67 – Jealousy does not discriminate against others
Ariel’s sudden remark that even Edgar didn’t expect.
It could be said that it was fortunate that the Wilhark couple, who had heard this with both ears, did not fall back.
To explain everything, the two people gathered in the drawing room, leaving the unpacking to their respective servants.
As a heavy silence fell, Edgar swallowed involuntarily.
“So, Princess Ariel and you became lovers… You mean this?”
“Yes, Father.”
“What kind of lightning is this… … .”
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Lansel shook his head with a troubled smile while resting his hand on his forehead.
Of course, I know that I am an undesirable opponent for my son.
The only problem was that I couldn’t accept this right away because it was too excessive.
At least when they were less than 10 years old, they could be dismissed as children’s play, but when they reach adulthood, the story is bound to be quite different.
“Your Highness knows?”
“You know, not only your father, but also your mother.”
“Is that so?”
I asked Edgar a question, but when Ariel answered, Lancel gave a strange reaction and laughed.
‘It’s complicated.’
From before, the relationship between the Billhark couple and Ariel was very ambiguous.
The relationship between the families is basically tied to a master-servant relationship, but thanks to Helene’s favor, Ariel and Edgar became close friends.
However, since they are immature children, they can live without ignoring the family’s position, and the Billhark couple have regarded Ariel as a ‘preliminary master’ whom they will someday serve rather than a ‘childhood friend of their son’.
Because I thought that being able to live as normal friends without being aware of the difference in each other’s position was at most fifteen.
However, as Edgar went to the Loveheim family, it seemed that the bond between the two would not be severed, and now they say that they have returned as lovers.
The Bilhark couple were at a loss as to what to do in a situation where they could neither laugh nor cry.
“I’m sorry, but the princess has a relationship with our son with marriage in mind… … ?”
“of course. And from now on, please feel free to call me by my first name, Mother.”
“… … .”
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Katria, who couldn’t get used to the title mother, barely moved her stiff face and smiled awkwardly.
Unlike her husband, who frankly hadn’t expected it at all, she was thinking that this might happen, even if it was a very slim chance.
I had heard from Helene that Ariel didn’t have much contact with outsiders, and it was that men and women formed friendships that weren’t there when they saw each other often in such an enclosed space.
The only surprise was that Ariel himself, not Edgar, delivered the news that the two had a relationship.
In other words, it felt somewhat strange that it was her side who tried to reveal this truth proudly.
“Did you say you were coming with me for this?”
“Yeah, because you have to mark it as mine.”
“… You are amazing too.”
Edgar laughed as if he was tired of it and shook his head lightly.
How severe is the possessive desire?
Somehow, I thought it was a bit strange since the schedule to go to Ardenum was decided, and the fighting spirit was burning strangely.
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Later, if there is still time left, you can come with me, and it won’t be too late to see his younger brother later.
Why were you so stubborn and making a fuss about following me?
‘Somehow, it seems that the position has changed.’
Besides, on the one hand, it seemed that he took his relationship with him that seriously, which made Edgar happy.
Honestly, I had thought that we would have to come together someday, but it was difficult to get the word out, so I was putting it off a little bit.
“Mother, it won’t be too late to talk about this later, so please show me my younger sister. My son will lose his neck like this.”
“ah… that, yes You forgot about that.”
Catria’s eyes, which had been dazed for a moment at Edgar’s whining, came back to life.
In the first place, the purpose of the two people coming here today was not to reveal that they had become lovers, but to see Edgar’s younger brother who had just been born.
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Katria, who realized this belatedly, got up from her seat and personally led the two of them to the room where the baby was sleeping.
In the meantime, Lancel decided to get outside for a while to calm his confused mind.
The three of them left the living room together and arrived at the room where Edgar’s younger brother was sleeping soundly.
Even the sound of footsteps was silenced so as not to wake the baby as much as possible. As I carefully entered the room, I saw a doll breathing quietly inside the cradle.
“so cute… Mother, what is the baby’s name?”
“My name is Sonia.”
“Sonia… It’s a name that suits me somehow.”
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Katria, who decided that there was nothing wrong with treating her awkwardly like this, was using a flat platform against Ariel before she knew it.
Ariel, the person involved, also took this lightly, staring intently at the sleeping Sonia.
Unlike Edgar, Sonia was proud of her brown hair, probably inheriting strong Catria blood.
In particular, the cute protruding cheeks aroused the desire to touch the filth with both hands right away.
“How are you, son? The feeling of seeing my brother in person.”
“It feels a little strange. I’m happy, but on the other hand, I’m amazed that my younger brother is so small.”
Because of the age difference, I felt more like a daughter than a younger sister, but it was no different that I felt precious.
Just as the three of them lowered their voices to talk about this and that, with the sleeping Sonia in the middle, Sonia’s eyes, which had been tightly closed, suddenly opened.
“uh? Did you wake up?”
“oh.”
“You’re not crying, are you?”
Since there were two strangers, even Katria couldn’t be sure that Sonia wouldn’t cry.
Sonia glanced at both sides with such bright eyes.
The three of them gulped at this and watched her with tense eyes.
Eventually, a bright smile formed on Sonia’s lips, and they were able to breathe a sigh of relief.
“Kyaa… ! suck!”
Then, with a bit of exaggeration, Sonia vigorously waved Edgar’s thumb-sized hands and actively tried to appeal as if asking for a hug.
Ariel cautiously approached her as Katria leaned down and embraced her daughter’s petite body.
It’s because I couldn’t hold back the desire that had been welling up for a while.
“I… Mother, can I touch you?”
“then. He’s such a good kid that he doesn’t cry often.”
She held out the baby Katria was holding as if to show it to Ariel.
Then, Ariel carefully stretched out her little finger and tried to poke Sonia’s cheek.
thump
“Okay, did you catch it?”
However, Sonia’s quick response does not allow nonsense.
Ariel’s little finger was caught in her small hand, and her eyes widened.
Then, as if to ask Edgar to see this, she rolled her feet and smiled brightly.
It was to the point where I couldn’t tell who his brother was.
“Come on, Ed. Hug you too.”
“Am I? Won’t you cry?”
“I hope my brother doesn’t even recognize me. hurry.”
Edgar was forced to hold his sister carefully in his arms, in spite of his mother’s push.
Even though it was wrapped in a cloth, it seemed that the warm body temperature was transmitted through the body.
“Damn it… ! bar!”
“Look at it. You’re excited to be my brother and run to him.”
“Iknow, right. It’s very strange, isn’t it?”
As soon as Sonia fell into Edgar’s arms, she stretched out her hand as hard as she could and groped Edgar’s face and shoulders.
Ariel was taken aback for a moment by that action, but the other two didn’t notice.
“He didn’t even act cute to his mother, so he was very excited to meet his brother.”
“I guess it wasn’t like this originally.”
“He’s a pretty arrogant kid. They don’t mind touching them, but they don’t get tangled up first.”
“hahahaha, is that so?”
Edgar was very happy that he recognized him when he saw him for the first time.
As if to repay this, he swayed in place and gave his sister the feeling of riding a ride.
“Ariel, look at my little sister smiling. Aren’t they so cute?”
“… Yes, it is.”
He wanted to show this to Ariel, but when he turned around, her response was somewhat brusque.
If it was normal, Edgar would have noticed it at once, but today he didn’t notice it, probably because his tension was particularly high.
I was just distracted by playing with my sister.
“What’s wrong with the kid who said you wouldn’t be indifferent even if you had a younger brother?”
“I didn’t even know I was like this. It’s because Sonia is so cute, well.”
When Katria sighed, recalling the old memories, Edgar smiled shyly and carefully grabbed Sonia’s cheek with her fingers.
Just the mere fact of being a younger brother makes me feel like a bond that wasn’t there before.
Just looking at her, she looked infinitely pretty, and I wondered if this would be how she would feel after having a daughter.
“… Mother, can I take Ed away for a moment?”
In the midst of Edgar’s immersion in his sister’s charms, Ariel grabbed him by the back sleeve with a calming voice.
At that moment, something cold brushed his back.
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Katria, on the other hand, didn’t notice anything strange and just shook her head, not caring.
“So be it. Do you have something to tell me?”
“Yes, there was an important story for a while, but I forgot about it.”
“Then Ed, give Sonia to me and come back for a while.”
“Yes, yes… Okay.”
Edgar, who was led out of the room by Ariel’s hand, had to move on silently, following her lead, not knowing where he was going.
The place I arrived at was the guest room that Ariel used every time she came.
Ariel, who roughly shoved him inside like a piece of luggage, threw him into his arms.
“what’s the matter? Are you in a bad mood all of a sudden?”
Despite her strange behavior, Edgar gently stroked her hair and asked her condition without questioning.
At this, Ariel shook her head slightly with her face buried in her chest.
To be honest, it’s true that I felt bad, but I was ashamed to tell the truth about the reason.
“Tell me. What is it?”
“… Because of Sonia.”
“Sonia?”
Edgar tilted his head for an unexpected reason.
What does the bad mood with Sonia have to do with it?
Even he, who was more knowledgeable about Ariel than anyone else, couldn’t figure out why.
“… Can I be honest?”
“Would you rather be honest?”
What’s the point of telling lies?
Edgar handed over her somewhat disheveled bangs, and pinched her cheeks with a little force, just like he did with Sonia.
It was like an unspoken demand to speak up.
“Because I focused too much on Sonia, it was a bit like that.”
“You mean you were jealous?”
“… Maybe.”
Perhaps it was because she was embarrassed that she was jealous of a newborn baby who was less than a year old, but she blushed and avoided his gaze.
On the other hand, Edgar, who heard the reason for her bad mood, stared at Ariel with a blank expression for a while.
Then he stretched out both hands and held her in his arms, gently patting her on the back.
“What will our Princess do with so much jealousy? If you give birth to a daughter later, you won’t be jealous of her, right?”
“I-I don’t think so… maybe.”
In the end, it meant that I couldn’t even promise myself.
Edgar smiled wryly at this, loosened his hands, looked at her gently, and then lightly kissed her on the forehead.
“Sonia is always a younger sister. you are a lover Besides, when we go back to Hespania, it will be just the two of us, so bear with us until then.”
Ariel’s dissatisfaction hasn’t completely gone away, but Ariel nods as if she can’t help it.
Edgar, who seemed cute as if he was becoming a child, grabbed her cheeks and rubbed them with his hands as if kneading glutinous rice.
“Hmm… ! Mhaeae… … !”
“It’s because it’s cute.”
I knew he was cute, but I thought he was cute even when he was jealous.
He didn’t let go of Ariel for a long time, assuming he was certain that the bean pods were firmly attached.