The moment where the sun was right above the head, in the Azolias Kingdom.
I,Zen=Helix, together with Mr and Mrs Helix... my parents, were jolted inside carriage, as we went toward the n.o.ble district near the imperial castle, where the mansion of a high rank n.o.bles stand in row.
The reason that we, family all together had to go to to n.o.ble district that we usually didn’t visit, was due of the matter from yesterday, because of the information that I got from the son of the head of Azolias’s duke household, Grid=Ractos, who also contribute to the country as the financial governor, Jake=Ractos, about the engagement... marriage plan between me and his little sister, Erza=Ractos.
At first, the time I heard Jake=sama talk about it,I thought that Erza=Sama, who was a n.o.ble lady at the same time the vice commander of chivalric order’s heavy unit, wouldn’t be suited with a mere eldest son of viscount house and a normal troop, thus I planned to reject his offer. But because of Jake-sama’s word that emphasized that the engagement plan with Erzsama was the consensus of duke family, also the support of my parents, the time I tell this matter to them, I decide to propose Erzsama in engagement proactively.
That was right, right now we were heading toward Ractos’s house. And today, the plan was to met with Erzsama... and did a marriage interview.
[ Gnnh, Not good. I become too nervous, my heart beating so fast. I wonder when the last time my heart beat this fast]- Helix
Perhaps because of nervousness, father who usually had a though expression, couldn’t seems to be calmed down.
It seems that my mother was on the same condition as father, as she only clumsily nodded her head in response of my father’s words in silence.
[ Father, mother. I understand how you feels, but if you guys make tension higher than this... how should I say it, I’ll be troubled on how to react]- Zen
[Even if you say so, Zen. As expected, when I thought that I will meet with Grid-sama... you know, I just can’t calm down, right?]- Helix
If I had to be honest, this was my first time looking father all nervous like this, now that I look at him like this, it made me somehow slightly confused.
As the person who tried to focus himself preparing to met with Erzsama, doing such thing was not exactly what I wish for him to do.
[ Rather than that, Zen. Are you really fine with that cloth?]- Helix
Father asked the question that he asked several times since we left our house.
It seems, the nervousness that my parents felt was not based only from the fact that they would met Ractos Household after this.
Well, it was not something weird I suppose... even if I see someone who wear the same cloth as me and said that he will went to marriage meetings after this, I would asked that person the same question.
But, in this occasion, I already believe that this was the correct answer, so I answered with the same answer as before.
[ I’ll say it no matter how many time you asked, but it’ll be no problem, father. Rather, it wouldn’t be good if it’s not this kind of cloth. My opponent this time is Erzsama, so there will be no other choice than this one]- Zen
[ Hmm... Even if you say so, I felt that it’s too different from my common sense, to go to marriage meeting while wearing armour, you know]- Helix
Just like what father had said, I was wearing a knight armour of the chivalric order light unit.
And of course, normally, if I went to marriage meeting in this appearance people would treat me as a weirdo, and stupid person... but just like what I had already said, I believe that this time, this appearance was the best that I could had.
Though, I already heard about it from Jake-sama before.
The fact that Erzsama was equipping her armour even when she was in her own house.
In the marriage party between Jake-sama and Anesssama, where my heart was stolen by Erzsama, She wore a beautiful dress, but now thinking back on it again after hearing about Erzsama’a usual appearance from Jake-sama, I felt that Erzsama at that time indeed looked annoyed against the dress that she wore.
And so... well, in the first place I never thought that Jake-sama would ever lied, but even so, I suppose Jake-sama really was not lying about Erzsama usual appearance in her own house.
I could felt it in that party, that Erzsama was always act like she is a knight.
Probably, to strengthen those will, to carve those thought into her own body... I was sure that she would equip her armour, too at this marriage interview.
That was why, I would equip my armor as well.
I want to told Erzsama with this appearance of a knight, that I am a knight, just like her, and thus someone that was fitting to accompany her on her life.
As I explain so to my father, while still didn’t looking all that convinced, he nodded his head as if there was no turning back anymore.
--- Some time pa.s.sed after that and our carriage finally arrived at Ractos’s house.
In the carriage my parent acting all nervous, but the time we arrived, they made it so that it couldn’t be perceived from outside.
... I could imagine that actually they were far more nervous than before, but since I was the same as them I would not pursue this matter further.
Descending from our carriage, we went to the entrance guided by the servant, over there stand in row starting from Grid-sama, Jake-sama, Liliane-sama and lastly, Erzsama.
Just like what Jake-sama had said, and just like what I had imagined, Erzsama was standing there with her heavy armour equipped.
I and Erzsama who stand face by face with our knight armour on. Everyone in Ractos house except Erzsama, looked slightly surprised, but the the main person, Erzsama, seems have a good impression of me, she looked at my appearance as she nodded her head several times.
Looking at that, Grid-sama and his family changed their expression to a calm one.
After that, after my father and Grid-sama finished exchanging greetings, they quickly guided us to the room that already prepared for today and left us alone together in that room.
[...]- Helix
Red Carpet. Lacquer round table. A tea gla.s.s with gold decoration.
At that room, I just sat silently in front of Erzsama, as silence wrapped the room.
... At this kind of moment, I who is the male should start the conversation, but it’s just different from the usual situation and so I ended up worried what should I actually do.
I am also a n.o.ble per-se. Even I had an experience attending several n.o.ble party before, thought not a big one. At that occasion, I had an experience on having conversation with a girl on the same age as me.
I thought back to those time, and thinking to use the same approach as that time... but, would that be alright?
The one who was seating in front of me is the young lady of Duke household, and the vice commander of Azolias kingdom Chivalric orders heavy unit.
Though it would be a bit rude for her, I felt like I shouldn’t treat her like those girl I met in party.
But still, I couldn’t kept the silence continues without being able to start of some good topic to talk about.
What should, I do...