Matchmaking Baby Sister - Chapter 34

TL: Zimmings

Madame Fenrir saw my writing and I trembled.

“No, it can’t be…”

It seems that babies didn’t learn writing this fast here. I hit the ground and regretted it.

‘I got caught in the man’s scheme!’

I glanced at Baron Pietro’s green hair.

‘This foxy man……!’

How can you deceive me like that?

He wasn’t panicking, so I thought I was normal.

‘Now I will be vigilant against you!’

It was when I blamed him, Baron Pietro pushed another word this time.

“If you don’t believe me, the proof is here.”

[Choco.]

‘Hey!’

And among the many letters, why did I write chocolate!?

‘If he shows them that, they’ll know about chocolate!’

I trembled and looked into Madame Fenrir’s eyes. Baron Pietro clenched his fists and spoke in a serious tone.

“I swear to heaven that I did not help her in the slightest. It’s a letter she made herself.”

“But chocolate……”

It was when Madame Fenrir sighed as she pushed her glasses up.

Alexander, who stood still and listened to the story, opened his mouth.

“It seems that Baron Pietro’s words are certain.”

“Sir Alexander?”

Alexander continued, looking down at the letters chocolate with a very perplexed expression.

“That, in fact……The princess used to ask for chocolate from time to time.”

“Huh?!”

Why are you suddenly confessing your sins?

Don’t do it!

At Alexander’s sudden declaration, Madame Fenrir pushed up her glasses with her index finger. Her confused eyes flashed a sharp glint.

“……You did?”

“I can’t help it!”

Alexander waved his hand. He shouldn’t have said that.

‘Then you and I will die!’

How could Madame Fenrir kill me? Well not literally, but she had a talent to say the same thing hundreds of times in slightly different ways.

‘From now on, she’s going to give me speeches about why I shouldn’t eat sweets!’

I looked up at Madame Fenrir with a pale face. After thinking for a moment, Madame Fenrir shook her head stubbornly.

“It can’t be. It’s not a normal one-year-old’s development.”

“But she actually showed these abilities. How would you explain this?”

“That…”

At Baron Pietro’s words, Madame Fenrir hardened with a perplexed expression on her face. Lucinda, who was watching the whole situation, said in a low voice.

“Why don’t we tell the Emperor first?”

It was the most logical solution.

***

Madame Fenrir, Baron Pietro, Alexander, seriously wrote an appeal to His Majesty the Emperor. Looking at them from afar, I was actually a little nauseous.

‘What’s the point of filing an appeal on this matter? Tessa wouldn’t be that interested in me.’

Me and Tessa promised to do our best for each other as the one and only family left in the world. But that doesn’t mean he will be that interested in me.

‘He’s just looking at me like the Emperor Lloyd.’

For me, Tessa’s position was ambiguous. He’s not the bad guy in the original story, but he’s not friendly and kind either.

‘To put it bluntly, now that we’re part of a family, it’s the kind of person we want to get along with?’

And for future survival, the relationship with Tessa needs to be better.

After all, I have to live with Tessa in the Imperial Palace! ?

‘But even if I want to be close, can I stay close?’

I thought deeply. Then, even though I didn’t call, Pupu came out.

[That’s right. He is a cat without blood or tears. Much like a certain little mouse who often abuses me.]

Hey, I’m not a mean person without blood or tears though! And why am I a little mouse?

‘My uncle isn’t a cat?! Have you ever seen a cat as handsome as my uncle?’

[Do you want to curse hjm, or do you want to praise him?! Please be firm!]

As I was arguing with Pupu, it was angry with me at the same time. While we’re doing that, unexpected news came from outside.

“His Majesty has visited.”

[What?!]

“Abu?!”

Surprised, Pupu and I thought about each other instead of arguing.

It was the same for the adults who were working hard to write the appeals as well.

“Huh?”

“When did you call him, Baron Pietro?”

“I did not…….”

The maid, who had come to deliver the news, was also bewildered by the atmosphere and blinked. The maid stuttered and explained the purpose of the visit.

“He seem to have come to encourage me after hearing the news about the princess’s first class.”

Come to think of it, today is my first class with Baron Pietro.

It was a situation in which the emperor who designated the class would come to see how I felt after the first class or how I was being taught.

If only he was an ordinary emperor.

But Tessa isn’t normal! Isn’t he a cold person?

[What! Does your uncle really care about you?]

‘I don’t know! I don’t know!’

Me and Pupu were still embracing each other and groaned. The adults who couldn’t hear me and Pupu nodded their heads.

“Good. I think we should report to His Majesty the Emperor today.”

At the end of the discussion, the three of them rolled the appeal of ‘Princess Amelia’s genius theory’ written clearly and put it on their side.

***

In the drawing room of Pen Orchid Palace, when Tessa suddenly received a report that ‘Princess Amelia was actually a genius’, he frowned.

“Ariel…she could read already?”

“Yes. It is clear.”

Baron Pietro nodded. Tessa’s gaze turned to me in Lucinda’s arms.

‘Why are you looking at me like that?’

It was a strange gaze, as if he was looking at me, but he was looking at another place. Tessa, who had been staring at me for a while, let out a small sigh.

“You haven’t teached her.”

“Yes, she’s a genius.”

“Is she very different from other children?”

“Of course. At this time, all babies can say is Papa and Mama. A little smarter kids can find things they need, like milk. Reading the letters is nonsense.”

“…….”

Baron Pietro declared that I was a genius.

Anyway, understanding that I wasn’t an ordinary kid, Tessa tilted his head slightly.

“Maybe it is the influence of the familiar.”

At Tessa’s words, Baron Pietro tilted his head. Since the familiar is a characteristic of the Illuminas family, other people could not understand the feeling.

“Are you like that too, Your Majesty?”

But at his question, Tessa stubbornly shook his head.

“I have very few memories of my childhood. In my childhood, Madame Fenrir would know best.”

“I served His Majesty not from the very start.”

“Then there is no one in this palace who knows exactly.”

At Madame Fenrir’s reply, the mood somewhat subsided.

Tessa, who had been thinking for a moment, suddenly said into the air.

“Come out, familiar.”

[Hey!!!]

I wonder what the situation is now, but Pupu, who was hiding because it was afraid, was caught by Tessa again.

Tessa closed his eyes and choked Pupu, just as he did at the ball.

Pupu’s body, which had been light blue, was dyed light purple because of Tessa’s red magic. At the same time, Pupu’s appearance was visible to everyone.

Pupu, who was suddenly subjected to such a thing, screamed.

[Hey, gangster! Unscrupulous! Don’t inflict magical power recklessly!]

Pupu screamed quite a bit as if it had met some molester. Seeing this, Madame Fenrir widened her eyes.

“Say…… Is she very good at it?”

Because of Tessa’s familiar Langrisser, who spoke few words, people regarded her as a mere beast.

Tessa shrugged his shoulders, not wanting to explain his familiar.

“If the development is faster than other children, it is probably because of the influence of the familiar. Because the familiar and them share even their inner feelings. And this familiar is very talkative.”

After that, Tessa released Pupu’s tail.

Pupu staggered and flew towards me.

[Master!!]

At times like this, you thought of me. Pupu wept bitterly and rubbed its fluffy fur in my arms.

[Protect me! Master must protect me!]

Tessa looked at Pupu who was whining.

“Usually it would be the other way around.”

[Ahh!!]

Pupu cried fiercely at Tessa. To be honest, I have no pity for Pupu at all.

‘Gosh! Don’t do it! It hurts!’

It seemed like it would hurt my delicate skin if it kept rubbing me. I hugged Pupu tightly and shouted to Tessa.

“Pupu! Papa Kakanono!” (I like Pupu, don’t bully him, uncle!)

[Master! I didn’t know the master thought of me that way.]

When I protested something to Tessa, Pupu looked at me with wide eyes.

[From now on, I will catch mice and even cockroaches for you.]

… Did you think of me like that?

I glanced at Pupu with narrow eyes. It was then. Alexander, whose face hardened, took a step forward in front of Tessa.

“Your Majesty, I have something to report to you.”

Everyone looked at Alexander with puzzled eyes.

Tessa raised his hand and sent Baron Pietro, Madame Fenrir, and her escort away. Me and Lucinda remain.

“It’s a story that the aunt and princess need to hear too.”

Alexander’s voice was as usual, but his stiff face caused a strange uneasiness. Tessa asked, frowning.

“What?”

Alexander answered, bowing his head.

“The son of Madame Ricardo was recently discovered and is being protected in Raphael.”

“The son of Madame Ricardo? The child who died?”

“Yes. He is alive and well.”

I blinked my eyes, not knowing that the story of Sica would come out of nowhere. But soon after, the words that came out of Tessa’s mouth were surprising.

Tessa answered in a blunt tone, without a change in expression on his face.

“Then kill him.”

“… …!!”

Lucinda turned around with a shocked expression. Tessa stared at Alexander with cold eyes.

“You must have already known my answer, why are you protecting him?”

Alexander answered in a slow but clear tone.

“Because the princess wanted it.”

“Ariel?”

Tessa’s eyebrows furrowed.

“How does Ariel know the boy?”

“… … .”

Alexander pursed his lips. Pupu flapped its wings and screamed.

[I don’t know! ]

Just advertise it directly that it’s because of you, bastard.

I looked at Pupu, who expressed itself with its whole body, with cold eyes.

Tessa looked at Alexander with a displeased expression.

“So why are you reporting now?”

“It was because you didn’t seem to believe me even if I told His Majesty that the princess wanted it.”

“But this is the right time?”

“Yes.”

“Ha!”

Tessa reached out and ran a hand through his black hair. A strangely alluring yet sharp gaze pierced me like an arrow.

“But babies are easy to forget people.”

Even though our eyes just met, it felt like I’m suffocating. Looking at me, who had hardened, Tessa answered in a cold voice.

“Why would he live? Just kill him.”

I couldn’t even think of crying, and I was trembling and thinking like this.

‘As expected of the original tyrant!’

It was the moment when his temperament revealed that made me think people do not change easily.

Neither I nor Lucinda were able to open our lips, but Alexander spoke in a plain tone, as if he could not feel this stinging air at all.

“Your Majesty has commanded me to become the princess’s sword.”

At those words, Tessa’s gaze turned to Alexander. Alexander continued, standing upright as usual.

“The Princess has ordered me to save Sika Ricardo, and it is difficult to obey a conflicting order without a valid reason.”

“Does this mean that my order is not valid?”

“Based on my opinion, I think his situation is similar to His Majesty’s past.”

“……!!”

Even I, who only knew about Tessa’s past, knew that those words were treacherous to Tessa. The moment that word fell, Tessa’s mood changed completely.

Previously, Tessa was just like an ice cube, but now Tessa is like boiling lava.

He slowly got up from his seat.

“Yes. You were one of the things I wanted to erase.”

“It’s an honor.”

While answering that, Alexander lowered his posture.

Tessa smiled coldly.

“You talk a lot for a puppet. Did your father tell you to scratch my nerves today?”

“…….”

Alexander tightened his arms. A blue flower bloomed like when he smashed a wall on his arm. Alexander answered in a calm voice.

“No, I wanted to follow someone with my will.”

“Is that my niece? How could I believe it?”

“If His Majesty is going to kill the child, I will do my best to stop it.”

Alexander added with a serious face.

“Because that’s the princess’s will.”

At this rate, Alexander may die. I had that intuition.

‘Why the hell did this happen all of a sudden?’

It’s even risking Sika’s life as the two of them confront each other!

‘Is it my fault then?’

Because I saved Sika?

It can’t be!

“Papa!”

I called Tessa out loud. The eyes of the two men, who were staring at each other as if they were about to collide at any moment, turned to me. I shouted louder.

“Papa, I hate you!!”