With The Fifth Loop, The Third Prince Has Been Added To The Cast. - Chapter 8

A lot of things happened after that.

Claire was taken to the royal palace and was judged for her crimes. Her parents had mixed feelings—because they loved Claire, they hoped for a lighter punishment, but because they cared about me, they also wanted her to be punished more severely. It must have been hard for them.

In the end, Claire was sent to a convent. She is allowed to see her parents sometimes, but she and I will never be able to meet again.

Lord Franz lost his reputation, and because of that, the Marquis and Marchioness of Eldred removed him completely as an heir candidate. Prince Camus thought that wasn’t enough and wanted him to be punished more, but I asked him not to do anything. Since Franz cared so much about inheriting the title, losing that alone felt like enough punishment.

Now, I’m about to graduate for the fifth time. On each side of me are the First Prince and Second Prince—an unbelievably intimidating situation.

“U-Um, why are you both here? ”

“They told me to take good care of you, for Camus’ sake.”

“Well, you’re going to be my adorable sister-in-law soon. Don’t worry—I’ll protect you. As long as you’re alive, I can save you.”

Prince Camus was worried because I always died on my graduation day. Since he couldn’t always be by my side, he actually asked his two older brothers to guard me.

Honestly, asking them was surprising enough—but what’s more shocking is that they agreed. If we’re talking about who should be protected, of course it should be the First and Second Princes, not me, the fiancée of the Third Prince.

Also, I heard the Second Prince has healing powers, but maybe that’s why his words sound a bit scary at times.

In the end, because the two princes were always near me, nothing bad happened—except that I got way too much attention.

“Congratulations on your graduation, Cheryl.”

“Congratulations to you too, Prince Camus.”

On our fifth graduation day, Camus and I celebrated together. It ended peacefully and happily.

And for the first time in my fifth life, I was able to wake up the day after graduation.

***

One more year passed after graduation, and the day of my wedding with Camus finally came.

Several things had changed during that year.

First, the way I addressed Camus. I used to call him Prince Camus, but after graduation, I started calling him Lord Camus. He said I didn’t need to use “Lord” either, but I was too shy to drop it completely, so he accepted the compromise.

Also, the First Prince officially became the Crown Prince. He and his brothers had always been close, so there was never any competition. It was pretty much decided from the beginning. The only reason it hadn’t happened sooner was because the ceremony was troublesome. But once all three princes had graduated, they finally held the Crown Prince ceremony.

My living situation also changed. After graduation, I moved into Prince Camus’ palace, where a room was prepared for me. While living there, I studied how to become a proper princess under the guidance of the Queen.

Prince Camus wanted us to live in the same room, but the Queen said it was too soon before the wedding and rejected the idea.

And then, a romance novel based on our engagement story was published. The author used a pen name, so people didn’t know who wrote it—but it was actually the Second Prince.

Some parts were dramatized, like in most novels, but many scenes were very true to life, which made me feel really embarrassed. Still, Camus and I read it together, laughed, and talked about our favorite parts.

On the wedding day, I was completely surprised when I saw my dress. Prince Camus had kept it a secret until that day.

“This dress…”

“Surprised? When I borrowed that book, they said you kept rereading it. I figured that kind of dress must be your dream.”

The dress looked exactly like the one in a romance novel I once recommended to Camus. In the story, the heroine wears this dress for her wedding. Ever since I was little, I had always admired that heroine’s love story and dreamed of wearing a dress like hers.

I had never told anyone that—but Camus had figured it out all by himself.

My heart was overflowing, and I couldn’t hold back. I ran into Camus’s arms.

He gently held me.

“Do you like it?”

“Yes! Of course I do!”

“Cheryl, I promise to make you the happiest bride in the world. So… will you marry me?”

“Yes!”

That day, I truly had the happiest wedding in the world.

And now, I believe I’ll keep getting even happier with Camus by my side.

So, it looks like I won’t have to go through a sixth loop.

***

On the fifth loop, the story added a new character—Prince Camus.

Thanks to him, I became the happiest princess in the world.