Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 305

(EP-305.1) Princess #3

305 – Fairy Princess #3

It was like a fleeting breeze brushing past my face.

To buy myself some time and collect my thoughts, I opened my mouth to ask again.

“Did I hear that correctly, did you just say you’d marry me?”

“You heard it right. With things as they are, maybe I should just marry you, Theo-kun.”

Her words felt as casual as saying, ‘Since I’ve already washed my face, I might as well wash my hair.’

It was hard to discern sincerity from such a lighthearted attitude.

Even though I knew she was half-joking, the other half seemed serious, which left me a little confused.

For a moment, I almost responded with, “That’s ridiculous,” but I managed to compose myself with Calm Thinking.

Feigning composure, I asked.

“And what made you think of that?”

“Fairies live long lives. Throughout that time, they experience many things. But even so, I’ve never been married.”

“I see.”

“I see? What kind of reaction is that? Are you saying it makes sense that I’ve never been married?”

Stella suddenly burst out in anger, as if I’d pressed a button. It seemed she had misunderstood my response.

She quickly started explaining, even though I hadn’t asked.

“I’ve had plenty of chances, you know. I’ve been set up for meetings, and there were people who pursued me because they liked me. I could’ve gotten married. It’s not that I couldn’t, I just didn’t.”

There was a significant difference between not doing something and being unable to do it. Was Stella trying to emphasize that she was a capable and attractive woman?

So I started wondering.

“Then why didn’t you get married?”

I had heard that love and marriage among fairies were quite free. Relationships and breakups happened like flowing water as a result.

Like the wind mingling with the branches—staying briefly, then parting without any lingering attachments, leaving even a sense of freshness.

Because of this, it wasn’t uncommon for older elves to have been married more times than one could count on their fingers.

After all, why not? Elves, whether male or female, were blessed with stunning appearances as well as the wisdom and refinement that came with long lives. They were always in high demand as marriage partners.

Stella then spoke up.

“At the time, no one really caught my eye. And there were just so many things I wanted to do. The world was vast, and I thought there were countless things I hadn’t tried yet.”

With that, Stella murmured softly, “I suppose it’s hard for someone like Theo-kun, who hasn’t even lived half a century yet, to understand.”

As she said, it was quite hard to grasp. But while I couldn’t understand it emotionally, I could intellectually interpret what Stella wanted to say.

Marriage was a kind of contract.

It was like a three-legged race where two people got tied together. When Stella was younger, she probably disliked the idea of binding her steps to someone else’s. _{freёwebnovel.com}