episode_0131

Diane has been making a blank expression since a while ago.

At first, I wondered if he still cared about being invited by Amelia, but when I thought about it again, I guess not.

Even when he got into the car earlier, his expression was no different from usual – no, it wouldn’t be wrong if he looked a little excited.

It was a similar atmosphere to the time we went on a picnic together last weekend. It was nice, but it was an atmosphere that I couldn’t like outright.

Even after entering the mansion, I looked at Adele looking around the mansion with a bit of a sense of superiority.

hmm… … Is it because of you?

“?”

Upon receiving my gaze, my brother placed a question mark above his head.

Well, since you’re my brother, you probably won’t notice such things.

The first and second brothers were both handsome. They both had thick beards on their faces, so they looked a little old, but they were still handsome in every part that wasn’t covered by the beards.

However, Brother Harvey did not grow a beard like that, and he looked much more like a handsome young man than the other brothers, who had thick, manly faces.

Plus, she was tall and had good proportions, so it wouldn’t be strange if she looked a little blank when she saw her. Anyway, isn’t she at an age when people are very interested in sex?

… … No, there is no age at which people become more interested in the opposite sex.

Well, anyway, it’s clear that I’m at an age where I start looking at sex.

“Wow.”

Adele took a sip of tea and her eyes sparkled.

“The tea is really delicious.”

“My uncle, who I was staying with before, was a bit picky about tea leaves. Since I am continuing to do business with the place where my uncle used to do business, the same tea leaves come in. Actually, I am not very good at distinguishing tea leaves, so I was a little worried, but Adele Looking at the reaction, the right answer was to trade as is.”

Actually, I couldn’t tell the difference between the tea Adele gave me and the tea I drink at this house, but I just nodded. If Amelia is right, then she is right.

“… … Ah! Yes, it’s really delicious!”

And Diane, perhaps realizing too late that our eyes were focused on her, quickly said that and immediately burned her mouth in the car.

“Atte!”

I shouted and quickly removed the teacup from my mouth.

Unlike green tea, black tea is often boiled over a simmering fire. Of course, freshly brewed tea is very hot. Would you say that in the past, it was drunk from a cup saucer?

“… … There is no need to drink too quickly. There are a lot of tea leaves.”

Amelia said that to Diane.

Adele covered her mouth with her hand, but it was clear at a glance that she was suppressing laughter because her shoulders were shaking.

“Ugh… … .”

Diane groaned in exasperation, but it seems she couldn’t scream in front of her brother like she did at Adele’s house.

Of course so.

I also don’t want to look broken in front of Amelia. Of course, that didn’t go as planned.

… … Do I sympathize with Diane now?

Rattling.

Adele put the teacup down on the table for a moment, then

“Oh, indeed!”

I clapped my hands as if I had just remembered it.

But I realized it was an act.

It’s not because my ‘nobleness’ is outstanding, it’s just because I saw Adele directing her sparkling gaze in that direction from the moment she first saw him.

Anyone could see that he was probably thinking about how to talk to his brother.

Apparently, my older brother was staying here as a ‘guest’, so he was sitting out at a tea party with other guests, but he looked a little uncomfortable. It was natural since he was out in a gathering of girls younger than him. Besides, my older brother was secretly shy and was shy in front of women. Because I’m very nervous.

In that sense, I don’t think your brother will take the initiative to mess with these two, but—

-hmm.

I don’t like it a little bit.

Of course, it’s up to the person to decide who to associate with, but… … If this is a sign that the couple I supported will break up, I don’t like it one bit.

I thought Adele and Diane had become quite close, but wouldn’t the story be different if your older brother intervened at this point?

Because in the original work, my brother was one of the male protagonists.

“You said you were in Delki City not long ago and then came back, right?”

“Ah, yes, that’s right, but… … .”

Adele really admires the position of a knight. To be precise, she greatly admires those who make ‘handling a sword’ their profession.

And even among those people, the people of Delki city are the ones I respect the most. As soon as they met me, who was not even a knight, they immediately got extremely excited.

When I think about it again, Niadel may not just be in love with his older brother.

Compared to Hannah, who was unclear on the outside as to whether she was from Delkish or not, my older brother looked like the ‘Delkish’ I had only heard about.

All you have to do is control it somehow and sit there, but inside you may already be running around like crazy.

“From what I heard, it seems like the warriors of Delkisi actually participated in the battle… … .”

Adele says that with subtle anticipation… … hmm.

I’m sorry, but if you really like your brother, it would be better not to say that.

But I understand.

Isn’t it an age of peace? Moreover, there is no medium that perfectly conveys the situation, such as photos.

It is also understandable that war falls into the category of romance.

A girl who admires a knight met a knight who had ‘participated in real combat’ whom she had only heard about.

And that knight was one of the strongest men in the world, and the only war taking place in this world was one-sidedly won by our side.

Considering what Adele admires, it makes no sense for her not to want to hear that side of the story.

The reason Diane looks back and forth between Adele and her brother with a blank expression is probably because they have the same thoughts.

“Adele.”

But there are people here who don’t think that way.

Neither I nor Amelia think that war is ‘romantic’ because we have heard many times how terrible war is in the news, on the Internet, and in textbooks.

Moreover, the wars of this world are wars fought with blades.

Corpses blown up by guns and bombs are horrendous, but fighting between people, unable to kill Ro at once and cutting into the other’s body several times… … It was incredibly scary in another way.

Moreover, the two of us were present in that moment, albeit briefly.

“It’s okay.”

But my brother smiled slightly at Amelia and said that.

“Yes, I actually participated in the battle. And our side is definitely winning. The reason I was able to come here is because the war situation has improved significantly.”

“As expected!”

However, after shouting like that, Adele quickly adjusted her expression. Her gaze glanced at Amelia. It seemed like she remembered Amelia trying to stop Adele from speaking a little while ago.

“Ah, well, then… … .”

As Adele was watching Amelia intently, the older brother opened his mouth first again.

“I heard that Lady Carlins is learning swordsmanship from my younger brother.”

“Yes, I get help every time.”

“Then, may I check your sword skills?”

“Can you do that!?”

“Of course. He is my younger brother’s close friend, so it’s natural.”

At first glance, Adele looked very excited.

Although the expression was closer to that of a boy on the baseball team getting an autograph from a baseball player than the face of a woman in love with a man.

Anyway, I didn’t really like it.

*

However, Adele’s promise partner was not my brother, but the three of us, and my brother probably thought that some people would not like him if he suddenly intervened, so first of all, it ended as a promise.

However, Adele was still smiling brightly even after tea time was over and she went up to the training room on the second floor.

“Does that make you happy, Adele?”

It was Diane who voiced her displeasure with something.

Diane looked at her brother with a blank expression, so she was probably jealous of Adele for receiving such a promise.

“Yes, of course.”

Adele answered calmly.

“You received swordsmanship training from a person from Delki City. It is an honor as the daughter of a knightly family.”

“Hmph.”

Diane snorted as if she was very displeased with Adele’s words.

Up to that point, it wasn’t much different from the conversation the two usually had, but—

“Although he was receiving training from other Delksi on a regular basis, he seemed to feel that it was not enough.”

“Yes?”

Eck.

Even the most clueless country could tell right away that it was a sound that drew me into an argument.

“What does that mean?”

And Adele, perhaps angry at the open argument, raised her eyebrows and turned to Diane.

“That’s literally true. It seems like Lady Adele wasn’t satisfied at all.”

“Are you saying that I even ignored Elsie?”

I didn’t feel that way at all.

It is true that he is better than his older brother in the first place.

“It is natural to think that way when you see him lashing out like that without even asking the person in question.”

“Diane.”

Amelia said that as if warning, but Diane was only glaring at Adele.

What is it? Is it really jealousy?

No, I’m just jealous.

That’s true, but something was strange.

So, the atmosphere is, how can I say it? It’s not the kind of atmosphere where you’re fighting over a guy you met for the first time today?

Moreover, ignoring Amelia, who was usually so scared, and glaring at Adele… … This was not the reaction that Diane, who was acting as the count’s daughter, would have reacted to.

“… … Did you say you’re flirting now?”

“If that’s not flirting, what is?”

“… … .”

Adele and Diane’s gaze collided in the air.

note… … .

What is this atmosphere?

Is it bloody or something? I can’t figure it out.

Am I just feeling that way because it’s just a fight between young girls?