Regressor Of The Fallen Family [EN]: Chapter 262

Logan had just told his father and father-in-law everything would be fine. He took a deep breath and stood up.

It was the time of day when Aileen was usually at the training grounds.

“Call the women’s training grounds. I want to go there… No, wait. Forget it. I’ll go myself.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

Logan was about to walk out of his office quickly, feeling sure of himself. But then, he suddenly stopped.

The simplest of questions had struck him.

‘What… do I say?’

Long ago, something bad happened with a woman named Leena. Because of that, Logan felt uncomfortable around women. He had never had a girlfriend or wife in that past life.

Also, even without that problem, his life had been too busy and dangerous to easily meet someone and fall in love.

So, now, thinking about his relationship with Aileen, who was very important to him, Logan felt like he wasn’t good enough.

The fact that his relationship with Aileen was so good was entirely due to her generous heart. At least, that’s what Logan believed.

‘And I haven’t even thought about marrying her.’

Logan smiled sadly.

Just being near her made him feel calm and happy. He realized he had started to not appreciate her enough.

That made him feel all the more sorry, and grateful.

Now he had to tell her clearly that he wanted to marry her and be with her forever. But he couldn’t find the right words to say how he felt.

‘Thank you for waiting all this time. Will you marry me…?’

Ugh, no. That’s awful.

‘We should get married now, right? So, will you?’

…That sounds like a bad guy.

‘Will you become the Queen of this nation…?’

Pathetic!

He hated every idea he had.

“What am I going to do…?”

Surely she wouldn’t refuse, or dislike the idea?

His heart beat very fast, like he was about to fight a dangerous enemy.

“…I’ll just go.”

He didn’t have a better plan. So, as always, Logan decided to just go and hope for the best.

“Your Majesty! What are you doing here? You didn’t tell us you were coming!” Aileen and the other women who trained soldiers quickly came to meet Logan as he arrived at the training grounds.

Logan was a little surprised to see them all. He quickly calmed down and told the other trainers to leave, so he could talk to Aileen alone.

He noticed the trainers bowing and smiling in a funny way as they left. But he didn’t have time to think about it.

He saw things like that often. But today, he was only thinking about Aileen.

“What’s the matter?”

“Ah, well…”

Logan couldn’t say anything. He had hoped he would know what to say when he saw her, but that hope was gone.

Amused by his flustered expression, Aileen chuckled and gently took Logan’s arm.

“If it’s something private, let’s go to my office. My carriage is waiting outside.”

“Th-then, what about the training…?!”

What are you saying, you idiot!

Even he thought it was a ridiculous thing to say.

“It runs smoothly even without me right now.”

Aileen smiled and pulled him with her. Maybe she knew he was scolding himself in his mind, maybe not.

Drip.

The tea poured into the cup. It smelled good, like always. But today, the smell didn’t calm Logan down.

His heart kept pounding, and his eyes kept darting around the room.

He had drunk tea in her office many times before. But Aileen saw him looking around the room a lot. She sounded a little annoyed when she asked,

“…What are you doing?”

“Oh, nothing. I was just thinking how plain your office is… and how I haven’t been very thoughtful.”

The office only had a desk, a chair, and a bookshelf. Today, it looked very empty.

“You used to say you liked it because it was neat and tidy, didn’t you?”

“Ah, haha. D-did I?”

Slurp.

Logan jumped a little. He quickly hid his face behind his teacup and drank some tea. Aileen looked at him with a curious face.

“Why are you acting like this today? Are you planning to say something special?”

Cough.

He choked on his tea, spitting it out, and his face grew even hotter.

“Ah, ahem. The tea is a bit hot. Ah, it’s hot.”

“You always say tea should be hot to be good, don’t you?”

He couldn’t hide his red face anymore. The room became very quiet.

“…”

“…”

Aileen looked at him closely with her blue eyes.

Those eyes, which usually seemed so lovely, now felt heavy, and he kept lowering his head.

“You have something to tell me, don’t you? What’s wrong? You’re not acting like yourself.”

Aileen’s words made Logan think clearly again. ‘Why am I acting so strange?’ he thought.

He had to do this. And she wouldn’t say no, would she? No, she wouldn’t… Maybe?

“Ah. Hmm… Yes. There’s something I wanted to say…”

Logan tried to make his voice sound steady, even though it was shaking a little. He tried to be brave. But then Aileen suddenly asked, “Are you going to ask me to marry me?”

Pfft!

Cough. Cough.

This time, he truly choked.

He coughed and coughed. Suddenly, he felt embarrassed and angry.

“Who on earth says it first…!”

“Really?” She looked very surprised. Her voice was louder, and her face was a little red. Logan realized he had been wrong about something.

“Uh… well…”

“Really? Really that?” They both looked confused, but for different reasons. They stared at each other.

They looked at each other, and then quickly looked away, feeling shy.

‘Why am I being so stupid?’ Logan tried to calm his fast-beating heart and sighed quietly.

He looked at Aileen from the side. Her neck was red. Seeing how pretty she looked, he felt even more silly for being so nervous.

Thinking that way, the words came out easily, unlike before.

“Ahem. Ahem. Yes. That’s right. Aileen, will you marry me?”

He didn’t use fancy words. He just spoke honestly and simply.

Logan now understood that he could show his true feelings without needing to say anything fancy. He looked at Aileen, smiling more confidently.

“…”

But Aileen didn’t answer, which made Logan worried. ‘Oh no. She’s not going to say no, is she? No, she can’t!’

“…You don’t want to?”

“Ah, no, no! It’s not that I don’t want to…!”

She jumped up and waved her hands quickly. This made Logan even more nervous.

“Not that you dislike it?”

“So you don’t like it either?”

“Oh… um. I, I, was I too sudden? Then, I’ll give you time to think…”

His eyebrows twitched and his voice trembled at the unexpected situation.

“No, it’s okay. I’ll marry you. I should.”

Eileen suddenly bit her lip and answered quickly.

It was the answer he had been waiting for, but the atmosphere was so different from what he had imagined that Logan couldn’t hide his discomfort.

“…Oh. Um… Why…?”

Was his timid reaction a problem again?

Eileen’s face flushed red, and she looked at Logan with eyes that seemed to blaze with blue flames.

Then, she quickly fired back.

“Even though there’s no ring or anything, and no romance! If I refuse now, I don’t know how many more years I’ll have to wait, so I should.”

Ah!!!!

At that moment, a sharp realization struck Logan in the back of the head.

‘Why, why didn’t I think of that?’

Cold sweat ran down his spine.

He had been so hasty that he hadn’t thought of anything. He might not know women well, but he had ignored even the most basic common sense.

He let out a hollow laugh, unbefitting the situation, out of sheer helplessness.

“Are you laughing? You’re laughing? After proposing so coldly?”

However, seeing her pouting and grumbling, he couldn’t help but find her adorable, and he could definitely realize one thing.

I really love this person.

So he laughed even more.

“Yes. Because I’m happy anyway.”

“…Silly.”

He was a little concerned about the way she turned her head slightly, but when Logan saw a smile on Eileen’s face, he smiled even brighter and hugged her.

“I’m sorry. For making you wait. And for proposing so awkwardly.”

“…Knowing is enough.”

“And thank you. For accepting me anyway.”

“Tch….”

The warmth of her pouting lips felt on his ear.

The warm body temperature filling his chest.

Filled Logan’s heart with pride.

He poured his heart into it and said sincerely.

“I’ll do better in the future, as much as I haven’t done now.”

Did those calm words get through?

Eileen smiled and met his eyes directly, saying.

“I’ll do well too. As a queen, and as a knight.”

“…Huh?”

Knight?

Logan made a dumbfounded noise at the appearance of a word that didn’t fit the situation.

“Did you forget? My dream is originally to be a knight. Not a queen.”

“Ah….”

Logan couldn’t speak for a moment at her firm voice, but Eileen added with a slightly serious expression.

“I’m serious. Just because I became queen doesn’t mean you can leave me out of training or combat. I have no intention of giving up being a knight. I’d rather give up being queen.”

Logan’s eyes wavered at those words.

It was half a threat, but it was also her consideration.

With the war against the Empire only a few years away, it didn’t make sense to keep her, a force to be reckoned with, in the rear.

As a powerful figure on the verge of transcendence, and now as a symbol of commanding a fully-fledged female army, she was definitely an indispensable presence.

Logan bit his lip slightly, grateful and sorry for her feelings.

“…Okay. Let’s do that.”

Pfft.

“What’s with that look? Don’t tell me you’re worrying about me now?”

The sight of her gently pulling at his cheek while still in his arms struck him anew, deep in his heart.

“No. Because you’re lovely.”

The moment her flushed expression and smile intertwined.

A deep kiss followed, without either of them initiating.

– Prepare for the royal wedding.

The news from the McLaine royal family stirred up the entire kingdom.

It was already widely known that King Logan had a fiancée, and that his fiancée was a knight, but even so, the royal wedding was a national celebration.

Of course, despite the recent good governance, for most ordinary people, it was just news from a distant, different world.

“His Majesty is getting married?”

“Wow. Then is something else going to happen?”

“Something?”

“…Won’t it?”

“Why would it?”

“…Like a festival to commemorate the royal wedding.”

“Don’t talk nonsense. It’ll only happen in the capital.”

“Ah. Is that so?”

“Yeah. Just do your work.”

“…Okay.”

However, the reaction of the royal family in the capital and the McLaine territory was different.

“Waaah! Our Grand Duke is getting married!”

“Hey! He’s not the Grand Duke anymore, he’s His Majesty!”

“Anyway! It’s a celebration!”

“That’s right! The lord will probably throw a big party!”

“A party? It’s a festival! A festival!”

“Wahahaha. Hooray! Hooray!”

The people of the McLaine territory, who had benefited from the policies Logan had created 6-7 years ago, rejoiced as if it were their own affair.

“Prepare for the royal wedding!”

“Prepare a grand feast!”

“We must create a perfect wedding! Everyone, focus!”

Dwayne scolded the royal officials and servants by the hour.

‘There must not be a single flaw!’

The people under him were dying from the Finance Minister’s glaring eyes and scolding.

“You can spend as much money as you want! The best! Match everything with the highest quality!”

Fortunately, the stingy Finance Minister was unusually unconcerned about money. No, he was almost in the mood to squander the national treasury.

“Send invitations to the royal families of neighboring countries! Let’s show the prosperity of the McLaine royal family!”

Naturally, one thought came to the minds of those who followed the order.

– It seems like it will be a bigger feast than expected.

As soon as the news spread around, there were those who reacted faster than anyone else.

“It looks like merchants from all over the country will gather?”

“Then why don’t we make the 판 bigger?”

“Yes. Let’s make Gran buzz this time!”

If it is an envoy of a country, there is no case where only one envoy comes alone.

The movement of merchants and goods that follow is no different from another form of trade. All the merchants of the kingdom are paying attention to the foreign envoys who will gather for the royal wedding and are beginning to gather in the capital one by one.

As the royal Finance Minister led the atmosphere and the wealthy merchants centered on the capital grew the 판 even more, the excited and noisy atmosphere that started in the royal palace was soon passed on to the residents of the capital.

“A festival is being held!”

“It’s a national feast!”

“Waaah!”

The heated atmosphere of the kingdom was also conveyed to someone far away in the west of the kingdom.