Chapter 96 – Clean Up – 7
-Widely!
The atmosphere in the office is different from usual.
There he was.
“Father.”
“Are you here?”
My father looks at me while taking a sip of wine from his glass.
He smiled at me as I entered the room.
I keep seeing another aspect of my father who has been stern lately.
“I see you are preparing.”
“Yes. You should see that the person I’m taking with you this time is mine. I have to take responsibility.”
I really hate taking responsibility.
“If you go to Müller.”
Father was speechless.
“If you go to Müller, live the way you want.”
“Mmm.”
That’s a strange word for a father.
As I tilted my head at those words, my father smiled bitterly.
“For now, Muller is treated as a dependent of Franz, but it won’t be that easy.”
“I guess so.”
No matter how strong local power is in this world, the central power will not like it as much as in the history of the earth.
In the past, the center would not be easily touched. My father’s arm is also in this condition. It’s not that he can’t be strong, but the fact that he’s weaker than before is a reason for the gaze around him to change.
Even if the center does not step forward, the surrounding territories may be greedy.
Even if Müller is on the small side, Youngji is Youngji.
There are not a few people who covet the vast land including cities in the territory.
And that’s it.
“That’s what my father is aiming for, too.”
“Well?”
At my words, my father’s gaze turned to me.
“Aren’t you using me as bait to target those who look down on Franz?”
“Whoops.”
No matter how much the father does for his children, he is Franz’s head of household.
There is a reason for love for children.
“There is none. But also sincere.”
“Okay? What would you do if you really lived your life the way you wanted?”
Haha. Like I said, it won’t be easy either.”
My father says so and pours the wine.
“People around you will look down on you and look down on you. Is that all? As the red blood starts to secretly come out again, Müller after the war is perfect for planting roots in the southern region. Even if that’s not the case, the dispute between Muller and the territories targeting you is enough.”
“Ha.”
They’re sick guys.
“In addition, the center will not always leave Müller as a dependent of Franz. I will reach out somehow.”
“Then what do you mean rule Müller roughly?”
“Why do you need to do that? It will be enough if you become the owner of the land.”
Write.
His face was frowning. My father’s words are to be independent. Creation of a new family. It’s sure to be complicated and cumbersome.
My father laughed at my reluctance to do so.
“The important thing.”
“Yeah?”
Father’s eyes shone.
“How long are you going to have the last name Franz with the magic of the sun?”
“Ugh.”
An ambiguous state of magical power.
To get out of there, you have to break Franz’s castle.
Power of cognition. In order for me to awaken to the true magic of the sun, the time has come when I must first abandon the surname Franz.
“… I wonder if I really need to do that.”
“What?”
At my words, my father looked at me with an absurd expression.
… Did you say something weird?
“Puhahahahahaha!”
“Wow, what a surprise.”
It’s the first time I’ve seen my father open his mouth and smile without grace.
He was startled by his sudden laughter.
“No, you really…”
It took quite a while for my father to calm down while he was coughing.
Is it because of your mood that the way you look at me is strange?
“You are really funny.”
“It’s too much, for my own child.”
“Don’t talk like that to other nobles. It will look strange.”
“… Yeah.”
Seeing my sullen face, my father smiled.
“Even if you want to do it, people around you won’t.”
“I know.”
“That’s it.”
Having said that, my father was silent for a moment, then looked at me again as if he had suddenly remembered.
“Yes. Grace is pregnant.”
“Yeah. It happened.”
Grace’s older sister.
I thought of my older sister, who was suffocating in her room.
When I went to see her before, she looked very uneasy.
I guess it’s my first pregnancy…
“Visit often.”
“… Are you okay?”
No matter what kind of relationship you have with me.
The father of Grace’s sister’s child will be Aidan. It must be a bit like that for me to be closer than this.
“Okay. I don’t know if it’s bad between you guys, but there’s nothing to worry about now that the successor has been confirmed.”
The atmosphere has recently become suspicious, but as long as it’s confirmed that I’m going to Muller, that doesn’t matter too much.
A woman trembling with anxiety alone flashes in her mind.
… Then, is it okay if I visit often?
“What should I do?”
As if nothing happened words in passing.
“Will you take me?”
* * *
I walked down the dark hallway and headed to Grace’s sister’s room.
On a road that was not blocked by anyone in advance, the soft light of a candle streamed through the window of Grace’s sister’s room in the distance.
I tried to visit her once after hearing that Lena had been in her room lately.
If her pregnancy-induced anxiety continues, a miscarriage is likely. This level of knowledge exists in this world as well. It’s true that I’m a bit worried if Lena talks to me.
-Tboob, tumble.
As she walked, her father’s words came to her mind.
Take me… , Is it.
“It’s easy to say, but…”
The attitude that if the born child succeeds Franz later, that will be fine. Did my older brother and I already discuss the fact that my father said that?
Although I will lose my face when I see my older brother later. Still, my choice…
“Ha.”
I took a deep breath at the firm feeling of being touched in my arms.
Opened the door
“… Leo.”
“Sister.”
Relying only on the soft light of a candle.
My sister was reading a book.
“My eyes are bad.”
I tried to brighten her room a little more, but I stopped thinking that it wouldn’t be good for her unborn child.
“Whoops. But even here, all I can do is read.”
I looked at my older sister Grace, who smiled bitterly at her.
My sister’s reflection in the light of her candle was beautiful. She has blonde hair as bright as the sun, and blue eyes that shine like jewels. She was seen reclining on a bed in a dark room lit by candlelight, exuding a different beauty than usual.
“Or, would you like to talk to me?”
“… I see.”
“Oh my goodness. Really?”
Seeing her big eyes blinking, I wondered if I should have taken more care of her.
It’s my first time having children too.
“I will go to sleep today.”
“… Oh.”
Grace’s sister, who was surprised by my words, covered her mouth slightly, and soon smiled. Seeing her delighted, she approached the bedside and sat down, thinking that she should visit often.
The appearance of Grace’s older sister by her side did not change much from her previous appearance. She felt my gaze move down her chest to her belly, so she smiled softly and stroked her belly.
“Your stomach isn’t big yet, is it?”
“Iknow, right. I still cut it. I need to gain some weight. Are you eating?”
“Whoop whoop. Absolutely. Lena and Saren are taking good care of me.”
My sister’s maid, Saren, had previously entered with her father.
He immediately attached himself to his older sister Grace and started managing things again. She seemed to have stuck with her all along, perhaps because she was anxious about her pregnancy when he wasn’t there.
“I haven’t been able to sleep well lately, so I told him to rest well today. My condition has improved a lot.”
“That’s fortunate.”
I would have stayed in my room all the time.
She looked at her older sister who continued to talk about the stories she had accumulated.
A naked face without makeup, but still a pretty face. No, I’m a little bit pale. In modern times, I would still go to college with women my age or get a job.
“Well? Haven’t you seen her father yet?”
“Yeah… You said you were seriously injured? She just told me that if she was surprised to see it, it was not good for her body.”
She says she was uneasy because she didn’t come over at first.
The fact that her daughter-in-law is pregnant and her father-in-law has not come to visit can only be said to be a problem.
“It’s true that I was hurt, but I’m fine now. Still correct.”
“That’s fortunate.”
I looked up at my older sister, who placed her hand on her chest and let out a sigh of relief.
Hmm…
“Sister.”
“Yeah?”
She couldn’t help but open her mouth at the sight of her blinking her eyes at me.
Now if she has to leave soon. What kind of face will my sister make?
She thought this was going to happen, but when it does, her mouth won’t drop.
“Leo? It’s okay?”
I held my sister’s hand as she looked at me with a worried look.
I don’t want to leave her pregnant sister alone. But she also knows that taking her to Müller, which can be dangerous while pregnant, is also not good for her sister.
Therefore.
“I am going to Müller soon.”
“… Ah.”
At my words, Grace’s sister’s eyes fluttered.
– Kwak.
Is it because you were shocked by my words? Or is it because of the hormonal imbalance caused by her pregnancy? I held my sister’s cold hand. Hoping to warm up a little with my body temperature.
My older sister said while looking at our hands clasped together.
“Yeah, that’s right. That was the original story. Ha, but it’s earlier than you think? Originally…”
Her lips trembled, and her older sister’s figure, trying to pretend to be calm, came into her eyes.
“Because my father was injured. Aidan-hyung will be back soon, and when he does, he’ll leave right away.”
“… That, that’s right.”
My sister’s hands seem to be shaking.
With her head slightly lowered, her heart aches to see her speak weakly.
… Therefore.
“It will be difficult to see in the future.”
“… That, it is.”
She thought she and her sister truly loved each other. I thought that what I see now is sincere, so I decided to pluck up my courage.
I pulled out a small box from inside my arms.
“Therefore. When my older sister gets better and stabilizes. Or after the baby is born.”
“… Leo?”
At my words, my eyes meet with my older sister who looks up at me.
Looking at my older sister’s swaying gaze, I also gather a little courage.
I took the ring out of the box. A blue spirit stone taken from the body of a large-scale monster, Gourmet. I filled the magic stone with my magical power.
In case of a dangerous situation, so that I can protect my sister. Grab the ring that contains my will and hope.
“Would you like to join me?”
“Ah…”
He reached out to his sister.
It’s my first time doing this too. I looked at my sister, swallowing my nervous and anxious heart. A drop of tear falls from my sister’s jewel-like blue eyes. Do you hate it I try hard to suppress my heart in an anxious mind.
“Really, is a woman like me okay?”
“I am not a woman like my sister. Because I’m Grace’s older sister. It’s a decision I made because I’m an older sister.”
My sister smiled and stretched out her left hand.
She takes her hand in it and puts her ring on her slender ring finger.
“Will you make me happy?”
“I promise. I will make you happy.”
She took her sister’s hand.
The feel of the two rings on her slender ring finger was still unfamiliar to me.
My lovely older sister was crying.
“I love you, sister.”
“… Whoops. Happy… ! Leo!”
There was no caress or sex that night.
It was a night that was more fulfilling than ever.
