章節 8: Meeting

"Hey, Elysion. Congratulations on your engagement."

As soon as he entered the dining hall, he sat in front of me with a friendly smile, similar golden hair to Chris.

—The second prince, Raphael Silvercrest.

Oh... he came too, not just Chris. By the way, Raphael is the most cunning among the male characters in 'Engage Hundered times,' always thinking of ways to outdo Chris.

Apparently, he loves his mother, Queen Rosemary, the most in the world and resents Margaret, the first queen, for looking down on Rosemary. In return, he takes revenge on Chris as a retaliation. This applies to me, the son of Margaret, as well... not really though.

Well, being treated as the 'son who can't be the prince' and 'useless brother' by his mother and brother, already gives me the lowest rating.

It's heartbreaking.

Still, if I just behave quietly, I won't catch Raphael's attention, so I'll just act like air.

Because of this, in reality, Raphael has no interest in the throne succession struggle, and as long as Chris doesn't become the next king, he's fine with anything.

However, if that happens, the only ones left are Elysion and Vikir, but of course, if I become king, the kingdom will be destroyed.

So in 'Engage Hundered times,' Raphael secretly supports Vikir, which he doesn't want to be noticed, and fully backs him up from the middle of the main scenario. Well, it turns into intense harassment towards Margaret, who hates Vikir.

Therefore, Raphael never appears as an enemy in 'Engage Hundered times,' and there are no battle scenes... but he has set ability values, and the data is posted on the official website.

Indeed, Raphael, with his high-spec abilities befitting the royal family, is also an unsurpassed hero. Including Chris, a girls' side focusing on male characters was created. It didn't sell well, though.

"...Raphael. Did you come here just to congratulate Elysion?"

"What else would it be? Brother..."

With a piercing glare from Chris, Raphael responded in a carefree manner.

But when Raphael, who doesn't think of him as a brother more than anyone else, calls Chris 'brother,' it feels kind of creepy, and I want to escape from this place right away.

"By the way, I heard Elysion is engaged to the daughter of Duke Ravenhurst?"

"W-well..."

"Well, that's amazing. I wish I could decide on my fiancée soon, even if I have to break off the engagement with 'Frederica.'"

Oh... so Raphael came to complain. Certainly, Elysion, as the 'useless bad boy prince,' engaged to the daughter of the largest noble, isn't interesting for Raphael.

And being the hated son of Margaret.

"Humph... I'm listening. I heard that you proposed to Duke Ravenhurst through His Majesty and Queen Rosemary, but he rejected it quite nicely."

"Hahaha, that's true. If only I had been more proactive at that time..."

Chris responded with maximum irony, and Raphael laughed bitterly, shaking his head.

But if the current story is true, it means that Duke Ravenhurst refused the request of King Evial... Even so, why did he accept the engagement of me, who has a bad reputation? It's too mysterious.

Ah...you ask why is it that both Chris and Raphael are so obsessed with their fiancées? Because depending on whether their fiancée becomes queen, it will determine if they become king or not. So, if a better fiancée appears, they would even discard their current one to switch.

"Hmm?"

"Elysion?"

"I apologize. I'm not feeling well, so please excuse me here."

I stood up and quickly left the dining hall after saying so. I don't want to breathe the same air as these scumbags any longer.

But...

"...In 'Engage Hundered times,' Elysion did the same thing, didn't he?"

I muttered as I struck my fist against the hallway wall.

Just to flatter Chris desperately.

To appeal that he's a useful brother who can be of help to his brother.

To be seen by Margaret, his mother.

And... he hurt the wonderful woman, Serena of Ravenhurst.

Really, all the princes of Silvercrest are rotten, including Elysion.

That's why...

"I... I absolutely won't do such a thing...!"

I've decided... to fight.

Not just to avoid a bad ending and survive.

But for the sake of Serena, who I love more than anyone else.

To see the various expressions of her that were never shown in the game, to protect her from the anger of the two brothers, and with the determination to be with her.

With the anger towards my two brothers and the resolve to be with, I returned to my room.

"Ah..."

... Mary was waiting at the door, in a kneeling posture, looking apologetic