"You must be a close relative to Prince Xar," Erwin said with a faint smile.

"Oh? How did you know that?" Duba asked with a surprised expression.

"You bear a strong resemblance to Prince Xar," Erwin explained.

"You have a very keen eye, Mr. Erwin. On top of that, you are surrounded by beautiful and intelligent women. What a truly envious life you lead," Duba said.

The fact that the two women had immediately figured out who he was just from hearing his surname was sufficient testament to their intelligence.

"My name is Duba Xar," Duba said. "Prince Xar is my father."

Erwin nodded in response and offered no reply.

"He was just telling Onean that she was the most beautiful woman in Finklan and asking her who she was so jealous of," Theresa said as she turned to Erwin with an amused expression.

With an outsider present, Erwin had to keep up appearances, so he couldn't act too submissively to Onean. Thus, he said, "I may be surrounded by many women, but that doesn't mean I do not have genuine love for all of them."

Onean naturally wasn't going to openly rebuke...