Because I’ve Been Reincarnated As A Girl I Just Want To Do Yuri Things, But Things Aren’t Going Well

ested in that girl, and that girl was interested in her as well.
There are times when someone loves more than one person simultaneously.
Choosing one of them is never unfair, unfaithful, or an escape.

“It may be difficult for us to marry right away, but first of all, please get to know me as your fiancée,” Christiane said.
“If you don’t fall in love with me after then, we can break off the engagement.
So please… please, give me even just one chance.”

Having said this much, he can’t let a girl that opened her heart like this stay confused forever.
Besides, Helmut doesn’t hate Christiane either.
He doesn’t know how this will turn out.
However, there was no longer any reason for him to reject Christiane, who wanted to marry him even if it meant throwing away her public image and her family name’s reputation.

“Lady Christiane…” Helmut said, approaching her and putting a hand on her shoulder.

“Christa… please just call me Christa,” Christa said, her eyes wet as she looked up at him.

Helmut pauses to catch his breath before he speaks again,

“Christa… I can’t say that my feelings have been settled yet.
Above all, I’m still confused.
But I can say this for sure: I love you as well, Christa.
At the least, I don’t know what the future holds.
I want you to give me a little time from now on to make a decision.
In the meanwhile, let’s get to know each other better and learn if our feelings are sure.”

“Yes!” Christa cried.
“I know I’m going a bit wild, but I’m looking forward to being with you!”

Helmut has not yet consented to marriage or engagement.
He just said that from now on, let’s make sure of each other’s feelings.
Christa was in high spirits as if their marriage had already been decided, but Helmut had no desire to forcibly stop her from feeling that way.

The next day, at the same time as sending a messenger to Manor Carruthers in the morning, Heinrich III began preparing to leave.
He goes as soon as the messenger comes back and reports that Lord Carruthers has granted him an appointment that day.

He would like to discuss Helmut and Christiane’s engagement.
He was requesting a meeting for that purpose.
A time was arranged, so Heinrich III and Helmut, as well as Katharina and Christiane, boarded a carriage and headed for Manor Carruthers.

When Katharina excused herself, the remaining 3 entered Margrave Albert’s office, where there were 2 people waiting.
One of them was, of course, the room’s owner, Margrave Albert.
The other was Flora Charlotte von Carruthers, a woman who could not be mistaken for anyone else, who’d only grown more beautiful after this short absence.

Why is it an office instead of a reception room? And why is Lady Flora also present? Heinrich III did not understand it, but he silently followed Margrave Albert, telling himself that he should not interfere.

“Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule today,” Heinrich III said.
“I’ll get right to the matter at hand…”

Albert doesn’t like uselessly long greetings and speeches.
Heinrich III knew it was better to state the matter simply, and so he said it as bluntly with as few redundancies as possible.

“Hmm… In other words, you want to discuss the engagement and marriage between Houses Royce and Reingen, yes?” Albert asked.

“Yes,” Heinrich III said.

He didn’t say it clearly because Christiane was also here, but there was an implied “Is House Reingen aiming for something?” in the question.
Albert is asking for Heinrich III’s judgment if there is some kind of political significance in permitting such marriages outside the usual order of family status.

“What do you think, Flora?” Albert asked, turning to his daughter.

Heinrich III could not understand the situation, but he listened silently.

“Right away,” Flora said.
“House Reingen has no conspiracy or political motivations in this engagement and future marriage.
House Reingen family has only given permission to follow Christa’s wishes and has no intention of doing anything to House Royce or the Carruthers Vassals, I assure you.”

Heinrich was now sure there were no ulterior motives here, especially with Christiane right there.
Besides, Heinrich III didn’t know why Flora could say it so confidently.

“Even if that were the case, it would be difficult for our House to support the daughter of a marquis…” Heinrich III said.

For example, if this was the eldest son’s marriage partner, he would have done his best to support the daughter-in-law from a marquisate.
However, it is not possible to go that far for the third son’s wife, who can’t afford to be given territory.
On the contrary, he might be expelled from the House soon.
If the eldest son and the second son’s family become stable, the third son’s role may disappear and he may have to make his living elsewhere.

“That is true,” Flora said, “but let’s use this as an opportunity to clarify how Helmut is currently treated by our House.”

Heinrich III tilts his head at Flora’s words.
For Heinrich III, Helmut’s position is clear.
His eldest son has already been introduced to Albert as the future Viscount Royce and is involved in the management of House Royce’s territory.
And his second son is also learning territory management, just in case.
In comparison, Helmut became a servant of House Carruthers, specifically Flora’s butler.
There is no problem there.

However, after hearing Flora’s explanation, Heinrich III understood that Helmut was in a more complicated position than he thought.
He doesn’t even understand where his son stands now and with who.

From the point of view of House Carruthers, Helmut is unquestionably a butler from House Royce, serving under Flora.
However, he is also a butler who serves Sir Floto von Caan at the same time.
House Caan is difficult to handle even within Carruthers, and few people understand it accurately.
They have come so far with that ambiguity, but it can be said that it is a good opportunity to clear it up.

“I would like to make Helmut independent from the Royce Viscountcy and make him a direct vassal of House Caan,” Flora said.

“Wha…?!” Heinrich III spluttered, unable to hide his surprise.

He doesn’t know where the Caan Knighthood stands among the noble Houses, but even if his third son becomes the vassal of one, it will be difficult just to support even the daughter of a barony.
More so, if the daughter-in-law of a viscount’s son was from a marquisate, there is no way that a knighthood can support them.
That’s even more impossible than House Royce supporting them.

“Hmm… so I see…” Albert said.
“Well then, let’s give both Isabella and Helmut their dismissals.
With this, is it alright with you to officially become a direct vassal of House Caan?”

“Yes, my Lord,” Helmut said.

Nevertheless, Albert easily gave permission, and Helmut accepted without hesitation.
Lady Christiane is just happy and does not oppose the decision.
Only Heinrich III, lost and unable to keep up, was puzzled.