The Hero Proposed to Me

fact that the unmarried Crown Prince invites the single, esteemed daughter of Valentine into his Palace and she is merely referred to as a distinguished guest, could have just one meaning.

Even though it has an overly explicit meaning, it can be said that externally, she is nothing more than a guest.

Even if she wants to enter the Palace somehow, his father knows best that Alex is not the type to go around talking nonsense.

Alex, who didn’t trust anyone before meeting Ciel, has changed considerably.
The Emperor simply chuckled at what his friend, the Duke of Valentine, would look like if he knew about it.

“I have no reason to disagree.
Coming into this Palace means that my sweet Ciel will come to me every morning.”

“Ciel doesn’t belong to Father.”

“How dare you[3].”

The Emperor laughed when he saw Alex fall for those words.

“I don’t care as long as Ciel marries someone and joins the Imperial family.”

If Valentine’s Princess married into a foreign country, the dowry alone would be tremendous.

So if Alex had no intention, the Emperor was willing to grant the marriage between Ciel and Stan.

QC/N: Bro you better not

For the Emperor, who forced his younger sister to marry to gain the Winterbaum estate, it was not a losing business whether Ciel chose his nephew or his son.

“She’s so cute.
She’s the spitting image of her mother in our childhood.”

“Has she ever entered the Palace while I was away?”

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“She came a few times.
Still, Stan’s visiting her was unexpected.”

Considering the relationship between the Queen and the Duchess could be friendly again, Alex drew a clear line.

“Ciel doesn’t like Stan.
She hid behind me as soon as she saw me.”

“Are you that happy?”

Although he tried to be serious, Alex’s lips were obviously lifted.
When he saw his son, who couldn’t hide his genuine feelings like that, the Emperor clicked his tongue.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t hold the ceremony.”

“I’m fine, so please compensate the knights separately.”

Perhaps Ciel kissed him, the Emperor grinned in front of his son, who appeared to be overjoyed.

“It’s a little late but here’s a gift.”

The Emperor offered to his son a thick bundle of documents.

“What’s this?”

Calling it a gift is a bit of an understatement.
Alex scrutinized the contents of the document.

“Are there people who brought drugs into the capital?”

“Actually, it’s a flower that hasn’t been processed.
It’s such a tricky thing to grow, so I left it alone, but I got a report that a huge amount of supplies might be released soon.”

Solving such a big case could help Alex strengthen his position.

But the thing is, it wasn’t an easy case.

There was no information on where or how they were grown but only reports that the item would be released.

“Try to work it out.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

His father only gives him a chance, and whether he succeeds or not depends entirely on Alex’s abilities.

He was troubled by the contents of the document.
Alex decided to ask Clara for advice.

“Call Theo Valentine first thing in the morning tomorrow.”

Stan’s behavior was alarming.

He made an appointment with Theo because it would be better to talk to her brother than to the young lady herself.

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“Theo Valentine greets His Highness the Crown Prince.”

“Young Duke, please speak comfortably.”

Theo was quite surprised by Alex’s polite attitude.
He tried to swallow the bitter feelings of the two, who had seemed unusually close since the previous ball, but he also knew about the Crown Prince exchanging letters with Clara.

Ciel said she was proposed to by him, but it hasn’t been confirmed yet.

Theo bit his lips and asked bluntly.

“I’ve heard rumors that you favor my sister.”

Alex’s expression was unmoved by his blunt question.

Even though he was younger than Theo, his face showed his experience.

“If you’re talking about Lady Clara, you’re mistaken.
We’re just good friends.”

It was odd that he talked about Clara on purpose, when people think of Theo’s sister, they naturally think of Ciel first.

However, the Crown Prince only talked about Clara and did not say a word about Ciel.

“Come to think of it, you helped Ciel yesterday.
On behalf of the Valentines, thank you.”

When the name Ciel came out, a faint smile spread around Alex’s mouth.
Theo was relieved because of the completely different response than when talking about Clara.

“For now, the other two people are out[4], so please wait.”

While talking, Theo felt an abnormal signal from the necklace.
It was unusual.

“Your Grace, wait a minute, I’ll be away for a moment.”

Theo hurried out of the room and teleported with his two brothers following the signal from the necklace.

Ciel’s cry came from the necklace.
The three brothers jumped into the old mansion without worrying about who got their first.

As soon as they entered the place, they found Ciel suffering from a fever surrounded by deep pink flowers that were blooming.

“Ciel!”

Notes:

[1] One of the words used here (얄밉지) is kind of complicated.
I’d say the closest definition is someone that is privileged and abuses that privilege.
If you want to look into it a bit more, this person gives a pretty good explanation; it’s the top comment thing by ruizaio

[2] While doing nothing

[3] This is like a playful way to say it.
It can also be “Cheapskate” or “How stingy”

[4] Referring to his other brothers