Even if you succeed in jobless reincarnation and time magic, you must live life to the fullest.

But in reality, it didn't cause many tragedies.

Throughout history, this kind of thing has been the norm for most royal families.

Those who are childhood sweethearts and deeply in love are actually a very small minority.

Even so, the world continues to function smoothly.

Those princesses who were married off in political alliances didn't seem to cry all the time or suffer abuse.

And after all, Benedict is, after all, a princess of the Dragon King Kingdom.

Marrying into a vassal state is considered a step down.

They deserve to be treated very well.

At least……

It's definitely better than staying by Parkus's side.

"Forgive me for refusing."

I gave a brief answer.

“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with Benedict’s behavior. Besides, you have no right to decide her fate.”

"..."

"Besides, even if I did that, you wouldn't gain anything, would you?"

That's right.

Even if I take Benedict out of the palace, it's impossible for her and Pacus to have a good outcome.

Because although Pacus was a prince, he was a hostage.

There's no way the two of them could end up together.

"..."

Parkus remained silent.

“A month ago, the King held a competition to assess my abilities. I won that competition.”

"what?"

Why are we suddenly bringing up completely unrelated topics?

He ignored my questioning gaze.

Parkus continued.

"The king asked me what I wanted."

“I replied, ‘Please, Your Majesty, give me Benedict in marriage.’”

"As a result, the king was furious and said that I, a mere mortal, had no right to have any romantic thoughts about members of the royal family. Subsequently, he made the decision to use Benedict as a tool for political alliance and marry her off to a foreign country."

As Parkus spoke, his face was full of frustration.

I listened in silence.

That's absolutely right.

No matter what, it's impossible to marry a princess to a hostage.

This is tantamount to provoking the royal family in front of all of them.

It's no wonder the king was furious.

"Hmph, you probably think in your heart that I'm a fool, and that this outcome is entirely my own fault... right?"

Parkus gritted his teeth and clenched his fists as he spoke.

"But do you know why I made that request at that time?"

"why?"

I couldn't help but ask.

"Because Benedict...she's pregnant."

"...Whose?"

"Of course it's this prince..."

Upon hearing this sentence...

I couldn't help but punch Parkus in the face.

"Wow--"

I knocked Popus off balance and he fell to the ground.

Blood started flowing from her nose.

But I felt no remorse whatsoever; my chest was filled with rage.

"Pakus! You...you think you can handle the consequences of doing something like this?!"

"I know!"

"Pakus roared."

"I know, I know I'm completely incapable of bearing the consequences! But even so, I did it anyway. I'm a scumbag, a bastard, a piece of trash!"

"I would do anything to salvage the situation if it could be undone, but it's too late now!"

"Please! Please, Rudeus!"

As Parkus spoke, he knelt before me.

Press your head to the ground.

"Please, please take her away! If they find out she's pregnant, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

"Damn..."

I clenched my fists.

calm.

Calm down, Rudius.

Even if you beat him up now, it won't change anything.

We must ask clearly first.

Why didn't Benedict tell me this before?

"I told her not to tell anyone."

"Pacus said in a muffled voice."

"Originally, I thought that as long as the plan could be implemented smoothly, there would be no problem with me marrying Benedict."

Results come to an end.

Parkus's plan not only failed, but went even further.

Did you force her?

I asked calmly.

"...You could say that, since she doesn't understand anything."

Parkus said with a wry smile.

“She doesn’t understand what I’m doing at all, but she won’t refuse me if I want her to. She doesn’t even realize that she’s pregnant.”

"What……"

"After all, no one taught her."

"..."

I wanted to kill Pacus more than ever before.

This guy……

Doing such a thing is truly unforgivable.

……

No.

No.

Although Alster said that it wouldn't matter if Pacus died.

But this must be based on the premise that "I am trying to protect Pacus".

This is a means to deceive both humans and gods.

This tactic wouldn't work if I killed Parkus with my own hands.

……

It seemed to sense my anger.

Parkus looked up.

The expression on his face was unusually distorted.

"You want to kill me? I'm actually quite happy that you think that way, at least it means you value Benedict."

"But that won't work now."

“Now you are an envoy of the Kingdom of Asura. If you, as an envoy, kill me, who is a hostage, it will escalate the conflict between the two countries... As the culprit, you will probably lose your position in the Kingdom of Asura.”

"In that case, you won't be able to protect her."

“If you want to kill me that badly, I can kill myself after you take Benedict away.”

Parkus gritted his teeth.

"..."

Although the guy's face was very distorted.