Matchmaking Baby Sister - Chapter 17 – But It’s Hard to Tell The Truth
TL: Zimmings
“Bond with a baby… … ?”
Lucinda asked with a confused expression on her face.
Rather than asking because she didn’t understamd, it was closer to confirming that she had heard correctly.
And seeing Tessa staring at her without a word, she realized she had heard it right.
‘His Majesty also had a lot of troubles.’
Lucinda suddenly thought the ferocious leopard-like man in front of her was cute.
Lucinda asked with a soft smile, as she would to Ariel.
“Are you wondering how to get close with Ariel?”
“It’s not like that.”
“I see… … .”
Tessa just denied it, but in the first place, the question itself was too obvious. Lucinda’s lips naturally smiled.
‘I think it’s because of Ariel.’
He seems embarrassed to say that it was because of his niece.
Lucinda covered the laughter that was about to come out with a cough.
“Ariel, um. No, my only experience is Ariel, so I have no choice but to talk about Ariel.”
Seeing Tessa’s nervous face, Lucinda hurriedly added a lengthy introduction.
Then she raised a finger and said.
“Babies need to see someone a lot.”
“See them a lot?”
“Yes. This is a period when hrt eyesight and memory are not yet highly developed. If you don’t show your face often, they might forget your face and be shy.”
In fact, it was something did not apply to Amelia, but Lucinda, unaware of Amelia’s circumstances, told him what happened to every babies.
Tessa nodded his head.
“I have to see her face often.”
His face, which nodded his head seriously, seemed somehow cute to her. Lucinda lowered her eyes. Then she raised her second finger.
“And babies like cute things. But if you want to bond easily, for Ariel, it’s someone that also have a familiar like her.”
“It’s not like that.”
He said no, but the information was carefully engraved in his mind.
She shares what the two have in common.
Other than that, a few words about Amelia were exchanged.
For example, she was happy when she was riding Sir Alexander’s shoulders (Tessa’s face turned ugly at this point), or enjoying playing with dolls.
After talking for a long time, Lucinda smiled brightly.
“I envy Your Majesty.”
“Me?”
It’s something she had never heard in his life. Tessa’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.
Lucinda said with a slightly sad voice.
“I didn’t even know that Ariel had a familiar. After all, I can’t see it. It will definitely be beautiful. Like Your Majesty’s familiar, Langrisser.”
At Lucinda’s words, Tessa just closed his lips.
Langrisser was only beautiful on the outside, not the inside.
“Ah, Your Majesty.”
Lucinda, who had thought to say goodbye and left, bowed slightly and put her head closer to Tessa. Tessa frowned at the sudden scent.
‘The scent of flowers?’
It was not the scent of a flashy and beautiful flower, but a simple scent like wild flowers we passed by the road.
Lucinda whispered in a very low voice.
“And what Ariel likes… … .”
* * *
Amelia Illuminas is about to go crazy.
I am one year old. But at this moment, I had an expression as if I was carrying all the anguish of the world.
It was because of the man sitting right across from me, who was elegantly sipping tea.
‘No, why do you come here so often?’
The man had a beautiful and dignified face as if the god of war had descended.
His dark hair, flowing softly down the nape of his neck, was as smooth as a black leopard.
It was my uncle, my father’s brother, the R-19 novel protagonist of Spring Came In Dry Land, and the emperor of this country, Tessa Illuminas.
‘I’m worried that he will keep coming back like this and get entangled with my Lucinda.’
I glanced at the small-statured woman sitting right next to me.
My aunt Lucinda, in the original story, is the female lead who gets all kinds of humiliation after being caught by Tessa.
Fortunately, Uncle Tessa did not become a terrifying tyrant as in the original.
However, for me, who had already read the original, it was true that Lucinda and Tessa’s entanglement seemed to be the beginning of misfortune.
I sighed and glanced at Tessa.
‘Is the emperor always free? Did he have nothing to do?’
Come on, go to work! Stop coming here!
“Ariel.”
As if reading my mind in that moment, Tessa called me.
I tilted my head with a bright expression on my face.
“Baa?”
I’m a baby. I’m being so obedient like this because I’m scared. It’s not tears that flow down on me, it’s sweat.
‘Sniff, I have a duty.’
I still haven’t decided what to do with Tessa.
It was clear that he was a much better person than the original I read, but he was still a scary and difficult person to deal with because of my memories of the original.
‘I don’t know, ugh.’
I want to be part of Tessa’s family, I want him to be happy, and I want him to get married as soon as possible without aging as an old bachelor like in the original story, but I also don’t want to get involved…
While I was thinking about it, Tessa asked out of nowhere.
“Do you know who I am now?”
Why do you ask such a thing? I tilted my head.
He seemed to want to hear it, so I clapped my hand and answered.
“Papa!”
But Tessa narrowed his eyes and asked Alexander.
“Is that how she always call me?”
“It seems so.”
Alexander nodded, but Tessa’s scary eyes did not change.
I licked my lips.
‘He seems suspicious!’
You don’t want me to call you papa?
‘Oh, it’s annoying. I want to take a nap.’
I fell asleep because I was too tired every day. I lay my head down on the small desk attached to the baby chair.
“Ariel, are you bored?”
Then Lucinda put her hand on my side and lifted me up then she made me sat on her lap.
The brown eyes that met mine were as warm as the sunlight.
She asked me with a friendly smile.
“Ariel, who am I?”
“Mama!”
Hehe! That’s easy. As I replied bravely, she pointed her finger at Tessa.
“Who is that?”
“Papa!”
When I answered again bravely, Lucinda said to Tessa with a calm smile.
“She recognized you, Your Majesty.”
“I see.”
At Lucinda’s words, Tessa nodded his head slightly. I felt the strange flowing between the two of them.
‘What are they talking about? When did they become so close without me knowing?’
Lucinda and Tessa wouldn’t have had time to see each other.
A red light just lit up in my head at the conversation between the two of them.
‘What do I do…’
That was when my mind went crazy for a moment.
Then suddenly a large, fluffy white fox appeared next to Tessa.
A golden jewel was embedded in the fox’s forehead.
[Roar!]
Contrary to its elegant appearance, its cry was loud and ferocious.
Lucinda was startled and hugged me tightly.
“Oh my goodness!”
“Oh!”
I was surprised as well. I swallowed my saliva as I stared at the bitter eyes.
‘That’s Langrissaer.’
Tessa’s famliar. In the original story, it was described as a powerful familiar.
‘Certainly, the size and impact of it was different from Pupu.’
Perhaps it noticed my gaze, Langrisser walked towards me with an elegant gait.
With each step, the nine tails fluttered beautifully.
In many ways, it was an image that was different from our arrogant Pupu. I thought to myself:
‘When would my Pupu grow so big?’
It was then.
[It will probably be big soon.]
‘Oh!’
I didn’t expect an answer to come, but Langrisser answered it. It had a high, sharp voice.
I blinked in surprise.
“Abu?” (You can understand me?)
[Of course.]
“Hey.”
It seems that the familiar understand everything the Illuminas said.
‘Is your tail soft too? Like fox fur?’
[Would you like to touch it?]
I reached out my hand, and Langrisser put its face under my palm.
Then Tessa stood up.
He had a slightly bewildered expression, but I couldn’t understand it.
‘It’s so soft and gentle.’
If Pupu’s hair was thin and, Langrisser’s hair was a little stiffer and more shiny.
It was when I opened my mouth, Langrisser muttered in a strange tone.
[You have a sweet smell.]
It happened in an instant.
The fox’s lips, which was meekly resting its face under my palm, was opened.
Its blood-red tongue caught my attention. Then I can see its sharp teeth.
A large mouth tried to swallow me. I stared blankly at it.
“Ariel!”
Alexander hugged me and Lucinda at the same time and stepped back.
The wide chest was enough for the two of us to fit in.
Then, Pupu came out and blew with all his might towards Langrisser.
The flames emitted by Langrisser and the wind harmonized as it became a hot air making the room heated for an instant.
“Pupu… … .”
I saw Pupu standing in front of me.
Oh my gosh! It’s impressive that Pupu is protecting me!
Langrisser spoke to Pupu with an elegant smile.
[Hey, kid.]
[Ahh!!]
Pupu raised its hair and made a menacing scream. Langrisser was not surprised by it, but leisurely licked its front paw.
I blinked my eyes.
Alexander’s arm, which was holding me tightly, was trembling softly.
Whatever it was, it was certain that it was a dangerous moment.
I asked Langrisser.
‘Are you trying to bite me?’
[It’s because something smells so delicious.]
Langrisser smiled and moved away.
Seeing that scene, I realized once again that Langrisser is dangerous.
Tessa scolded it harshly.
“Get goinh!”
[How rude.]
Langrisser let out a strange cry. Then it looked at me and licked its paw again.
[See you next time, sweet child.]
It’s someone that’s going to eat me up, so I didn’t want to see it again.
I turned my head.
Langrisser suddenly disappeared into the air.
“Phew.”
After Langrisser had completely disappeared, Alexander breathed a sigh of relief.
Lucinda blushed and tapped Alexander’s arm.
“I, that, Sir Alexander… … .”
“Ah! Excuse me.”
Alexander’s face flushed.
I thought to myself as I watched Alexander withdraw his hands and step back.
‘His chest and arms passed the qualification.’
Naturally, a man need to have strong arms and chest.
When I got into his arms earlier, I think he’s really strong.
pWhat nonsense are you thinking at this moment? You’re almost dead just now, master.’
Pupu looked at me with pitiful eyes. I stick out my tongue.
‘Because my aunt’s husband candidate is important?’
[Oh, when will my master grow old?]
Pupu shook its head. Then Tessa walked over to me.
“Because they are close to evil by nature, they sometimes do not listen to their masters. Just like the last time you flew.”
“Papa.”
I opened my eyes and looked up at Tessa standing in front of me. Tessa’s large hand rubbed my hair.
“Therefore, those who hadve a familiar must have a firmer heart. Don’t give them a break.”
“Papa… … .”
Those words sounded like he was talking to himself. I looked at Tessa with tears in my eyes.
It was then. Pupu wiggled his tail and said in a mean tone.
[Hey, you didn’t have to take out Langrisser in the first place, right?
Alexander and Lucinda, unable to hear Pupu’s voice, tilted their heads, but Tessa and I had no choice but to harden like stones.
Tessa stood silently for a moment, then ruffled his hair.
“Nothing is going the way I want it to.”
What?
I wanted to ask, but Tessa’s expression was so dark.
I just rubbed my cheek in Lucinda’s arms and dig deeper.