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“No.”

 

“Why not?”

 

“Because Elly said so.”

 

“Ugh, seriously, why do you try to get on my nerves every time we talk?”

 

“It’s not my fault that you have a thing for my little sister, you weirdo.”

 

Ivan knew that it was pointless to try and argue with him so he chose his next words carefully.

 

“What I’m trying to say is that, while you’ve been screwing around over here, your wife arrived from the South. I’m not telling you to go run and greet her, but at least have dinner with her on her first night here…”

 

“Judging by the looks of you, it seems like there are plenty of people willing to meet with her while I’m screwing around.”

 

Ivan let out a long sigh of defeat.

 

Izek smirked at him while untying his gauntlet straps.

 

“Am I wrong?”

 

“As a paladin of the North, I felt it was my duty to go and monitor Borgia’s spy—”

 

“Enough of your bullsh*t.”

 

“F*ck, fine, I admit it. I went and saw her because I was curious. Curious what the pope’s famous daughter looked like in person. Is that so wrong? If you’re so irritated by me going then why didn’t you go yourself, huh? Izek van Omerta you rude little sh*thead!”

 

“……”

 

“Sorry… I guess I got a little carried away.”

 

“Yeah.”

 

Despite his delicate appearance which earned him the nickname ‘The Flower Knight’, Ivan was, to put it bluntly, incredibly short-tempered.

 

“You’re not gonna ask?”

 

“Ask what?”

 

“You know, if she really looks like her portrait, how her personality is, that kind of stuff. You’re not curious at all?”

 

“Not really.”

 

“Whatever. Either way you should still meet her. After all, it’s your obligation as her husband. And I’m only telling you this because I can’t stand to see you turn out like that duke—Rembrandt whatever-his-name-is—and become an international mockery. Lord knows what would happen if you were to get on the pope’s bad side.”

 

and Rudbeckia’s stubborn personality were an obvious

 

suggesting that Izek just marry Flaya instead. He knew that it was next to impossible and

 

who had travelled all the way from the Port of Elmus to Omerta Castle, Ivan had

 

marriage ceremony, she suffered from seasickness the entire journey. Yet, in spite of that, all he could think about was her radiant smile as she stepped off the boat. She really was as beautiful as the rumors made

 

golden hair and round, shimmering blue eyes—her face was as beautiful as a

 

so fragile, so delicate. Like she

 

not comprehend, Ivan felt

 

“She’s small.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“She’s small, really small.”

 

saying she’s a

 

saying she looks so fragile that one dirty glare from you would be enough to kill her. It’s not like I don’t understand where you’re coming from, but try to think about it from her perspective too. She’s been forced to come all the way here basically as a hostage. It must be incredibly frightening

 

pick up

 

“Seriously, who are you?”

 

A paladin too. And the pope’s daughter, the angel of Sistina, is now my comrade’s wife. So you better get your *ss

 

when you swore

 

cried when she heard

 

was six years

 

to forget about a bad

 

her but she won’t give up. And now I’m jealous that

 

she’s already capable of manipulating you,

 

to say is that

 

their shiny exterior, but did you seriously fall for her after looking at her once and now you’re planning on betraying

 

shrill, high-pitched

 

sword, pointing it straight at the approaching boy.

 

S-Sorry, I’m really sorry,

 

should cut off this ear

 

“Aaaaah! P-Please don’t, sir!”

 

that didn’t know what was going on, it must have just looked like a knight

 

scream did Ivan finally let go of the

 

it? Why’re you bothering us

 

Lorenzo frantically checked to make sure both his ears were

 

no different than a

 

“M-My older sister…”

 

“What?”

 

b-but for the time being, I

 

didn’t react at all. It seemed like he didn’t even understand what Lorenzo was talking about. So Ivan snapped

 

the hell are you rambling on about now?! Kids

 

over, please stay

 

her once and

 

herself in her room crying right after visiting Omerta Castle?

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