80 – Betting

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Inside the antique carriage of the Duke of Valencia, where only the sound of horses’ hooves echoes quietly.

The carriage itself was very luxurious, befitting a carriage belonging to the Duke of Valencia, and was spacious enough to feel more comfortable than my own room.

“····.”

For me, the person sitting in it, there was no more uncomfortable seat than this.

The reason, of course, is my fiancée, who is sitting across from me with a wrinkled expression on her face.

How disturbing the current situation was, it was to the point where I had the illusion that black smoke that I couldn’t see surrounded Rebecca.

Honestly, I didn’t expect Rebecca to take this invitation seriously.

I don’t know why, but my fiancee really hated the main character of this novel, Mikhail.

I couldn’t have accepted the invitation Mikhail had sent without prior notice.

I still don’t know why Rebecca hates Mikhail.

There must be a special occasion for people to hate people, but when Rebecca treated Mikhail, she just seemed to hate the person named Mikhail.

I remember Rebecca chasing the main character in the original work, but she was accused of treason and she was kicked out of the novel.

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Now I can’t even figure out why I hate it so much.

“····.”

“····.”

There was so much silence that I couldn’t even hear him breathing.

I feel as if I will be accused of being a criminal the moment I break the silence.

“······Princess.”

“······Why are you calling?”

“Are you going to keep going like this without talking to me?”

However, in this atmosphere, they couldn’t hold out until the imperial palace where the ball was being held.

If things went this way, it was clear that I would suffocate before reaching the imperial palace.

It would have been better for her after she arrived at the ballroom to somehow ease her upset fiancée.

“······Do you want to talk to me about something?”

As expected, Rebecca responds by sending a hint of pouting out of her body.

I wondered if I should feel grateful for the fact that I at least responded.

If you hadn’t answered here, not only today, but about a week would have been difficult.

It would not be an illusion to think that the fiancee’s mental age seems to be getting younger and younger.

“I’m happy to talk with the Princess.”

“······Don’t play around.”

“How about we talk about the ball that will start at the imperial palace?”

“····.”

“Isn’t it the first time for you to experience a masquerade?”

“······That’s right.”

Rebecca, hearing all I said, nodded her head as if that was correct.

“Aren’t you excited? It’s a masquerade like you’ve never experienced before.”

Looking at her figure, she thought that the first key to unraveling the atmosphere seemed to have been solved.

She at least succeeded in eliciting sympathy from her fiancee.

“······Are you looking forward to it?”

Of course, as soon as she heard her fiancée’s cold reply, her thoughts immediately disappeared.

“You seem to be looking forward to the prom.”

“····.”

When the atmosphere that I thought had started to warm up a bit turned cold again, I instinctively stiffened as if my mouth was turned to stone.

I didn’t know why. It was just a judgment based on instincts that signaled what would happen if we continued talking here.

And it wasn’t long before it became clear that the judgment was very correct.

“I’m not.”

Because the expression of the fiancée, who had not been bright at all until just now, looked even darker.

The red eyes, which hadn’t turned to anyone and just gave a hint of pout, were now looking straight at me.

“What are you so excited about? I’m just annoyed by this situation.”

“····.”

“Are you hiding your identity and expecting other people to meet?”

Rebecca’s eyes have strangely turned into empty eyes.

I was confident that the horror stories I enjoyed watching before being possessed wouldn’t be this scary.

“······Princess.”

“Yes. Tell me.”

“Are you jealous?”

“····.”

After seeing that expression, I was able to understand Rebecca’s heart.

The reason why Rebecca doesn’t like this schedule.

The reason why she doesn’t like it even though it’s the first banquet she’s greeted since admitting her feelings.

That was because of the uniqueness of this ball, the ‘Masquerade’.

At a normal prom, Rebecca would stick by my side as my fiancée and partner.

The masquerade goes on without knowing each other’s identity, so it’s impossible for them to stay next to each other.

Even when I hung out with a girl from another aristocratic family, it was impossible for Rebecca, her fiancée, to easily notice.

Besides, I didn’t distinguish a masquerade ball from a normal ball for nothing.

In a normal nobleman’s ball, everyone knows each other’s identity, so everyone keeps the line and behaves like a noble.

The Masquerade does not know each other’s identities at all, so they do things they wouldn’t normally do if they knew each other’s identities without hesitation.

That’s the beauty of the masquerade, but it could come as an unsettling element to Rebecca, who may not have experienced much of this kind of place yet.

As I said earlier, it wasn’t long before Rebecca and I confirmed our feelings for each other.

“······Me? I’m jealous?”

Rebecca stutters as if she has been stabbed to the point by the single word ‘jealousy’.

Maybe my fiancée’s head is very confused right now with a battle between sincerity and pride.

Rebecca’s sincerity to honestly say that she is jealous, and Rebecca’s pride to stand tall and ask how to say such a thing.

The fight between them might be fiercer than the fights between me and Rebecca.

“No matter how much I like you, I can’t be jealous of girls whose names I don’t know…”

“Would you like to make a bet with me after a long time?”

“·······Yes?”

“It’s been a long time since I asked you to make a bet on granting wishes.”

And it was clear that the fiance’s role would decide the outcome of that never-ending battle.

Because it is impossible for anyone but the fiancée to break the stubborn fiancee’s stubbornness.

Because only her fiancé can win the heart of a fiancée who is lost in her direction.

So, it was time for me to step in.

***

“It’s been a long time since I made a wish and said let’s make a bet.”

How long?

Her fiancé has been proposing to make a bet with her.

I haven’t bet since I received the ring, so it was quite a while ago.

As her fiancé probably knows, she is in a very bad mood right now.

I don’t know why, but I didn’t like the fact that I had to attend the ball at the behest of the prince, whom I always dislike.

She didn’t hate the fact that she was going to the prom with her fiancé.

Rather, the fact that she was going to the prom with her was a very welcome thing for her.

To the other nobles, to those who may have feelings for her fiancé, I can definitely announce that this is hers.

After confirming each other’s feelings, she hasn’t participated in a public event in particular. It wasn’t that she hated going to the prom.

– This time the ball will be held as a ‘Masquerade Ball’. I hope you and your fiancé have fun.

It was only that her postscript, which was written on her invitation from her prince, offended her.

How can you have fun with your fiancé at a masquerade?

Maybe we won’t recognize each other until the prom starts and ends.

She couldn’t really understand the prince how to enjoy the ball.

In the first place, the prince might have written this irritating PS message to see her reaction.

Anyway, for this reason, she was in a very bad mood.

The fact that she is alone in the carriage with the person she likes doesn’t make her feel better again.

“Would you like to make a bet with me after a long time?”

Meanwhile, she heard a proposal from her fiancé.

Such a proposal to make a bet with a wish ticket for the first time in a long time.

“If the princess uses her magic to hide among people, I will look for her before the ball ends.”

“····.”

“If I find the princess before the ball is over, my victory is my victory. If I don’t find her, the princess wins.”

If she puts on her mask and hides, her fiance will try to find her. Such a suggestion.

It was an offer with no reason to refuse.

Even if the opponent is her fiancé who always takes her victory away from her. It wouldn’t be easy to notice her disguise magic, which is also excellent in magic.

Assuming she actually placed her bet, the chances of her losing were virtually non-existent.

“What do you think?”

“······I think so. I’ll win anyway.”

So I accepted my fiancé’s proposal.

To relieve her fiancé, cowardly, of her bad mood caused by the prince.

To get her satisfaction and her fiancé’s shame by making her do something embarrassing in front of everyone with a wish.

There was absolutely no way she would lose this bet.

“Do you think so?”

“Of course.

“Well, we can check the results after the prom, so we’ll go and see then.”

“····.”

It was clear that the confidence that her fiancé showed now was a bluff.

There won’t be anyone in the Empire who can find her until she sees through her magic.

Her fiancé’s small smile made her feel uneasy for no reason, but at least she thought so.