Chapter 66: The Commander's Son Introduce a Friend for his Fiancee

"I'm going to meet you for the first time. I'm Alice Misty of the Duke of Misty."

"Nice to meet you. I'm Cynthia Salvare, the second princess of the Salvare Kingdom."

Today is the day Alice and the princess meet. Alice said to the nervous princess with an angelic smile.

"It's nice to meet you like this, Cynthia-sama."

"Ah, that Alice-sama. If possible, please call me Cynthia without honorifics."

"I'm afraid you'll become a queen so I still need to be respectful. Then how about Cynthia-san? You can call me Alice as well."

"Yes. Alice...-san?"

Alice chuckled at the way she called her. Alice seemed to be having a good time, so I was relieved that it wasn't wrong to set up this place for the time being, and I nodded at Rinse, who was watching the same thing nearby, probably thinking the same thing. Alice she takes a deep breath.

"Speaking of which, may I ask why Cynthia-san wanted to see me?"

"Umm, I wanted to know about the person that the knight-sama has in mind. Even in our country, the story of the engagement between the knight-sama and Alice is famous."

"Is that so?"

When I nodded at Alice, who glanced at me, she looked a little embarrassed and said,

"I never thought that rumors would spread to other countries..."

"Did you fall in love with the knight from the beginning, Alice?"

"So, how is it being communicated over there?"

"There are so many things I don't know which is the truth or lies. That's why I wanted to get along with Alice and ask her."

Alice, who is supposed to be quiet all the time, flinched at the princess for some reason. It's cute to leave her alone for a while, but she's a little pitiful, so I decided to support her.

"Dear Cynthia, please don't bully Alice too much. I'm upset when I first learned about that confession going viral."

"Eh, did Arth know?"

"Yeah, well."

"Now! Is it okay if you tell me?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. If I told you, you'd be embarrassed and wouldn't go out with me, so I'm sorry."

When Alice and I began flirting lightly like that, the princess, who was watching, asked.

"Knight-sama has a gentle face in front of Alice-san."

"is that so?"

"Yes. I'm surprised that the knights I've seen so far are always smiling, but they seem to be forcing themselves to smile, so it's a natural smile."

"Arth is always kind, isn't he?"

It would be nice if you could recognize that. Well, it's true that it's difficult for me to smile to anyone other than Alice naturally, so it's not wrong to have a fake smile to some extent.

"Rather, I'm surprised that you suddenly got engaged to Rinse-sama. Did you by any chance confessed?"

"That's..."

"I confessed"

"Reallu from Rinse-sama?"

I told the surprised Alice to add.

"It was a bold confession without worrying about the public eye."

"Not as much as you. You put on a big fight in front of most nobles, right?"

"I can't help it. My head is full of Alice."

While we were having such a conversation, Alice said with a chuckle.

"Arth and Rinse-sama are good friends."

"That's what Cynthia told me too."

"Is that so?"

"Yeah. But I don't swing that way so no need to worry"

"Fufu. That's right."

Alice smiles as if she understood something. The princess said to suppress the pain in her body she felt from me, which unintentionally tried to flirt with Alice and refrain from laughing.

"Come to think of it, the knight and Alice have the same pendant, are they matching necklace?"

"This is... an important gift from Arth."

Alice said happily as she gripped the pendant tightly.

"Arth gave it to me so that I wouldn't feel lonely when I couldn't see him."

"It's nice..."

"Arth, you really are amazing. Do I have to learn from you?"

"Since you're handsome, I don't think you need to improve your handsomeness any more."

"You're good looking too, aren't you?"

"Unfortunately it's not for everyone"

Arth-san is a specification limited to Alice, so it won't be accepted by everyone. It's the same as the character from manga which some side character is more popular and handsome than the main character. Yes, so to speak, it is a specification specialized for Alice.

"That's romantic. By the way, is the ring on Miss Misty's ring finger also a gift from Arth?"

"Well, it really is."

The princess looked at Alice's fingers as if she noticed what she said. She interrupted Rinse's gaze, which was about to be lured in, and the handsome man smiled and said,

"Don't worry, I won't aim at Miss Misty."

"Unfortunately, I have a strong desire to monopolize."

"That's scary. But I don't think I can touch the fiancée of the strongest knight in the Landry Kingdom or rather I won't."

"Of course. Everything about Alice is mine."

Rinse smiles wryly with the princess whose face shines at those words. And, well, the latter who pays attention to Alice's three-way movement that blushes her face, isn't it? Alice is cute after all...