My Delinquent Fiancé Ran Away to the Academy

Aina is forced into an engagement with Pierre, the heir to a duke’s family, by his power-hungry relatives. Pierre, notorious for being a scoundrel, doesn’t even show his face during the marriage negotiations and keeps rejecting him. Finally, a month before the wedding, he enrolls in the tightly secured Knight Academy…

Can he successfully marry his fiancé who has fled to what is essentially the military?

“Let’s see how far the young duke will go. Aren’t married couples supposed to be one flesh?”

“Go to Siella, Aina. By any means necessary, make that scoundrel vow to take you as his spouse.”

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“It seems you don’t like your fiancé very much.”

At those words, Aina stopped in his tracks. As he turned around, he slowly raised his head after lowering his gaze to the floor. His eyes were filled with shock, guilt, and an unwavering desire.

“No. I like… I like him.”

“…I see.”

Was this really the time to confess liking someone else right in front of him? Pierre’s mood instantly soured.

“It’s true, Pierre… I only like you.”

And with those words that followed, he felt elated as if he had taken a drug. Each word made him feel like he was going back and forth between heaven and hell. However, he couldn’t follow the flow of the conversation where Aina was expressing his feelings for him right after he had mentioned his fiancé. It seemed like Aina was either confused about something or skipping several steps in his mind before speaking.