Chapter 135: Siblings That Gets Along Well Together
This whole chapter will be from Chris’ POV.
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“Now then, Big Brother Chris, please start by telling us how you met with Ren.”
“I’m curious too.”
“I’m also curious just how Chris changed his mind. You even said that you wanted to get married… Didn’t you?”
As soon as we left the room, my younger siblings immediately started hurling a barrage of questions at me even though we were still in the hallway.
“For the time being… Let’s get inside the room first?~ I will properly answer your question then, okay?~”
This was not the kind of topic we could discuss in the hallway and I didn’t want any of the employees in this house to overhear our conversation no matter how they were trained to never disclose anything.
“Then how about if we go to my room? Sister-in-law-aneue must be in Alex-anieue’s room, right? Even though we are all siblings, I don’t think going into a woman’s room with this many people is a good thing. As for Chris-aniue, you haven’t been home for long so your room… Well, I’m sure your room must be cleaned too but…”
Mau then suggested for us to go to his room after I said that.
“So it’s Mau’s room, right? Let’s go then?”
It was true that Alex’s room was now a married couple’s room so it was definitely impossible for us to go there and just like what Mau had said, although Syuti was our younger sister, she was still a woman so having several grown men coming to her room was a little bit….
The rest were either my room or Mau’s room but my room hadn’t been used for a long time already since I basically hadn’t come back to the royal capital for several years at least so at this point that room already felt like someone else’s room. I guess Mau’s room was the best choice after all?
“We will prepare the tea ourselves so you guys, please refrain from coming into this room, alright?”
“Yes.”
Syuti said that to the maid that had been following us to drive them away before she closed the door shut.
Mau’s room consisted of two conjoined rooms with the back room was Mau’s bedroom and the front room was the reception room with sofa in it. Alex and Syuti sat on a single sofa while I sat together with Mau.
“Onii-sama, first… Please tell us how you met Ren.”
Syuti, who had been staring at the door intensely for a moment after she closed it, turned her face at us and smiled as she started questioning me.
Ah… Looks like I won’t be able to run away from here for a while.
“Hm~ We met at the Pedrel Adventurers’ Guild. At that time Ren-chan was still a new adventurer who was trying to take his first ever subjugation quest but the subjugation place was a bit far from Pedrel, you know? So Malik-san, he’s the guild master in Pedrel but he’s also Ren-chan’s adopted father. He became worried so he asked me to go together with Ren-chan. I guess that was our starting point?”
How nostalgic… When I first met him, I thought he was small and adorable so I wanted to become good friends with him but you know, Ren-chan could act proactive on his own too. At that time, I still hadn’t realized it but it must’ve been love at first sight.
“Well… So at that time you’re already acquainted with his parent?”
“Yes. Malik-san used to be an excellent adventurer and even after he became a guild master, he’s still great at his job. I’m really indebted to him. Malik-san thought that a man that could protect Ren-chan could become a good spouse for him so I guess that was why I was acknowledged by him~”
Malik-san was a famous adventurer and when he was still active as an adventurer, I was under his wing for several years so of course I knew about him. I thought it was really regrettable that he had to retire due to injury but when I knew he was going to work as a guild master in Pedrel, a place that I often frequented, I was really surprised.
I was already thinking of suggesting Ren-chan to come together with me but when Malik-san himself requested for me to escort Ren-chan, I was like “yes!”.
“Just why would he choose Chris… That… No matter where, you always play around in every city you stop by, right?”
Alex was being rude but… Well, he was speaking the truth.
Nevertheless, just like me, Alex had a different way of speaking when he was in front of father and the others compared to when he was with us. Syuti and Mau didn’t speak differently so I guess it must be due to the training the mother drilled into us so we could become the head of the family I guess?
“Well, I won’t deny that~ But right now, I’ve devoted myself only to Ren-chan! I can’t get it up unless it’s him uuph-”
Yeah, I wouldn’t deny it because it was true that I liked to play around before I met him, after all. But ever since I met Ren-chan, I couldn’t see anyone else but him.
“Aniue! Aneue is here too, you know?!”
When I spoke out my true feelings for a bit, Mau, who had been sitting beside me, quickly became flustered. He stood from his seat and immediately covered my mouth.
Wai- Mau! You’re exerting your strength a bit too strong!
“Mau, you don’t need to worry about that. Contrary to your expectations, women also talk about vulgar stuff like that, you know?”
Syuti chuckled as she said that to Mau.
“Vulgar…”
“That’s right. That’s why you need to stop having wistful expectations about women, you know?”
Right, right. I guess we were being too lurid but I doubt Mau was still a virgin but maybe he saw women as something fragile and innocent? I became worried that he might be tricked in the future.
Oh but, there were more men in his workplace than women so his partner might not be a woman. It seemed a lot of knights became tangled in workplace romance because they often had to go through dangerous encounters in their line of work…
Upon hearing Syuti’s remark, Mau loosened his grip on my mouth before he finally let me go.
“I see. Well, I’m glad you’ve found your partner but… His other fiancés… How do I say this… They are a very amazing mix, huh.”
True. Sig was pretty famous on his own but above everything else, Fer was….
“That’s right, onii-sama! I even have the portrait of the two of them!”
“Huh? You? Syuti?”
Portrait?!
Syuti said that while smiling but Syuti, you really had their portrait? Syuti was a lady from a noble family who was married into another noble family so… How did she get her hands on them in the first place?
“Yes. I sometimes like to go into the town in secret. Fufu~ The portraits of onii-sama and the two of them are very popular and they come in various patterns too.”
“Huh? They must’ve made those things without our permission… Well, I don’t really mind but I guess we won’t be able to go undercover thanks to that~”
Ohh… So Syuti is this kind of girl, huh. She looks so pretty that people often say she looks like a doll or a fairy but it turns out, she’s a pretty tomboy one, huh.
Portrait, huh… I don’t really mind it but I’m sure it’s going to affect the request we take on…
“I see… Well certainly there’s not many adventurers as famous as aniue and the others, huh.”
“You guys are beautiful, strong and people knew you guys as still single… Regardless if our kingdom recognize polygamous marriage or not, a single bachelor is still more popular than married one. I’m sure a lot of people are going to cry once they know the three of you are going to get married all of a sudden.”
“Fufu~ Sorry about that~ Well, Ren-chan is also pretty popular so getting married to him also serves as deterrent to keep other people in check~”
“Especially since his partners are the three of you.”
If I may say so myself, I think I’m one of the top five most popular adventurers. It seems my portraits are selling pretty well too~ Ren-chan is not an A-rank adventurer so I’m sure his portraits are going to circulate in the public soon too. It’s good that he’s getting more popular but I hope the fact that we are mates is going to spread too so the possibility of people getting the wrong impression can decrease.
Maybe we should prepare something in secret?
“Truly! …. Then? What happened after you two met?”
“Nothing much? We went on the quest together then I thought to myself that… Ahh… I want to make this boy mine… Sig was also taking the same quest as us and he suddenly proposed to Ren-chan so I was like, me too! I went along with the flow too…”
Feeling excited, Syuti urged me to continue my story but there wasn’t much to tell though? If Sig hadn’t proposed to Ren-chan at that time, I think I would’ve taken my time more to court Ren-chan…
“My oh my! So you two have only known each other for a short period of time?!”
“Ren-chan himself came to this world in May and I met him in June. But I don’t think time has anything to do with it. I already can’t think about anyone else but him~”
“Fufu~ So it’s like a ‘life changing encounter’, huh?”
“I guess so~”
We had only known each other for about 2 months I guess? But that was truly a life changing encounter. If you had asked the me from 6 months ago, I would never have imagined this kind of thing could happen to me.
“Huh.. It must be nice, aniue. I also want to meet someone like that!”
Mau said, pouting. He was already 24 years old. A fully grown man who was bigger and bulkier than me but maybe because he was my younger brother, when I saw him pouting like this, I couldn’t help but to think he was cute.
“After this, Mau is the only one who’s still single. Chris already told Lise-sama his decision and above everything else, His Highness is also in the picture so it’s going to be hard for her to try to interfere. I’m sure Lise-sama is going to keep pestering you to get married from now on.”
Fufu~ After I got married, Mau is the only one left. I’m sure my mother is going to be annoying. Since I already decided I’m going to marry Ren-chan, I’m sure my mother is going to make Mau marry someone she prefers…. I hope Mau can get away from it though since he basically is living in the castle’s barrack.
“Uwah…. How troublesome. Alex-aniue said it was a mutual love at first sight when he saw his partner at the arranged marriage meeting and aneue got married to her childhood friend…. Somehow, my siblings are blessed with a happy marriage.”
Just like what Mau had said, Alex was at an arranged marriage meeting but he immediately proposed right here and there. As for Syuti, she got married to her childhood friend that she was close with… Yeah, it was quite rare for everyone to have a happy marriage when marriage out of convenience often happened between nobles.
“That’s right. I also never thought I’d be getting married~”
“Aniue, I thought you are the farthest person from marriage between us siblings.”
“That’s true. I thought you are going to stay single just like what you’ve already done so far…”
“Yeah, yeah. I’m glad to know onii-sama won’t have to become lonely when he’s old later.”
When I expressed my thoughts to them, the three of them also nodded their head, agreeing with me.
“But you know, if it’s him, I’m sure your children are going to be super cute. I can’t wait to see our children playing with their adorable cousins.”
“My son and Syuti’s childrens gets along well. I’m sure they will also adore Chris’s children too.”
“Syuti’s children are 6 and 4 years old while Alex’s son is 4 years old, right?”
Yeah, yeah. No matter who the father is, I’m sure any children from Ren-chan will be adorable. Fer and Sig also have a good face so if our children resemble them instead, our children are still going to be adorable. Unlike my mother, I will earnestly love my children even if they’re not related to me by blood.
The two people who already had children of their own were smiling. Syuti already had one boy and one girl while Alex had one boy.
“Yes. We also have another one on the way. The child is due in two months.”
“Wha-, really?! You need to tell me when they’re born, okay? Is it a boy? Or a girl? I already told you guys that we went to greet the royal family the other day, right? Ren-chan met Princess Nadia at that time and he was completely entranced by her~ I’d love to take Ren-chan to meet with your newborn after everything calmed down and you are ready to receive a guest, is that alright with you?”
Huh? Alex is having his second child? I can’t wait to see them~ I wonder if the child is a boy or a girl? Ren-chan seems to be fond of children so I want to let him meet Alex’s new child. Though we will need to wait until Alex’s partner is feeling well enough.
“Of course. Princess Nadia… She’s not even 1 year old yet, right?”
“That’s right. Also she’s from a canine beast lineage and has the same hair color as Sig so when our children are born… Oh well, we will need to think about that later I guess? Ren-chan looked so adorable when he was so infatuated with Princess Nadia though~”
Ren-chan looked really adorable when he held Princess Nadia in his arms. He couldn’t stop smiling and laughing as he did so… I wonder if Ren-chan will also act like that when we have a child of our own too?
“Anieue! Stop speaking fondly about your partner so nonchalantly like that!”
“Mau, your ears must be hurting hearing us, huh?~”
“Alex-aniue and aneue also like to speak fondly of their partner on a daily basis…”
Mau complained but I couldn’t help it after all, Ren-chan is just too adorable~ Oh, it turns out Alex and Syuti are like that too?~ I don’t know since I don’t meet them often after all~ Mau must be suffering a lot since he’s still single and meet with them often.
“The next time we meet, I’d love to talk with His Highness and the others more too. Since Chris seems to be charmed with them to some extent, I guess you must’ve approved of them as Ren’s partner, right?”
“That’s right~ Fer is the type who doesn’t care about social status just like me so I’m sure you will have a good time talking with him~ You can take your time talking with him next time, okay?~”
“Yeah, I’ll be looking forward to it.”
Just like what Alex had said, these two were the people I could trust to protect Ren-chan if something were to happen to me. Putting our parents aside… I’d love for them to be able to get along well with my siblings so I should go and talk with them about this later.
“Nevertheless, you did mention you’ve done your greeting with the royal family. How did they react upon meeting you guys?”
“I think it’s safe to say we received a warm welcome~ Especially Queen Sophia, Queen Esther and Princess Elsa. The three of them were especially welcome to us~ I think we’ve made a good impression with His Highness the King and the other princes too. The other young princesses also likes us~”
Syuti asked me about our meeting with the royal family. It seemed the women in the royal family really liked Ren-chan~ Unlike the meeting with my family, there was no sign of hostility at all.
“That means the response from our mother was really dangerous… I thought my heart was going to stop when I heard our mother’s blatant abusive words….”
“Ah… Sorry about that, Mau. Fer is not the type to tattle so you don’t need to worry though~”
“Haaah… I’m glad to hear that…”
Ah… Mau is a knight so that incident was especially bad for his heart. If the one that heard that was Manami-sama or Princess Lily, then things would go terribly fast but since it was Fer, I’m sure everything will be fine.
When I said that to him, Mau looked really relieved as he finally sighed deeply.
While we continued our talk, lunch time was dawning near before we realized it. We all went to have lunch together and continued our talk until the afternoon, as if we were making up for the years us siblings couldn’t meet.
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“Now then if you’ll excuse me…”
“Yeah, take care.”
“Yes.”
Last night I stayed over here and immediately after breakfast, I greeted my mother who was staying at her clubroom and Adele-sama who was at the greenhouse. Then I went to greet my father who was in the study room. I parted ways with the three of them without saying much,as if the three of them had something else in their mind.
“Onii-sama! Be sure to let me talk with Ren next time we meet, okay?”
“Yeah. Let’s meet again when mother and the others are not around.”
“Count me in!”
“Me as well. I want to let my partner and child meet with all of you too.”
“Yeah! Then, I’ll see you guys soon~”
After promising to meet again with my younger sister and brothers again who were seeing me off at the gate, I left the residence.
“Now then, William. Let’s go to the inn where Ren-chan and the others are staying.”
I said to William as I started heading to the inn where they were staying.
Chapter 135: Siblings That Gets Along Well Together
This whole chapter will be from Chris’ POV.
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“Now then, Big Brother Chris, please start by telling us how you met with Ren.”
“I’m curious too.”
“I’m also curious just how Chris changed his mind. You even said that you wanted to get married… Didn’t you?”
As soon as we left the room, my younger siblings immediately started hurling a barrage of questions at me even though we were still in the hallway.
“For the time being… Let’s get inside the room first?~ I will properly answer your question then, okay?~”
This was not the kind of topic we could discuss in the hallway and I didn’t want any of the employees in this house to overhear our conversation no matter how they were trained to never disclose anything.
“Then how about if we go to my room? Sister-in-law-aneue must be in Alex-anieue’s room, right? Even though we are all siblings, I don’t think going into a woman’s room with this many people is a good thing. As for Chris-aniue, you haven’t been home for long so your room… Well, I’m sure your room must be cleaned too but…”
Mau then suggested for us to go to his room after I said that.
“So it’s Mau’s room, right? Let’s go then?”
It was true that Alex’s room was now a married couple’s room so it was definitely impossible for us to go there and just like what Mau had said, although Syuti was our younger sister, she was still a woman so having several grown men coming to her room was a little bit….
The rest were either my room or Mau’s room but my room hadn’t been used for a long time already since I basically hadn’t come back to the royal capital for several years at least so at this point that room already felt like someone else’s room. I guess Mau’s room was the best choice after all?
“We will prepare the tea ourselves so you guys, please refrain from coming into this room, alright?”
“Yes.”
Syuti said that to the maid that had been following us to drive them away before she closed the door shut.
Mau’s room consisted of two conjoined rooms with the back room was Mau’s bedroom and the front room was the reception room with sofa in it. Alex and Syuti sat on a single sofa while I sat together with Mau.
“Onii-sama, first… Please tell us how you met Ren.”
Syuti, who had been staring at the door intensely for a moment after she closed it, turned her face at us and smiled as she started questioning me.
Ah… Looks like I won’t be able to run away from here for a while.
“Hm~ We met at the Pedrel Adventurers’ Guild. At that time Ren-chan was still a new adventurer who was trying to take his first ever subjugation quest but the subjugation place was a bit far from Pedrel, you know? So Malik-san, he’s the guild master in Pedrel but he’s also Ren-chan’s adopted father. He became worried so he asked me to go together with Ren-chan. I guess that was our starting point?”
How nostalgic… When I first met him, I thought he was small and adorable so I wanted to become good friends with him but you know, Ren-chan could act proactive on his own too. At that time, I still hadn’t realized it but it must’ve been love at first sight.
“Well… So at that time you’re already acquainted with his parent?”
“Yes. Malik-san used to be an excellent adventurer and even after he became a guild master, he’s still great at his job. I’m really indebted to him. Malik-san thought that a man that could protect Ren-chan could become a good spouse for him so I guess that was why I was acknowledged by him~”
Malik-san was a famous adventurer and when he was still active as an adventurer, I was under his wing for several years so of course I knew about him. I thought it was really regrettable that he had to retire due to injury but when I knew he was going to work as a guild master in Pedrel, a place that I often frequented, I was really surprised.
I was already thinking of suggesting Ren-chan to come together with me but when Malik-san himself requested for me to escort Ren-chan, I was like “yes!”.
“Just why would he choose Chris… That… No matter where, you always play around in every city you stop by, right?”
Alex was being rude but… Well, he was speaking the truth.
Nevertheless, just like me, Alex had a different way of speaking when he was in front of father and the others compared to when he was with us. Syuti and Mau didn’t speak differently so I guess it must be due to the training the mother drilled into us so we could become the head of the family I guess?
“Well, I won’t deny that~ But right now, I’ve devoted myself only to Ren-chan! I can’t get it up unless it’s him uuph-”
Yeah, I wouldn’t deny it because it was true that I liked to play around before I met him, after all. But ever since I met Ren-chan, I couldn’t see anyone else but him.
“Aniue! Aneue is here too, you know?!”
When I spoke out my true feelings for a bit, Mau, who had been sitting beside me, quickly became flustered. He stood from his seat and immediately covered my mouth.
Wai- Mau! You’re exerting your strength a bit too strong!
“Mau, you don’t need to worry about that. Contrary to your expectations, women also talk about vulgar stuff like that, you know?”
Syuti chuckled as she said that to Mau.
“Vulgar…”
“That’s right. That’s why you need to stop having wistful expectations about women, you know?”
Right, right. I guess we were being too lurid but I doubt Mau was still a virgin but maybe he saw women as something fragile and innocent? I became worried that he might be tricked in the future.
Oh but, there were more men in his workplace than women so his partner might not be a woman. It seemed a lot of knights became tangled in workplace romance because they often had to go through dangerous encounters in their line of work…
Upon hearing Syuti’s remark, Mau loosened his grip on my mouth before he finally let me go.
“I see. Well, I’m glad you’ve found your partner but… His other fiancés… How do I say this… They are a very amazing mix, huh.”
True. Sig was pretty famous on his own but above everything else, Fer was….
“That’s right, onii-sama! I even have the portrait of the two of them!”
“Huh? You? Syuti?”
Portrait?!
Syuti said that while smiling but Syuti, you really had their portrait? Syuti was a lady from a noble family who was married into another noble family so… How did she get her hands on them in the first place?
“Yes. I sometimes like to go into the town in secret. Fufu~ The portraits of onii-sama and the two of them are very popular and they come in various patterns too.”
“Huh? They must’ve made those things without our permission… Well, I don’t really mind but I guess we won’t be able to go undercover thanks to that~”
Ohh… So Syuti is this kind of girl, huh. She looks so pretty that people often say she looks like a doll or a fairy but it turns out, she’s a pretty tomboy one, huh.
Portrait, huh… I don’t really mind it but I’m sure it’s going to affect the request we take on…
“I see… Well certainly there’s not many adventurers as famous as aniue and the others, huh.”
“You guys are beautiful, strong and people knew you guys as still single… Regardless if our kingdom recognize polygamous marriage or not, a single bachelor is still more popular than married one. I’m sure a lot of people are going to cry once they know the three of you are going to get married all of a sudden.”
“Fufu~ Sorry about that~ Well, Ren-chan is also pretty popular so getting married to him also serves as deterrent to keep other people in check~”
“Especially since his partners are the three of you.”
If I may say so myself, I think I’m one of the top five most popular adventurers. It seems my portraits are selling pretty well too~ Ren-chan is not an A-rank adventurer so I’m sure his portraits are going to circulate in the public soon too. It’s good that he’s getting more popular but I hope the fact that we are mates is going to spread too so the possibility of people getting the wrong impression can decrease.
Maybe we should prepare something in secret?
“Truly! …. Then? What happened after you two met?”
“Nothing much? We went on the quest together then I thought to myself that… Ahh… I want to make this boy mine… Sig was also taking the same quest as us and he suddenly proposed to Ren-chan so I was like, me too! I went along with the flow too…”
Feeling excited, Syuti urged me to continue my story but there wasn’t much to tell though? If Sig hadn’t proposed to Ren-chan at that time, I think I would’ve taken my time more to court Ren-chan…
“My oh my! So you two have only known each other for a short period of time?!”
“Ren-chan himself came to this world in May and I met him in June. But I don’t think time has anything to do with it. I already can’t think about anyone else but him~”
“Fufu~ So it’s like a ‘life changing encounter’, huh?”
“I guess so~”
We had only known each other for about 2 months I guess? But that was truly a life changing encounter. If you had asked the me from 6 months ago, I would never have imagined this kind of thing could happen to me.
“Huh.. It must be nice, aniue. I also want to meet someone like that!”
Mau said, pouting. He was already 24 years old. A fully grown man who was bigger and bulkier than me but maybe because he was my younger brother, when I saw him pouting like this, I couldn’t help but to think he was cute.
“After this, Mau is the only one who’s still single. Chris already told Lise-sama his decision and above everything else, His Highness is also in the picture so it’s going to be hard for her to try to interfere. I’m sure Lise-sama is going to keep pestering you to get married from now on.”
Fufu~ After I got married, Mau is the only one left. I’m sure my mother is going to be annoying. Since I already decided I’m going to marry Ren-chan, I’m sure my mother is going to make Mau marry someone she prefers…. I hope Mau can get away from it though since he basically is living in the castle’s barrack.
“Uwah…. How troublesome. Alex-aniue said it was a mutual love at first sight when he saw his partner at the arranged marriage meeting and aneue got married to her childhood friend…. Somehow, my siblings are blessed with a happy marriage.”
Just like what Mau had said, Alex was at an arranged marriage meeting but he immediately proposed right here and there. As for Syuti, she got married to her childhood friend that she was close with… Yeah, it was quite rare for everyone to have a happy marriage when marriage out of convenience often happened between nobles.
“That’s right. I also never thought I’d be getting married~”
“Aniue, I thought you are the farthest person from marriage between us siblings.”
“That’s true. I thought you are going to stay single just like what you’ve already done so far…”
“Yeah, yeah. I’m glad to know onii-sama won’t have to become lonely when he’s old later.”
When I expressed my thoughts to them, the three of them also nodded their head, agreeing with me.
“But you know, if it’s him, I’m sure your children are going to be super cute. I can’t wait to see our children playing with their adorable cousins.”
“My son and Syuti’s childrens gets along well. I’m sure they will also adore Chris’s children too.”
“Syuti’s children are 6 and 4 years old while Alex’s son is 4 years old, right?”
Yeah, yeah. No matter who the father is, I’m sure any children from Ren-chan will be adorable. Fer and Sig also have a good face so if our children resemble them instead, our children are still going to be adorable. Unlike my mother, I will earnestly love my children even if they’re not related to me by blood.
The two people who already had children of their own were smiling. Syuti already had one boy and one girl while Alex had one boy.
“Yes. We also have another one on the way. The child is due in two months.”
“Wha-, really?! You need to tell me when they’re born, okay? Is it a boy? Or a girl? I already told you guys that we went to greet the royal family the other day, right? Ren-chan met Princess Nadia at that time and he was completely entranced by her~ I’d love to take Ren-chan to meet with your newborn after everything calmed down and you are ready to receive a guest, is that alright with you?”
Huh? Alex is having his second child? I can’t wait to see them~ I wonder if the child is a boy or a girl? Ren-chan seems to be fond of children so I want to let him meet Alex’s new child. Though we will need to wait until Alex’s partner is feeling well enough.
“Of course. Princess Nadia… She’s not even 1 year old yet, right?”
“That’s right. Also she’s from a canine beast lineage and has the same hair color as Sig so when our children are born… Oh well, we will need to think about that later I guess? Ren-chan looked so adorable when he was so infatuated with Princess Nadia though~”
Ren-chan looked really adorable when he held Princess Nadia in his arms. He couldn’t stop smiling and laughing as he did so… I wonder if Ren-chan will also act like that when we have a child of our own too?
“Anieue! Stop speaking fondly about your partner so nonchalantly like that!”
“Mau, your ears must be hurting hearing us, huh?~”
“Alex-aniue and aneue also like to speak fondly of their partner on a daily basis…”
Mau complained but I couldn’t help it after all, Ren-chan is just too adorable~ Oh, it turns out Alex and Syuti are like that too?~ I don’t know since I don’t meet them often after all~ Mau must be suffering a lot since he’s still single and meet with them often.
“The next time we meet, I’d love to talk with His Highness and the others more too. Since Chris seems to be charmed with them to some extent, I guess you must’ve approved of them as Ren’s partner, right?”
“That’s right~ Fer is the type who doesn’t care about social status just like me so I’m sure you will have a good time talking with him~ You can take your time talking with him next time, okay?~”
“Yeah, I’ll be looking forward to it.”
Just like what Alex had said, these two were the people I could trust to protect Ren-chan if something were to happen to me. Putting our parents aside… I’d love for them to be able to get along well with my siblings so I should go and talk with them about this later.
“Nevertheless, you did mention you’ve done your greeting with the royal family. How did they react upon meeting you guys?”
“I think it’s safe to say we received a warm welcome~ Especially Queen Sophia, Queen Esther and Princess Elsa. The three of them were especially welcome to us~ I think we’ve made a good impression with His Highness the King and the other princes too. The other young princesses also likes us~”
Syuti asked me about our meeting with the royal family. It seemed the women in the royal family really liked Ren-chan~ Unlike the meeting with my family, there was no sign of hostility at all.
“That means the response from our mother was really dangerous… I thought my heart was going to stop when I heard our mother’s blatant abusive words….”
“Ah… Sorry about that, Mau. Fer is not the type to tattle so you don’t need to worry though~”
“Haaah… I’m glad to hear that…”
Ah… Mau is a knight so that incident was especially bad for his heart. If the one that heard that was Manami-sama or Princess Lily, then things would go terribly fast but since it was Fer, I’m sure everything will be fine.
When I said that to him, Mau looked really relieved as he finally sighed deeply.
While we continued our talk, lunch time was dawning near before we realized it. We all went to have lunch together and continued our talk until the afternoon, as if we were making up for the years us siblings couldn’t meet.
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“Now then if you’ll excuse me…”
“Yeah, take care.”
“Yes.”
Last night I stayed over here and immediately after breakfast, I greeted my mother who was staying at her clubroom and Adele-sama who was at the greenhouse. Then I went to greet my father who was in the study room. I parted ways with the three of them without saying much,as if the three of them had something else in their mind.
“Onii-sama! Be sure to let me talk with Ren next time we meet, okay?”
“Yeah. Let’s meet again when mother and the others are not around.”
“Count me in!”
“Me as well. I want to let my partner and child meet with all of you too.”
“Yeah! Then, I’ll see you guys soon~”
After promising to meet again with my younger sister and brothers again who were seeing me off at the gate, I left the residence.
“Now then, William. Let’s go to the inn where Ren-chan and the others are staying.”
I said to William as I started heading to the inn where they were staying.
