𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟕𝟔: 𝐊𝐲𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐏𝐎𝐕
Dinner ended more quietly than usual.
Maybe she was tired, but Sofia ate less.
She left about half of her favorite chicken with mushroom sauce.
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I myself also left almost everything.
I didn’t feel hungry, and I didn’t want anything at all.
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I left the duty of taking Sofia to her bedroom to Chris and lay down on the sofa in the guard’s waiting room.
. . .I regretted leaving the task to Chris after all.
But, if we were alone now, I didn’t know what would happen.
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I wanted to feel for just a moment that Sofia was mine alone.
Though I knew it was impossible, I couldn’t help but want to hold her and keep her confined.
As I was daydreaming, Chris returned and said, looking disgusted,
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“You seem more down than I thought. It’s about Arno’s matter, isn’t it?”
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“. . . . . .”
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“Even if Arno becomes a consort candidate, it’s still in the future.
The Princess wouldn’t decide so easily.”
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“I know. . .I do know that.”
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“Well, you know, but the feelings are different, huh?”
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“. . .”
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Easily pinpointed by Chris, I was rendered speechless.
I knew it in my head.
That Chris and I alone were not enough, another consort would be needed.
But, before I knew it, I felt as if Sofia was mine alone.
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Since the day Chris said he would become a consort but not share a bed with Sofia.
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Until then, I naturally thought that was the way it should be.
That Chris, too, loved Sofia as a man.
I understood that three consorts were necessary, and
I felt that Chris being chosen as one was natural.
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But when I realized that wasn’t the case, I felt more relieved than I thought.
Looking back, Chris was protecting Sofia like a parent.
He noticed that I wanted Sofia as a man,
And even made comments that seemed to support it.
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I felt as if I was told I could love Sofia as a lover,
And I became so self-important that I lost sight of everything around me.
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She’s going to be the queen, so she can’t just be my Sofia.
In the same way that she shares the bed with me, with other men too. . .
Although I should have thought it natural to accept that before, I now don’t.
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When did I become like this?
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“. . .Well, don’t worry too much about it.
You don’t have to accept it until the time comes.”
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“Don’t say it so easily.”
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“If you worry, the Princess will suffer.
So, worry only in front of me.”
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“. . .Yeah, that’s right. Sorry.”
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I am surely worrying more than Sofia.
And neither I nor anyone else can consult about it.
Even so, I shouldn’t have added more worry.
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Previously, Ruri had asked Sofia something.
Whether it was possible to have only two consorts.
She thought it might be fine to change the law or make an exception.
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According to Ruri, there would be no dispute between me and Chris,
And she thought it would work out without forcibly increasing one more person.
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But Sofia firmly answered that it was impossible.
It’s not a law that can be changed easily just because she wants to.
If a precedent is set, the next queen will be troubled.
For example, if someone like Eliza becomes queen,
There could be a takeover of the country by a prince from another country like Prince Heines.
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The only one who can stop it at that time is someone in the same consort position.
There is a reason why there are three consorts. She explained it that way.
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I didn’t understand why Ruri asked such a question at that time.
Now I feel like I understand. Ruri thought that way, thinking about me and Sofia.
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I have to be strong.
I decided to support Sofia, so I shouldn’t worry about such things.
I take a deep breath and sit up.
Chris hands me a glass filled with cold tea when I sit back on the sofa.
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“Anyway, you shouldn’t try to think when you’re tired.
You and Princess are too busy and tired.
Take a day off tomorrow and relax.
Lisa and Yuna were also worried, so it’s perfect.”
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“A day off?”
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“Yes. School starts the day after tomorrow.
So it’s a good idea to take a little rest before that.
Come on, you promised to take me with you.
Let’s go on a picnic.”
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I relax at the usual Chris.
Too busy and tired, that may indeed be true.
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“Speaking of which, we promised to go with the three of us next time.
Alright, I’ll tell the head chef to make tomorrow’s lunch for a picnic.”
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“In that case, I’ll tell Lisa and Yuna about the schedule change.
I’ll contact David while I’m at it.”
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“I asked. . .Also, thank you.”
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“It’s nothing.”
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