Cinderella's Brother

Is there anything more vibrant and beautiful than the street scene in the early morning? The brilliant golden bell hanging on the tower of the central temple of Irund sounds to wake you up in the morning, carriages wearing various badges appear one by one, and merchants with still sleepy eyes come out one by one, preparing to start the day’s business. Yes, everyone is working hard! While I was excitedly looking out the window and seriously reflecting on life, my brother, who was quietly sitting across from me in the carriage, interrupted me.

 

“Ray.”

 

“Uh, huh?”

 

“What are you thinking about?”

 

Are my ears wrong? What are you thinking? What am I thinking now? I’m seriously wondering what’s going on with your head! I wanted to shout… but I answered with a shy smile, like the fire of the new nation.

 

“Just that the scenery is pretty.”

 

“I see.”

 

…What is this bland reaction? It is clear that he caught some kind of germ from Ian. I don’t know what kind of germ it is, but why is this person doing this? Is it because of a dream whose contents we have no way of knowing? A gaze as blurry as the rippling winter sea stares into my eyes. See, whenever you look at me like that, I feel weak again. I don’t know why you have eyes like that of a dog caught in the rain, but if you keep doing that…

 

“But who did you learn horse riding from?”

 

…sorry. For a moment, I fell for your beauty world and was looking down on you. Shit! Why didn’t I think this question would naturally come up? Huh. I must be a simple cell that cannot be saved.

 

“That’s… in the book. And in a dream.”

 

There was silence. While my brother was staring at my face with a hard expression, I was just brazenly laughing. Yes, you can practice horseback riding in your dreams! I know … is completely ridiculous, but I can’t just blow up my past life here, right? So let’s just smile, smile! So foolish!

 

“I get it.”

 

What, I was so nervous, but came out so bland again? It’s a good thing, but it still feels a bit uncomfortable, doesn’t it? Unlike me, who was confused and confused, my older brother turned his head and closed his eyes as if asking a question.

 

“Hey, brother?”

 

“What?”

 

When someone calls you, can you answer without even opening your eyes? Anyway, you seem like a self-indulgent person.

 

“Brother?”

 

“…”

 

“Brother, are you angry?”

 

There is no answer. Are you really angry? Below article I think my answer is a bit unconvincing, but if this person was really angry, there’s no way he could be this calm, right? Why are you doing this? Did you really hurt your head? I stared blankly at my brother’s handsome face with his arms crossed and his eyes closed in silence for a moment, and then I slowly moved to sit next to him. Then he reached out his hand and tugged on his short silver hair. As soon as I did that, my brother, who seemed like he would never react, immediately opened his eyes and glared at me. Kyakyakya!

 

“What are you doing?”

 

Huh, my stomach is going numb. however! I will tame you, you scary bastard! So I opened my eyes wide and immediately smiled brightly.

 

“Don’t be angry, brother.”

 

“…I’m not angry.”

 

“Really? You look angry?”

 

“I told you I’m not.”

 

“Really, really?”

 

I tilted my head and asked again, pretending to be really innocent, but my brother’s eyes started to darken again as he stared at me. In some ways, it is a creepy scene. Imagine a vicious man-eating wolf looking at you with the pitiful eyes of a puppy getting caught in the rain. What a terrible scene! Ha, I don’t really know why it’s a wolf and a wolves. What on earth do you want? What should we do? What should I do? If you want something, just say it, human!

 

When I finally arrived at the imperial palace with a distraught mind, the atmosphere was somewhat chaotic. Of course, as this is only my second time here, I don’t know what I know, but I think my older brother, who is full of experience, is thinking the same thing as me. Otherwise, there is no way you would say something like this to someone who seems busy going his own way.

 

“Councilman?”

 

“Ah, Prime Minister. I met you at the right time!”

 

“Is there a problem? I think the atmosphere is unusual.”

 

“Oh my gosh, don’t even talk. His Royal Highness has been feverish since last night, and there is no such commotion as this.”

 

Ah, that’s amazing news. That prince is sick? The guy who looked like he could chew up that diamond too?

 

“Is it a cold?”

 

“No, that’s embarrassing as a royal doctor, but we don’t even know what the cause is. “Even the priest of Irund Temple came, but he didn’t seem to be getting any better.”

 

“It would be a really big problem if the priest came and there was no way to get better. Where is he?”

 

“Oh, please follow me.”

 

As the well-liked Hwanggungui took the lead with a slightly proud gait, my brother and I quietly followed behind him. Looking at the people in flashy clothes walking back and forth at a fast pace while whispering, it seems clear that the prince’s condition is serious. Tsk tsk, he was a tougher guy than I thought? Anyway, this is the main palace, and its splendor is truly dazzling. Is it okay to spread those precious bloodstones on the floor like this? Hey, if you take just one emerald leaf hanging from the ceiling, it would be worth a year’s salary for a regular army knight. It wasn’t for nothing that the biggest crime in the palace was theft…!

 

As I was excitedly looking around and jumping around, I suddenly felt a formidable hand snatching my hand. Because of that, I almost fell backwards. Ah, human, control your strength! Can’t I just look around?! When Chimi swallowed her resentment and looked up with barely a smile on her face, the only thing her brother, who was staring at me blankly, said was this.

 

“Don’t get ahead of me.”

 

…Oh my brother, are you dissatisfied with that? Damn it, I guess someone is a person with a sense of elitism! From now on, I will have to call you baby, not brother. Was it so annoying that I went ahead, you little bastard? 

 

“Huuu. I’m a big-hearted person, I’ll just persevere, I’ll persevere.” 

 

There’s an old saying that if you endure it three times, you can avoid murder, right? When we arrived at the crown prince’s magnificent residence, attracting the attention of various people, we were greeted by people gathered around the ornate bed. To be precise, I welcomed my older brother. Sheesh. Among them, a man wearing a flashy white priest’s uniform and with medium-length white hair stood out.

 

“It’s been a while, Prince Tidis. You’ve come at the right time.”

 

“It’s been a while, priest.”

 

“But the person next to me…?”

 

“This is my sister.”

 

“Okay. Nice to meet you, Lady Tidis. May God Irund’s blessings be with you.”

 

Seeing the sacred priest smiling and greeting me with a sacred smile, I also unconsciously bowed my head. So, this is the priest of the Irund Temple that I’ve only heard about? You seem surprisingly young. I guess he’s at least three or four years older than you, right?

 

“What the hell is the problem?”

 

“That is the most troubling thing. In most cases, you will be bitten by your divine power right away…”

 

Ryun, who was lying on the sheet with his eyes closed, looked really serious. He was as pale as a corpse and was sweating profusely, but his teeth were chattering as if he was chilling. His eyes were also sunken and his cheekbones looked particularly prominent. Even his height seemed to have gotten a little shorter.

 

“Prime Minister, Your Majesty will take a moment…”

 

“Yes? Ah.. Ray, wait here for a moment.”

 

Yes, yes, no matter how good a brother you are, you can’t just drag me away when the emperor calls you. Come back, I have come to this. I need to appreciate the suffering of that damned prince. Hehehe. When my older brother left, the priest followed him, and for some reason, the royal palace councilors who had gathered in a huddle also followed him. In the gorgeous room left alone, I sat quietly and began to admire Ryun’s dying blue face. Anyway, you and this guy, why are you only doing things that don’t suit everyone today? Of course, people can’t get sick just because they want to, but today’s class was definitely bad. It doesn’t really suit me, but it makes me feel a little sad to see them dying in pain. I can’t believe that a guy like this will become that idiot emperor in the future.

 

As I watched him struggle with such useless thoughts, I eventually came up with the idea of doing something so outrageous that I would have never imagined before. This is pressing your finger on the forehead of a dying crown prince! Um haha! I wanted to stab you in the face at least once in my lifetime, you bastard. When I actually touch it, I see that you are just a human too. Just like my brother…

 

“What?”

 

It was at that time that Ryun, who had been suffering as if he would faint at any moment, suddenly opened his eyes. I almost fell off my chair when my amber gaze suddenly focused in this direction.

 

“What?”

 

It would have been right to immediately reply, ‘It’s a person,’ but perhaps I was too embarrassed to say anything. While I was blinking, Ryun sat up, blinking his cat-like amber eyes and looking around. Then he fixed his gaze on me again and asked in an unfamiliar voice.

 

“Aren’t you… the guy who was said to be our teacher’s sister?”

 

Look at this guy? what? Our teacher? Nawon, it’s so ridiculous. Before he was your teacher, he was our older brother, right?

 

“Yes, that’s right, Your Royal Highness.”

 

“But what are you doing here? Has your teacher come and gone?”

 

Wow, I’m already starting to see a bright smile in my eyes in case anyone thinks Master is an idiot. Tsk tsk. By the way, are you sure you were really sick? How can you suddenly look so fine in an instant?

 

“Yes, sir. His Majesty called me and I left for a moment.”

 

“Right. Oh, it’s so hot it’s killing me. Why is it so hot?”

 

That’s because the sheets are wrapped not in one layer but in multiple layers, right? Stone-headed prince.

 

‘Hey. He seems like a guy who surprisingly fell short.’

 

Ryun, who had angrily removed the sheet that was tightly covering his body, now hurriedly got off the bed. He looked so fine that it was hard to believe that he was a man who had looked like he was dying just a moment ago. At this, I began to feel truly suspicious. Is it intentional because I didn’t do my homework today? The story goes, my brother is a bit scary. Ugh, young guy…

 

“Hey, you.”

 

“Yes..? Yes, Your Highness?”

 

“Let’s go out.”

 

What are you saying? As I was looking at him in bewilderment at the sudden noise, Ryun, who was looking at me sullenly, spoke again. No, I ordered it. Sigh.

 

“Let’s go out. I need to walk a bit.”

 

Yes, I must have been lying in bed and whining for half a day, so it was quite uncomfortable. But why are you dragging me there! You little bastard, don’t you even know how to take a walk by yourself? I didn’t really want to follow him, but since my liver wasn’t swollen enough to disobey the crown prince’s orders, I obediently followed Ryun. After all, the world requires us to live rationally.

 

The courtyard of the main palace was so huge and gorgeous that it could be called a small forest rather than a garden. It was densely packed with poplar and oak trees, sparkling fresh green in the sunlight, and all kinds of flowers, including grass, were in full bloom. The winter weeping trees, which were dull gray because it was summer, and the calm pond in the middle of the garden were indeed the grounds of the splendid main palace. While I reluctantly followed behind, Ryun took the lead and wandered around the yard, looking excited. He must have been a trickster after all. Otherwise, how could the guy who was half-corpse a moment ago be so alive? Even if you’re the crown prince, the things you do are the same as ordinary boys. Perhaps sensing my suspicious gaze, Ryun, whose dark blue hair was fluttering in front of him, suddenly stopped his steps and turned around.

 

“Was your name Ray?”

 

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

 

“But no matter how I look at you, I don’t think you resemble Master. How can siblings look so different?”

 

…So you mean that? This fucking crown prince, what if he were the crown prince? …I guess that’s it. It’s a world where people’s status is gangsters. Sobbing. Dirty world. While I was laughing awkwardly and trying to swallow the swear words that were rising up, Ryun began to look at me intently, wondering what was going on. Therefore, I too naturally had the extremely glorious moment of looking into the eyes of the majestic Crown Prince. Looking at it up close, the amber eyes are surprisingly amazing. Maybe it’s because it’s exposed to sunlight, but it looks gold and red… Is this a symbol of a dual personality?

 

Ryun, who had been engaging in a silent snowball fight for a while, suddenly frowned as if he had read my inner thoughts. Then, all of a sudden, he stretched out his hand and placed it on my eye!

 

“I hate your eyes.”

 

“…”

 

“They are similar to the person I hate the most.”

 

God, can’t I just kill this bastard and go to heaven? …yes? So you’re saying I’m going to hell? Why are there all these philistine gods?! What on earth does this have to do with someone you hate? I can’t bear to vent my dissatisfaction, so I’m just sad. I couldn’t help but smile, so I was making an awkward expression, and now this guy was grinning again. This guy? Are you laughing now?

 

“I’m so upset… Oh my god, what is this?”

 

I looked away to see Ryun suddenly swearing, wondering something else, and a moment later, I almost swore in the same way.

 

Hey, you stupid crown prince, no matter how small the fall, you’re going to mess with the beehive! Or rather, what kind of ruthless bees have built a nest in the middle of the imperial palace grounds?

 

There wasn’t much time to mess around. The sound of wings fluttering and fluttering suddenly surrounded our surroundings, and we became distraught and started running around.

 

“Um, is that a beehive?”

 

“So is it a bee hive or a fly hive?!”

 

Perhaps because Ryun was so embarrassed, he couldn’t express his surprise at the cruel sound I had made without realizing it, and I was the same. There’s a swarm of bees chasing you from behind, so what time do you have time to think about such things? Why on earth are there so many idiots like this around my brother? Anyway, I had to live and see, so I instinctively ran to the point where the pond was, held Ryun’s hand, and jumped into the water with a plop!

 

It is truly a great day in many ways. From morning onwards, he sees all sorts of things that cannot be seen, and he jumps into the pond in harmony with the Crown Prince. He is fierce and lucky.

 

“…Cough, Cough!”

 

“Cluck, keekkeek…”

 

After holding our breath and holding our breath until we were almost drowning, we came out of the water. Ugh, my long, wet hair feels so uncomfortable. While I was holding my hair in my hands and squeezing it, Ryun sat down next to me, coughing. But that was then.

 

“Um, Your Highness? Princess?”

 

When I looked up and heard a voice that sounded like a beep, I saw a lot of people with faces that looked like they were saying, ‘I’m on the verge of fainting.’ Even if they are royal doctors, what are you doing here, even a priest? Didn’t you guys go after my brother?

 

“Majesty…? Your Majesty, are you okay? How on earth are you here?”

 

Isn’t that a bit too strange of a tone to ask a prince who looks like a drowned rat? When I looked at Ryun, Ryun also looked at me. After a moment of awkward silence, Ryun cleared his throat and answered.

 

“I left because I was frustrated.”

 

“Yes..? Ha, your highness, I’m sure you…”

 

“I know I was sick too, right? But it’s okay now. I’m fine. When I opened my eyes, I saw that there was a child, so I brought her out.”

 

Heh, is this because he looks like a man? Pretending to protect me. No, but why are they becoming more and more unpleasant? Wow, kids can mess with beehives and even fall into the water while playing together. Why are they reacting so seriously? Sobbing.

 

The sacred priest, who had been exchanging dumbfounded glances alongside the royal courtiers, finally shook off his foolish expression and spoke to us with the utmost sincerity.

 

“Your Highness, Princess. Could you both follow me for a moment?”

 

Ryun and I just exchanged confused looks.

 

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