Sister, Don’t Marry That Guy – Chapter 136

Chapter 136

Veronica, this older sister also looked just as flustered.

Rather, her face was asking me with her eyes if this was planned. Older sister, that guy is a stranger. He’s not my older brother. Who are you?

“Ha, this is ridiculous…! Young Master, are you playing with me right now?!”

“Why do you think it’s ridiculous?”

“Because!”

“Perhaps you don’t think my younger sister is pretty? I don’t think so. Isn’t she the prettiest face in the world?”

“……They said the Second Young Master of Blackwinter has some eccentricities, but it turns out he’s actually crazy?”

Stefan listened to the Crown Prince openly insulting him, or whatever, with a calm and uncharacteristic polite expression, then gave a slight smile.

‘Huh? Stefan. That face……. It looks like he knows something.’

“Then, Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, do you not agree?”

I remembered him hiding my snacks when we were young and making that kind of face.

That confident and arrogant face that says, ‘I know.’

“I thought there might be a reason for you offering my younger sister a partnership, but if there wasn’t, I apologize for asking forcefully, but that’s how I feel.”

Stefan put his hand on my shoulder.

I don’t know what he’s doing, but since I don’t have any other ideas, I decided to let him do as he pleases.

‘If it really doesn’t work out, I’ll just spar with him and get it over with.’

Stefan slightly turned his gaze.

“Anyway, it seems you don’t deny the beauty of Young Lady Snow White here either.”

He continued calmly.

“It is against etiquette to ask someone who already has a partner to be your partner, so I believe you will understand this with your great mercy, Your Highness.”

Was this older brother always this eloquent?

It felt like I had run into my sibling, who I always fought with at home, all dressed up and looking presentable in the city.

Is that really him? That kind of feeling?

‘Wow, but when he says Veronica unni is pretty, can’t he put some soul into it? Look at how soulless it is.’

“Also, my younger sister has an important goal at this banquet today.”

“……A goal?”

“Yes. Isn’t this where all the competitors gather? My younger sister plans to scout her next opponent, so she will be very busy even at the banquet.”

“Huh, scout?”

“Yes. I believe Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who showed a fair and square match this time, will understand my younger sister’s desire for victory. After all, you showed such excellent skills that you would be a perfect match for my younger sister as a combat opponent.”

“……A perfect match?”

Stefan is an amazing older brother.

‘He’s saying not to talk to her because she’s busy at the banquet, in that way?’

Taking advantage of the moment when the Crown Prince was dumbfounded, Stefan quickly bowed, and I, who received his signal, also quickly followed suit.

Only the three of us passed through the door.

When I glanced back, I saw someone approaching the Crown Prince, who was left alone.

Judging by his attire, it seemed to be the Crown Prince’s secretary.

With that, I cut off my attention.

‘I just hope he doesn’t retaliate.’

* * *

“Everyone was watching from over there, Your Highness.”

Hedington, his secretary, approached the Crown Prince, who was left alone.

Hedington glanced at his superior, who was stiff as a board, and made a decision.

“That’s not how you ask for a date.”

This time, he decided to be very honest.

“Wh, wh, what? What request?”

Hedington watched his superior, who jumped up in surprise, with indifferent eyes.

Seeing him jumping around like that, Hedington thought that Helios still didn’t seem to know that strong denial is the same as strong affirmation.

“What do you mean, what? I’m saying that you shouldn’t be doing such foolish one-sided love anymore.”

Thus, Hedington put an end to his superior’s history of blunders, which might have gone on much longer if it weren’t for him.

“Wh, what is that…….”

“Or not, if you don’t admit it, Your Highness.”

“If, if I admit it, what! You impudent……!”

“I was going to tell you how you could successfully get engaged.”

“……..”

“It seems you don’t need it.”

Hedington turned around with a calm expression.

But he couldn’t take even one step. Because his shoulder was grabbed.

Hedington, who glanced back, had to tighten his lips.

Because in front of him was his superior’s face, as red as a ripe summer tomato.

“……I, I’ll listen to the method. What is it? If you don’t tell me, I’ll kill you.”

Unfortunately, from Leia’s perspective, this was the point where a candidate for her fiancé, whom she did not want at all, was being created.

* * *

Banquet Hall.

The outdoor banquet hall was quite beautiful.

The floor was covered with lush green grass.

The sight of the white lace tablecloths swaying gently in the breeze on each table.

It felt like a piece of heaven’s peaceful side had been cut out and brought here.

‘Of course, that’s if you exclude the fact that the people here are beasts in human skin.’

Unfortunately, most of the people here, except for the martial arts tournament participants, were seasoned nobles with blades in their mouths.

From the moment I entered with Stefan, I heard countless gazes and murmurs directed at me.

“……My goodness, is that the Blackwinter Young Lady?”

“I expected it, but…… she really did come out.”

“Well, she did so well in the martial arts tournament, so…….”

Yes, it’s me. The young lady who was famous for being sick and weak, and who never went out, let alone to banquets.

I was walking without even giving them a glance, but then I turned my head slightly, worried about unni.

‘Oh, she’s calm.’

Veronica unni had a calm expression, as if those countless gazes didn’t exist.

It was unexpected.

I was worried that she might become pale as a sheet, as if she was about to collapse like the day she first came to Blackwinter.

Rather, she seemed even calmer than me.

“Unni, are you okay?”

“Ah, Young Lady.”

Unni blinked for a moment, then smiled gently.

“Perhaps, are you asking if I’m okay with these gazes right now……?”

“Yes. Are you okay?”

“Ah, I’m fine, Young Lady. I’m very used to gazes that feel like they’re looking at our inner beasts.”

It was an elegant smile.

“Gazes don’t harm people. It’s just that the words that come after the gazes harm people.”

“……..”

For a moment, in the eyes that were looking at me, I seemed to see layers of wounds accumulated over time.

Nevertheless, what came to mind the next moment was the strong gaze that only someone who had gritted their teeth and endured the pain could show.

I looked at unni with admiration.

Actually, more than admiration, I felt happiness and pride.

That’s right, my favorite character was this kind of unni! Yes, yes, yes!

In this novel where the harem is raging, she was the unni who captured my heart among the many beautiful and talented female characters.

“So, if you’re okay with this kind of banquet, I will…… Young Lady?”

“Yes!”

“……Ah, um, did I perhaps make a mistake? You’re smiling so brightly, Young Lady…….”

“A mistake? Not at all! And you can make as many mistakes as you want with me.”

Of course, my favorite’s mistakes can’t be mistakes.

Isn’t it the attitude of a true fan to feel even that as a cute, clumsy point?

‘Wow, it’s been a while since I returned to my passionate reader heart.’

Like back when I read this novel about ten times in my past life, and the parts with unni about thirty times.

I read the really good parts over and over again.

Thirty times? Honestly, I read them over a hundred times.

I smiled brightly.

“I was listening to all of unni’s story. If you’re okay with this kind of banquet, what were you saying, unni?”

“Ah, if you’re okay, I thought I could help you.”

Unni is?

I nodded and looked, half curious and half excited.

I don’t have a mirror, but I thought my expression must be no different from an excited puppy, but I didn’t care.

“Judging from our conversation, I thought it might be your first time attending a banquet, Young Lady. An informal banquet would be a very good place to adapt.”

“Ah, that’s right. I think so too.”

It was perfect timing, since I was feeling that I couldn’t avoid going to banquets forever anyway.

Although it wasn’t a place I wanted to participate in, it would be good to get used to it.

“Then, what should we do first?”

For some reason, unni seemed excited.

Her calm expression was still the same, but the slightly flushed cheeks and the increased smile were evidence.

‘It’s amazing. Except when watching the martial arts tournament, this is the first time I’ve seen such a bright expression.’

Is it because she likes helping me? If so, I would like that too.

Unni walked around with me and taught me how to naturally mingle with people and the slang of high society.

There were some slight differences between the South and the capital, but she taught me at a level that was easy to learn.

As time passed, I was surprised.

‘……It’s more helpful than I thought?’