Sister, Don’t Marry That Guy – Chapter 47

Chapter 47

On the day of the Grand Assembly, there were occasionally branch family relatives or vassals who would come to my room.

Well, there was absolutely no one who came to see me because they were fond of me.

Most of them were either guys who came to vent their anger after being beaten by my other brothers, or pathetic guys who came to me to relieve their inferiority complex.

I accepted them all until I remembered my past life.

‘What can I do? I was happy that there were people who came to see me, even on days like this.’

I shook my head slightly.

‘It’s a good thing the physician is away on a business trip.’

It probably wouldn’t have been easy to fake illness in front of the physician.

That person was quite a nasty and persistent human, so if he had found out I was faking, he would never have let it go.

He was as skilled as he was eager to disgrace me.

…Why are there only these kinds of people around me?

‘No, let’s think that my luck with people has only just started to improve this year.’

I clenched my fist tightly.

Anyway, since even the physician is away, things have worked out well in many ways.

Probably Roy and Stefan were also quietly waiting in their rooms.

No, would our black puppy be at the training ground?

“He’s really diligent.”

“Yes? Young Lady?”

“No. No. Just talking to myself.”

What a commendable puppy. My young older brother, I’ll make you stronger soon.

Time passed like that, and the sun set.

As evening came, the footsteps of the branch families and vassal attendants who had occasionally visited me stopped completely.

It was natural. They would have to attend the Grand Assembly now.

The Grand Assembly is held twice, once during the day and once at night.

The daytime is for light socializing, and only in the evening does the grand conference hall open with a banquet.

In this place, everything about the great family was decided and discussed.

‘It’s not a place that has anything to do with me yet, though.’

I looked up at the quiet sky and quietly got up from my seat.

“I’ll go out for a bit.”

“Young Lady, by yourself…”

“No, I’m going with someone else. With Second Older Brother and Third Older Brother.”

Yuri and Rife looked at each other and then bowed their heads.

They helped me change into comfortable clothes and then waved their hands.

As I went outside, the quiet hallway welcomed me.

It could have been quite eerie, but since I already had experience going out at night, I crossed the hallway without any concern.

‘Ice, is there no one around?’

『Affirmative, there are no entities detected within 100m ahead.』

I nodded.

‘It’s really empty here.’

I moved my feet quickly. The hem of the robe I was wearing fluttered.

And finally, I arrived at the place we had agreed upon in advance.

‘Oh, they arrived first?’

There were already two figures standing there. It was Roy and Stefan.

For some reason, they were standing facing each other as if they were confronting each other with growling expressions.

But it didn’t seem like they had fought, so there was no problem.

“Why are you guys glaring at each other?”

“Hey!”

“Shhh!”

“Ugh… Hey, that bastard, you know.”

“Leia, he tried to hit me… That one.”

“Huh?”

I looked at Stefan with a dumbfounded face. Stefan flinched.

“What, before we even start the operation, who are you hitting? Were you planning to fight?”

“No, no. Who’s hitting who! Hey, if I was really going to hit, would I just pretend? I would have already hit!”

“…It’s strangely convincing, but why are you being like that to your younger sibling? It would be nice if you were a little kinder, Older Brother.”

“Kindness, my a*s, I was never born with that, okay?”

“Then I’ll give you advice. Let’s cultivate it from now on.”

I briefly recalled that this Second Older Brother had died young before even getting married, then turned my back.

“Roy, Older Brother must have been scared too. But don’t fight with Second Older Brother. We’re on the same side now.”

“…Can’t I hit him?”

“No, you can’t. If you want to, play while sparring.”

“Sparring, if I do that, can I hit him?”

“Right?”

“Huh? Who’s hitting who? You’re the one who’s going to get beat up.”

As I started walking, my two older brothers obediently followed me.

I stood behind a pillar and looked around for a moment.

“Roy, Stefan Older Brother, is there no one around?”

“Yeah…”

“Yeah. No one.”

Ice also informed me that there were no signs of anyone nearby.

‘Good.’

I took out a rolled-up piece of paper from my pocket. It was a scroll that my master had made for me in advance.

“You know what to do from now on, right? We went there in advance yesterday afternoon, too. It’s okay now, but from the second floor, I’ll give instructions with my mouth. You absolutely can’t make any noise.”

“Yeah. I know.”

Stefan nodded instead of answering.

I immediately tore the paper, and a faint blue light enveloped our bodies.

I felt a cool sensation as if I had been hit by a cold wind.

“Wow, what’s this? It’s not bad? Huh…”

Stefan and Roy’s figures became translucent.

It meant that the invisibility magic had been successfully activated.

‘Well, it’s made by an Archmage, so there’s no way it would fail.’

Stefan couldn’t hide his small exclamations.

That appearance made him seem like his age, which was both fascinating and quite cute.

“Are you that amazed? It’s not like you’re seeing magic for the first time.”

“Well, it’s not like I get to see it often…”

“Could it be that it’s your first time?”

“…It’s not!”

If it’s not, then it’s not, why the outburst.

Anyway, in this knight-supremacist family, it wouldn’t be strange if he said he had never seen it even once.

I soon tore the scroll that had the magic to erase our presence.

“…I can hear laughter.”

At Roy’s words, I turned my head.

I could also hear the laughter of many people, though faintly. And the sound of weapons.

“It’s obvious, they must be having a training session there. What they do is similar every year.”

It was a sound that would have been noisy if we had been closer.

I moved my feet with this sound as background music.

Since the gathering place was a secluded area, there were hardly any people.

‘I thought people would be gathered towards the banquet, but it’s beyond my imagination.’

Since there were so few people, I opened my mouth with relief.

“There are fewer patrols than I thought?”

“They probably all gathered towards Father. There’s also magic on Grandfather’s room. Even if Grandfather is in danger… There’s nothing more that can harm the family.”

My steps slowed down for a moment. It was because Stefan’s voice was more cynical than I thought.

“Nothing more?”

“It’s easy to say. Unlike before, now that Father is alive even if Grandfather dies. There’s no one in the family who can beat Father. …And there’s also the genius successor.”

Stefan’s expression as he said that was strange. Even Roy was looking at Stefan now.

“Still, some people are worried that the family will split when Father becomes the complete head of the family. Especially the die-hard Grandfather faction.”

Stefan quietly looked at the floor and added.

“The ones who are left here today to patrol or guard are probably mostly those who have been demoted… Hey, what’s with that look?”

“No. I’m impressed. You’re smarter than I thought, Older Brother.”

“What?”

“Shhh!”

I was serious.

Actually, because he always mocked and teased me, he seemed like a lighthearted person, and also hot-tempered.

Anyway, he didn’t seem like someone who would pay such close attention to such things.

‘I have to admit it.’

Maybe it was my prejudice.

Just like this older brother didn’t know me, I didn’t know this young older brother either.

To know this, or rather, the process of secretly wanting to become the successor.

Of course, even considering this, he’s still annoying, though.

“We’re almost on the second floor, everyone knows, right? You can’t make any noise now.”

The two nodded.

We stepped onto the stairs.

Fortunately, the process of going up wasn’t difficult. No, it was smooth.

‘It’s a good thing I visited in advance yesterday.’

And we’re all receiving magical assistance together.

These two weren’t the main and supporting characters in the book for nothing, they walked really silently.

They were so silent that I was even surprised.

Good, if we keep going like this, we’ll arrive smoothly.

After that, we stopped in front of the narrowed staircase, the first obstacle.

Just like yesterday, two knights were standing on either side of the railings.

We went up without any problems. The knights didn’t notice our presence.

Now, it’s the last one.

The place that was dangerous yesterday and difficult to simulate. The last floor, the 5th floor where Grandfather’s room is, was reached.

And I stopped there. When I turned my head, Stefan also looked surprised.

Roy also stopped walking.

‘Did the number of people increase?’

Yes, there were more knights in the place where there were clearly only three knights during the day.

When I got a little closer, it was a silver lining in a misfortune.

‘There were three Chief Knights yesterday, right?’

Looking at the shape and color of their uniforms, there were two Chief Knights and the remaining three knights were Upper Knights.

Since it is said that at least seven Upper Knights are needed to face a Chief Knight, it was not an appropriate personnel arrangement.

The problem was in a bigger place.

I swallowed hard.

‘This is a big problem.’

A tension that had never been there before lightly dampened the back of my neck.

I even felt a slight cold sweat.

That was because the backs of those two Chief Knights were so familiar!

‘Rainante, Ruben. Why are you guys here?!’