Chapter 63

Anyway… that’s how the Imperial Princess came to stay at the mansion.

Kyle said the reason for the Imperial Princess’s visit was related to the completion of his coming-of-age ceremony.

Yes, I expected someone would come.

But I didn’t know they would come today of all days.

The time I was supposed to spend alone with Kyle was buried in the falling snow all day due to the sudden arrival of the Imperial Princess.

“Fuck.”

In the evening after work, I cursed alone in my room.

On the chair were the clothes I had worn when I was going to go out with Kyle, still left there.

“Hah…”

I just didn’t like it.

The sudden arrival of the Imperial Princess, and why they were giving a gift now when they could have given it on the day of the coming-of-age ceremony.

Plop.

I lay down on the bed.

A bed with less cushioning than Kyle’s bed.

It felt both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time.

“The Imperial Princess… was pretty…”

Yes, the Imperial Princess was beautiful, befitting her title and status.

She had blonde hair similar to Catherine’s, but with a different texture, and mysterious purple eyes.

She was so different from me.

Her breasts were also just the right size.

Unlike someone whose breasts are unnecessarily large and make her look fat when wearing clothes.

“…”

Yes, as a member of the imperial family who regularly receives care, that’s to be expected.

Still, I didn’t like it somehow.

If I actually revealed these inner thoughts, my head might be cut off right away, but…

I still didn’t like it.

The next day, the Imperial Princess spent time with Kyle.

Since another guest was spending time alone with the Imperial Princess, I couldn’t follow them around.

They weren’t just walking around, but having a “conversation” alone in the reception room.

I wondered if I really needed to use the word “conversation,” but there was nothing I could do about it.

I was just a tutor and personal servant after all.

One who would be quitting soon.

“Hmm… By the way, that servant doesn’t seem to have feelings for Young Lord Kyle yet?”

“…”

“Oh my, was that really true…?”

“Yes.”

I ended up having a conversation with Her Highness the Imperial Princess in the reception room.

To be honest, I didn’t really want to.

I just wished Her Highness the Imperial Princess would quickly return to the capital.

“Hmm… Then it’s going to be difficult. I can’t use the methods I had in mind.”

“What methods…?”

“Well… aphrodisiacs, erotic literature, rooms with magical treatments, various sex magic?”

“…”

She said she would give me love advice, but I don’t understand what she’s talking about.

When I met her at the debutante before, I thought she was a normal person… but she doesn’t seem much different from my father.

No, she seemed even more dangerous than my father.

“First, that servant would need to have some feelings for Young Lord Kyle to use these. If she just thinks of you as an employer…”

I know that much.

That Miss Sofia has no romantic feelings for me.

That’s why I’m like this.

“But someone of your status could just confess once, couldn’t you? You’ve been together for years. What have you been doing all those years?”

“That’s…”

I have nothing to say.

Even I don’t know what I’ve been doing all this time.

“Hah…”

“Hmm… What should we do…”

I was also pondering in front of Her Highness the Imperial Princess, who was contemplating.

How could I make Miss Sofia think of me differently?

Is it even possible for someone who has perceived me as a younger brother for years to recognize me as a man?

I could do so because I’ve had a high proportion of romantic thoughts about Miss Sofia since I was young, but what about Miss Sofia?

18 years old, the age Miss Sofia was when she met me.

At that time, I was a 12-year-old kid.

Now that 12-year-old has become 19, and the 18-year-old has become 25.

During that time, she has continuously thought of me as a younger brother, and probably still thinks of me that way.

“Hah…”

It feels hopeless.

Maybe it’s because I’m talking with Her Highness the Imperial Princess.

The thought of hopelessness kept coming to mind.

“Ah! Then let’s try this method first!”

“What is it?”

Her Highness the Imperial Princess suddenly held up one finger and said that.

A method…

Honestly, I wasn’t very hopeful.

Especially since she was just talking about strange methods a moment ago.

“It’s… to induce jealousy!”

“Pardon?”

“Jealousy!”

“…”

Yes, I was honestly somewhat expectant of what Her Highness the Imperial Princess would say.

But as soon as I heard her words, that expectation was shattered.

Jealousy?

Isn’t jealousy something that should be directed at someone who already has feelings?

Such jealousy toward Miss Sofia?

“…”

“Don’t look at me like that. Believe it or not, I understand that servant’s heart better than you do.”

“What do you mean…”

“Come to think of it, when I first met her yesterday, she didn’t look very happy. Were you preparing for a date?”

“… Yes.”

It’s embarrassing to call it a date, but it was indeed something that could be called a date.

Of course, thanks to someone in front of me, it didn’t happen.

“Aha… So that’s what it was.”

Her Highness the Imperial Princess made an expression as if she had realized something.

I have no idea what she thinks she understood.

“When I got out of the carriage and glanced at that servant’s face, it didn’t look good. Of course, she managed her expression to some extent in front of me, but Julia Dextrin, known as the most beautiful flower in the Dextrin Empire, could see it all.”

“Pardon…?”

“So, that servant also disliked that she couldn’t have a date because I came!”

“…?”

That can’t be.

How could Miss Sofia dislike not being able to have a date with me?

She was just uncomfortable because a guest suddenly arrived.

“Come on! Just trust me once! I’m older than you, so just trust me this once!”

“Yes…”

“Now, surely that servant still thinks of you just as an employer, maybe a slightly close younger brother. She’ll think you feel the same way about her, right? But then suddenly I appear between you two, and I pretend to seduce you!”

“…”

“The servant watching this right in front of her would gradually become uncomfortable. Because suddenly an unfamiliar woman is taking the place beside the young lord she has always assisted? Then she’ll become more and more uncomfortable…”

“Young master, it’s morning.”

“…Yes.”

I entered Kyle’s room to wake him up in the morning.

Unlike usual, Kyle looked somewhat tired.

“Young master, are you alright…? If you’re tired, you can sleep more.”

“No… I’m fine.”

“Is that so…?”

For someone who says that, he doesn’t look good…

Did the Imperial Princess bother him?

That could be possible.

After all, she’s a woman who suddenly came to the castle without any notice.

It’s entirely possible.

Anyway, the morning routine began.

As always, I buttoned Kyle’s shirt and tied his tie.

Then we moved to the dining hall where I watched the Imperial Princess and Kyle have breakfast.

“…”

Of course, the family head and Adela were also there, but I still didn’t like it.

“By the way, Young Lord Kyle, you have a nice body. I couldn’t see it last time because you were wearing a coat.”

“…Is that so?”

“…”

Kyle and the Imperial Princess were watching the knights train.

The Imperial Princess had said she wanted to see the level of the Eristirol knighthood.

Although Kyle had completed the heir succession ceremony, the family head was still handling affairs for now, so Kyle had a lot of free time.

That’s why Kyle and the Imperial Princess were watching together like this.

I don’t understand why she’s complimenting Kyle’s muscles when she said she wanted to see the knighthood.

Yes, Kyle does have a good body, so I can understand.

But is it okay to say such things right in front of Kyle?

She’s not just an ordinary woman.

She’s the Imperial Princess of the empire.

A woman in such a position that she would become the first successor if something happened to the Crown Prince…

“By the way, Young Lord Kyle, I heard that Lady White and Lady Oldenburg visited before, is that true?”

“Yes, it is.”

“They’re quite pretty ladies too. Not as pretty as me, of course.”

“…”

I don’t understand why she suddenly brought this up.

Why is she saying such things when she’s older than the other ladies?

To begin with, it’s not certain that she’s prettier than those two…

Sure, her face is pretty, her hair is a brilliant golden blonde, and her eyes are a mysterious color.

Her breasts are also perfectly proportioned, creating beautiful lines when she wears clothes.

And her power places her around the fourth or fifth most powerful person in the empire.

Anyway, she fails as Kyle’s wife.

Starting with her personality.

Of course, if you look at the current evaluation of the imperial family, most people say they’re benevolent, but just look at her suddenly comparing herself with ladies from other families!

Anyway!

“Hoho… How is it? Not bad, right?”

“Yes, not bad.”

What’s not bad?

Her face?

Or the Imperial Princess’s appropriately plump breasts that would probably squeeze between your fingers if you grabbed them with one hand?

Or those hips that look good to grab when making love, more visible because she’s wearing a dress?

What’s not bad?

And what is Kyle answering is not bad?

“…”

I wish he would attach subjects and objects.

I wonder if he’s forgotten how important I taught him that was when he was young.

“Now, Young Lord? Show me the next place too. Eristirol has so many interesting things.”

“Yes, I will do so.”

Kyle and the Imperial Princess moved to the next location.

And as always, I followed behind Kyle.