I Transmigrated into the Nameverse, and My Name Came with a Time Limit - Chapter 27

Mina was dumbfounded. Leopold’s confidence that her Name must absolutely be his was astonishing.

‘Wow… he really has gone insane. How can someone even come up with something like that?’

The expressions of the others were similar. Determining a Name pair was certainly important. But the standard he was using to weigh its significance was rather strange. Besides, in Leopold’s situation, the Name that appeared on Mina should absolutely not be his.

‘What kind of nonsense is that?’

Rose clenched her fist, her face turning bluish pale like a corpse. That was nonsense even by the standards of nonsense. Right in front of his current fiancée he was discussing the significance of his relationship with his former fiancée?

‘How could the male lead say something like that so boldly when I, the female lead, am standing right here?’

Mina’s Name absolutely couldn’t belong to Leopold, and it should never appear in the future either. Yet that foolish male lead Leopold was speaking as if he hoped he was Mina’s Name pair. Rose couldn’t understand the situation at all.

“Leopold!”

Tilda’s sharp shout sliced through the air of the audience chamber.

The moment he heard the Empress’s scolding, Leopold finally realized his mistake. He glanced belatedly toward the Wittgen family and noticed Rose’s terrifying expression.

Only then did he fully come to his senses. He quickly turned his thoughts to covering up his mistake.

“Ah! Please do not misunderstand! I said that because I am concerned for my own health and safety. It is widely known that Names often manifest between people who share a deep connection, such as lovers or married couples, is it not? Since my engagement with Lady Wilhelmina lasted quite a long time, I simply became anxious at the possibility that a Name might appear on me as well. If my words startled everyone, I ask for your generous understanding.”

Leopold looked around with a dramatic expression like an actor on stage. He wanted to emphasize that his concern wasn’t personal desire but his personal safety as the Crown Prince, the future of the Empire.

Tilda and Karl nodded. Most importantly, the agreement of the two most powerful people present was a good sign. Admiring his own quick thinking, Leopold confidently turned to the court physician.

“How likely is such a possibility? As a court physician, state your opinion.”

The elderly physician, suddenly questioned by the Crown Prince, began sweating profusely.

“Th-that… unfortunately, His Highness the Crown Prince’s words are correct. Six years is by no means a short time, so the possibility is quite high. Due to the inherently indiscriminate nature of Names, prediction is difficult. However, since the reason for manifestation is unclear, we assume it may be due to the causal relationship between the two individuals, meaning their mental and physical bond. However, in cases of one-sided manifestation, the common academic consensus is that if the other person’s Name does not appear within one year, there will be no further opportunity for it to manifest.”

As soon as the physician finished speaking, Leopold proudly turned to the Emperor.

“That is exactly my point. I am the Crown Prince who will one day rule this Empire. If you rashly dispose of Lady Wittgen now, and later her Name appears on me, what will you do then?”

Karl and Tilda murmured to themselves. Leopold’s argument did contain some logic, so no one could immediately refute it. There were quite a few frightening stories where someone had hastily eliminated a one-sided manifestation bearer to prevent future trouble, only to discover later that the Name manifested afterward.

However, there was a serious dilemma. The most typical and easiest method for a one-sided manifestation bearer to survive was, naturally, to sleep with their pair. For this reason, Names often caused various ethical problems such as adultery. There had even been cases where happy families were destroyed because of it, so Name bearers often faced severe condemnation.

The physician, receiving the shocked gazes of everyone present after Leopold’s statement, slowly opened his mouth again, his tone calm.

“If His Highness the Crown Prince wishes to prepare for such a possibility, then one method would be to observe the situation for at least one year, until the risk disappears.”