Chapter 95

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（Oh, how disappointing...!）

In the dream where she finally met Osvold, Charlotte trembled with disappointment.

“Uu. Uuu, uuu…!”

“Don’t lament so much, Charlotte.”

Osvold, standing before her, looked down at her with a bemused expression.

“We managed to meet safely in this dream. This is enough to achieve our goal, isn’t it?”

“But, but! It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we missed it!”

Charlotte covered her face with both hands and wailed.

“I never thought that the young Osvold-sama would instantly turn back into an adult…!!”

“Is it really that bad…?”

Osvold, who stood before her, was in his familiar twenty-year-old form. His tall stature of 181 centimeters, his well-built physique despite being a magician, and his broad, beautiful back were all works of art that Charlotte could hardly bear to look at, let alone admire.

But what left Charlotte feeling unsatisfied was the young Osvold she had met in this dream just moments ago.

“Young Osvold-sama. A small, adorable boy who worked so hard on his own…”

“……”

Osvold gave her a slightly uncomfortable and stern look at her description.

“My dream was to hold the young Osvold-sama in my arms and stroke him a lot. Ah, no, I mean, this dream is not the one I’m seeing now! It’s complicated, isn’t it!?”

“Ah… Charlotte”

“I can’t realistically protect the young Osvold-sama in his most difficult times, but…! Uu, I wanted to pat his head when he was in his young form…!!”

“That sentiment is appreciated.”

Osvold cleared his throat and stroked Charlotte’s head, who had also returned to her adult form.

“I have already been saved enough by you.”

“…Huh?”

“More importantly, let’s achieve the purpose of coming to this dream.”

Osvold turned his palm upward, and a magic array unfolded on it. It was undoubtedly the magic that had been sealed in Charlotte’s diary earlier.

“Our dreams have been mixed by magic. In this state, I will release the ‘memory images’ that only you can see.”

“…Yes!”

Charlotte steeled herself and puffed out her chest.

“The magic I left behind before. I will face it now!”

“Hm. …That’s the spirit.”

“Osvold-sama!! Showing such a smile now is not allowed!! Your beauty will make me faint!!”

“You’re busy! Fine, let’s get to it quickly!”

Osvold raised his hand and released the magic array into the air.

（Nn…）

A flickering light appeared in Charlotte’s head.

It was a familiar sensation. The star-like flickers spread, and eventually, the dream around her turned completely white.

“Charlotte! Are you okay?”

“Yes, Osvold-sama. Please watch, it will be soon…”

Supported by Osvold, she felt her breath catch in a different way. But she steeled herself and faced the image that appeared in the white space.

“…It seems to be a success.”

Before her, a ‘Charlotte’ sat in a luxurious chair, crossing her legs leisurely.

“—A shield is necessary.”

The person she often saw in the mirror wore a dress with many exposed areas and looked extremely bored.

（I…）

Charlotte instinctively covered her mouth and blinked rapidly.

（The previous me is still wearing a dress that shows a lot of cleavage and thighs!! This time, even the navel is exposed… Ah, Osvold-sama is trying his best to look away…!! I’m sorry, Osvold-sama, what a gentleman you are…!）

Though she was in a frenzy inside, she didn’t want to disrupt the image. Charlotte focused on herself and faced it again.

“Naturally, I desire a beautiful man.”

（Was I talking to someone…?）

The image only showed ‘Charlotte’ alone. It seemed she was making demands to someone facing her.

“A loyal, intelligent, and unobtrusive shield… I need you to prepare and protect me from—”

The ‘Charlotte’ in the image, with an expression that seemed foreign to her, slowly narrowed her eyes and whispered.

“—the marriage with Osvold.”

（——!!?）

At this incredibly presumptuous statement, Charlotte hastily looked up at him beside her.

“O, Osvold-sama, it’s not true!! It must be different, this is…!”

“……I understand.”

“Waaaan, I am so sorryyyyyy!!”

“Wait! Really, calm down, the vibrations in the dream are getting out of control!!”

As Charlotte trembled, the image showed a significant change.

“See? …Prince Niklas.”

“!!”

The figure that appeared was a beautiful man with silver hair and red eyes.

The man, who sat in the large chair as if throwing himself into it, wore a somewhat provocative smile. There was a familiar resemblance and coloration to someone.

“Osvold-sama. That person…”

“…Prince Niklas is”

Osvold narrowed his eyes and cast a wary gaze at the image.

“the second prince of this country.”

（Osvold-sama’s second older brother…）