Chapter 7

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How did it come to an immediate resolution?

My parents didn’t give me the full details, so I secretly searched using the search function.

The culprit was my mother.

She had a serious talk with the important people at the temple and had them prepare the documents that only needed the king’s signature.

The search function, which can find any past cases, is just too convenient.

Moreover, the search results showed the participants’ expressions and the content of their conversations in text and images, so I could know everything about the talks.

It’s debatable whether that could be called a talk.

During the talk, my mother said she wouldn’t come to the temple because she wanted to stay by her daughter’s side until the engagement was dissolved.

Even though she was saying humble things, the people at the temple, who have known my mother for a long time, must have seen through her.

The faces of the temple people shown in the search results were pale.

It looked like a threat, thank you very much.

By the way, my father was working on the palace side.

He apparently had a talk with the prime minister beforehand.

The prime minister, like the king, wanted to continue the engagement between Prince Henry and me, but in the end, he gave in.

My father, frustrated by the lack of progress in the talks, pulled out the family heirloom.

He threatened the prime minister, saying that if the engagement wasn’t broken off, he would hand over the position of the Duke of Ashley and the commander of the court mages to a relative and return to the territory with his family.

The impact of one person leaving and the whole family leaving is completely different.

That’s why the prime minister gave up trying to persuade my father.

It took some time for the prime minister to give in, but once he did, things moved quickly.

The prime minister thought of various things to have the temple prepare the documents for the dissolution of the engagement.

He told my parents that the king would likely choose dissolution over breaking off the engagement and that it would be easier for the temple to prepare the documents if the compensation was settled separately.

The draft for the engagement dissolution documents was mostly prepared by the prime minister.

My parents checked the content of the draft, and since there were no problems, it was sent to the temple.

That’s why the temple was able to complete the documents quickly.

I will repay the prime minister, who caused a lot of trouble, in some form someday.

“Still, it was resolved much faster than I thought.”

“My father and I worked hard.”

“Thank you.”

When I thanked both my father and mother, they both smiled happily.

However, my mother soon frowned and looked sad.

“So, when do you plan to go to the territory, Sophia?”

“Well, I want to move as soon as possible…”

While the king and others were away, I also discussed my future plans with my parents.

In the end, I decided to go to the territory once the engagement dissolution procedures were completed.

My parents and Cyril’s actions to dissolve the engagement had already started to spread in society.

Cyril is apparently spreading the word that I have no faults, but in such cases, even if one party is faultless, rumors tend to spread freely.

I will likely be exposed to curious eyes.

Out of pity, my parents suggested that I leave the capital until the rumors settled and go to the territory.

It seems that I am going to the territory to recover from the emotional damage caused by my fiancé’s infidelity.

Although I’m not actually hurt, I did have some mental stress, so I wanted to heal in the countryside.

With Cyril around, there’s no worry that rumors favorable to Prince Henry will spread even if I’m not there.

For these reasons, I ultimately decided to follow my parents’ advice and go to the territory.

I will leave everything else to my parents and Cyril.

The problem is the preparation for going to the territory.

In recent years, since I was engaged to a royal, I spent most of my time in the capital.

I only went to the territory occasionally.

Therefore, I had almost no personal items in the territory and needed to bring them from the capital.

My parents had been preparing little by little since they started moving, but I hadn’t heard that it was completed.

So, when I told my parents that I would go to the territory as soon as the preparations were ready, an unexpected response came from the side.

“With all due respect, the preparations are almost complete. All that’s left is to pack the items that Lady Sophia usually uses.”

“Oh, really?”

The butler, who was standing by the wall, said that the preparations were almost done.

When my mother asked, the butler explained the current situation.

The clothes and accessories for the territory and daily necessities that can only be obtained in the capital have already been packed.

The only things left are personal items like stationery and embroidery tools, which are expected to be ready by today.

If that’s the case, I can leave tomorrow.

“Then, I want to leave tomorrow.”

“You can take it a bit easier, you know?”

“That’s right.”

“No, if I take it too easy, I’ll be reluctant to leave. Besides, I can come back to the capital whenever I want.”

Although my parents were reluctant to let me go, I decided to leave the next day.

As I told my parents, I can come back to the capital whenever I want.

That’s because I can use the teleportation magic.

Being able to use the rare teleportation magic is thanks to the Sage title.

Because I have the title, I can control any difficult magic as I please.

My parents know that I can use teleportation magic, so they nodded at my words that I can come back anytime.

Thus, I decided to head to the territory the next day.