Author: aji (あじ)
Translator: sleepingjay
The next day at noon, Hank and Bel came to visit the too quiet mansion.
I led them to the room and then waited for them to return. As sunlight streamed through the window and shone on black strands of hair, I watched with mixed feelings.
My sister’s arrival certainly impacted a lot of people, but the ones most affected were undoubtedly the children.
Among them, the worst wasn’t Andrea, who had mentioned wanting to meet his mother, but Cyril who had never known her. He had locked himself away in his room, and kept staring dazedly at the sky. The only way I could describe the situation was ‘bizarre’.
What troubled me was that I couldn’t even take a look at his condition, because he became frightened of even Guy and I, whose eyes were the same color. Right now the only thing I could do was watch him improve his spirits from afar, which was vexing.
“I’ve examined him. His appetite is a bit concerning, but whatever it is, it’s not physical.”
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“If it’s Hank, then I’m relieved.”
When Hank clumsily expressed his concern, I thanked him and saw his round tanuki ears twitch. I met Bel’s eyes, and we both laughed.
“By the way, how’s that No.1 cheeky brat doing?”
“Andrea said he was going to train and went out to the forest as usual.”
“Pity. Bel wanted to say thank you to him. You young people should get along well.”
“I—I never said anything like that……!”
“Calm down. Oh well, that’s beside the point. The children may look unaffected on the surface, but they’re probably dealing with a lot in their hearts. It must be a tough time for you guys too, but you’ve got to join hands with that Commander-dono and weather through it together.”
Hank patted me gently on the shoulder and told me, “If there’s anything I can help with, don’t hesitate to call for me.” Since they had another job, they were going to leave the mansion.
Right before they left, Hank came close to my ear so that Bel wouldn’t hear what he had to tell me next:
—There’s a high possibility that it was that baron who hired the attackers on the institute.
The details of the relationship had not come out yet, but as one of the leaders at the institute, Hank learned of it when a knight came to confirm with him.
Sitting on the chair, I clenched my fists and glared up at the empty sky. A staggering anger welled up from inside me, threatening to burst out from under my skin.
If he was deeply connected to my sister, that was probably why he arrogantly said I looked exactly like her as soon as he saw me, that time he came to the mansion.
“I see. So that’s why you came.”
My sister’s long hands reached even the nobility of this empire. Manipulating her never-withering beauty and her words that were as sweet as they were intoxicating, like a heart-bewitching poison.
My homeland, too, was moving—to swallow the empire from within.
Wow, the witch of a sister/ex-wife is really devious. Let’s hope, now that they know what she’s trying to do, that they’ll be able to not only slap those evil hands but cut them altogether!Poor Cyril. Baby, hang in there! 😢
Thank you for the chapter!!!
I am so worried for Cyril and the boys, those poor babies
Thank you for the update
time to kill the witch. no other choice but to end them all.
thanks for the chapter <3