Matchmaking Baby Sister - Chapter 22

The man tilted his head while holding me like a luggage bag.

“From where did this baby appear?”

“Abuu!”

From where? I fell from the sky!

My heart was pounding as I fell from a high place.

Should I say thanks to him?

The disappointment and pain I felt for Lucinda disappeared without a trace.

I punched the air where Pupu was flapping.

‘Pupu! I almost died! How could you drop me like this?!’

[What do you know? If that’s the case, wouldn’t it have been better to lose some weight?]

‘Ugh!’

Pupu blamed me until the end, and it disappeared.

I kept calling for Pupu angrily.

“Pupu! Pupu!”

This annoying familiar did not appear.

‘When its having fun, it shows up as it pleases!’

How could a familiar be like that?

While I was nagging in my heart, the man holding me hurriedly lifted my body and made eye contact with me.

“Baby, where are you from?”

I suddenly met the aqua eyes head-on.

I put my hand on my mouth.

‘So handsome!’

Tessa was by far the most handsome man I’ve ever seen, but this man was a handsome man that had a different charm.

‘He was more beautiful.’

Overall, he had a delicate face.

Until now, I have only looked at men with wide shoulders and muscles like Tessa and Alexander, so my eyes widened when I saw a man like this.

‘He’s like a delicate artist.’

But my observation did not last long. Because a voice over my head screamed my name.

“Ariel!!”

“Abu?”

When I looked up, I saw Lucinda sticking out her upper body and looking down through the window.

‘Oh, I’m downstairs now.’

I looked around and saw a large terrace door behind me, and beautifully dressed people were walking through it.

‘The terrace of the ballroom.’

Should I say I was lucky? The ball hadn’t started yet, but it was fortunate that this man was out on the terrace early.

‘Otherwise I would have touched the floor.’

I smiled at the man in front of me as a sign of gratitude. And I waved to Lucinda, who was looking at me from above.

“Mama!”

‘Don’t worry!’

It was then that the unexpected thing happened.

Lucinda was climbing up the window sill, then she came down as if climbing a tree and put her feet on the stepping stones!

‘How could she come down like that?!’

How many years have I lived alone with Lucinda?

I knew that Lucinda was quite athletic despite her sloppy appearance.

But the maids who didn’t know that screamed.

The most perplexed was Madame Fenrir. She let out a shrill scream, not noticing that her glasses were crooked.

“Baroness! What are you doing?!”

However, Lucinda gently jumped onto the terrace without minding them. Of course, it was also possible to move because she was wearing a comfortable one-piece and low-heeled shoes.

“Ariel, are you okay?!”

“Mama!”

As soon as she arrived, she ran as if I was in danger and took me away from the man.

Lucinda, with her hair tangled in the wind, was brimming with tears and hugged me tightly.

“Oh my God, I thought my heart was going to fall!”

‘That’s what I’m going to say.’

When your niece falls down, they usually fall down in surprise, not coming down the wall!

“You must never do this again. Got it?”

“Abuu.”

Don’t worry, aunt!

It was when Lucinda rubbed her tear-soaked cheeks against me.

The man who had been watching our reunion with a little bewilderment asked cautiously.

“Are you the baby’s mother?”

“Oh, I’m not….”

Only then did Lucinda realize the existence of the man. She blushed and stuttered.

The man was looking at Lucinda with kind eyes.

‘Oh! Hopefully it is a green light!?’

‘That’s right. This is the Imperial Palace ball! It is not a strange place even if love suddenly blooms everywhere!’

I glanced at Lucinda and the man alternately, my eyes twinkling.

‘Is this the fateful meeting that only appears in novels?’

A man passing by caught her niece falling from the sky and met her!

‘It’s very fortunate. Very fateful.’

I narrowed my eyes and looked at the man.

‘Well, first of all, his appearance passed.’

That’s right, because I thought he was handsome before. But marriage isn’t just about being handsome, right?

‘What is his personality and family?’

Am I staring too intently? The man smiled awkwardly.

“I feel like I am being watched… … .”

I immediately blinked and gave a harmless expression.

‘That’s just your feeling. I am only a baby.’

The man tilted his head and eventually succumbed to my innocent eyes.

He came to believe that what he felt was his own delusion.

Lucinda hugged me tightly and bowed her back.

“Thank you for saving my nice.”

“Niece? Ah, your her aunt.”

“Yes.”

The man put one hand on his chest and bowed down to greet her gracefully.

“My name is Pietro. Last year, my father passed away, so I inherited the baron title although I was lacking. What about you, my lady?”

‘Pietro! Baron Pietro!’

Hearing the greeting, I hurriedly saved his personal information in my head.

‘He’s young and handsome, he even have a title!’

First of all, it was very rare for a man to hold a title when he was young, so once again my mind was persuaded.

‘For now, I think he’s a good person!’

He didn’t even say that he saved her nieve.

I looked at the two with a pounding heart as if I’m choosing my own husband.

“I am…”

It was when Lucinda was about to carefully introduce herself.

“Princess, are you okay?!”

The terrace door opened wide at the scream. Then, Mrs. Fenrir and the others, with their messy hair, ran towards us.

“My goodness, my heart…”

“Madame Fenrir!”

She looked at me in Lucinda’s arms and staggered as if about to fall. Lucinda said urgently.

“… … No, Amelia is fine. The gentleman here has helped her.”

I waved my small hand, and Baron Pietro looked down with an awkward smile.

But Madame Fenrir trembled and shouted.

“Call the imperial doctor!”

When I opened my eyes wide at the scream, a low but heavy voice silenced the commotion in an instant.

“Do it.”

From the darkness outside the terrace, a tall man with dark hair came out.

Not only the people on the terrace, but also the people in the ballroom who were watching the noise on the terrace all bent their knees at once.

“Your Majesty.”

That was my uncle, Tessa Illuminas, the emperor of this country.

Lucinda hugged me and bowed her knees in an awkward position. The white flowers adorning her hair fell because of her messy hair.

Tessa’s green eyes looked down at Lucinda’s head. I sucked my thumb. It was because of the tension.

‘Are you going to get mad?!’

Last time, Pupu took me and flew away, and the imperial palace was turned upside down.

I looked up at Tessa with big eyes. It was not easy to guess what he was thinking with his expressionless, cold face.

‘If you scold me, I have to pretend that I don’t understand. I have to cry.’

If he is still angry…

‘I don’t like it, but… I’ll have to throw my pride

away. I’ll poop.’

Even though he’s cold-hearted, he wouldn’t scold a pooping baby right?

It was time to plan how to behave in the worst situation. Unexpectedly, Tessa clicked his tongue lightly.

“Looks like that bad cat was playing a prank again. Right?”

“Ywes!”

I raised my hands and shook them vigorously, diligently shifting the responsibility to it.

“Papa! Pupu, nina, nina, nana!” (Uncle! It’s because of Pupu’s incompetence!)

So, if you want to punish me, scold that naughty bastard! Call Langrisser and tell it to scold it!

As I was swearing at Pupu, Pupu immediately got out and refuted fiercely.

[I am not incompetent! Master, it’s because you’re too heavy!!]

When this is the case, it come out right away.

‘A light baby like me is considered heavy, isn’t it you who’s weak?’

[What are you talking about? I am strong and healthy!]

Pupu was angry, so it flapped its wings quickly. A dust of light fell on me and Lucinda’s head.

“Oh my gosh, there seems to be a familiar over there.”

“I heard rumors, but… … .”

Among the Illuminas, there is currently only Tessa who have a familiar.

And now I have been added.

‘All the people who questioned my bloodline will be quiet.’

Unexpectedly, it was like proving to everyone that I could deal with the familiar.

“Ah.”

Lucinda blinked her eyes and looked up at the sky, as if she was still not used to the light that Pupu gave.

Tessa held out a large hand to her.

“Let me take Ariel.”

“Huh? Your Majesty.”

Lucinda instinctively gave strength to the hand that was holding me.

Tessa’s eyes stared intently at her.

“Don’t worry, there won’t be any injuries. Originally, familiars are sensitive to the well-being of their masters.”

He was right. That was one of the reasons why I felt relieved even while I was flying while holding Pupu’s tail. Because the familiar and the master are tied, if something happens to me, Pupu cannot exist in this world.

‘That cunning cat can’t let me die.’

Without me there is no it. When I looked at Pupu with that thought in mind, Pupu became very angry.

[Hey! This great Pupu has no interest in petty people like you!]

As if it would be no morefun, Pupu disappeared.

Lucinda carefully picked me up and handed me over to Tessa. I blinked my eyes as I was suddenly embraced by his hard chest.

‘No, did he even practice? How did he suddenly get better at holding a baby?’

Usually, it was uncomfortable like hugging a piece of wood, but now it’s definitely comfortable. I got curious and looked up at Tessa’s face. Tessa said with an expressionless face.

“Baron Pietro.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Thank you for helping my niece. I’ll reward you.”

“I was just doing the right thing.”

Baron Pietro bowed his head in humility. I also liked the way he was smiling softly without freezing in front of Tessa.

‘He seem to have a stronger personality than he looks.’

After all, people are usually different in and out. I gave extra points to his evaluation that I only had in my mind.

“Let your heart calm down too.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

Tessa also spoke to Madame Fenrir, who was still gasping. And finally, he said to Lucinda in front of him.

“You’d better dress according to the occasion.”

“… … I will follow your command.”

At Tessa’s words, Lucinda’s face instantly turned red like a tomato. I glanced at Tessa with pointed eyes.

‘Are you scolding my Lucinda now?’

It was true that Lucinda’s clothes were sloppy now.

She jumped out the window with her bare hands, her hair messy and hee skirt covered in dust.

The white flowers that adorned her golden hair had all fallen off, leaving only a few small ones on her hair.

‘But it was because she was worried!’

I was angry.

Normally, when we enter a novel, we will be cheering for the love between the male and female protagonists in the novel, but the more I knew Tessa, the more reluctant I was!

‘After all, such a blunt and ignorant man can’t be it. The original route is absolutely bad.’

I need a friendly man who can truly care for Lucinda.

“Then come in.”

Tessa, holding me in his arms, turned around and started walking towards the open door.

A dazzling chandelier light pierced my eyes. I couldn’t see well.

But Tessa’s finger lightly touched the petals attached to Lucinda’s hair.