I Like Another Man, Not the Male Lead - Chapter 7

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Chapter 7

Caesar Prince sighed in confusion. Just as Caesar Prince was about to turn the corner and enter inside the Knight Order, he heard the voices of senior knights in conversation. Rochester was there too. Caesar Prince instinctively hid himself. Reina’s name and Caesar Prince’s name could be heard mixed together.

“You’re saying Lady Regfield no longer likes Caesar Prince?”

“That’s what I said. Phew, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.”

“Why do you dislike Caesar Prince so much?”

“Why do you think that? I don’t dislike Caesar Prince. I just hate seeing my sister being tormented.”

“…Anyway. But what reason did Lady Regfield have for changing her mind?”

“I don’t know either. She wouldn’t tell me about that. Maybe she’s become an adult now. Maybe she realized that Caesar Prince isn’t a good man.”

“…I don’t think so. That can’t be it. Rather… wouldn’t it be more credible to think that another man appeared?”

“What! Another man!”

Caesar Prince was as surprised as Rochester was. Another man for Reina Regfield? He had never even imagined such a thing. Reina Regfield liking Caesar Prince was practically a given. A formula that hadn’t been broken for the past few years.

‘Another man…’

Something didn’t fit. Caesar Prince gritted his teeth with a confused expression.

Of course, this should have been something Caesar Prince was happier about. Reina would no longer bother Caesar Prince, and Reina could also meet a man who was ‘kind, cute, lovely, and would love only her’ as she had said, and be happy.

This was a good thing for both of them.

‘Right, this is something to be happy about.’

Caesar Prince smiled bitterly.

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I even had tea with Selena before returning. We even promised to go to the next social gathering together. To think I’d become best friends with a villainess after entering a novel. Life is truly unpredictable.

Meanwhile, the Female Lead seems to be a nerd.

This isn’t easy, not easy at all. Still, it seems like I won’t die from chasing after the Male Lead. I guess this should do it? Though I’m feeling a bit anxious.

I was rolling around on my bed when Brother came to see me.

Wait, isn’t he busy? The sun is high in the sky right now, so how did he come to see me? With a surprised heart, I asked Brother.

“Brother? Didn’t you go to work today…?”

“Who’s the other guy?”

“Huh?”

“No.”

Rochester took a deep breath and tried to smile gently. But he looks rather ominous instead. What’s wrong with him now?

“Tell me clearly what you mean, Brother.”

“Sigh, I heard you have another man you like now.”

Huh?

Is that about me? When did I ever say that? To my surprise, Rochester spoke with a face like the world was collapsing.

“So that’s why you don’t like Caesar Prince anymore. Is that right? May I ask what kind of guy… no, what kind of man he is?”

What kind of delusion started this now? I gritted my teeth. What exactly is wrong with him?

“Where would such a man be? There isn’t one, no such man.”

“…Really?”

“Introduce me and tell me, Brother. If there’s a good man, introduce me to him.”

At my words, Rochester muttered with an expression like he was about to cry.

“When you were little, you said you’d marry Brother.”

When was that, exactly.

“Brother is really sad, Reina. I still think of you as this little kid… To think you’d marry another man… Then you’d live separately from Brother, is that really okay?”

Rochester’s nonsense was increasing day by day.

I’m not okay with you acting like this…

“Can’t I live next door to Brother? I think that would be fine too.”

To keep watch as well.

Since he has the seeds to become the mastermind, I should probably keep an eye on him from nearby. When it comes to trauma and such things, it’s important for family to be there for support.

“Really? You won’t go far from Brother?”

“Okay, okay, I got it.”

“Hm?”

“I want to rest now…”

Brother drained all my energy.

“You’re sure there’s no other man, right?”

Now I understand. Why Reina chased after Caesar like that. This is hereditary, it’s hereditary.

“Ah, there isn’t!! Get out, please!”

Only then did Rochester leave with a dejected face.

This is why he becomes the mastermind after Reina dies. Should I get him into a relationship?

I let out a deep sigh.

Then the maid smiled and spoke to me.

“It seems he still has a lot on his mind about when you were sick as a child.”

“…That was so long ago.”

It remained in the memories Reina left behind too.

Reina, who was sick from birth and couldn’t breathe outside air for several years, and Rochester who hovered around such a Reina.

‘…It’s because Young Master Rochester absorbed all the energy when he was born. Originally, siblings of people born with Sword Master talent tend to be weak.’

Maybe because he heard that so much.

Rochester thought the ground was collapsing just from me falling down, and thought the sky was splitting just from me having a fever.

Maybe because she grew up in such love.

Reina was truly a lovely and bright person. If she hadn’t liked Caesar, Reina might have lived as a person without a single shadow.

Anyway, the important thing is.

“Do you know what Brother’s ideal type is?”

“Pardon?”

Jane made an expression of bewilderment.

“I need to get him into a relationship, this won’t do. Wouldn’t it get better if a new elder sister came in?”

“…What kind of woman would even… Ah, my mistake. I’m sorry.”

Jane covered her mouth.

She sometimes says things that are just too right.

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A week had already passed since I decided to become friends with Selena.

We had been exchanging letters to check on each other, and today was the day we agreed to meet. Selena’s birthday was coming up soon and there would be a banquet, so she wanted to get a dress fitted.

This is my first time shopping with a friend.

I went out with an excited heart.

Come to think of it, I should also get Selena a birthday gift. This is my first time getting a gift for a friend too. What would make her happy?

Selena probably doesn’t lack anything. A heartfelt gift? Or an expensive gift?

I’ll have to think about it with Rochester later.

With excited steps, I got out of the carriage and entered the Fashion House where we agreed to meet. Selena and Grace had arrived before me.

“Selena! Grace!”

“Reina. Welcome.”

“…Hello.”

Grace greeted me with a faint smile.

I had something I was determined to do today.

I was planning to start improving the relationship between Selena and Grace from today. Actually, if Selena just spoke a little more nicely, their relationship could flow well. Selena’s feelings toward Grace were genuine.

Actually, it doesn’t seem like Selena would really put poison in Grace’s food.

I wish Grace could understand what kind of heart Selena has. Emotions that don’t reach the person involved and are only known by third parties are just too pitiful.

“Reina first…”

“No! How about Grace chooses a dress first?”

Grace looked between me and Selena with a pale face, reading the mood. Selena was looking at me, and ‘moved’ was written in her eyes. She was touched that I looked after her sister first. This might be rude to say, but somehow I could see Rochester in Selena. A sister-doting fool.

“A-ahem. Yes, Grace. You try them on first. Blue color is too much for Grace, so avoid that and bring something else. Maybe it’s because she grew up in the countryside. Yellow color suits her well.”

Actually, in this world, blue is considered a more luxurious, mysterious, and beautiful color. Those words could have hurt Grace. Moreover, Grace was already feeling intimidated, and Selena wasn’t good at speaking nicely.

No, looking at what Selena does, she’s practically Grace-obsessed, so it doesn’t make sense that the original story was a romance where Grace, who was full of wounds, meets Caesar Prince and heals those wounds for a healing story. Why heal with a man when you have such a devoted family? You can heal with family. I’ll definitely make that happen, Grace.

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