“What? Do you also find her unpleasant?”
Seeing Lucy’s unhappy expression on the screen, Shien became intrigued.
However, Lucy’s answer was somewhat subtle.
“It’s not that I find her unpleasant, at least that’s what I think.” Lucy frowned, sighing. “It’s just that every time we meet, she clings to me relentlessly. Even though the Imperial ambassadors keep advising her not to engage me, she still provokes me every time she sees me, saying unpleasant things, trying to anger me and make me duel her. It gets really annoying after a while.”
…Hmm? Isn’t this the same tactic that the Imperial Princess used on me?
She uses the same tactic on Lucy? One trick pony?
How clumsy…
“So, what do you think of her?”
Shien asked casually.
He was thinking that if Lucy truly disliked Katarine, then he would help his future wife teach that thorny princess a lesson.
However, Lucy misunderstood.
“Why are you asking this?” Lucy narrowed her eyes, somewhat wary. “Don’t tell me you’ve taken a liking to her?”
Shien’s lips twitched.
Lucy interpreted Shien’s reaction as acquiescence, and her eyes suddenly sharpened.
“Let me tell you this first.” Lucy said in an unquestionable tone, “Whether you want to make a move on Diere, Melika, or even Vivian and the others, I won’t have any objections. But she’s the only exception.”
Lucy gave a firm order.
“…The others are fine?”
Shien originally wanted to correct Lucy’s misunderstanding, but when he heard these words, he couldn’t help but ask.
Please forgive him, he was a man.
Therefore, this question was very important, and he had to ask it clearly first.
Lucy seemed to see through Shien’s impure thoughts, her face full of disdain, but she wasn’t angry.
“In any case, you’re a proper nobleman. Whether it’s for yourself or for the future of your family, taking multiple wives or concubines is very normal. As a royal princess, I’m not so intolerant that I can’t even tolerate this.”
Lucy’s words made Shien feel, for the first time, that being reincarnated into another world was truly wonderful.
Why did so many people wish to be reincarnated into another world?
Wasn’t it because they could openly build a harem here?
Shien had thought he wasn’t a protagonist, but at this moment, he finally felt like one.
However…
“That person is not allowed, absolutely not. I advise you not to have any ideas about her.”
Lucy repeatedly rejected the idea, making Shien blink.
“Let’s not talk about whether I really want to make a move on her. Let’s just say, if I did, why wouldn’t it be allowed?” Shien asked in confusion. “Didn’t you say you just find her annoying, not that you dislike her?” ꞦἁΝỐbÈS̩
“But she dislikes me.” Lucy said bluntly. “If you’ve really met her, you should know what kind of obsession she has with me, right?”
“She is obsessed.” Shien didn’t deny it. “People who don’t know would think you two are the official pairing, and I’m the third wheel who barged in.”
“Who’s a pair with her? What nonsense are you talking about?” Lucy said angrily. “I just want to tell you that the relationship between the kingdom and the empire is already very tense. After the [Assassination Branch] incident ten years ago, the relationship between the two countries has become even more strained. If you want to bring Katarine Ragna into your family, do you think things will become less complicated?”
It would definitely create a lot of complicated and difficult-to-resolve relationships, like a spiderweb.
“Because of the incident ten years ago, commoners aside, the kingdom’s nobles have secretly forbidden intermarriage with the empire’s nobles. Adding Katarine Ragna’s obsession with me, think for yourself, if you make a move on her, just how troublesome it will become.”
Lucy warned him like this.
“I don’t want you to become a point of conflict between the two countries, and I don’t want to share a household with Katarine Ragna. So, don’t blame me for not warning you.”
Shien took these words to heart.
After all, he hated trouble and had even wanted to distance himself from Lucy because of it. He definitely wanted to stay far away from a perpetual second-place and an even bigger source of trouble.
“I’ll just honestly corrupt the good women of the kingdom. Let the empire’s women be corrupted by their own people.”
Shien unconsciously said these words.
“…As long as you understand. Although after hearing what you said, for some reason, I want to hit you even more.”
Lucy was half-relieved and half-speechless.
In short, Lucy hoped Shien would stay away from Katarine as much as possible.
“Her obsession with me is obvious to anyone, even greater than others imagine. Not only when she meets me in person, but even when she encounters things related to me, she focuses all her attention on them and tries every means to prove she’s better than me in various areas.”
Lucy admonished him quite seriously.
“That Imperial Princess must already know about your connection with me. Since she knows, it’s very likely she’ll actively come looking for trouble with you. You must be careful!”
Unfortunately, it was too late.
Your husband has already beaten her up and is probably hated by her now.
Unaware of this, Lucy continued to warn him.