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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 116
Chapter Title: Anxious Rivals
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Meanwhile, someone was watching Lellia and Griffith as they walked back to their quarters.
It was Lute.
“...”
He bit his lip, tense, then turned away.
A strange anxiety gnawed at him, threatening to drive him mad.
The unease had taken root earlier, when he'd heard that the Empress had suddenly summoned Romeo and Calix.
In fact, at a tea party a few days prior, the Empress had apparently told the invited noblewomen...
...that she would find the perfect husband for Princess Yuriana.
Upon hearing the rumor, male nobles from all corners began flocking to the Empress, eager to win her favor.
*Damn it...*
Although Lute had made a promise directly with Princess Yuriana, he still couldn't shake his anxiety.
He could dismiss the other suitors as subpar, but he couldn't help but worry about the likes of Romeo and Calix.
Even he had to admit they were exceptional men.
Troubled by the news, he had been wandering the imperial palace grounds.
It occurred to him that he might get some advice from the princes, so he headed toward their palace.
That was when he witnessed a strange scene.
The princes were sparring against Sir Raymond, two against one.
*What in the world...!*
It was utterly cowardly. One look at Sir Raymond’s pale face was enough to know he had no idea how to fight.
*To think they would gang up on someone like that.*
Staying in the princes' good graces was important, but he couldn't ignore his friendship with Sir Raymond.
Just as Lute, unable to watch any longer, was about to step in and stop them...
...Griffith appeared out of nowhere. Lute’s heart sank.
*Of all the people to show up now, it had to be Griffith...*
Griffith was precisely the kind of ideal husband the Empress would covet.
Lute’s thoughts grew tangled.
All sorts of scenarios flooded his mind. Griffith, Romeo, Calix, and even Oscar, who wasn't even in Auraria at the moment.
In every one, they were all competing with him for Princess Yuriana's affection.
