Chapter 293. Is this a match! (7) + Completion of the trade ship (1) The luck of crushing me on the boat was half a joke.
“what? Because that’s how it happened, Arell. Seriously consider marriage this time, because you don’t have to tell me the answer today.”
Strangely confident, Pena said so.
….Still can’t fool my eyes.
He placed his hand on the back of his hand and held it tight.
I deliberately pretended not to see it.
From the beginning, the concept of life is a pretty young man who is blind.
So, I will do something even more ignorant, Princess.
Pena must have thought like this based on me as usual.
If it were Arel, he would surely think it through and give an answer after the current confrontation was over.
Because I usually do.
But Pena you don’t know me yet.
The more truly important things are, the more I think and act according to my mood.
As I stood up, Pena reflexively looked at my face.
” to?”
Pena made a stunned face for a moment, as if she hadn’t expected me to do this at all.
“Wait, Arell?!”
“why? You wanted to hear the answer.”
Where did the confident attitude from a moment ago go?
Well, it happens to be a place where everyone is watching, and as Pena said, it might be a perfect place to make an appropriate fait accompli.
suitability as a marriage partner.
It’s not that there’s no point.
In fact, it was a secret to her, but there were things she tried to talk about if it didn’t work out. It wasn’t like I didn’t even think about it.
Of course, if I say that, I’ll be proud of myself, so I won’t teach you.
So let me act boldly.
“Pena Amret Janil.”
“Yes four?!”
Seeing her nervous and unable to adapt to the seemingly unexpected situation, I just smiled and knelt down and held her hand and said this.
“Since I know your sincerity, I will also tell you the answer.”
” to’?”
“If I say, ‘I’ll accept the marriage proposal you proposed…’ there will be no complaints, right?”
It’s enough to just create an atmosphere anyway, so keep the weight in moderation and I joked.
Is it you who said it first, Pena?
So don’t make sure you keep that word.
….well, it seems that he has completely lost his mind and is at a loss for words, so he won’t be able to hear it anymore.
okay. congratulations congratulations
“Now then, where are you going, shall we complete that poor plan?”
“Wait, Arell?”
“Now don’t you come and pretend? Because you started first.”
Well, it must be quite tasteful to do the same thing on a boat from generation to generation, right?
is not it?
Even after that, formal confrontations continued, such as having meals with Pena, but it was not a conversation with true feelings like before, but just a formal conversation as the princess and the prince.
There’s no reason to be in a hurry.
She is the one who understands well that it is a procedure even if it looks that way.
On the contrary, I just said that I was able to tremble even after having a conversation like that, to the point where I shuddered all over again.
The guys who didn’t hear our conversation probably thought it was just a moderately good match.
In addition, since they saw all the actions on the ship, some of the ladies-in-waiting were already excitedly whispering about what happened a little while ago.
yeah what did we do?
Don’t worry. Didn’t do anything weird.
There is no problem because I did it in moderation considering other people’s eyes.
As evidence of that, unlike the others, the three aides who probably overheard our conversation on the boat were barely holding back the smirk.
You look very happy.
You guys really should go back and see
Let’s talk in-depth all night, one by one.
And here’s another happy person.
Right here is my mother.
“Are you alright? Fortunately, the confrontation with the princess seems to have gone well. I heard Ah, this mother should have gone and watched. If I had known it would be like this, I would have gone!”
First of all, there was a point that he was very concerned about this meeting, so as soon as I returned, I stopped by the palace to report on the current situation.
As expected, as soon as I arrived, didn’t my mother smile and smile as if she had waited?
You probably heard everything about what happened when you met.
In addition, I also hinted that I would proceed with the marriage conversation afterward.
Then you look good.
“There’s already a story going around among the nobles.”
I don’t know why, but after that day, there seemed to be a little talk about me and Pena in the social world.
It hasn’t been officially announced yet, but spoilers are already circulating.
It must have been that one of the ladies-in-waiting or… someone else secretly spread rumors.
The young ladies felt sorry for it, and even the ambitious nobles licked their lips.
It’s like the auction of the one and only existence in the world is over.
May a courageous girl win Arel.
….I can’t believe what I said.
“It went really well.”
Wow…. It seems that he has even seen a halo as if he has sincerely shaken off 10 years of worries at once.
….Did you worry so much about my marriage?
As a son, things get a little complicated.
“Well, this mother didn’t understand me properly. There is a lady like that, but I forcibly put her in a seat facing the other ladies, so Arel must have been reluctant.”
“Oh no… Not really Pena… No, you and her weren’t like that from the beginning, right?”
“Yes, yes.”
He denied it at first, but for some reason, only a warm gaze returned.
No, it’s not that I’m shy.
“Even her mother wouldn’t object if she were the princess. He’s a really honest and good kid. Next time, we should meet in person, not through letters.”
What the hell did Pena talk about to boil my mother?
Well, it’s not like I can’t guess what kind of conversation was going on.
I never thought Pena would lead the work so actively.
I even feel the obsession again.
Well, since I’ve been sorting out the confrontation issues that have been bothering me for a while, should I look at it this time?
In the future, shouldn’t we have to live seeing each other’s faces until we get tired of them anyway?
Completion of trade ships (1)
The matter of marriage talks was gradually being finalized.
…. Rather, it’s already reached the stage where I just need to put the finishing touches on it?
Because the understanding of people close to me has already ended.
There were also rumors.
For now, it is as if half of it has been officially announced.
This is completely according to plan.
Lately, everyone I met brought up the story of marriage first, making me smile bitterly.
One day in the middle of such a riot.
As if I was halfway running away, I sneaked out of Ernesia Kingdom and headed for a port city located in Gernil Territory of Felsen Kingdom.
It’s not that I secretly jumped out because the reaction around me was annoying.
I’ve been here to work
Yes, it was an official visit for official business.
Already in the port, people who gathered for today or out of curiosity after hearing the commotion of the day formed a bustling crowd.
If you think about what it is like in front of you, you can’t help but behold that many onlookers flock to it.
When my carriage arrives, the soldiers quickly clear the onlookers and salute the carriage.
After passing through the noisy crowd, me and my entourage got out of the carriage.
“…Still, the air is salty here.”
The sea, the air is salty
Breathing in the salty air, I looked around.
In front of you, you can see the vast sea and the port where many ships are anchored.
And the most notable thing here.
It’s a huge black ship.
Compared to most other trading ships, which are mostly made of wood, that gigantic ship is made entirely of solid iron from stern to stern, so the sense of intimidation and presence brought by the texture of the material is truly amazing!
“Looking at it like this, how big is it?”
First of all, I knew the size well because I was involved from the design stage, but seeing the real thing, the impression that is conveyed is different.
And the three aides watching the same scene next to me couldn’t hide their surprise.
“Wow… I’m really surprised.”
“It’s a big, beautiful ship.”
“…how does that float in the water?”
….Except for one person who’s worried in the wrong way.
It seems that Asha’s mind still has a distrust of the ship.
Did you say something similar before?
Apparently, Asha originally lived in a mountain that had nothing to do with water.
It’s true, though, that I’m extremely anxious.
I explained the principle of buoyancy once before when I had time, but was it not enough to understand?
If you don’t understand it with your head, it’s enough to experience it with your body.
After all, I’ll experience it for myself after a while.
“So Jelsen? Any problems with the rest of the schedule?”
When I asked, Zelsen, the branch manager of the store, who had been lying on the floor a while ago, answered without raising his head.
“Ah… Lord Arell! Thank you very much for visiting us again.”
“…No, there is no need for useless rhetoric, so just talk about the main topic. I asked, is there any problem?”
“four! The trade schedule using the new ship has already been clearly established. It seems that the sailors are also itching to leave as soon as possible. So please be at ease.”
“Well, that’s desirable.”
Apparently, the sailors seemed to be getting sick after hearing that they hadn’t had a proper voyage in recent months because they had been slowly changing boats and starting training to adapt.
Are sailors really sailors?
“Isn’t there a particular problem with the ship’s performance?”
“Obviously.”
The answer was the familiar dwarf voice.
Aken and the Dwarf artisans who followed after him.
“Long time no see Aken.”
“Hmm, are you here?”
“How do you feel about long-term business trips?”
“I thought about it in the past when I was on a boat, but the sea breeze is sticky, but it doesn’t suit my physical constitution.
Now that the work is over, I want to go back quickly and do other things.”
“Don’t worry, I have a lot of work to do.”
Why do you want to do something else? Are you frowning like that?
For almost two years since the last war, Dwarf artisans, including Aken, have been dispatched here.
to complete that ship.
In addition, the contract period signed at the beginning of the territory development was also extended.
There are many metals to learn from me, and there are still many more skills. This time it was tied longer.
Well, I think they would have stayed without having to extend it.
“But isn’t that why you’re shorter?”
When I expressed the pleasure of seeing him for the first time in a long time, he still invariably snorted.
Now his attitude seems to be the same.
“Isn’t the ship perfect?”
“There is no need to worry unnecessarily. It’s because you built it perfectly according to your design.”
Still showing pride in his skills without filtering, he pointed at the iron wire with his chin.
“At first, we thought it was reckless because it was a steel boat, but I think it turned out surprisingly well, what do you think?”
“Umm, first of all, it looks perfect.”
I nodded in satisfaction as I inspected the exterior of the ship from afar.
In terms of appearance, there is not much difference from the ship I envisioned.
“By the way. Doesn’t that have no sails?”
Seina pointed out a fact as if curious.
