Dark: "Huh?"
Ai Luli narrowed her eyes into slits and smiled like a little fox. "Still laughing?"
Dark truly could not laugh anymore.
He immediately turned to look toward the center of the crowd surrounded by that group of people.
Alvitr was standing beside Eliza at that moment, smiling sweetly. Beside them stood the former queen, now Queen Mother, holding a glass of red wine as she chatted and laughed with them.
Dark had originally thought the composition looked perfectly normal, but he no longer thought so.
If the Queen Mother were to propose a marriage alliance with the Dimon Family face-to-face, then with Alvitr present, it would at least be difficult for her to refuse.
And thinking about it that way, a marriage alliance between the royal family and the Dimon Family did indeed make perfect sense.
From the royal family's perspective, even if it was only to tie the [Valkyrie] to their ship, it would be an absolute bargain.
Dark could even infer that Eliza was highly unlikely to refuse.
After all, Alvitr had already uncovered Eliza and the old king's scheme, so tying Alvitr down would bring Eliza additional benefits.
However, Dark was ultimately the future head of the Dimon Family. It was impossible for him to marry into another family as usual, so even if the two sides entered into a marriage, it would most likely be a marriage in name only.
Moreover, when there was no absolute disparity between the two sides' standing, once Eliza married in, she would inevitably become the "first wife."
That was the main reason Dark did not want this to happen.
Because his candidate for "first wife" had long since been decided.
"If it really comes to that, I can only run away early."
Dark looked carefully, but felt that