“First, let’s leave him alone and wait for a decisive moment.”

Prince Khaled nodded at Velia’s words.

From now on, they had to make judgments based on the situation, something Khaled was good at.

“If the future you experienced is changing little by little, it’s important to determine the exact timing.”

“Exactly. I can’t do it alone. I need your help.”

Prince Khaled wore a confident expression.

“Don’t worry. As you’ve noticed, I have a lot to offer.”

Prince Khaled smiled playfully.

Velia grabbed Prince Khaled’s hand with a look of trust.

Then Khaled asked in a subtle tone,

“We make a good team, don’t we? What you can’t do, I excel at. And what I don’t know, you do. Isn’t that a perfect combination?”

Velia glanced at him sidelong.

“Stop trying to brainwash me.”

“Can’t you take a hint?”

Prince Khaled placed his chin on Velia’s head, speaking in a slightly disgruntled tone.

“I’m not someone to be trifled with.”

“What a shame.”

Prince Khaled playfully messed up Velia’s hair.

“Khaled!”

Velia was about to lose her temper, but Khaled quickly withdrew his hand and changed the subject.

“Right now, Raul must be fuming.”

He chuckled at Velia’s puzzled expression.

“The gift I mentioned earlier should have arrived by now.”

“Ah…”

She assumed he meant the spies Raul had planted.

Velia gestured for him to continue.

“From knights to servants, chefs… They were wellhidden everywhere.”

“You didn’t kill them?”

“No. I know you’re trying to change my image, so I couldn’t just kill them.”

Prince Khaled straightened up, his face filled with pride.

“At first, I thought about killing them all and giving them to Raul as a gift, but I held back, thinking of you.”

Velia played along with his expectant look.

“You did well. What happened to the spies?”

“I fired them all in one morning. The charge is insulting the royal family. It’ll go to trial, so you can handle it from there.”
“Well done. Raul will be quite annoyed.”

Watching that would be quite amusing.

“Since they can no longer track my movements, this will bother them quite a bit.”

“For the time being, I will personally select those who come into the Second Prince’s palace. If I recognize any faces, I can weed them out.”

If they are Raul’s people, there’s no way Velia wouldn’t recognize them.

‘There’s no need to take unnecessary risks.’

That settled internal matters for now.

With all the attention garnered by the events in the Kingdom of Ronica, now was the time to lay low.

So for now.

“I need to prioritize securing my place in social circles.”

There will certainly be those who interfere. But if we proceed as we planned in Ronica, there will be no room for them to interfere.

Curious, Prince Khaled looked at Velia’s confident expression and asked.

“Do you have plans?”

“I’m thinking of getting into charity work.”

“What kind?”

Velia had always spoken of transforming the empire from the grassroots level up.

Charity was another means to that end.

‘The Princess of Canterlip would never do such a thing, so it will be even more effective.’

Above all, the fact that the Second Princess has the support of a large number of Imperial citizens is symbolic.

“I’ll start by sponsoring orphanages. Afterwards, I’m considering supporting struggling artists.”

There was no hesitation, as it was something she had long considered.

“Eventually, I will move towards pharmaceuticals. I want to offer the Imperial citizens a way to get affordable medical treatment.”

Just like before, she wanted to go through with the pharmaceutical business.

“After all, life and death are the most crucial issues for the Imperial citizens.”

Furthermore.

“Starting now will yield greater benefits later.”

Unprecedented cold snaps are coming next winter.

“Is this the heavy snow you mentioned?”

Right on cue.

Khaled remembered every detail of the many conversations they had the day Velia confessed her regression.

“Yes. There will undoubtedly be so much snow that movement will be difficult. Naturally, many will freeze or starve to death.”

“……Hmm.”

“We already know this. While we can’t prevent natural disasters, we can prepare for them.”

Velia grinned.

“The numerous facilities I’ve built through charity will be able to assist them.”

Doing so would naturally raise Khaled’s profile, and the Imperial citizens would sing the Second Prince’s praises even more.

“Preparations need to start now.”

Velia lifted a basket from the floor and placed it on the table.

“What’s this?”

“These are the invitations I’ve received.”

Just how many invitations had arrived to pile up like this?

Khaled looked at the invitations with a weary expression.

“I will narrow it down to a few places. If you know something different than I do, let me know.”

Velia wanted to be certain, in case there was some other fact she was unaware of.

“Ask me anything, Velia.”

At her request, Khaled gladly responded.