Hearing the queen`s words, everyone stopped eating and focused their gaze on me; they really seemed curious about this question at hand.

　　(Do I really have to talk about this here, in front of all these people?)

　　Not that I didn`t want to answer the queen`s question, but in front of so many people, it would really be a bit awkward to reveal how my first love was. Trying to escape this situation, I glanced at Aria, trying to ask for some help, but she also had a huge smile on her face as she looked at me. I glanced to the side and noticed that Emi was still eating. With a sigh, I decided to tell how it happened. If the person in question herself doesn`t care, I will feel like an idiot if I bother that much about it.

　　"It happened shortly after I met Aria. As soon as I left the merchants` guild, there was a carriage with a sun-shaped emblem on the door... as soon as I could get a glimpse of who was inside, I saw Emi"

　　I said, getting embarrassed by the final part. Once they heard my story, everyone was silent for a few seconds before Asia commented.

　　"So, it was love at first sight?"

　　Asia asked, looking at me.

　　"Well... that would be one way to describe it... I guess"

　　I said, embarrassed.

　　(Ugh, saying that in front of the person in question is even more embarrassing than I initially thought it would be)

　　While that thought was going through my head, I hadn`t noticed that there was another child looking at me with some intensity.

　　"Hey, how did you manage to faint your opponents in interclass training?"

　　Hearing this voice, I turned to the person in question, possessing blond hair and blue eyes. I quickly remembered seeing him the first time I came to the castle.

　　(If memory serves me correctly, he is the second prince)

　　I thought about how to answer him.

　　"If you punch relatively hard in that area"

　　I said, pointing to a specific part of my head.

　　"The force produced by the punch can reach the brain stem, and when that happens, you pass out"Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation.

　　Hearing my words, the second prince seemed to become thoughtful.

　　"That`s really something interesting to know. Where did you learn that?"

　　Prince Albert asked. Obviously, I could not say that I knew this thanks to knowledge coming from a past life.

　　"I have read several books since I was a child, some of them were medical books, so through them, I started to do my own research"

　　I said as calmly and confidently as possible. The king seemed surprised by my answer.

　　"Since you were a child? At approximately what age did you start reading?"

　　Asked the king, drawing everyone`s attention. I noticed that even Emi seemed interested in this subject. Putting my hand on my chin, I started thinking about the subject.

　　"If memory serves me right, I learned to read at age 2, so I guess I started reading books at age 3"

　　I said, sure of my answer. As soon as I said this, I noticed everyone looking at me with surprise in their eyes.

　　"Something wrong?"

　　I asked doubtfully.

　　"It`s nothing, and that... Emi started reading at the age of 4. Thanks to that, she has been considered the most gifted child on the continent to this day. I was surprised to learn that you managed to accomplish such a feat 2 years before her"

　　Said the king, sounding genuinely surprised. Listening to his words, I think I understood a little of what he meant. Certainly, it is a little surprising that a child could read at the age of two. Looking over, I noticed Emi gazing at me with a look of admiration.

　　(Did I do something to make her look at me like that? I mean, being able to read at the age of 4 is pretty amazing too)

　　"Fufufu, it`s too early for you to be surprised, brother"

　　A laughing voice caught the attention of everyone at the table. As soon as we looked at the owner of the voice, we saw Aria with a mischievous smile on her face, resembling that of a child about to get into trouble.

　　"When Ren first appeared in the merchant`s guild, I gave him a contract as a form of a test, and he was able to see through the contract by reading it only once"

　　Said Aria with a smile. To me, it looked like she was bragging about it, although I don`t know why. As soon as they heard this, everyone looked at me with even more interest than before. By this point, I had simply accepted whatever happened.

　　"The more I hear stories about you, the more I am sure that you would be the ideal person to marry Emi"

　　Said the queen. As soon as she said this, I almost spit out everything I was eating. She really said it without any hesitation. Glancing at Emi, I realized that she still had her indifferent countenance. I assumed that she had heard about this before.

　　"Although I agree with you, this is unfortunately not possible at the moment, dear"

　　The king said.

　　"It would only be possible for Ren to marry Emi if he were a nobleman"

　　Said the king. As he said that, I remembered that at that time, nobles married through political arrangements. That would also be one of the ways I could marry Emi, but I really don`t like the idea of marrying her without her feeling the same way I feel about her.

　　"If you had any significant achievements, it would be easy to grant you a title"

　　Hearing this, I was a little confused. I thought my innovative inventions would be enough achievements for that, but that doesn`t seem to be the case.

　　"But things are a little different now"

　　Said the king as he looked at me with a gentle smile.

　　"If your plan works out, our country will achieve a significant victory against Storne. With that, I will have reason enough to give you a noble title"

　　Said the king with a smile on his face.