episode_0129

When Arsien came back and pointed out to me.

I had some predictions.

There will be a story related to Karssein.

Since he had already had a conversation with Carcein once, the topic might have come up there, but even if that wasn’t the case, Arsien always had a way of protecting Carcein after he committed an accident.

-Wouldn’t it be better to find out what happened first?

-Claire. Be careful. Your voice is too loud.

-Don’t criticize Karsein too much. He’s your younger brother.

Always saying those words.

So I thought there would be no exception this time.

I thought it might be said to take better care of your younger brother.

however.

What came out of Arsien’s mouth was a heavy blow.

“Shatrene was ruined by you, not by Karssein. Claire.”

Claire’s mouth opens slightly as she looks at Arsien with wide eyes.

Shatrene… was ruined because of herself and not Karssein?

“Arsien. That’s a bit strange. How could the territory that Karssein was in charge of be ruined because of me?”

This makes no sense in common sense.

At that time, the Chatrene estate was producing two special products well, starting with its fertile land.

No matter how you look at it, it was not your fault that there was no recovery after the harvest decreased and the quality of special products deteriorated significantly.

okay. It was clearly a wrong statement.

No matter how you look at it, it wasn’t his fault.

Rather, if anything was wrong, it was Karssein’s side.

However, Arcien did not withdraw this claim.

“Yes. If you think so, should you change your approach?”

“What?”

Arsien raised his fist and opened one of his fingers.

“I was the first to explain what happened at Marquis Ipheros in the restaurant today. In addition to the good news that much-needed aggregate had been supplied from the west, they also announced that someone had discovered a new method for repairing the castle walls and brought it to them.”

Claire’s eyes narrowed.

That was the story I heard at the restaurant.

As soon as you finish speaking, the next finger is extended.

“Your sister raised a question here, and I then reported another news from the empire. It is said that there was a person who broke down the trade barrier called Mount Waglu, and there was a person who opened a hole in the rocky mountain and created a passage to the other side. He showed a new map and even added that the western supply route had been opened.”

Then the fingers are extended.

“And finally, based on the continuity and temporal consistency of the events, we announced that one person accomplished these two tasks and connected another event.”

An incident in which Karssein received not only serious mistreatment but also outright hostility at Viscount Gelgeten’s villa.

Arsien did it neatly.

“Why is that story coming out now! It has nothing to do with it!”

Claire shouted angrily.

No matter how much the opponent is Arsien, if you keep hearing things like this, you can’t help but get annoyed.

…no.

Actually, that may not be the reason.

This feeling of frustration rising inside me is annoying. It may be because the discomfort is annoying.

“Then shall we ask a question here?”

This time, Arsien folds his fourth finger.

It was the opposite situation from before.

“Claire, you focused on the fact that Karssein had been beaten and obtained a clue that he had stopped by Count Lilpeten’s house in the western region, and immediately reported it to Isabella and Arina. They say Karssein went to the West without telling us, got beaten up, and got sick. Here you asked why Karssein went to the West?”

“…!”

I didn’t ask.

Therefore, silence continues.

Arsien immediately folds his third finger.

“After that, they took revenge on the Earl of Lilpeten, and then made it impossible to trade with nobles to prevent the same thing from happening. That’s because you must have heard that there was a deal with the Count of Lilpeten. Did you even find out why Karssein wanted to make a deal here?”

I didn’t recognize it.

Silence continues again.

Arcien’s remaining index finger is folded.

“Chatrene was completely destroyed after that. The two specialty products reached a point where they were barely produced, and when even Lilpeten turned his back on them, Karssein was no longer able to trade with any nobles. You inflicted a blow on Karssein, who bore the stigma of Shatrene’s shame. Even though I knew everything. Do you really not understand this?”

“…”

Clutching her lips, Claire remained silent.

But this time it wasn’t because I didn’t know.

This is because an excessive amount of intersection was created.

Ruthmeyer. Shatrene.

Ipherus. Lilpeten.

Ruthmeier became the center of trade as well as the founder of a new construction method.

Karssein was reborn as Shatrene’s shame and worst lord.

The results of the past and present were very different.

no. To say the least, everything was reversed.

Arsien’s actions, and even his own actions.

“No way… It’s really because of me…?”

Claire asked with a trembling voice.

There was no way he could not understand what Arsien had mentioned and questioned one by one.

To Claire like that.

“Yes. You already know.”

An old friend announces in a bitter voice that the answer is correct.

“Carcein tried to change the soil properties of the Shatrene Territory by using the characteristics of Lophea seeds, which grow while emitting mana. For that purpose, I headed west to the Count Lilpeten family.”

“…So, what is that deal?”

My well-groomed pink hair was ruined.

“Ropea seeds can only be grown in Count Lilpeten’s family. Because no one knows how to raise them except them. They were the only people I could visit in this empire.”

My lips were full and bitten.

A little blood flowed from between the torn lips.

“I… I just thought that when Karssein encounters nobles, only bad things happen. That’s why I blocked it…”

“Claire.”

Arcien shakes his head and holds Claire’s hand.

“That’s wrong. I told you this during the snow festival.”

“…”

“You should have trusted me at least once. You should have asked at least once instead of doubting. Instead of pointing out that it was Karssein’s fault without asking, you should have looked back to see if you were prejudiced.”

I had doubts until the end.

He didn’t trust his younger brother that much.

“You just looked at me negatively until the end. Even though Karssein received rotten seeds until the end, he tried to prove it by growing it.”

The only thing that stands out is the mistake. Everything worthy of praise has been obscured.

Because I act out of anger. Because I couldn’t control my personality and stepped forward hastily. Because I didn’t try to change my preconceived notions.

Nothing was revealed.

Everything from Karsein’s intentions and goals to his state of mind.

There was nothing wrong with what Arsien said.

What gave Karssein the stigma of Shatrene’s shame.

It was Claire herself.

-Suddenly.

A drop of liquid flowed from Claire’s face as she lowered her head.

“If you had questioned yourself, not Karssein, just once, Shatrene’s shame could not have occurred. This is the only difference between the two incidents.”

After leaving his final advice, Arcien leaves to give Claire some time to be alone.

At the same time.

– Rattling.

The hairpin that was hanging precariously in her pink hair fell to the floor.

***

When I got a new little brother.

That fact wasn’t very pleasant at first.

It’s a complete stranger.

Even so, isn’t he a child picked up from a slum?

Where did Karn, who had gone missing with his father, go, and a child who looked nothing the same was dragged into his mother’s arms?

Even though it was because of the mother’s mental illness, it was common sense to accept a stranger as a family member.

In a situation like that, my older sister even got slapped by my mom because of that kid.

It’s all because of that kid, right?

My first meeting with Karssein was that bad.

Did things get better after that?

no. It wasn’t so.

Raise your voice and shout at Flora.

Getting angry at the maid’s mistake.

He even insisted that it was not his fault but someone else’s problem.

Truly, it was a situation that I could not see with my eyes open.

Why do you dare pretend to be the owner of something that isn’t even our family?

I said something harsh.

-Claire! What are you doing to your brother!!

I immediately heard harsh words from my mother.

I was scolded all day that day.

No matter how much she hated it, her mother protected that child.

He said he was his son. If this kid isn’t Karn, who is he? Even when something happened that was difficult to ignore, I always supported Carcein and listened.

Why on earth does that kid, who is a complete stranger, belong to our family?

As time passed, I felt like my blood was flowing backwards.

Then one day.

My mother’s mental illness recovered.

On such a good day, the boy had a spectacular accident, and his mother named him Karssein so that she would no longer mistake him for Karn.

From the next day, Carcein’s care did not continue as usual.

Mom, too, had come back to her senses.

Now everything is starting to work properly.

It felt like the gears that were turning incorrectly were moving in the right direction.

But, if this happens, will that kid get kicked out?

It wasn’t like that. Instead, he just became a troublemaker who causes trouble.

-It’s not me, it’s you!!

-I didn’t do anything wrong! This kid did something wrong!!

-That bastard told me to get out, saying how could someone like me be a nobleman!!

This guy was said to be a pariah. Isn’t that also a child who was begging in the slums?

Seeing him being so greedy made my blood boil.

That wasn’t all.

-Flora did that to me on purpose!!

Sometimes it seemed like he was even blaming Flora.

It didn’t happen once or twice. He was a very repeat offender.

Thanks to this, a harsh sound came out of my mouth and my hand went up.

I hated Karsein so much for always being involved in accidents.

But on the other hand, I had to control the mana in my hands so that they wouldn’t be too strong or too strong.

They say that if you keep looking at it, you become attached to it. That was right.

One way or another, the fact that he became his younger brother doesn’t change.

Although there was no blood involved. He’s always causing trouble, but…

Still, he did not deny the fact that he had a younger sibling.

no. No matter what the process was, I was now accepting him as my younger brother.

When I hit someone’s cheek with my hand, I used a little more force and became more careful not to use too much mana.

Seeing my older sister hit me hard didn’t make me feel very relieved.

and. I don’t know if it happened in this house, but seeing the people getting beaten up from outside made my heart ache for some reason.

As a result, I didn’t want to see myself getting caught up in the nobles.

Even though I was angry, I had to step forward to avoid getting in trouble from the nobles.

I nagged him, hoping that one day he would realize what he had done wrong and there would be positive change.

Even if you insist in the process.

Even if it means getting stabbed with your hands.

Even if you frown and raise your voice.

Because he’s my younger brother.

I didn’t want to see him get hit somewhere.

As a result, when I returned from my visit to the West, completely beaten up, my eyes rolled over.

Anyway, I had to grab the day and completely eliminate all contact between Karssein and the nobles, but I thought it was time to cut off all ties with them.

Count Lilpeton, who dared to beat up my brother?

I responded thoroughly.

With this, I thought there would be no more threats to Karssein.

…however.

In reality, this was the most wrong thing to do.

They were interfering, not protecting.

Instead of hastily pointing out a mistake and getting angry, I should have asked why.

Instead of falling into preconceived notions, I had to look into it in detail.

And instead of being suspicious, we had to understand that Karssein had made such a judgment overall.

I finally realized the reason for this stuffy feeling.

Arsien revealed everything positively.

Because he didn’t do a single thing and only misrepresented him negatively.

This was because all of this was compared.

-Suddenly. Pop.

The hairpin that is hit by the falling tears makes a rattling sound.

Naturally, Claire’s eyes turned to that direction.

Karcein’s voice, which she heard when she received that hairpin, struck Claire’s heart.

-Last time, I could only take Arina’s, so… this is Claire’s.

My lips were tightly pursed.

I came back with my whole body covered in wounds trying to save this small hairpin.

Just nag that kid.

If you’re going to get hurt like this, I’d rather just shoot you and tell you not to go outside.

The next day, when I was scolded for this, instead of coming forward to help, I just sighed.

They didn’t even show any intention of trying to understand what kind of feelings they had when they gave it to me.

Did you like what Karssein gave you?

Crazy bitch.

What an asshole bitch.

A moron who can’t even understand the topic.

What kind of sister is your crab sister? Maybe it’s a saboteur!

In the quiet silence, Claire cursed herself again and again.

Nevertheless.

“…Car, Sein…”

The hairpin I held in my hand never fell.

-Tiring!

▶Hidden episode. The object that needs to be changed has been cleared!◀

▶Claire’s intimacy increases!◀

[Intimacy: 67%→75%]

▶The intimacy with a specific character has exceeded 70%!◀

▶The player independently increased intimacy by the corresponding amount. This is a change that cannot be achieved in that quarter!◀

▶We succeeded in bringing about a result that went beyond the options. Additional rewards will be provided!◀

■Compensation

▶This information is not known to the player.

[ Starting from the next quarter of the episode, we get help from Claire. ]

[ Claire-only episode unlocked. ]