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 32

“Do you think it hasn’t reached my ears? You were the one who started it all, after all.”

“What on earth are you talking about?”

“I don’t understand,” Alvent said, furrowing his brows in confusion. The queen let out a small laugh.

“I heard about it. Yesterday, you took Miss Ferulina around and boasted about her all over the castle, didn’t you? Do you think I’ll let you get away with that? I want to show off my cute daughter to everyone in the castle too!”

“Bufu!”

At the queen’s words, Alvent, who was about to drink the remaining tea, coughed violently. Ferulina almost choked as well.

“Th-that was to guide Ferulina around the royal castle so she wouldn’t have any trouble from now on, and not to show off at all…!”

Yesterday, Alvent, with a face flushed bright red, repeated the explanation he had given to Robes.

“Oh, but I heard you walked around the castle with your nostrils flared and a smug look on your face?”

“Th-That is…!”

Alvent gets flustered by the same exchange as yesterday. However, it seems that by the second time, he has come up with a response.

Alvent stands tall and retorts to the queen.

“Mother, aren’t you doing the same thing? If it’s you, you should understand my feelings better than anyone else!”

“Yes, I will admit that. That’s precisely why this place is important. If many people see me having tea with Miss Ferulina, her position will be solidified quickly, won’t it?”

“Your Majesty the Queen…”

Ferulina finally realizes the queen’s true intentions.

Excluding the fact that she is a saint, Ferulina is nothing more than the daughter of a humble baron family. There will surely be nobles who oppose the idea of such a daughter becoming the wife of the second prince.

To suppress such voices, the queen is showing through her actions that she accepts Ferulina.

“To think you would go to such lengths for me…! How can I ever thank you…!”

As Ferulina, almost choking with joy, deeply bowed her head, the queen’s gentle voice reached her.

“Please lift your head, Miss Ferulina. As I said the day before yesterday, I am truly grateful that you are marrying into our family. Please stop calling me ‘Your Majesty’ as if I were a stranger, and call me ‘Mother-in-law’ instead. Although the wedding is still some time away, it is already decided that you will become my daughter.”

“Thank you very much…!”

“Mother…! What do you mean the wedding is still far off!? Is Ferulina just a temporary bride or something!?”

Alvent interrupts Ferulina’s words of thanks, her voice trembling with emotion.

“That can’t be true. This is also for Miss Ferulina.”

“Ferulina’s?”

At the calm voice of the queen, Alvent slightly regained his composure and sat back down in his chair.

In response to her son’s gaze, which seemed to seek an explanation, the queen calmly began to speak.

“Although we have exchanged documents with the Klein Kingdom, we have not yet formally introduced her to the nobles of the Gobules Kingdom. In order for Miss Ferulina to be respected by the nobles as the ‘Princess Consort of the Second Prince’ in the future, we should hold a grand wedding and formally introduce her to the nobles, don’t you think?”

According to the queen, who briefly explained it to Ferulina, who was hesitant about such a grand unveiling, it seems that in the Gobules Kingdom, the lords of each territory have more power than those in the Klein Kingdom.

In the Gobules Kingdom, which borders the Demon Realm, you never know when a monster attack might occur.

It is said that from the founding of the nation, the strong power of the lords, allowing them to take measures to protect their territories without seeking the royal family’s judgment in times of emergency, has been a characteristic feature.

In other words, it seems that not only the royal family but also the lords need to acknowledge Ferulina’s existence.

“Then, why not have the wedding right away? We can’t leave Ferulina in a half-hearted position!”

The queen sighed in exasperation at her son, who leaned forward once again.

“It’s good that you care for Miss Ferulina, but calm down a bit. Even if it’s a royal wedding, the scale and formality are on a completely different level compared to a mere audience. There’s no way the preparations can be ready immediately, right? It was sudden enough as it is… We can’t exactly call the nobles to the royal castle in the middle of winter, and even if we start preparing right now, the wedding would be at the earliest by the end of winter.”

“Such…!”

Alvent lets out a voice filled with astonishment.

I am incredibly grateful for Alvent’s concern for Ferulina, but the queen’s words are indeed the most reasonable.

“Lord Alvent. I have no problem with the schedule that Her Majesty the Queen is considering…”

When I spoke to Alvent in a soothing manner, the queen smiled as if relieved.

“Thank you, Miss Ferulina. I’m glad you can accept it. But don’t worry. Even though the wedding is still a ways off, you are my son’s lovely bride. I will treat you properly as Alvent’s wife, so please don’t worry. Just…”

“What is it? Is there still something more?”

Alvent glares back defiantly at the queen, who has shifted her gaze to her son.

“In a way, this is what I’m most worried about…”

To the queen, who lowered her voice, Ferulina and Alvent swallowed hard.

The queen’s gaze directed at Alvent narrowed sharply, as if piercing.