“Sir Vincent.”

“I greet the regent.”

People greeted Vincent as he walked through the wide passage of Conrad Castle, which was filled with warm sunlight. However, he reacted differently from usual. Under normal circumstances, he would return each greeting with a warm smile and a nod, but today, he quickly crossed the hallway with a rather serious expression, barely acknowledging the people he passed.

“What is going on?”

A nobleman of the castle muttered after he disappeared around the corner like the wind. A gatekeeper standing next to the noble spoke while clicking his tongue.

“Tsk, tsk! How could you be so clueless? Is it not obviously due to the eldest lady’s, or rather, Princess Irene’s marriage with His Highness Ian?”

“What about it? Since the babies were born healthy, the princess will go to the imperial castle and become wed to His Highness the Crown Prince, right? What is the problem?”

“Haa! How could you not know? Is it not because His Highness Ian wants to get married in Conrad Castle? He is being stubborn about the issue.”

“What? Is that true?”

“That is why the imperial castle of Aragon Empire was thrown into chaos. What kind of a.. Who in the world would get married in his soon-to-be wife’s house? He’s the crown prince, no less!”

He quickly stopped himself from referring to the crown prince with a negative term, then spoke while looking around his surroundings.

“Huh! Although it is dictated by imperial...