Matchmaking Baby Sister - Chapter 42

Chapter 42 – It quivered lightly like a butterfly’s wings

TL: Zimmings

I ran as fast as I could. I was in such a hurry that I forgot to ask Alexander to carry me.

I dashed towards the central palace, and saw the ministers surrounding Tessa.

Then I yelled at him.

“Uncle!”

“Ariel?”

Tessa, who was having a conversation with the chancellor, frowned slightly as he looked back at me.

I answered while gasping for air.

“I…have something to tell you… huff, huff.”

“Excuse me, Princess. His Majesty is required to attend the conference.”

An aide interrupted me and Tessa as he smiled awkwardly.

I could see the intention in his awkward smile, as he tried to roughly console me with cocoa and madeline and made me sit down.

‘But I can’t drink the cocoa now! My application will be complete once I receive an answer to my question!’

I swiftly avoided the aide’s hand who tried to catch me and screamed loudly.

“What’s your ideal type?!”

My voice echoed throughout the hall of the great conference building.

Everyone’s eyes were wide open as they turned to face this direction.

“Ideal type?”

“Yes, ideal type! Your ideal spouse!”

My cheeks were burning with excitement.

My heart was thumping so fast that I thought it would come out from my chest.

‘What’s your ideal type!’

When I first took on this job, I felt like I was going to die under the pressure, but when I actually started, I felt excited as if I was playing a game.

‘I’ll make sure to find her. My uncle will fall in love with his princess at first sight.’

The fact that such a woman didn’t exist in the original story was pushed away to the back of my mind.

What’s the significance of the original story if it already changed a lot?

So hurry up and answer me, uncle!

“There’s no such thing.”

However, I was so excited that I forgot a fact.

This man was always so indifferent from the beginning!

‘Ugh, why did I forget about it? Such an insensitive reply.’

The answer did not help the situation at all.

I clenched my fist and asked Tessa.

“Really? But there must be something you like, such as this kind of face or you can’t stand a certain trait!”

Despite my earnest question, Tessa was still expressionless.

“There’s really no such thing, so do as you please.”

This person is truly frustrating.

“Then can I really do as I please? Are you sure you’re okay with someone with a beard and unibrows?”

“…….”

My detailed question made Tessa frown once again.

I was so frustrated that I pound my chest with my fist.

“See? There are some things that you just can’t stand! So try to think about it and tell me. What makes you feel good? And what did you find particularly beautiful?”

“I’ll think about it.”

Tessa shut his mouth for a while. I looked at him with high expectations.

‘Yes, as expected, there is such a thing.’

Tessa is a human being as well, so how could he never have a moment of excitement in his life?

When I stared at Tessa with twinkling eyes, he looked displeased, turned his head and answered curtly.

“I like tall, strong-looking people with dark hair.”

“Huh?”

I blinked at the unexpected words.

I can’t hold on to Tessa any longer, so he went into the conference room completely and slammed the door.

“Hmm…….”

What is this feeling of despondency?

Of course, I couldn’t have any prejudice just because of their appearance.

‘But to have dark hair, tall and strong-looking?’

It was natural to wonder because those standards were completely different from universal beauty standards.

‘Did Tessa have that kind of taste? Maybe that’s how he was able to treat Lucinda so harshly in the original.’

I wondered how he was capable of treating the pretty and lovely Lucinda so harshly, but it seemed that his ideal type is the exact opposite of Lucinda.

‘But his ideal type…’

As I turned around with my head tilted to the side, I saw a person who matched the criteria perfectly.

I muttered blankly.

“No way, is my uncle’s ideal type Alexander?”

“Pfft!”

Alexander, as well as the knights protecting the conference room and the servants who were waiting outside the hall, spat out as soon as they heard my muttering.

Alexander exclaimed and rubbed his hands as if he was getting goosebumps.

“Please stop shortening my lifespan with those words, Princess!”

It was my first time seeing his genuinely horrified expression.

I tilted my head to the other side.

“Did my uncle say that to make fun of me?”

“Anyone can see that you’re the one who makes fun of me, Princess. Don’t even joke around and say such a thing.”

“I meant it.”

“…….”

Alexander looked at me with an extremely resentful face, but I could only shrug my shoulders.

‘A tall, strong-looking man. There’s only Alexander around me.’

I looked at Alexander persistently, and he shivered.

***

Tessa didn’t know how the conference went.

Fortunately, there was no important agenda, so he could return to the office with a light heart.

As his body sank deeply to the chair, he sighed.

‘It seems that the day is particularly long today.’

The reason for that was obvious. It was all because of Princess Amelia.

‘I didn’t expect her to be so aggressive.’

The child abruptly asked him to marry and to make a younger sibling for her. That child is cute but a little bit annoying.

He really didn’t intend to have children until he died.

‘It’s terrible to imagine being a parent.’

A man who had never been loved couldn’t imagine himself loving someone.

Tessa sighed deeply.

‘That’s why I let Ariel do everything she wants.’

How could a six-year-old take everything seriously?

It was only half a day before he knew that the thought was wrong.

“What’s your ideal type?”

‘A pretty face, princess-like, someone who seems like a mother.’

The child, who he thought would pick a candidate for the Empress based on reasons like that, asked Tessa how he felt instead.

He thought it was something he would never hear in his life.

‘I already knew she’s a smart child.’

But why couldn’t he predict this kind of situation?

Maybe it’s because Amelia, who others call a genius, would always be seen as a baby in Tessa’s eyes.

‘……Is it a mistake to leave it all to Ariel?’

It was rare for Tessa to question his decision. Then, the office door was knocked.

Knock, knock.

“Your Majesty, Baroness Janen is looking for you.”

“Tell her to come in.”

The one at the door was Baroness Janen, it was none other than Lucinda.

Tessa, who was sinking deeply in the chair with all of his weight, raised himself slightly and sat upright.

The door was opened, and a beautiful blonde woman wearing a light beige dress walked in.

It was Princess Amelia’s aunt, Lucinda.

“I greet Your Majesty the Emperor.”

A one-on-one meeting between Lucinda and Tessa has been held every Wednesday since she entered the palace.

It was all because of Amelia.

“Please teach me how to read!”

A few years ago, Lucinda asked Tessa to teach her how to read.

And Tessa offered these conditions.

“In return, tell me everything about Ariel.”

That was how it started, and the meeting still continued.

Lucinda smiled awkwardly as she sat at a table a distance away from Tessa’s desk.

“I heard that Your Majesty asked Ariel to elect the Empress?”

“Ah.”

Tessa frowned somewhat awkwardly. And he gave a nonchalant response.

“……It wasn’t such a serious decision.”

“But Ariel is serious.”

“Hmm.”

Tessa tapped his fingers lightly on the table.

‘It certainly wasn’t the reaction I expected.’

Tessa remembered Amelia who followed him to the conference room and asked about his ideal type loudly. He smiled softly.

‘Well, she’s cute.’

Tessa, who thought about Princess Amelia for a moment, asked Lucinda.

“How is she doing?”

“She does everything perfectly. I’m ashamed of myself.”

Lucinda’s cheeks flushed and her shoulder shrank.

“Your Majesty will be speechless when you see the application form she made.”

“Application form?”

“Yes. First of all, she will receive the applications and throw away the similar ones. Then she’ll have an interview with the rest.”

“……How did she come up with that idea? Is it your idea?”

“No way. That’s why I’m always ashamed to stand in front of her.”

Tessa gazed blankly at Lucinda.

What should he say to console her? He closed his mouth again.

‘What should I do to comfort you?’

He wasn’t close to her.

Because Tessa didn’t open his mouth, Lucinda who tilted her head for a while, opened the books and paper she had brought with her on the table.

“Should I continue from last week?”

“You can do a page first and then talk to me. I also have something I should finish up.”

“Yes, you can take your time.”

Lucinda answered while holding her pencil.

After that, she gained more insights of literature and composition by learning from Tessa.

Scribble, scribble.

Soon in the office, the sound of Lucinda’s scribbling was heard.

Tessa, who was going to process the documents, looked at Lucinda’s side profile instead of the papers.

What Amelia said before suddenly rang in his mind.

“So try to think about it and tell me. What did you find particularly beautiful?”

‘Something particularly beautiful?’

Lucinda’s slender wrist caught Tessa’s attention.

Her dazzling blonde hair covered her narrow and slender back like a cloak.

Because she glanced down, her long lashes cast a shadow on her rosy and lovely cheeks.

‘……What?’

Tessa who stared at her slim face and her pink lips averted his gaze.

‘Ariel said something useless.’

He didn’t need to know this kind of fluttering feeling until he died.

***

The sun rose and I opened my eyes wide.

As I woke up, my heart was pounding.

‘Because today is that day!’

The day the Empress application submission is closed!

‘Hmm, I can’t wait to see how many applications come in.’

It was such an important day that I couldn’t sleep in as my heart was pounding.

I quickly got up, put on my slippers and hopped out of my room.

It’s already been two weeks since Uncle Tessa ordered me to choose his Empress on my own.

During those two weeks, I quickly distributed the application form I made to every corner of the country.

‘The response was okay.’

I was worried that people would oppose the application, but the response wasn’t bad.

Even General Raphael, who is famous for his strictness said this to me,

“The application form is concise, so it’s not difficult to fill out, and you can find out the information you need at a glance.

‘The villainous grandfather is not a man who would give praises generously, so it seemed like what he said was sincere.’

With the application form that received General Raphael’s recognition, the processing was fast.

Who dared to complain when the Emperor and the leader of the nobles gave their support?

‘Of course, there were people who tried to use cowardly methods.’

All the bribes and letters entering the Princess’ Palace were sent back rather harshly.

‘How could they use such an underhanded method?’

They couldn’t use this method again as they were humiliated, and how could they use the bribes again when I don’t want to receive it?

‘Those bribes mean nothing to me anyway. How could it be when they didn’t give me a whole country like my uncle?’

Of course, those brilliant bribes looked like a worthless stone in my eyes because Tessa’s presents made me open my eyes wide.

‘Anyway, today the application submission is closed! As the person in charge, I need to quickly check and select the right candidate.’

I am six years old npw, I grew up well that I could take the clothes out of the closet myself.

I skilfully dressed myself up with a dress and a red ribbon.

I looked at the mirror and tied half of my hair up.

I tied half of my hair with a red ribbon perfectly with a butterfly-like knot. Then a voice rang from outside.

“Princess, are you up?”

“Yes!”

Not only did I wake up, I’m also perfectly ready!

The door opened and Madame Fenrir opened her eyes wide in surprise.

“Oh, you already finished? This is supposed to be the maid’s job.”

“But this is an important day!”

Finally, it’s the day I learned about my aunt candidate through the applications.

I shouted with a bright smile.

“I’m going to review the applications I’ve received!”