Adopting the Male Protagonist Changed the Genre - Chapter 278

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Side Story Episode 21

Side Story 3.

A peaceful morning like any other day.

That day, what Belinda discovered was a crime scene where her beloved dress lay sprawled out, dyed in a horrible sewage color.

Unable to speak for a long while at the horrific sight, Belinda quietly headed to the window.

Beyond the horizon stretching toward the rear of the castle, she could see the wild lands beginning to be tinged with the colors of early summer.

And also two vicious criminals racing across that land.

Upon discovering this, Belinda took a deep breath into her lungs.

“Cerberus, catch them!”

She let out a lion’s roar.

In June, the castle of the Duchy of Baluashten preparing for summer never had a quiet day.

* * *

The culprits chased by the hellhound were apprehended before long.

“You’re so slow like a turtle. We got caught because of you!”

“I told you I didn’t want to go to the Barrier Forest! But you went to the Barrier Forest anyway and that’s why we got caught.”

“Hey, don’t call me ‘you’! I’m your older sister!”

“Hmph, a 2-minute older sister.”

“Then you’re a 2-minute younger brother!”

The accomplices didn’t stop throwing punches at each other even while being held by the scruff of their necks by Cerberus.

Belinda pressed her forehead at the sight of the children starting round two while dangling in mid-air.

‘This is strange. Taking care of Leo wasn’t this difficult.’

She had confidence in raising children.

She had experience caring for Leo, and beside her was Penandel, a max-level expert in childcare.

And yet…

“It turned out like this because older sister suggested it.”

“You’re cowardly blaming me? You said it was a good idea too!”

“Ow! Mom! Older sister kicked me!”

“No, he was in the place where my foot happened to be!”

Sometimes childcare was hell. Especially caring for twin siblings who bickered at every turn.

It was Cerberus who shook the siblings who had been squawking “It’s your fault,” “It’s my fault.”

The children finally stopped fighting and looked ahead.

Belinda was silently watching them.

She was smiling, but it wasn’t really a smile. The twins, who only showed perfect teamwork at times like this, quickly raised both arms high above their heads.

“Mom’s dress was so white, so Theo and I tried to color it prettily for you.”

“We painted it with the prettiest color in the world, but it turned out all weird… Oops!”

“So we ran away because we were afraid mom would scold us. We shouldn’t have done that.”

“We won’t do it again.”

“We’re sorry.”

“We’re sorry.”

An explanation of the incident, reflection, and a clean apology.

The twins took turns speaking harmoniously, creating the perfect template for an apology.

Belinda’s eyes narrowed at the sight of the children who were perfect only when it came to reflection and apologies.

Just as the siblings swallowed their dry saliva.

“They’re saying all that, so how about forgiving them now.”

“It’s Dad!”

“Dad!”

The twins brightened up and welcomed Cesar. When it came to getting scolded, there was no more reliable ally than Dad.

As expected, Belinda’s momentum, who had been glinting her eyes wondering how to deal with these troublemakers, was somewhat deflated.

When the children quickly extended their arms forward, Cesar asked his wife for permission with his eyes before seating each child on his arms.

The children hurriedly whispered in their dad’s ear.

“Dad, Dad. Emergency situation!”

“Quick, quick, forgiveness kiss!”

Then they each covered their eyes.

Cesar, as if he had no choice, but unable to hide his faint smile, lightly kissed Belinda’s furrowed brow.

“How about it? Is Mom’s anger gone?”

“Now? Now?”

“Hmm, it doesn’t seem to be gone yet.”

Cesar kissed Belinda’s temple once more.

“Still?”

Once more on her cheek.

“Huh, huh? Was Mom really angry?”

He was about to kiss her lips as well.

“My anger is gone now, so you can stop.”

He was stopped by Belinda.

Only then did the children remove their hands and face Belinda, whose anger had completely subsided.

Today too, the power of the forgiveness kiss was strong!

Just as Belinda’s mood had completely softened.

Suga, who had been clinging to Cesar’s clothes the whole time, fluttered up and landed on Belinda’s shoulder.

Then she began shedding tears like chicken droppings.

“Beeeeel! Waaah, little Bel and little Duke stole Suga’s lunch!”

With those words, the gentle atmosphere instantly froze.

Belinda’s head creaked as it turned toward the children.

“Children?”

Suga’s lunch meant gold coins. In other words…

“Did you steal Suga’s food?”

It meant they had robbed Suga of gold coins.

The children looked at each other’s faces before hesitantly opening their mouths.

“Well… so Suga told us to invest gold coins in her first. She said she’d multiply it and give it back later.”

“But it turned out Suga was lying. She ate up all our allowance.”

“What! Suga, did you just scam the kids?”

“No! Suga really was going to give it back. Suga doesn’t lie!”

“You said you’d multiply it through gambling and give it back! You told us to go to Red House when we become adults!”

“You said if we do what you tell us, even Uncle Pool’s House would be no problem, that we’d hit the jackpot!”

“You said with Suga, not only a full house but even a royal straight flush would be possible?”

“We don’t need Uncle Pool’s house. Just give back our allowance!”

“Right, right!”

The fight between the two young children and the fairy gradually intensified. Cesar, who had been silently watching, put the twins back in Cerberus’s mouth.

Shortly after, Belinda’s lion’s roar erupted once again.

“All three of you keep your hands up until you reach your room!”

* * *

Nine years since Baluashten Territory gained independence from the Kingdom of Jenos.

The duchy had prospered at an unprecedented speed.

Numerous mines containing high-quality magic stones.

Abundant labor force trained by the harsh terrain and climate of the North.

Along with the mages who had gathered as a new Magic Tower branch was built to study the academically valuable Great Frozen Sea.

With a wise ruler caring for the nation day and night, it was jokingly said that new roads would appear overnight.

Thanks to this, Winter Castle, called the heart of the duchy, never had a day that wasn’t busy.

This year was especially so.

For the first time since the founding of the nation, a founding anniversary banquet was being held at the castle.

“Your Majesty, where shall we display the artwork won at this auction?”

“We’ve secured all the fresh flowers for the VIP tables!”

“Hey! We need to replace the chandelier in the Grand Hall, so gather some people.”

The Grand Hall where employees bustled about.

Beside Belinda, who was overseeing every aspect of the banquet, stood a brown-haired noblewoman instead of Aide Terry.

The sharp-featured woman inspected every corner of the banquet hall alongside Belinda.

Whenever the Baroness offered advice, Belinda looked at her with a rather suspicious expression.

Even before Belinda’s marriage, the northern social circle had been firmly controlled by the mistress of House of Boren, the great western Marquess.

Though House of Baluashten was the leader of the North, they hadn’t wielded much influence in social circles due to the long absence of a mistress.

Therefore, Belinda decided to win over the Baroness of Boren rather than antagonize her.

However, there was one concern.

‘I heard the Baroness also isn’t originally from the North. What if she’s someone who had contact with me?’

Meaning with the ‘former’ Belinda who had acted like a scoundrel.

Sure enough.

On the day she first invited the Baroness of Boren to tea time.

Her opening words contained quite fierce emotion.

“Do you remember me?”

No. I think this is our first meeting.

Belinda broke out in a cold sweat internally, but gracefully nodded with elegant gestures.

After all, this was karma she had to bear.

She couldn’t just brush it off saying she didn’t know.

“On my debutante day, I met Your Majesty at the royal ball. And…”

And…?

“That day, Your Majesty became my idol! I’ve always, always been waiting for the day to repay Your Majesty’s kindness!”

What? Me?

She barely managed to swallow the words she almost blurted out.

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