Talk:Sistina Shiga/@comment-39435722-20190903211442/@comment-10330822-20190905123218

If you recall, the entire reason Sistina and Satou were engaged in the first place was because the nobles were unhappy with her traveling with Satou as an attendant when he was made vice-minister of the Tourism Ministry. When Satou returned to the kingdom in Volume 16, he noted that the king had mentioned nothing about the engagement despite it only being a couple of months away. Which caused Satou to suspect that the king wasn't actually serious about him marrying Sistina, or at the very least, he wasn't going to push the matter, and it would seem he was right.

There is also the issue of the royal family's "fear" of Satou. In Volume 16, it becomes apparent that the king is starting to fear Satou because of his power, and so his engaging of Sistina to him without Satou's persmission may have something to do with that. Either way, you are right, and the promise time between Sistina and Satou's wedding should have passed by now.