Chapter 65
10 minutes after that.
“Grrr. Grrrrr.”
Kai, who came with the vase in his mouth, spat it in front of me.
“Jeez. The servants here have no fear!”
He quickly turned into a human.
His neat pink hair was overly disheveled.
Perhaps he must have been very fondled by the maid sisters while still being a puppy.
“They’re even trying to dress me up!”
“How was Dad’s reaction?”
‘Did the two meet and talk?’
Or, I was curious about how Dad would react when he noticed Kai.
“…Dad?”
Kai, who was brushing his hair, flinched.
I thought he would be furious or angry again, but he seemed surprisingly calm.
“…Hm, he seems a bit serious. This vase game needs to stop for today.”
“Serious?”
“Dad does?”
Bian and I, who were warming up, have rabbit eyes.
Was he in a meeting?
If so, today’s pranks ended here.
“Yeah. I heard that he was talking to Agasa. It seems to be related to Sian.”
“…What?”
“He was talking to Agasa.”
“No. Not that. The latter name.”
“What. Sian?”
Sian.
When the name came out of someone’s mouth, anxiety took over rather than longing.
The blood ran dry all over my body.
Kai didn’t notice my reaction and continued to grumble.
“Dad said he got rid of all the bastards in the Law Kingdom. But did they decide to send only the child named Sian to the trial… Aakh!”
Surprised, I grabbed Kai by the collar with tiptoe on.
“Say it again. Is that name really Sian?”
It was a mountain beyond a mountain.
The story that followed made my head feel better.
It was expected that someday Vallois would find out Sian’s identity.
‘But when?’
Let’s put a puzzle together in a vague memory.
It was at this time that I remembered Dad who was strangely kind.
Come to think of it…!
[It seems that Daddy got it while making Billie’s sandwich.]
…He got ketchup on while making a sandwich?
Anyone could see that it was bloodstain, though?
[I’ll try to make it better next time. Sorry.]
…He wants to do better next time?
“…D-Dust? Did I do something wrong or something?”
‘I must have been stupid enough to fall for that word.’
My eyes, which had been holding him by the collar, gradually turned into sharp triangles.
Watching me like that, Kai’s face turned white.
He knew that when I got angry, I hit him in the gut.
“Brother. Sian’s trial will be held in two days, right?”
I ask, raising my fist.
A frightened Kai nodded his head.
“Is it true that the event will be held in the Imperial Palace?”
“Yeah. I heard it exactly.”
“…Billie. Why is that? Is something going on?”
When I asked back, a warm hand that had been watching us from nearby wrapped around my shoulder.
Bian looked at me with worried eyes.
Whatever it was, it was clear that he wanted to appease his angry sister.
“…Mmm. Nothing.”
Yes.
I can’t get excited now.
I seem to be taking out my anger on my brothers.
“I’m fine, whew…”
Calm down.
“Whew…”
I calm my mind with deep breathing.
The faces of the older brothers watching me became more and more strange.
‘It won’t be any use if I tell Dad and Agasa for now.’
Agatha also lied about Cassis going to a noble banquet. He must have given the word.
I had other ideas.
Once Sian went to the Imperial Palace, he would most likely have been in contact with the Empress.
Fortunately, it’s now different from the original story.
Even if he met the Empress, there was no possibility that Sian would avenge Vallois.
But that aside.
‘I want to meet him.’
The black eyes he last saw turned golden in an instant.
But what was surprising was that it looked more like Sian.
Eyes that looked desperate.
That attitude of struggling to resist something.
‘Because it was an act of betraying the kingdom, he must have suffered badly.’
Sian saved me regardless of the circumstances.
It was natural for me to be curious about the safety of a friend with such pure intentions.
Even if he was Peter, the male lead.
“Sis,”
“Sister!”
It was then.
The faces of the two older brothers popped into my blurry vision.
“What are you thinking about?”
“What can your brothers do to help you?”
Blue eyes with hair like cherry blossoms stared at me.
Seeing those handsome faces, I fell into agony.
‘Hmm. Wait.’
If Brother Kai turns into a dog and Brother Bian teleports.
“…Brothers.”
I had a good idea.
“Do you like fun things?”
Nod, nodㅡ
One corner of Kai’s lips went up at my question, and Bian smiled softly.
It was a pretty positive response.
“Then what about something fun and dangerous?”
The older brothers who had been looking at me without saying a word exchanged glances with each other.
It was an expression of regret that they fell into it.
***
Finally, on the day of the trial.
We crawled to the bedroom window and checked the situation.
Through the window, four carriages glided along the forest road.
Ahead of that, Cassis and dozens of his men were preparing to go out.
Then, as he was about to get into the carriage, he asked Lisa.
“What about Billie and the twins?”
“They’re sleeping. When they wake up, I plan to pretend that you went to the banquet at the Imperial Palace.”
Lisa checked on us sleeping.
To be precise, us pretending to sleep.
My older brothers would sometimes fall asleep together while playing with me, so no one would have thought it strange.
Burn, burn.
‘So you don’t know that I’m looking at you with both eyes like this!’
It was then.
“Hide.”
“Damn.”
We, who were raising our bright purple eyes, quickly hid behind the wall.
“…As expected, the head of Vallois.”
“It must be quite a distance to the bedroom window, yet for him to notice it.”
Dad’s cold gaze turned toward us and then disappeared.
It seemed that he was busy listening to the reports of the servants and decided to move on.
“It will arrive tonight anyway. Just tell them to hold out until then.”
When the last order was left, the sound of the remaining servants returning to the castle was heard.
“Grrr.”
Kai, who had turned into a puppy before I knew it, barked softly.
“What is Brother saying?”
“Considering the smell, Lisa seems to have gone to the kitchen. She’s probably coming to bed bringing breakfast.”
“Woof! Woof!”
“What does this mean?”
“I’m right.”
Bian, who was slightly elated, smiled.
I nodded solemnly.
“Then the operation begins.”
The plan was simple.
Kai senses the presence of servants with scent.
When it’s time to run away, we’ll somehow follow the carriage using Bian’s teleport.
The reason the operation could be simplified was only thanks to the Magi of the older brothers.
After all, Munchkin is the best!
“Brother Kai. I’ll hold onto you for a second.”
“Grrr.”
I hugged a bunch of white fur.
Just in time, I felt the warmth of Brother Bian next to me touch my hand.
And in a blink.
It was a fleeting moment.
“…Whoa.”
After some time I came to my senses.
My shoes, which had been floating in the air, were stepping on the bumpy stone road.
A refreshing morning breeze blew.
I brushed my black hair that was blowing in the wind behind my ear and checked on Kai.
Fortunately, everyone seemed to have moved safely.
The white cotton balls in my arms were flying like dandelion seeds.
For now, sneaking out of the castle is a success.
“Billie. You can take care of Kai as planned, can’t you?”
“Of course!”
At Bian’s words, I carried the prepared backpack in front of my upper body and put Kai in it.
“Grrr.”
“Brother, be quiet.”
Make a hissing sound with your index finger.
Brother Kai, who was whining, shut his mouth.
He didn’t show much resistance to his sister’s bag because it was a plan that was carried out under mutual agreement.
“I think we should leave now, you know?”
Bian inspected the situation.
When I opened my eyes, a carriage was moving not far away.
“Brother Bian. We’re teleporting on top of that carriage, right?”
He followed my fingertips and nodded.
The destination of the teleportation was the ceiling of the carriage.
The carriage was decorated with beautiful and delicately carved black panthers.
A flat ceiling was visible above the door of the silver carriage.
At the corner of the ceiling, a pointed decoration in the shape of a sword, symbolizing military power, soared.
It was scary, but if we landed exactly above the ceiling, we wouldn’t get hurt.
Dad and Agasa were riding in the second carriage.
The first one is likely to stand out, so pass.
Our goal was to ride the third and last carriage.
The problem is.
“You have to hold on to my waist the moment we arrive. The wind can cause you to fall backwards, got it?”
Nod, nodㅡ
Even while the carriage was leaving, Bian carefully watched me.
“Let’s zip the bag for a while. Kai, we’ve pierced a breathing hole for you, so bear with it.”
“Grrr.”
Sad Kai let out a wail.
Bian, lightly ignoring him, closed the zipper of the bag I was carrying in front of me.
“Sister, ready.”
“Ready!”
After I finished my preparations, I ran to Bian’s arms.
Suddenly caught between Bian and I, Kai whimpered in surprise.
“Billie!”
“Hap!”
Rumble, rumble.
A strong wind blew through Bian’s arms.
I could barely open one eye.
Trees disappearing like a panorama and clouds in the sky were rushing at high speed.
We were on the carriage.
“Wow, the plan… mmph!”
As soon as I opened my mouth excitedly, the resistance of the wind pushed me.
No words came out.
“We can go to the Imperial Palace like this.”
Nodㅡ
Bian, who was hugging me, was holding on to the sword decoration that was inlaid at the end of the carriage with one hand.
Was it because he was nervous about teleporting over a moving object?
There was sweat on the nape of his neck as he smiled.
“…Princess Billie? Even Prince Bian?”
It was then.
A confused voice came from behind.
Let’s turn our heads.
“What I saw…”
The knights on horseback escorting the carriages were looking up at us with rabbit eyes.
Oops.
I should have kept in mind the knights behind the third carriage!
“…Did the two of them really appear above the carriage ceiling? Maybe I got it wrong…”
“You’ll keep your mouth shut, right?”
The surprised knight’s question was blocked by a languid voice.
Bian smiled and asked.
“Right?”
Dumbfounded by the kind but terrifying threat, the knight eventually tightened his mouth and averted his gaze.
“Billie. We’ll be busy when we arrive, so sleep for a while.”
“What about Brother?”
“I normally don’t sleep much.”
Come to think of it, I woke up early and was a little tired.
I was held in Brother’s arms like that.
By the time my head nodded up and down.
We set out for the Imperial Palace under the secret escort of knights.
