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Chapter 191 - Promotional SS. The Brothers' Murmurs

☆The Brothers' Murmurs☆

"Chiihiro is so cute."

"She is adorable."

Tea in hand, the brothers nodded to each other, un un. The first prince, Wilfe, and the second prince, Theodore, were racking their brains on how to invite their sister, Chiihiro, to the royal palace.

"She likes tasty things. How about we order some rare food?"

"That's true....... but in reality, I feel like the dishes Chiihiro comes up with are just too delicious. Is there anything that could surpass them?"

"Mmu....."

At Theodore's words, Wilfe had no choice but to agree.

"Then what about pretty dresses and accessories? I'll have them prepare things a girl would like."

"..........."

At his simple-minded brother, Theodore couldn't help but give him a lukewarm gaze.

Brother, have you forgotten that you were met with Chiihiro's exasperation for doing just that?

At the royal banquet held the other day. Chiihiro was wearing a hair ornament gifted to her by Theodore. Noticing this, Wilfe had cried out, asking why she wasn't wearing the tiara he had given her, earning the disapproval of those around him. He had been scolded by the queen, who told him it wasn't something to be worn on such a formal occasion, and had been down for a while, yet once it was out of sight, it was out of mind.

Without saying it out loud, Theodore changed the subject.

"Still, Chiihiro was so cute yesterday. The dress suited her well, and I would be happy if she would visit the palace in that kind of attire a little more often."

Wilfe nodded at Theodore, whose face softened howan, and pictured the dressed-up Chiihiro in his mind. Soft, sun-colored hair and eyes that melted like honey. The golden dress and apple accessories suited her well.

Ah, how happy I would be if she called me 'Brother' looking like that. My actual sister, Mirtisia, is cute, but Chiihiro is even cuter. If I held a tea party surrounded by cute sisters, Wilfe would be so drunk on bliss his face would collapse. So, I absolutely want to invite Chiihiro to the royal palace. If possible, I want her to live in the palace and be with me every day. To hug her, have her sit on my lap, read picture books, and bask in the sun. Just imagining it filled him with a rose-colored euphoria that made him tremble.

".......Brother. It's leaking out."

"Eh?"

Snapping back to his senses hah, Wilfe saw that his attendants were shaking their shoulders, holding back laughter. Apparently, his mental fantasies had slipped out of his mouth.

"Besides, I don't think Chiihiro is at the picture book stage."

Theodore offered a harsh reality check. Watching the three-year-old quietly sip his tea, the attendants felt as if they had witnessed a personality that could not be measured by age. As expected of the Little One's brother. In the room filled with a vague sense of admiration, the disappointing brother let out a groan.

"Then what should we do? Aren't we at a dead end?"

The sullen-faced prince tossed the problem to his brother, who was seven years his junior. Giving him a fixed glare, Theodore muttered bosori.

"There's nothing to be done. I have my own way of connecting with Chiihiro, so."

Instantly, Wilfe's eyes flew open kuwah, and he closed in on Theodore.

"You, you're hiding something, aren't you! What do you mean by 'connecting'?!"

The brothers glared at each other in silence for a while, looking utterly fed up. It was the younger prince who gave in.

"The Knight Order. Chiihiro sells her homemade Little One Brand sweets directly to the Knight Order. If you watch the Knight Order's training grounds, you can tell when Chiihiro is coming."

The Knight Order's training ground, located behind the inner palace. Theodore had found the Little One there before. Even now, he makes an effort to see her and interact with her, to an extent that doesn't burden her. His face lighting up paah, Wilfe grasped both of Theodore's hands.

"The Knight Order's training grounds, you say! I see, there I should be able to play with Chiihiro without any other interruptions!"

Ahhh, I'm sorry, Chiihiro. My brother might cause you trouble. Theodore apologized profusely in his heart.

But Wilfe had forgotten. That their respective attendants were also present.

And so, the curtain rose on a battle without honor or humanity between the attendants trying to make Wilfe study and Wilfe trying to ditch them to go see Chiihiro.

The result is as you can imagine. Amen.♪

~Fin~