Cinderella's Brother

Nightmere is the largest market in the capital Aloha. There are carefully selected stallions of such good breed that they are sometimes presented to the imperial palace, and it even has a well-groomed riding range, making it the perfect place for young young people to test ride horses and socialize. I also came here with my older brother when I was about ten years old and learned horseback riding for the first time. It’s a new feeling to come back to the same place and with the same people! Kyahahaha! …Even though I am a girl now, not a guy. Sobbing.

 

Perhaps because it was a holiday, the market was crowded with people. Including young men who were furiously bargaining with merchants, younger boys who seemed to have followed their older brothers or fathers, servants brought by young people, and even some older sisters who seemed to have been brought in by their lovers. I was lively, happy and excited. Even though I look like this, I am a former commander and proud son of the empire! Therefore, it is natural to roll your eyes when you see a good stallion! As soon as I got off the carriage, I was jumping around and looking around excitedly when my brother, who followed me into the market, snatched my hand.

 

“I told you not to go ahead of me.”

 

…Oh, yeah, sorry, sorry, I forgot for a moment, you little brat! Uuuu.

 

Well, I felt good, perhaps because it was a long-awaited outing. As I walked around holding my brother’s hand in this lively place filled with the smell of horse manure and hay, I was met with eyes from all over. The following article would be surprising for a girl my age to appear in a place like this. Rather, the guys who brought their girlfriends with them should be a little more nervous, right? Look at the passionate eyes of those beautiful sisters toward our handsome older brother! If anything goes wrong, there will be a stabbing! I didn’t know how my brother would interpret the statement that I learned horseback riding in a dream, but if I revealed any more, there was a risk that my true identity would be revealed, so I stood quietly and watched my elegant brother choose a horse. watched. That’s right, my brother has a better eye for words than me! …Damn it, what an unfair world.

 

“Oh my, I don’t normally do business where I lose money, but since your sister is so cute, I’ll give you a special discount. It is a top-class horse worthy of being presented to the imperial palace.”

 

Wow, Mr. Merchant, this may be a bit revealing, but it feels good. Mmm. Even though my brother is not a great person who would fall for something like that. However, it certainly seemed like a good horse to my brother. So, my older brother bought on the spot a black horse with glossy fur that the merchant suggested, as well as a colt with a dazzling combination of white mane and white fur. After a while, we arrived at the riding range with our newly purchased horses.

 

Wow, the wind is nice. I too want to ride on that cool black horse! however! Currently, I am a girl who is like a sugar doll, so I have no choice but to be satisfied with this cute white pony that I want to bite to death! Well, it’s still good. Hehehe. Hello, white colt? I am your new master. What should your name be? 

 

As I was stroking the horse’s head and grinning, my older brother, who had been silently putting the saddle on the horse, suddenly grabbed me by the waist without asking for permission and lifted me up and sat me on the saddle. Then, out of nowhere, he narrowed his eyebrows and tilted his head.

 

“That’s strange.”

 

“Huh? What?”

 

“..No, it’s just that I suddenly felt like déjà vu.”

 

That’s the same for me too. Are we connected? Hahaha, when I first learned how to ride a horse, my brother made me sit like this! My current brother has no way of knowing that.

 

“I guess it’s reincarnation.”

 

As I spoke with an innocent smile on my brother’s puzzled face, the sea-green eyes staring at me began to blur again. And I really felt like crying. Ha, this person really is again. Why are you staring at me with those mismatched, pitiful eyes? What on earth do you hope for and keep doing like this? What should I do? huh? Are you going to keep making people weak like that? This is a foul, a foul!

 

“Oppa, what’s wrong?”

 

Even though I asked worriedly and put my hand on his forehead, he didn’t even flinch and just looked at me like a puppy getting caught in the rain. I can’t stand it anymore. Unable to bear it any longer, I swallowed the rising grief and covered my brother’s face with my hands and buried it in my chest. I had seen her do that once when my fellow knight’s mother visited the camp. The guy who went crazy shouting where am I and who am I calmed down in an instant. Khemhem!

 

“Eugene Genovan de Tidis! Hey, you vicious bastard!!!”

 

I almost fell off my horse because of the loud shouting coming from nearby. As I turned my head, what caught my eye was none other than Ian sitting majestically on a grumpy-looking brown stallion, and Jayden sitting on top of a stallion who was also on the verge of foaming at the mouth. Why on earth do you guys stick out everywhere you go?!!!

 

“You shameful, dirty bastard! How dare you criticize our lovely Ray!”

 

I turned my head away at Ian’s outrageous and reckless behavior, and my older brother also turned away, pretending not to see me. But if you give up there, Ian won’t be Ian!

 

“Hello, Ray? It’s so lovely that I want to bite it again today. Isn’t there an angel riding on a beautiful white horse?”

 

“Ehehe… My brother gave it to me as a gift.”

 

No matter what he was thinking on the inside, on the outside he smiled innocently as he spoke, and Ian stumbled for a moment as if he might fall off the saddle, but then he glared at our older brother with his burning green eyes. The older brother, who was actually elegantly riding the black horse, simply returned his indifferent expression.

 

“Wh-why?”

 

“You black bastard inside… Are you trying to capture Ray’s heart with just a white horse?!”

 

“It would be better than you, who sent me a useless doll to no one.”

 

“What?! This bastard who doesn’t even know romance, how expensive is that teddy bear! And Ray was very impressed with the gift I sent him? Right, Ray?”

 

“Don’t talk about that damn doll in front of my sister.”

 

“See this beautiful bastard? You brought it out first! This world’s worst bastard, it won’t work, it’s a duel!”

 

A duel… you mean a horse racing competition? How come you haven’t changed at all? Tsk tsk. I have to say that the tenacity that keeps them fighting even after losing miserably every time is amazing. It was at that time that my older brother, who had been staring at Ian as if he was pathetic as he quickly challenged him to a duel, suddenly kicked his horse and started running. At this, Ian started chasing after him, saying something like, ‘You cowardly bastard,’ and there was a moment of devastated silence between Jayden and I, who were left alone. Jayden was the first to open his mouth. The guy’s eyes lit up at me and he spoke in a manner that seemed completely out of place, polite and dignified.

 

“Don’t worry. It’s like that every day.”

 

“Ah.. haha…”

 

“Anyway, Princess, my father told me that you might be a Secretariat?”

 

Ah, yes. There was no way the Count, who was identical to his sons from head to toe, could have kept his mouth shut. By the way, how can you not use that cheesy way of talking? Does your voice seem to have changed a bit? Puhahahaha!

 

“The priest must have mistaken something.”

 

“Oh, the high priest of Irund Temple can’t be mistaken. This gives me a reason to become a Paladin (the Holy Knights in charge of Irund Temple!). haha.”

 

“Oh, you want to become a paladin?”

 

“Yes. I will definitely become a great paladin and protect the princess.”

 

Haha… Are you really saying that’s a joke? Well, you don’t have a title anyway, so it’s not a bad choice to join the Holy Knights or any knightly order, but even a passing dog wouldn’t laugh at the idea that you, a guy with a brave face in everything he does, is protecting me! It’s so cringy to the core and so funny at the same time that it’s driving me crazy!

 

“Hey, by the way, young master.”

 

“Yes?”

 

“Now that things have come to this, how about we talk to each other in peace? “We’re all the same age, anyway.”

 

When I suggested this in a friendly way, Jayden’s face, which had been showing a confused expression for a moment, slowly began to brighten. Oh my, you bastard!

 

“Ah, I like it.. Really, I like it.”

 

I smiled softly again at Jayden, who quickly spoke as if he had been waiting, and now spurred me on. Then he looked back at his frightened former comrade and exclaimed cheerfully.

 

“The guy behind you, idiot!”

 

Secretariat of the Aeternus Empire. According to records, there have been three Secretas in history, and the last Secreta appeared 300 years ago. Unlike the previous two who were of royal blood, the last Secreta Inez Caseria was the daughter of a baron. It is said that his arrogance was sky-high, and he later showed signs of interfering in state affairs, which ultimately earned him the wrath of the god Irund and led to his death…

 

“Maybe it wasn’t a natural death…?”

 

The sacred priest smiled elegantly at me, who had turned into rabbit eyes in shock.

 

“History recorded by human hands is prone to fabrication. Of course, it is only a suspicion, but there is a historical story that says that Emperor Fernand, who was emperor when Secreta Inez was alive, loved Inez. So, the empress and public figures who were angry took action to remove Monk Inez and put her in a bad name.”

 

Hehehe, regardless of whether it’s true or not, it’s shocking. Since both historical and mythological stories were recorded by later generations, they can be easily manipulated.

 

“I guess Inez was quite beautiful.”

 

…It’s all good, but wouldn’t it be nice if you didn’t have four years?

 

Sponsored by the humble Yebedang located near the imperial palace’s villa. There were a total of three people sitting at tables and chairs placed in the beautiful back garden where roses and carnations were in full bloom. One is our divine priest and two are me and Levina. Yes. This poor bitch followed me. When I asked if I could take class with his younger brother, the priest didn’t say anything, and so this bizarre combination has been completed.

 

“Well, you said she was as pretty as a plum blossom. I’m sure that wasn’t the only reason why Emperor Fernand fell in love with you.”

 

“I think the more you know about mythology, the more interesting it becomes! There are many beautiful and sad stories.”

 

Unlike Levina, who admired me with her sea-green eyes shining brightly, I didn’t feel very thrilled. I’ve never been interested in mythology to begin with, and besides, the stories surrounding Secreta aren’t that touching. If you think about it, isn’t it just about sacrificing powerless young girls? Dirty world. The priest, who seemed to have read my inner thoughts or something, paused for a moment and looked at us with his mysterious golden eyes, smiled and opened his mouth in a somewhat worried tone.

 

“Lady Ray is surprisingly quiet.”

 

“Yes…? Ah…”

 

“I mean that in a good way. Those who speak sow seeds, and those who remain silent reap.”

 

Hmm, kind priest, I really appreciate your words and they are valuable, but am I doing this on purpose? This is not my house, which Levina can decorate as she pleases, but the imperial palace. A place where the majestic royal family and all high-ranking nobles of the country come and go to take care of state affairs. In this terrifying place with eyes and ears everywhere, I, the daughter of a duke, and Levina, a daughter of the same dukedom but an illegitimate child, were coming and going together. Even if I didn’t show it on the outside because of my father, there were definitely a lot of people who would disapprove of me, and my goal was to act as pitiful as possible in order to completely sway public opinion to my side. So, would you like to play the role of a miserable older sister who is intimidated by her strong illegitimate brother who suddenly comes in one day? Kyakyakya! Judging by the way the priest speaks like that, do you think there is some degree of understanding?

 

It was at that time that her support, which was extremely beautiful and peaceful except for me, became very turbulent. ‘Oh my, you shouldn’t run like that’ blah blah blah. With the mournful voices of the servants shouting, the man who burst out from the chapel and ran towards us was none other than our majestic prince, a black cat kitten.

 

“Hey Ray, are you there yet?!”

 

The holy priest showed an extremely exemplary response to Ryun’s actions of arbitrarily disrupting others’ classes, as befits a prince who is a class thug. In other words, he was elegant and polite.

 

“Good morning, Your Majesty the Crown Prince.”

 

“Is class over yet?”

 

“I was just about to finish it.”

 

“Okay? That’s good.”

 

Ryun replied and now looked at me with his amber eyes shining brightly.

 

“I’m in big trouble. Please help me.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“The teacher said he would take a test later, but I don’t remember a single word of the content! So, please help me.”

 

“But how can I…”

 

“You helped me last time! You seem to be surprisingly smart. Please tell me at least a little bit about it.”

 

…If you helped me last time, do you mean the time I quietly told you the answer that day when you didn’t do your homework? No, but this bastard is such an idiot, why doesn’t he actually study? Is there really no correlation between affection for a teacher and passion for learning? As the holy priest watched with his mysterious golden eyes shining with joy, Ryun started to hold onto my arm and started to fuss desperately.

 

“Oh quickly! If I fail this exam, my teacher might never want to see me again. Then I guess it’s all your fault.”

 

Ah, really? You idiot, is that the attitude of someone asking for help?! …Well, there’s nothing we can do in this world where one’s status is a gangster. Black.

 

“All right. Which sector is it?”

 

“The modern history war section and the cause of the disappearance of the wizard guild. Ah, I really have a headache…”

 

“Nice to meet you, Your Royal Highness.”

 

It was at that time that Levina, who had been quietly watching us with interest in her eyes for some reason, suddenly intervened. As Ryun paused and looked back, Levina, who had smiled lovingly, now bowed politely and showed respect.

 

“May the glory of God Irund be with you, Prince…”

 

“What are you? Why are you interrupting what I’m saying?”

 

It was literally an instant before Levina’s loud voice was cut off by Ryun’s bloody actions, which I had never seen before. Her warm air suddenly froze and a chilly current flowed through her. Ah, I forgot. I forgot that this crown prince only shows off in front of my brother! Puhahaha! It’s quite a sight to see Levy’s face turn bright red!

 

“Ah, I just… I’m sorry, sir. This is Levina de Tidis.”

 

“Tidis..?”

 

Ryun seemed to frown for a moment, but then he smiled as if he understood.

 

“Are you the new sister of master?”

 

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

 

“So that’s how you set it up? Duke Tidis is a woman and a brat. How dare you cut me off? How on earth did you get your education?”

 

I want to smile, but I can’t, so it’s just painful. Anyway, isn’t this reaction a bit surprising? Didn’t this crown prince like my older brother so he treated me, his younger brother, in a rather gentle way?

 

“Well, I just…”

 

I took the place of Levina, who was stuttering in embarrassment. I smiled calmly and at the same time bitterly at Ryun, who was glaring at Levina with her murderous face.

 

“Forgive my rudeness, Your Majesty. It’s because my younger brother is still immature, so please be lenient.”

 

“…Tsk.”

 

Ryun, who gently clicked his tongue, now relaxed his expression and turned around. At the same time, he shouted, “Whale, whale!”

 

“Come quickly, Ray!”

 

…Go, go!

 

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