The World Without My Sister Who Everyone Loved - Chapter 13

“So, have you ever heard anything? It’s all right, tell me.”

If I had to pick the one who said the most, it was Michael. However, instead of pointing out the fact, Sienna kept her mouth shut like a statue and shook her head.

Ashiel sighed instead.

“It’s no use questioning the child, Father.”

“Well.”

The Grand Duke ordered Mrs. Deborah to see if she felt the same way.

“Be careful with your words. We will determine whether your actions were appropriate or not.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

“Calm down, Your Grace.”

The butler intervened softly to soften the suffocating atmosphere.

“From how this old man sees it, since Lady Sienna has received the pomegranate, no one will be able to say anything about it.”

“…Yes.”

The Grand Duke nodded with mixed eyes.

“With all due respect, Your Grace, may I have a word?”

At that time, Mrs. Deborah intervened while looking around.

“As I said, I haven’t seen you for a long time, but your qualities are not unusual. If you’ve given her a pomegranate, why don’t you find the right tutor for her?”

Sienna was surprised. Education, tutor?

‘Already?’

In the past, due to Sienna having trouble adapting and the insensitivity of the Grand Duke, it wasn’t until nearly three months later that she began to be educated.

Compared to then, everything was happening too quickly now. But she seemed to be the only one who was surprised. The Grand Duke, the butler, and even Ashiel were nodding their heads.

“There’s no need to delay the education.”

“Well… You can take a class with me if you need to.”

Ashiel is usually the one who would say that kind of thing, but Michael is being really weird.

‘I’m sure he told me not to stay in this house for a long time at noon today.’

In many ways, it was ridiculous, but the Grand Duke was already nodding his head.

“Yeah, there’s no need to postpone it. I’ll put you on the list for seeking potential tutors. And…”

The eyes of the Grand Duke looked at Sienna again. Everyone’s eyes were on Sienna, to be exact, her dress.

“…I think we need many other things besides teachers.”

“Honestly, Your Grace. It really is needed.”

Mrs. Deborah was flattered. The Head Maid, who appeared like a strict private teacher at a girls’ school, was proving again and again that she was surprisingly very talented in femininity.

“We’ll try to allocate the necessary budget.”

…Budget?

No, but to Sienna, who is now starting to get sick of being surprised, the Grand Duke said.

“You are the child of Nacht that I acknowledge. I don’t know what nonsense you’ve heard, but don’t just hold it, forget it.”
P/N: Basically, the Grand Duke is telling her to remember that she is an acknowledged child of Nacht and she should not take any discourtesies being made against her.

“….”

Sienna’s expression, which was puzzled by the words, calmed down serenely.

Forget it…

Ironically, his words stabbed the deep memories in Sienna.

‘Don’t hold it in, forget it.’

Yes, Sienna can’t get over her sad and painful experiences.

But I wondered if Sienna wanted to include such a thing in me?

Q/N: The current Sienna was wondering if the past ‘her’ would want to still remember those experiences, since she technically has a second life now.

‘I never wanted to go through any of it.’

If it was something I could do on my own, I would have thrown everything out right away.

…No, let’s push this dread to the side. Would I feel better if I did that? My heart was pounding. It was just probably my imagination, but I didn’t seem to be feeling well.

“Wait…”

At that moment, a really intense feeling of nausea squeezed into Sienna’s guts.

If you throw up like this, it would be a big accident. Sienna tried hard to bear it because she didn’t want to show a dirty image.

“Wook…”

“Oh, my lady!”

Sienna, who was white as snow when forced to endure, bent down hurriedly. The frost was rumbling, and the golden plate and pomegranate on top rolled the floor.

“Are you all right, Miss?”

Mrs. Deborah hurriedly helped Sienna. Meanwhile, Sienna’s foot, which slipped from the chair, unintentionally trampled on the fallen pomegranate, but no one cared about it.

“Suddenly, what the…”

“Doctor, I’ll call a doctor!”

“Lady!”

Sienna kept on feeling nauseous, but she couldn’t get anything weird out.

“Ugh…”

“Lady!”

Someone grabbed Sienna’s shoulder, while she was wriggling along the floor in agony. She could see the face of the man who had grabbed her, biting his lips in embarrassment.

It was a great achievement….
T/N: Sienna finally got the Grand Duke to change his expression.
P/N: Lol, she’s making history.

Q/N: More is yet to come heh.

‘Oh, to the very end…’

Sienna closed her eyes tightly. The Grand Duke consoled Sienna after interpreting it as just her being “sick.”

“Hold on, I’ve called a doctor…”

I would rather have him leave me alone than call a doctor. However, the Grand Duke could only use his trembling hands to calm Sienna’s body and lean her against his chest.

Careful actions, like he was taking care of something precious. Sienna trembled because she hated it so much.

Maybe someone thinks she’s grumbling happily over all of this happening. Sienna, who was in pain, believed that someone might ask what’s wrong with her.

Being friendly doesn’t mean you don’t have to choke me.
T/N: She’s being sarcastic.

‘I don’t like it here.’

Every moment in this castle, my miserable past was a wreck. I started to feel so ashamed of myself that I didn’t even want to think about it again.

Sienna cried a little because she was sad.

Why.

‘How wrong am I in this humble life, how wrong am I to go through this…’
P/N: I think she’s asking how many bad deeds did she do to have to go through this life again.

Fortunately for Sienna, she was slowly losing her sanity as if she were suffocating.

I hope I lose my mind and hope this place is rather a dream than reality. That’s what I thought, but at the same time, I knew very well that it couldn’t be.

Even what I thought was death was not death.

So I hope it’s a nightmare… But of course it’s real.’

It’s terrible….

* * *

There was a great disturbance surrounding the child who was in pain because of some trouble with her body.

“There’s no particular abnormality. I guess you’ve often been in long-term pain.

The doctor’s diagnosis surprised the grand duke.

“Do you walk on the streets because you’re in a state of tension?”

T/N: The Grand Duke meant that people who are in pain, would they still walk even when they know the pain they would have to endure?

“Those… Some young children can.”

“That’s ridiculous. My sons have never had this when they were young.”

The doctor only expressed his opinion about the situation, but the Grand Duke’s reprimand came out of the blue. The butler stepped in because he could see the doctor was in a bind.

“Please understand, Your Grace. The princes are very strong, just like your majesty.”

Both sons looked exactly like the Grand Duke and lived with all kinds of good things. Such Guardians and orphans who grew up in poor conditions could not be compared.

“You look so small and skinny, and I think the doctor’s words are reasonable.”

“You didn’t do a rough examination?”

T/N: ‘Rough Examination meaning something out of conduct

“What? No way!”

The doctor jumped. He was in his right mind. The Grand Duke was watching with his eyes clearly open, and there’s no way he’ll be able to see a doctor lie.

“I speak to you in my honor as a doctor; I’ve never done such a thing.”

Besides, he’s not from an orphanage. The doctor quickly protested.

“She’s never eaten greasy food before, so there’s a high possibility that she might have a stomachache.”

“She didn’t eat that much to the point of getting sick.”

The doctor’s voice grew louder due to Ashiel’s cool-headed comments.

“Then it’s probably because she’s nervous because it’s her first time here! The reason she fainted is because she is weak because she doesn’t usually have a nutritious diet!”

There was no room to refute.

“That is, I was forced to treat a weak and unprepared child to dinner, and I got upset. The sound of… Eup.”

“Michael, shhh.”

Ashiel sighed and blocked his brother’s overly honest mouth, but it was too late.

“…Your Grace, why don’t you let her rest for now?

Mrs. Deborah was entrusted the duty of taking care of Sienna with the traffic control of an experienced butler.
P/N: Traffic control as in directing people; telling them where to go and determining what should be done in any circumstance.

“You’ll open your eyes tomorrow. Lady Sienna, from now on, Mrs. Deborah will take care of you so that you can adapt slowly. I’ll pay attention to this insensitive butler.”

“……Please.”

The Grand Duke sighed. For some reason, he thought it was going to be a long night.

However, contrary to the promise, Sienna woke up two days after that.