I Want to Make Black-Knight Fall in Love With Me! ch1: A Wedding of Ups and Downs!!

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>I came all by myself from the royal capital
>to the distant frontier.

>Do you, Claris von Ducarle,
>swear to love Frost von Galleria for as long as you shall live?

>I need to do whatever it takes...

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>to make the "Black Knight" fall in love with me...!

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>Royal Capital - Viscount Ducarle Estate

>...And then the princess was stolen away from the wedding...

>Let's stop here for tonight, Charlotte.
>Viscount Ducarle's First Daughter: Claris von Ducarle

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>Eh~!? But it was just getting good!

>I want to here more, Onee-sama!
>Viscount Ducarle's Second Daughter: Charlotte von Ducarle

>I'll read it again tomorrow.
>But...
>cough cough
>Charlotte!

>Come on. You'll make your condition worse.
>Go to sleep.

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>...
>Good night, Onee-sama.

>Good night, Charlotte.

>We don't have enough money to cure Charlotte's disease.
>The doctor says she won't make it to adulthood at this rate...

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>But...

>"Foreclosed goods".

>This house is on the financial brink.
>My grandfather's enterprise failed, leaving us with no land or possessions.
>Just a tonne of debt.

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>On top of that, we can't hire any maids, so I have to do all the housework myself.

>Hah...
>I need to think about how to survive this month.

>...Maybe everything would be solved if I married into a rich family.

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>Yeah right~
>He'll take anyone for a bride!?

>That voice...

>Mother!?

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>It's a margrave...
>Father's voice too...!
>A margrave? He must be loaded!

>By the king's decree, he can't refuse either.
>Authorized by the king!?
>As long as it's a noble daughter of age, it's first-come-first-served.
>Anybody's welcome!?
>Oooh

>H-H-H-...How favorable can you get!?
>Then we should apply as soon as possible!
>No, I plan on turning him down...

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>Why, Father!?
>Claris!
>You were listening?

>I'll get married!
>Bring on the political marriage!

>Look here, Claris.
>You can't accept it just like that.
>Head of the Ducarle Family: Edward von Ducarle

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>But Dear,
>we'll be abolished at this rate...
>Viscount Ducarle's wife: Catrea von Ducarle

>I know.
>There's Charlotte's illness too...

>Then what are you waiting for!?
>If he's a margrave, he should be able to handle our debts no problem!
>Assuming he isn't too problematic, that is!

>Even if this person is Margrave Frost von Galleria...
>the fabled "Black Knight"...?

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>B-Black...!?
>Black Kniiiiight~~~!?

>The Black Knight!? As in the strongest and most fearsome knight in the kingdom!?
>A beast that kills monsters with his bare hands, sips their blood and devours their meat!!
>That's a huge problem!! If I married someone like that, I...

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>Please tell me that sooner!
>You came before we got to that part...

>I figured as much.
>Even if it's for our family, we can't sell our daughter to the devil.

>Indeed.
>Where there's life, there's hope.

>Hmmmm~~...

>Where there's life...

>I know these two are worried about me.
>But...

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>Charlotte is...!

>...No.
>Father, Mother.
>This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for our family...

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>I, Claris von Ducarle,
>will become the Black Knight's bride!

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>Day of the wedding.

>Head of Margrave Galleria Estate: Frost von Galleria

>Scary!

>And huge too!
>His chest is higher up than my head!?
>...No, more importantly...

>He's getting married in full armor!?

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>My heart's gonna break apart from fear...
>Am I really gonna marry this thing...!?

>N-No no! I'm sure he looks lovely underneath that armor...

>W-Well then, you may now k-... kiss the bride...
>>Priest
>R-
>Right!
>...
>...Wait, with the helmet still on!?

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>Eep...!

>!?

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>It's a monster!!
>A monster broke through the wall!!
>Why!?

>Geez! Is there anything that's not dangerous in this frontier!?
>Everyone, get to safety!!

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>Guess the wedding's off, huh?
>I need to escape too...

>...Ah... Oh crap...

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>B-
>Black Knight...!?

>Out of the way.

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>eep...

>Kyaaaaaaah

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>Galleria Estate

>I saw it...
>I saw the Black Knight spectacularly slaughter a monster...
>And it's still only my first day here...!?

>What's more, the wedding resumed as if nothing happened...

>My first kiss tasted of iron,

>the ring I got was covered with blood,
>and there wasn't even a reception!

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>I think he protected me back then, though...

>In the end, he wouldn't lend me any maids
>or show his true face.
>Was my appearance that bad...!?

>Well, sure, I'm not as cute as Charlotte...

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>You're getting married!?
>Charlo~n
>That's amazing, Claris-onee-sama!

>What's your partner like?
>A-Ah~ It's the famous... black knight.
>Wah! It's just like a romance novel!
>A-Ahaha, I guess...

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>But you see, Charlotte,
>I need to leave home and go to the distant frontier.

>Don't look so down.
>It's not like we'll never see each other again.

>I'll write to you too, so just relax, okay?
>Auuu
>I'll be lonely...

>But
>I'll be awaiting your letters...!
>Sure!

>Onee-sama.

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>Please be happy.

>...! Of course!

>...Are you really okay with this, Claris?

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>Father, Mother.
>Even if you become the Black Knight's bride, you may not get his support.
>What if something happens to you...

>Don't worry.
>Even a black knight would be foolish to kill someone he married by the king's decree!
>I'm sure the stories about him being a murderous beast are just rumors.

>And even if he doesn't want to give us his support,
>I can just make him fall for me!
>I-I see...??

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>...That's right. I can't give up here...!

>I'll woo the Black Knight
>and obtain his family assets!!

>I'll not only pay off our debts, but send lots of money home!
>It all starts with the first night!
>And I've got a special weapon!

>Moonlight Rose Scented Oil
>A high-class item that takes 10 years just to fill this one tiny bottle.
>It cost me my entire personal savings, but it'll be worth it...

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>Perfect...!
>There's no doubt that the Black Knight will be all over me!!

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>But what will my first night with the Black Knight be like...?

>Maybe he'll start with a smart kiss on my hair?
>Then he'll hug me and stroke my hair...
>and whisper words like "I love you" and "I adore you"...

>...Nope, no way that's happening!!

>...Surely he takes his armor off at night, right?

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>"First Night Not Needed"

>Wha-...
>What the heck...!?

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>...What was I expecting?

>Given his attitude up until now, I should've expected this.

>Never mind wooing him.
>I can't even get close to him...

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>I'm such an idiot...

>Then what was even the point of us getting married?
>What about my family that I've worked so hard to maintain...? What about Charlotte?

>I came all the way to the frontier... endured that wedding,
>and this is all I get...!?

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>I'm sorry. Father. Mother.

>Charlotte...!

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>Please be happy.

>Damn you~~~!
>Black Kniiiiiight~~~!!

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>I've had it now!
>First night not needed my foot!
>I'll gonna let you have it in person!

>Hey, Black Knight!
>Quit making a fool out of...

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>...me.

>...So pretty.

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>It's like a legendary goddess...

>...Wait, not that!
>What's a super beauty like her doing in Frost's room!?

>Don't tell me... he didn't need a first night with me because he already has a lover!?
>Fufufufufu...
>Th-That's even more unforgivable...!

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>You there! Where's that shitty ass Frost?

>Sh-Shitty ass...?
>That's right! That loser who can't even do a first night!

>Loser...
>Geez.
>That armored horndog's gotta be hiding somewhere!
>Armored horndog...

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>Sure, he may not like being in a political marriage!
>But to use this beauty too!? What a pervy knight!
>Per
>vy
>knight...!?

>!?

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>No way...!? You smashed the wall...!?
>U-Unbelievable. It's like you're the Black Knight himself...

>Hah
>Ah...! Don't tell me.
>Are you saying that you're...

>Frost von Galleria the "Black Knight"~!?

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>...What if I am?

>It was her all along!!

>You've been calling me shitty and pervy
>and all kinds of things...
>Oh crap. What do I do...?

>Hah
>That's right! I got a little heated up,
>but I came here to have a first night!

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>In which case, now I can just...
>...What are you doing?

>Don't you sense it, Black Knight?
>The scent of high-quality moonlight rose drifting from my body?
>So what if you smell like a plant?
>State your objective.

>This bitch... She can't tell what's good from bad? Is she really a noble...!?
>That stuff was expensive, you know...!?
>N-No, just calm down, Claris!
>If you fold now, sending support back home, let alone getting her assets, will be a dream within a dream!!

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>Erm, it's our first night, so...
>O-Oh my, Black Knight. Are you shy~?
>If you're embarrassed, we can turn off the lights.

>You think you can beat me in the dark?
>You underestimate me.
>How did she arrive at that disturbing conclusion!

>Kh
>How am I supposed to entice this dense woman...
>...Hm?
>Hold on. Woman!?

>You're a knight, but you're female...?

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>I thought knights had to be male...
>...That's right.

>Nobody knew about this secret until now.

>...You know what this means, don't you,
>Claris von Ducarle?
>Eep

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>I'll have to kill you.

>Ufufu
>I wonder if Onee-sama's getting along with the Black Knight~