Sister, Don’t Marry That Guy – Chapter 118

Chapter 118

“I’ve… never thought about that.”

“Is that so? You never know. Maybe I have a talent I didn’t know about, and if I get married, I might not be able to pursue it?”

In fact, this Older Sister only realized her talent after the husband who had bound her life died.

“Then I guess I can start thinking about it from now on.”

“But Young Lady, I am here for the engagement…”

“That’s right. It’s not like you’re getting married overnight, right? And if you happen to discover a new talent and want to stay in Blackwinter in a different direction, I can help you.”

This Older Sister’s expression had been very cautious all along. As if something terrible would happen if she offended me.

“People have diverse talents. You never know what kind of abilities you might have.”

At my words, for the first time, a brief moment of resentment flashed across this Older Sister’s face before disappearing.

It didn’t seem to be directed at me. Because she was glaring at the table.

“……It’s strange. You’re talking as if I have some kind of talent.”

Her voice was as if something had surged up.

“Well, I don’t know for sure, but I was the same. I didn’t know I had a talent for magic. Who would have thought? That someone with such an outstanding talent for magic would be born into this family of knights.”

“……..”

“It’s just that the moment I first saw you in the dining hall, I was reminded of myself in the past, when I thought I couldn’t do anything. That’s all.”

Marriage doesn’t happen overnight.

Even if that bastard Kyle returns, it will probably happen after going through a few steps.

In the meantime, I want to tell this Older Sister step by step how much of a trash Kyle is, and if possible, I want to engrave it into her head…

‘Didn’t they say that bastard Kyle would take at least two days to come?’

But that bastard Kyle was indeed something else.

I also considered the possibility that he might appear faster than the time Rife had mentioned.

Perhaps the moment that bastard appears, the full-scale competition for the position of Head of Family will begin.

Then, at least until that bastard Kyle appears…

It was at that moment.

『Master! Master! Signal! Red Winter! Signal!』

Ice was frantically circling around me and then stuck to my cheek.

It seemed like Veronica’s gaze was also directed at Ice.

But without time to care, someone knocked on the door of this room.

And the person who appeared through the crack in the door was Yusnan Graiche, who was acting as my adjutant.

“Young Lady!”

“Yusnan?”

His expression is unusual.

Yusnan, who quickly bowed to me and Veronica, continued to speak.

“It seems that you need to go out right now.”

“What’s going on?”

“The First Young Master has arrived at the mansion. The Acting Head of Family has ordered all personnel to come outside.”

I froze stiff. But it was only for a moment.

I glanced at Veronica Older Sister once. This Older Sister also had a confused expression.

“Really? He arrived faster than I thought. He must have run hard. My Older Brother.”

I got up from my seat.

“Older Sister, my maids and handmaidens who will assist you will arrive here soon. They are safe people, so please treat them comfortably.”

“Ah…”

“And I’d like you to take this as advice, but here, well, don’t trust people. There are other guys like Roman around.”

“……..”

Older Sister nodded.

Seeing her quickly return to a calm expression, I figured that even though she seemed a bit weak, the personality she had in the latter part of the original story hadn’t gone anywhere.

This Older Sister is a strong person.

However, because she has been oppressed by her family for a long time, the problem is how to bring out that strength.

‘Hmm, I thought that bastard Kyle would come after I persuaded her a bit more.’

Somehow, he was a human who was absolutely no help in my life.

I walked out into the hallway with Rainante and Yusnan.

“He’s faster than I thought.”

“Yes, it seems that they have figured out the trick on their side as well.”

“Ah, what a shame. It would have been best if he had been injured at least a little.”

I muttered softly as I headed towards the lobby.

“Everyone is gathered at the main gate?”

“Yes. It seems that you will be the last to arrive, Young Lady.”

“That’s good. The protagonist is supposed to appear last, right?”

Kyle Blackwinter’s arrival was something that was bound to happen anyway.

I didn’t panic and recalled the plans I had made so far.

Becoming the successor to the Head of Family, that is, the next Head of Family, is not something that can be achieved by simply being favored by the Head of Family.

Of course, this is also very important, but if it’s difficult to show an overwhelming difference from the other candidates, you had to widen the gap in the successor test scores.

As proof, my father, Titan Blackwinter, did not simply overwhelm his brothers with his swordsmanship skills, as is known to the public.

‘He overwhelmed his brothers in the successor test scores.’

Kyle Blackwinter had not attended the regular successor tests that had been conducted for several years because he had volunteered for service.

Therefore, his scores were frozen on the day he left for the Sterott Mountains.

And over these five years, my scores had been diligently accumulated, and I had caught up to the tip of his chin, no, to the tip of his neck.

No matter how much my father supports Kyle Blackwinter, he cannot ignore these scores.

Rather, because he is a principled person who values the pride of the family as much as his life, he would choose me as the successor without complaint if I were to overwhelm Kyle.

“There aren’t many tests left, so let’s see what we can do.”

I muttered as I walked diligently.

Along with the thought that I should visit my Master soon now that Kyle has returned.

“Ah, I’ll see our Black Puppy, no, Roy Oppa soon too. I’m so excited.”

The face of that bastard Kyle disappeared, and the face of the Black Puppy that I liked appeared over it.

Because I hadn’t seen him in five years, the face of Roy in my memory was the same as the day he left.

“He should have come back at least once, he’s so stubborn… It’s disappointing.”

For the past five years, Roy’s role was to take the first successor test in the Sterott Mountains, and at the same time, to monitor Kyle right next to him and send information.

I asked him several times to return after finishing the first test, but Roy decided that he wanted to train more and, at the same time, wanted to be helpful to me.

‘I’m just so grateful.’

The Third Older Brother I saw last was so young. Roy was like that.

“I miss him, really.”

Even though he was tall, his face was still young, as if he needed to be protected, like the first time I saw him.

‘That’s why I’ve been worried every time for the past five years since I sent him to the mountains.’

Now, he was almost an adult, much closer to adulthood than me, and the last letter he sent had a very elegant handwriting.

‘Will it feel strange when we reunite this time?’

Anyway, it’s a good thing. Roy has completely avoided the path of the villain.

For some reason, Yusnan, who was walking next to me, was silent.

He wasn’t a talkative subordinate, but whenever I talked about Roy, he would add things like, ‘The Third Young Master will also know your heart, Young Lady.’

I turned my head with a strange feeling. For some reason, Yusnan had a stiff expression.

Judging by the fact that he was holding his ear, it seemed like he was having a magic communication.

‘It must be communication with the subordinates who were chasing Kyle.’

I waited for him to finish the communication.

“Yusnan.”

“……Yes, Young Lady.”

The long hallway was visible. If I pass that hallway and turn the corner, I’ll see the main gate.

“If everything goes as planned, Roy Oppa will be returning soon, right?”

I waited for an answer, but why is it?

No answer came.

“Yusnan?”

I stopped walking for a moment. It was because my adjutant had stopped walking first.

Yusnan looked at me with his handsome face stiff. No, it became even more serious.

“……Young Lady.”

He bowed his head.

“The Third Young Master has not returned.”

“……What?”

I blinked. My lips trembled for a moment.

“Just now, the information… has arrived.”

He fiddled with his ear and then pressed it firmly. Soon, he bowed his head deeply.

Whether I wanted it or not, Yusnan’s voice fell heavily into my ears.

“The signal from the magical tool that indicates survival has been cut off. And that was when he was with the First Young Master.”

I wished I had misheard. But it was too heavy a matter to escape reality.

I barely managed my expression and bit my lip tightly.

“Is it true?”

“Yes. Calidupen-nim has confirmed it several times.”

“……..”

When Roy left for the mountains, I asked my Master to give Roy a few magical tools as gifts.

Among them, there was also a tool that sent a signal from the mansion that could tell Roy’s health condition or survival.

I had entrusted this to Calidupen at the beginning of this year when I heard that Kyle was likely to start leaving the Sterott Mountains.

I should have just kept it.

If I had, I would have gone anywhere the moment the news was cut off.

It was no use regretting. Because it had already happened.

“……The people?”

“They were sent, but there is no news yet.”

“There’s a possibility that the tool broke. So, for now… send more people to find him.”

“Yes.”

In fact, the possibility that the tool broke was low.

Because when the tool breaks, it sends a different signal. But I didn’t want to assume the worst.

‘Roy is definitely alive somewhere. Definitely. He has to be.’

I closed my eyes tightly and calmed my emotions.

“Let’s go to the main gate first.”