The Sword and The Dress - V3C3 PART5

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Translator: iveyra | Editor: Ms. Sheepn
(T/N: Guys please read my tl note below this chapter. And I’m sorry for the delay… something came up in rl yesterday ^^;)nn
“Miss Silla also must have noticed to some extent, but actually, my older brother’s personality isn’t that good.”

“Ah, yes…”

“It’s also understandable for him to be like that, because my older brother was betrayed by his very royal father. It would be weird if he didn’t become twisted given his circumstances where he was abandoned overnight and was told that he should renounce his right of succession and become a priest, even though, as the duke’s eldest son, he’s not lacking in any aspect.

(T/N: 아바마마 means ‘royal father’, a term used by royal children to address their father.)

… To put it differently, if I were to make a comparison, maybe it was like ‘I was full of excitement and high hopes to fulfill my dream of becoming an official holy knight and having a promising future, but since my parents are related to the demons, I couldn’t become a holy knight, so I ended up in an orphanage.’ I would definitely feel chagrined and get all riled up and I too might have become twisted.

“I get along well with my older brother because I’m a woman, but my younger brother, who became the substitute heir, have experienced life-threatening events many times.”

“… That’s a bit extreme.”

“If there’s only one legitimate son left, even if it’s because of the succession issue, he (royal father) could have asked for my understanding and sent me to the Church instead of the eldest son.”

Even if you clearly stated that you’re the eldest child, I don’t think the High Priest would have accepted you easily though.

“But my older brother eventually was eventually sent to the Church as if he was being chased, and he found a peace of mind there. He says it’s all thanks to Sir Roel!”

“… Pardon me?!”

I was surprised that my name suddenly popped up out of nowhere. Lady Kidea held her hands together and blushed as if she were a girl falling in love.

“I’ve always wanted to properly meet her in person just for once, but no matter how many invitation cards I sent, she didn’t accept any of them. Since it was my first time to get such a cold rejection, it made my heart race even more.”

(T/N: for now I’ll assume that she knows mc is a woman. The structure of Korean sentence isn’t the same with English where we use ‘she/he’ to mention someone. In this sentence she doesn’t mention the subject of her talk.)

… No. That was probably because the Lady’s older brother intercepted the invitations, so I couldn’t go. Had they been received, I would have gone excitedly. The Lady heartbreakingly sighed even louder than before.

“However, such an unfortunate event suddenly occured… I stayed up all night crying my eyes out. I felt sorry for Sir Roel and I was also worried about my older brother.”

“Yes…”

My appearance may has changed a bit, but I’m still alive and well before Her Ladyship’s eyes.

“I was very worried because I thought my older brother must have been very devastated by the loss of Sir Roel, but I was really relieved that he has found someone new like this.”

“I see.”

It was actually the same person, but I just nodded. Then, the Lady suddenly grabbed and wrapped my hand.

“So please take good care of my older brother, Miss Silla Epheria!”

“No, that’s… I have a fiancé and I’m going to get married.”

“It’s okay!”

I think it’s not okay by law and social norms!

“Please, it’s fine, even if you could just give my older brother a place to stay.”

“Uh… Rather than that, wouldn’t it be much preferable for His Highness Siegfred to find a new love instead of being with me…?”

Isn’t it normally the family’s duty to make him forget about someone else’s woman by arranging for him to meet someone new? However, my intentions didn’t get through to the Lady at all.

“Such a thing is impossible for my older brother! That he has come this far is already a miracle.”

“That can’t be–“

“No, I can guarantee it since I’ve been watching my older brother ever since I was a kid.”

… Is this brother and sister’s relationship a good one or a bad one exactly? Why is she forcing her own older brother to be with someone who can never love him?n
“That’s why, Miss Silla– No, sister-in-law.”

It’s too early to say that! Before that, I already told you I’m going to marry Captain Jullius! Lady Kidea gazed at me with a sweet smile that looked like it could make someone melt away. A beauty is indeed a beauty. She is only a bit inferior than the High Priest.

“Is it okay to call you older sister?”

“… It’s okay to call me older sister. Don’t call me sister-in-law. I’m going to marry another man.”

Though I’m older than Lady Kidea, I think Silla is younger or the same age as her at the very least. How old was the Lady again? Sieg is definitely older than me, so I think she should be over twenty.

“Then, older sister Silla, older brother must be waiting for you, so let’s get going now.”

She approached the door and she pulled the hanging rope. Then the maids rushed in and straightened the wrinkled dress. Not only the dress, but they also fixed the make-up, jewelry, and even the hair style quickly. It was amazing. I also received an extra touch-up and then I followed behind the Lady to leave the lounge.

As soon as I entered the banquet hall again, those frightening prying eyes honed in at once like a rain of arrows. I was hesitating about what to do now, but then that jerk Sieg approached me.

“Miss.”

He extended his hand with a refreshing smile.

I really want to smack his extended hand, then grab him by the collar and ask him why is he doing this to me, but… there are many eyes watching, so I have to hold back. Hey, you really–, you jerk, you can’t do this to me. When I gave him a look full of resentment, he responded with a hand signal implying that he would explain it to me later. Later again? Would it kill you to tell me in advance?

“Older brother, don’t you even see me?”

Sieg chuckled at the Lady’s joke and replied in a gentle manner like the older brother he is.

“How could that be? Will you give me the pleasure of dancing with you, Princess?”

(T/N: the author addressed Lady Kidea as 왕녀 in which means ‘princess’.)

“No. I should give way to older sister Silla to be your first partner.”

Huh? Wait a minute. Why are you putting a target on my back again? You two can just dance! You two look good together!

“No, I don’t really like dancing–“

I tried to refuse, but the damn brother and sister seemed to have no intention of letting me go.

“Would you please be my partner, Milady?”

“That’s right, Older sister Silla. It’s okay, since you came alone without your fiancé today.”

Damn it, I can’t beat up both the prince and the princess. In the past, the ladies easily followed me without saying much, and since the men would have had to request a duel, it was rare for me to get into trouble. But life became difficult because my body had changed! I struggled to refuse by all means, but to no avail. In the end, I was pushed forward by the Lady and I was led to the center of the banquet hall by that jerk Sieg. I have yet to dance with Captain Jullius even. If only we had dance at that time instead of pilfering some refreshments!

My head was full of determination to ask Sieg about the truth, but the banquet continued without me having a chance to even open my mouth. After dancing with the damn prince, I was caught between the brother and sister and exchanged a few words with them. Prime Minister Mord, who arrived late because of work, announced that he had become my godfather and I also danced with him once…

In this way, I was dragged here and there, but as soon as I got into the carriage to go back home, I asked him.

“I heard you have an unrequited love for me.”

I was thinking that I’d better speak carefully, but my mouth moved first before my head.

“… Pardon me?”n
Sieg looked somewhat embarrassed at my words. Wait, why is he embarrassed like this? Seeing his behavior, the needle on the scale which was inclined towards the direction of ‘no way it’s true’, wavered. No, say that you’re not. Hurry up. Sieg was lost in thought for a moment and opened his mouth.

“I’m not.”

“… Are you sure?”

Naturally, it can’t be true since he answered unshamedly with a straight face, as I knew he would, but I was suspicious of why he had been embarrassed and lost in thought for a moment. Sieg nodded indifferently, unlike a little while ago.

“Of course.”

“But Lady Kidea said something different. Moreover, your behavior was weird, Sieg.”

Throughout the banquet, the Lady repeatedly matched me up with Sieg secretly from the sidelines and passed it off with a smile. I mean, it would make anyone who saw it misunderstand our relationship.

“Because it’s better to do it this way.”

“Better?”

“If I’m rumored to have an unrequited love for Miss, people will assume that’s the reason behind the eccentric behavior of a prince from a Duke’s family deciding to become the butler of a Count’s family.”

“So, is it a subterfuge?”

“That’s right. And it’ll also be of help to Sir Rizar’s reputation.”

Captain Jullius’s reputation? I don’t quite understand this though? I tilted my head and asked.

“Isn’t it the other way around instead? How can having another man clinging to his fiancée be good for his reputation?”nn
(T/N: I’ve made (quite) a mistake. So, in short, Kidea is the Lady’s name, not her family name. She is the biological sister of Sieg. While translating this chapter, I even reread book 2 where she was first mentioned to make sure. And the result is I mistook her name as family name lol. I’m sorry for the mistranslation >_<“)
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