The Isolated Marchioness Just Wants to Make a Living - Chapter 87

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Chapter 87

“Did I just hear that wrong? Did you just call me a clever and kind younger sister?”

“No. You heard correctly.”

Alpheus grabbed my shoulders and met my eyes.

“By your logic, you also lived earnestly and it’s not your fault that a dark mage is chasing you, so why would you think I’d hate you?”

I blinked.

Alpheus smiled cheerfully and winked.

“This is great, Bri-bri. I was a bit sad that there was nothing I could do better than your former fiancé, but I’m confident about protecting you. I am a war hero, you know. I’m much better than him.”

Alpheus launched a double attack with ‘Bri-bri’ and a wink.

Just as I was about to get annoyed, Leopold interjected from behind.

“I’m still only fourteen.”

That meant ‘when I reach your age, I’ll be better than you.’

But Alpheus didn’t understand.

“See? He’s still young so he’s not confident about that either. I’m better.”

And so Leopold lost the argument with Alpheus.

In this type of conversation, the one who didn’t understand was always the winner.

“I swear. I’ll stake everything I have to protect you, Brisa.”

Alpheus said with sparkling eyes.

“The reason is simply because you were born as my sister. That’s only natural. Just like how Leopold was simply born as Nogen’s Grand Duke and naturally inherited all those amazing things.”

Leopold sighed. Then he shrugged and muttered monotonously.

“If my legitimate inheritance helps confirm the siblings’ sincerity… well, I can provide it as an example anytime.”

I took a slow, deep breath.

Many things flashed over Alpheus’s smiling face.

Father’s face saying ‘You’re just a substitute.’

Mother’s tears as she cried ‘I don’t want to marry Marquis Sears!’

My parents smiling together for the first time when my engagement was arranged.

“Promise me, Bri-bri, no, okay, don’t glare at me, Brisa.”

Alpheus looked into my eyes and said once more.

“Don’t struggle alone anymore.”

“…”

“How hard it must have been for this young child…”

The tears that had stopped due to anger began flowing drop by drop again.

I didn’t know what to say in response.

“It’s okay. It’s really okay.”

Alpheus gently stroked my shoulder.

“Tell me about the hard things, scary things, fearful things. Understand? If you hide such things from me, I’ll be too sad.”

Then this time, even sobbing sounds came out.

In the end, I pulled Alpheus into a hug. And then I burst into tears.

“Sob, sniff, waaaaah….”

Though I was a complete soggy mess, Alpheus’s body was still warm.

Perhaps because of that warmth, tears kept pouring out endlessly.

“Waaaaaaah….”

Then Alpheus held me tightly again and patted me gently.

“I don’t want peace, Brisa.”

“Then you want discord? You should have said so earlier. That’s much easier than peace anyway.”

“No, whether it’s peace or discord… I just want to become a ‘real family’ with you.”

It certainly wasn’t a peaceful afternoon. If anything, it was time filled with discord.

But one thing was certain.

“Sniff, waaaaah….”

Today was the first day since I was a very young baby that I cried out loud….

It doesn’t really seem to have anything to do with the budget though….

I quietly rolled my eyes and spoke in an uncertain voice.

I quietly rolled my eyes. Then I spoke in an uncertain voice.

“If… if it weren’t for me, we wouldn’t need to make enemies of the Dark Mages…. They’re formidable opponents. Even the Magic Tower hasn’t been able to root out the Dark Mages yet.”

“Well… if it weren’t for me, there’d be no need to make enemies of the dark mages… They’re formidable opponents. Even the Magic Tower hasn’t been able to root out the dark mages yet.”

“Brisa, from now on, phrases like ‘if it weren’t for me’ and ‘because of me’ are forbidden.”

“Brisa, from now on, saying things like ‘if it weren’t for me’ or ‘it’s all because of me’ is forbidden.”

Alpheus spoke sternly, then added with an ecstatic wink.

Alpheus spoke sternly, then added with an ecstatic wink.

“Wow, after always being the one hearing it, I finally got to say ‘forbidden’ myself. How deeply moving.”

“Wow, after always just listening to it, I finally get to say ‘forbidden’ myself. How deeply moving.”

“No winking.”

I sighed and pointed it out.

That’s when it happened. All the maids who had been frozen suddenly knelt down in unison.

“Young Lady, please kill us!”

Masa cried out in anguish.

“We failed to understand the Young Lady’s worries all this time! We deserve to die!”

The other maids all cried out in distress like Masa.

“Goodness, how difficult it must have been for you alone… We were inadequate and failed to read your mood!”

I stared blankly at the maids.

I naturally thought they were staying by my side because of Riente’s honor.

I didn’t think it was to the extent of sacrificing their lives.

But…

“If those dark mages want to touch even one finger of the Young Lady, they’ll have to step over our corpses!”

“Even if we have to create a river with our blood and drown all the dark mages, we will definitely protect the Young Lady!”

It was excessive determination compared to their abilities.

Nevertheless, tears welled up in my eyes once again.

The maids spoke while breathing heavily.

“Honestly, we all knew that the Young Lady was accommodating us. Where else can you find such a wonderful master?”

“No, I heard that other young ladies from other houses rebel and make a fuss when maids mention etiquette, saying it’s tacky to nitpick rules. But the Young Lady, without even going through adolescence… always maintains all the troublesome and perfect etiquette.”

I eventually ran out and hugged each of the maids.

All the maids, who were like mothers to me, patted me comfortingly.

Alpheus vigorously punched the air and said.

“That’s right! We’re all of one heart, Brisa!”

I barely restrained myself from shouting ‘no excessive victory gestures.’

“From now on, never try to handle everything alone. You’re twelve years old. From now on, play pranks like a child. Okay?”

Alpheus suddenly made a sad expression and stroked my hair.

“Why did you become an adult so quickly? Hm? When I was twelve, I believed Santa Claus really existed.”

“What?”

I opened my eyes wide. Then I asked back with a trembling voice.

“Santa Claus… doesn’t exist?”

Suddenly, the crying of the sobbing maids stopped abruptly.

Alpheus’s pupils also shook wildly.

“Ah.”

In the silence, Leopold quietly rolled his eyes and sighed.

“What a tragedy.”

Everyone froze in place.

Eventually, I chuckled and patted Alpheus’s shoulder.

“I already knew that Santa was a fictional character. I was just trying out a prank once, taking your advice.”

Then Alpheus trembled his legs and gasped for breath.

“My sister’s pranks are really amazing.”

The young man who had underestimated a child’s prank met a miserable end.

“I almost had a heart attack just now. That was the most chilling conversation I’ve ever had in my life.”

Behind Alpheus, Leopold quietly raised his eyebrows.

Seeing that mischievous face, I held back my laughter. Leopold and I had once given a presentation together at the Academy on ‘Regional Variations in Santa Folklore.’

“Anyway.”

I walked briskly back to my seat and sat down.

“What’s the reason Langsi contacted us so urgently? You found a source of money, right?”

I could see that Langsi’s complexion looked exceptionally good.

“That’s right.”

Langsi nodded.

When Alpheus gave a single glance, all the maids and knights left. Leopold hesitated for a moment, not knowing what to do.

I firmly grasped his wrist and pressed it down.

“You can just stay seated.”

It was my way of expressing trust.

“We’re on the same side, after all.”

“Wow.”

Leopold grinned broadly.

“Hearing it like this, even though I chose those words myself, they sound kind of childish.”

“Don’t they?”

I agreed.

“I was planning to record every single word of your alliance declaration in the Sears Family History Book without missing a letter.”

However, the moment Langsi said the next words, I immediately regretted that decision.

“It’s a letter from the Second Empress.”

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