And Chapter 43

Chapter 43: The Reason I Cant Be Her Husband

SoniaWhat do you mean by that?

My mother-in-law was obviously angry.

Shes extremely scary.

LaLamia, calm down.Look, Zest is trembling.

Master, you are the one whos trembling.

She looked at me as if she wanted to confirm.

I panicked and turned my head to the side.

Master, dont glare at me like that.

Mother-in-law is scarier than you. Youd better give up.

Dont blame it on Zest. Give me a proper explanation, Sonia.

Thatthat look in her eyes, like she was watching a pile of garbage, was just like the young ladys.

As mother as daughter.

Li.listen to me. I never said that he cant marry Bea.

My mother-in-law slowly took her hands away from my masters neck.

We can marry..but I cant be her husband?

That is indeed the best way to..Is it?

Mother-in-law seemed to have understood it too.

I see..A new household must be created.

I fear his Majesty is thinking the same.

Yes, most likely this is what will happen

However

However, in that case, what will happen to Bea? Thats childs feelings..

Will the young lady approve of this? This will be a problem.

My mother-in-law looked downward, so I couldnt see her expression.

My master was wearing a bitter smile.

Zest, you understand what Im trying to say, right? What will you do?

Master..You switched to me when you got to the difficult part

What to do?..What is the best course of action to conclude this on a happier note?

I cant put my thoughts together..

Master, I cant put my thoughts in order, no matter how I try. I first want to confirm that were all thinking about the same things.

I declared.

Are our ways of thinking the same? Did we reach the same conclusion? I want to confirm these things.

His Majesty thinks about making me independent and creating a new noble household..Then, the young lady marries into this new household and detaches herself from the Frontier Counts Household.

They both nodded; we seemed agree up until this point.

The problem is whether to give me a domain or not, whether to give me an official court rank or not..Still, the biggest problem is

I looked at both of them.

Yes, this should be the biggest problem after all.

The spirits influence is too great. Neglecting it is too dangerous.

As I thought

All three of us let out a long sigh.

From the Emperors perspective, this is a terrible situation.

Theres a hero who successfully achievedspiritification

He would feel too affected by such an event.

On the other hand, if he tries to bring me into the Imperial Family through a royal marriage, he would start a fight with the Frontier Counts Household.

Moreover, I could use the spirit as my shield and try to manipulate the empire; this would destroy the country.

The spirit can meantheir salvation, but it can also meantheir downfall

At this point, there is only one solution for this problem.

To legally marry Princess Tsubaki and receive the title of a duke, thentake Bea as a concubine..Am I correct?

We all let out some really long sighs.

Indeed.

I thought so too.

Right.

Sigh..

We were all worried about the same thing.

What will Bea think about this?For a noble, it shouldnt be a problem.

But everyone seems to be soft on herand she will certainly disagree.

For now, we decided to put a hold on our conversation.

It was pointless to continue the discussion anyway.

We must think about it more after we hear the young ladys thoughts on this matter.

Bea should arrive tomorrow and well hold another meeting.

I kind of felt heavy-hearted though.

I took another bath, then hided in my bed.

The spirit had such a cute sleeping face.

I cant possibly feel resent towards her.

Ill do what I can to get through this with a positive approach.

Still, I dont want to die..

I dont want to die, but I also cant say I dont care about what happens to the young lady.

I might really have feelings for her.

Thats why I cant even begin to hate the spirit, who looks exactly like Bea.

Am I too. soft.?

While thinking about my feelings, I fell asleep.

Are you finally waking up? You sure took your time. I got so tired of waiting that I almost collapsed.

Good morning, Zest-sama. Your sleeping face was adorable. Im so happy to see you after such a long time!

The young lady was sitting on the side of my bed, waiting for me to wake up

Bea, I really missed you.

I uttered and embraced her closely.

Bea didnt resist at all; she silently sank deeper into my arms.