Sister-in-law of the Heroine in a Childcare Novel

The story of the first emperor of the empire, the founding myth, and the four heroes who protected him was famous.

The first emperor succeeded in eradicating the beasts that occupied the continent and establishing a barrier to isolate them.

Then, god descended directly and gave power to the five heroes who brought peace to the continent.

After the first emperor, the empire prospered. The imperial family also made good use of the power of light.

But several hundred years have passed.

All the stories were dismissed as myths, and the imperial family could not use the power of light.

Give each of the heroes the power of fire, wind, earth and water. And to the Emperor, the power of light to encompass and control it all.

The families of heroes declined and left no name, and only one Duke of Castrine remained intact.

The Castrine family, who had been in charge of the northern barrier alone, reached its limit. The barrier was starting to weaken.

So, as a way to strengthen the barrier, they found weapons with divine power that the heroes used.

One of them was <Gloriana's Emblem>..

Of course, the most important thing was that the Duke of Castrine was secretly collecting ancient weapons from the imperial family, and Titania in front of him was telling a story related to it.

In the original way, no one in the imperial family should know.

Rayman didn't think twice.

The blade, which came out of the sheath without making a single noise, stopped right in front of Titania's throat.

“…What is the purpose, Princess Titania?”

The duke’s golden eyes flashed eerily, like a wild beast that meets an enemy that threatens its nest.

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(1st person pov)

If you ask me what my purpose is, I'm guessing it's natural to answer exactly what I want!

Immediate breakup.

A three-story or higher building in downtown Yolk in the capital. A suitable low-ranking aristocratic status that no one knows even if they borrow their name!

And 50 million gold in cash.

A means of safe escape from the imperial court.

“…”

…I can't say that. Damn it.

I had to struggle not to cry and pray as I looked at the black blade that stopped right in front of my throat.

Wow.

The surface of my skin stung. How is it that my fiance was so calm even when Titania before I possessed tap danced but he’s acting like a bastard in front of me?

My hands and feet quickly became cold, and I felt my ears pop. But I desperately raised the corners of my lips and smiled.

To the opponent who looked at me with clear eyes that seemed to eat my every move.

"Should I call it an 'engagement gift'?"

I closed my eyes and smiled, glad that my lips did not tremble.

Like a natural and capricious princess.

“So, Duke Rayman… I've never given you a plausible gift before."

“…”

I was worried about what would happen if I tried to check the color of the blood flowing through my body without hearing anything, but the duke was still.

Even before, when 'Vivi' got entangled, he was the one who put the brakes on the situation by himself.

“At the end of the day, as I listened to Duke Rayman’s every move…”

Pick up the teacup that is still steaming and pour it.

The pure white tablecloth on the table was dyed orange.

“Something was strange.”

“…”

My opponent flinched, and I felt his fingertips tremble. If I was really an ignorant princess who grew up in the palace, I would have run away immediately after whining, crying and frightened, saying, 'are you really trying to kill me?' .

The opponent is a sword specialist. Even holding a sword with one hand, he can create big damages.

It seems that he was a little embarrassed because I was holding a teacup and spilling it without fear and without being scared in front of the sword, but there will be no 'accidentally' hurting me.

I was all covered in bandages, so there was hardly any bare skin showing in the first place.

Come on, a serious problem remains.

‘When I wake up from death, the past… Rather, it reminded me of the contents of a book I had read in my previous life, and it was like a prophetic book.

‘Now that I am the imperial family, I am engaged, I am not interested in anything, and I want to live my life, so will you help me?'

How do I say that!

I spoke.

“Once upon a time, that was a few years ago… Was it 3 years ago? Young master Lisianthus, who hates me very much, got a new sword. I heard that it was decorated like a flowing flame with the red jewel. I was an impressive sword.”

“…”

“Actually, after the Duke gave his first dance at the birthday banquet of Count Orland's first daughter. The special product of the Count of Orland... Was it a garnet that could hold the magic of fire attribute in a special way?”

My opponent's eyes fluttered slightly.

It was an obvious agitation.

The 'Princess Titania' he knew was someone who would never know anything, and she doesn't even have time to care, and she even made a fuss as if the sky had fallen because his fiancé was dancing with another woman.

It was said that Count Orland had taken great care of his daughter's social debut, that he had to dig one by one, and send such a precious object to the duke as he had to give it to the imperial family every year.

Yeah, stupid Titania.

Rayman, who is really annoyed by the social world, can build prestige with a daughter of a vassal while ignoring the apparent existence of a fiancee, there must have been some other reason.

What Rayman's younger brother Lisianthus obtained was <Wrath of Flamberge>. It was a sword that contains the power of the gods, especially the power of flame.

Not the sword the Count of Orland made by raking up their own garnets.

The Dukes of Castrine do not publicly collect weapons of divine power.

If he collects even one in the bay, he is subject to the imperial check.

The weapons used by the three brothers of the duke are also of interest to everyone.

So, the duke, who had finally found the weapon of the heros, deceived everyone and played a bout in order to pass the sword to his second son relatively naturally.

Then Rayman danced with the eldest daughter of Orland, making it the most popular gossip of the year, and shortly thereafter, his brother wielded a new sword for all to see.

The bribe that the daughter of Orland paid in return for dancing was just that, and he cast a smoke screen on others to bury the true reason.

It would have been really heartbreaking to know that her fiance was ignoring her and playing as a partner for the first dance at a stranger's party. So Titania, who was shocked, went crazy.

If Titania at that time had known this, she would have raged at the emperor and wept.

As the duke, her fiancée dared to despise her and the imperial family to deceive them, and to humiliate her by that means.

What…

I'm not saying it's wrong to say the least...

“So I thought. Ah, you must be someone who needs a cover to move."

I laughed softly.

“…”

Rayman's frosty gaze turned to me. Even if I didn't say the name of <Wrath of Flamberge> openly, I was openly referring to <Gloriana's Emblem>.

“So I prepared a present for you, but the first thing you did was that you pulled out a sword. I am very, very heartbroken.”

“…”

As I was pretending to dribble down the tears that could not come out, Rayman slowly bit his lip and put down the sword.

Yeah, it's not something he can handle by slicing my neck right now.

Actually, I knew he just took out his sword to scare me, so he probably didn't mean to seriously injure my body.

You wouldn't have guessed that a princess who grew up beautifully throughout her life would have the strength to survive the life of a warrior who suffered close to death several times.

“…I have been rude to the princess.”

Duke Rayman, who had slowly regained his stance, smiled. It was a picture-like smile, as if it was a well-drawn mask.

“Because I never imagined that the Princess would be interested in the affairs of my family.”

"I wasn't interested."

Duke Rayman's eyes widened slightly at my immediate answer. He seemed a little perplexed.

Like it or not, I instantly had a faint, dreamy glance.

A little… I wish you’d pay a little more attention...