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Side Story 65, Elaim’s Episode – Outing with Sister (1)

The next day.

Elaim received a call from the head of the family and headed to the office.

“I wonder why he’s calling me…”

She pondered as she walked. She couldn’t help but do so.

On the surface, Vale and Elaim were in a relationship as the head of the family and a knight. But before that, the two had grown up together since they were young. They were siblings and like family.

Therefore, when calling each other as siblings, they would have the servants refer to him as ‘Lord Vale’.

But today was different. The title in the summons she had just heard was ‘Head of the Family’. That meant this summons was not as a sibling but as the head of a family.

Does he have something else he wants me to do?

Elaim thought that might be the case. She had been going out of the territory frequently recently, so she didn’t have much time to take care of the territory.

Of course, that outing was….

“Tch.”

She frowned and clicked her tongue, unlike her usual self. It was because someone’s face came to mind.

In fact, it wasn’t something to be so annoyed about. She had been prepared to some extent since she allowed Lana.

But she didn’t know he would have this many women….

And that he would neglect her so much because of it….

To be honest, she was very resentful. She had only looked at him since she first saw him, and she continued to look at him even when he returned as a small and cute younger brother….

Before being a knight, she was also a woman, so she couldn’t help but feel sad. That’s why she was doing something childish at this age.

“Haa….”

While sighing deeply and continuing to move, Elaim arrived at the office where the head of the family was. She straightened her attire before entering and reached out her hand.

Knock knock.

“Head of the Family. It’s Elaim.”

Similarly, in a composed voice, she announced her arrival to the other side. Soon, a reply was heard from beyond the door.

-Come in.

Vale’s unique calm voice. Kyle and Vale were brothers, so their voices were similar in many ways, but there was a big difference in tone.

At the words of permission, Elaim opened the door. The current head of the Arden family came into her view.

He was sitting upright in his chair, reviewing documents. He was still young and had a somewhat youthful appearance, but he was becoming quite the head of the family.

She bowed and said.

“Did you call for me, Head of the Family?”

“Yes, Elaim.”

As mentioned earlier, they had grown up like siblings. At first, it was awkward to call each other like this. Of course, she got used to it after doing it a few times, but there were still many awkward parts.

“I heard you don’t have any busy schedules for the time being, is that correct?”

“Yes. The training schedule for the recently joined knights is over.”

“Then….”

Vale handed over a letter.

“Please deliver this letter.”

“…….”

Elaim stared blankly at the letter placed in front of her.

A letter without the family’s seal. However, the paper quality was very luxurious, and it had a strange, pleasant scent. The color was also slightly pinkish.

She knew what this letter was at once.

“…Head of the Family, please have another knight do this kind of thing. And who sends letters directly these days? How many love letter magic tools have been made to be checked at once….”

“It’s an order from the Head of the Family. Please deliver it.”

“…Haa.”

I wonder who he takes after…. Sometimes I even think he takes after his brother.

Of course, it’s not strange for the head of the family to have a knight do personal things. Especially for romance-related matters, it was common to have someone you could trust do it.

After Elaim carefully put the letter in her arms, Vale handed over another letter. This time, it was a letter with the family seal.

“This is….”

“The previous one was a personal matter, and this is the real thing. The method is… you know, right?”

“Yes, Head of the Family.”

The reason for entrusting the work in a complicated way was probably for security. Elaim quietly hid the second letter carefully in her arms as well.

Vale smiled and said to Elaim.

“Then I’ll leave it in your hands, Sister.”

If they weren’t siblings, the way they smiled was cute. When she thought of that, someone who had been visiting with a smile for four days came to mind.

“I understand.”

Elaim bowed one last time and left the office. After that, Elaim began to prepare to go out.

There wasn’t much to prepare. There was a very convenient means of transportation called the Warp Gate on the continent. Using that, you could arrive at other territories in the blink of an eye.

But you couldn’t just use the Warp Gate. Just being a knight of Arden would attract attention, and if she visited only two destinations here and returned, that would also attract attention.

It was necessary to add at least three more places to visit to prevent people from finding out the real purpose. Adding that would mean she would have to spend at least two days outside.

Anyway, taking that into account, she packed money and equipment and left the mansion. And walked towards the castle gate. She was planning to go to the next territory, stop by one place, and then use the Warp Gate.

At that moment, as she was about to leave the castle gate.

“Sister, where are you going?”

A voice that shouldn’t be heard was heard.

“…….”

Elaim naturally ignored it and walked on. And Kyle followed as if it was natural.

“I’m asking where you’re going, Sister. Huh?”

He sticks to her side, mixing in aegyo unlike his usual self.

Yes, unlike his usual self…. It was like aegyo that reminded her of her childhood. He used to act like that when he saw that she was angry.

“…….”

This time too, Elaim silently moved her steps. The intention of that aegyo was too obvious. Elaim wasn’t stupid enough to fall for that.

Kyle followed alongside Elaim and walked side by side. And spat out casually.

“I heard you’re going to deliver a love letter?”

“…….”

How on earth does he know that….

It’s not strange. Vale is the current head of Arden. Any small action quickly spreads as a rumor.

Especially things related to women are of utmost interest. As a result, the fact that they are exchanging letters has already become widely known among the nobles.

More than that, why does he know about the love letter….

Suddenly, Vale’s smiling face as he called her Sister flashed through her mind. She thought it was a smile meaning to have a good trip earlier, but now that she thinks about it, it doesn’t seem like it.

Clearly this Vale or Kyle, one of them planned it….

Then Kyle continued.

“Can I come with you too?”

“…….”

She ignored him.

“That means yes, right? How many days are you planning? One day? Two days?”

“What the actual fu….”

But seeing him take it as a sign of permission, she couldn’t help but swear. This too must have been intentional, but this time she couldn’t hold back no matter what.

“Sister, how can you swear like that? Everyone is looking at you.”

The number of gazes gathered was already dozens. As befitting the center of the vast territory, the number of people going back and forth between the castle every day was at least thousands, and at most hundreds of thousands.

It was natural that attention was drawn to the fact that the knight of Arden was about to swear in the middle of the road.

“…I am carrying out the orders of the Head of the Family. So please return to the mansion, Saint Kyle.”

She deliberately calls him Saint and draws a line. But Kyle replied with a brazen face.

“Really? Then I’ll just… take a walk.”

Then he hums a tune and follows. Elaim frowned and continued walking.

The accompaniment that wasn’t an accompaniment continued like that, but it couldn’t be as she thought it would be.

“But who is the other person? Someone we know? If you’ve been meeting since last year, they’re not an academy student, right?”

Blah blah….

“Have you ever seen them? What do you think of them, Sister? You shouldn’t meet with strange kids….”

Blah blah….

“Sister, do you want a candy? I bought it for you.”

Blah blah….

He shakes the candy in front of her, blocking her view. By that point, Elaim couldn’t help but get annoyed.

“Please stop.”

She lowers her voice and warns him. And at the moment she tries to grab the annoying arm.

Tak!

Her wrist is grabbed and her body rotates half a turn and leans forward.

Elaim is a Master. She wasn’t skilled enough to fall for such tricks. She momentarily distributed strength throughout her body and resisted.

But there was something Elaim had overlooked. The opponent was a human who had even killed a god. He was a skilled person who couldn’t be compared to a Master.

Kyle poked the point where the force was concentrated with his finger. Then the strength was released in an instant.

Thanks to that, Elaim landed in Kyle’s arms. She faced his face.

But Elaim still said with a disgruntled expression.

“Let go of this… Mph.”

A small candy comes into her mouth. As the candy melts in her saliva, a sweetness lingers on the tip of her tongue.

Kyle smiled as he looked at Elaim, who was munching on the candy.

“It’s delicious, right? Candy.”

“…….”

She didn’t answer. She was just tasting the candy lingering in her mouth.

“Is it not delicious…?”

Kyle’s appearance droops like a rain-soaked puppy. It’s a sight that puts a strain on the heart.

Today, too, her younger brother was as cute as a puppy. So much so that she wanted to hold him tightly….

“…It’s delicious. So don’t make that face.”

Although her eyes have become fierce and much of her childhood cuteness has died down, her cuteness has not completely disappeared.

The way she speaks and acts is still cute, so if another woman saw this, she would fall in love at once. Maybe other women, and even herself, were captivated by this appearance.

“Do you want to eat one more?”

Then Kyle showed one more candy. Elaim nodded slightly.

“Here you go.”

The candy comes back into her mouth. Different flavors swirl and begin to mix.

It was delicious….

Munch munch.

She munches on the candy in place for a long time. Kyle, who had been watching Elaim with a smile, apologized sincerely.

“Sister, I’m sorry.”

Just a word that wasn’t really anything. But that one word melts her heart.

The resentment and anger that had been welling up deep inside, and all the childish things she had done so far, are all forgotten.

What should she do with this playboy younger brother….

Even if she thinks and thinks again in her heart, there is only one determined ending.

It couldn’t be helped. From the first time she saw him, and even now, she was too weak for her younger brother….

“Sister, I love you.”

“Don’t call me Sister… don’t call me Sister.”

At those words, Kyle smiled brightly.

“Elaim, I love you.”

His face slowly approaches. And their lips touch.

“Ah….”

The kiss that took place for the first time in a month was as sweet as the candy in her mouth.