Beware of the Brothers - Chapter 28

Hari’s POV

“Welcome, Miss Hari.”

“It’s been a long time, Relia.”

In a short time at Queen Arabella’s dressing shop, I signed up with the host, Madame Relia.

“You visited alone today.”

“Yes, Louise has another appointment.”

“I don’t think I’ve seen other Sirs too.”

I laughed a bit vaguely as she added with a laugh.

“However, the men who visit with the ladies’ in dress shop together are very rare. Sirs Ernst’s seems to be special in many ways.”

Isn’t what you want to say is ‘Uncommon’ rather than ‘Special’?

As she said, Cabel and Erich had been following me to this dress maker several times.

Of course everytime, they couldn’t hide their boredom, as they were twisting their body, or they had a face out of their soul.

I wondered what they could do in this dress maker, but they didn’t give me a convincing answer.

No, of course, Cabel had a history of picking my own wedding dress last life.

I shook my head by myself and headed to the room provided inside.

“Oh, Miss Velontia. Are you going back now?”

Then I ran into someone who just came out of the room. Madame Relia, who was walking together with me, smiled and approached the person in front of us.

It is Rosabella Velontia, whom I not met for a long time.

Immediately after she saw me, she stopped walking.

I know that she hasn’t appeared outside her mansion for a while since her engagement with Dice was announced.

But as I look it now, when our eyes meet, and as soon as Relia approached and greeted her, Rosabella’s still looking at me.

I seemed to know why she did that.

So this time, I smiled first and moved towards Rosabella.

“Miss Rosabella, I’m seeing you in a long time. How have you been?”

As expected, Rosabella’s face changed subtly when I first greeted her.

It was a very small difference, but I found her mood to be less stiff than before. I could see that she felt lost for a moment.

“Hari, nice to meet you. I’m fine, thanks for your concern.”

In the middle of the aristocracy, there were people who were spread rumors about them and also need their concern.

It was a rumor surrounding Dice and Rosabella, who soon announced their engagement shortly after her annulment with Eugene.

Perhaps consciously, Rosabella seemed to be concerned that I would treat her differently than before.

“It’s late, but congratulations on your engagement. I have met him and told him before, I also congratulate you, Rosabella. I wanted to tell you that words.”

“Thank you, Hari.”

“I wish I could have a chance to talk to you once again next time.”

“I want it too. Next time I will invite you to Velontia.”

In fact, it is the first time I saw her since I met her last time in Dice’s palace, so I was worried that it would be awkward when we meet again, but it seemed to be an useless thought.

Rosabella and I had a short conversation with a smile, and then we pledged later.

“I’m going to meet Rosabella next week.”

In my words, Eugene’s gaze was drawn to me. I answered the unspoken question in his pupil.

“I met her in the dressing shop when I visited last time.”

“You didn’t say that.”

Eugene’s eyes frowned.

It’s not exactly he shows an opposite reaction, Eugene just didn’t like the fact that there was something he didn’t know about me.

I laughed playfully at him.

“You didn’t know that when Ethan wasn’t there?”

“He wasn’t in his holiday, he wasn’t having another appointment either. Why he wasn’t there?”

In a nutshell, he was like a vicious employer without a talk.

As usual, I knew about Ethan reporting my daily life to Eugene.

It was also a thing I have tolerated so far because I know that it is not the meaning of surveillance.

Anyway, next time it would have been better to see Rosabella in front of others.

It was also necessary to inform them that Ernst and Velontia did not pretend to follow their low expectations.

The imperial family, Ernst, and Velontia were all interested in maintaining the dignity, and it was easy to go up into the real tradition.

I looked back at Eugene, sitting on the sofa, not a flower in a vase over the table.

He stopped by the Imperial Palace for a while in the morning, then came back and stayed at Ernst’s mansion with me.

Of course, that doesn’t mean he’s playing, as he still has paper in his hand.

I didn’t want to disturb Eugene, but greed in my heart won. I quietly approached where Eugene was, and stood behind him and reached out to him.

He, who felt my presence, turned his head to my side, but it was faster for my arm to wrap around his neck.

Eugene’s hair flowed forward and bent over his shoulder and fell. It was strange that Eugene is in my hand.

In fact, something that happened a while ago still felt like a dream or fantasy.

A shallow laugh, like the sound of the wind, crumbled in my ear.

“Why from behind?”

“If you look at my face… I’m ashamed.”

Of course, it seemed not to be the sound of someone who went to hugged him from behind first.

Talking about it, I got a bit more shy, so I put and buried my face on Eugene’s nape.

“Come here.”

He raised his hand over my arm and whispered to me.

I can’t. I’m sure I will be more embarrassed if I make eye contact with him now.

“Hari.”

But as Eugene urged me and call my name, the ingenuity to endure disappeared. I already knew it, but my defense against Eugene was too poor.

Eventually, I yielded, releasing my arms that held Eugene’s neck and walking toward him.

And as soon as I faced his face, I immediately regretted my choice.

“No, maybe I should stop going….”

But as soon as I was ready to run away, I was caught by Eugene and dragged to his side.

When I realized what happened, I already sitting on Eugene’s lap as usual. I put my hand and covered my face without knowing it.

“Show me your face.”

But again this time he held my hand.

“This, I haven’t adjusted yet.”

I muttered resentfully, avoiding Eugene’s gaze. Then, as he did before, he smiled lightly.

“Maybe you will get used to it soon.”

I wasn’t sure if he was saying that time was medicine, or whether he would do this until I got used to it.

Dump.

Huh? But suddenly I felt something fluffy behind my back.

What happened at one point I can’t even think, soon I realized that I was lying on the sofa.

Of course, there is Eugene above me.

The moment I made eye contact with him, I feel stiff and frustrated.

“Well, wait a minute.”

Eugene’s arm is standing next to me, so I couldn’t be thrilled. In that state, his face approached, and I unconsciously raised my hand and blocked it.

“Oh.”

However, I was startled by him as he bite my finger, but it does not hurt. The moment I look down from him, I lost words to say.

As if he knew I was surprised, Eugene grabbed my hand and slowly moved his face to my face this time.

When his hands touched my ears gently, touching my face, I whimpered, and his lips fell over my forehead.

Perhaps the warmth of his cheeks sat down on my cheeks. And once again, our lips overlapped slowly after a short eye contact.

It was a very sweet and gentle kiss.

Unlike the first time as I was scared to get eaten by him. Of course my heart was still alive even though it runs like crazy.

Then, at some point, I felt like something was being released, and my neck area became empty.

At first, I didn’t know why, but after a while, Eugene raised his head, and then I realized that he had loosened the ribbon that was holding the neck of my clothes.

Eugene’s hand swept my bare neck.

“It’s almost erased.”

It was clear that he was referring to the marks that I also checked this morning.

On the night of the banquet, Eugene left red traces like branding me.

I looked up at him, feeling his sweep over my skin. And I slowly raised my hand.

Eugene felt my hand touching his face and moved his gaze to face me.

In fact, I am the same with him who wanted to touch the person in front. Of course, I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t get it out of my mouth.

Since when did I feel like this to Eugene? I still couldn’t figure out when I started doing it.

No… But maybe he’s wondering about it too. Maybe hiding it was impossible in the first place.

Isn’t it the days that seemed to overflow all the things contained in heart even if one step was taken wrongly because it was always full to the end of the neck?

However, it was surprising that a person who seemed to be unable to reach no matter how much I reached out was receiving my hand so calmly.

Knowing my heart, Eugene just let me touch his face to the fullest.

“Hey.”

So I touch Eugene as much as I wanted.

“I love you, very much.”

And as the conviction that this is now a reality took root in me to some extent, I whispered to him.

In fact, I am the same as Eugene.

I also thought I had been waiting a long time to say the same thing to him.

I want to make this person happy.

If this person stay by my side, I’m sure I’ll be happy too.

Eugene listened to me and hugged me tighter than ever before, I could have been very happy as I expected.

“Hari, thank you for coming.”

“Thank you for inviting me, Rosabella.”

A few days later I was invited by Rosabella to visit the mansion of Velontia.

As soon as we get seated in the reception room the maids came over and offered tea. Dahlia and hydrangea were decorated on the top of table.

“How have you been?”

I asked towards Rosabella.

Is it because of the feeling?

When I met her briefly last time, I didn’t think about it, but the atmosphere surrounding Rosabella seemed strangely more comfortable than before.

That didn’t mean that her formality to treat me was less than before, but what I felt is the atmosphere in the air.

“It wasn’t bad. What about Hari?”

“I’m fine too.”

After we had a simple greeting, we lifted our cup. After a while, Rosabella, quenched with tea, asked me as she passed words.

“How about that person? Is he doing well?”

Needless to say, the person she spoke to must have been Eugene.

It was a common question during their engagement, but after the breakup, they were the two who never got in touch with each other.

That’s why Rosabella is restraining her greetings for Eugene.

It was forbidden.

But before I even answered, Rosabella’s voice continued.

“In the first place, we weren’t people who were more than seemingly involved, so he’s probably doing well. I know. I know, but I’m just asking.”

It was a plain tone that seemed to mean nothing to her previous question.

Apparently it wasn’t what she wanted to hear from me in the first place, Rosabella replied like that and laughed lightly.

I also took a sip of tea after her.

After drinking, I opened my mouth.

“I wonder the status of Miss Rosabella with His Highness.”

“Anyway, you must be hearing the news and wondering what to do?”

Cool.

It seems that the rift between Rosabella and Dice was deep. She turns out to be cynical like this.

What’s more, she already knew that I already heard about Rosabella’s status in several ways from Dice.

“Oh….the last time I went to his palace, he said…. “

I recalled what Dice whom I met two days ago told me in frustration as if the sky had collapsed.

Honestly, I was really surprised when I first heard it.

Rosabella, an example of an elegant noble lady, is relentlessly struggling. She’s also yellow-handed Dice.

“Yes, I didn’t want to see his face.”

She admitted neatly. Looking at such Rosabella, I felt a cold sweat on my back.

I didn’t know about that, but I’m afraid because she seem angry. There is a corner like a knife in her than I thought…

I have to be careful not to make her angry in the future.

Of course, it remains to be understood why Rosabella was angry with Dice hundred times.

I sympathized with her words that followed and shook my head.

“Does it make sense to announce an engagement without first thinking? Of course, it’s true that I accepted the engagement, but that doesn’t mean he can make it public right now.”

“Of course it is, Miss Rosabella. It’s alright to be disappointed with his highness Dice.”

“If I knew this, I wouldn’t just do something like engagement with him immediately. It turned out to be arbitrary, he had a child-like aspect. Of course, that would seem pure….”

Rosabella has since made more remarks about whether she was dissatisfied or praised Dice. I looked at her face and smiled.

“But you like him?”

Rosabella’s grumbled face against Dice didn’t look unhappy.

Unlike last fall, when she talked about her marriage going forward and revealed something like a vague sense of collapse.

And contrary to the reckless remark that Eugene and her own had no personal feelings other than trust and respect, she is now revealing quite colorful emotions towards Dice.

Rosabella talked to me for a moment, and she uttered her mouth.

“I think it’s a curse no matter how I think about it.”

Then she sighed with a little sigh.

“If you look at the fairy tale book, it describes the moment of falling in love as if it were a blessing, but it is a curse when I think of it.”

But in her following words, I had no choice but to laugh.

“Isn’t it possible that you feel like you’ve transformed all the disadvantages that are obvious to the other person’s shortcomings into advantages?”

Rosabella, who says that, is also frowned with a frown and we’re laughing.

Her face is the first one I notice, but in my eyes she looked much better now.

“Perhaps if someone else has done something rude to me…that person not going to have a look at least for 10 years.”

Did Dice’s constant chastity make Rosabella this way?

When I first saw Rosabella, I seemed to know why I felt that the atmosphere she gives was more comfortable than before.

“But in the end, I’m not going to forgive that person so easily in the near future. So, I’m going to boil it once.”

Unlike her saying that love was a curse, now she didn’t look any unhappy.

I don’t know when her good mind will be headed for Dice, but I was delighted to see Rosabella’s face being the brightest ever.

******

“It was fun today.”

“Me too.”

It’s time, we stand up and Rosabella sent me off when I’m on my way to leave her mansion.

“Sometimes, please visit me. I am going to be in a mansion in imperial in the future.”

“I’d be happy if you could invite me anytime.”

I gladly accepted her request and left the residence of Velontia.

“How was it?”

“What?”

“What is it, Rosabella!”

I saw Dice in front of me and I looked at him with pity on my face.

Dice ran out to me as soon as I arrived at his palace and was brushing me up like this.

The officials and aides around him and the knights evaded their gaze when they saw such Dice.

They were also quite embarrassed to see their master’s bodylessness.

“Do you think she’s still mad at me?”

This person… Originally, I think he was a highly confident person, but he become like this because Rosabella is entangled.

But, in the original too, about Rosabella, people used to had this character if it’s involved anything about her.

No, by the way. If anyone hears, I’m sure they’ll think I’m Dice’s spy!

Of course, it was true that I came to his palace the last time and listened to his foolishness, but that didn’t mean that I was given his instructions and visited the mansion of Velontia.

“How do you know I met Miss Rosabella?”

“That’s enough, I know.”

As I narrowed my eyes and asked, Dice replied shamelessly.

I frowned my forehead. He put a man to watch Rosabella, or should I say a spy? it’s true I guess.

Of course, it is not a surveillance but still, I’m troubled. In fact, rather than planting a person, I could say that he bribed and boiled Velontia’s servants.

I wonder if Rosabella’s heart will turn away from him.

As my mind came to released, the appearance of Dice waiting for hope is noticeable.

“Once we go in, we’ll talk.”

“Can’t you just tell me while we’re walking?”

Oh, this guy ah.

I sighed inward and stared at the Dice in my side, like a Lost-dog.

Arlanta, the beloved of the ex-People’s loved ones, Dice the crown prince.

Good god, love is great enough to change people.

“As you guessed, Miss Rosabella was very angry.”

I finally seated and opened my mouth. Dice was staring at my face as if he was rushing, without even thinking of ordering a refreshment first.

Frankly, Rosabella’s anger seemed will go away sooner or later, but I didn’t tell him the truth. No, in a sense, Rosabella seemed to have already forgiven Dice.

But she wanted Dice to reflect on it a little more.

“Well, you’re not saying she doesn’t hate me anymore? Maybe I should meet her.”

And Dice seems to be mistaken, but to be honest I was on the side of Rosabella rather than Dice.

“Please also count the heart of Miss Rosabella. If you come to her, would you want to have returned to the front of the mansion and sent back to your palace where you came from?”

Dice’s shoulders were sagging down.

At one point, This Dice that gave off a desolate atmosphere like a rainy dog seemed a bit pitiful.

“But still, this is not enough to regret engagement with you, Dice. She’s feeling the same with you, so don’t be in despair.”

Then he revived and bloomed like a flower as he heard my next words. Anyway, that the only thing about Rosabella that is easy to understand.

“Maybe I have to send a gift every day to Velontia! What would Rosabela like? After all, Isn’t women like flowers or jewelry?”

Dice quickly brightened and brought paper and a pen somewhere. Then he began to write a list of gifts to send to Rosabella.

I see his figure like that and remember Rosabella thought it was a great passion that even moved her heart.

“Just take this opportunity to rob my entire treasure chest?”

“You know that it’s not good to do anything too much, your highness.”

Of course, that’s why it was too much to open up the whole dice’s treasure chest, so I had to sweat to dry him.

“Still, tell Duke Ernst that I am grateful.”

Then at some point, Dice said that.

As he scratched his forehead, he said it in a slightly shy tone. He stopped pondering Rosabella’s gift as I heard familiar name from his mouth.

“To brother Eugene?”

“Maybe I wouldn’t have thought of courage if he hadn’t been pushing me. Then I wouldn’t have known the same happiness right now.”

With that said, Dice laughed a little, smirkly.

“Thanks to the Lady and thank you to the Duke. I think you two my only help.”

I thought about what Dice had said, and then laughed little by the sound of his neck in my ear.

“So, if you ever need something to help from me later, tell me anytime. I’m on your side.”

He said curiously.

As if he promised to be a strong supporter of Ernst no matter what happens in the future. Even though the favor he showed so far has already been appreciated.

“I will remember it and say it to you. You can’t say that you forgot then.”

“Why, I’m the one who doesn’t speak with one bite.”

I laughed and peeked at the playful talking Dice.

As soon as I stepped out of the palace, intense sunlight directly fell over my head.

“It’s a little hot today.”

“Would you like a parasol?”

These days, I feel like Ethan is one step closer to me than before.

After all, it has been since the last time with Lavender Cordis. Even now, I am saying that he will listen to request about parasol without hesitation.

In fact, there weren’t any single ladies who would give their escort knight a parasol to hold, but Ethan’s words were surprising because some people viewed it as a shame.

Moreover, he was more knowledgeable than usual.

I have to say that this feels like a wild cat approaching me.

“I think the sun is so strong that it’s going to be hot. Would you like to share it with me?”

“I’m fine.”

Ethan dismayed at my invitation and immediately refused.

No, why your face become so colored? Is it because men and women should considered a special one when they say to use parasol together?

But what about it? If the escort knight looks hotter, they can use a little parasol, or something like that.

Still, Ethan was so decisively rejected like a knife that I just stop asking him.

We’re not going to used it together, but Ethan’s hands also put in parasol, so his recommendation was also back applied to him.

“Oh, brother Cabel!”

Then suddenly I found Cabel.

He was wearing a uniform with some knights and walking across from me.

The Templars are stuck in the haze all day long, so unless I go to visit it, I will never come across by chance like now.

It was like picking stars all the time, what’s going on today?

By the way, the second brother is wearing an outfit like that and walking.

Looking at that, sometimes it was understandable that young ladies say he is cool and chase Cabel.

“Oh, Hari…!”

At my call, Cabel turned to me. The knights next to him also looked at me and opened their eyes wide.

But it seemed that Cabel looked around at the next moment and said what was it?

What the hell are you talking about? Why do other knights suddenly become speculative and leave?

Only then did Cabel run towards me.

“I told you not to come to our knights?!”

“Isn’t this not where your Knights place?”

Does this look like your knights place?

Hearing what I said, Cabel seemed to realize only then.

“I was just passing by. Coincidentally, I can’t help myself when I saw you, right?”

He has been avoiding my visits to his knights without telling me why.

In the meantime, he said, the Templars of the present time have poor quality of water, so he will clean the water and bring me back.

“Why are you feeling a little bad? You’re not glad meeting me?”

In fact, I thought I knew what Cabel might have been thinking about. So I just kick my tongue and hardened my back and work hard pretending.

Then, his face was seeing fading quickly.

Even now, as the words I scooped up, Cabel’s mouth shook. What he like seems to be revealed on his face, but it was cute for him to hold the weight like that.

“Well? Are you saying you like me so much? How happy are you to meet me?”

Wow, do you really have to confirm that with your mouth?

“Of course I am.”

Still, the answer was in line with the pros and cons. Then, Cabel humped and humped, saying,

“I knew it.”

Suddenly, his eyes reached Ethan, who stood behind me.

“Ugh…”

Shortly after that, Cabel’s face was crumpled for some reason. I wondered why Cabel’s fingers pointed at Ethan.

“Ethan Bishop! I didn’t lose to you last time! Somehow, you became lucky and I became a nice person. Don’t be foolish! Ok?!”

I gazed at his head and looked at his cabbling growl and turned to Ethan.

“Did you ever train with him?”

Ethan nodded with an expressionless face on my question.

“Since last time, I have dealt with you once because I haven’t been stubborn.”

Wow, yes. Cabel said that he wanted to compete with Ethan before, and he succeeded. But he lost, he lost.

I looked at Cabel’s face, looking up at the way to resolve this, and kicked my tongue inside and asked him what I thought.

“Then look, brother, wasn’t it better for you to go now?”

However, the following Cabel’s answer was indeed unprepared.

“I was on my way to the general manager because of the mission report, but I sent other guys, so it’s okay!”

What? What’s okay with you?!

“What, then you have to go fast! If you are on a mission, you have to go and do it yourself?”

I don’t know, but he’s reporting directly to the head of the knights. Go face-to-face and do it yourself!

“Fast, fast!”

Cabel frowned while being kicked out by me, but still, I really didn’t have to shout my voice like a horse, as he finally stepped out from this place as if he couldn’t help it.

“Then I’ll go! Even if you want to see me too, just bear it a little!”

Okay, go fast, man!

After all, it seemed that he had just been using me as an excuse until just now.

Nevertheless, he did not forget to leave such an absurd greeting to me.

As always, the place where Cabel left was suddenly quiet.

“Let’s get going, my lady.”

“Yes, Let’s get going.”

Haah, I think even if I only deal with the second brother, my energy will fall out all the time?

I looked at the back of Cabel’s as it’s becoming a dot and left my place with Ethan.