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“Brother?What can I say… … .”

Well, I know that he is not good at speaking in front of women. People can be like that. Besides, there are no girls like Amelia in the Barony of Delkisi.

But no matter what, isn’t it a bit difficult to respond to a question from a seven-year-old? What if the story took place 10 years later? How could they possibly react that way to a child like this?

And I was in trouble if I didn’t say anything.

They said, ‘Take care of her since she is the same age and the same sex,’ but the position of the grand duchess is by no means light. She would have entrusted it to her father, the grand duke, and me, a person from Delchisi, since they trust that much.

So, if Amelia gets a bad impression about our family while I’m guiding her around, it could be my fault.

I don’t think my father is that petty, but the Archduke is someone I met for the first time today. He doesn’t appear in person much in the original work.

“Brother?”

But the person who reacted to what I said was not Brother Harvey.

“Did you just use the title ‘Brother Geum’?”

Seeing Amelia looking at me with her eyes wide open as if she was startled, I wondered for a moment what was wrong.

And I realized it a couple of beats late.

That’s right. Normally, a younger sister doesn’t use the title ‘brother’ when looking at her older brother. I heard that there are some people who don’t even use the title ‘oppa’, but that’s not because they use the word ‘brother’, but because their relationship is extremely bad, they call each other by their first names. This is a story about when to sing.

Until now, I had been using that title so naturally, and my family members had not bothered to do anything, so I was not conscious of it at all.

“Don’t you usually use the title ‘Brother’?”

“Ugh.”

And I reacted that way to Amelia’s words without realizing it, and then quickly closed my mouth.

This was a physiological reaction.

I don’t know what my identity will be like if I live for decades to come, but at least I can’t erase the 27 years of my life as a man in just two years.

In fact, when I was walking around in the Barony, I often just wore pants, and the clothes I usually wore when scouting were clothes that were difficult to classify as women’s or men’s clothes. I didn’t wear anything like a corset yet. In fact, most of the women in my family wore corsets. No one drives around in Edo.

This is because people whose bodies grew quickly from a young age had to buy new sizes every day to wear a corset, and even then, many people had thick body lines that made it difficult for them to adapt to a corset after they grew up.

The dress I’m wearing right now had the ‘look’ of a corset, but it didn’t function.

So, I didn’t really have much awareness that I had become a woman. I was often called the creepy title “little lady” within the family, but it was too much and I couldn’t get used to it.

Of course, when I imagine myself looking at Harvey and using the word ‘brother,’ that kind of reaction comes out.

“… … .”

Amelia’s eyes narrowed.

“Ah, that.”

And my brother, who was watching the situation, seemed to think that he shouldn’t just stay there.

“… … Since my younger brother hangs out with us so much, he seems to have learned the names we use.”

Although the voice was somewhat out of tune, it still conveyed the meaning well.

“It’s our fault for not educating him properly, so please don’t blame him too much.”

Brother Harvey’s appearance as he said that and slightly lowered his head was the example of a great knight. Although he was not wearing armor, he had broad shoulders and a strong body like a Delky City man.

“Ah, don’t worry too much about it. Each family has its own circumstances that need to be respected. And if that title symbolizes the friendship between siblings, it would have been my mistake to point it out. I’m sorry, Lady Elsie. Please accept my apology. Would you like it?”

And Amelia accepted the apple like water.

Amelia’s appearance, slightly lowering her head towards me and looking up at me with open eyes, was the very appearance of a lovely child.

It was like Amelia in a novel I had read.

In the novel, Amelia decided to use everything she had at hand to avoid destruction, and one of the things she had at hand was her appearance.

A pretty face that only looks infinitely lovely when her mouth is closed. Although she had a somewhat cold appearance, she diluted that image by attaching a ribbon on the back of her head that made her look somewhat childlike, and made up for it with her actions.

If this Amelia is the Amelia I know, then this behavior was completely intentional.

“It was my fault from the beginning, so I don’t deserve an apology.”

I kept my expression neat and answered that way.

“Um.”

Amelia looked at me and made a short snort,

“In that case, it would be okay to just say that it wasn’t each other’s fault from the beginning and move on. Author Delkisinam and the Grand Duke of Gratton Mount are inseparable from each other. It’s best if they think well of each other and get along.”

“I agree.”

I said that again and lowered my head.

And Brother Harvey, who was sweating next to me, followed me and slightly bowed his dog.

Amelia smiled at us.

It was a smile that seemed innocent.

*

‘Brother’.

The Elsie del Kissi I knew was not a character to be called by that title.

Although she has a hard and cold appearance, she is also a baron’s daughter who received a proper education from an aristocratic family, so the title she uses when calling her brother is ‘brother.’

Of course, there is still a long time left until the start of the main story, so it can be said that it has been corrected in the meantime, but the situation around Elsie that I can see does not seem to have the power to ‘correct’ Elsie’s behavior.

As described in the novel, the family tradition has an infinitely free atmosphere.

In such a situation, if Elsie del Kissi wants to become a ‘cultured baron’s daughter’, she has no choice but to work hard on her own.

Because she admired the central noble family and was naive enough to pass over Amelia’s trap, she probably worked on her own to be able to enter the society she admired.

That’s not the case with El Cider Kissi, which I see before my eyes right now.

So, will your thoughts change in the meantime? Will something happen that will make you yearn for the center of the kingdom?

Well, there’s no other way than to find out for yourself.

Fortunately, there is plenty of time.

Originally, I didn’t plan on coming here often, but I guess I need to come often to really get to know this child during that time.

… … The reason why I, ‘Amelia’, changed is because I was born with the memories of my previous life intact.

So, if there is a reason why the character Elsie Del Kissi changed… … .

“This way.”

I was secretly thinking those thoughts and trying to suppress my racing heart, but Elsie del Kissi didn’t seem to know if she knew that, so she just guided me with a calm expression on her face.

The place we arrived was a stable within the territory.

stall… … Right?

Although it looked like a stable, there were no horses inside.

No, the appearance was a little strange for raising horses in the first place. It was not a space where each horse could occupy a space, but a wide open space where several animals could be left loose and raised. The same thing is that the floor was covered with rice straw. Is it to that extent?

And above all, what was inside was not a horse but a wolf.

“Wow… … !”

However, rather than feeling embarrassed or scared when I saw that scene, I first let out an expression of exclamation.

“Snow gave birth to a baby not long ago.”

According to the explanation added by Elsie del Kishi, Snow appears to be the wife of the gray wolf we saw earlier.

The wolf, whom Elsie del Kissi introduced as Snow, was sitting quietly in a corner of a similar area of the stable.

And some of the cubs were suckling their mother Snow’s milk.

The pups, who hadn’t even opened their eyes yet, were much bigger than the newborn puppies I knew, but they were still incredibly cute. To be honest, I wanted to get one.

“ Normally we don’t raise animals separately, but in this case, it would be to our advantage if the cubs survived as long as possible. We decided to take care of them in the bay, at least until they were able to run around on their own. ”

It was said to be special treatment.

“Can I touch it?”

Even so, because he had his mother, Snow, he couldn’t go to each car. When he said that, Elsie del Kissy nodded and walked towards Snow.

Then, I picked a pure white baby that was just lying in my arms without sucking milk, and stood up holding it in my arms.

Suddenly.

He ended up with his head stuck in Snow’s mouth.

… … .

“Kyaaa!?”