Cinderella's Brother

There was a moment of silence at the cold words my brother said. It was literally like a sheet of thin ice. The reason why even my father is contributing to his political enemies is probably because what my brother said is absolutely right. Shit, that’s right! It’s absolutely right! The older brother, the next head of the family, is confronting the employee in front of the father, the head of the family, and who would dare to stand up and challenge him! No matter how much she is a favored daughter, that is too much! Umhahaha!

 

Levy hesitated for a moment, and then, perhaps because she thought it would be difficult to attack her brother, she clung to her father and began to cry with an extremely sorrowful expression. However, my father just remained silent with an expression of extreme embarrassment. I thought he would immediately give in to Levina’s appeal and tell her brother to stop, but I was momentarily puzzled by this unusual attitude, but then I realized the reason. Now my brother wasn’t just kicking out Levina’s nanny. No matter what my relationship with my father is, I am the daughter and princess of the empire’s leading duke. If a mere employee was slandering me, it is not a problem that can be ignored, no matter how much my father disapproves of me. In a way, it is a matter of family prestige.

 

The old butler, who was watching his older brother with a nervous expression, brushed Cecil again.

 

“Cecil, hurry up and tell the truth. Are you going to make the situation worse?”

 

“Well, I… Ugh! Sorry, master! I just said what Lady Levina told me to do!”

 

…Is it correct to say things like that? Hehehe, I can’t help but laugh. Still, your master is trying his best to protect you, but is it so easy for you to get blown up? You must have been quite scared, huh? When Cecile fell to her knees and cried out blood-vomiting confession, the deacon’s grandfather immediately looked astonished, and her father also looked uncharacteristically dumbfounded. As for Levina, for a split second I thought her cute face was contorted in a cruel way, but in an instant her expression changed into a shocked, tearful expression.

 

“W-what do you mean?! Why do I make you do that?!”

 

“Ugh… Boo, it’s clear that Lady Levina told me to say that. Even the thing that broke her doll was something she did herself. I really just did as she told me.”

 

“What on earth are you… Father, you don’t believe this?! There is no way I would do such a terrible thing! Why would I want to frame my sister like that? How much I like my older sister..!”

 

Correct. I should say ‘older sister’, not ‘older brother’. Indeed, she does not have a separate nanny. Tsk tsk.

 

In the middle of the mess, with Cecile crying and Levina crying, her father, who had briefly shaken his head as if he was dizzy, now looked at Cecile with stern eyes.

 

“What do you mean by that? Do you really want to die, for daring to put such a ridiculous stigma on my girlfriend?”

 

“Yes, it is true, Sir. I really did as Lady Levina told me… please, please believe me!”

 

It was then that my brother, who had been watching the others’ reactions with a faint smile on his face, finally opened his mouth. A calm, eerie voice cuts through the frozen air.

 

“Regardless of whether your claim is true or not, I cannot deny the crime of daring to commit slander against my sister.”

 

Cecil was now trembling more violently than before. If he had been trembling before, now he was on his knees and started praying like an aspen tree.

 

“Well, master…! I have committed a mortal sin! Please, please have mercy… I really just…”

 

“If what you claim is true, you not only dared to slander my sister, but you even shamelessly testified falsely in front of my father. This applies even if your claim is false. But please have mercy on me?”

 

Scary. Even if it were an angry dragon, I don’t think it would be any more scary than its current brother. On the other hand, it’s refreshing! Umhahaha! Brother, I’m sorry for keeping calling you bro! From now on, I’ll call you brother! Sobbing. But why do I cry? Because it’s so funny, but? When I looked down again, wiping away the tears that were starting to flow for no apparent reason with my sleeve, I saw my older brother turning toward my grandfather.

 

“Adelhart!”

 

“Yes, master.”

 

“Kick that girl out of the mansion right away. I don’t want to hear that that woman is working somewhere in the capital, so keep that in mind and deal with it.”

 

“All right.”

 

Cecil can be heard sobbing as if the world is ending. Tsk tsk. I was very upset. What to do now that the road to finding work in the capital has been closed forever? I might have sympathized with Cecile if she were just a weak-hearted maid who was helplessly swayed by the threats of her vicious master. However, as someone who had all of her past memories, I couldn’t believe that Cecile was just being swayed by Levina. Because they are both doggingagin, to me. After the old butler took out Cecil, who was still crying and begging for mercy, the older brother now looked at Levina in the hall where only the three of them remained. In her cold gaze, like the cold cold of the north wind, I see Levina shaking her body and gripping her father’s collar even harder.

 

“Brother, I feel so wronged… You know there’s no way I would do something like that…”

 

“…”

 

“Oh, brother…”

 

While Levina sobbed bitterly and insisted on her innocence, her older brother just watched her in silence for a long time with his arms crossed around her. She had an expressionless face and a gaze that made it difficult to see what was in her mind, so I couldn’t tell what she was thinking. Just when I felt like I couldn’t bear the suffocating feeling, the person who dipped his hand into the water before the storm was none other than my father.

 

“Eugene. Are you believing the words of a mere ungrateful maid and not your sister?”

 

“If it makes sense to listen to her family rather than the maids, why did you do that, father?”

 

Whoa whoa! I never thought I would live to see my father speechless! I saw many rare and precious sights today, huh? Is this the blessing of the goddess Pross?

 

“That wasn’t the only reason I punished Ray.”

 

“Of course you did. But who caused the child to act like that in the first place?”

 

Once again there was suffocating silence. The older brother, who was looking at his father and Levina alternately with his cool, frozen sea-colored gaze, eventually spoke in a calmer voice.

 

“Do you understand, father? I will not comment further on today’s events. Even if the maid’s claims are true, I will not be angry with my father’s favorite sister. instead,”

 

“…”

 

“From now on, I will take charge of all matters related to Ray. If something like today happens one more time, if my father puts his hands on Ray again, then you will have to give up the expectation that I will meekly accept your daughter as my sister.”

 

I quietly turned around and headed towards my quarters. There was no way to know whether the uncontrollable pounding of my heart was due to shock or joy of unknown origin. And I don’t know why I keep crying. Seeing, why am I like this? It’s not even sad. Today, I remembered the new goal I had pledged at the Temple of Pros. Then I thought it wasn’t enough yet. It was funny. For a moment, I was happy that my brother did this much for me, but I also thought that it wasn’t enough… I was full, I was full! Father, why did you start? Why? I certainly loved my father when I was young, but why did you drive me away like this? I no longer love my father. As of now, I don’t know if I even like it. But you can probably face it with a smile and a fake face.

 

Just as our beautiful priest told us, I will make the best use of this sugar doll-like body to make you want to take out everything, including your liver and gallbladder, from me. Since we’ve only played defensively so far, from now on we’ll have to plan our strategy to make saves. I am relieved that my father, who is Levina’s strongest ally, will no longer be able to touch my leg club! Fuhahaha! …Sigh, I’m dying of happiness, but why do I keep crying? It’s really driving me crazy. Sniff. Did my father believe that love, once established, would never be shattered by frustration and disappointment? Didn’t he know that they might never get back together again? When I opened my eyes again after going to sleep with a new resolve, it was still dawn stained with bluish darkness. Waking up early is always painful. Don’t do it! Let’s wake up! Because I am the faithful fire of the new nation!

 

“Whoaam… Oh my, miss, you woke up early? You had a hard time waking up this early.”

 

…That’s what I’m going to say, ma’am. Why did someone who was a surprisingly late sleeper wake up so early? Are you really trying to keep an eye on me in case I sneak out again? I have nothing to say. Anyway, it went well. Whether our Miss Emma was puzzled or not, I yawned, took a bath, changed into a fresh yellow dress, and combed her hair. After that, time passed quickly and dawn began to dawn.

 

“Oh, that’s crazy.. By the way, Cecil is no longer here, young lady.”

 

“Oh really…?”

 

“Yes. Don’t worry, the master has driven you away. It’s probably difficult to find a decent job in the capital. That wicked bitch, how dare you think of harming the young lady like that and getting away with it…?”

 

Ahem, it looks like the rumor has already spread among the employees. But why does it seem like the lady is more proud than me? Mmm. As soon as Emma, who had been brushing my hair about a hundred times with a gold-plated brush, left, I quickly left the room and headed to the third floor. Perhaps because it was still early, the entire mansion was

was immersed in silence. Everything is so peaceful in the morning. Anyway, now that Cecil has been kicked out, a new maid will come to take charge of Levina. This is something I have never experienced in the past, so I am very curious about what kind of person will come. But no matter what happens, let’s smile first, smile! Thinking about this and that, she arrived at her brother’s door. I grabbed the doorknob and slowly opened the door, and I saw my brother lying on the bed, sleeping like a corpse, in a huge, dimly lit room. Huh, when he’s sleeping like that, I’m worried that he might actually be dead… Huh? But is this person dreaming again?

 

I instinctively put my arms behind my back and took a defensive stance, then gently approached the bed and looked intently at my brother sleeping. What, what on earth were you dreaming about, making you groan and break into a cold sweat again? It makes people’s hearts weak. Is it okay to look good? And can’t you just give up that damn habit of taking off your upper body? It’s not like I’m bragging about my body in my sleep, so what if it’s not me who snuck in here but some fresh-faced girl?

 

I hesitated for a moment, but soon made up my mind and grinned evilly. Then he jumped up on the bed. To be precise, he threw himself on top of his brother!

 

Puck!

 

“…Tsk!”

 

Hmm, I guess the shock was bigger than I thought. I saw my brother, who had been drooping his arms in a cold sweat and groaning, suddenly startled and opened his eyes. How does it taste, you bastard? It’s revenge for trying to break my arm! Hahahaha! So I smiled as brightly as I could and shouted excitedly.

 

“Good morning, brother! Get up now!”

 

“…”

 

My brother, who had been frozen in shock from the morning lightning strike, finally got his upper body upright. The light in the half-opened sea-green eyes was somehow unusual, so I began to slowly back away, as if I had never dared to attack my heavenly brother. Seeing, you scary human being.

 

“Ah, hahaha… Brother?”

 

“…”

 

“S-sorry. Are you mad?”

 

Even though I was breaking out in a cold sweat and apologizing, my brother just glared at me with that cruel look in his eyes. Ugh, I’m ruined, I’m ruined. I had forgotten that human being’s temperament is like a dog’s car…! As I was pounding the ground and couldn’t help but lament, my older brother, who was staring at me with incomprehensible eyes, suddenly stretched out a hand and grabbed my arm. Then he pulled me in without giving me any chance to escape! Thanks to this, I was dragged without even being able to mentally prepare myself and was trapped in my brother’s forearm, which was no different from a weapon. Ugh, it hurts! Anyway, are you planning on crushing my body?

 

There was silence for a moment. I whimpered, unable to say that I was in pain, and then I realized the horrifying reality that this bloody person was not trying to crush my body, but was just hugging me. It’s not a joke, it’s real! I hugged him so tightly that I could feel every single muscle on his body! Brother, are you crazy all of a sudden? Come on?! What kind of dream did you have that you hugged me so tightly as soon as you saw me?! stop! I feel strange! We’re not meant to be together! …Khemhem!

 

It was only when I thought I was going to suffocate like this that my brother released his arms and let me go. Then, without any warning, he smacked my butt with his iron-like hand!

 

“Kyaaaaaaa! Why are you hitting me?!”

 

Huh, mother, it looks like your proud first son, Naemi, has finally gone crazy. It’s not enough to hug people all the time, so now you’re hitting them all the time? What kind of bad taste is hitting someone after hugging them?

 

“Ray.”

 

“Huhhh.. Wh-what?”

 

“If you leave home on your own one more time…”

 

The corner of the brother’s eyes narrowed in a truly creepy way as he spoke softly.

 

“…Then I chew him from head to toe and swallow him up.”

 

Oooh, this is truly a scary warning, no threat, right? Hey you bastard! Even so, who would tell their younger brother to chew them up and swallow them because they think he might be a ruthless bastard? Whoosh whoosh. Of course, I am the daughter of a prominent duke and ran away from home alone on horseback to the Temple of Pross, but that’s too much!

 

It’s just sad that I can’t let out my growing dissatisfaction. Sobbing. He seems like a strong brother. I was rubbing my burning buttocks and whimpering, and my older brother, who had been just watching my pitiful performance, suddenly started laughing again. What, what?! What else?! Are you laughing at me?!

 

“Just prepare briefly.”

 

“…to?”

 

What are you saying? For a moment, I couldn’t understand what he was saying and just stared blankly at my brother’s handsome, heavenly face. My brother, who was looking at me with his head tilted as if he was still half asleep, put one hand on my head and rubbed it.

 

“You said you didn’t want to stay at home?”

 

Did you mean that the open mouth could not be closed at a time like this? However, I quickly came to my senses and smiled brightly and shyly, like the happiest girl in the world.

 

“Really? Can I follow you?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Well, then I’ll get ready quickly! You can’t leave me alone!”

 

I don’t know what that scary human’s intention is to take me, but I can’t miss this opportunity! Not like that! That day, when I followed my older brother to the imperial palace for the second time in my life, I faced another turning point in my life.

 

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