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CHAPTER 11
#2. Hello, I am the humble servant of God, Agnes.
See? I told you not to make bold claims so easily.
Adelle clicked her tongue inwardly as she looked at the man, now frozen.
If he had just stayed still, she would have at least tried to phrase it more gently, in a way that was easier to accept.
“Um… are you okay?”
Killian’s Adam’s apple bobbed visibly.
So he is human, after all.
He’d been standing so still like a statue that she had started to wonder. His red lips were also stiff, pressed into a tight line.
“Did you just say something?”
“I said, let’s get married.”
“……”
“Are you… surprised?”
“Not at all.”
Then why are you brushing your hair back?
The man, whose movements had been so precise until now, ran his hand through his silver hair. With a frown, he let out a breath that dropped heavily between them.
“Did you just propose to someone you’ve never met before?”
“Probably.”
“But you don’t even know me.”
“Marriage is usually between people who don’t know each other very well.”
…Although usually after they get to know each other a bit more.
When Adelle calmly nodded, one of Killian’s eyes narrowed further.
He must think I’m crazy.
She wasn’t particularly bothered by how others saw her, but she couldn’t allow this man to think of her that way.
Even if it was a contractual marriage—he was going to be her husband.
“You’re an unmarried man of marriageable age, the commander of the Holy Knights at the Saint Fidelio Grand Temple. If the Archbishop trusts you as his proxy, then I assume your divine power is considerable, not just your swordsmanship. From your way of speaking, I’d guess you’re from the capital. Tying your shoelaces with a double loop is a custom in Orsen—if it’s become a habit for you, then you must’ve lived there quite a while. You don’t seem to enjoy making public appearances, and overall, you strike me as someone rather straightforward.”
“…Lady Adelaide.”
“Oh, and you’ve also got enough patience and manners to listen to a strange woman’s crazy talk without getting angry even once.”
He had opened his mouth as if to say something, but then closed it again. At the same time, Adelle’s smile returned to a more modest, ladylike expression.
“And if there’s anything else we need to learn about each other, couldn’t we just take our time doing that?”
“I still don’t understand why I should do any of this, but there’s at least one thing I’ve come to know about you, Lady.”
“About me?”
“You’re far too clever to be truly insane.”
“……”
“And you’re definitely not being sincere.”
His blue eyes—whether mocking or intrigued, she couldn’t tell—vanished before she could grasp their meaning.
Killian had already returned to his seat and gestured to the space before him with a jerk of his chin.
“And you’re the kind of person who absolutely won’t leave until I’ve heard you out properly.”
