I Was Deemed a Worthless Saint Without a Level-Up Blessing and Was Sent Off to Marry a Neighboring Country, but It Turns Out My Blessing Was Actually Level Cap Removal - Episode 28

“However, I have heard rumors about His Highness here and there in the castle…”

“Rumors, you say…?”

Could it be that a suspicious girl is following Alvent around?

If that’s the case, before Ferulina could even open her mouth to apologize and clear up the misunderstanding, Robes, looking utterly exasperated, spoke up.

“Yes. The prince, who is overjoyed to welcome the bride, is showing her off around the castle and bragging about her.”

“…Huh…?”

“U…uh”

The sound of Ferulina’s surprised voice and Alvent’s awkward groan overlap.

“I-I wasn’t bragging or anything…! I was just showing Ferulina around the castle…!”

“For a prince, you came up with quite a good excuse. However, everyone in the castle was saying that your nose was growing longer.”

“!”

Alvent covers his mouth with his large hand.

Without understanding what was happening, Ferulina frantically appealed to Robes.

“Lo, Lord Robes, it is true that you guided Lord Alvent through the royal castle…! But that was because you were concerned about me, who had just arrived in the Gobules Kingdom! You even sacrificed your own rest just for me…!”

“Of course I’m worried about you! It’s like I forced you to come here for my own convenience…!”

“Is it ‘my convenience’… not ‘for the Kingdom of Gobules’?”

Robes frowned, having sensitively caught Alvent’s words.

To the vice-captain who shot him a piercing glare, Alvent tightened his expression and nodded.

“Ah, there’s no mistake about ‘my circumstances’… Last night, I confessed to Ferulina that I am under a dragon’s curse.”

“Wha…!?”

Robes is left speechless by Alvent’s confession.

“Isn’t this a bit too reckless!? Indeed, I was desperate for Lady Ferulina’s blessing, but…! That’s precisely why you should have been more careful in revealing it, shouldn’t you!?”

Looking at Robes, who is fiercely confronting, you can tell at a glance whether he is genuinely worried about Alvent.

At the same time, Ferulina sensed what Lobes was worried about.

Ordinary people, no matter how much they revere their lord, would not want to confront a dragon.

It is only natural for Robes to be concerned that Ferulina might run away upon learning the situation.

That’s why Ferulina forcibly wedged her body between Alvent and Robes, looking straight up at Robes from the front.

“Lord Robes. I understand that you can’t trust a newcomer like me just by saying so! But… I share the same desire to break Lord Alvent’s curse! I will do anything I can to help with that… Please, won’t you allow me to assist in breaking the curse as well!?”

“Ferulina!?”

Ferulina, who bowed deeply as if folding herself in two, made Alvent exclaim in surprise.

However, Ferulina does not lift her face.

What reached Ferulina’s ears as she continued to bow her head were Robes’ breaths and the faint sound of fabric rustling.

“Lady Ferulina, please, lift your face.”

At the same time as Robes’ gentle voice, my right hand is softly held.

When she looked up in surprise, Robes, who had placed the books he was holding in both arms on the floor, was kneeling on one knee, looking up at Ferulina with a sincere gaze.

“I pride myself on having a good eye for people. During the journey to the Gobules Kingdom, I observed Lady Ferulina, and I am well aware that she possesses a heart truly worthy of being called a saint. Not only does she not fear the stern-faced prince, who makes young ladies scream and flee, but she also shows him kindness… She is not an ordinary young lady.”

“Hey”

Alvent lets out a growl-like sound, but Lobes pays it no mind.

“It is an unparalleled fortune that someone like Lady Ferulina would become Lord Alvent’s bride. I humbly ask of you. Please, lend your strength to lift His Highness’s curse, Lady Ferulina.”

“Of course!”

I nod vigorously at Robes’ words.

As I was smiling and gazing at Robes, who had relaxed his expression as if relieved, I was suddenly grabbed by both shoulders with a large hand and pulled back forcefully.

“Yikes!?”

The staggering body is caught by the sturdy chest.

“Hey, how long are you going to keep holding Ferulina’s hand?”

To the master who spoke in a low voice, Robes directed a look of utter exasperation.

“Your Highness. A man who is too jealous will be disliked, you know? Or are you saying that you can’t trust me that much? All my life, I have devoted myself to serving you alone, working tirelessly as your loyal vassal… how could you be so unreasonable…?”

“Is that the behavior of someone who claims to have worked tirelessly and selflessly?”

“Yoyoyo,” Robes pretended to cry dramatically, and Alvent let out an unreserved voice.

However, Ferulina had something even more concerning on her mind.