episode_0029

“… … Both, my mother. Are you not there?”

Inside the rattling carriage.

The brother and sister, who did not resemble each other, stared at Siriel and opened their mouths.

“Yes.”“That’s right!”

Siron answered first, followed by Lucia.

The two people, who looked nothing alike, not only had different appearances, but even their facial expressions were different. The grumpy expression and excited face seemed to show the difference in personality between the two people.

“I, I… … .”

Siriel pursed her lips and stammered.

She didn’t know why the friends in front of her were giving her cold looks.

Siriel was about to say something but stopped.

I wanted to continue the conversation, but my mind was blank and I couldn’t think of anything to say. I was heartbroken because my body couldn’t move as I expected.

To begin with, Siriel is an ordinary nine-year-old child.

He was slow to figure out where his words offended them. Nevertheless, Siriel could vaguely sense that something was causing it.

“Ugh… … .”

Siriel, who had always lived with adults who were older and more experienced than her, had no tolerance for the unkind looks from children her own age.

The eyes of the two people staring intently at Siriel without saying a word was a very unfamiliar sight to Siriel, who grew up receiving love among adults.

The place, situation, friends, all of those elements were unfamiliar and unfamiliar, making Siriel sluggish.

“… … .”

Siriel pursed her lips and lowered her gaze.

As Siriel, with her head down, said nothing, the carriage was filled with rattling sounds.

Siriel finally realized that she had done a great disservice to them.

I feel sorry for my friends, I don’t have the courage to face them properly,

But Siriel could not escape. The carriage, a closed space with all sides blocked, drove the girl into a corner.

There wasn’t much a 9-year-old child could do in this situation. Cry. Stay still. Or be shameless.

Siriel was the first of them.

The girl smoothed her sunken breasts with her hands.

“… … Hi.”

Tears fell down the back of my cute hand.

“Mi, hey… I’m sorry.”

The girl, who was only nine years old, lowered her head and said she was sorry over and over again.

“I’m sorry. Really, hi… I’m sorry.”

“Ah…?”

Siriel was not the only one left speechless. Lucia, who was watching Siriel squealing like a child, was taken aback as the situation took an unexpected turn.

She was nervous that Siron would be hurt, but now Siriel burst into tears.

Lucia waved her hands around, trying to calm Siriel down.

“Woo, don’t cry!”

“I’m sorry, sorry.”

However, she did not know how to comfort a child. All she knows how to do is tell herself not to cry.

Even if I pat Siriel on the back, I see it. She tried stroking the top of her head, but despite her efforts, Siriel’s tears did not stop. Siriel cried and repeated that she was sorry.

‘What do we do?’

Lucia thought that the situation had become more serious because of her remarks.

The fact that he, as an adult, did not mediate the children’s argument, nor could he stop Siriel from running wild without permission, and instead made him cry, only increased his confusion.

‘Why, why are you crying?’

Lucia had no way of knowing why Siriel was crying so sadly. Even though it was Siriel who said something rude, I couldn’t understand why she was crying.

That was the moment when Lucia stamped her feet in embarrassment.

“Hey, get out of the way.”

Siron said, waving his bandaged hand at Lucia, who was fidgeting. Lucia took her gaze away from Siriel.

“… … Huh?”

“Get out of there, because there’s something I want to try.”

“Huh? Ah, yes…”

Lucia walked away, looking at Siron in front of her.

When a seat opened up next to Lucia, Siron flopped down between Lucia and Siriel.

‘… … Are you going to comfort Siriel?’

Lucia, who had been urging Siriel, could not think of any suitable words to comfort her, so she decided to quietly observe the situation.

Siron put his arm around Siriel’s shoulder and pulled her towards his body. In this way, Siriel leaned into Siron’s arms. Lucia’s eyes widened at the skillful action.

‘Something is strange.’

Even though they were only two years older than each other, Shiron was still her older brother. Lucia began to look forward to what Siron would say to comfort Siriel.

“Siriel Prien.”

Siron made eye contact with Siriel, who lowered her head, and began to speak softly.

Siriel, who heard the voice ringing at her bedside, looked up at Siron while wiping away her tears.

“Sniff… Yes…”

“… … .”

“Why are you crying because you did a good job? Aren’t I the one who should cry?”

however. What came out of Siron’s mouth was not comfort.

“Mi, I’m sorry… Hi.”

“What are you sorry about?”

‘Crazy guy…!’

Lucia was startled and woke up in the shaking carriage. I looked at the two with a devastated expression. However, Siron did not give Lucia a single glance, and only smiled a friendly smile.

“I, I, I talked about the situation between my brother and Lucia… hehe… I didn’t know… and just talked about it on my own.”

“What? I can’t hear you clearly because it’s drowned out by the squealing noise?”

‘S-Stop it!’

Lucia’s lips tremble.

Siron was not an ordinary child; no, not even a child, he was trash itself. I felt like a fool for feeling sympathy for Shiron even for a moment. Lucia thought about punching Siron, but…

‘No, if you hit Siron here, Siriel might be afraid of me in the future.’

Lucia relaxed her clenched fists. Instead, I cried out with strength in my chin, which could hardly stop trembling.

“Poetry! Stop it!”

“Oh, please be quiet. Siriel was upset because of you.”

However, despite her dissuasion, Siron blamed Lucia. The red-haired girl had blood rushing to her head at his shamelessness.

“What, what, what, what are you talking about! You!”

Lucia was dumbfounded. It wasn’t anyone’s fault that Siriel was crying right now, but wasn’t it Siron who was pouring oil on a burning house?

“Me, I just.”

But even in that hectic situation, Siriel held on tightly to the hem of her clothes in order to comply with Siron’s request.

“… … Sis, I was excited to be with kids my age. You were so happy that you had friends for the first time in your life. I was so excited because I felt like I was going on an adventure that was like something out of a story.”

I stuttered a bit, but it was better than before. Although she shed tears, Siriel tried to speak properly.

“So, out of excitement, I blurted out someone else’s family history. There was no consideration… Wow.”

“Yes, I see. It’s amazing, he knows how to admit his mistakes.”

Siron took out a handkerchief from his pocket and began wiping Siriel’s tears.

“… … .”

However, Lucia did not smile at all even at that sad sight.

It was none other than the fact that Shiron was making a really unpleasant smile.

However, whether this should be considered fortunate, Siriel, who buried her head in Siron’s shirt, could not see the expression.

Siron began to pat Siriel on the shoulder.

“Siriel is excited because she has a lot of friends?”

“… … Yes.”

“But, I never said I would be your friend?”

“… … I’m sorry. Because I made a mistake.”

“It’s so absurd. How can you be friends with an older brother who is two years older than you? Huh?”

“I’m sorry… oppa…”

“Oh my, be kind. It’s nice that you’re quick-witted. Okay, boom! let’s do it. Heung!”

“Heung!”

Siriel blew her nose as Siron sang.

‘What is that…’

Lucia could not take her eyes off the scene.

Because Lucia had only seen Siriel, who was smart and clear in her own way,

Siriel’s childlike appearance and Siron’s handling of the child were quite shocking.

Siron wiped Siriel’s face for a while, then threw the saliva-covered handkerchief out the window.

“I tried to scold you because you said something mean.”

Siron put his stubby hand into his pocket and took out a pile of candy.

It was like a wet mouse for a long time, but for some reason, the candy didn’t stick to itself and was as soft as new.

Siron picked a yellow one from the pile of candies.

“Because you are a good ‘little sister’, I will give you a reward.”

“Thank you. Oppa.”

Siriel opened her mouth without Siron saying anything. Siron put some candy in there. After putting the candy in her mouth, Siriel rolled it around in her mouth a few times and began to grin.

“Is it delicious?”

“Woong, lemon flavor, me, Joahae.”

“I also like the taste of lemon. I guess we like the same things?”

“… … !”

“I’ll give you some lemonade when I get to the mansion later.”

“Yes, thank you, brother.”

Siriel smiled brightly with her red eyes, and then leaned against Siron’s side.

*

“Hey, do you want some candy too?”

“… … No.”

Lucia rejected Siron’s offer and looked at Siriel who was sleeping in Siron’s arms.

Before I knew it, Siriel was fast asleep. I can’t believe you made such a fuss and then fell asleep like that. Lucia narrowed her eyes and looked at Siron.

‘It’s suspicious.’

“Not dislike.”

Siron put the red candy in his mouth and chewed it.