episode_0053

“See… Did you see it?”

Katlena speaks with a bright red face.

Senel spoke with an expression that seemed to be growing more and more interested as he watched his younger brother like this.

“Well… Rather than seeing it, to be exact, I sensed it. Hehe, but judging by your expression, you must have actually done it? To be honest, I asked just in case since the two of you were sticking close together and flirting for a while.”

“Ugh… ”

Katlena groans at her sister’s words that hit the nail on the head.

In some ways, she was gripped by a feeling of burning inside, as if she had been caught by someone she didn’t want to be caught by more than Elios.

‘Damn… Now that I think about it, this girl’s magic was a monster that could detect me within a 3km radius. Even so, I never thought she’d be watching me like this…’

It seemed that he had been investigating ever since he took Elios with him.

Of course, given the circumstances, I was in no position to say anything about it as it was a precaution against an emergency.

And, looking at Katlena, Senel started stroking his younger sister’s head.

“So what, if there’s feelings between a man and a woman, they can kiss, right? It may seem a little fast, but since Katlena was already precocious, that shouldn’t be a problem.”

“….?”

Senel speaks coolly

While Katlena was covering her face with her still lingering shame, a thought suddenly began to pop into her head.

This is a story that can be used to some extent in the current trend.

At this, Katlena looked at Senel with great seriousness and caution and spoke.

“I.. But, sis. Is this really okay?”

“Huh? What?”

“The relationship between Zero and I. Is this… okay? As you know, there’s quite a difference in status between Zero and me. I heard that it’s not easy for a noble and a commoner to be together, no matter how much they love each other. ”

“Um..”

Senel, who had been light-hearted in response to Katlena’s question, shows a slightly serious expression.

Certainly, as she said, in a normal case this could be a problem.

Of course, it was relatively common for high-ranking nobles to take women of low status as concubines, but that was obviously not what Katlena was thinking.

“Well.. I’m sure it could be a problem in general..”

In reality, the love affair between a noble lady and a servant usually ends in a dark tragedy or a gritty outcome like a forbidden love affair, so Senel tells the story with a slightly negative feel.

however..

-Gulp-

“Huh… Huh?”

Catlena suddenly starts to shed tears at Senel’s words.

Senel’s face began to show confusion as he watched his brother’s tears pouring out as if a faucet had been turned on.

“Ah..no..that..I..”

“Huh..sob..uh.. T..then..you..as expected.. Ah..isn’t it possible, sis?.. I..I have to have Zeros now.. I liked you a lot from the beginning.. but.. I completely fell for you because you saved me from that scary princess last time.. so.. sob uhh euaaaah!”

“Um… ”

Eventually, Catlena begins to cry sadly.

Seeing this, Senel felt embarrassed and unconsciously bit his fingernails.

It might have sounded like a complaint from a 10-year-old sister, but given Katlena’s precocious nature for her age, it was difficult to dismiss it so simply.

Now this child is really, seriously in love with that boy named Zeros.

Senel could recognize it.

‘That’s true, but… I didn’t know he was such an honest kid in this regard.’

In fact, this story itself started out as a bit of a joke, but instead of denying that she liked Zeros and feeling ashamed of it, Katlena ended up making the atmosphere gloomy by bringing up a realistic story in a serious way.

I’m talking about a rather troublesome obstacle called the barrier between social classes.

And, Senel felt a strange sense of guilt about this, but he came to the conclusion that he needed to appease his younger brother for now.

“It’s okay. Don’t worry so much. Even if it’s not easy, there’s always a way.”

Then, looking at his crying sister, Senel smiled bitterly and carefully stroked her head.

“Oh my… Oh my… Is that… Really? Is there a… way?”

“Of course. It’s like in fairy tales, right? Stories about princesses marrying commoners.”

Senel tells the most universal story that is suitable for giving children dreams and hope.

However, unfortunately for Senel, Katlena’s true nature was definitely not that kind of innocent girl.

“Heehee.. But that’s just a fairy tale.. In reality, it’s impossible to kill a dragon or a witch and marry a princess, right? Even in my family right now..”

“Um… That’s…”

Senel suddenly thinks of his father and mother when he hears Katlena’s words and looks a little embarrassed.

Of course, in those types of fairy tales, the villains were always dragons or witches, but… this was a shocking story when applied to the reality of the Dragona Duchy.

Right now, Senel, Elios, and Rosebetta are all classified as witches who can use magic, so talking about evil witches is ridiculous.

Senel tried to say something useful to her brother who once again silenced her by hitting her with facts, but…

Actually, I couldn’t bring myself to talk about the really realistic story.

‘Actually, I don’t know about other noble families, but our family history is such that we tend to be tolerant of such things… but I just can’t bring myself to tell you about it.’

Duchess Rosebetta, mother of Elios and Senel.

Although her current status is classified as noble, her origins were actually commoners.

In other words, since Elios and Senel had half the blood of commoners flowing through their bodies, the Dragona Dukes were not in a position to make any remarks based on their status.

Because the head of the family, Duke Dragona, chose the woman he loved regardless of her status.

In that sense, the current Duke’s situation was such that even if he said something like, “You can be a father, so why can’t I? Do you regret marrying your mother?”, the reason for his status could be easily brushed aside.

However, Senel could not possibly tell Katlena about this simple method.

If I tell the truth about my mother, Rosebetta, I could easily break the ‘taboo’…

Because it could have touched on the fact that Katlena was not Rosetta’s biological daughter.

No matter how playful Senel was, it was absolutely impossible for him to cross the line like that.

Senel was unable to say anything more specific here and could only mumble something that was not typical of her.

“Haa.. Anyway, don’t worry too much. If something happens, I’ll do something later. Whether it’s persuading your father or roasting him.”

“Sniff.. I.. Really? Are you really.. going to do that, Unnie? I promise”

“Yeah.. promise.”

So somehow, Senel ended up in a position where he had to pledge his hand to be the bridge between Katlena and Zeros.

There didn’t seem to be a big problem with the fact itself, but honestly, Senel was starting to feel a slight sense of unease about the current situation.

‘This… something feels strange. It’s like I’ve been tricked by this little brother… Ah. No way. No matter what, it can’t be that.’

Senel tries to ignore the strange sense of defeat he feels for the first time.

And, looking at her older sister like that, Katlena smiled inwardly in victory.

‘This is the first time in my life that I’ve ever hit my second sister like this. Hehe… Anyway, it turned out well. With this, I got my revenge for my first kiss, and I also gained a pretty solid ally in my second sister.’

So, feeling a deep sense of joy about the current situation, Katlena entered the student council room with Senel.

With great anticipation for a happy future with Zeros, which is getting closer step by step.