Due to my visit to the Warburg estate over the weekend, several changes have taken place around me.

Let’s start with one of the most tangible changes.

The engagement that had been flying in front of me until now was almost cut off.

Rumors circulated that the Warburg family had made me Miss Hilla’s fiancée, so I had to visit and return to the Marshal of Warburg in the northeast.

It seemed that among the discerning families, the fact that Miss Hilla Warburg and I were betrothed was already taken for granted.

To be honest, I thought that I had done something sorry because I properly blocked Miss Hilla’s wedding road when she was looking for her fiancé.

If, in this situation, the Warburg family had even announced that they had canceled Miss Hilla’s engagement with me.

It was like making the other families assume that there was a flaw in Miss Hilla’s character, not mine who had received the engagement letter.

In order to protect Warburg and her honor, there is a high possibility that this situation will remain for a while.

Probably by the time I graduate from the academy and communication with her has become rare. The Marquis was going to assign a new fiancé to Miss Hilla.

That would be the best response the other side could take.

Sometimes, though, engagement letters are still flying in from the periphery families who are late in the news.

First of all, the number is much smaller than before.

Above all, engagements from such families were of a level that Delphina was not at all burdened with refusal.

It seems that nobles who have a certain reputation have already given up on the engagement market.

Instead, the attention of other nobles, who thought that the Warburg family and our family would form a marriage alliance, shifted to Delfina instead of me.

It seemed that Delfina was still busy sending out rejection letters from the betrothal.

“It was easier for a while because the number of engagement invitations flying in front of my brother decreased. As a result, I don’t think there is much difference between what I do now and what I used to do.”

“Isn’t that good? The fact that there are more engagements coming in front of you means that it helps you manage your favorite personal connections.

Even if it doesn’t lead to an engagement, it would be good to use that letter as an opportunity to build a relationship. If it’s really hard, you can find a decent person among the candidates and get engaged.”

“There were times when I thought that way for a while.”

“Was there?”

The younger sister let out a shallow sigh and a troubled voice continued along with the name of an unexpected person.

“First of all, I rejected all the letters that could be rejected and selected only a few engagement letters from the best families, and compared which family could best revive Perdalos.

I brought it to the student council room and compared and read the engagement letter, but then Prince Antonio found out about it.”

“Why? Is there any particular reason for this to be a problem?”

“I didn’t think there was any particular reason to be a problem. Unexpectedly, it seems to have stimulated Prince Antonio’s strange switch.

They keep talking about this family’s financial situation and that the second son of that family is an idiot. You put on a displeased expression for anyone to see.”

This is an unexpected reaction even for me.

I had heard that Prince Antonio was quite concerned about taking care of his entourage.

I can’t believe that’s such a deep interest that he even interfered with the issue of his fiancé.

The intention itself is not a bad meaning. It might actually be helpful too.

“Anyway, I’m thinking of you, so you can take it as a good meaning.”

“It’s a problem because the interference is getting worse these days. In fact, the moment when Prince Antonio advised me not to get engaged. For me, it is a position where I have no choice but to follow those words straight away.

Besides, not too long ago, he even said that he would personally review it, and asked me to bring all the engagement letters that flew in front of me.”

“That’s definitely overkill.”

“Of course, I know that you are thinking of me and my family. Still, I hope you don’t get into my personal life too deeply.

He even said that he wanted to visit the Perdalos estate not too long ago. You may be saying this because you acknowledged me as an aide. Our mansion is not prepared at all to welcome the imperial family.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

Serving the royal family in that secluded country estate, to be honest, was a completely unrealistic story.

Since there is no warp gate in the territory, I had to travel for a full day in a wagon from High Garden Margrave.

It was impossible to ask the royal family, for whom time is gold, to spend two days only going back and forth.

In the first place, the road leading from the Perdalos territory to the High Garden territory itself was not wide enough for the imperial carriage to pass through.

I don’t know if Perdalos Mansion has rooms and cuisine good enough to serve the royal family.

In many ways, it was an entirely unrealistic proposal.

“Aren’t you avoiding it for no reason like before?”

“Of course, it is better now than it was then.

I still have my doubts. Why did you avoid me so much at the beginning of the semester?”

“Perhaps Prince Antonio had his own circumstances.”

I still don’t know why the prince avoided Delphina.

Anyway, he seems to be getting along well lately, so the vague advice he gave him must have been helpful.

“Oh, and what happened to Miss Hilla?”

“Why, what happened?”

“It’s because these days, my older brother keeps asking me what he likes and whether there are any memorable memories from when I was young.

Didn’t you properly destroy the engagement paper and come here? Miss Hilla seems to treat me almost like a sister-in-law from the way she looks at me these days.”

Having gone through that much, of course Miss Hilla couldn’t have known that her engagement with me had been cancelled.

Hearing this from Delphina’s mouth, I was a bit suspicious of her true intentions as well.

“Well, I canceled the engagement properly, and I don’t think anything unusual happened.”

“… To be honest, I can’t believe it at all because it’s what my older brother is saying.”

“What are you talking about?”

“I do not know? Why don’t you think for yourself while thinking of your brother’s party members?”

What the hell are our party members thinking and thinking about?

Regarding the engagement letter, I thought I had to report the results, so I deliberately went to the student council to talk about it.

In the end, the sister’s last words brought her back with only vague questions remaining.

First of all, I guess I’ll need to see Miss Hilla again sooner or later.

By the way, how far did the rumor spread among the nobles that I was engaged to Miss Hilla?

At least, it seemed that almost all of them belonged to families higher than the viscount who could be considered candidates for the fiancée of Nana and Miss Hilla.

It was to the extent that such news somehow reached the ears of Stella, who was completely insensitive.

The academy’s second semester evaluation match was approaching. During the day of reuniting with St. Claire after a long time.

One day, as training was wrapping up, rumors about my fiancé suddenly burst out of Stella’s mouth.

“Senior Conrad.”

“yes?”

“In fact, I heard the strange news that senior Konrad got engaged to Miss Hilla Warburg of the Warburg family a while ago. Is that really true?”

The blond girl’s blue eyes toward me had quite serious eyes.

“What, what??”

“Is that true, junior Stella?”

“What did you just say?”

Immediately, the other party members continued to question her words with serious faces.

As a party to the rumors, I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

“Well, my father said in passing… . Hey, Conrad-senpai, he said he has a fiancé… .”

As soon as Stella’s almost tearful words finished, all six eyes except for her immediately moved towards me.

For some reason, I was suddenly overcome with chills all over my body and indescribable fear.

“Is it true, Conrad?”

“Is what junior Stella just said the truth, junior Konrad?”

“… Conrad, are you really engaged?”

“Why is everyone’s eyes so bloody… ?”

To be honest, it wouldn’t have mattered much except that I have a fiancé.

Was it a story worth asking with even the eyes changing like this?

“yes? Oh no… ? What’s cruel… .”

“… Junior Konrad is overly self-conscious.”

“I’m not sure what you’re talking about.”

Seeing them hurriedly avoiding my gaze and turning around, it seemed like it was an important story for the party members.

That’s why I explained to them the circumstances of the rumor properly without being too vague.

“I did get an engagement letter from the Warburg family.”

“… … Yeah?”

“Well, really… .”

“But I am not engaged. I’m going to focus on the party right now, so it’s not the time to worry about engagements. Even if I did, I wouldn’t be able to afford to take care of my fiancé.”

“… so?”

“Yeah, that’s right… .”

“The reason I went to the Warburg estate over the weekend was to politely ask for an engagement cancellation.

Miss Hilla is also a close acquaintance of Delphina, and I have a relationship with her too. Of course, it would be rude to just send a formal rejection letter.”

“What, what… . I’m just going to surprise people… .”

“Everything is fortunate, Senior Conrad! Ah, no, fortunately, of course, that’s not what it means… .”

“yes. However, if you think the story of your fiancé will come up again next time, I would like you to tell your seniors first.”

“Coming to think of it, you said before that you don’t like belonging somewhere. I was worried for nothing.”

As soon as I finished my words, a voice of relief came back from the four of them almost simultaneously.

“But is it really that important unless I have a fiance? Originally, was it common party sensibility to pay attention to the details of a party member’s engagement?”

It’s a matter of course, but for me, these four people were the only ones who had a proper long-term party activity in my previous life and now.

Apparently, it was a pure question that arose from not knowing the cases of other parties.

“Yes?! What, Chi, you’re a friend! Since we’re friends, you can take care of yourself!”

“Co-senpai Conrad is the senior I respect the most! I just became a little curious about the kind of person that senpai like that would take as his fiancé!”

“… It’s just the interest I have for my dear junior as a senior. Don’t think too deeply.”

“If Mr. Conrad gets a fiancé, he won’t be distracted by my temporary escort knight duty. I was just worried about that.”

Alas, that’s right.

exactly. It was something the four of us could have cared about.

If it was simply a relationship between a party member and a party leader, it might be too much interest. It was because the four of them had become close to each other in their own way.

My best friend at Alexandros Academy.

I am a junior who worked at Cherryfield Nursery School for over a month.

He is a senior who lived together for a few weeks and a half in the forest of the World Tree.

And she was a saint who solved tasks for a week at the Great Church of Madea.

The period each of them had with me was not a shallow relationship.

Rather, it was to the extent that I thought it was strange if I didn’t pay attention.

“Obviously I was indifferent. I think it would have been right to tell the party members about this level of congratulations and condolences.

Next time something similar happens, I’ll tell you guys first. I’m sorry for bothering you.”

“Ah, that’s right! This is just a normal exchange of attention!”

“Mu, of course, Senior Conrad! If I go through something similar, I will tell Conrad-senpai!”

“… yes. This is normal party members, so don’t think it’s strange.”

“No, that’s right. Originally, this level of interest among party members is normal. Please don’t go around asking questions elsewhere.”

In an atmosphere where everyone nodded at my last words, the mock training for the day ended as it was.

The party members, who often complained whenever they got together, became one for the first time in a long time.

I thought quietly in my heart that this was not a bad atmosphere.