advance, but wouldn’t it be better to give other places a chance this time?”

Aiden raised the corner of his mouth.

“Even if others come, they’ll fail due to lack of mobility and capability in siege warfare.”

At Aiden’s words, the other commanders couldn’t dare to add anything. Everyone was watching Aiden’s mood.

The King shook his head and looked at Aiden.

“I acknowledge your abilities, but still…”

“Did my father perhaps ask you?”

The King’s face hardened for a moment. Aiden continued without hesitation.

“My father cares for me so much that he tells me not to do anything that might pose even the slightest threat to me.”

“Haha, you’re not one to listen to your father’s words that well, are you?”

Aiden gently raised the corner of his mouth.

“You know me well.”

The King closed his mouth and slightly frowned.

“Your father is also very concerned about you marrying our Malene. If you go to Melliber, you won’t even be able to marry right away…”

“I’ve been thinking of going there directly ever since I received news from Melliber.”

The King had a thoughtful expression. As if he had been thinking about it in advance too.

Sonnet felt her heart turn cold for a moment. It was worse because she hadn’t heard such words from Aiden before.

‘Going directly to Melliber.’

She thought she had gotten closer to Aiden, but now she felt distant. It wasn’t very pleasant to hear about him like this.

The Princess beside Aiden didn’t look particularly surprised. She looked at Aiden with some displeasure, but Aiden paid no attention and spoke while looking at the King.

“Your Majesty, I will go there personally and sort out the situation.”

“You are the Commander of the First Kingdom Army.”

“That’s why I’m more suitable. Isn’t that place more important to our kingdom than anywhere else?”

The King couldn’t say anything more. Melliber had many mines that produced various gems and was a grassland area that produced much grain, so it was also called the kingdom’s granary.

“As you say, your father will worry a lot.”

Aiden chuckled and looked at the King. His eyes were strangely rebellious.

“He’s worried a lot since my mercenary days, but now he’s benefiting from me more than anyone else, isn’t he?”

The King seemed to have lost his words and closed his mouth. Then the Princess beside him spoke coldly.

“Then our marriage is being postponed?”

Aiden looked back at the Princess with an indifferent face.

“The Princess must have been eagerly waiting for marriage.”

It was a calm tone, but it sounded subtly sarcastic. The Princess raised the corner of her mouth prettily and said.

“Aiden, didn’t you know I’ve been waiting for marriage more than ever?”

“Didn’t you say in the past that things were fine as they were?”

The Princess lifted her chin slightly.

“I changed my mind. I really want to marry the Commander.”

A cold aura momentarily settled on Aiden’s face.

As he looked with lifeless eyes, the Princess continued speaking as if she were righteous.

“Ever since the official announcement of our marriage came out, my business has been thriving. And every time I meet you, it’s good publicity for my business. I was running a deficit lately, but this time I turned a profit for the first time.”

The King smiled brightly as if impressed. He had been worried because everything the Princess touched failed.

The Princess raised the corner of her mouth coyly and looked at the King.

“Come to think of it, Aiden seems to suit me well. Don’t you think so, Father?”

The King nodded with a bright smile. Everyone around was smiling, but only Aiden and Sonnet couldn’t smile.

Sonnet felt the wine she had drunk earlier churning unpleasantly in her stomach.

Feeling increasingly nauseous, she stood up first. Professor Aldoren looked at her with concern.

“Sonnet, are you feeling unwell?”

“Yes, I’ll go ahead.”

“Alright, I’ll explain to everyone around. And I’ll examine what you brought in the research lab and send you a letter.”

Sonnet simply nodded and left her seat. Anyway, people didn’t pay much attention to where Sonnet had been sitting, so they didn’t really notice.

As she was just leaving the banquet hall, someone followed her from behind. The moment she turned around, the banquet hall door closed and Aiden came out.

Sonnet immediately turned her head away. Aiden blocked her path and looked down at her.

“Sonnet.”

Sonnet looked at his polished shoes without looking at Aiden.

“Go back.”

“You think I’d leave you in this state?”

“If we come out together, people will talk strangely.”

Aiden let out a low breath as if incredulous.

“I told you not to worry about such things.”

Sonnet felt something welling up inside her.

“Don’t you worry about me?”

“…”

“Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

Tears had already gathered in Sonnet’s eyes. Aiden reached out to wipe away her tears, but Sonnet stepped back.

“Was I the only one who didn’t know you were going to Melliber?”

Everyone around seemed to know that Aiden was going to Melliber. They had all looked at him without any sign of surprise.

“I was going to tell you today. It’s the only way to break off the engagement with the Princess.”

“So you’re going directly to war…”

Sonnet couldn’t say more. Thinking of how Aiden had lost his memory in Meriden, tears kept flowing.

Seeing Sonnet crying, Aiden suddenly embraced her. He wrapped both arms around Sonnet’s waist and pulled her close.

“I told you I won’t die.”

“…”

“Because I know how to win.”

“But you don’t know for sure. Situations don’t always flow that way…”

Sonnet thought she would continue dating Aiden happily. But such moments didn’t last long, leaving only separation, longing, and misery.

Sonnet tried to escape from his embrace, but Aiden wouldn’t let her go. He lowered his face to her neck and whispered softly.

“Even if I lose my memory, you’ll remember me.”

Sonnet’s eyes widened for a moment. Those were the words Aiden had said when they last parted.

“Even if I lose my memory, you’ll remember me, right?”

Back then, Sonnet had smiled and said she would remember him. While her mind was in a daze, Aiden held Sonnet’s waist tightly.

“You just need to not abandon me.”

The breath mixed at the end of his words was thick. His desperately spreading voice lingered unusually long in her ears.

Sonnet couldn’t bring herself to speak. Aiden had said the words she remembered. As if he knew about that time.

The longing in her heart and the misery she alone knew mixed together, making tears flow endlessly. Sonnet sobbed and said.

“When did you remember?”

At her sniffling voice, Aiden separated himself to look at Sonnet. He immediately wiped away Sonnet’s tears.

Sonnet glared at him and stepped back. There was still resentment toward him in her heart.

Aiden approached Sonnet in one stride with his long steps and immediately lifted her up.

Sonnet pushed his shoulders and struggled to get away, but Aiden didn’t budge. He got into a carriage that was prepared in advance.

Sonnet immediately leaned against the carriage wall and looked at Aiden. Her eyes still had moisture that hadn’t been wiped away. Sonnet looked at Aiden with indignation.

All this time, he had deceived her without properly telling her the truth. Aiden sat down right next to Sonnet. As soon as he sat down, the carriage departed quickly.

“I remembered everything just before going to the banquet.”

“….”

“No matter how hard I tried to recall it before, I couldn’t remember, but being with you brought it back.”

“Why didn’t you tell me sooner?”

Aiden looked at Sonnet calmly. In their meeting gazes, she could feel suppressed emotions. Like desire he was barely holding back.

Sonnet’s entire body tensed up and stiffened.

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