# Chapter 48
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It was a voice filled with deep pain and sighs.
Unable to just observe his friend's sad state, Rockherd decided to give him some sincere advice.
"When you think it's too late, it's too late.
Director Panso...
No, haven't you seen the Little Duke?
He was usually a person who held the line like a sword, but now he's become a completely different person.
"There's no guarantee that Kate won't fall for it."
Nezar's face, which was already bloody, was now about to reach a dangerous level.
Furthermore, Ron, who was next to him, was trying to bite Rockherd's right cheek with a deadly glare.
ha.
I'm really tired, guys.
“It’s okay, Your Highness.
If you don't know how to date, you can learn step by step from the beginning.
You haven't forgotten what I told you last time, right?
Go ahead first.
"Women are weak to men who want affection."
When Ron said it was advice, Rockherd was shocked and responded.
"no chance.
Craving affection?
"These things only encourage sympathy or motherly love, not sexual love between opposite sexes."
"Sexual love?
"Isn't the expression very vulgar?"
Ron's gaze grew hot again, like jerky heated over a fire.
However, Rockherd also had no intention of retreating this time.
"Then I have to have a child and continue the royal family, but it has to be sexual love!
Are you two going to hold hands for the rest of your lives and live in a pious relationship like now?"
Rockherd was trying to persuade him as much as he could.
Suddenly, I imagined the worst possible scenario, where we could live our entire lives just holding hands.
"Are you really planning to marry Kate and have children with another woman?" "I don't think so?"
Although I didn't mean to, I felt like blood was rushing to my eyes.
If the heir to the imperial family were found elsewhere, Kate would only be empress in name and could not exercise any power in the imperial castle.
Was that why Kate rejected the proposal?
Considering Nezar's attitude towards Kate thus far, it wasn't a completely impossible assumption.
"Hey, Nezar.
If you are planning to tie Kate to the imperial castle because of your greed, let her go.
"It's not like he has to look at you for the rest of his life, right?"
Nezar's obsession with Kate is somewhat difficult to understand.
To treat a younger brother who was close to me with purity, I tried to keep him too much in my hands, and to treat him as a member of the opposite sex, I spoiled him in a way that was not universal.
If it was simply because he wasn't confident in his heart, it didn't really matter.
All I had to do was make them realize that.
However, if it were the other way around...
...
.
"You know, when he was young, he was so hungry for his parents' attention that he even started a fire.
Then what about later?
"How far do you think he'll go to get your attention?"
If Kate's leash is tied to the castle, Rockherd will live his entire life regretting the day he dragged Nezar to Ezelot.
"Lord Lockherd is right.
There is no reason to be hostile to the Ezelot family, now or in the future.
Don't be afraid to express yourself in a way that suits your size.
If you are a man, go straight!
What does this crazy person say?
Rockherd looked hard at Ron, who was angered by his bad advice.
"How about going straight in?
Don't organize a wedding unless you plan on seeing Kate and her kids.
I'm completely against it. no way!
If you want to do something, do it thinking you can have a kid!"
Unable to control his anger, Rockherd finally placed his hand on Nezar's shoulder.
He shook his friend's frustrated body and asked repeatedly for confirmation.
"Make your decision here and now, Nezar.
No, it's not a decision, I swear.
"I can definitely marry Kate and have children!"
"Please avoid such frivolous expressions!"
Ron must have been displeased with Rockherd scolding his master, so he quickly grabbed Rockherd's wrist.
When Ron, who didn't even use his body and was unnecessarily large, joined us, it was as if three trustworthy men were trapped together.
"Face reality, Ron!
"Even if it's frivolous, it's still true."
"Gyeong, that means there are no women.
"Don't try to teach Your Highness to someone who has no experience in dating!"
The voices grew louder, and eventually even the knights around them began to focus their attention one by one.
Nezar, who couldn't take it anymore, gritted his teeth and said.
"I understand what you mean, so please shut up."
Rockherd and Ron exchanged lips.
In response, Nezar threw the arm resting on his body to the ground as if he was waiting.
"So, the point is to court and have children.
Right?"
It seems correct, but when I summarized it, I came to a conclusion that it was no different from an animal.
Nezar also seemed to have recognized this fact and his expression was not very good.
Not long after, he sighed several times.
"After all, love is like a dog."
***
I like Nezar.
Maybe this terrible first love will haunt me for the rest of my life.
Even so, the reason for giving up on marriage and finding a groom was simple.
"I don't want to marry that idiot."
Rick reaches for the mountain of evidence.
He had a very relaxed expression and moved his arms like a machine.
What an honest move it was, I could see the test results even from a distance.
Judging by the extent of the bent wrist, this student's grade is D+.
If you get a D+ in a supplemental class, you fail.
Rick was failing another student with an indifferent expression.
Is this a calling?
Since I felt like I couldn't communicate with Rick, I turned my head to the person sitting in the chair in front of me.
"In that sense, Lady Lily, are there any lonely men or women around you?"
However, Lily's condition was more serious than Rick's.
Her face full of ecstasy, she analyzed Rick's every action, molecule by molecule.
Now I finally understand.
Rockherd probably meant that Lily and I were similar, which means she was crazy because she was obsessed with men.
I was angry, but I had no space to refute him.
"Lady Lily, do you hear me?"
"Uh, what should I do, Lady Kate?
The angle at which the professor holds the fountain pen is very artistic.
If you look at the speed at which his fingers move, it's not an exaggeration to say that he has become one with a fountain pen.
Sigh, how can Professor Rick look so handsome even when he's correcting a test?"
Wow.
If I heard any more praise from her, it wasn't just empty words, I felt like my stomach would turn upside down.
Fortunately, Lily didn't continue her compliments and instead made eye contact with me.
"Oh, you said she was a lonely woman?"
"...
...yes."
"I don't have a single friend of the same sex.
If it's okay, can I introduce you to this lonely woman?
I felt like I could understand the meaning of talking to women my age while being with Lady Kate like this.
Isn't it fantastic?
The women hide together and talk about the man they like!
"I didn't know love stories could be such a fun game."
Can talking about Rick in front of him be put on the same level as talking in secret?
Lily doesn't help at all.
While visiting Rick, I remembered her and called her, but she was just like me, to the point that she didn't even have a girlfriend.
As expected, Rockherd's advice was useless.
If this type of woman was Nezar's ideal type, it would have been better to give up quickly and find someone else.
Because you wouldn't be able to seduce a girl who has no friends and is interested in another guy!
"If you are a friend, go find Charon Enterana.
Why did you come here?"
Rick asked, his eyes fixed on the test paper.
Thanks to that question, I went from obsessed with finding a woman to depressed in an instant.
Charon's smile, more beautiful than flowers, floated into my mind.
"You fought."
At that sharp point, Charon disappeared from my head without a trace.
"Oh, isn't it?"
"Well, it's time for you guys to fight at least once.
“It was amazing how we got together every day without fighting.”
"It's not that there was a fight, it's just that I was unilaterally uncomfortable."
The more I think about it, the more I admit that Mrs.
Sepia was right.
The common characteristic of the girls who avoided me was that they all had difficulties with Charon.
Actually, I'm still not sure...
...
.
"why?"
Lily asked, tilting her head slightly.
I was disturbed for just a moment.
It wasn't something I had to explain to others, but when I thought about it again, there seemed to be no reason to hide it.
"I feel like Charon is harassing me, but I don't know if it's real or if it's my imagination."
"Then you can ask."
Is this how I feel when others look at me?
Breathtaking one-dimensional thoughts and an expression so brilliant you can't read it.
However, the fact that I'm not wrong makes my mind go blank.
"I've asked this question ten times in my mind."
"So now I just have to put this into practice!"
Lily placed her cup of tea on the table and jumped out of her chair.
It seemed like he was really going to put this into practice, so when our eyes met, I was scared.
It seemed like he would want to leave for Entera immediately.
"What if I ask and say it's true?"
"Then slap me.
Oh, if you don't feel comfortable hitting me, I'll hit you!" "My arm strength is good because I trained for a long time solving tasks."
Lily narrowed her eyes slightly and stretched out her arms as if showing off.
Surprisingly, what she said was not a lie.
The outline visible under the translucent fabric of the dress was clearly clear and hard.
I felt cold sweat running down my chin as I thought about hitting Charon with those strong arms.
But Lily, who had no idea about my anxiety, was excited and hesitated to open her mouth.
"Speaking of which, let's go to Entera now!
"Thanks to you, I was able to see Professor Rick's face, so this time I'm going out to see Lady Entera's face!"
Lily did not betray my expectations.
She flew in front of Rick with no time to intervene, bowed politely and said goodbye.
"So Professor, I'll see you later.
Goodbye."
"No, wait a minute.
I'm not mentally ready yet...
...!"
Rick lifted his chin and looked at me and Lily, then nodded.
He didn't seem to care that the two of us had come to visit in the first place.
Less than 10 minutes after arriving at the gym, I was about to leave for Enterera, so I got up and followed Lily.
"I know how you feel, Lady Lily.
I don't think that's possible today.
Not only was it rude to visit him without saying anything, but I didn't even think about losing my luck when I met him...
...
."
"Sometimes the worries you carry alone can deepen your emotional breakdown."
Lily walked over and stood silently beside me.
His gaze at me was strangely calm.
Just like when Charon spoke to me.
"If it was a misunderstanding, it would be resolved, and if it wasn't a misunderstanding, it would be over.
I don't think the young lady needs to be afraid.
You didn't do anything wrong, right?
Well, you have plenty of time to think about the carriage.
"I'll help you, so let's go before it's too late!"
Lily, who was heavily armed and had a serious expression like she was going to war, grabbed my wrist.
Even if I was able to shake it off, I couldn't.
Although it was a little embarrassing, his words gave me confidence.