Chapter 207.2
Mikhail wasn’t being encouraged by his grandfather, and he wasn’t trying to recruit me as a fighting force or use Elena, but he was honestly asking me to be his partner as an adventurer like me.
To be honest, I was happy that he accepted me as a person. I felt that I could trust him as an individual. But… the Melrose family is the very epitome of the “aristocracy” that I have been avoiding my whole life to defy my fate.
“As you can probably tell, I’m here at the academy as Elena-sama’s bodyguard. And I think you also understand why I would partner with the princess’s maid?”
“I understand that. But I also understand that Ervan’s condition is not good right now.”
“…Yes.”
I prompt Mikhail, who has changed direction slightly, to continue.
“I… hoped that he would wake up as a friend. I tried to talk to him many times with Rockwell, but it didn’t work. Like the Viscountess, Prince Amol, and Nathaniel, no one listened to me from the start.”
“…”
It’s not a matter of understanding. People give priority to the words of those they like, and they don’t acknowledge words that deny them because they hear those words as denial from the start. That’s why nobles need to gather a lot of information and make their own judgments.
But…people only want to hear words that sound good.
“I made my decision then and there. If Your Highness intends to stand, I will support you.”
“…as the Melrose family?”