Chapter 355
Silence proceeded his tease, while a proud prince condemned him with a gaze Francois knew well was not taking him seriously.
"A man in need should be able to say ’please’ to a wise father. Am I wrong?"
"You are. I am not in need."
"Oh? And is it proof of such that you are before myself... the Emperor and father you look down upon... asking for ’explanations’ or may as well say... looking for guidance?"
"... You like to talk a tad too much. I thought it would please your bore. I shall ask the lady herself."
"Wait! You madman! How can you inquire from the person herself how you are to behave??!? And it is no less to charm her! Do I have an idiot as an heir!?"
"Stop dramatizing. It’s unbecoming."
"Goodness, my... Haaa, come seat already. I cannot bear this any longer. I don’t want to even imagine how you have interacted with that poor girl until now..."
Resigned at his useless attempts to shake his son into his schemes, Francois waved his hand for him to sit on a near couch. Extending his limb so his grail would be returned and, making it clink with the aid of his ring made of thick gold, he then requested with the gesture for a glass to also be filled for the prince to drink.
"To act adequately... you have experience with women yet not in love, right?"
"... If you are asking if I have tangled in sheets, I have. Although it has been for manly urges only."
"Of course. It’s for cute Marianne that you discovered you have a heart." — Pleased, the Emperor turned away the servant filling his son’s cup to continue speaking. — "You must be confused... not knowing how to treat her correctly, wishing to care for her but those manly urges just keep getting stronger since she looks more beautiful every second that goes by~"