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Even Eileen would never agree to that.
No matter how strong Eileen is, she is still a woman, no, she should be called a girl.
Yes, Eileen is only in her early twenties at most, in the prime of her youth.
Which girl hasn't fantasized about her own pure and innocent love?
No one wants their dreams to be tainted by so-called politics.
【but……】
"Your Majesty, please reconsider! Outside this palace, tens of millions of your people await your rescue. Please do not forget the ancestral teachings."
"Your duty is to protect these countless people!"
Dylan's words seemed to completely shatter Eileen's defenses.
The fist, clenched until it turned white, involuntarily loosened.
At this moment, she was like a terminally ill person who, after enduring countless treatments, only received an apology in return: "Your condition is beyond cure."
Despair, helplessness, sorrow, and frustration.
Countless emotions welled up inside me, but ultimately, they all settled on Dylan's last words.
Yes, she is the queen.
He is the king of the Kingdom of Doragunov, the most trusted person in the hearts of countless people.
If even she doesn't care about the lives of those people, then who can save these innocent people?
Eileen lowered her head and rubbed her slightly sore eyes.
At that moment, she seemed to have made a decision.
At that moment, looking at the scene on the screen, Eileen couldn't help but close her eyes tightly.
As expected... did he make the same choice he did back then?
For those fictitious subjects?
And to ruin one's own happiness in the hands of that bastard?
Looking back now, Eileen only feels it was all so unfair.
If it was for the sake of those people, then later those people feared, dreaded, and even hated him because of his irreversible transformation into a dragon.
If it's about winning the war?
That would be even more pointless, considering that the Kingdom of Selby actually played no significant role in the subsequent war against the dragon.
Although they claimed to be forming an alliance, they were incredibly cowardly.
Eileen wasn't sure if "cowardly" was the right word to describe her.
However, that was indeed the case at the time.
During the battle with the dragon, it was clearly arranged that the dragon of the Selby Kingdom would take advantage of the dragon army's attack on the Kingdom of Dorakunov.
The plan was to flank the evil dragons from behind, aiming to disrupt their formation and divide them into smaller groups to defeat them one by one.
But... they were disappointed.
The group of dragons from the Kingdom of Selby had no intention of setting off.
Instead, they stubbornly remained within their own kingdom, refusing to venture out even a step.
Because of the Selby Kingdom's reneging on its promises, the war was lost, and even Berserion perished in that war.
Afterwards, an angry Eileen went to question the Selby Kingdom.
The answer they received was that they were short-handed; apart from the dragons guarding the city, they had no other dragons available to move.
Afterwards, Berserion's defeat helped Irene mature in many ways.
They also devised a series of tactics that thwarted the dragon's attacks more than once.
But at that moment, the guys from Selby's Kingdom reappeared.
They relentlessly pursued the fleeing evil dragons, reaping massive military credits.
It's fair to say that Eileen was already quite dissatisfied with the Selby Kingdom at that time.
However, there was nothing that could be done, as the two countries had already signed a treaty for joint operations, and Berzelius had also been killed in action.
This caused the strength of the Doragunov Kingdom to plummet.
Therefore, Eileen could not bring herself to break the agreement and create an enemy for the kingdom.
They could only swallow their anger silently.
Later, the war entered a fierce stage.
The appearance of one person disrupted the balance of the war; that person was Acnologia.
Acunorokia ended that war.
It also indirectly saved the Doragunov Kingdom from its impending doom.
However, the Akunolokia incident also served as a warning to the world.
The terrifying nature of dragonification.
Then came his transformation into a dragon, followed by being betrayed by Norl.
That was almost Eileen's nightmare, a nightmare she still doesn't want to mention to this day!
Meanwhile, in Natsu's direction.
"Huh? A marriage alliance?"
Natsu stared in astonishment at the maid before him.
"So, in order to unite neighboring nations against the dragon, your kingdom has decided to arrange for Eileen to marry that general?"
Hearing this, the maid nodded gently: "Although we didn't want to see this happen either, Prime Minister Dylan said it's our only chance to survive."
"The Queen is doing this for the sake of the people, which is why she has to sacrifice herself. Besides... it's said that the general from the Kingdom of Selby is also quite powerful."
"He's the son of the king of that kingdom, practically a prince. He could easily live a life of luxury, yet he rose to the position of Grand General, which proves his considerable abilities."
"Both in terms of status and in terms of actual performance, they are worthy of our Queen."
Upon hearing this, Natsu couldn't help but laugh.
"Who told you that?"
"Prime Minister Dylan! He said the union of the Queen and General Noel is a match made in heaven, a perfect match."
The maid blinked and said.
Natsu shook his head, then pointed to his eyes.
"I remember my most important teacher once told me that when it comes to something, don't just listen, you also have to observe."
"Besides, did your Queen agree to this?"
The maid hesitated for a moment, then said, "Uh, not yet, but Prime Minister Dylan said the Queen will definitely agree."
Natsu sighed, "Never mind, this has nothing to do with me. Do you have any food here?"
"Aren't you... still not full...?"
The maid's eyes twitched wildly as she looked at the mountain of plates piled on the table.
"Hmm... I'm about 80% full. If there's any more, that would be even better."
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[Inside the meeting room on the other side.]
Eileen's inner turmoil was almost entirely written on her face.
Countless images flashed through my mind.
[A scene depicting children playing freely in this land.]
[Scenes of farmers beaming with happiness after a bountiful harvest.]
[There are also scenes of border guards risking their lives when facing dragons.]
[There's also the image of his father entrusting the entire vast kingdom to him before his death.]
Finally, she couldn't help but take a deep breath.
He raised his head.
"I've decided..."
【"Wait a moment!"】
[Just then, Belserion, who had just fallen silent along with Eileen, suddenly spoke up!]
[This interrupted Eileen, who was already on the verge of speaking.]
"Perhaps there's another way to solve this!"