Why are you here? No, how do you know women?
Where on earth should I start?
“What, you two already know this?”
The Marquis' voice brought me back to reality.
I had too many female characteristics to say, 'Hello, I'm a man.'
"yes."
"-no!"
The important thing isn't that Cain knows the woman!
Where on earth should I start?
“What, you two already know this?”
The Marquis' voice brought me back to reality.
I had too many female characteristics to say, 'Hello, I'm a man.'
My heart swelled with joy upon arriving here. Cain's gaze was fixed here, too.
"-no!"
The important thing isn't that Cain knows the woman!
I shook my head from side to side, forgetting that I was crazy, afraid that Cain would say something nonsense, and denied it.
“It’s my first time meeting you, and I think you’ve mistaken me for someone else.”
“Hey, I-”
"-Cain."
Why are you coming out here again!
“Brother, over there-”
"-huh?"
Bilau opened his eyes wide and pretended to look at me carefully.
“It seems like it’s our first time meeting... Are you perhaps one of my father’s guests?”
"I thought we knew each other. Of course not. Isn't the place you're in a monastery where no one can enter without permission? Hahahahahaha."
The Marquis laughed cheerfully, and Bilau smiled in a way that was hard to read. Cain quirked his eyebrows, and I tried to lift the corners of my stiffening lips.
“I wrote you a letter a while ago. I told you that you would soon have a younger sibling.”
“Yes, then who is this person?”
"Yes."
The Marquis looked at me and introduced the two men.
“They are now gone from this world, but Tri, they are your brothers.”
Are you saying that Bilau and Cain are my older brothers now?
What was their birth like? Yeah, there's no clear setting.
All I wrote was that at some point they became a priest.
Who wrote that?
Yeah, me.
"They're twins. The older one is called Bilau, and the younger one is called Cain. Kids, this pretty little sister is called Retri."
The Marchioness suddenly barged in and grabbed my hand with both of hers.
“I always felt like there was a hole in my heart after you left Bill and me, but now I can finally find some peace.”
She looked so happy, it felt strange.
“It must all be God’s will.”
I think Bilau glanced at me as he said 'God', maybe it's just my imagination?
Did they catch me spouting nonsense about being the god of books? Did they catch me?
Fortunately, Cain kept his mouth shut, and Bilau, perhaps not wanting to disturb the family's peace, only brought up appropriate topics.
The conversation flowed normally on the surface, with Shish occasionally interfering.
“His Excellency the Duke of Beluga enters!”
Meanwhile, Dietrich arrived at the ballroom.
The Sword Master, who had been scanning the ballroom with his eagle eyes, approached me with a dignified gait. Perhaps knowing his aversion to women, no one readily blocked his path.
Blue eyes scanned my surroundings, focusing on me. Their destination was a man with red hair.
“Your Excellency, wasn’t it...?”
Dietrich, who seemed to have been soothing his bitterness over not being able to be my partner because his opponent was the Crown Prince, changed his mind as soon as he realized the situation.
“How dare you! You little-”
“-Your Excellency, Commander of the Knights.”
A smile crept onto Shish's lips. It seemed as if he was possessed of a great sense of accomplishment or murderous intent.
While Dietrich was silent for a moment, Shish took a step closer and mouthed something.
“I can’t believe I’m being criticized by someone like you.”
“Many eyes are watching.”
Dietrich bristled, but didn't quibble further with Shish's words. He must have been referring to me by my title.
“Lady Hayley.”
The knight commander who stood in front of me, passing by Shish, had reddened ears.
“It’s so beautiful.”
I think I know what you're going to say next.
“It’s not you, it’s your necklace...”
Yeah, I knew it.
“...isn’t it red! Why did you make it that color?”
“That’s because I gave it to you.”
“A gift? When will that happen again!”
"When? Of course, before the founding ceremony. Trying to win the lady's heart without even a gift? That's a long way off."
I wonder if Dietrich would have the brains to give a woman a gift. Perhaps it would have been best if he had asked me to go to the treasure trove with him.
“The glory of the Empire, His Majesty the Emperor and Her Majesty the Empress, behold!”
“His Highness the Crown Prince and the three Princesses are entering!”
The main characters appeared, signaling the start of the party. In an instant, the spacious hall fell silent.
The appearance of the silver-haired Emperor and his immediate family, excluding the Empress, was quite a sight.
As they say, "the position makes the man," my senior seemed quite commanding. No, there was always something about him that made him unapproachable.
The Emperor concluded his brief opening remarks and, instructing everyone to enjoy the party, took his place on the throne. The Empress also stepped aside and sat beside the Emperor, leaving the Emperor's children to their own devices.
The first to reveal the action was a young woman with long silver hair.
“Priest.”
A woman, probably the youngest Princess, approached me.
The delicate and elegant Third Princess's pale face flushed red. She approached Bilau and clasped her hands together before her chest.
“Please marry me.”
Suddenly?
Marquis Hayley tilted his head to the side with a sigh, and the Marchioness was no different.
Cain's reaction was disgusting, and Bilau...
"A priest has sworn chastity to God. He must maintain his chastity no matter what. Therefore, I regrettably cannot grant Your Highness's request."
...he said with a very calm face.
You said that the purity of priests was not important to me!
Bilau glanced at me briefly and smiled. Then, the Princess, who had been watching the priest's every move with keen attention, glared at me.
“Who is this person?”
“Lady Hayley, daughter of the Marquis of Hayley.”
Shish, who had been quietly observing the situation, intervened at an opportune moment.
“He is also the priest’s younger sister.”
“Ah, you!”
The Third Princess made a gesture as if she understood. At the same time, the hostile gaze she had been holding towards me disappeared.
“She’s my partner too.”
At those words that drove the wedge in, the Princess's gaze turned favorable.
The effect of 'Partner of the Founding of the Nation' was perfect!
“Your Excellency, my goodness.”
The Third Princess suddenly covered her mouth and started laughing.
“If you have taken Your Excellency the Prime Minister into your heart, there is no way anyone else would come in.”
She even started to act friendly toward me.
"You're the younger brother of Mr. Bilau, so please take good care of me. I've received a lot of help from you, Priest, and I'm always grateful to the Marquis of Hayley."
Cain was now looking at the Third Princess like a disgusting insect.
“Lord Bilau, will you be staying at the palace during the founding period?”
"No, I'm going to the Marquis' residence today. To be exact, I plan to stay there for the entire duration of my stay in the capital."
“You’ve always lived in the palace. But why...?”
“Because, while I was staying at the palace, a woman entered my room naked without permission.”
The expression on Bilau's face as he responded was extremely cold, and the Third Princess's complexion turned pale.
Wait a minute. Before Bilau said something about the Princess being naked, but could it be that the woman he trespassed on was the Third Princess?
I now understand why the Princess had briefly looked at me as if I were her enemy.
In what sense did the royal family cross the line of common sense?
Perhaps Lily was the only one who seemed normal. I felt sorry for the eldest Princess, thinking I understood why she wanted to be friends with me.
How nice would it be to meet a normal person in a place full of people with every point off?
“Lady Hayley.”
Another person appeared in the midst of the chaos. A man with pure silver hair, he immediately said something to me as soon as he saw me.
“I missed you.”
This senior?
“I asked the Prime Minister to escort you because I was running late, and you arrived safely.”
I saw it.
Even though I had emphasized that we were special, Shish's cold gaze was fixed on the Crown Prince, who had stolen everything in one word.
Of course, this is what it looks like to me, and to others, Shish is probably still smiling.
“Is that so? After all, there’s no way Lady Hayley would attend with the Duke of Milan.”
Here, Dietrich hammered home the point.
It feels like the temperature surrounding Shish is dropping in real time. It's an atmosphere where it wouldn't be surprising if a rebellion broke out tomorrow.
If this continues, will it be difficult if Shish doesn't give me the book?
“What are you talking about? I only have you in my heart, Your Excellency!”
Did I yell too loudly?
People around me, as well as those chatting with me from a distance, see me.
A blush spread across Shish's pale cheeks, and Dietrich interjected as if he could not agree.
"Did he threaten you? If that's the case, then tell me you'll dance with me."
Dietrich's muscles bulged as if I were about to get into trouble if I refused. It was amazing how his muscles were visible even in his uniform.
“Of course you... No, you can’t dance with His Excellency the Knight Commander.”
“Why?”
"Your Excellency, he didn't threaten me. And please be polite, Your Excellency."
Dietrich shut his mouth tightly as if he were ashamed of my comment.
"Well then, let's get this straight. Do you want to dance with me? Of course you do. Then I'll gladly dance for you."
Dietrich, who had been grabbing my hand, told me to go out onto the floor immediately, looked past me, and somewhere else. I unconsciously turned in the direction he was looking.
There were a lot of people there, but I instinctively knew who Dietrich was looking at.
Black hair and black eyes, an appearance that seems like it belongs here, but strangely feels like a kinship with me.
Above all, it caught the attention of men, including Dietrich.
She is the female protagonist.
“It’s my first time meeting you, and I think you’ve mistaken me for someone else.”
“Hey, I-”
"-Cain."
To make matters worse, the one who appeared behind Cain was the mad priest, Bilau.
“Brother, over there-”
"-huh?"
Bilau opened his eyes wide and pretended to look at me carefully.
“It seems like it’s our first time meeting... Are you perhaps one of my father’s guests?”
"I thought we knew each other. Of course not. Isn't the place you're in a monastery where no one can enter without permission? Hahahahahaha."
The Marquis laughed cheerfully, and Bilau smiled in a way that was hard to read. Cain quirked his eyebrows, and I tried to lift the corners of my stiffening lips.
“I wrote you a letter a while ago. I told you that you would soon have a younger sibling.”
“Yes, then who is this person?”
"Yes."
The Marquis looked at me and introduced the two men.
“They are now gone from this world, but Tri, they are your brothers.”
Are you saying that Bilau and Cain are my older brothers now?
What was their birth like? Yeah, there's no clear setting.
All I wrote was that at some point they became a priest.
Who wrote that?
Yeah, me.
"They're twins. The older one is called Bilau, and the younger one is called Cain. Kids, this pretty little sister is called Retri."
The Marchioness suddenly barged in and grabbed my hand with both of hers.
“I always felt like there was a hole in my heart after you left Bill and me, but now I can finally find some peace.”
She looked so happy, it felt strange.
“It must all be God’s will.”
I think Bilau glanced at me as he said 'God', maybe it's just my imagination?
Did they catch me spouting nonsense about being the god of books? Did they catch me?
Fortunately, Cain kept his mouth shut, and Bilau, perhaps not wanting to disturb the family's peace, only brought up appropriate topics.
The conversation flowed normally on the surface, with Shish occasionally interfering.
“His Excellency the Duke of Beluga enters!”
Meanwhile, Dietrich arrived at the ballroom.
The Sword Master, who had been scanning the ballroom with his eagle eyes, approached me with a dignified gait. Perhaps knowing his aversion to women, no one readily blocked his path.
Blue eyes scanned my surroundings, focusing on me. Their destination was a man with red hair.
“Your Excellency, wasn’t it...?”
Dietrich, who seemed to have been soothing his bitterness over not being able to be my partner because his opponent was the Crown Prince, changed his mind as soon as he realized the situation.
“How dare you! You little-”
“-Your Excellency, Commander of the Knights.”
A smile crept onto Shish's lips. It seemed as if he was possessed of a great sense of accomplishment or murderous intent.
While Dietrich was silent for a moment, Shish took a step closer and mouthed something.
“I can’t believe I’m being criticized by someone like you.”
“Many eyes are watching.”
Dietrich bristled, but didn't quibble further with Shish's words. He must have been referring to me by my title.
“Lady Hayley.”
The knight commander who stood in front of me, passing by Shish, had reddened ears.
“It’s so beautiful.”
I think I know what you're going to say next.
“It’s not you, it’s your necklace...”
Yeah, I knew it.
“...isn’t it red! Why did you make it that color?”
“That’s because I gave it to you.”
“A gift? When will that happen again!”
"When? Of course, before the founding ceremony. Trying to win the lady's heart without even a gift? That's a long way off."
I wonder if Dietrich would have the brains to give a woman a gift. Perhaps it would have been best if he had asked me to go to the treasure trove with him.
“The glory of the Empire, His Majesty the Emperor and Her Majesty the Empress, behold!”
“His Highness the Crown Prince and the three Princesses are entering!”
The main characters appeared, signaling the start of the party. In an instant, the spacious hall fell silent.
The appearance of the silver-haired Emperor and his immediate family, excluding the Empress, was quite a sight.
As they say, "the position makes the man," my senior seemed quite commanding. No, there was always something about him that made him unapproachable.
The Emperor concluded his brief opening remarks and, instructing everyone to enjoy the party, took his place on the throne. The Empress also stepped aside and sat beside the Emperor, leaving the Emperor's children to their own devices.
The first to reveal the action was a young woman with long silver hair.
“Priest.”
A woman, probably the youngest Princess, approached me.
The delicate and elegant Third Princess's pale face flushed red. She approached Bilau and clasped her hands together before her chest.
“Please marry me.”
Suddenly?
Marquis Hayley tilted his head to the side with a sigh, and the Marchioness was no different.
Cain's reaction was disgusting, and Bilau...
"A priest has sworn chastity to God. He must maintain his chastity no matter what. Therefore, I regrettably cannot grant Your Highness's request."
...he said with a very calm face.
You said that the purity of priests was not important to me!
Bilau glanced at me briefly and smiled. Then, the Princess, who had been watching the priest's every move with keen attention, glared at me.
“Who is this person?”
“Lady Hayley, daughter of the Marquis of Hayley.”
Shish, who had been quietly observing the situation, intervened at an opportune moment.
“He is also the priest’s younger sister.”
“Ah, you!”
The Third Princess made a gesture as if she understood. At the same time, the hostile gaze she had been holding towards me disappeared.
“She’s my partner too.”
At those words that drove the wedge in, the Princess's gaze turned favorable.
The effect of 'Partner of the Founding of the Nation' was perfect!
“Your Excellency, my goodness.”
The Third Princess suddenly covered her mouth and started laughing.
“If you have taken Your Excellency the Prime Minister into your heart, there is no way anyone else would come in.”
She even started to act friendly toward me.
"You're the younger brother of Mr. Bilau, so please take good care of me. I've received a lot of help from you, Priest, and I'm always grateful to the Marquis of Hayley."
Cain was now looking at the Third Princess like a disgusting insect.
“Lord Bilau, will you be staying at the palace during the founding period?”
"No, I'm going to the Marquis' residence today. To be exact, I plan to stay there for the entire duration of my stay in the capital."
“You’ve always lived in the palace. But why...?”
“Because, while I was staying at the palace, a woman entered my room naked without permission.”
The expression on Bilau's face as he responded was extremely cold, and the Third Princess's complexion turned pale.
Wait a minute. Before Bilau said something about the Princess being naked, but could it be that the woman he trespassed on was the Third Princess?
I now understand why the Princess had briefly looked at me as if I were her enemy.
In what sense did the royal family cross the line of common sense?
Perhaps Lily was the only one who seemed normal. I felt sorry for the eldest Princess, thinking I understood why she wanted to be friends with me.
How nice would it be to meet a normal person in a place full of people with every point off?
“Lady Hayley.”
Another person appeared in the midst of the chaos. A man with pure silver hair, he immediately said something to me as soon as he saw me.
“I missed you.”
This senior?
“I asked the Prime Minister to escort you because I was running late, and you arrived safely.”
I saw it.
Even though I had emphasized that we were special, Shish's cold gaze was fixed on the Crown Prince, who had stolen everything in one word.
Of course, this is what it looks like to me, and to others, Shish is probably still smiling.
“Is that so? After all, there’s no way Lady Hayley would attend with the Duke of Milan.”
Here, Dietrich hammered home the point.
It feels like the temperature surrounding Shish is dropping in real time. It's an atmosphere where it wouldn't be surprising if a rebellion broke out tomorrow.
If this continues, will it be difficult if Shish doesn't give me the book?
“What are you talking about? I only have you in my heart, Your Excellency!”
Did I yell too loudly?
People around me, as well as those chatting with me from a distance, see me.
A blush spread across Shish's pale cheeks, and Dietrich interjected as if he could not agree.
"Did he threaten you? If that's the case, then tell me you'll dance with me."
Dietrich's muscles bulged as if I were about to get into trouble if I refused. It was amazing how his muscles were visible even in his uniform.
“Of course you... No, you can’t dance with His Excellency the Knight Commander.”
“Why?”
"Your Excellency, he didn't threaten me. And please be polite, Your Excellency."
Dietrich shut his mouth tightly as if he were ashamed of my comment.
"Well then, let's get this straight. Do you want to dance with me? Of course you do. Then I'll gladly dance for you."
Dietrich, who had been grabbing my hand, told me to go out onto the floor immediately, looked past me, and somewhere else. I unconsciously turned in the direction he was looking.
There were a lot of people there, but I instinctively knew who Dietrich was looking at.
Black hair and black eyes, an appearance that seems like it belongs here, but strangely feels like a kinship with me.
Above all, it caught the attention of men, including Dietrich.
She is the female protagonist.
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