Matchmaking Baby Sister - Chapter 28

Alexander was very strong, and he gently hugged Sica.

“Where have you been?!”

Madame Fenrir was waiting for us, as we had gone out without a word.

Alexander put his index finger to Madame Fenrir, telling her to be quiet.

“I think it would be better to let no one know for now.”

“What?”

Madame Fenrir seemed to have realized only then that Alexander was carrying a child inside a robe.

“……Let’s go to the princess’s room first.”

Fortunately, Madame Fenrir was quick-witted. Thanks to this, she was able to shut the maids’ mouths and lay Sica down in her room.

Listening to Sika’s breathing, Alexander nodded and informed Sika’s condition.

“Fortunately, he only fainted. He fell asleep.”

“Whew.”

I breathed a sigh of relief.

‘Pupu, thank you.’

[It’s not fun! I really won’t come out even if my master calls me for a month!!]

Pupu was very angry and disappeared. It said something like that, but I didn’t really care, knowing that it ould soon get bored and come back.

Lucinda said as she ran through my hair.

“How did such a small child fall into a pit? Even in such a building?”

It was only natural that Lucinda was puzzled. I also wondered if it was a lie when Pupu told me about the space.

‘It’s strange that there was such an abandoned place in the Imperial Palace in the first place.’

For some reason, it was abandoned there without being managed. I pouted my lips. Nothing came out of my memory. It was a place that wasn’t even mentioned in the original.

‘No, wait. It’s the same with Sika that doesn’t appear in the original.’

The moment I realized that, I thought about it.

‘Does that mean Sika would have died there if I hadn’t found him?’

It was a really scary idea. I shook my head to clear the thoughts that came to my mind.

It was then.

“This child…”

Madame Fenrir said in a trembling voice, looking down at Sika.

“Isn’t that Sika Ricardo?”

It seems that Madame Fenrir was aware of Sika’s existence. Lucinda blinked her eyes and asked Madame Fenrir.

“Sika Ricardo? Madame Ricardo’s family?”

“It is her son.”

“Huh?”

As I had already heard from Pupu that she was Sika’s mother, Madame Fenrir’s answer was not surprising.

But Lucinda muttered, as if surprised.

“But I heard that her son is dead… … .”

“Abu?”

What do you mean?

‘Sika is dead? Isn’t he alive here?’

I wanted to say it was nonsense, but even Madame Fenrir nodded her head with a pale face, fixing her glasses.

“I heard that too.”

“Is that so?”

A child abandoned in a secret space that no one can discover.

The mother of a child who publicly says that he is dead.

Just putting two puzzles together gave me the answer. Alexander settled the situation a little more calmly.

“He was abandoned by Madame Ricardo. If he had been locked up in such a place for three days, such a child would have died without a word.”

It was like a confirmation that she wanted to kill him.

Everyone who heard him turned pale.

Lucinda murmured with tears in her eyes, as if he was her own son.

“Oh my gosh. How pitiful.”

Madame Fenrir also gritted her teeth.

“She’s a heartless woman.”

For a moment there was no more words between us.

Unable to break the heavy silence, I just looked at Sika with his eyes closed.

‘He was abandoned?’

He must be scared in that darkness.

‘It’s really too much.’

When I remembered Madame Ricardo, whom I had only seen once, Madame Fenrir opened her mouth. She quickly regained her pace and said,

“The situation is pitiful, but he cannot be hidden in the palace forever.”

Currently, I am the only princess in this country.

Even though I’m young, I could not have a boy unrelated to me stay in the princess’s palace.

Lucinda frowned upon hearing the story.

“Wait until he regain consciousness. At this rate, it will be difficult to guarantee his safety even if we send the child back to the mother.”

“…….”

At those words, even Madame Fenrir was speechless.

This woman had tried to kill Sika once, there was no way she’ll save him.

“Sika…….”

In the end, I cried and called out Sika’s name. The tears I had been holding back for a long time were finally rolling out.

‘What is this little boy guilty of?’

Just imagining the horror and sadness this child must have experienced in that darkness made my heart ache.

“Huh..”

Madame Fenrir looked at me as I was holding my breath. Then she sighed.

“… Only for a while. There are so many eyes that it is impossible to hide him.”

“Yes!”

Lucinda nodded her head.

Madame Fenrir left and Alexander shrugged.

“I will guard the door today.”

“Are you okay? Sir Alexander needs to rest.”

“It’s part of the job. Don’t worry.”

“Ah…”

The fact that Alexander was a knight had never been felt by me like today. I looked at Alexander with curious eyes.

‘He broke even stones with his bare hands! He’s strong too!’

Alexander’s grade has risen again in my mind.

‘Yes, if he’s a man, he must have the power to save his wife in a moment of crisis.’

As I shook my head, Lucinda tried to hug me.

“Ariel, you should sleep too.”

“No.”

“Ariel?”

Lucinda tilted her head when she saw me struggling not to be hugged. I pointed to Sika with my hand.

“Sika.”

“Are you going to stay by Sica’s side?”

“Uh.”

I nodded. Then I looked at Sika’s sleeping face.

‘How hard must this little one suffer?’

Thinking a bit like an old man, I looked at Sika with wet eyes.

“Sika.”

“Ariel.”

Lucinda looked at me and kissed my cheek. Then she smiled kindly.

“Ariel, you’ve grown so much.”

“Abu?”

I blinked because I didn’t know why she suddenly said that. Lucinda kissed my cheek again.

“You are affectionate, aren’t you all grown up?”

I was amazed at her. Although she must have grown up in a poor family without being educated, she used to say wise words. I hugged Lucinda tightly.

“Mama.”

“Oh?”

Lucinda burst out laughing at how cute I was. I rubbed my face against Lucinda’s neck.

If I could give affection to someone, it was entirely because of Lucinda. Thanks to Lucinda’s love, who is willing to sacrifice herself for her niece.

“Mama, lwike.”

Lucinda gently stroked my hair.

“Thank you for growing up so nicely.”

I should be the one to thank you.

* * *

The warm sun tickled his face. Sika slowly opened his eyes.

‘The smell of milk.’

A sweet smell tickled the tip of his nose. And he can feel the warm, comfortable body temperature. Something was clutching his finger.

‘What?’

Is’t he locked up in a dark, damp basement?

Sika narrowed his eyes. What caught his gaze was a golden, shiny hair and plump cheeks.

‘Baby?’

Sika’s red eyes and the baby’s green eyes met.

When Amelia realized that Sika had woken up, she was excited and called out Sika’s name.

“Kaa! Sika!”

“Um…”

Sika opened his eyes wide.

“You… … .”

Just then, from the other side, a woman with long golden hair walked and stood next to the baby as she looked at Sika. The face that resembled the baby was smiling brightly.

“You woke up.”

It was the first time he saw her. Sika, who was nervous, tried to get up, but fell back on the bed.

‘Dizzy.’

His stomach was churning. As Sika was lying on the bed and holding his breath, the woman was startled and said to Sika in a gentle voice.

“Oh, don’t try to get up. Let’s drink water first.”

The sweet voice was still gentle. Sika took a deep breath and looked at the baby who was looking at him softly.

‘Strange.’

The baby was looking at him with eyes full of concern.

It was a gaze that seemed to tickle his heart. Sika turned his head to the other side, feeling embarrassed for nothing.

A little while later, the woman handed him a glass of water. The water was sweet, probably with a little sugar. Thanks to it, his mind quickly cleared. Sika asked cautiously.

“Here……?”

When he woke up, he noticed his surroundings. The luxuriously decorated room did not look ordinary.

‘I think it’s more gorgeous than my mother’s room.’

Sika was looking around with wary eyes, and the woman responded kindly.

“This is Ariel’s room. I am Ariel’s aunt, Lucinda.”

“Ariel?”

Sika blinked at the name. Then the baby who was sitting quietly raised her hand.

“Mee!”

Sika blinked his eyes.

“Are you Ariel?”

“Uh!”

Ariel nodded vigorously. Sika saw Ariel, who was looking at him passionately with slightly curious eyes.

‘That’s right. She came to save me.’

Suddenly a light appeared in the darkness, and those green eyes stared at him.

The face that looked like an angel overlapped with the baby in front of him now.

As if to cut off Sika’s thoughts, Lucinda spoke.

“Would you like to eat? Are you very hungry?”

“Ah.”

When he heard it, he was exhausted. Sika, who reflexively touched his stomach, realized that it wasn’t the clothes he usually wears.

“Where are my clothes?”

“It was dirty, so I changed it.”

Sika frowned at those words. It wasn’t because he didn’t like it, because it felt weird.

‘My mother hated the fact that I couldn’t put on and take off my clothes by myself the most.’

He was only five years old. Although he was old enough to do many things, Sika had to learn everything by himself.

Lucinda, who interpreted Sika’s reaction differently, waved her hand and made an excuse.

“I didn’t change your clothes. Of course, a man changed your clothes.”

“That… … .”

Sica, who opened his mouth to say thank you, eventually shut his mouth awkwardly. Lucinda turned around, not minding the awkwardness. It was to get soup.

And without missing the chance, Ariel rushed to Sika.

“Sika! Sika!”

“Ariel.”

The baby crawling close to him was just awkward. Sika looked at Ariel’s golden hair and slowly called out the baby’s name.

“… … Ariel.”

Even her name was sweet like sugar.

* * *

After the whole bowl of corn soup had been emptied, a strange man strode into the room.

He was a typical knight with a large body and short blue hair.

He looked at Sika sitting and furrowed his eyebrows slightly.

“Are you awake?”

“Ah!”

Ariel smiled brightly at the knight and waved both hands. Then she chimed in with excitement.

“Sika! Abuu! Al.”

The only thing he could understand was the name Sika. Perhaps it was the same for the man, he shrugged and smiled.

“Huh? Are you introducing me to your friend?”

“Sica lwike!”

“Do you like me too?”

“…lwike.”

“I think you were hesitating.”

“Huh.”

The conversation between the two was friendly, but it was strange. Sika realized the reason.

‘Why does he use respectful words to a baby?’

The grown up man was polite and respectful to Ariel.