Matchmaking Baby Sister - Chapter 26

TL: Zimmings

“Who’s Ryan?”

Madame Fenrir asked, pulling up her glasses.

Alexander answered,

“Ryan is my nephew. Apparently, the princess remembered his name.”

“Ryan! Pwetty!”

His smiling face was so angelic!

‘Anyway, no matter what kind of baby they have, no one can match Ryan!’

I struggled to ignore the fact that the cute and lovable baby might grow up to be like General Raphael.

“He is the son of my little sister, Giliana. Ryan is also Ryan Raphael.”

I carefully collected information about Ryan.

‘Then the son-in-law had lower rank than the little sister?’

There was a huge information gap between reading the novel and living there in person. I thought women’s rights were not as low as I had imagined.

‘Of course, it could be because Raphael is a very prestigious family.’

There were a lot of things I didn’t know, but luckily I am still a baby.

There was an opportunity to learn slowly.

“Does the princess like him very much?”

“Hahaha.”

Madame Fenrir looked at me with a puzzled expression.

Alexander just smiled kindly.

After a moment’s hesitation, Madame Fenrir finally lowered her eyes and said,

“I will tell His Majesty first.”

When I heard that I’m going to make a friend, I clapped and laughed.

Then I tilted my head when I remembere something.

‘Didn’t they also mention about my friends the last time?’

I remember being stiff on Tessa’s lap as a result.

I frowned and groaned.

‘I think Alexander was the first to speak.’

I narrowed my eyes and looked at Alexander’s face. If he kept saying things like that, there was only one reason.

‘Is he still suggesting me and his nephew to be friends?’

What does he like about me and his nephew?

“Al.”

“Yes, Princess.”

As soon as I called, Alexander immediately bowed his head and answered.

Alexander was always a kind person even to a young child.

‘Ah, maybe not.’

Facing the dazzling blue eyes, my suspicions disappeared.

‘It’s impossible for a sincere man like him to make such a detailed plan.’

It was hard to believe that Alexander’s personality to me was a lie.

‘It must be a coincidence.’

I finally concluded the situation.

As I shook my head, Madame Fenrir looked at me again.

“Then shall we read the first book?”

“Hmm.”

Since the fairytales were pushed to me right away, I couldn’t think about this any more.

* * *

The hellish fairytale hour had ended with my acting.

‘Well, it’s a children’s book that’s technically good for me, but I’m not a child!’

I pouted my lips.

The story with eerie illustrations in black and white had a lot of text as well.

‘God, if you’re listening, don’t give me time for fairytales!’

When I was earnestly praying, and since I was pretending to be sleeping, Madame Fenrir laid me down in the crib.

As I lay there and wiggle my fingers, as my arms were too short to pray, I heard a voice.

“Ariel.”

“Mama!”

It was Lucinda!

I immediately rolled over and got up.

Lucinda smiled brightly and put her hand on my side and hugged me.

Her lips curled up and she kissed my forehead.

“How was your day today? Did you have fun?”

“Abubu.”

Oh no, don’t talk about it.

I felt like I would get nightmares because of Madame Fenrir.

‘But where was Lucinda today?’

If it were Lucinda, she wouldn’t have bothered me so much!

I haven’t seen Lucinda since I woke up this morning.

I tugged at the hem of Lucinda’s dress and whined.

“Mama, mama.”

“Yes?”

Lucinda tilted her head. Then she laughed bashfully.

“Did you miss your aunt today?”

“Yes!”

I nodded vigorously. Lucinda smiled and kissed my cheek.

When brushing my hair, she answered.

“Your aunt came to visit His Majesty for a while today.”

“Eh.”

If it is the emperor……Tessa?!

‘Tessa and Lucinda have something to do together!?’

For me, who knew the original, it was a word that gave me goosebumps.

I got impatient and shook the hem of Lucinda’s dress.

“Papa, mama, Rapapui?”

(Did uncle bully my aunt?)

“Huh? Did I have fun with His Majesty?”

No! It’s not like that!!

‘Oh, I need to grow up quickly.’

I finally asked the worst thing I could say.

“Papa bad?”

At my words, Lucinda’s eyes widened. Then she burst into laughter.

“Oh no. His Majesty is a good person.”

“Hmm.”

Tessa is my uncle, and I wish him happiness. But is that person a good person?

‘There is no way that a good person can take the life of another person.’

Lucinda’s eyes widened again at my remarks. Then she frowned and lightly touched my lips with her index finger.

“Where did you learn to answer like this?”

“Hmm.”

I shook my head. And I asked what I was most curious about.

“Yes?”

“What dwid do?”

“Well…”

Lucinda frowned for a moment. Then she answered.

“I just drank tea.”

“Eh?”

“Ariel, I also talked about you.”

The part about drinking tea was also bizarre, but I grimaced even more at the thought of it. Then Lucinda added,

“His Majesty seems to want to get to know you.”

“Hmm.”

If he’s kind to me, it’s because I’m Lloyd’s daughter.

‘But I don’t look like my father at all! Anyone can see that I have my mother’s face.’

At my short answer, Lucinda smiled.

“It’s true, Ariel. His Majesty really likes you.”

“……”

Yes. In life, people should think positively like this.

‘I just need to calm down.’

I will protect Lucinda! I made a promise to myself, and again, I hugged Lucinda. Lucinda patted my back and said.

“Aunt is glad you found your family.”

I think it’s fortunate that Lucinda escaped poverty.

Lucinda, who had been holding me for a while, asked with a bright smile.

“Are you going to sleep now?”

I’m not very sleepy. I pouted my lips for a moment. It was then, someone knocked and the maid called my aunt.

“Baroness.”

“Yes.”

She’s not at the palace all day today, so I guess there are things she needed to do. Lucinda put me on the play mat.

“Wait, Ariel.”

I lay down on the mat and sucked my fingers.

‘It’s really bad for Tessa and Lucinda to meet.’

That was the worst scenario I could think of.

I remembered the bad original story.

After Amelia’s early death in the original story, Tessa brings Lucinda, who is left alone, and torment her.

Not only does he give her a job that is difficult for her body to handle, but he also uses abusive language. Tired of it, Lucinda tells Tessa,

“I’d rather you kill me if you’re bothering me like this.”

“No.”

“Why? You want me to dissapear!”

Seeing Lucinda’s cry, Tessa said in a cold voice,

“Do you think I’ll let you go?”

He didn’t even allow her death.

‘Ugh, even thinking about it again is terrible.’

Thinking of the original Tessa, I trembled.

I was annoye when I read it as a novel, but it was even more frightening when they became my family.

‘I’ll never go the original route! I am against it with all my heart!’

I held on to it even more. So, naturally, I was curious.

‘What were they talking about?’

On this boring day, when I need a friend, who do I call?

“Pupu!”

However, the sky-blue cat that should have appeared, of course, did not appear at all.

“Pupu! Pupu!”

Didn’t I call it ten times? Then Pupu appeared.

[Ah, why bother calling me?]

‘Where did you go? Why don’t you come!?’

It was the first time that Pupu didn’t appear even when I called, so I got nervous. Pupu wagged its tail and grunted.

[Do I have to come? I’m having a lot of fun, so don’t bother me.]

What?

‘What’s so funny? Did you catch any mice?’

[I’m not a cat!]

What else can make you happy? I pouted my lips.

The reason Pupu wanders around me even when I don’t call it is basically because Puppu is always bored.

‘But something interesting?’

When I looked at it with suspicious eyes, Pupu snorted in excitement.

[It’s been a long time since I’ve seen something scary like that, my heart is pounding!]

I snorted.

‘You hiccuped last time because you were afraid.’

[That’s an exception!!]

When I pointed out what had happened before, Pupu got angry.

H-hey!]

Pupu squeaked like a teenager. I laughed out loud because Pupu is cute.

‘So who were you watching?’

Although Pupu was angry, he answered meekly.

[That guy back then. Didn’t you give him chocolate?]

‘Sika?’

[Yes, him!]

Pupu flapped its wings and said.

[He’s crying because he’s locked up in the basement right now.]

‘What!?’

I was startled and asked Pupu.

‘For how many days?’

[It’s been a while. Now he’s almost dead and can’t even cry.]

I stiffened with a serious expression, but Pupu was grinning.

[How much fun it is to see him gradually becoming dead…!!]

Its laughing at the misfortunes of others! I finally couldn’t stand it and grabbed Pupu’s tail.

“Pupu bad!!”

[Whoa, what are you doing?!]

“Bad!!”

Pupu started to fight to get rid of my hand, and I scolded him.

Lucinda and Alexander, who had been outside, ran into my room.

“Oh, Ariel!”

“Princess?”

I shouted to both of them with tears in my eyes.

“Mama, Pupu is bad! Bad cat!!”

[Don’t do it!!]

Pupu, who had been shaking several times, managed to recover his tail and flew to the corner of the ceiling. Lucinda grabbed me with a serious expression.

“Ariel, what are you doing?”

“Sika, Sika……”

“Sika?”

Tears came to my eyes when I remembered Sika, who was trapped in the dark. I said to Lucinda out loud.

“Sika hwelp!!” (Help Sika!)

To save Sica now, I needed the help of two people.

* * *

Sika was locked in the dark. A very, very small voice rang in his ear, trapped in the darkness.

“Kaa! Sica!”

‘Who?’

There was no light in the basement. There was no water to drink and no food to eat. There were no rats, perhaps because there had been nothing for a long time, and only insects were wandering around.

In such a situation, he cried out for his mother without a break, so it was only natural that he was exhausted quickly.

‘I’ll die like this.’

Sika only exhaled with no energy. He couldn’t tell if his eyes were open or closed because of the darkness. Only the smell of dirt emanating from the damp ground was unmistakable.

“Sika! Sika!”

‘Someone called me.’

In Sika’s head, the face of the baby who called out his name came to mind. Even her beautiful and dazzling golden hair, like the dazzling sunlight.

‘If I had known that I would be like this, I wouldn’t have run away like that.’

It was funny that the moment he died, the person who came to mind was that baby. Maybe it’s because the sweet chocolate flavor lingers on the tip of his tongue.