"What on earth is going on?!"
In a guest room within the royal castle, Darkness slammed her hands against the table and shouted at Fang Li, who sat across from her on the sofa.
"Why would Princess Alice suddenly make a declaration like that?! Something's wrong here, right?! Something's seriously wrong, isn't it?!"
Darkness's voice was so loud that even the walls of the guest room trembled slightly. Not just the people in this room—even people several hundred meters away could probably hear her.
It was easy to imagine just how chaotic the masochistic knight's emotions were.
Still, everyone understood Darkness.
After all, no matter who heard Alice's announcement, they would be unable to remain calm.
That was right. No matter who it was.
As long as Alice was the kingdom's first princess and a descendant of the Hero, not only the people of the Belzerg Kingdom, but even foreigners would be shocked upon learning this news.
A princess, heir to the royal bloodline, had suddenly announced that a jobless man who had been scraping by in a beginner adventurer town like Axel not long ago would become her fiancé. Even the Demon Lord's Army would probably be stunned.
It was that shocking a declaration.
Naturally, for the daughter of the Dustiness Family, which had long served the royal family, this news was no less than a thunderbolt from a clear sky.
No matter how hopeless Darkness might be, she had accompanied Alice while she was still young. Setting aside their statuses, she could practically be considered Alice's older sister.
Now, the person who was both like her younger sister and the one she was sworn to serve had suddenly made such a decision. How could Darkness not be confused?
"I thought Princess Alice sending out that ring was only