It’s Trouble Because Unrequited Love Is So Fun - Chapter 22

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“A very cowardly and despicable ‘information gathering’ ability that can show you other people’s weaknesses when you need them.”

“Oh…! That’s incredible…!”

“Ah! By the way, this ability can only be used twice every two months.”

“What is this ability that seems useful yet useless?”

Seeing my suspicious expression, the squirrel swished its tail as if feeling wronged.

“Unfortunately, we’re still in the outer castle reconstruction phase, so there’s nothing I can do about it. When you gain more recognition, I’ll become stronger too!”

Right, that makes sense.

And when I think about it, the squirrel’s abilities don’t really matter to me. The only thing important to me is my relationship with Raphael.

“I wonder if our relationship will have changed somehow once the outer castle reconstruction is finished….”

With a proud heart, I continued busily going back and forth to the donut-shaped building construction site, meeting Raphael whenever I could.

Of course, Raphael and I hadn’t become that close yet.

‘I’m busy, and Raphael is busy too!’

It wasn’t just the donut-shaped building construction keeping me busy. I was also swamped with wedding preparations.

When I said ‘Please prepare it as grandly as for a princess!’ there ended up being way too much to do….

The wedding was rapidly approaching.

I went around greeting each person in the household one by one, and also scheduled visits outside Kairozen Domain after the wedding.

Everything proceeded smoothly under Isidel’s direction.

If there was just one problem….

‘Why don’t the Council of Elders seem willing to meet with me?’

The behavior of the Council of Elders, led by Chairman Pasan, felt suspicious.

It was as if they didn’t recognize me as the Grand Duchess.

‘Besides, the Rosemary Family is also strangely quiet.’

Since they sold their daughter for money, they should have plenty of demands for the Grand Duke’s house.

They should be causing trouble right now, but they’re strangely quiet.

The moment when the situation felt so peaceful that it was actually uncomfortable, I realized.

It was time to use the squirrel’s ability!

“Squirrel, where are you?”

After returning to my room and quickly summoning the squirrel.

“Can I use that information gathering ability now?”

Before I knew it, small phantom-like things began appearing before my eyes like fluffy clouds.

“Okay, great! With this squirrel’s power, I’ll introduce you to ‘information’ that will help you!”

I bit my lips tightly and looked ahead.

The first thing I saw was Chairman Pasan’s figure.

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“What’s the matter, Chairman.”

Unlike the servants who seemed to have found happiness with just the donut-shaped building and were laughing cheerfully, their atmosphere was quite cold.

Pasan, Chairman of House of Kairozen’s Council of Elders.

He smiled slightly as he handed Raphael a meticulously organized file.

His gray hair slicked back with pomade added to his cunning appearance.

What he handed over were detailed profiles of numerous women.

Raphael stared at the thick bundle of documents for a moment, then raised his head and asked.

“Has the Chairman completely decided to change careers to become a matchmaker?”

“Yes. It seems like that would be more profitable.”

“I see. I’ll accept your resignation. Submit it by today.”

A fierce war of words between two people who refused to back down.

At the end of it, Pasan and Raphael’s gazes met in the middle.

“I’ve selected everyone from cute and lovely ladies to ladies with abundant martial prowess who would benefit the family. I’ve brought them here in front of the castle, so you can meet them anytime.”

“Does the Chairman think I’m a stallion who sleeps around with multiple women?”

At those words, Pasan chuckled and spoke.

“Of course not. So, how about breaking off the engagement with Lady Serenthia?”

At the possibility of breaking off the engagement, Raphael’s jaw tensed.

Chairman Pasan smiled elegantly and added.

“As you well know, isn’t the Rosemary Family’s behavior suspicious? The Count is a gloomy man whose thoughts are unreadable, and his family members are extremely vain and greedy. Look at this.”

Chairman Pasan waved a letter that had just arrived from the Rosemary Family.

“This is a message from the Rosemary Family. The Countess Rosemary says she’ll come up to The North herself?”

“Why.”

“It’s under the pretext that Lady Serenthia Rosemary seems lacking and she’ll teach her directly…. But isn’t it obvious she’ll interfere in internal affairs?”

Despite Chairman Pasan’s irritated response, Raphael remained indifferent.

“Well, wasn’t Rosemary’s intervention something we expected?”

“Huh?”

“If they were going to cause trouble now, we shouldn’t have put the Rosemary Family on the marriage table in the first place.”

At Raphael’s dry yet precise point, Pasan shrugged and smiled.

“That’s true.”

Chairman Pasan leaned forward and whispered quietly.

So that the observers couldn’t hear, only reaching Raphael’s ears.

Serenthia, who was watching this scene, hurriedly sent a telepathic message to the squirrel.

“I can’t hear what Chairman Pasan is saying?”

“Then let’s move on to the next scene right away!”

“…No, this seems like a pretty important scene….”

However, the view before Serenthia gradually grew dark.

Regardless, Chairman Pasan quietly murmured.

“Ever since meeting Lady Serenthia, I’ve been thinking that Your Highness… might not be able to control the power you possess.”

Pasan dryly recited how several of Raphael’s schedules had been changed.

Then, his gaze turned to Raphael’s fingertips.

“…That when Your Highness’s emotions go out of control, your abilities also become uncontrollable. You know well that secret which only a very few among the ‘living’ know, don’t you?”

At the clear accusation, Raphael clenched his teeth.

Chairman Pasan, one of the few beings who knew the truth besides himself.

Certainly, he had an expression of being caught off guard by him.

…However, Chairman Pasan’s secretive voice did not reach Serenthia.

Soon, Serenthia’s vision rapidly darkened.

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