Rogers put the apple back on his plate, stretching his back with his fingers crossed.

"The fact that the prince knows how to knock on the door shows that his sanity is still there at this moment."

After exhaling a long breath of relief, he muttered with the same expression on his face, and then turned again to open the bedroom door.

Prince Reeid's blond hair looked more disheveled than ever, and his forehead was faintly bruised, and there was an unconcealable anger in his deep eye sockets.

Rogers only felt that the other party's aura was like a lion ready to roar and slaughter at any moment, bringing him a real pressure.

"You kid......" Prince Ray squeezed a few words from between his teeth, and opened his hand to grab Rogers' shoulder, but before he could grasp it completely, a look of pain slowly appeared on Rogers' face.

The prince frowned and looked at the palm of the other party's hand, and raised it a little, and the unbearable between Rogers's eyebrows gradually relaxed, and the mouth that was slightly open and ready to scream slowly closed.

When the prince slowly brought his hand to his shoulder again, the expression on Rogers' face turned slightly as if time had gone backwards.

At this point, Prince Rheed suddenly recalled what happened to him when he first saw Rogers on the stargazing tower, and at that time he did not exert himself, and the other party immediately began to cry.

And now, this damn acting seems to have become more sophisticated.

"Your Royal Highness, Rufia is still sleeping, I hope you can be quiet and don't disturb her." Rogers put his index finger in front of his mouth, kindly reminding.

Prince Rayed's cheeks flushed instantly, his lips trembled with anger, and his eyes widened with unspeakable anger and grief.

"Didn't the Duke come? She doesn't know about it yet? Rogers poked his head out the door, and saw only a sorrowful Hans standing beside him, and no one else was there.

Then he withdrew his gaze and continued, "You don't want the Duke to know about this, do you?" And if you accidentally make a big fuss and spread it to the outside world, it's even worse.

"I've been notorious for a long time, and it doesn't matter if my reputation gets worse, but Rufia is different, you must take care of her."

Prince Rheed looked at Rogers' thoughtful and instructive appearance, his breathing became rapid and heavy, and his chest rose and fell violently.

But then Alice and Alina appeared, causing him to breathe again, and his fingers trembled and pointed to Rogers's forehead, he wanted to make a sound, wanted to express his inner emotions, but his throat was firmly blocked by majestic anger.

"Your Royal Highness, we went out last night and just came back not long ago, and Rufia just wanted to come to Rutgers's room last night to have a look, but fell asleep before we left because of sleepiness." Alina lifted her skirt and explained softly.

"Yes, I can testify for them, it's me...... It was the second prince who took us out. Alice added after saluting.

"What?" Prince Rheeed was suspicious, but perhaps really afraid of disturbing Rufia, so he forcibly suppressed the last note.

The anger on his face did not subside, and he was shocked by the news, and his expression suddenly became extremely strange.

"Can we go to the gallery and talk?" When Rogers had finished proposing, he instructed Hans, "Go and prepare some breakfast, Your Highness should not have eaten yet, just entertain you." ”

Prince Rheed bowed slightly with a complicated expression and agreed to the request.

The circular hallway in front of Rogers' bedroom has a strong classical atmosphere, with towering columns surrounding the hallway, giving people a sense of solemnity and magnificence.

A gorgeous bonsai is displayed in the central circular open space, dotted with bright flowers and verdant plants, adding a sense of vitality and vitality to the gallery.

Rogers made his way to the carved floor-to-ceiling windows, feeling the sobriety of the morning sun, and when Reeuyd sat down on the couch, he himself sat down on the sofa opposite the Prince, leaning back on the soft backrest.

Outside the window, the world was white, with large snowflakes gently covering the earth and trees, and behind the vegetation, servants in thick cotton coats were tending to the snow with gloves and utensils.

Rogers glanced at it for a moment, then withdrew his gaze, and said with a serious and serious expression, "Last night we were attacked by the Benedictine Penance, and they even tried to unleash a calamity on the Braid. ”

Prince Reeid frowned when he heard this, and when these words came out of Rogers' mouth, he knew the problem in the words of the Holy Maiden.

There may have been a second prince involved last night, but it must have been the kid in front of him who took a few people out.

"You told me about this so bluntly...... Prince Renew paused, his gaze swept over Alina and Alice beside Rogers, and only after seeing that Rogers did not shy away from reacting, did he continue: "Do you mean that other forces are likely involved in this matter?" ”

"The Imperial Court has charged me, and even the judges are coming to the East to try me." Rogers shrugged slightly, his words clearly pointing to the royal family.

"Do you know how worrying you are right now? The Holy Maiden is biased towards you, several schools of magic are trying to woo you, and Delik, the son of the Marquis of the Southern Frontier, is rumored to have a very good personal relationship with you.

"Coupled with your relationship with the daughter of the Devon family, and because of the many disasters I have protected you from, my wife and I have also been tacitly selected as forces that favor the East.

"And that's just what you've done in half a year before you've fully grown up.

"If these ties continue to develop and these ties continue to grow, then your discourse influence on the Imperial Council will ......"

Prince Rheued didn't say anything more, just frowned and looked at Rogers.

He knew that Rutgers had the power of a "prophet", but most of what he did did did not fall into the category of "prophet".

In particular, he is also known as the "little sage" in terms of academic achievements, and if it is just an ordinary "little sage", the most complicated part of the matter is that Rogers is still the blood of an orthodox nobleman.

The Imperial Council is divided into four levels: Priests, Nobles, Magicians, and Citizens.

Among them, due to the scattered schools, the magician's greatest desire is to study magic, and St. Helte is obviously not interested in politics, so magicians have always appeared as dependents of various nobles, and most of them are not even interested in participating in the discussion of politics and the promotion of bills at all.

But the emergence of Rogus has the potential to change this balance, and with his call, he may indeed be able to condense some of the magical schools into a factional force to be reckoned with, and with the support of the own family in the East, if left unchecked, the future will inevitably become immeasurable.

"Your Royal Highness, it is not necessarily a bad thing that I attract hatred like this, especially for your lady and Rufia.

"A fisherman near the sea once said that the stronger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish. And there are some things that need to be grasped at the most accurate time in order to get the most benefits. ”

After Rogers finished speaking, he watched as the cheese platter, grilled sandwiches, stews, and other breakfasts were brought to the long table in front of him by the servants one by one.

Prince Reyreid, who had asked him to meditate, took a knife and fork and ate it with Alina and Alice.

"Then you're ready to get engaged to Rufia." Prince Rörheid pondered for a long time, as if he had made up some kind of determination, and said in a deep voice.

Rogers choked up, he swallowed the food in his mouth with difficulty, and before he could respond, Alina, beside him, spoke up:

"Forgive me for taking the liberty of taking the liberty of your Royal Highness, Rogers and I have already made a marriage contract, and I hope you will know about it."

"Kid, you're not officially engaged to Rogers yet, are you?" Prince Rained did not care about Alina's faux pas, and continued to preach very kindly:

"As long as you are not engaged, then it is not a breach of contract, and you, as a nobleman, also know the nature of the marriage, and this matter has nothing to do with feelings.

"What I want is just a guarantee, a stable investment, and he can only hold a marriage ceremony with Rufia in the future."

Rogers took the napkin and wiped his mouth, he felt that all Prince Renew wanted was to hold a marriage ceremony with Rufia himself, and nothing else would be the most in the prince's liking.

And the other party was able to make this decision, probably because of the violent reaction of the royal family to himself, both openly and secretly.

After all, Rufia's royal bloodline combined with the prince's father, who is inclined to the nobility of the fie, and the duke's mother, who is directly the nobility of the fie, intuitively looks like a threat not much less than herself.

Fortunately, Rufia is a girl, and she hasn't shown much edge, if she is like Rutgers, it may not be a small disaster or accusation.

"I won't eat it, you can use it slowly." Prince Rheed glanced in the direction of Rogeth's bedroom and sighed slightly.

After that, he got up and thanked Rogers for his hospitality, and without giving Rogers a chance to react, he turned and left.

"Is that so...... Alice watched the prince leave, her eyes flashing with an inexplicable light.

"The marriage of the nobility is the link of interests, there is nothing else, there are not many noble couples like my parents, most of them will find some mistresses and mistresses in private, among which knights are particularly sought after, many noblewomen and noble lords, they are very fond of them."

Rogers touched his half-full stomach, fearing that he would be sleepy if he continued to eat, so he casually told Alice about the anecdotes of aristocratic circles.

Then he saw Alina cut the stew with a blank face, the blade scraping against the plate with a sharp and piercing sound.

"Praise me with Earl Derwin, my nobility, my valor, and my wisdom, and let him go and consult with my father about the marriage.

"My father was notoriously cunning...... Thinking about it heavily, once Prince Ray took the initiative to mention marriage to him, he would definitely start to think about a lot of things again, and he would definitely not make a decision in a short time.

"Add to that your father's involvement, and I won't have to think about which side I'll be sold to for a long time."

Rogers jokingly admonished Alina, but the other man just squinted at him and stared at him in discomfort.

"How are you going to deal with the court? Do you want to figure it out on the jury? Alina asked, putting a small piece of stew in her mouth and chewing it vigorously.

"Why deal with the courts? Faced with this kind of thing, it is better to settle it outside the courtroom, and it is not a good thing to step into the enemy's home turf. Rogers shook his head in response.

"Do you want to kill someone?" Alice looked up at the empty surroundings, her face showing some hesitation and entanglement, and asked uncertainly.

Rogers frowned at Alice, and he felt that Alice wasn't just asking himself if he wanted to kill, which was not a good sign.

"You deliberately hid your strength last night because you were afraid of being known by the despicable royal family, right?"

Alice continued, even if she didn't know much about the factions of the nobles, she still knew that the royal family was a threat to Rogers, and a threat to her life.

"First of all, in the face of the 'innocent', you must hide your killing intent, unless you are absolutely sure.

"Secondly, killing is always a last resort, and even when it comes to this necessary step, it is best not to get your hands dirty, at least to ensure that no outsiders can know." Rogers admonished in a solemn voice.

"I see." Alice nodded earnestly in understanding.

"What do you understand?" Rogers always felt that the other party's reaction was a little wrong.

"Be prepared for everything, and then make the other person innocent." Alice's fingers clenched into fists, her eyes fixed on Rutgers.

"Yes, that's smart." Rogers praised it quite approvingly, he didn't expect Alice's understanding to be so good, so he continued: "There must be a reason why cults that believe in the bottomless pit have appeared so frequently recently. ”

As soon as he had finished speaking, Hans came to them with an attendant, and said that the judge, the Count de Monte, wanted to meet with the Holy Maiden in order to find out what had happened to Kevin's case six months earlier.

"Just tell the truth." Rogers whispered before Alice left.

[The honest merchant of the bottomless pit casts a secret gaze at you, and Kevin's consciousness is rubbed and played with like abuse in his palm, and he is constantly letting out a cry full of pain and despair. 】

He watched Alice's back gradually being carried away by Hans and his attendants, and a rather unexpected prompt appeared in front of him, and his eyes slowly lowered.

"You guys had a great time." Alina brushed her lips with a napkin and said in a cold voice.

But then she saw the thoughts in Rogers' eyes, and continued helplessly: "I should be busy with a lot of things later, right?" Want to take a nap? ”

Rogers looked at Alina, who leaned back slightly and patted her legs, and hesitated, "Then I'm welcome." ”

After speaking, he planted his head on the other party's lap, feeling the warm and soft touch, as well as the residual breath of last night's wind and snow.

Alina closed her eyes as she listened to her steady breathing, her fingertips stroking Rogers' hair, a soft smile on her lips.

(End of chapter)