"Wow... you're an amazing person."
I said, suppressing my feelings of wanting to love Alice, who gave such cute impressions to the bustling market.
"This area is one of the territories managed by Viscount Lost."
"Is that so? Huh? It's large and there's so many people but isn't your territory on the countryside?"
"As expected of Alice. Yeah, the original territory was more remote, but this is the territory that my father, the current head of the Lost Viscount family, received as a reward for the battle."
It seems that he was very active in the past war, and my father is feared as a "war demon" because of his achievements. Well, it seems that there was actually talk of marrying the princess and raising the title, but my father refused those talks and took the territory from a certain noble instead. It is here, but it seems that this territory was originally ruled by a rather tyrannical nobleman, and my father, who could not stand it, took the territory from that nobleman and reduced his power as a nobleman.
He's something of a hero, but in fact, in this territory, he seems to be quite respected, and I, his son, have come incognito several times to greet my father. Even if I say that, it's the previous Arth story.
"Even so... Alice looks good in whatever you wear."
"is that so?"
Both me and Alice are incognito today's outfits, so they match the commoner's style. Of course, I prepared as good as possible, but today it was clean and neat, and it complemented Alice's charm.
"Yeah, she's cute after all. As expected, she's my Alice."
"Ehehe…Arth is also cool."
"Is that so? I'm happy."
Why is Alice so cute? Oh no. I becomes irresistibly fond of Alice. In order to calm her down, I decided to go around the store immediately after holding Alice's hand. The first store sells skewered creatures called Paula, which are similar to sheep in this world.
"This is this, Bocchan. You've grown up."
"Hello, uncle. Long time no see, It's been a while.:
"Is that so? Who's these beautiful girl you with are?"
"Ah, this is my fiancée, Alice. I came here on a date incognito today."
"Duke Misty…I see, are the rumors true?"
"rumor?"
"Yes, it's about Bocchan stealing the fiancée from the prince."
It seems that the rumors have spread so far. Some people were glancing at me, probably because they heard what she was talking about with my uncle, so I raised my voice a little and hugged Alice.
"Well, I can't control my feelings of love. I'm happy now that my first love for many years has come true."
"Is that so? That's congratulations."
"Thank you. How much is it?"
"No, the fee is fine."
The uncle said with a smile when he looked at Alice at the unexpected offer.
"You have to do well for the future lord. Besides, this is a small engagement celebration from me."
"Uncle... Thank you."
"No no, doing that reminds me of when Vector-sama and Makina-sama were dating incognito."
"That's the first time I've heard of it."
"Because Bocchan was still young."
"Is that so...then I'll flirt with her more than those two."
At those words, Alice blushes and buries her face in my chest. The uncle laughed and said that he was satisfied with her cute appearance.
"This is definitely easier than the two of you. After all, Vector-sama never made Makina-sama look like that."
"Is that so, then those two must have been a stable couple since long ago."
"That's strange. Come to think of it, Bocchan, are you going to join the Knights?"
"Ah, one day I'll become a knight who surpasses my father. It seemed like I could win just a little while ago."
Well, without strengthening my body, I went to a pretty good place. I don't know how long it would have lasted without my mother's interruption. I knew for sure that I was getting close. The rest will depend on the training from now on. I will surpass my father in a year before entering the Knights. Alice smiled at my words and said.
"If it's Arth, I'm sure we can win."
"Thank you, Alice. Come to think of it, my mother said that she wanted to meet you sometime soon. So you want to meet her later?"
"Huh? Oh, is it mother-in-law?"
"Oh, it's okay. It was rather a favorable reaction, so Alice shouldn't worry..."
"I-Is that so? If that's the case, I don't have to worry"
I smiled and said, suppressing the temptation to hug and kiss Alice, who was so cute and worried.
"It's okay. I will eliminate anything that prevents me and Alice from getting married. Alice doesn't have to worry about anything."
"Arth...Yes!"
When I was flirting with Alice, who smiled happily, I was grateful that the uncle and other people who were watching me were looking at me warmly.