Ch30 (Elmhardt POV)
Leanhardt, youâve given our father a lot of trouble.
Itâs easy to understand a shallow manâs thoughts. He wants me to take Miri Arzel to Albania to humiliate me.
Most likely, he naively thought that if I made a mistake, he would be rewarded with the heir to the dukedom.
âItâs all too simple, brother. How could you think that I would fall for such an obvious strategy? As usual, you think Iâm a fool.â
Indeed, youâre shallow to think you can make me dance with such a simple scheme.
Itâs that kind of easy-going nature that got you disinherited.â
Even so, I donât like it. Iâm curious if Father took Brotherâs words seriously enough.â
But heâs still my fatherâs son.
He should have disowned that man right away, but instead he listens to his opinion and shakes it at me like itâs a good idea.
Iâm going to have a talk with my father now.
About marrying Miri and whether or not I will be at Charlotte and Alfredâs weddingâ¦
Well, itâs not easy being heir to a dukedom.
âIf you really want Miri as your fiancée, it will only make sense if itâs beneficial to our family. You know that, donât you? I already consider her unfit to be a future duchess.â
My father mentioned to me the demerits of being engaged to Mirim.
I guess heâs heard what happened from His Highness Prince Alfred, but itâs a botherâ¦
âIâll discipline her. Iâll make sure sheâs worthy. And I will cut her off from the Arzel family. Iâll take care of everything.â
I said I had no problem with Miri.
In his heart, he thought it was unfair that he hadnât discussed the advantages and disadvantages with my brother.
After all, my father had a soft spot for my brother.
I will discipline Miri so that I can control her.
No matter how much she cries, I will train Miri to be worthy of being a duchess.
Thatâs right. There are many ways to make her obedient, such as not feeding her or locking her in a dark room.
âWell, wait. Charlotte-dono is getting married to the crown prince of Albania. It would be a shame for our family to cut off that connection. â
Father seems to think that Charlotteâs marriage to Prince Alfred is beneficial to our family.
Well, I can understand that, butâ¦
âHis Highness Alfred hates Miri. Iâm sure it will cause him some displeasure.â
âHow dare you ask me to leave everything to you when you canât even solve such a trivial problem? Then Iâll choose your partner after all.â
Damn, youâre still an inflexible father.
You even allowed my brother to switch fiancéesâ¦
But thereâs nothing we can do about it.
That damn Leanhardt gave up his seat for me.
Iâm afraid Iâll have to put up with a little of my fatherâs selfishness and a little of Leanhardtâs shenanigans.
It would be fun to make that foolish brother rejoice that I have fallen for his schemes.
âYes, Father. As you wish, His Highness Alfred will see that Miri has grown up to be a duchess in her own right. Iâll be responsible for reeducating her. â
âWell said! Thatâs my son! Then weâd better bring Mirim back from the monastery immediately.
Well, we are a little ahead of schedule.
Actually, I thought it would be a good idea to keep her in the monastery for a while, butâ¦
In any case, itâs always better to be safe than sorry. I mean, we have to go and get her now, or we wonât make it in time.
Letâs go get Miri.
Youâd better be ready to discipline her in the carriage.
We need to prepare everything.
Ufufu, what color should I dye?