It’s a Misunderstanding, (Future) Mother-in-Law

At the same time, Sylvia was showing Anise around the castle.

A small girl with adorable steps was walking ahead of the two of them.

None other than Sylvia’s younger sister, Rinee.

In fact, although Sylvia was the one “showing” her around the castle, the real guide was Rinee.

Rinee, who was strongly attached to Freeg Castle, which could be called her own playground, stiffened her neck and volunteered to be the guide as soon as Anise expressed her desire to see the castle.

However, no matter how sharp Rinee was for her age, she was still a young child, so she lacked eloquence.

Sylvia stepped up as a kind of regent, in case she got lost sometimes.

,This is the most wonderful place in the garden! You can sit here and drink tea, and the scenery around the castle and garden is so beautiful at a glance!”

,Really? It’s so beautiful.”

When they arrived at the very center of the garden, which could be seen as the most perfect place in Freeg Castle, Anise spread her arms wide and said proudly.

Anise clapped her hands in response, but that didn’t mean she was just spouting empty words.

In fact, even though it was quite dark around, the scenery of the garden, shining softly with the light leaking from around, was like a painting.

The scenery of Kaintreche Castle was also wonderful enough, but perhaps because she was a woman, the scenery here, which felt a little more delicate and refined, suited Anise’s taste a little more.

How happy would I be if I could spend a leisurely time sipping a cup of tea in a place like this every morning?

Suddenly, while dreaming such a dream, Anise felt her face getting hot.

While continuing her delusion, she inadvertently thought about the scenery after marrying Vermillian in the future.

,Anise Onee-chan, your face is red!”

,That’s right. Anise, do you have a cold or something?”

When the Eleanor sisters noticed this and stared at her with wide eyes, Anise avoided their gaze and cooled her face with a hand fan.

But it wasn’t very effective, so she could only confess her shameful behavior with an awkward expression.

,N-no big deal. I was just imagining things for a moment, and I got a little embarrassed.”

,Imagining?”

,Yeah. I was wondering if I could wake up together in a place like this if I really got married to Vermillian someday.”

,Ah….”

Sylvia inadvertently sighed at Anise’s shy words.

It wasn’t just because Anise’s wish was so girlish and simple, and the life she had lived so far came to her mind naturally.

No, of course, that was also included in the reason.

It was just that she felt a little more sorry for her because she could feel her desperately worrying about Vermillian, who was not here now.

,If the family’s affairs are not resolved well, it will be difficult to even hope for that.”

The inside story entangled in the Drake family was that complicated.

The tangled thread was so tightly twisted that it was too much to be achieved with just one girl’s wish.

Anise’s eyes, looking up at the darkened night sky, felt like she was longing for and worrying about Vermillian, who would be looking at the same sky somewhere over there.

,Of course. I haven’t been to the Drake family’s castle, but I think that someday, when everything is resolved, you two will have tea time in the Drake family’s garden every morning.”

,I hope so.”

Anise nodded with a bright smile in response to Sylvia’s words of comfort and encouragement.

Rinee, who was quick-witted, didn’t bother to join their conversation, and after looking at the pretty flowers next to her, she returned to her seat when the conversation was over.

Then, suddenly feeling the emptiness of one empty seat, she carefully pulled on her older sister’s sleeve and asked.

,But Onee-chan, where did Kyle Oraboni go?”

Although their relationship was not long, Rinee felt quite fond of Kyle, so she must have been sad about his absence.

Or maybe she knew that Sylvia liked him, so she was pretending not to know and asking to create a place between the two of them.

Sylvia also felt the same regret, so she smiled bitterly and shrugged her shoulders.

,I don’t know. Maybe he’s in his room?”

,He must be fast asleep because he’s tired from the trip.”

,That’s right. Kyle is quite a heavy sleeper.”

,Really? That’s unexpected. I didn’t feel that way when we were together.”

Although Anise didn’t share a room with Kyle and check his amount of sleep, she didn’t really feel that he was sleeping a lot or tired when they were together.

Sylvia, with a slightly amused expression at her puzzled expression, began to unravel the story with a low laugh.

,He hates causing trouble to others to the extreme. Even if he’s a little tired, he tries not to show it as much as possible, so that’s probably why.”

,He’s a neat freak.”

,Hehe, in a way, that’s right.”

Sylvia expressed her agreement, thinking that it was a strangely fitting expression, even though he didn’t have mysophobia.

Certainly, that personality was at a deformed level, to the point where the expression “neat freak” came to mind.

But it’s gotten a little better recently, but his original appearance won’t go anywhere.

,That’s why he’s quite cute when he first wakes up in the morning. He’s also surprisingly fussy when he wakes up.”

,Wow, I can’t imagine that. Kyle being fussy when he wakes up.”

,I was surprised at first too. I woke him up because he didn’t wake up for some reason, and he said, ‘Eung…. Just five more minutes….’ and wrapped himself in the blanket. He was like an eight-year-old, so cute.”

,That’s right. Those unexpected aspects are bound to feel cute.”

It’s not for nothing that there’s a saying among women that if a man looks cool, it’s still okay, but once a man starts looking cute, it’s over.

Although it wasn’t the same situation, Anise also thought that Vermillian had surprisingly cute aspects, so she could greatly sympathize.

But the problem was that one girl who had been listening to this story felt a fundamental question.

,Onee-chan, Onee-chan.”

,What is it, Rinee?”

This time, Sylvia lowered her gaze to her younger sister, who was pulling on her sleeve a little more vigorously and actively.

Rinee was seen with eyes shining so brightly that the starlight that had begun to faintly rise in the night sky couldn’t even hold a candle to them.

She was wondering what had attracted her attention so much.

,How do you know about Kyle Oraboni’s sleeping habits?”

,…….”

,…Oops.”

Sylvia was at a loss for words when a girl’s truly pure, and therefore fierce, question followed.

Anise also frowned and expressed her difficulty, as if it were her own business.

,Well, you know. Sometimes when Rinee sleeps in, someone comes to wake her up, right?”

,Yes!”

,Like that, if Kyle Oraboni doesn’t wake up until too late, this Onee-chan sometimes goes to wake him up herself. That’s when I found out.”

,Aha!”

Fortunately, Sylvia proved that she was not a woman who had received grace from Lethe for nothing, and immediately squeezed out her wisdom and gave a plausible excuse.

Rinee, like a pure girl, immediately nodded in agreement with those words.

With the story settled somehow, the three of them enjoyed the scenery of the garden a little more before returning to the castle.

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Rinee, who returned to the castle, headed to her mother, Marian’s, room.

She wanted to lie in the same bed with her mother and fall asleep after a long time, and she also wanted to tell her the fun stories she had with her older sisters.

,Kyle Oraboni!”

,Hmm? Rinee.”

At that time, she was able to run into Marian and Kyle, who were opening the door and coming out.

Judging from the atmosphere, Kyle had just finished some business and was about to leave the room, and Marian seemed to have come out to see him off.

,Where have you been?”

,Hehe, I went for a walk with my Onee-chans!”

,I see. You should get ready to sleep now.”

,I will!”

Rinee, who answered Kyle’s words energetically, immediately ran to her mother’s arms and hugged her tightly.

Marian, who was looking at the scene as if it were cute, stroked her daughter’s head and asked casually.

,What kind of stories did you have so much fun with? My daughter.”

,Uung…. There were so many. But if I had to pick one, the most fun was when Sylvia Onee-chan told me about Kyle Oraboni’s cute episode!”

,……?”

,Oh my.”

Kyle was stunned by the unexpected answer, and Marian covered her mouth as if she was interested and urged her to tell her the details.

,This mother is also curious. What kind of story was it?”

,Well…. It was that Kyle Oraboni’s sleeping face is cute!”

,…Excuse me?”

,Wh-what…!”

Then, Rinee’s nonchalant answer came back, and the shock was at a level no different from a meteor falling.

His sleeping face is cute?

Marian, with an expression that could be misinterpreted in various ways depending on how you heard it, stared at Kyle with her eyes wide open.

Kyle, feeling that gaze, shook his hands violently and insisted that it was not that kind of meaning….

,Ah! And Kyle Oraboni also told Sylvia Onee-chan something very pleasant!”

,…….”

Kyle stared at the ceiling, silently holding his forehead, as the purity of a girl who didn’t know anything about this situation rather put a period on it.

He had a sense of unease that he would be dragged back into the room he had just escaped from.