"What the heck is going on?!"
Inside a guest room of the Royal Castle, Darkness was slamming the table forcefully, shouting at Fang Li, who was sitting calmly on the sofa across from her.
"Why would Princess Iris suddenly make such a statement?! Isn't that totally weird? Super weird? Unbelievably weird?!"
Darkness's voice was so loud it made the walls of the room tremble slightly. Not only the people in this room, but probably anyone within several hundred meters could hear her.
One could imagine just how chaotic the mind of this masochistic knight must be at this moment. However, everyone present could understand where Darkness was coming from.
After all, no matter who you are, hearing the announcement Iris just made would leave you shaken.
Yes, no matter who.
As long as Iris was the first princess of the Kingdom and the descendant of heroes, not just the people of the Belzerg Kingdom, even foreigners would be shocked upon hearing such news.
A mere princess, heir to the royal bloodline, suddenly declared that a Classless nobody who had only recently been muddling around in a beginner adventurer town like Axel would become her fiancé. Even the Demon King's army might be stunned by the news.
That's how shocking this declaration was.
Naturally, for a noble daughter of the Dustiness family, which had served the Royal Family for generations, this news was no less than being struck by thunder.
No matter how hopeless she may seem, Darkness had accompanied Iris during her childhood. If you set aside status and position, she could very well be considered Iris's older sister. Now, this person who was both like her younger sister and also her liege suddenly made such a decision, how could Darkness not be thrown into disarray?
"I thought Princess Iris giving him that ring was just a momentary lapse in her judgement! I even tried several times to secretly steal it back! But now she's gone and made this kind of announcement, what the hell are we supposed to do now?!"
Darkness was so anxious that she was pacing in circles.
Of course, it wasn't just Darkness, even Megumin was banging the table repeatedly.
"What is that little girl thinking?! What is that little girl thinking?!" Megumin shouted furiously, "Who just drops something like that out of nowhere?! Could it be that being a princess gives you the right to just snatch away someone else's idol?! If this keeps up, I'll go back to the Crimson Demon Clan and report this! I'll get all the Black Knight fans to tear down this Royal Castle!"
'What the hell is a Black Knight fan?'
'Also, the Crimson Demon Clan is exactly the kind of group of chuunibyous who would actually do something that stupid, so please, let's not go there.'
Only Kazuma and Aqua weren't reacting as hysterically as Megumin and Darkness. But even they were looking at Fang Li with extremely complicated expressions on their faces.
And the reason for that was simple...
"I knew it! That little princess definitely got flagged by Fang Li! That atmosphere was way too suspicious! A princess's fiancé, that's totally the kind of development you only see in novels, and it's always something that only the protagonist gets! Wasn't this supposed to be a perk for people like me, who got isekai'd?! I refuse to accept this!"
That was Kazuma's inner monologue which is why his gaze toward Fang Li was so complicated.
As for Aqua, she was even simpler.
"Didn't expect you to be a loli-con."
This self-proclaimed super-capable and beautiful goddess could only arrive at that level of insight. It honestly made people want to cry. Kazuma and Aqua's complete lack of a sense of crisis only made Darkness angrier.
"This is not the time for those kinds of comments!" Darkness slammed the table again and yelled at Fang Li. "You hurry up and say something too!"
On the sofa across from her, Fang Li simply sat there, having not said a word from beginning to end.
Of course, his dead-faced expression did show some confusion, more or less.
"What do you want me to say?" Fang Li could only respond irritably, "How would I know that girl would suddenly say something like that?"
Leaving aside what kind of feelings Iris might have for Fang Li, even just based on her personality, no one would have expected her to suddenly make such a declaration.
This little princess was introverted and overly concerned about the reactions of those around her. She lived with many restrictions. Even though she seemed to open up and become more cheerful after spending a day having fun with Fang Li, at her core, she was still an obedient and sensible young girl.
So who would have thought that this obedient and sensible girl would suddenly make a declaration so shocking it could shake the entire kingdom?
In contrast, Megumin still wore an indignant expression and muttered with frustration:
"What's so strange about it? When you see someone you admire being so cool in that kind of situation, anyone would feel the urge to marry them on the spot. If it were someone from the Crimson Demon Clan, forget about declaring ownership right then and there, they'd probably even think about snatching the person away on the spot."
'…Yeah, maybe the Crimson Demon Clan should really be erased from this world. Seriously.'
Come to think of it, that actually does sound like something they'd do.
Fang Li firmly resolved that he needed to sit down and have a serious talk with Megumin soon, to make sure she doesn't spill his true identity to the folks back in her hometown.
Otherwise, Fang Li might develop such a psychological trauma from this world that he'd never want to return again.
While Fang Li was thinking that, Darkness was still fuming.
"Are you even listening to me?!" Darkness was almost in tears as she shouted, "Things have gotten this serious, hurry up and think of a solution!"
Just as her voice fell, a timid voice came from the doorway.
"Um… Lalatina…"
It was Iris, peeking timidly from behind the door, glancing nervously into the room as she softly spoke.
"Please don't blame Fang Li San too much. It was my decision, it has nothing to do with him…"
As she said this, she gave Fang Li a quick glance. But the moment she saw that he was also looking back at her, her charming little face turned bright red, and she immediately looked away, lowering her head and not daring to meet his gaze again.
Behind Iris stood Claire and Rain.
Rain looked troubled and exasperated.
As for Claire… she was already staring at Fang Li as if he were her mortal enemy, her eyes full of murderous intent, like she wished she could rush over and cut him down with a sword.
In such a situation, Fang Li could only sigh.
Darkness, on the other hand, suddenly snapped back to her senses. She rushed over to Iris, grabbed her slender and delicate shoulders, and began shaking her wildly.
"Princess Iris! How could you be so reckless?!"
Shaken and dizzy by Darkness's sudden outburst, Iris hurriedly protested.
"I, I'm not being reckless!" With teary, pitiful eyes, she looked up at Darkness and said, "Fang Li San is amazing!"
Upon hearing this, Darkness shook her head.
"I… I know that man is very attractive. He's strong, composed, and dependable. For any woman who gets to know him even a little, it wouldn't be strange to fall for him."
Darkness said this seriously.
"But, Princess Iris… you already have a fiancé."
(End Of This Chapter)
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