Chapter 208.2
The girl gave a radiant smile at Hiram’s words, but her cheeks turned a little shy, “But…”
“I’m a little embarrassed to be called ‘Saint-sama’…if you don’t mind if I call you Licia?”
“…Okay, Licia-sama. Then let’s talk about what we need to do to make Licia-sama’s power known.”
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Soon after the new year, on the terrace facing the outside in the royal castle, the royal family was showing their New Year’s faces to the people of the royal capital who had come to celebrate the occasion.
Standing on the terrace were His Majesty the King, His Highness the Queen, Crown Prince Ervan, the first princess Elena, and not only the seven-year-old second prince but also his royal brother Amol, which showed the small number of royalty in this country.
Still, the absence of Ervan’s fiancées, Clara and Carla, was due to the issue of Ervan and Elena’s career.
I heard that Ervan and Elena used to be good friends, but Elena stopped pretending to be so, and the legitimate sons of the Dandol and Melrose families, which are heavyweights in the country, have joined Elena’s side, which is confusing the nobles who are not familiar with the current situation.
This has made the situation even more unstable, but according to Elena, it is better than Ervan’s current position as Crown Prince.
Ervan’s reputation has declined to such an extent. It is no wonder that he is not fulfilling his royal duties and is devoted to one of his daughters.
If he were to separate himself and make the viscountess his favored consort, I think it would be understandable to a certain extent. But the old nobles were wary of the same thing happening to His Majesty the King now.