ICTV - Side Story Chapter 3
I change The Villain
"Why are you asking that?"
"Hey, I'm just curious."
"...You will live well."
Beryl, who said nothing for a moment, turned his back and responded.
"If it were those two."
"Not only is it not enough to be a younger sister, but you also trust the man your younger sister chose. You're such a good brother, after all."
"You're noisy, you should quickly go to your Lady."
Beryl lightly pushed Arshan. At that time, a man came up to Beryl, panting.
"Lord Pale. do you know where Duke Serenity is?"
Beryl looked at the man quietly and said.
"Well, I have something to tell him, so I'm looking for him, but I can't see him. I'll let you know as soon as I find him."
"Oh, thank you, Lord Pale."
He thinks they probably need more alone time.
Beryl walked around looking around, pretending to look for the two.
***
The time goes back to a few days, before Belial and Rose's wedding. While the two were busy preparing for the wedding, Beryl also had a lot of thoughts of his own.
"Rose's wedding is just around the corner."
"Yes, time flies so fast."
"I heard you haven't bought a wedding gift yet. Shall we go together and pick one for you?"
Beryl, who was sitting at the desk filling out documents, shook his head.
"No, I plan to live with Arshan."
"..."
Primrose and Charles looked at Beryl with worried eyes, as if this was not the reaction they wanted.
Beryl looked up from the papers and asked.
"Do you have anything else to say?"
Charles hesitated and asked a question.
"Are you sure you don't want to get married?"
"I've said it several times already, but my feelings haven't changed."
"Then who is the successor?"
"... I'm trying to find a way."
"There is no other way. Instead of that, why don't you think about it a little more?"
Beryl spoke quite seriously.
"If someone good enough to completely change my outlook on life comes along, I might consider marriage. But not now. I don't want to get married now."
"Still......."
Primrose shook her head, holding Charles's shoulder. Charles' mouth automatically closed. Primrose said while holding Charles' shoulder.
"Okay, then let's go out. Work hard."
"Yes, I will work hard."
The two quietly closed the door and left. Beryl looked at the document and closed her eyes.
"... It's marriage."
***
Finally, his only younger sister gets married.
Now it will be 'Rose le Serenity' instead of 'Rose Pale'.
Although their relationship was acknowledged a long time ago, Beryl couldn't help but feel bitter.
"As expected, the last name Pale suits Rose best."
Beryl thought as she walked briskly. He kept thinking that the last name 'Serenity' didn't suit her. He was worried about whether she would be able to properly take care of the Serenity family, which was different in scale from the Pale family, and he was also worried that the people there would be territorial.
Arshan was shocked to see Beryl like that.
"What kind of guy with a big liver would be territorial towards your younger sister? If anything, they'll be frustrated because they can't see well."
"But you never know."
"Is this the woman who was brought by no one else but Belial? Unless you're desperate to die, you'll never do that. And even if there really is a guy like that, Rose will behave well. It's because she has a stubborn side, but she seems like a kid who does things with certainty."
"..."
"What are you? I thought you accepted it, but you didn't?"
Arshan nodded.
"Yeah, well, there's no way a guy who loves his younger sister that much will change in a short time. You want to live with her next to you for the rest of your life, but hold on. It's already been decided, so what can you do?"
Beryl screamed.
"It's not like that!"
"Then what is it?"
"No, I just feel weird!"
Beryl ruffled his hair roughly.
"Of course, I know that she will do well with her husband. But what should I do if I keep feeling less real?"
Arshan's eyes widened.
"Husband? Do they already call Belial that at home?"
"I couldn't help it. Right away, every time I talked to my parents about Rose, they said, 'Your husband is, my husband is, so they started calling me that too."
"But. The wedding is this week, so it's funny that we're acting like strangers. We will soon become a family. By the way, what are you going to give as a wedding present? I think I'd like things like jewelry or artwork."
"...."
"That store is okay. At that store."
Arshan looked at Beryl with puzzled eyes.
"What's the matter?"
"No, really, why am I like this? I thought it was okay, but now that the wedding is approaching. I can't control my emotions."
Arshan looked at Beryl in silence.
"We don't have her at home anymore. We can't meet at any time. It makes me feel confused to think that the person I was so sick of seeing at home is going somewhere else overnight."
Beryl glanced at Arshan.
"Well, you don't have any brothers or sisters, so of course you don't know how I feel."
"What are you talking about? I think I know. That feeling."
Arshan remembered.
"One of my friends got married two years ago and moved to another country. He lived near my house and used to come over whenever he wanted, but when he disappeared overnight, I felt very sad."
"Are you still in contact with him now?"
"We met three months ago. He has already become a decent father of one child. Couldn't play until late? He said he wanted to see the baby and his wife's faces and went to the dorm."
"Wow, that must be a really strange feeling."
"My close friend has become a father. I felt really strange. But we will look strange in their eyes. All of my friends have already gotten married a long time ago or have children."
"We are a unique type."
The two continued their conversation while choosing a suitable gift for Rose with the help of a store clerk.
"But no matter how much I think about it, I don't think plans for marriage or children are suitable for us."
"That's right. I can't imagine marrying someone and raising children. I still feel like a kid who needs to grow up. My parents still treat me like a child."
"What?"
"My parents still call me baby when we are together."
"Where is the baby as big as you?"
Arshan poked his cheek with his finger and narrowed one eye.
"It's not as small as a baby, but it's cute."
"Do you want to get hit?"
"No, sorry."
"It's really gross. Why is Violet really marrying you?"
Arshan said confidently.
"Why? After all, it's because I'm cute."
"Seriously, stop."
"Haha, okay. I can't even joke because I'm scared. Um, but you..."
"What."
Arshan pointed out to Beryl with his arm around his shoulder.
"I think you tend to think of marriage as a big deal. What people younger than us do is get married."
"Then what is marriage if it's not something grand? Marriage literally means leaving home and creating a new family. There will be more things to protect in the future, and we must not approach it with a light heart."
"Hey, how can you protect your family by yourself? Say something that makes sense."
Arshan continued with his arm still wrapped around Beryl's shoulder.
"Of course, when you get married, you have more things to shoulder, but you also have more things to share."
Beryl glanced back at Arshan. Arshan continued speaking.
"Family is not something you protect alone, but family is something you protect together. Is your sister just going to be protected by you right now? Nope. Your sister also takes care of what you need."
Beryl remembered Rose picking out clothes for Primrose. Beryl had no choice but to admit it.
"That's right."
"You have to be cautious, but if you're as picky about things as you are, the one thing you'll never be able to do is get married."
"Then when did you become convinced that you should get married?"
"I told you. One day, I suddenly felt like I wanted to make this person happy for the rest of my life."
"Is that it?"
"Oh, of course not. I thought it couldn't be done without this person."
Arshan said while hugging the vase.
"Even now, when I think of her, my heart automatically becomes warm and happy. Ah, I suddenly miss her. The Lady is probably still writing hard, right? What a passionate person."
"Okay, stop it. Because it's embarrassing."
Beryl said as he took the vase from Arshan's arms and put it back in its place.
"My sister thinks like that and is getting married, right?"
"Then... I heard that your younger sister started dating, got engaged, and even got married. It will definitely happen."
"Thinking like that makes me feel relieved."
"Yes, your little sister will do well. Don't worry too much."
"Thanks. Now I want to focus on choosing a wedding gift."
"Okay, let's pick something quickly and go eat something delicious... I'm starting to feel hungry."
After much thought. Beryl received a store clerk's recommendation and purchased a pair of brooches of the same shape.
"Isn't it pretty nice to have a couple brooch?"
"Yes?"
It was the moment when Beryl was about to open the door. But before he could even touch the doorknob, the door opened and a man and woman with their arms crossed came in.
"Judith, what do you want?"
"Well, anything you give me as a gift is fine."
The face of the woman who was smiling as if she was truly happy suddenly froze. It was the same with Beryl.
They're been running into each other at really bad times for a long time.
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