episode_0067

To summarize Dien’s words, it was like this.

“You became famous because you had too many achievements?”

“Yeah.”

“That rumor spread all the way to Pirandello.”

“Yeah.”

“Gailan came and tried to take you away.”

“Yeah.”

“But why did you call me?”

“Huh?”

Dien tilts his head.

The hair that had been framing her face flows down smoothly.

“Why did you call me?”

“Why are you dragging me into the Pirandello family business?”

“Wow, you really are making me sad? Can’t we call each other even for something like this?”

“What is our relationship?”

“That’s… ….”

Dien was combing her curly hair with her fingers.

“… Are you close seniors and juniors?”

A voice of uncertainty came out.

“Usually, I don’t involve myself in housework to that extent.”

“But, you had to come north. Didn’t you see the report I wrote?”

“I saw it.”

“Haa,” Luke sighed.

Yes, according to the carefully written Northern Report, there are too many things related to Elin’s Curse.

“You said there was a cave you couldn’t enter.”

Especially the suspicious cave that was mentioned several times in the report.

The aura of curse is rising.

It is said that there is a barrier that no wizard can remove.

“Yeah, doesn’t it seem to have something to do with Elin’s curse?”

“That’s true, but… .”

Just being around you drains your mana.

No matter how I thought about it, it was a place I had to look into to solve Elin’s curse.

“So how can I help you?”

I asked with the intention of at least listening since I was already here.

“Get the Gaelan out of here.”

“I don’t know why you think I can do that.”

“I’ve heard everything you said, so that’s what I’ll do.”

“That’s it… … .”

During my academy days.

I remember when I was doing group practice with Gaelan Pirandello.

It was probably a practical exercise where all the departments were mixed together and we had to escape from a maze-like forest.

-11 o’clock direction. Be careful, there’s a trap. I can feel the professor’s magic.

Luke, a genius who uses space magic.

-Okay, just leave the fighting to me!

The combination of Gaillan, a sincere knight who sticks to the so-called FM, was quite a good fit.

There was no reason not to listen.

Because if we just followed Luke’s instructions, we could leave the forest quite comfortably.

“There weren’t many people who didn’t listen to me at the academy in the first place.”

Was there anyone who ignored the words?

Even the professor was insistent on coming to his lab.

“That, so this time you want help too.”

“Be honest. I just called you because I don’t have any friends.”

“… … ”

Dien, who couldn’t deny it.

She rolled her hair back up again and covered her face.

“You’re not a cat, so do you think it’s hiding just by blocking your view?”

“Eww… .”

Luke pulled back Dean’s hair to reveal a small face.

“Why did you ask when you knew it so clearly… .”

“Looks like you’ve already been rejected by Senior Boa Hani.”

“Ugh… .”

Well, there’s no way Lanian would come all the way to the North.

It’s a very busy time.

It must have been difficult to tolerate Dien’s whining.

“You don’t like just visiting the family once?”

“Yeah, I don’t even want to see those people’s faces.”

Dien is serious.

In an instant, his pupils sank.

“After… .”

Yeah, how much must you hate it to ask for support?

I looked at Gaelan with the thought that I should close my eyes just once and do it.

“Can’t we just leave Senior Dien like this?”

There was no need to say anything at length since Gaelan had been quietly listening to the conversation.

“No.”

As if prepared, Gaelan shook his head.

“How can it be that my sister, who did nothing wrong, is suffering outside like this? I have a duty to reconcile my sister and my parents.”

“Don’t be a jerk, Gaelan.”

“Sister… .”

Gaelan sighed as Dien growled.

“Senior, I have a favor to ask. Please help me convince my older sister.”

“Yes?”

What are you going to do if we ask from both sides?

Luke didn’t become a wise man just because he used some magic.

In the first place, why did Luke interfere in other people’s family problems…?

“Ah.”

Then a good idea occurred to me.

“Senior Dien.”

“Huh?”

“Please marry my brother.”

No matter how I looked at it, this was the only way to grant both Dien and Gaillan’s requests.

If Dien is going to marry Victor, she has to tell Pirandello somehow.

Then we will have no choice but to talk.

If you really want to cut ties, then just don’t go back to your family after you get married.

From then on, it’s Dianne Bucklin.

Even thinking about it again, it’s perfect.

At this point, shouldn’t he be given the title of wise man?

That’s what I think.

“What is that… … !”

“What, what, what… .”

“Hey you crazy bird―”

Explosive reactions erupted here and there.

* * * * *

Anne was the first to rush in, swearing.

“Hey you crazy guy. Didn’t you say you were going to help Victor?”

He whispered in my ear with his eyes wide open.

Luke blinked.

It was because I couldn’t understand why Anne was so angry, let alone anyone else.

“I helped you.”

“Help me? Yeah, you’re a noble too, right? You don’t know anything about romance… .”

Only then did I realize.

Anne is a commoner.

And in this world, a marriage proposal is usually a once-in-a-lifetime event for a common woman.

From Anne’s perspective, Luke had screwed up a one-time event in a way that couldn’t have been more perfect.

But I turned my head to see if Victor would care about such things.

“Ahem, what kind of rudeness is that?”

He was coughing dryly with a red face.

At least he doesn’t look happy.

“I’m sorry. I think I acted recklessly.”

Luke quickly grasped public opinion.

He bowed his head and apologized.

“But if you keep pretending to be polite like this, it will be too late.”

But I couldn’t take back what I had already said, so I continued talking.

“Isn’t it you, my brother, who asked for help?”

“… Helping you?”

Dien tilted his head.

I opened my mouth with the thought that I should say everything I had already said.

“Brother, I asked Senior Dien… Ugh.”

“You’re talking loosely today.”

Victor covers Luke’s mouth without even blinking.

At this point, I thought he was an assassin, not a wizard.

“This guy is really crazy.”

Anne shook her head beside him.

“Please release the teacher… .”

It was only when Ellen grabbed Victor’s collar that Luke regained the right to breathe.

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

“Yeah. But I think the teacher was a bit harsh just now.”

“… Is that so?”

I don’t think I’ve ever told Elin properly.

Maybe he just guessed the mood.

Since even Elin reacted like this, Luke had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.

“Don’t do that again later.”

“Later? What are you talking about?”

“I like to be properly prepared.”

“… … Yes?”

Is there a conversation going on?

The answer I get back is a bit off.

Just as I was about to ask what it meant.

“Marriage? My sister… ?”

Gaelan, who had been standing still, suddenly stood up.

My clenched fists are trembling.

The shaking gradually increased in gradient.

“Absolutely not!”

“Oh my, this is surprising.”

He shouted, his voice full of emotion.

Anne glared at him once, but he immediately put his aura away.

“It’s still too early for you to get married, Sister!”

At first, Ga-ilan shouted his resolute opposition.

“… Even if you did, weren’t you at an age where you could have done it a long time ago?”

It was common for noble women to marry as soon as they became adults.

In that respect, both Ranian and Dien are unique.

Lanian was crazy about magic and had no interest in men.

After running away from home, Dien was stuck in a cabin and had no chance to meet anyone, let alone a man.

I think they were both quite popular during their undergraduate years.

“Do you know how much trouble I had back then, trying to kick out the men who came near you?”

“Yes?”

“Think about it. There’s no way that people who like older sisters have normal tastes.”

Victor flinched at those words.

“That’s right.”

“… Huh?”

At the same time, Dien let out a stupid noise.

In fact, it was almost like I was dissed for no reason.

“If you feel that kind of body type as a person, it wouldn’t be strange to throw you in jail right away.”

“I can’t deny it.”

Shudder.

Victor’s body trembled once more.

“Some of the men who actually courted my older sister were later arrested for sexual crimes.”

“… Has that ever happened?”

It’s something I never knew about even though I went to Dien quite often.

“You won’t know either. I blocked everything in advance and took care of the aftermath.”

“?”

I looked at Dien.

“Yeah… I didn’t know there was someone who went to jail… ?”

I looked at Gaelan again.

“Then you know all that… .”

In other words, he kicked out every man who approached Dien.

“Are you saying you always followed Senior Dien around?”

It meant that we were together anytime, anywhere.

The problem is that even Luke didn’t notice that Gailan was there.

“Yes. I always kept a proper distance and protected my sister.”

“… … ”

You answered so confidently that I was speechless.

No, I have something to say… .

“Scary little shit… .”

Anne did it for me instead.

The ‘protection’ I’ve had so far sounds a little creepy.

Another nickname for Gailan came to mind.

“How could I give such a weak sister to other men?”

The Honest Knight, Gaillon Pirandello.

He was a man who valued following the imperial orthodoxy and chivalry.

“I have a duty to protect my sister.”

He was a fairly famous older sister lover in the academy.