03. Aran

 

 

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“Welcome. Princess, Prince.”

 

After several days of travel, Aran and Iliana safely arrived in the Ainu Grand Duchy.

It was only August, but I could already feel the energy of winter, and my body shivered.

 

 

“Welcome, Duke.”

“It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

 

The Duke of Ainu personally came out to greet them.

 

“I have prepared a banquet, so please come inside.”

“I’d like to rest for a bit first.”

“In that case, I will guide you to your room.”

 

She led them to a building with tiled roofs.

 

 

Red carpets were laid out as if to welcome them along the way, and knights in uniform were lined up in an orderly fashion on both sides.

 

 

“There are many knights.”

“We have grown this much thanks to the grace of His Majesty the Emperor. We are simply overwhelmed with gratitude.”

 

A benevolent smile bloomed on her lips.

It was a smile that made people let their guard down.

 

 

‘She seems like a good person…?’

 

 

Aran had been burned before, so he didn’t believe it right away, but at least she seemed nice on the outside.

 

 

 

 

 

The place she led them to was a very large room.

All sorts of fancy decorations were on the walls, and there were also famous works of art and ceramics.

 

 

“This is my eldest daughter’s room. It’s the largest in our house. If you have any inconveniences or need anything, please feel free to use my daughter. Then.”

 

So, if you’re royalty, you can use a duke’s daughter as a servant!

 

 

Aran sat on a nearby sofa with a strange admiration.

It felt more luxurious than what was in his room.

 

 

“Hmm. I don’t like it, but she’s still a sensible person.”

“Yes?”

 

As Aran turned his head, wondering what she meant, Iliana sat down next to Aran.

 

“How considerate, preparing one room knowing our relationship.”

“…Th-that can’t be. They probably just gave us one room because we’re siblings!”

“Who would give one room to royal siblings? This is clearly because you and I look like lovers.”

 

Thinking about it, that was true, but Aran couldn’t agree.

 

 

“M-maybe there was only one room…?”

“Isn’t it called the princess’s room? There must be plenty of rooms.”

 

She brought her face close as if to kiss him.

 

“Uwak!”

 

Aran pushed her face away with his palm and stood up.

 

“You’re being difficult.”

“Nuna-nim is too unconscious about this!”

“What’s wrong with this much between a married couple?”

“Are we being promoted from lovers to married couple in 10 seconds?!”

“So you admit we’re lovers.”

“No, I don’t.”

 

Aran opened the door.

 

 

“I’ll go take a look around for a bit.”

“You mustn’t wander around alone, Aran. I’ll accompany you.”

“Uh… then there’s no point.”

“All meaning is created together by a married couple.”

“I told you we’re not a married couple.”

 

 

In the end, Aran returned to the room.

He was trying to get away from Iliana, but if she followed him, there was no point.

 

He lay down on the soft bed.

 

 

“Oh, Aran, could it be…”

“No, it’s not.”

“You live by those words. It’s not good to say negative things too much.”

“Isn’t Nuna-nim making me do that?”

 

Aran just wanted to sleep.

 

Even though they bickered and said this and that, he was still tired.

Because he had been riding in a swaying carriage for several days.

 

 

 

Iliana also lay down next to Aran.

 

“Shall I try to get some sleep too?”

 

 

She covered herself with the thick blanket up to her neck.

 

“Do we really have to be this close?”

“It can’t be helped if I want to sleep.”

“The bed is very wide, though.”

 

The bed was wide enough for four people to lie down on at once. There was no need to be this close.

 

Then Iliana snuggled even closer to Aran.

 

“Don’t worry, this body will protect you.”

“Could you protect my chastity too?”

“Kkul…”

“Already asleep?!”

 

 

He thought she was acting, but surprisingly, Iliana was really asleep.

 

“…She’s amazing in many ways….”

 

 

 

 

 

* * *

 

 

 

 

“Hehe… I gave them one room, so they must be furious by now. Serves them right.”

 

The Duchess smiled as if she was enjoying watching the royals suppressing their anger.

A woman next to her opened her mouth with difficulty.

 

 

“Euhahaha! Especially that Iliana bitch, she must be fuming!”

“…Your Highness.”

“Huh? Why?”

“According to the report, she seems to like it instead….”

“…What? She likes it? You mean she welcomed being given one room?”

 

The Duchess frowned, then thought about something and smiled brightly again.

 

 

“Well, even if they’re siblings, they’re not blood-related, so that Aran guy will probably like it. Iliana is annoying, but her looks are decent. Any man would like it.”

 

She nodded, arbitrarily accepting it.

 

The woman found it even harder to speak, but she still told the truth.

 

 

 

“It’s not that… Princess Iliana seems to like it more.”

“What?!! What are you talking about?!!”

“It seems that Princess Iliana cherishes Prince Aran a lot.”

“…….”

 

The Duchess of Ainu froze in embarrassment.

 

If they were real blood-related siblings, she could still understand.

But weren’t they complete strangers who became siblings through Aran’s adoption?

Normally, they should hate each other.

 

 

“Tch… I’m seeing all sorts of weird people.”

“What should we do? Should we divide the room into two now?”

“No, there’s no need. We just happened to misjudge their tastes. Go to my eldest daughter and tell her to scratch their nerves as much as possible. Whether it’s with words or actions.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

“Hehe. You can never escape. The moment you guys start acting up, that’s the end of this country!”

 

 

* * *

 

 

 

 

“Indeed, that is Mother’s will.”

“That’s right. It may be dangerous, but she told you to please do your best.”

 

The Ainu Princess, who received the Duchess’s order, nodded with a determined expression.

 

 

“I understand. I will work with all my body and soul. For Ainu!”

“For Ainu!”

 

 

The Ainu Princess personally prepared tea and snacks and headed to the room she originally stayed in.

 

‘If I spill the tea while arranging the snacks, they’ll probably get angry, right? Hehe.”

 

At first, they’ll say it’s okay.

But if it keeps happening, even the nicest person will get angry.

 

She was aiming for that.

 

 

‘I am the ultimate weapon servant!’

 

 

 

 

 

 

When she arrived at the room, the two royals were asleep, embracing each other.

Aran, who had been resisting Iliana to get away from her, was now holding her like a married couple.

 

 

“…How, how close they are. Hoho.”

 

She was sweating because they seemed closer than she thought, but she quickly regained her composure and began setting up the table.

 

 

Then,

 

 

“Oh my! My hand slipped and the teacup!”

 

She poured tea on the two siblings who were lying comfortably on the bed, performing a teacup-throwing move with clear intent.

Even though they were covered with a blanket, it was quite hot water, so they had no choice but to react.

 

Chiik!

 

 

As expected,

 

 

“Uwak!”

“Kyaak!”

 

The two of them screamed and stood up.

 

 

“Wh-what is it?”

 

The Princess quickly lowered her body and bowed.

 

 

“I’m, I’m sorry, Your Highness! This lowly one has injured your precious bodies.”

“…..It’s okay. Get up.”

 

Aran and Iliana, who had woken up, had sullen expressions, but they couldn’t scold her for a mere mistake.

Although it was questionable whether she had accidentally spilled it on the bed far away from the table.

 

“Thank you for forgiving this lowly one’s mistake.”

 

 

She was so polite that it was uncomfortable.

 

 

The two siblings had no choice but to get off the bed, and the Princess quickly moved to take down the blanket and bed sheets.

 

 

“Uh… my pants are wet…”

“Oh my! Look at my mind… I’m sorry, Prince. I’ll wipe it off for you.”

“No, there’s no need to….”

 

Before Aran could refuse, she took a towel and took her hand to various parts of his pants.

 

“No, I said it’s okay….”

“No, it’s not. It’s my fault, so I’ll clean everything up. Please wait a moment, Princess.”

 

She flinched for a moment in Aran’s groin area, but shouted ‘For Ainu!’ in her heart and boldly took her hand.

 

 

“Hik?!”

“W-well, I guess I should touch it softly with my hands here…?”

“W-wait a minute…!”

 

 

She put down the towel and started touching Aran’s thing with her bare hands.

Aran’s thing, unable to withstand the stimulation, began to swell greatly.

 

 

“Heok…!”

“You bitch!! Whose thing are you touching right now!!”

 

 

At that moment, Iliana, who was furious, pulled the Princess away.

 

 

“Nuna-nim…! Thank…”

“You can only touch Aran’s body with my permission. Do you understand?”

“….”

“I’m, I’m sorry, Your Highness.”

 

The Princess lowered her head as if she was startled.

 

‘Good. She’s angry, she’s angry. I can keep doing this.’

 

 

After that, her mistakes continued.

 

 

She would try to feed Aran shaved ice and spill it inside his clothes, call them by the wrong names, or cast lewd glances at Aran, continuing to do things that would generally build up anger.

 

 

“You… tell me honestly. You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you? Right?”

“What are you talking about? How dare this lowly one….”

“You’re clearly trying to anger us to create a strange excuse. Isn’t that right?”

“N-no, it’s not. It’s all because of my clumsy personality. I’m really sorry.”

“Is that so? Then how do you explain looking at Aran with that ridiculous gaze? Is that also because of your clumsiness?”

“Th-that is….”

 

She deliberately glanced at Aran and said.

To make them as angry as possible.

 

“It’s just that His Highness the Prince is so handsome that I was just imagining ‘What would this man be like in bed…!’ That’s all!”

 

The two siblings’ expressions hardened.

 

 

‘It, it worked…!’

 

 

Seeing that, she was convinced.

These two were now so angry that they couldn’t stand it!

 

 

If they laid a hand on her or gave her a strange punishment, she would use that as an excuse to arrest them, portray the royals as shameless people, and gather public sentiment.

And with that foundation, she would start a rebellion for independence.

 

“I see. In other words, you want to have sex with Aran… is that what you mean?”

 

‘Huh?’

 

 

The tone wasn’t as angry as she thought.

She tilted her head but answered diligently.

 

 

“H-how could a lowly one like me dare….”

“Then take it off.”

“…Yes?”

“Nuna-nim…?”

“How can a princess of a country be called a lowly woman? So take it off. I’ll grant your wish.”

“Y-your, Your Highness…!”

“Nuna-nim, what are you..!”

 

The Princess froze.

Grant her wish…

 

This was just a trick to make them angry, and she had no such feelings for Aran.

But with the way things were going, she was bound to do it with Aran.

 

 

“N-no, Your Highness. I am grateful for your grace, but still, a lowly one like me….”

“Didn’t I say you’re not lowly? Or are you saying my words are a lie?”

“It’s not that…”

“Then what is it? Is it another one of your ridiculous tricks?”

“….”

“Take it off. Princess.”