Unfortunately, no matter how wistful Shien felt, his marriage was destined to be unavoidable—and he had no desire to avoid it anyway.
Thanks to that, the royal capital spent the next three days amid wave after wave of lively clamor.
Of course, some people were unable to accept this and did some foolish things. Ordinary citizens formed groups to march in protest, while certain reckless young masters secretly infiltrated House Poztut, intending to pull some sneaky tricks. But in the end, the fates awaiting them were usually miserable.
There was no need to say much about the latter. Their families had no intention of taking them back if they did not want to follow in the Ryusica Family's footsteps. Thus, they either became Yulin's after-meal snack or had their limbs broken before being thrown out and disowned. Their futures were easy enough to imagine.
The former were forcibly suppressed by the Kingdom Knights. Whether by righteousness—marrying to quell the disaster—or by reason—Roxie was willing to marry—the royal family had the upper hand. Even many ordinary citizens acknowledged that. Only these extremists insisted on continuing their uproar no matter what, so there was no need to be overly polite. Force was enough to bring them under control.
The three days passed like this. Though noisy, lively, filled with constant disputes, and plagued by plenty of minor incidents, none of it affected Shien and Roxie's engagement.
Thus, under the royal family's instructions, the palace steadily prepared an engagement banquet for Roxie, the world's number one Princess, while continuously sending invitations to the nobles and dignitaries still remaining in the royal capital.
It had to be said that the dignitaries from every human nation being gathered in the royal capital did make this engagement banquet more convenient.
At the very least, the royal