I Don’t Trust My Twin Sister

Fervi and Hector looked at him and lightly greeted him.

 

“See you, High Priest.”

 

The High Priest of Praiteri Tom, a middle-aged man, grinned as he received their greetings.

 

“Pervi.”

 

“Yes, High Priest.”

 

“Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll go completely crazy, so if you want me to go crazy and do something wrong, you’ll have to look far into the future.”

 

She clicked her tongue lowly. Old men have good ears. Theses, whose face always looked the same even as time passed, was quite a burden. The atmosphere was strange, and what he was actually doing was very suspicious. Nevertheless, he could not be rejected because Theses was the only high priest of Praiteritom and a worshiper of the Road. He rolled his eyes slightly as he hung the church symbol around his neck.

 

“You seem to be dissatisfied with me for calling you here. But please understand. As you know, Fervi’s father is doing his best today and tomorrow, and the only people left are those who are obedient to me.”

 

Theses laughed cheerfully as her shoulders twitched.

 

“If you feel burdened by my expectations, just tell me. I’ll let you go.”

 

That would mean being deleted from the flow of time. She exhaled lowly and lifted her head.

 

“How can I refuse the High Priest’s words? Myung, I will obey.”

 

“I’m just grateful that Fervi understands my feelings.”

 

Theses took a step back and looked around the darkened alleys and buildings, taking a deep breath and exhaling.

 

“Isn’t it fascinating? The ruined mining city gives you a strange feeling of playing. At one time, many people would have lived in this alley and that building, passing each other as they walked up and down the streets. Time simply passed, and this city was left abandoned on the ground. That’s why no one has ever reached it.”

 

He smiled in satisfaction.

 

“It looks like a trance.”

 

His eyes fell as they scanned the building. Sharp eyes pierced into Fervi’s gray eyes. Theses’ voice rose low as he took a step closer to Fervi, who flinched at her body.

 

“So, Fervi, may I ask you a favor in such a beautiful place?”

 

“Which…”

 

“Are you going to help me?”

 

Fervi, who was staring at him as he continued to say only what he wanted to say, bit her lip and nodded. Theses grinned and patted her shoulder.

 

“As expected, Fervi understands my feelings very well. Thank you.”

 

“…no. But, may I ask now what kind of request you are asking?”

 

“Oh, it’s no big deal.”

 

He took a step back and clapped at some distance. The sound was raised several times and spread throughout the fallen city. As if an echo was ringing from the mountain.

 

“I would like you to become a little friendly with someone.”

 

“What kind of person?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

“Who are you talking about?”

 

It was quite unusual for Theses, who rarely interacted with people, to encourage friendly exchange. Tilting his head slightly, Theses smiled darkly.

 

“Do you know Lawrence?”

 

Fervi slightly raised his eyebrows at her name. After a brief hesitation, Theseses did not miss it and dug in, biting his tail.

 

“I guess you know?”

 

“…I know. It’s strange not knowing. He’s a celebrity.”

 

“Wow, that’s really fortunate. Then it would be possible to get to know her.”

 

“What level of friendship do you mean?”

 

“To a certain extent… Uhm. Well, there’s no need to get too close. You just need to create a little interest.”

 

Theses said it as if it was no big deal, but Pervi actually frowned at her. Who was Lawrence? She was the next head of the Ajstain family and a business genius. Gain the trust of someone with enormous wealth and fame? The Ajstain family does not trust anyone. They act with suspicion about everything. They pursue accurate information to the extent that some say the Ajstain family’s family motto is questionable. Therefore, it was difficult to deceive them with lies.

 

“Is it difficult? It’s no big deal for Fervi, is it?”

 

“That…”

 

Regardless of whether it was difficult or not, it was impossible. If you think about what happened a while ago, no matter how much time and money you spend, it will only arouse suspicion and make it difficult to build trust. However, it was also impossible to tell Theses straight away that it was difficult. I had seen the cruelty of this man disguised as a high priest many times. Pervi bit his lip and nodded his head.

 

“I will do as you say.”

 

“As expected, I believed that Fervi would listen to my request. Thank you.”

 

He turned around with his mouth wide open smiling. Fervi, who was quietly watching his back as he disappeared back into the alley, opened his mouth again.

 

“High Priest.”

 

“Hmm?”

 

Fervi slowly asked a question to him as he straightened his back.

 

“Why Lawrence? There are many others.”

 

“Oh, that?”

 

He smiled and gave the answer to Pervi, who put his question into his mouth.

 

“Because she has what it takes to be our new master.”

 

It also meant that the time had come for closed doors to open once again.

 

* * *

 

After the complicated events, Ajstain territory entered a period of stability. Ian also returned to take care of the Berdian duchy. Numerous agendas and business documents that had been pushed back due to the bomb were piled up in a huge pile in a corner of the office, waiting for approval. The thought of holding on to them drove me crazy. Before leaving the Ajstain territory, Ian also looked quite perplexed. He’ll probably be bombarded with documents when he goes back. Why do payment documents always pile up? I took a breath.

 

Since we were both busy, we eventually agreed to hold a simple engagement ceremony and prepare for the wedding right after. Other ladies would put more meaning into their engagement ceremony and try to make it more extravagant, grand, and elegant than anyone else, but given the current situation and considering the engagement ceremony, I gave up because I thought the wedding would be possible sometime next winter. I had no desire to prepare for two weddings and engagement parties in this situation. Just the paperwork piled up right now was terrible. There was one more change that the incident brought about.

 

As peace and stability came to the Ajstain territory, people were able to return to their daily lives as in the past. However, it was a slightly different peace than before.

 

“Sister. I think we need to review this document again. The contents are strange.”

 

“Look. Oh, I rejected it before, but you reposted it without changing any of the content. That person needs to be cut or something, no way.”

 

“This person’s field is continuously incurring losses. It’s a business that has turned into a profit, so there won’t be any problem if he just keeps it… I think this needs to be dealt with officially.”

 

“I will do that.”

 

“No, I’ll handle it.”

 

I smiled slightly as I watched Ercia skillfully move her pen. Ercia was actively involved in her family’s business. She was clearly a genius, and she quickly grasped her work after only a week of training. After she started working next to me as an assistant, I kept thinking that Ercia had a unique sense of humor. Her perspective on business and her judgment were excellent, but first of all, her intelligence was extraordinary. He taught only the very basics, such as accounting and financial analysis, business maintenance, and human resources management. It wasn’t a detailed guide either; it was just a surface-level guide. However, with only that much information, Ercia was able to clearly understand most of the accounting and financial data. He was at a level that would make anyone stick their tongue out. This is why my parents had high expectations for Ercia. Once again, it was understandable that there was a saying that Ajstain’s heyday would depend on Ersia’s hands. I am proficient because I have accumulated experience and knowledge through decades of practical experience, but Ercia was not at all like that. But my younger brother made up for that lack with his brilliant brain.

 

‘I’m jealous…’

 

I vaguely knew that Ercia was no stranger to the actions she tried to keep me in check, but I never imagined that she would excel to this level. I stood up feeling the weight of the word genius. She lightly brewed her tea and walked over to her with a cup of tea and handed it to her, and she looked at me and grinned. It was a pure, unpretentious smile.

 

“Thanks sister…”

 

“Are you tired?”

 

It was true that my workload dropped by half thanks to Ercia’s help. I was in charge of key approvals, and Ercia was in charge of miscellaneous tasks, and the speed at which they were done was incredible. It was so fast that I wondered if I was reading it correctly or if I understood it. Ercia read the documents carefully and stacked them into two categories: those to be approved and those to be rejected. Once I checked, I saw that, except for one or two exceptional businesses, all the rest were completely separated.

 

“No, it’s quite interesting. I think I understand why my sister devoted herself to business.”

 

“Actually, it’s been a long time since I lost any fun or interest anymore. It’s disgusting.”

 

“Hey, it’s still not that long, sister.”

 

That’s the case here. If we count the past, almost 15, because I’ve been doing it for almost a year… Shaking my head, I sat down on the chair opposite Ercia and tilted my teacup. Ercia also played with her teacup and put down the document she was looking at on the table.

 

“Isn’t it difficult?”

 

“It’s difficult. There are some easy contents, but most of them are complicated and difficult to understand. For example, financial indicators and accounting data have formulas and formats, so it is not difficult to determine costs and profits. However, depending on the business, the meaning and meaning of investment and profits are different. It’s difficult because the scope of acceptance is different. Moreover, the applicable laws are different depending on the business unit or type, so I’m concerned that if I give approval without thinking, I’ll run into more than one law. “I have to do it, so it takes up my time.”

 

Despite that, the speed was incredible. To the point where I wonder if this is a beginner’s.

 

“Later, some content was seen to be repeated and related bills were similar, so there was no major problem.”

 

“You have memorized everything. That law book?”

 

“That can’t be right. I only know a few things, but I haven’t memorized them all.”

 

About…about half? Ercia nodded her head and tilted her teacup. Her silence flowed quietly. In the past, this silence would have been uncomfortable, but not now. Rather, it felt peaceful. The things I experienced when I returned to the past were truly diverse. So many things happened that I couldn’t even think about it. There have been times when my life has been threatened and there have been times when I have carried people’s lives on my shoulders. But I endured everything, and as a result, I was able to get my family back and win love.

 

“Ah.”

 

Her brief exclamation brought her out of her thoughts and raised her head.

 

Ercia smiled slightly.

 

“Sister.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“When are you going to get married?”

 

“It’s hard when it’s too hot, so I want to do it before spring ends.”

 

“There are a couple of months left.”

 

“Yes.”

 

Ercia, who was looking at her calendar and calculating the date, narrowed her eyes and tapped her fingers on the table.

 

“How ready are you?”

 

“We haven’t even started yet?”

 

“You haven’t even started?”

 

“Huh.”

 

I wondered if there was anything major to prepare. About a month in advance, I prepared the wedding dress, prepared the wedding ceremony, made the wedding invitations, selected the jewelry… What more is there to do?

 

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