Sister, Don’t Marry That Guy – Chapter 10

Chapter 10

The Blackwinter family was periodically spreading rumors that the Head of Family’s health was improving, even if only slightly.

No, it wasn’t so much the Blackwinter family doing it, but rather the vassals who followed us.

“Well then, I guess I’ll be going.”

Theodore handed me the scroll and got up from his seat without any lingering attachment.

“I received a great favor from the Head of Family, and the days I served him as a brother were enjoyable.”

The magician’s face, briefly immersed in fragments of memory, looked joyful and slightly bittersweet at the same time.

“Braham Grassa-nim too… No, never mind.”

“Yes?”

“I’ll do one for free, considering the Head of Family. However, I’ll come to collect the rest of the payment someday.”

A gentle breeze blew in front of me.

I rubbed my eyes vigorously at the ticklish breeze, and when I opened them, Theodore was nowhere to be seen. I could see his back as he stood with the knights in the distance.

Theodore, back to being an old man, bowed and winked at me so that only I could see.

It felt like I had been bewitched by a fairy.

I clenched the scroll in my hand tightly.

Right, whatever that person said, let’s solve Roy’s problem first for now.

Since unexpected good fortune had fallen into my hands, I was planning to use it right away tonight.

* * *

That night.

Against the backdrop of the dark night sky, I abruptly got up from my bed.

Then, I rummaged under the bed and took out the cloak I had hidden beforehand, and put it on.

When I went outside, the maids were nowhere to be seen.

As I walked along the darkened hallway, I could see the knights who were patrolling or standing guard getting startled.

They would flinch as always, but soon turn their heads away as if they had seen something unpleasant.

I walked straight to the end of the hallway and stopped where there were no guards. Then, I tore the scroll I had brought.

Just in case the knights who had seen me became suspicious, I opened the door at the end of the hallway once and then closed it.

The sound of the door opening must have echoed throughout the hallway.

I turned around and went up the stairs next to the end room.

‘I used invisibility magic along with magic that erases my presence, so there shouldn’t be a problem even if I get close, but let’s avoid the knights as much as possible for now.’

I avoided the knights whenever I saw them in the distance, and reached the upper floor.

It was where my father’s office was located.

Since the current owner was away, this place was deserted.

‘Of course, the upper floors, the Head of Family’s room and the room with the vault, would be very heavily guarded, though.’

My father would be returning here as early as tomorrow.

The only chance to safely retrieve the textbook was now.

With that thought, I slid the office door open and went inside.

The enormous space welcomed me, but I didn’t even glance at it and headed for the door beside the desk.

‘This is the Head of Family’s library.’

When I opened the door, I saw a space filled with books. If I read them one by one, they were all swordsmanship textbooks that ended with ‘~textbook’ or ‘~swordsmanship’.

‘Okay, let’s take the one that’s in the furthest corner.’

I went to the innermost bookshelf and squatted down.

Each of the textbooks here must be valuable. So, taking any of them would be helpful.

If possible, let’s take the one in the corner that is least likely to be noticed.

As I squatted down and scanned the bookshelf with my eyes, relying on the moonlight, it happened.

「Hero Lance’s Testament」

……Huh, why is this here?

This is definitely the swordsmanship that the protagonist learns, isn’t it?

Although the title says ‘Testament,’ this was a book in which an ancient, forgotten hero left behind all of his swordsmanship.

It’s an ancient treasure.

I remembered it clearly because it was something the protagonist had seen.

No, I heard that there might be copies of such valuable things.

But even if it’s a copy, why is such a valuable thing tucked away in this corner?

‘Come to think of it, the protagonist also ignored this book at first. Saying, what kind of title is ‘Testament’?’

I had a good idea. I quickly took out this book.

It was so tightly packed, and this book was thin, so there was almost no trace left behind even when I took it out.

I carefully hid it in my arms.

The swordsmanship that Roy learns is the swordsmanship of demons.

In the end, this would gnaw away at Roy’s life and make him jump into the demon’s camp, but I won’t let that happen this time.

Let’s give this Easter egg to Roy in advance!

The consistency of the original work, the flow of the original work. Important things like that came to mind, but honestly, were they that important?

I would die if things continued as they were. Roy needs to become stronger so that I can enjoy the benefits behind him later.

Of course, I would have to become close to that black baby cat before that, but I was confident that I could accomplish that task with time.

‘Okay, let’s go with this.’

I got up from my seat with the book in my arms. It was at that moment.

Pitter-patter.

I heard footsteps. It was very faint, but it was definitely footsteps.

I held my breath. My presence wouldn’t be noticed anyway, thanks to the invisibility magic and the magic that erased my presence.

Regardless, my heart was pounding.

‘Is it Titan Blackwinter? No, it can’t be.’

My father was definitely not coming until tomorrow at the earliest. That was a confirmed story.

And more than anything…

The footsteps were small. Like a child’s?

Finally, a shadow fell, and someone appeared between the bookshelves.

“Ha, this is driving me crazy.”

Surprisingly, the person who appeared was the second of the Blackwinter family, Stefan Epime Blackwinter.

His body was much bigger than mine, but still a child’s. His silver hair swaying in the air, he was an unmistakable human.

……Why the heck is that human here at this hour?

“I was sure ‘that’ was here!”

His voice, as if he couldn’t hide his usual temper, was agitated, but it was also a very hushed voice.

What, is he sneaking in too? His attire, all wrapped up, is the same as mine.

“Aish, I went to the trouble of getting the guards to leave because I thought it would be here.”

Ah, no wonder this floor felt unusually empty. It wasn’t that way originally, but the second one had done something?

Thanks to that, I benefited from it, though.

Stefan continued to wander around or rummage through the bookshelves for a long time after that.

He didn’t come to my side because it was in such a corner.

Whatever he was looking for, it didn’t seem to be something that would be placed in a corner. Because he said, ‘It wouldn’t be in a place like that.’

I quietly stood in the corner and watched what Stefan was doing.

“D*mn it! I can’t find it, where is it!”

Stefan would diligently rummage around, but also get angry. And he would also make a face as if he was about to cry.

Then, he finally stopped between the bookshelves and touched his forehead.

“……If I had that, Father would see me, not just my brother, even once…”

I couldn’t help but understand the situation after seeing this much.

Right, it’s still a long time before the original story begins.

All the main characters were young. The Stefan I had seen was a loyal subordinate of his brother, Kyle Blackwinter.

It couldn’t have been like that from the beginning.

Because he was a child, he wanted to be acknowledged by someone.

He wanted to be praised.

He wanted me to look at him too.

……Like me.

So, the Stefan over there had been worn down and worn down, and eventually became the Stefan in the book. That’s what it meant.

‘Since this is a place where swordsmanship textbooks are gathered, I wonder if he wanted to learn some important swordsmanship.’

I didn’t know whether Stefan had shed tears or not, but it was clear that he had been on the verge of doing so.

After standing under the moonlight for a long time, the second older brother finally moved. Soon, the sound of the door was heard.

I waited alone for quite a while before leaving the room.

Under the dim night sky, thanks to Stefan having cleared all the knights away, the way back wasn’t difficult either.

But I had forgotten about the smooth path and the textbook in my arms for a moment, and was thinking about something else.

‘It’s a pity that the second one is pitiful.’

Soon, I smiled brightly as I hugged the textbook.

I had left the second one alone because there was no way to target him, but just now, I thought of a way.

And he created it himself.

My smile deepened.

* * *

The next day, afternoon.

“Hello, Older Brother! It’s a good afternoon today!”

“……..”

Well, good, it’s a good ignore as usual. I nodded inwardly.

Roy Blackwinter was training as always in the 3rd Training Ground, in the same spot as always.

Right, you can ignore me even until today. I fully understand, my baby.

But!

‘Today, you won’t be able to! Baby Cat!’

I smiled brightly as I carefully hugged the book in my cloak.

Ah, we made eye contact for a moment. Roy Blackwinter flinched slightly.

“You know, listen, O… Huh?”

I was about to excitedly show off to Roy when I felt a strange sensation.

When I looked down, I saw a cat rubbing its face against my leg.

Huh? This cat is…

Black fur and golden eyes, it was the cat that I had always seen here with Roy Blackwinter as a set.

What’s going on? It always ignored me.

I stopped what I was about to say to Roy and squatted down.

“Hello, meow?”

Meow!

It even greeted me!

What, what, it’s so cute?! I quickly reached out my hand.

The cat’s eyes closed softly even before I touched it. It was at that moment when my hand touched its black fur.

“What is it.”

My hand stopped at the unfamiliar voice.

To be exact, it wasn’t a completely unfamiliar voice. It was a voice I had heard a couple of times.

A large shadow fell over me.

When I turned around, I could feel a hot heat. Roy Blackwinter, who had been concentrating on training, was right in front of me.

“……Huh?”

“What did you say.”

Roy Blackwinter stomped his foot fiercely.

Whether it was because of his fierce momentum or because it was startled, the cat cried ‘kyang!’ and left.

But I had no time to pay attention to the cat.

“What do you want to say.”

Because he had finally spoken to me first.