2 What is True Love?

"Rose can't marry you."

Everyone in the restaurant was taken aback when these remarks rang out. Rose turned her head at this point and gazed at a young man her age. He was dressed in a gorgeous white coat, a white shirt, and white pants.

His hair was short and black, as were his eyes. He glanced at the Wolf King, killing intent visible in his eyes.

"When we were young, Rose promised to marry me. I'm not going to let you take her away by force." The young man approached Wolf King, who had also stood up. When they both peered into each other's eyes, lightning flared between them.

"I understand that breaking a promise is a cause of shame. However, I must accept her as my bride. And you won't be able to stop me." The Wolf King talked with a profound stare as he bent slightly toward the young man who was just two inches shorter than him. Murderous intent bursts from him, resulting in massive suffocation.

"And I'm not going to let you do that. I won't stop her if she accepts to accompany you. But if you try to compel her, you will face my wrath." The young guy draws his blade and does not flinch in the face of the Wolf King's suppression.

Gabriel, the Human Race's first genius. The God of Light blessed him. He was honored as the Sixth Rank Swordsman, wielding the Holy Sword. While the Ninth Rank is the highest in the world, he was already above the middle at the age of eighteen.

Wolf King was even more outrageous because he was an Eighth Rank Wolf, second only to the Grand Elder.

"Stop! Stop! Stop right now, both of you." Rose raced between them, feeling the overwhelming momentum between them, and halted them. Her hand attempted to shove them away, and she was successful. She yelled at Gabriel, turning her head.

"I'm sorry, but that promise isn't valid. You were concealing your identity as the Human Race's first genius. To make matters worse, I am a commoner while you are a noble. Even if you wanted to, they won't let me marry you."

Her words slashed into him like knives. She was correct. He was a nobleman, whereas she was a commoner. His parents will not acknowledge his feelings for her, no matter how much he loves her. They can be quite stubborn at times.

"And you, I merely saved you as a gesture of compassion. I had no idea who you were. And you are much sillier than Gabriel. You're the king, and I'm just a pheasant. How could you possibly consider marrying me? I don't want a member of your family assassinating my family. So, please depart!

That was her greatest dread. After discovering Gabriel's true identity, she began to maintain a significant distance from him in terms of the relationship. It's not so much that she doesn't want to marry him as she does. In reality, she was fond of him. But she is aware of the feud between the nobility.

She knew her family would be in trouble if she attracted the attention of his family members. Just hearing Wolf King's proposal, her mother has already passed out. They won't be able to sleep at night if she knew nobility will send assassins.

Wolf King suddenly places his hand on her shoulder, stunning her, but when his words reverberated in her ears, she was dumbfounded.

"I know you don't love me, Rose. You are also concerned about the nobility' battle. But, unlike some moron, I did not come to propose to you carelessly. Whether by chance or on purpose, you've become the jewel of our tribe."

"That is why, as King, I must make you their Queen."

'Huh!!!!!! What exactly do you mean by "jewel"? That save couldn't really be that significant, could it? Wait! Jewel? Jewel! Mark?'

She turned to stone when she remembered a wolf-shaped golden mark forming on her flesh. She couldn't even connect that mark to him. Because she didn't want to marry someone she'd never met.

'Please, God! Please don't let that happen!' Rose gently lowers his palm and asks, shuddering, "Are——-Are you talking about the mark?"

'Please, God!' Don't let that happen! Thank you, God! Please, please, please! Rose was terrified as a result of the rumor. While she was drawn to his attractive human face, she was equally terrified of his harsh reputation.

"Of course, you must marry me. This is a topic in which neither you nor I have the authority to intervene. Today, I must reclaim you as my bride. Otherwise, the Wolf Tribe will wage war on the Garcia."

When his remarks echoed throughout the diner, the entire establishment became silent. While Gabriel clenched his sword hilt, Rose almost lost her soul. The Wolf King proceeded by her and towards a middle-aged man who was holding another middle-aged male.

"This has come as a complete surprise to both of us. But today is the day that I must take her as my bride. And I'm hoping you two will join us. We don't have many humans, but we do have certain spots where you two can live happily ever after."

"I brought the priest, and everything is in order. Please give me permission to marry your daughter." If the army's knights and magicians heard him, they would find it unintelligible. Even his own people found it difficult to believe that the Wolf King was so kind.

"Hey! What exactly are you doing? You're simply pressuring them to accept your proposal. You don't genuinely adore her, do you? You only want her for another reason." Suddenly, Gabriel drew his sword and marched in front of the Wolf King, his eyes red with rage.

"You are not mistaken. But can you stop the Legion of Fifty Thousand Wolf Warrior waiting for war?" Wolf King unleashed his ferocious killing purpose once more. But, as he spoke, he sighed and pointed his finger at his chest.

"You adore her. And there is nothing I can do about it. But she does not adore you. Because if she genuinely loved you, she would have entire faith in you, which she lacks, neither in you nor in me. But I can persuade her to believe in me. I can make her fall in love with me. I can make myself fall in love with her. However, you are unable to."

"Do you know why? Because you expect her to love you back just because you love her. That is not true love. Because you are free to love somebody without expecting them to love you back. That's the true love."