Instead of My Beloved Sister, I Married a Monster - Chapter 7

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Chapter 7

Evnia walked forward, lightly brushing her fingertips across the clothes hanging on the rack.

Each piece seemed to be of the highest quality, with even the texture of the fabric feeling extraordinary.

Evnia asked in an admiring voice.

“When was all this prepared?”

“Well, when I first came here, it was already mostly filled. I heard Lord Ram collected them one by one whenever he thought of it.”

“He bought them himself?”

“Yes, for his bride.”

Hanna answered with a proud expression.

It seemed she hoped Evnia would be moved by Agrham’s devotion, but as a temporary guest staying here only through his kindness, all Evnia could feel in this situation was burden.

Evnia quickly pulled her hands away from the wardrobe and asked.

“Is it really okay for me to wear these?”

“Pardon?”

Hanna, who had been blinking blankly, nodded as if she finally understood.

“Ah, I’ll take a day to have Giyermo adjust all the sizes. Please bear with it just for today. Fortunately, the measurements don’t seem to differ too much…”

“No, that’s not what I mean. I’m not really the bride. I shouldn’t use things that belong to someone else.”

At this, Hanna tilted her head with an expression of incomprehension.

“Um, er… Aren’t you Lady Evnia?”

“That’s correct, but… the person who was supposed to be Lord Ram’s bride was originally my sister Emilia.”

“That was true until 10 years ago. After she passed away, the bride who would come here changed to Lady Evnia. I’ve been thinking all along that the person I would serve is Lady Evnia.”

“You knew I was coming? But Lord Ram…”

“I knew. Giyermo knew too, and so did Lord Seven and Sir Max, and Lord Levi… does he know? Anyway, the only one who definitely didn’t know was Lord Ram. He’s been sleeping continuously for the past 10 years.”

Come to think of it, Giyermo had said something similar earlier.

Could it be that wasn’t just a figure of speech about wasting time doing nothing, but literally meant he had been asleep for 10 years straight?

Evnia asked with a bewildered expression.

“Is that even possible?”

“Ah, it might sound pathetic, but please understand. People normally sleep more when they’re depressed, right? Lord Ram was terribly heartbroken when he heard the news of your sister’s death. He probably cried tremendously where no one could see.”

Listening to Hanna’s explanation, the image of a man crying his heart out naturally formed in her mind.

Though it didn’t suit the monster Ram, she thought it was entirely possible for someone who had been waiting only for his wife’s reincarnation.

When he learned that the wife he had longed for so desperately had died again before he could even reach her, what must he have felt?

“I don’t think it’s pathetic.”

Evnia replied impulsively.

She had no intention of disparaging his love in such a way.

Recalling Agrham’s warm gaze as he looked at his deceased wife, Evnia slowly added.

“I actually… thought he seemed like a very good person.”

At Evnia’s words, Hanna’s face brightened.

With an even more excited expression, Hanna began searching through the dress room for suitable clothes for Evnia.

“That’s right. There are some terrible rumors about our master outside, but that’s all talk from people who don’t know anything. I’m a local from this region so I know well – he’s too lazy to even kill a mosquito. He does raise his voice at Giyermo sometimes… but actually, if you think about it, that’s all Giyermo’s fault. It was his decision to ignore the master’s order to call off the marriage proposal and not deliver it.”

So that’s why the marriage proposal proceeded without the person involved knowing – as expected, someone’s scheming was behind it.

Thinking of how respectfully Giyermo had treated her, it didn’t seem like he had done it with any malicious intent.

“If Lord Ram had come out a bit more, he wouldn’t have been able to deceive him like that, but as you can see, he just doesn’t want to get out of bed… He even put up a barrier around his room and secluded himself for a while. Only Giyermo in this castle could break through it, so we couldn’t even tattle on him, and that’s how it happened.”

“Why did this person called Giyermo… say he would accept a bride that his master didn’t even want?”

“I’m not sure about that. When I asked him if he didn’t need to employ me anymore, he said Lord Ram still needed a bride. That’s how I knew he did it on purpose.”

Well, thanks to that I didn’t lose my job, so it was fortunate for me.

Hanna added this while taking out several indoor outfits to show Evnia, seemingly asking her to choose one she liked.

After hesitating, Evnia picked up the most modest chemise.

Though Agrham didn’t seem like he would demand repayment for the clothes she wore, she still wanted to borrow only the help she could possibly repay.

Evnia touched the clothes that weren’t hers with awkward fingers and said.

“But marriage is something that can only happen when the person involved wants it. Lord Ram seemed to have no intention of meeting any woman other than his former wife.”

“Um, Giyermo isn’t human, so maybe that’s why, how should I put it, his way of thinking is a bit unique… I can’t explain exactly why he did that either. He’s quite devoted to his role as a butler, so maybe he just needed a lady to serve.”

Hanna added a speculation that was more frightening because it was realistic.

As Evnia recalled Giyermo serving food with a strangely proud attitude and fell silent for a moment, unable to find words.

Hanna carefully observed Evnia’s reaction and said.

“But I also agree that Lord Ram needs a new person. Lord Ram has… been lonely for so long. I heard the late former lady was also a very good person, but I’m not sure if having that kind of love is really a good thing.”

No matter how happy they had been in the past, no matter how dearly they had cherished each other, that had already ended long ago.

Because those precious times existed, every day without her would have been even more painful for the man.

Was forcibly holding onto a past connection really a good choice for him?

Was enduring countless pain for brief happiness closer to reward or punishment?

Hanna asked this, and Evnia couldn’t bring herself to answer. It wasn’t a problem for Evnia to decide.

After a long silence, Evnia changed the subject.

“But Hanna, are you perhaps not human either?”

“Pardon?”

“I’m sorry if that was a rude question. You seem around my age, but you know so much about things from long ago, so I was just wondering.”

“Ah, no. I am human. I’m twenty years old. I know so much about this castle because I’ve lived here since I was a baby. Giyermo picked me up when I was abandoned on the street to use as a lady’s maid.”

“…He employed a baby as a maid? Twenty years in advance?”

“The people here have a somewhat different sense of time than ordinary people.”

Hanna answered as if embarrassed and laughed awkwardly.

Twenty years old.

That was exactly the same age as Emilia, Evnia’s sister.

So this maid had been prepared for her since the moment her sister was born.

Like this wardrobe full of affection, with the hope that the new bride leaving her family’s embrace would live peacefully without any inconvenience even in a strange land.

Evnia suddenly recalled the image of Agrham lying gloomily under his blankets.

And the people of the Hessen family who had wailed upon hearing that her sister had died in an accident.

‘Ah, so here too, just like our house…’

This castle had been preparing to welcome her sister even before she was born, and the Hessen Count’s Family would not hesitate to make any sacrifice to protect their daughter.

She suddenly became curious.

What would it be like to live a life where the entire world moved for one’s happiness?

What would it feel like to be loved by everyone?

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