Rejecting the Betrothal Promise
The eldest daughter of the great duke, Elena Dzel Arden.
‘Oh... Father’s expression change is spectacular.’
Upon my words rejecting the betrothal promise with Elena,
the dignified Marquis Basten looked astonished, his eyes wide open.
“What did you just say, Kyle.”
So, after a brief silence for about ten seconds, staring at me, he tilted his head and asked for confirmation.
“I said I will not make a betrothal promise with Elena.”
Catharsis!
With the Marquis!
I planted my intent not to follow the original story with a more confident gaze and voice.
“Why?”
As expected, the Marquis is a Marquis.
The Marquis Basten quickly corrected his shaken eyes and proceeded to assess the situation.
“I think it would be good for both Elena and me.”
Yes, Elena. Go to Eugene.
As the successor of the Marquis family, I just want to live stably.
“Did the two of you fight?”
The Marquis immediately thought it was a fight between us two.
Of course.
A week ago, the guy who was giggling saying Elena sent a letter was like this.
Looking at that, the Marquis Basten smiled slightly.
Thinking about it now, it was probably a smile meaning there would be even happier news for you.
“There was no such thing. Elena and I are still the closest friends. The current decision is not due to emotional hurt.”
But what now? It’s not happy news for me now?
If I say ‘Father! I reincarnated and know well, later Elena will betray me! How can I make a betrothal promise with such a woman!’ I can’t explain it,
in such cases, the standard response is to pretend to have a story, set the mood, then shake my head.
“Could it be that you have someone else in your heart?”
Unlike the Marquis who is not the scolding type, he might have stopped here, but since it’s about the betrothal with the Marquis family, he asked further.
It’s the betrothal promise with the Marquis family, after all.
Some positive talk must have gone on behind the scenes, and he couldn’t just reject it as if he didn’t hear and send it back.
So, the Marquis Basten asking about other women possibilities,
the Marquis also knows that around his smart son, there are tons of women.
“There is no one special in my heart. Only women I think of as friends, like Elena.”
All of them are going to Eugene Kaiser.
Anyway, they are irrelevant to me.
I’ll kick them all out.
“I have learned a lot during the past year while traveling around the family territories. For the time being, I want to focus on realizing that.”
C... Even I think it’s a brilliant excuse.
It’s not entirely wrong.
My future actions will be based on the successor training done over the past year.
“I see. If that’s your wish, I can’t force it. You are now twenty-three, right? Understood. I will convey your wishes to Marquis Arden.”
In the end, the Marquis accepted my wishes.
This is a significant trust in his son.
As I said before, even if the friendship is significant, rejecting the betrothal promise with the Marquis family is not something ordinary.
Nevertheless, from the son’s spirit and determination, the Marquis probably thought further mention was excessive interference.
Although it’s not a very close father-son relationship, the Marquis has shown trust in Kyle multiple times in the original story.
However, that is eaten by the idiot Kyle de Rozen.
“But you have to tell Elena yourself.”
He gave an interesting mission.
Dopamine is already rising.
In many ways, in the original, the top was Elena and the bottom was Kyle.
But now it’s different.
That is, I imagine how Elena will react to my changed appearance.
“I will do so.”
I, reborn Kyle de Rozen, who has undergone a complete transformation, have no greed but no intention to avoid.
Of course, I will handle it myself.
“Before that, I have something more to say to Father.”
Look at this unrestrained action setting the route from the beginning.
“What is it? Tell me.”
When telling the Marquis, I felt a sense of intimidation.
However, fundamentally, he is feeling surprise and interest in me now.
So, when I said there is additional talk, the Marquis Basten de Rozen was quite focused.
“I want to quit the Academy.”
Against the father’s image, I threw a bomb that would be felt even larger than before if only looking at the astonishment.
Quitting the Academy,
From a logical perspective, it’s not reasonable to quit the Academy that the top student is attending well.
“Why? For what reason?”
Another unexpected thing hit, the Marquis couldn’t help but open his mouth slightly in wonder.
“Instead, it was you who had complaints about the leave of absence so far. But you want to quit? You who were confined in the underground training ground for the past week, focusing on sword training, saying you’ll return to school soon?”
The Academy is, in simple terms, a university attended by outstanding awakened individuals.
However, most outstanding awakened are from noble bloodlines, so naturally, nearly 80% of the Academy’s composition is nobles.
Anyway, since they handle various awakening abilities, the Academy has various departments.
Among them, if it’s said to be the flower of the Academy in both official and unofficial, it’s without a doubt the Swordsmanship department.
And Kyle is the top student of the Elysium Empire Academy Swordsmanship department.
Moreover, at the beginning of last year, he had achieved Sword Expert Alpha, a time when he was obsessed with sword training.
And at that time, his father said to take a year off for successor training, and he grumbled.
“Just as I said earlier. After traveling around the family territories for a year and feeling many things, my conclusion is that continuing Academy life is not only a luxury but also a waste in the current situation.”
It’s not an forced claim to overcome a crisis.
It’s a quite persuasive statement.
Of course, for ordinary nobles, the Academy would not be a waste.
Because the best education is what they learn at the Empire Academy.
On the other hand, for Kyle’s situation, he has learned good things from an early age better than Academy classes as private tutoring.
In short, the reason Kyle clings to the Academy is because of the top title.
‘Although I do want to experience Academy life...’
Separately from the persuasiveness, the real reason I want to quit the Academy is elsewhere.
‘No choice. In the fall, Eugene Kaiser is entering.’
Yes.
When the fall semester starts this year,
the Eugene guy who was at the bottom will enter the Academy with special measures.
From that point, the structure where Eugene and Kyle will officially connect.
‘The protagonist buff is absolute. No matter how many times I cleared the gallery, I don’t know what variables will be created. Avoid as much as possible. Avoid as much as I can.’
‘Rather than trying something else in front of Eugene, it’s best to avoid connecting as much as possible.
So, personally it’s a pity, but the Academy is goodbye.
“Hmm... Really...”
The Marquis, who didn’t know my true intention, was persuaded.
The reason is that from the beginning, the Marquis Basten side didn’t welcome Kyle entering the Academy.
Rather than chasing titles, they wanted him to have more living experiences.
They thought playing at the Academy would only make the arrogant son’s ego bigger.
And that is true.
“So, what are you going to do? If you quit the Academy, what will you do now?”
What is the meaning of this question now.
The Marquis wants to know what I learned in the one year of successor training.
“.....”
I was silent for a moment.
No other reason.
I wanted to enjoy this atmosphere.
“I am going to Salvatore.”
And with a very calm expression and tone, I mentioned Salvatore, one of the Rozen Ducal territories.
“What? Salvatore??”
The Marquis’s eyes widened again.
This is it, this is why I delayed.
What did the Marquis expect?
Do you want to take the position of captain of the high knight order to protect the many territories of the family?
Unlike Father, I want to do politics?
Or, manage a large territory and receive real power soon?
No no, those are trivial things. All of them missed.
“Why specifically that place?”
Salvatore is the worst territory among the Rozen Ducal territories, a territory that is practically abandoned, with no actual lord.
Even when Kyle visited with his father during the one year successor training, he shook his head saying it’s a mess, and that story spread and became a problem.
Fundamentally, it is located in a very remote place even in the border.
“I remember the appearance you showed while scouting Salvatore, Kyle.”
As expected, the Marquis remembered his son’s reaction at that time.
He really did many pranks.
“To the kind citizens of that place, I was quite embarrassing.”
The Marquis Basten wants to be called a true noble of this era.
Above, he keeps propriety, and to the lower citizens of the territory, he is quite benevolent.
He wanted his own son to be like that, but he got poop on his face in front of the father on the scene.
“I remember. But now that I say it, it was my own regret.”
It’s a lie.
Kyle was really idiot, shaking his head.
“Listen to this. Tell me.”
But that is the story of the idiot Kyle,
now I am different, my gaze is different.
“Salvatore can become a new strategic point if developed well. It is too sad and regrettable that such a territory is practically abandoned.”
The possibility of it becoming a new strategic point is true.
But it’s about when development happens.
How will you develop it?
The soil is bad, can’t farm, population is small.
Commerce is not developed, no resources.
The roads are a mess, hard to use as transportation hub.
Still, the mountainous area is good, a territory that can be developed for tourism,
But recently, monster outbreaks have become frequent, making it difficult.
“It is unrealistic. You know that our family has not made efforts to develop that place until now. So, none of the relatives want to go there as a lord.”
The Marquis shook his head.
A desperate fact,
As mentioned, a territory without a lord, that place is Salvatore.
Why? Because instead of sending there, they would just delete from the household register.
‘But eventually, the jackpot will come and it will be developed.’
But it is a fact that applies to past and present.
At some point, Salvatore will hit the lottery and cause a big wave on the continent.
‘Lumina Meteoric Iron mine...’
There is a very expensive steel called Lumina Meteoric Iron on the continent,
it is produced only in small quantities in a few places even in the vast continent.
That Lumina Meteoric Iron will burst as a huge mine in the future Salvatore land.
In addition, many gold mines will burst here and there.
‘As a result, it will grow as a new strategic point of the Empire.’
Salvatore with the Lumina Meteoric Iron mine bursting will have explosive presence as it will be located right under the Empire’s capital Luciena from the mid to late game story.
And in the original story, the person who grew Salvatore that way is none other than.
‘Eugene Kaiser!’
Eugene Kaiser.
‘Idiot Kyle like bastard. Die. Can you take that away? I personally think this point is more idiot than the heroine being stolen.’
At that time, Kyle still had advantages over Eugene in various ways,
the idiot Kyle, to raise his pitiful self-esteem, gave a territory to Eugene as if pitying him.
That territory is Salvatore.
Kyle boasted that he solved one of the family’s troubles.
But the result was giving wings to Eugene Kaiser.
If he ate the psychological decision blow from losing Elena,
when Salvatore hits the lottery, the power formation will tilt completely to Eugene Kaiser.
‘But Eugene, this time I will take Salvatore. You take the heroine. Grow well in the capital. Since you’re the protagonist, you can do well without Salvatore.’
That is, if I go to Salvatore, although it will be tough at the beginning, it will be resolved well in the end.
More importantly, since it’s the border of the border, soon there will be no connection with Eugene Kaiser who flies in the capital.
Bing...!
To the Marquis’s words that it’s unrealistic, I showed a mysterious smile.
“Father. I am still young.”
And while chatting, I brushed off the sharp mouth that was trained.
“I do not think that I will miraculously revive Salvatore and succeed there. Of course, I will do everything I can. However, it may fail.”
Eyes filled with sincerity, unwavering posture, low voice.
Perfect.
“.....”
To my words, the Marquis Basten looked at his son with very deep eyes.
“I am going to go to learn trials. And I am going to go to communicate with the citizens of that territory. I dare to say, if I can obtain the hearts of the Salvatore territory citizens, I am confident that I can obtain the hearts of the citizens of other territories.”
This is mostly what Eugene Kaiser said in the original story.
After entering Salvatore, when his companions said what can be done in this abandoned land, he said this.
‘If I can get people’s hearts.’
Isn’t it cool.
But I stole it.
“Ho...”
Cough...!
The Marquis who heard Eugene Kaiser’s NTR lines crossed his arms and leaned back on the chair back.
And then,
“You have grown.”
He gave praise he hadn’t done before to his son.
The Marquis Basten knew his son Kyle’s excellence better than anyone.
He just didn’t praise because he was too excellent and had room for arrogance.
But he wasn’t blunt, so he praised things like good, excellent, etc.
But growth,
in a way, it was the praise the Marquis Basten wanted most from his son.
He wanted something beyond his talents to flutter.
“It’s an honor.”
Yes! Beyond that, it’s fluttering.
Because in front of Father, Kyle is not the idiot Kyle from before!
The reborn Kyle!
“If support is needed, say anything.”
“I will. I don’t want to show the spirit of doing it alone.”
“Excellent mindset. The one leading the group must be most careful of arrogance and bravado.”
“I will remember.”
The Marquis Basten directly mentioned arrogance and bravado.
This also means that from now on, those arrogance and bravado no longer appear in his son.
‘When playing the game, after the scene, it was quick, but reality is not like that.’
Thanks to Father’s permission, I immediately submitted my resignation letter to the Academy.
Then, I started preparing to head to Salvatore,
one from ten, nothing is easy.
After about a week,
“Master, the guest has arrived.”
My pretty maid told me that the guest I was waiting for had arrived at our grand mansion.
That person is right,
“Long time no see, Kyle.”
The eldest daughter of the Marquis family who was rejected the betrothal promise by me,
the prospective woman of Eugene Kaiser, Elena Dzel Arden.