Chapter 197: - 22 "I heard that the marriage was canceled."
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When Jim Robert was summoned by his parents, he went to his father's study in high spirits, having heard that there had been progress in the matter of his marriage to the man of his dreams.
However, the expression on his parents' faces when they greeted him was not very cheerful.
He tilted his head, wondering why he did not seem to fit in with the celebration of his and Alicia's union.
"You're here, Jim. As I'm sure you already know, we've made progress on the Countess Walker's proposal to marry Alicia, and I thought I'd let you know."
"Yes!"
Jim could hardly contain his excitement as the moment he had been waiting for came.
He felt as if his parents were giving him a sad look, but it didn't matter, he was so excited.
"--I'm sorry to inform you, but this proposal has been cancelled."
"--What? Huh? What did you just say?"
"I said that my offer to you, Alicia, is off the table."
"Mm."
Jim could not accept his parents' words as they were.
No, that was before that.
His mind didn't want to understand what they were talking about.
"What do you mean?"
"Lady Alicia is betrothed to the court wizard Samuel Scheidt."
"--What?"
Once again, I could not understand a word my parents were saying.
I didn't understand what they were saying.
Alicia Walker.
Jim's childhood sweetheart.
I've loved her since I was a little girl. She's the perfect daughter with a reserved personality.
She is nothing like the crass and strong-willed girls at the magic school.
She was Jim's ideal woman and marriage partner.
It was unacceptable to him that Alicia was engaged to another man and not to him.
"Oh, no, how could that be, how could that ...... happen, didn't Alicia love me!"
"You thought so, didn't you? He used to tell us that a lot."
"Mm."
Yes, yes. Yes, that's right!
"So we thought it was a good match and proceeded to talk about it."
Then why?
I don't understand.
I can't keep up with my thoughts.
I never imagined that Alicia would ever be with a man other than herself.
I had always believed that she would marry me and create a warm family.
"We have never listened to you before, but why did you think that Alicia liked you?"
"Because! Because Alicia always listened to me! Every time I see him, every month, he listens to me and smiles!"
"...... I'm going to ask you a few questions, do you always do the talking on blind dates?"
Yes, yes, that's true. Alicia is a modest girl, so she won't make any assertions in front of me, even in front of me. She's not like those crass girls at the magic school!"
"--Hah."
My mother sighed deeply.
My father also looks bitter.
--Why?
"What do you like, Alicia-sama?"
"--What?"
"We've known each other since childhood, you know what Alicia likes, don't you? Please tell my mother."
"Is that ...... that?"
I couldn't answer my mother's question.
Alicia is the one who always smiles modestly and listens to me.
Jim tried his best to share all the good times and bad times he had at school.
--But, looking back, Alicia had never told him anything about her.
"Well, I..."
"I thought it was too much to tell you, but you should know for the future."
What?
"I'm afraid Lady Alicia wasn't very good with you."
"......, that's not true."
You were so busy talking about yourself that you didn't even listen to Alicia. Alicia was saddened by that.
"Oh, no."
I would have covered my ears if I could have.
But I didn't have the strength to do so, and I just sat there.
"Don't get me wrong, Alicia doesn't hate you. But she says that it is not possible for her to get close to someone she is not comfortable with.
"............"
"I am sorry too. I should have made small talk about marrying you and Alicia because of your closeness to Lady Grace, but ...... the conversation was moving forward positively in Count Walker's family, and I was hoping that it might be possible."
Perhaps there were expectations as an aristocrat, but at least my mother was happy to see her youthful promise to marry her friend's daughter to her own child - a promise that was fulfilled.
Therefore, she took her son's words at face value and mistakenly believed that Alicia was also happy.
"Perhaps you couldn't care less in the face of your first love. I'm not saying it's wrong, but your reserved nature, Alicia, is probably why you were not a good match for her."
"Mother, what should I do? How can I be with Alicia?"
For the sake of her son, who still wanted to be with Alicia, the mother made it very clear.
"I have never had a chance to be with Alicia."
"...... such."
"Jim may not agree, but there is nothing wrong with forcibly marrying a woman you don't want. It can lead to family discord. You are still young and will be blessed with a good marriage.
"Mm."
For some reason, the parents seemed to be on Alicia's side, but Jim was not convinced.
If she was going to refuse, she should at least make it clear from her own mouth.
At least, Jim had already told Alicia what he wanted to tell her.
Then it would be sincere for her to do the same.
Until Alicia told him that she would choose another man over him, Jim could not give up on her.
"--"
"Jim?"
"--No! I'm not giving up on Alicia!"
"Wait! Jim! Jim! You need to talk to me!"
Ignoring his parents' words, Jim ran out of his father's study.
Unable to control his raging emotions, he simply ran out into the darkness.
After running out of the house and walking around the castle town for a while, Jim had regained his composure after some time had passed.
"--Alicia didn't like me or anything, I've been thinking about you for years. ...... If you didn't like me talking about myself, you should have just said so! If you don't tell me, I'll never know!"
Pitter-patter, the sky began to rain like tears, like Jim's emotions.
The rain gets heavier and heavier, soaking the boy in no time.
The clothes stick to his skin, which is uncomfortable, but the wetness cools his head.
Jim turns his feet toward his house.
"Let's meet Alicia, just once, just once. Make sure you hear what she has to say.
Jim muttered to himself as he continued to walk listlessly through the castle town.
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When Jim Robert was summoned by his parents, he went to his father's study in high spirits, having heard that there had been progress in the matter of his marriage to the man of his dreams.
However, the expression on his parents' faces when they greeted him was not very cheerful.
He tilted his head, wondering why he did not seem to fit in with the celebration of his and Alicia's union.
"You're here, Jim. As I'm sure you already know, we've made progress on the Countess Walker's proposal to marry Alicia, and I thought I'd let you know."
"Yes!"
Jim could hardly contain his excitement as the moment he had been waiting for came.
He felt as if his parents were giving him a sad look, but it didn't matter, he was so excited.
"--I'm sorry to inform you, but this proposal has been cancelled."
"--What? Huh? What did you just say?"
"I said that my offer to you, Alicia, is off the table."
"Mm."
Jim could not accept his parents' words as they were.
No, that was before that.
His mind didn't want to understand what they were talking about.
"What do you mean?"
"Lady Alicia is betrothed to the court wizard Samuel Scheidt."
"--What?"
Once again, I could not understand a word my parents were saying.
I didn't understand what they were saying.
Alicia Walker.
Jim's childhood sweetheart.
I've loved her since I was a little girl. She's the perfect daughter with a reserved personality.
She is nothing like the crass and strong-willed girls at the magic school.
She was Jim's ideal woman and marriage partner.
It was unacceptable to him that Alicia was engaged to another man and not to him.
"Oh, no, how could that be, how could that ...... happen, didn't Alicia love me!"
"You thought so, didn't you? He used to tell us that a lot."
"Mm."
Yes, yes. Yes, that's right!
"So we thought it was a good match and proceeded to talk about it."
Then why?
I don't understand.
I can't keep up with my thoughts.
I never imagined that Alicia would ever be with a man other than herself.
I had always believed that she would marry me and create a warm family.
"We have never listened to you before, but why did you think that Alicia liked you?"
"Because! Because Alicia always listened to me! Every time I see him, every month, he listens to me and smiles!"
"...... I'm going to ask you a few questions, do you always do the talking on blind dates?"
Yes, yes, that's true. Alicia is a modest girl, so she won't make any assertions in front of me, even in front of me. She's not like those crass girls at the magic school!"
"--Hah."
My mother sighed deeply.
My father also looks bitter.
--Why?
"What do you like, Alicia-sama?"
"--What?"
"We've known each other since childhood, you know what Alicia likes, don't you? Please tell my mother."
"Is that ...... that?"
I couldn't answer my mother's question.
Alicia is the one who always smiles modestly and listens to me.
Jim tried his best to share all the good times and bad times he had at school.
--But, looking back, Alicia had never told him anything about her.
"Well, I..."
"I thought it was too much to tell you, but you should know for the future."
What?
"I'm afraid Lady Alicia wasn't very good with you."
"......, that's not true."
You were so busy talking about yourself that you didn't even listen to Alicia. Alicia was saddened by that.
"Oh, no."
I would have covered my ears if I could have.
But I didn't have the strength to do so, and I just sat there.
"Don't get me wrong, Alicia doesn't hate you. But she says that it is not possible for her to get close to someone she is not comfortable with.
"............"
"I am sorry too. I should have made small talk about marrying you and Alicia because of your closeness to Lady Grace, but ...... the conversation was moving forward positively in Count Walker's family, and I was hoping that it might be possible."
Perhaps there were expectations as an aristocrat, but at least my mother was happy to see her youthful promise to marry her friend's daughter to her own child - a promise that was fulfilled.
Therefore, she took her son's words at face value and mistakenly believed that Alicia was also happy.
"Perhaps you couldn't care less in the face of your first love. I'm not saying it's wrong, but your reserved nature, Alicia, is probably why you were not a good match for her."
"Mother, what should I do? How can I be with Alicia?"
For the sake of her son, who still wanted to be with Alicia, the mother made it very clear.
"I have never had a chance to be with Alicia."
"...... such."
"Jim may not agree, but there is nothing wrong with forcibly marrying a woman you don't want. It can lead to family discord. You are still young and will be blessed with a good marriage.
"Mm."
For some reason, the parents seemed to be on Alicia's side, but Jim was not convinced.
If she was going to refuse, she should at least make it clear from her own mouth.
At least, Jim had already told Alicia what he wanted to tell her.
Then it would be sincere for her to do the same.
Until Alicia told him that she would choose another man over him, Jim could not give up on her.
"--"
"Jim?"
"--No! I'm not giving up on Alicia!"
"Wait! Jim! Jim! You need to talk to me!"
Ignoring his parents' words, Jim ran out of his father's study.
Unable to control his raging emotions, he simply ran out into the darkness.
After running out of the house and walking around the castle town for a while, Jim had regained his composure after some time had passed.
"--Alicia didn't like me or anything, I've been thinking about you for years. ...... If you didn't like me talking about myself, you should have just said so! If you don't tell me, I'll never know!"
Pitter-patter, the sky began to rain like tears, like Jim's emotions.
The rain gets heavier and heavier, soaking the boy in no time.
The clothes stick to his skin, which is uncomfortable, but the wetness cools his head.
Jim turns his feet toward his house.
"Let's meet Alicia, just once, just once. Make sure you hear what she has to say.
Jim muttered to himself as he continued to walk listlessly through the castle town.
When Jim Robert was summoned by his parents, he went to his father's study in high spirits, having heard that there had been progress in the matter of his marriage to the man of his dreams.However, the expression on his parents' faces when they greeted him was not very cheerful.He tilted his head, wondering why he did not seem to fit in with the celebration of his and Alicia's union."You're here, Jim. As I'm sure you already know, we've made progress on the Countess Walker's proposal to marry Alicia, and I thought I'd let you know.""Yes!"Jim could hardly contain his excitement as the moment he had been waiting for came.He felt as if his parents were giving him a sad look, but it didn't matter, he was so excited."--I'm sorry to inform you, but this proposal has been cancelled.""--What?Huh?What did you just say?""I said that my offer to you, Alicia, is off the table.""Mm."Jim could not accept his parents' words as they were.No, that was before that.His mind didn't want to understand what they were talking about."What do you mean?""Lady Alicia is betrothed to the court wizard Samuel Scheidt.""--What?"Once again, I could not understand a word my parents were saying.I didn't understand what they were saying.Alicia Walker.Jim's childhood sweetheart.I've loved her since I was a little girl. She's the perfect daughter with a reserved personality.She is nothing like the crass and strong-willed girls at the magic school.She was Jim's ideal woman and marriage partner.It was unacceptable to him that Alicia was engaged to another man and not to him."Oh, no, how could that be, how could that ...... happen, didn't Alicia love me!""You thought so, didn't you?He used to tell us that a lot.""Mm."Yes, yes. Yes, that's right!"So we thought it was a good match and proceeded to talk about it."Then why?I don't understand.I can't keep up with my thoughts.I never imagined that Alicia would ever be with a man other than herself.I had always believed that she would marry me and create a warm family."We have never listened to you before, but why did you think that Alicia liked you?""Because!Because Alicia always listened to me!Every time I see him, every month, he listens to me and smiles!""...... I'm going to ask you a few questions, do you always do the talking on blind dates?"Yes, yes, that's true. Alicia is a modest girl, so she won't make any assertions in front of me, even in front of me. She's not like those crass girls at the magic school!""--Hah."My mother sighed deeply.My father also looks bitter.--Why?"What do you like, Alicia-sama?""--What?""We've known each other since childhood, you know what Alicia likes, don't you?Please tell my mother.""Is that ...... that?"I couldn't answer my mother's question.Alicia is the one who always smiles modestly and listens to me.Jim tried his best to share all the good times and bad times he had at school.--But, looking back, Alicia had never told him anything about her."Well, I...""I thought it was too much to tell you, but you should know for the future."What?"I'm afraid Lady Alicia wasn't very good with you.""......, that's not true."You were so busy talking about yourself that you didn't even listen to Alicia. Alicia was saddened by that."Oh, no."I would have covered my ears if I could have.But I didn't have the strength to do so, and I just sat there."Don't get me wrong, Alicia doesn't hate you. But she says that it is not possible for her to get close to someone she is not comfortable with."............""I am sorry too. I should have made small talk about marrying you and Alicia because of your closeness to Lady Grace, but ...... the conversation was moving forward positively in Count Walker's family, and I was hoping that it might be possible."Perhaps there were expectations as an aristocrat, but at least my mother was happy to see her youthful promise to marry her friend's daughter to her own child - a promise that was fulfilled.Therefore, she took her son's words at face value and mistakenly believed that Alicia was also happy."Perhaps you couldn't care less in the face of your first love. I'm not saying it's wrong, but your reserved nature, Alicia, is probably why you were not a good match for her.""Mother, what should I do?How can I be with Alicia?"For the sake of her son, who still wanted to be with Alicia, the mother made it very clear."I have never had a chance to be with Alicia.""...... such.""Jim may not agree, but there is nothing wrong with forcibly marrying a woman you don't want. It can lead to family discord. You are still young and will be blessed with a good marriage."Mm."For some reason, the parents seemed to be on Alicia's side, but Jim was not convinced.If she was going to refuse, she should at least make it clear from her own mouth.At least, Jim had already told Alicia what he wanted to tell her.Then it would be sincere for her to do the same.Until Alicia told him that she would choose another man over him, Jim could not give up on her."--""Jim?""--No!I'm not giving up on Alicia!""Wait!Jim! Jim!You need to talk to me!"Ignoring his parents' words, Jim ran out of his father's study.Unable to control his raging emotions, he simply ran out into the darkness.After running out of the house and walking around the castle town for a while, Jim had regained his composure after some time had passed."--Alicia didn't like me or anything, I've been thinking about you for years. ...... If you didn't like me talking about myself, you should have just said so!If you don't tell me, I'll never know!"Pitter-patter, the sky began to rain like tears, like Jim's emotions.The rain gets heavier and heavier, soaking the boy in no time.The clothes stick to his skin, which is uncomfortable, but the wetness cools his head.Jim turns his feet toward his house."Let's meet Alicia, just once, just once. Make sure you hear what she has to say.Jim muttered to himself as he continued to walk listlessly through the castle town.
