Don Quixote's Delusions (1)

“Once she graduates from the academy, I suppose it will be time to start looking for a marriage match for our Lanne··· What do you think?”

Calax's out-of-nowhere bombshell.

Immediately afterward, the noisy dinner table fell silent.

““······.””

It was freezing.

A dagger flew straight into my chest.

The children who had been chatting among themselves also stopped talking and looked this way.

Confusion, or perhaps shock.

Their eyes, filled with mixed emotions, shifted back and forth between Calax and me.

Regardless, the count merely wore a hearty smile...