Regressor of the Fallen Family novel Chapter 174

Chapter 174

“What?”

“A date. No, that’s not it. I was asking when you’re going to get married.”

“Ah… Ha. Ha. Ha. Married…?”

Frozen as if struck by an 8th circle ice magic spell mentioned only in legends, Logan could only roll his eyes around as his body stiffened.

While feeling Eileen’s gaze from the side, the only thought coming to his mind was one word.

‘Marriage?’

To be honest, he had completely forgotten about it.

He had always been focused solely on the tasks that lay ahead, running forward day after day.

In a situation where one could even end up dead in 5-6 years, how could one afford to imagine a different future?

Of course, when he first attempted to recruit Eileen, he had considered marrying her.

A lady knight who might become a superhuman in the future.

He had thought her worthy of such consideration for her value.

However, the problem arose as they spent more time together, and special feelings developed.

‘Can I really establish a proper family, with all these things I still have to do?’

If he cherished her, then all the more.

‘Shouldn’t I avoid that?’

As these thoughts reached a crescendo, Logan’s face turned rigid.

And then…

“Ah, I just remembered something I forgot. Please, excuse me for a moment…”

With an unconvincing excuse, he vanished like the wind.

“……”

“……”

For a while, the two stood frozen with blank expressions.

As the color of Eileen’s face changed in shades of redness, Padric cautiously started speaking beside the flustered lady knight.

“Did I… make a mistake, My Lady?”

“No, not at all, Father.”

Relieved by Eileen’s unexpectedly calm voice, Padric sighed.

“It’s Prince Logan who made the mistake.”

However, Eileen’s subsequent chilling tone left him no option but to gulp.

‘Oh, son… you better start apologizing non-stop.’

Praying for his son’s well-being, who had just fled the scene, Padric discreetly escaped the aftermath of the bomb he had thrown.

‘What kind of foolishness…’

Although he escaped the situation, even he couldn’t help but think how ridiculous his excuse had been.

Why did he run away instead of calmly explaining and persuading?

“Pathetic…”

Having unwittingly ended up outside the castle, Logan stopped and sighed, and just then, he saw Eileen approaching from a distance.

As he instinctively thought of running away again, Logan forced a wry smile and, taking a deep breath, braced himself to face her, expecting to hear a great deal of scolding.

But Eileen’s reaction was unexpected.

“That’s the first time I’ve seen the Prince so flustered.”

Somehow, Eileen’s first words and smile reassured him, and he felt even more pathetic for that reassurance.

“……I’m sorry. I must have looked pretty foolish.”

“It’s alright. I was a bit startled too. But I didn’t think of running away like the Prince.”

“……I apologize.”

“I didn’t want an apology. What’s important is what we do from here on out.”

“Yes?”

Absentmindedly, Logan asked back, to which Eileen replied with a smile.

“Marriage.”

“Ah…”

“Even if we can let it go today, in the future, the elders’ nudging will only get worse. You can’t keep saying you’re too busy to postpone it, can you?”

“That’s… true.”

“At least we need to set a date to avoid such situations from arising again.”

At her words, a shadow passed over Logan’s face again.

Noticing his expression, Eileen’s face also hardened momentarily, but soon, she cautiously asked again.

“Prince Logan…”

“……?”

“Do you… have someone else in mind to marry besides me?”

“No, absolutely not!”

Caught off guard by her direct question, Logan blurted out loudly without thinking.

“That’s a relief. I also don’t have anyone else in mind.”

“Really…?”

Their eyes met for a moment.

The two of them stared at each other blankly for a while before bursting into laughter without warning.

“To be honest, at first, I was really angry.”

After laughing for some time, Eileen broke the ice.

She looked up to the sky with a slight smirk, seeing the slightly perplexed Logan.

“It felt like I was rejected by someone I thought of… as my marriage partner.”

Lovers.

Even though it was obvious to anyone that’s what they were, it was the first time they’d used such a word to describe themselves, causing both the speaker and the listener to blush slightly.

“It wasn’t rejection…”

“That’s when it suddenly occurred to me. Did I come here because I truly wanted to get married?”

Logan, who was about to make an excuse, flinched.

“I’ve seen my dreams become reality, and I’ve even overcome the chilling reality that I hadn’t anticipated. Maybe that’s why, without realizing, I had grown complacent in the present and started to rely on the Prince…”

Eileen’s gaze, which was looking up at the sky, locked onto his face again.

“Do I look pathetic?”

“That’s not possible.”

Pathetic is me. Not you.

He wanted to say that, but…

“Well, I don’t want to deny my feelings. You gave me a chance, Prince, and because of that, my reality changed. I am grateful, and I wanted to repay that by helping you… and that made me come to like you.”

“What?!”

Struck by her sudden confession, Logan could only freeze in astonishment.

“Of course, I assumed we were meant to get married, so I never asked. Prince Logan. Don’t you like me?”

“I, of course, like…”

His true feelings suddenly burst out, leaving him blushing in embarrassment.

Seeing his reaction, Eileen laughed heartily again.

“Ahaha. That’s good. Phew, I was actually really nervous.”

“Uh, that…”

“Well, anyway, that’s good enough. As long as our hearts are in tune with each other. Let’s discuss marriage a bit more. Even if we postpone it.”