The Falsely Executed Marquis’ Daughter Wants to Live Peacefully with Fluffy God

A Quiet Story: The Thoughts of Crown Prince Richard

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**Crown Prince Richard’s POV**

I-I, no, I turned fifteen.

I’ve been waiting for this moment.

Tomorrow, new students will be arriving at the Magic Academy.

And among them is the love of my life.

My beloved Rio …….

On the long-awaited entrance ceremony day, I was helping to set up with Rio’s brother Sieg.

“Chris was the new student representative.
That girl must have done very well.”

This year, Chris, my younger sister, was the new student representative.
Wasn’t she chosen because of favoritism from the teachers? I doubt it, but it seems she has the ability.

“Her Royal Highness is a sharp and wise lady, Rick.”

Perhaps he had heard me muttering, as Sieg replied to me.
Sieg is a serious guy.
Hearing him say so, I am sure that he is right.

Sieg is my best friend.
Ever since we entered the Magic Academy, we’ve been in the same class, and have always worked together.

Chris never returned to the royal palace very often before entering the Magic Academy.
She had been living in the Marquis de Grandeur’s territory for a long time.
I envy her.

“Oh, my! Someone is bringing a Holy Beast to an official festival.”

“What? That’s insane.”

High-pitched voices rang out, causing me to walk out onto the stage, where I saw several students accusing one student.

“Huh? It’s Rio.
Is she being accused of bringing a holy beast? Marguerite has given her permission, I need to get help.
Eh! ……Rick!?”

I didn’t catch the last of Sieg’s words before I realized I had jumped off the edge.

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“What are you doing?”

My voice was more callous than I expected.

The young lady who is chastising Rio is the daughter of Marquis de Trevize, I believe.
I believe her name was Adeline?

She was one of the girls I assigned as a friend to Chris.
I didn’t like her because she was a noisy young lady who kept approaching me without my consent.

“Your Royal Highness! Katariona-sama brought a sacred beast to the auditorium, and I was just trying to warn her.”

Are you trying to malign Rio?

“There’s no need to be so formal at the Academy.
Raise your head.”

At the Magic Academy, status is irrelevant.
She should have known that.

Sieg came late.
He is protecting Rio in the background.
After all, he is her big brother.
This pair of brother and sister have been close ever since they were children.
And that doesn’t seem to have changed.

When Sieg explained to the ladies that he had asked Marguerite-sama’s permission to bring the Holy Beast to the auditorium, their cheeks flushed red.
Sieg is popular with the ladies because of his good looks.

The Marquis and Marquess de Grandeur are known for their elegant appearance.
Both Sieg and Rio resemble the Marquis and Marquess de Grandeur and have been beautiful since they were children.

“The Marquis and Marquess de Grandeur are even allowed to bring their holy beasts into the royal palace.”

I’ll press them further so that they can’t say anything.

But I think Rio has become more beautiful.
I haven’t seen her in three years, she’s grown taller …….
Hmm? Is that a holy beast on Rio’s shoulder? It’s a cat! It’s so cute.
I want to play with it.

The ladies who had been harassing Rio apologized and left.
Now I can finally greet Rio.

“Long time no see, Rio.
I mean, Katariona-sama.
It’s good to see you looking so well.”

“I’m glad to see that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also in good health.”

Rio returned the greeting with a formal one.
As expected of Sieg’s sister.
She knows exactly what she is doing.

However, I don’t like it when she calls me His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

“You don’t need to use honorific titles in the academy.
You can call me by my first name.”

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“Yes, sir.
Richard-sama.”

Richard-sama.
I do not need any honorifics, but it is nice to be called by name by Rio.

By the way, the holy beast is cute.
I want to play with it!

I asked for his name and found out that her holy beast is called Leon.
As I recall, there was also a boy named Leon who was related to the Marquis de Grandeur.
I urged him to enroll in a Magic Academy, but he only stated that he would think about it.

In the end, he didn’t enroll in the Magic Academy.
What a pity.

I asked if I could pet him, and she said she didn’t mind.

When I tried to pet Leon the Holy Beast, he bristled and tried threatening me.
Earlier, I tried to touch Marguerite-sama’s Holy Beast Hawk and was pecked at.

Maybe I am not the kind of person who gets along with holy beasts.

As I slumped down, Angelica-sama, Marguerite-sama’s sister, comforted me.

In addition, Rio let me pet Leon, who had calmed down.

What a nice fur coat! He must be well looked after.

“Rick, the entrance ceremony is about to start.
We need to get back to our posts.”

While I was enjoying Leon’s fur, Sieg urged me to pay attention.

After thanking Rio for letting me fluff him, I went backstage with Sieg.

I wanted to talk to Rio some more.
Too bad.

I didn’t have many opportunities to meet Rio in the academy, but the day when I could work with her came sooner than I expected.

That day was during the freshman orientation week.

This year they were going to have a magic battle.
This was something that had not been part of the orientation I had attended as a freshman.

They were asking for participants from the upperclassmen, so I volunteered to be one of them.
Along with Sieg.

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The only day for us upperclassmen to participate was the last day.
But starting from the third day, we could attend the orientation to plan our strategy.

I was on the same team as Rio.
I was delighted.
I hope that I can get closer to her with this opportunity.

However, the strategy for the magic battle was made by Marguerite-sama, because the Hinoshima teacher, the Sword Sage of the Wind, was unreliable.

And so the day of the magic battle arrived.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t act with Rio.

Then an unforeseen situation occurred.
A dungeon suddenly appeared in the forest where the magic battle was being held.

Moreover, our siblings, Chris and Sieg, were caught up in it and ended up in the dungeon.

Leaving the evacuation of the students to Marguerite-sama, I went to rescue them.

On the way, I meet Rio, the Sword Saint of the Wind, and a woman named Kikuno, a special instructor.
She is also the ambassador of Hinoshima.

The Sword Saint of the Wind, meanwhile, advised me to get out of the forest as well.
In the end, we started quarreling.

“Therefore! Stay out of dangerous matters, Crown Prince! If anything happens to the heir to this kingdom, it won’t be limited to our heads!”

“Chris got involved.
I can’t just leave when my sister might be in danger!”

The Sword Sage of the Wind is really stubborn.
If he were a citizen, I could punish him for his disrespect, but since he was also royalty of another country, I could not do so.

To my surprise, he agreed to take Rio and Kikuno-sensei with him.
Putting a lady in danger is not a gentlemanly thing to do.

But Rio said she knows how to use a sword.
It’s not a strange story.
Sieg was a disciple of the Sword Saint of the Wind, so his sister Rio must have studied with him.
Come to think of it, Chris was also pretending to use a sword once in a while.

When we reached the entrance of the dungeon, we argued again.
But the adventurers came, and we had to leave the forest.

They were a pair of adventurers, a beautiful, inhuman-looking woman, and a large man with a black hood over his eyes.
The atmosphere they exuded was that of a seasoned adventurer.
I felt I could trust them.

What I didn’t like was that the man in the black hood and Rio were having a private conversation at a distance.

I couldn’t take it anymore and went to bring Rio back.

The next day, Chris, Sieg, and the missing students all came back safely.
I knew those adventurers were not ordinary people.

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Despite the unforeseen circumstances, they said they would hold a celebration, so of course, I joined them.

Rio is so dainty.
Rio’s escort and the first dance were given to Sieg.

When I went to ask her to dance for the second song, she gladly accepted.

She danced lightly and looked like a fairy.

All right! I was about to ask her to dance to the next song, but Chris interrupted me.

“Yes! That’s enough, big brother.
There are many young ladies waiting for your invitation.”

Looking behind me, I saw that there were indeed many ladies eyeing me.

I was taken by surprise and was outdone by Chris.

Sure enough, Chris started dancing with Rio.
I’d never seen or heard of women dancing together.

When I tried to invite Rio again, she was dancing with Chris, this time taking the male part.

In the end, I couldn’t dance with Rio again until the very end.

After the summer vacation, I didn’t have a chance to see Rio.

She and Sieg had gone back to their territory.

However, there was a royal ball during the autumn social season.

I’m going to make my debut in society at this royal ball.
At the same time, I’ll announce my engagement with you.

It’s a surprise, so no one but the Prime Minister and I will know.

I’ll tell my parents on the day of.
And I don’t want to tell Chris because she might interfere.

I’m looking forward to the day I make my debut in society.

I’ve waited three years for this……

You are mine.
My dear Rio.