456 – A younger brother who is cautious – 4
If a guest is visiting, it is right to go to the reception room, but Sarah is not an ordinary guest. Since she is the daughter of my friend and nanny, the servants of her family also regard Sarah as a member of her family rather than an outsider.
Thanks to this, when Sera comes to the castle, her servants do not guide her to her reception room. She often takes you to the room of her nanny, the maid-in-law, or sends you to her own room.
‘Should I take a shower?’
She was walking down her hallway again, thinking she was either in the nanny’s room or in my room, when she stopped for a moment and smelled the area near her sleeve.
She was training just a moment ago, but if she can manage her mana, she rarely sweats no matter how vigorously she moves. She often just washes because of the dirt and dust that gets on her body during her training.
But I am not perfect because I have not reached the peak of magic like my second sister-in-law. Additionally, people tend to have a dull sense of body odor.
‘I should at least wash it briefly.’
After a short period of thought, she turned her body around. If you think about it, she’s on her way to see Sarah, whose body is weak, but she can’t go looking dirty ─
“Where are you going?”
She had not walked far when she stopped when she heard a sound behind her.
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“It’s a good thing she came out. If she had stayed in the room, she would have waited a long time.”
When she slowly turned her head, she saw Sarah blinking her eyes.
She happened to be coming to me too. It’s perfect timing.
“She came from the training center and wanted to wash up. It’s a bit weird when there’s a smelly person in the room.”
“Smell?”
Tilting her head, Sarah buried her face in my chest and she took a deep breath.
“It’s not flying?”
She carefully pushed Sarah away, who was looking up at me and smiling brightly. Even if it doesn’t smell like her, it may have at least some of her dirt on it.
But it’s strange. Normally, Sarah would have fallen before I could push her away, but she is holding on firmly. Of course, if she pushed a little harder, it would fall off quickly, but there was no way she could use that force against her fragile child.
“I’m probably a little dirty.”
“Not at all. If you think this much is dirty, you should stay at the monastery.”
Sarah let out her giggle and naturally came out and crossed her arms.
Her mouth closed as she felt the touch and body temperature of her arm. Her friends may have this level of contact, but Sarah wasn’t the type of person who made this much active contact, right?
“Anyway, you’re going to have to wash again when you leave and come back. Wash it later.”
“Get out?”
This time I tilted my head at those words. Going out, where?
“Yes. I want to go to the island, can you go with me?”
“Of course I have to go.”
It was a short speech, but it was enough for her to go out without a plan.
Aside from her admission to the academy, this was the first time Sarah had asked me to go somewhere first.
***
As soon as I spoke, Erich immediately called a wizard from the Krasius family and went to the islands.
It happened so quickly that I smiled without realizing it. I thought I would have to take a long time to persuade her because she suddenly asked me to go to the island, but Erich nodded her head without any hesitation when I said I wanted to go.
‘I wish I could have it to myself.’
After a while, the pride gave way to bitterness. He’s such a considerate and kind kid, and it would be great if I could have him all to himself.
Although I have already decided to give up the monopoly and choose the second option instead of the first, I still have regrets. It would be better if Erich showed a blunt side, but what should he do when he shows a side of him that he regrets in his daily life?
‘…Where is the second one?’
I suppressed the bitterness that was gradually eating away at my heart and thought positively.
Okay, where does it end in second place? As for Karl, his second lover is a duke. The daughter of the marquis is the fifth. But, as a male writer, if it was the second time, I would have made the save. Anyway.
“How about that cafe? I’ve been there a few times and it’s okay.”
While I was doing self-justification called positivity, Erich, who was walking without hesitation, pointed to a small cafe.
I quickly looked at the cafe Erich pointed to, and there were no customers in sight. If it were any other place, you might think it was a failing store with no customers, but the fact that it is operating under the system is itself proof that it is a competent store. It seems like a small cafe that only people in the know know about.
‘Thank goodness.’
I sighed inwardly in relief. A lot of things will happen at that cafe in the future, and it would be embarrassing if there were a lot of eyes watching.
“Yeah, it looks good. Let’s go over there.”
I smiled as brightly as I could and linked arms with Erich again.
Erich felt a little stiffened by her bold skinship, but she didn’t bother to show it.
‘Huhhh─’
Because I was embarrassed too. It was strange for the daughter of a noble family, who must maintain dignity, to make such bold contact.
And it wasn’t just a simple touch, it was her breasts…
“Joe, it’s a little cold. Let’s go in quickly.”
I hurriedly led Erich to the cafe. Now is the time to consider practicality, not shame.
Oppa Karl and the future brothers also said that. The most urgent thing for Erich is to be seen as the opposite s*x, so she tells him to use any means possible to get closer to her. There are a lot of things you can do if you just accept the shame.
This is advice from people who are close to marriage, so it is definitely correct.
The inside of the cafe was more spacious and cozy than it looked from the outside. As expected, it seems to be at a level that Erich has visited several times.
“It’s okay, isn’t it? It’s a confectionery club, so I have a high level of awareness when it comes to desserts, but this place is good even if you take that into account.”
“That’s right. It’s surprising that there are so few customers.”
“They say they intentionally set it up in a location that is difficult to get to? They say it’s a pastime to make enough money, but it’s annoying if there are too many people.”
Erich laughed, put her macaron in her mouth and munched on it. Although he looks too bold for a noble, he only shows his comfortable appearance when he’s with me, so I’m flattered.
It means that you can comfortably hang out in front of me without wearing a mask. It’s already like family, yeah.
‘The problem is that they are siblings and not a couple.’
It would be great if the direction of the family was a little different.
– Rattle
Immediately after Erich took a bite of the macaron, her familiar face entered the cafe along with the sound of her bell.
‘It came quickly.’
I was a little surprised by the earlier visit than expected. She was a person living in the system to begin with, so she knew it would come quickly, but she never thought it would be this bad.
***
Suddenly she heard a bell and turned her head. It’s already my fifth time coming to this cafe, but strangely enough, I haven’t seen any other customers in those five times. So she turned her head in a bit of wonder, but—
“Sister?”
The identity of the guest was very surprising.
My older sister, Zenobia, is currently working in the Imperial Council with the matriarch. Even though this was an institution, she never thought she would meet in this secluded cafe without any customers.
“Hello. Is this your first time seeing you in person since your brother’s wedding?”
My older sister smiled and approached us and naturally joined us.
“It’s been a while, Lady Sera. How have you been?”
“Yes, thanks to your concern, nothing happened.”
And the older sister sitting next to Sarah gently greeted her.
‘Respect?’
What is it? Did your sister always treat Sarah with respect? I remember that we treated each other comfortably because of the age difference and family status.
I quickly looked back on my memories from the club fair, but no matter how much I thought about it, it wasn’t a time of honor. There’s something strange about being comfortable with someone the first time you meet them and then treating them with respect when you meet them again.
“I never thought I’d meet you here. Is your sister a regular here too?”
She pushed away her doubts and opened her mouth. She said to John, “Anyway, it’s important that I met my sister in a place like this.”
“This is my first time coming to this place today. I didn’t even know this place existed.”
Her puzzlement deepened at those words. How did she find out about a place she didn’t even know was there?
“Ah, I called His Excellency the Count. I informed him of his location through the communication port earlier.”
She blinked her eyes blankly at the unimaginable truth.
Contacting her partner’s communication district is possible only if you know the communication district’s unique number. So, she only shares her number when she has a certain level of friendship or needs to contact her for work, but she had no idea that Sarah, who had only met her sister a few times, would know her sister’s number.
Are Sarah and her older sister closer than I thought? No, it’s hard to say that because we respect each other.
“Actually, there is something I really want to say to Erich. Me too, Your Excellency.”
She continued to blink at Sarah’s words and then adjusted her posture.
Something, something is coming. Her mind didn’t understand it, but her instincts were screaming. Something big will come out of Sarah’s mouth.
“Well, I can’t speak first. Your Excellency must speak first.”
“…Thank you, young lady.”
My older sister lowered her head towards Sarah, who smiled brightly, and looked at me with her face full of tension.
I am anxious. I don’t know what kind of combination Sarah and her sister are, and I don’t know what the issue is that would make the current Imperial White sister become so hard-hearted.
Is it because I graduated from the academy and became an acting congressman? However, if it were such a problem, the head of the family or her older brother would have spoken first rather than her older sister. Moreover, if it had been related to the council, Sarah would not have been present.
‘What is it?’
I felt a slight headache, perhaps because I was over-thinking her head based on her poor information. What the hell happened─
“I like you, Erich.”
?
“If I say this, it will be misunderstood, so I will tell you clearly. She does not like her younger brother as an older sister, but as a woman, she loves a man named Erich.”
Her mild headache disappeared. Now it seems like her head has frozen solid.
“…Huh?”
Soon, I heard a pathetic voice, but I didn’t even feel a sense of self-destruction. Because she’s busy trying to get her frozen head back in order to understand what her sister said.
‘Wait a minute.’
However, as soon as her head turned again, she started shaking. What if my sister said this to me, Sarah? She is here with me, and Sarah called her sister directly?
When she turned her gaze to Sarah, just in case, Sarah opened her mouth with her red face.
“I, too, have loved you since long ago.”
I feel like my eyes are turning white.
After a whirlwind tour of the islands, I returned to the castle.
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But my head was still so confused, as if I was in the middle of a storm.
“I’m not asking for an answer right away. I just wanted you to know that we feel this way. If we don’t say it first, we’ll never be able to reach you.”
The older sister Zenobia, who had always been confident, lowered her gaze and spoke as if she were embarrassed.
“I’ll wait until you make up your mind. I’m used to waiting, so don’t worry.”
Sarah trying to tell her joke with her face turning red.
When I thought of those two images, I felt like sighing.
‘What is this?’
She rolled over on her bed, roughly pulling at her hair. It’s something completely unexpected, so I can’t calm down.
You liked me? Sarah and your sister? Even from long ago? Even before I fell in love with Louise?
‘Really…?’
Emotions that could not be expressed in words began to soar.
Love situations are always something interesting.