Capitulo 80

Episode 80

Who are you?

Surprised, she blushed a little and brazenly raised her head and asked.

Aster later remembered that she was the only daughter of the Pioneer family.

In this great academy, there were few people who could bow their heads like the princess.

Aster, who later realized her secret situation, bowed her head slightly.

It is an honor to meet you, Princess. I just heard a sound somewhere along the way?

Aster said, as there was a knocking sound.

Karina also nodded as if she understood.

If she hears a sound of cursing and knocking from somewhere, she will visit him first.

It’s okay . I showed you something embarrassing.

She seemed so calm it was hard to believe she had been screaming her head off earlier.

No. You must have been offended by something.

At Aster’s words, Karina’s face turned slightly red.

Perhaps she knew that what she had just done was embarrassing.

She looked at Aster and opened her mouth silently.

I don’t think anyone here doesn’t know me, but I don’t think it’s the Academy.

Do you?

Karina’s words were ridiculous.

Duke Pioneer was famous, there is still no one who doesn’t know him.

Could it be that she is overconfident in her position?

As if reading his thoughts, Karina made excuses.

It’s a pity, but no one in this academy doesn’t know that my fiancés are cheating on me with my friend. Everywhere I go, it’s all gossip. Besides, it’s the first face I’ve seen.

Karina let out a long sigh, having shared a rather embarrassing personal story.

It wouldn’t be nice to tell such a story in front of strangers.

Sorry. I came here for a while on an errand from the person who sent me, and then I made a mistake with the lady.

No, well, as I said before, you know everything.

He plopped down on the grass and let out a long sigh.

Aster, who still wasn’t good at dealing with women, stood there and did nothing.

He didn’t even have the sense to offer her kind words of comfort.

Fortunately, Karina was very talkative.

In particular, the moment she said that her fiancé and the unfaithful woman were her friends, she could not contain her anger and kicked.

Without realizing it, he flinched and bit his lip, and Karina put an apologetic expression on her face.

I’m sorry for being angry. I knew it was going to happen someday, but it’s not easy.

Her shoulders slumped as she told an unfamiliar story.

His eyes, which had just glowed with vitality, sank as if they had died.

If only she were aware of the arduous betrothal life that awaited her.

She did not remember the conversation they had that day.

But he still vividly recalled that pessimistic atmosphere.

The figure that was likely to lose to nothing seemed weak as if it would break at any moment.

Since then, stories have been heard about Karina’s tumultuous life.

Each time, Aster was reminded of Karina, who was in danger.

The sad atmosphere, her facial expressions and her voice.

A figure he thought would be quickly forgotten settled firmly beneath his subconscious.

It was at that moment that she saw Karina appear before an audience in place of her father.

Karina, who had a stern face, had lost the glowing gun she had seen at that moment and the emotions that burned enough to hate someone.

Considering the relationship she had had in the past, it was a natural outcome.

Karina using the Grand Duchess look that always followed him around.

His head was thinking about the benefits he would get if he married Karina.

However, he may have already fallen in love with Karina at first sight.

Your Majesty. Princess Pioneer has arrived.

She was thirsty.

He wanted to win Karina’s heart at any cost.

Long time no see, Your Majesty.

Knowing nothing, she smiled brightly and entered the lion’s den.

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It wasn’t awkward, it was smoother than I expected.

Aster treated me the same as before.

No, he acted nicer than usual.

Have you been busy? Look. I’ve been waiting for an answer.

Oh, that’s right…

It was a story about an engagement that came up impulsively, but I didn’t know it would turn out that way.

Of course, I was embarrassed, so I hesitated to contact him.

Are you heartbroken about turning down your engagement?

Yes…. Absolutely.

Why did I think he would marry me, of course?

We had a good reason, and I thought it was Aster who was in a hurry, not me.

Somehow, it must have happened because I ignored him on that side.

I promised myself I would never push things my way again.

As I said then, I didn’t turn you down because I didn’t like you. It’s just something I would prefer.

Aster lifted his teacup slightly, shook his head and smiled good-naturedly.

I could feel my heart beating fast at the beautiful figure like a painting.

I pretended not to know, avoiding her gaze and fiddling with the handle of the teacup.

But you refused.

Anguish appeared on Aster’s face.

Aster had some truth to tell. I guess he was just looking for the truth.

He seemed to have thought of compromising too easily.

Because of the betrayal of the male protagonists, I really didn’t care about sincerity.

I thought that if it was just for mutual benefit, we could get married.

It seems I was missing something. Don’t worry about it anymore.

No… . I was too hasty.

The man laughed quietly.

We spent time sharing our latest updates.

I couldn’t even say that the reason I came to see him was because of the hospital.

It’s too misleading.

I wanted to share trust as a partner, but I don’t think it’s a very good idea to think only of my own interests.

I thought I should postpone this story for later.

So what did you come to ask me today?

As I was being stabbed in the corner, I kept my mouth shut.

I felt the heat rising in my face. I quickly picked up my cup and covered my face.

P, please.

If it wasn’t urgent, the princess wouldn’t have come to me in the first place like this. She must have come a little later.

I felt bad about the attitude that seemed to drill into my head.

Are you upset?

No.

I was not angry.

As I twisted my hair that was spilling forward, I wondered if my expression could still be easily read by someone.

Aster touched the back of my hand with his finger to divert my attention.

Anyway, I decided to tell him what I heard.

I came here because I wanted to establish a hospital.

Hospital?

Yes.

He tilted his head as if he didn’t understand.

I thought you were interested in business.

Hospitals are businesses too. Of course, I’m not trying to make money.

I handed Aster the business plan I was thinking about.

It was a report containing a plan to build a general hospital by investing half of the Empire and half of the duke’s family.

Para Aster, apparently a bit strange.

Would the duke’s power alone be enough for a hospital of this size?

I want to put a special card in front of the hospital.

Aster nodded as if allowing me to talk more.

I want to build the Imperial Medical Center.

I smiled kindly, showing the first page of the report.

I explained why I needed the word.

We need someone to work at the hospital, but our family name is not enough.

The Duke of Malphyrion had a lot of business with the middle class since ancient times.

Thanks to the duke’s tendency to treat everyone equally, his popularity was also good.

When the Duke of Malphyrion said he would build a hospital for public purposes, and his reputation as a disciple of Professor Gregory was also combined, applicants swarmed like a cloud.

But my situation was different.

Duke Pioneer was popular among the people of the Empire as a family that served as the country’s founder.

But he did not have the charisma to attract people.

There, the honor of Professor Gregory’s disciples was buried in mud.

That’s why the emperor’s word is necessary.

Yes. If Aster is behind the hospital, ambitious people will gather.

In the Empire, there were only a handful of institutions with the word ‘Imperial’.

The academy, the museum and the art gallery were all.

In all three institutions, only those at the top of their fields gathered.

I didn’t know that good people didn’t gather from the beginning. But at least there would have been no shortage of people.

And since it is a Royal Hospital, we will make it available to a wider range of people than before. Even commoners.

The existing large hospitals were mainly used by aristocrats.

Even the rich could use it, but there were not many.

However, the hospital I was going to establish planned to share the benefits even with commoners who suffered from diseases that were difficult to treat.

He seemed to ponder my words for a moment.

He shrugged his shoulders for a moment and said.

I cannot convince myself. To create an official government institution, we need the approval of the Senate.

To be honest, I completely forgot about it.

The existence of the Council of Elders.

The Council of Elders, which my father used to despise as a backroom meeting of elders in the Empire, was divided into several factions.