The crowd quieted down quickly, and Anastasia, whose name got called by the Crown Prince, stepped forward with a cold expression.
"Anastasia, as of this moment, I am breaking off my engagement to you!
The Crown Prince declares as he looks down on Anastasia from the stage with the dialogue as the event takes place.
"Your Highness, are you serious?"
Anastasia doesn't seem to be upset and confirms that with a plain tone as if she was going through paperwork.
"Hmph. You are still a woman with no understanding. Instead of a rotten woman like you, this kind-hearted and healing Amy is the one who deserves to be my fiancée."
The prince says so with an imprudent look and attitude. But Anastasia asks the prince to confirm without changing her expression at all.
"Your Highness, are you sure you want a woman who knows nothing about etiquette, nobility, or even what a country is? Your Highness seriously thinks that this woman will be the Queen of this country?"
Anastasia turns her cold gaze toward Amy without losing her expression.
Amy, who received the line of sight, shrank with a jerk, and the crown prince gently embraced her.
"Don't be ridiculous! Her kindness is what this country needs. It doesn't need you who tries to find logic in everything. In the first place, we know of the many harassments you've perpetrated against Amy! A woman with characteristics like you is unfit to be the Queen of our country!"
"Is that so? Then your Highness will take responsibility for the result, right?"
Hmm? Anastasia's dialogue is quite different from the game.
As I thought, Anastasia has already cut her ties with the crown prince in her mind. Anastasia doesn't have any fragments of regrets when she looks at the crown prince.
"I thought what you would say but, this is why I don't like the big-headed Ramsletts. That's why Ramsletts are bumkins who can only make wheat forever."
Anastasia, who was going to back down easily, protested against this.
"Your Highness. I don't care what you say to me, but I can't overlook the insults against the Duke of Ramslett. Please take back what you just said."
"What are you talking about? I'm just telling you the facts."
"That's right. That's why Anastasia-sama, who is from a provincial family, is disliked by Karl-sama, you know?"
Perhaps Amy saw it as a chance to make Anastasia angry, so she attacked her. However, Anastasia gave Amy a cold look and sighed a little.
"Amy, are you also going to insult the Ramslett family?"
"It's true because Karl-sama said it."
"Let's get a formal protest from the Ramslett family against the Brayes family."
"It's cowardly to use the power of your parent's house." (TL- so it's not cowardly to gang up on a helpless girl. (￣m￣）)
My head started to hurt as I listened to the exchange.
Well, I'm sure she's doing it intending to make her angry, but what kind of logic is it that it's cowardly to protest as a house after insulting an entire noble family that is supposed to value honour?
"Enough of this useless talk. I'll leave you to it."
Anastasia says so and then turns back to leave, but the crown prince stops her.
"Wait! Amy is right. If you're proud of yourself as an aristocrat, solve it yourself before you cry to your parents. Until then, I won't allow you to leave this place."
"Your Highness, what are you implying?"
"What are your gloves for?"
"At least it's not meant to be used lightly in matters like this."
"I see. The daughter of the Duke of Ramslett can't even fight for the pride and honour of the family? It seems that His Excellency the Duke has no talent for raising children."
The Crown Prince snickered at Anastasia after saying that. And some of the guests who saw that were also heard laughing.
"Does Your Highness asks me to apply for a duel?"
"Think for yourself. Don't you understand, unless I, the Crown Prince, tells you everything? As usual, what an obnoxious woman."
The expression on Anastasia's face showed her frustration when she heard that. In short, she was ordered in the name of the Crown Prince to apply for a duel herself.
"Understood"
Anastasia said so and threw her gloves at Amy.
"Oh! um, this is …"
Amy was overly surprised by the glove thrown at her, but she tries to pick them up and return them to Anastasia.
"How far will you go to make me look like a fool?"
Anastasia was not enraged but looked at Amy with cold eyes.
"Amy, this means that woman, feeling insulted, has challenged you to a duel."
"Well, is that so? I, fighting …"
With a spoiled voice, Amy asked the prince so.
Nonsense. You definitely knew what this meant and deliberately arranged it to make Anastasia fight in a duel to banish her during the condemnation event.
"It's okay. I'll fight this duel on behalf of Amy."
As in the game, the Crown Prince applies for the proxy.
"What? Your Highness? Ordering a woman to fight a duel and then acting as her opponent's representative in the duel, are you insane?"
"What are you talking about? You asked for a duel on your own. I want to protect Amy, so I'll act as the representative, that's all."
"…"
Anastasia quiet down as it is.
"I will also act as a proxy."
"I'll do it too."
"Me also, let's do it."
"Of course, I will fight too."
As in the game, all five of the capture targets apply for the proxy.
"What about you? Do you have any representative willing to fight against the five of us?"
Anastasia looked around, but of course, all the boys in the room looked away.
Well, no one wants to fight the crown prince and the prince of a neighbouring country.
"It looks like you're not popular."
The crown prince looks down on Anastasia, saying so, but no matter how you see, it's a matter of authority.
Nevertheless, it seems that it's finally time to fight.
After taking a breather, I raise my hand and step forward.
"I will act as a representative."
Author's Note:-
Thank you for reading it. I have finally arrived at the cliff of the first half.