A Conversation with the Great Elector

"Father, I said I don't want to marry Ferdinand."

She raised her voice. In all these years, this was the first time she had spoken to her father in such a tone.

Setting aside the fact that Archduke Ferdinand already loved someone else, their union was destined to be nothing but a political marriage. She had never considered marrying and having children, either. The life of a court Noble Lady had never been what she wanted.

Besides, she had already promised the captain that she would go to his world.

"Say that again!"

The air seemed to freeze solid.

Facing the Great Elector's stern, hawk-like gaze, Vivianna glared back at him without yielding for the first time. "I said I won't go to Vienna, and I won't marry Ferdinand. I won't marry anyone."

"Heh, your courage truly makes me see you in a new light, my daughter."

The Great Elector let out a cold laugh. He had always been satisfied with this daughter's talent, but unfortunately, she had been born with a weak temperament. Otherwise, what would have been wrong with supporting her as the first female Elector Prince of the Hohenzollern family?

"Go on, then. Let's see if you can convince me."

"There's no reason. I simply don't want to live like a caged canary anymore. I want a life of my own—whether that means traveling the world as a knight, upholding justice, or becoming a traveler or explorer."

A trace of mockery appeared on the Great Elector's face. "It seems I mocked Franz too soon."

Magic light surged violently through the air, a sign that the seemingly calm Great Elector had accumulated his anger to the limit.

Vivianna did not back down either. She silently drew the blade in her hand, and the magic patterns engraved upon it