The Obsessive Male Lead Is Obsessed With Me! - Chapter 114

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Episode 114

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As expected, for a romance novel male lead, being a Northern Grand Duke is better than being an Emperor!

He even had three new medals attached to his epaulettes. Made of pure gold and sparkling brilliantly, they were so pretty that I was admiring them when Mother asked me with a worried expression.

“Are you really sure about this? Once you have the wedding ceremony, you’ll become a Grand Duchess and have to follow him to the North.”

“I’m happy about it! Master said he’s planning to move the main tower he relocated to the North even closer to the North Mountain Range.”

“Really? Why?”

“There are lots of monsters beyond the North Mountain Range, right? Now that there are no monsters in the North, it seems he’s planning to periodically dispatch mages to hunt monsters and collect materials.”

Ah, come to think of it, this isn’t bad?

“How about making an agreement with the Frost Tower? We could provide military support when mages cross the North Mountain Range. Then we could collect monster materials separately and sell them to other towers?”

“Would the Frost Tower allow that?”

“We can negotiate from now on! Besides, the North Mountain Range is Lionel’s land now, right? If it doesn’t work out, I can just say don’t build a tower on my land!”

Then Lionel let out a small laugh.

“But it’s Master’s tower, is that really okay?”

“It’s Master’s tower, not my tower, right? But the North Mountain Range is practically my estate now!”

When I asked back if that wasn’t so, Lionel nodded without hesitation.

“Everything belongs to Liri, that’s correct.”

“Just trust me. At least I won’t let you starve.”

Moreover, if mages and knights regularly patrol beyond the North Mountain Range, we could prevent the North from being helplessly ravaged by sudden invasions like this time.

‘Right. Is there a law saying only monsters can invade human territory? We can invade monster territory too!’

The land beyond the North Mountain Range where monsters lived was uncharted territory.

Perhaps there were many plants and minerals there that hadn’t been studied yet.

If we discovered even one of those and found good properties, making a fortune from the North Mountain Range wouldn’t be difficult.

“…That’s what I was thinking, how about it?”

“As expected of my daughter. You won’t starve to death anywhere you go.”

Father, who nodded, grabbed my shoulder and spoke in a serious voice.

“When you sell monster materials, won’t you entrust the brokerage to Roheim Trading Company? I’ll make sure the commission fee won’t disappoint you.”

“Good. You really have to make sure it won’t disappoint me, okay?”

“Of course! Just trust this father!”

As future business partners, I shook hands firmly with Father.

Watching us, Sister shook her head from side to side.

“You’re really amazing. You wouldn’t starve to death no matter where you’re thrown.”

“That’s right. As expected, among us, Cecil resembles Father the most.”

“Who says otherwise. So the heir should be… Huh?”

As if to prove they were twins, Sister and Brother froze with exactly the same expression.

It was Mother who delivered the finishing blow to those two.

“What should we do about this? Since Lionel received the Grand Duke title, Cecil will have to become a Grand Duchess.”

“Can’t I be both a Grand Duchess and a Duchess?”

“Right, right. Or if it’s a child of Lionel and Cecil, surely a smart and wonderful child will be born, so we could have just two children and have one inherit the Grand Duke title while giving the other the Roheim Duchy position…”

“That’s not a bad method either, but to wait for their child to be born and become an adult, how many more decades would Dad have to work?”

Father, who firmly grasped Sister’s and Brother’s shoulders with both hands, chuckled and called them affectionately.

“Now… my daughter, my son. Since it’s come to this, let’s make a decision right here.”

“Wh-what decision?”

“The heir, of course! Now, who’s it going to be!”

“Ugh, I still have ten million books I haven’t read!”

“…Father! I became a Count today. Since I have to take care of the estate I was assigned, inheriting the Duchy position is impossible!”

“What nonsense are you talking! How many nobles have three or four titles simultaneously. Father, I think Rose, based on her experience managing the County, could also manage the Duchy in the future…”

“Quiet, you brats! Just decide! Who’s it going to be!”

Sister and Brother trying to push the heir position onto each other, and Father strongly pressuring those two.

Didn’t they say life is tragedy up close, comedy from afar?

The three of them were probably serious in their own way, but from a spectator’s perspective, it was honestly funny.

‘No wait, this isn’t the time to be laughing and watching.’

Sister and Brother might somehow drag me into this. I tightly hugged Lionel’s arm and carefully stepped back.

“Let’s go somewhere else for a moment.”

“Where do you mean?”

“Um…”

Thinking that Sister or Brother might come after us if they heard, I covered my mouth with my hand and whispered softly into Lionel’s ear.

No, I tried to whisper.

“Good heavens, Kai!”

Just then, a loud voice came from behind us.

Startled, I turned around to see the Emperor collapsed and slumped in his throne, the Former Empress holding him, and the Empress standing nearby with a flustered expression.

“What are you doing! Quickly attend to His Majesty!”

“Y-yes, yes!”

“Take His Majesty to his bedroom immediately… You follow along too. What are you doing standing there stupidly!”

The Former Empress was scolding the Empress.

The Empress followed behind the Emperor being carried out and the Former Empress chasing after them, with her head hung low.

This happened just as the award ceremony had ended and the commemorative banquet was about to begin in earnest.

It was natural for the atmosphere in the hall to freeze when none other than the Emperor and Former Empress shattered the mood like this.

‘Still, even so… is it okay to publicly humiliate the Empress like that in front of everyone?’

Nicole’s back as she helplessly followed the Former Empress kept catching my eye.

People whispered quietly while looking at the entrance where the Emperor’s party had rushed out, as if I wasn’t the only one thinking this way.

Even the orchestra’s performance had stopped.

In the midst of the awkward atmosphere, it was none other than Mother who gathered everyone’s attention with a light clap.

“Since this is an occasion to praise the heroes who achieved great merit in the North, it would be proper for today’s banquet to begin with the first dance by His Grace the Grand Duke, who achieved the greatest merit in the North, wouldn’t it?”

Actually, since this was an official event held at the Imperial Palace, a banquet connected to the title and medal award ceremony, the first dance should properly be performed by the Emperor and Empress.

But since the Emperor and Empress had left their seats, it was customary for other Imperial Family members to fill that void.

Moreover, since that Imperial Family member had even received the Grand Duke title, there was sufficient justification for him to take charge of the banquet’s first dance.

People who had been wondering what to do about this atmosphere quickly agreed with Mother’s words.

“Of course, and His Grace the Grand Duke is also a member of the Imperial Family.”

“Come to think of it, the Duchess who is His Grace the Grand Duke’s partner is making her social debut today, isn’t she?”

“Starting a social debut with the banquet’s first dance! There couldn’t be greater glory than this!”

Perhaps to lift the atmosphere frozen by the Emperor and Former Empress, people smiled more brightly than usual and spoke in cheerful voices.

That made sense, since the banquet hadn’t even started yet. With the Imperial Family members rushing out in this situation, the banquet could end before it even began if things went wrong.

‘That can’t happen! Today is my social debut too!’

Since I had a wonderful fiancé, I didn’t need to find a husband separately. But I wanted to enjoy girl talk, giggling with other young ladies my age.

“Now, Cecil. Your Grace the Grand Duke. You must meet everyone’s expectations, mustn’t you?”

Mother lightly pushed mine and Lionel’s backs while sending a look toward the orchestra.

Then the conductor quickly raised his baton, and the prelude to a soft dance song suitable for the banquet’s first dance began to play.

At that moment, Lionel lightly took my hand and brought it to his lips, kissing the back of my hand.

“My lady. Would you please grant me the honor of the first dance?”

My goodness, he even knows how to say such embarrassing things.

Mischief suddenly bubbled up and I wanted to say “I don’t want to,” but there were too many people watching for that.

Moreover, the smile he wore on his lips, as if thinking I would naturally accept, looked so good that I couldn’t bear to let that smile disappear.

“I’ll gladly grant it.”

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