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If it was her he smiled at then I hate this hero, as well. If he smiled at her it's only because he knows she's in the capital to get away from him and he doesn't fucking care. Just like the other douchebags who left her behind ostensibly to protect her but ended up hurting her worse than anything else ever could. Some 'protection'.
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The hero seems so charming, I actually want them to be together. I think that the marriage might between the princess and the hero is more political stance. Looking at the spoilers, the hero may not actually be the bad guy. My heart clenched a little when he smiled at her during the parade. I’m glad this isn’t a harem and I hope that there aren’t a lot of love interests in the way. I will go down with this ship.