The sudden announcement that the princess had come to this place had surprised all the participants.

For, Princess Arleen had never before revealed herself at any occasion.

Though called a peerless beauty, that was known only through her portraits.

No one had ever seen her in person.

According to rumors, the emperor cherished his daughter so much that he built her a star palace, making it absolutely impossible for her to leave.

And now, seeing the princess’s face, people understood everything.

Thanks to a large magical display behind the stage, all participants could vividly see her.

It was not a human… but a goddess walking out.

The surroundings became quiet in an instant.

As seen in the portraits, she had the blue eyes and pink hair typical of the royal family, white skin, and cheeks as red as an apple.

But now everyone knew.

The circulating portraits had not captured all of her beauty.

A small, delicate figure. Slowly blinking eyelids, slightly indented cheeks, and a smile on her lips.

All these things made Princess Arleen even more lovable.

The princess, ascending the platform, showed dignity from her fingertips to her footsteps.

Moreover, what she wore today was an elegant white dress covered in lace.

It was speaking for itself.

The winner of this competition would marry this beautiful woman!

The sound of participants swallowing their saliva was heard.

Gulp.

From the beginning, most people didn’t care what the princess looked like.

They were merely eyeing the position of the empire’s soninlaw.

But now, one more reason had been added to why they must win.

Then, Princess Arleen opened her mouth to the participants.

“……I will pray and wait for luck to be with you always.”

This short sentence was everything.

But it was enough.

Because love’s arrow had flown into most of the participants’ hearts.

‘Ah, Your Highness……! How can you have such a beautiful voice too.’

‘I will die for you.’

Everyone’s faces flushed, and smiles reached their ears, visible even from afar.

Her appearance raised the participants’ morale significantly.

This was a good sign for Prodia as well.

‘Great, this will boost our children’s motivation too.’

In truth, Prodia had also been quite startled to see Princess Arleen’s real appearance.

So beautiful that she repeatedly opened and closed her eyes.

It was understandable why the emperor hid her in the star palace. Treasuring her like gold or jade.

And why he was hosting such a strange competition.

‘The world’s strongest man, or else I’ll never give my pretty and lovely daughter away.’

Yes, Your Majesty. There are no doubts about it.

I’ll find and present that world’s strongest soninlaw!

And thanks to the princess’s dazzling appearance, one headache seemed likely to be solved.

Namely, Luca.

There’s no way he wouldn’t be thrilled by that face.

Now he’ll quit the nonsense about marrying me and focus on the competition, right?

Prodia glanced at Luca with hopeful eyes.

But it was a vain hope.

The moment she turned her head, she locked eyes with Luca.

His gaze said it all.

I still only see you.

‘Sigh…….’

Around them, successive cheers continued.

“Long live!”

“Long live Princess Arleen!”

As everyone was fanatically focused on the princess, Luca’s gaze was fixed solely on Prodia.

He’s driving me crazy, seriously.

But the gaze towards Prodia wasn’t just Luca’s.

Irtis felt the same.

What, you too?

Turn your head and look at the princess’s face. Do you think you can see that face with such a mask every day?

In my day, kids used to line up in front of the TV station just to see a pretty girl like that in real life!

Prodia leaned into the two men and whispered quietly.

“Look at the princess, see how beautiful she is.”
But the response that came back was absurd.

First, Luca scoffed, saying it was nonsense.

“Is my sister prettier?”

Soon after, Ertis sent telepathy.

Oh please, just appreciate it. What strategy to devise.

And Luca, what will you do if you flatter me here? What if someone sees this?

Without realizing it, Prodia found herself waiting for the princess to leave.

‘Just finish quickly before our kids are criticized…….’

But it seemed today’s schedule was not just for the princess’s procession.

As soon as Princess Arlin stepped off the stage, a middleaged nobleman with dark brown hair took her place.

He grabbed a loud magic tool and greeted the participants.

“Participants, how are you? I’m Chancellor Feldmai. I have something to tell you all as the planner of the Aivem Empire’s Buma Selection Tournament.”

At those words, Prodia’s eyes widened.

‘That person was the planner!’

Feldmai was originally an unnoticed nobleman. But after earning the emperor’s trust with his excellent strategy, he rose to the position of Chancellor.

He is highly praised as a talented individual, and it seems that he has planned even this important national event.