I! Cleaner!

"Is this the princess's bedroom?"

Led by the maid, Leon was brought into the bedroom of the princess. Although it was somewhat impolite, he couldn't help but take a look around to inspect the room's arrangement.

Unlike a certain Prince Freckles's dazzling room, which was obviously expensive at first glance, the princess's bedroom was more like another office rather than a typical bedroom.

A surprisingly large desk, coupled with a bookshelf crammed with various documents, occupied nearly forty percent of the space. Beside the desk was a huge drawing board filled with dozens of memos and reminders written in ink.

In the iron filing cabinet next to the drawing board, there was a pile of files with stamps and signatures, along with blank papers stacked half a person's height and a large number of unopened ink bottles at the bottom. It seemed like two bottles had accidentally been broken, staining a large part of the wool carpet black.

*This is a complete workaholic...*

Glancing at the wrinkled nightgown draped over the chair and the thick blanket on the bed that had clearly been slept in but not yet tidied up, Leon blinked. He felt like his image of the princess had slightly collapsed.

In newspapers, Princess Veronica was dignified and mature, yet privately… she was actually somewhat sloppy. Hmm... there were also several unwashed coffee cups on the table, and it looked like they had been sitting there for days, with the leftover coffee already congealing on the cups.

"Uh... please don't misunderstand."

Seeing Leon staring at the coffee cups on the table, the maid hurriedly explained on behalf of the princess,

"There are many important things in Princess Veronica's bedroom, so generally, we are not allowed to come in. Because it's not suitable for us to come and clean up, usually, the princess handles it herself.

But this time, the sudden external visit left quite a bit of work accumulated. As soon as the princess returned, she was busy, so it looks a bit messy, but normally, the princess is a very tidy person."

Yes, an external visit.

The princess's sudden "disappearance" these past few days had, after modifications by the Brain of the Evil God and the Illusion Can, turned into a sudden secret visit.

Aside from the directly involved princess, and Joshua, who had been punched three times due to the princess's memory loss incident, no one knew what truly happened in these days.

There was no turmoil, nor any sign of it. It silently modified the memories of tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of people. This thing was truly terrifying...

"I see…"

Nodding towards the maid, Leon marveled at the terrifying efficacy of the Illusion Can and inquired,

"Where is Princess Veronica?"

"The princess went to the inner room to change her clothes."

The maid answered,

"You indeed came a little late. The princess was wearing a nightgown, which is inconvenient for meeting guests, so..."

"It's not that it's inconvenient for meeting guests; it's just that I took a brief nap before, and I sweated a bit, so I wanted to change my clothes, that's all."

Accompanied by slight footsteps, the door to the inner room of the bedroom opened. The princess, wearing a snug nightgown, walked out slowly with a delighted smile at Leon and said,

"Besides, given our relationship, you don't really count as a guest."

"You must be joking..."

…

After the maid took the initiative to leave and close the door, noticing the glimpse of fair skin peeking from the princess's collar, Leon awkwardly turned his head slightly and then proactively said,

"Your Highness, I have recovered the memories I lost during that time, so…"

"Call me Veronica."

After correcting Leon's address, the princess took his hand and led him to the balcony, sitting down on the sofa by the bed. She then smiled sweetly and said,

"So you're here to ask about the wedding date?"

"Uh… actually, I'm here to apologize..."

Instinctively scooting a bit away, distancing himself from the warm body emanating heat beside him, Leon took a deep breath. In the gentle scent of iris in the air, he said earnestly,

"Princess Veronica, during that time, I didn't have the memories I initially had, so I didn't know the reasons or consequences, but now I have remembered. I'm sorry. I wasn't sincere when I proposed to you."

He briefly explained the relationship between himself and the Ryan Family, as well as the whole story about wanting to get rid of the Duke of Lionheart's status by directly proposing to the princess, thus forcing the Ryan Family to find someone else to be the duke. With a sincere look, Leon said,

"Princess Veronica, you are indeed a remarkable woman, but this was merely a coincidence from beginning to end, and I also do not intend to start a family, so please reconsider about the engagement between us."

"All right."

After carefully listening to Leon's words, the princess, being subtly rejected, was neither surprised nor angry. Instead, she smiled and nodded, then asked in return,

"I am willing to reconsider, but could you first not be in such a hurry to leave? Would you stay and consider it with me?"

"..."

*Uh, this... the consideration I meant was to let this matter slide, not for you to really consider it*

Looking at the princess who deliberately "misunderstood" his words, Leon opened his mouth hesitantly but couldn't find a reason to refuse and just nodded slightly.

"Very well. Since you agree, let's first consider why you would reject this marriage."

As if not talking about her own marriage, Princess Veronica winked at Leon, smilingly saying,

"First of all, I am quite confident in my appearance and figure, so it's definitely not because I'm too ugly and not up to your aesthetic standards, right?"

Hearing Princess Veronica's words, Leon instinctively glanced at her.

The princess's royal blue nightgown was elegantly tailored, and apart from a not-too-deep shallow V-neck at the collar, there wasn't any "aggressive" design. It was a conservatively enveloping nightgown that would not be out of place if worn outdoors.

But... for some people, no matter how the clothing itself is, it has to give way to the somehow innate charm when worn by her.

When slouching lazily against the back of the sofa, the originally classical and mild shallow V-neck of this gown was forcefully pushed up by the prominent curves. When sliding to the lower edge, due to the snug fit, it created a rather striking disparity.

Finally, when the material itself, being adequately soft, managed to experience the enormous contrast, gentling the curve onto her waistline, a luscious round full moon unreasonably leaped out.

Although this full moon quickly sank into the soft sofa, not fully unveiling its true appearance, the rich and mature elegant lines exposed between the sofa's shielding still induced a stir, enough to make anyone's heart skip a beat involuntarily.

"You are indeed very beautiful, but such matters are complex and not just about..."

"Mr. Lyon."

She softly called out to Leon, naturally interrupting his resistance. Princess Veronica, slightly scolding, said,

"We are not arguing but seriously considering our future relationship. I accepted your suggestion to reconsider this, so please don't interrupt me, alright?"

"Okay..."

"Then let's continue."

After regaining control of the dialogue, Princess Veronica gave a sly smile and then said,

"Since you admitted my charm and are even attracted to me, do you resist our marriage because you find my personality annoying?"

"No, but…"

"As long as you don't find me annoying, that's good."

Seizing the conversation again, Princess Veronica said smilingly,

"Since you don't look down on me, is it because of my status, or the troubles that marrying me might bring? Or... do you sense an issue with why I accepted your proposal and think that I am not genuinely interested in you but in the Ryan Family behind you?"

"…"

*These… actually do have some...*

Hearing Princess Veronica mention these, Leon couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, then slightly nodded, admitting her assumption.

...

*Even ignoring my status as a transverser, the differences between me and Princess Veronica are unimaginably vast. The drastically different social classes and experiences leading to different understandings nearly doom us to have no common topics; being close friends is challenging, let alone becoming partners.*

*Moreover, aside from this, our respective "job natures" are completely unsuitable. As for the nature of her princess status, which implies endless trouble, seeing her relationship with Joshua, if I truly got involved in the royal family's internal strife, there'd certainly be endless vexing matters.*

*Most importantly, her agreement to my proposal was entirely due to the value of the Ryan Family and the support the position of Duke of Lionheart could bring her. It really has nothing to do with me as a person. All she desires is the Duke of Lionheart, not Leon Laine.*

*If I were just an old nobility, she would indeed be an excellent partner, but since I neither want to seize power through my noble status nor want the original lives of Anna and the others to be completely disrupted, no matter how wonderful the princess seems, she is not the right person for me.*

"I see."

After scrutinizing Leon's eyes and vaguely guessing part of his thoughts, Princess Veronica pondered briefly and then nodded before saying,

"I roughly understand why you don't want to marry me, and I understand your views... however, I have one last question."

Looking into Leon's eyes, the princess sat up slowly and gently asked,

"Since I am not your ideal wife, can you tell me what your ideal wife is like?"