Chapter 218: Birds of a feather

　Over tea I asked what kind of party it would be. Apparently it would be a social gathering with dinner in the evening. Naturally, there would be time for dancing.

 “Dancing, is it? I don’t have to dance, do I?”

“Do you want to dance?”

“No, thank you. I don’t have anyone to dance with. Are brother Cain and sister-in-law Meeka going to join us?”

“No, they have school. They can’t participate. That is why you have been invited to the capital.”

“I see.”

　I wasn’t convinced, but I answered anyway. Wouldn’t it be better if I didn’t have to participate than if I didn’t have to participate because of school?　I wonder if there is some other intention. I guess I’ll have to go there to find out all this. Don’t tell me you’re going to  introduce me to some young lady or something?　I think it’s possible.

“Brother, are you going to introduce me to someone?”

“Well, I don’t think so at the moment. You’re just going to show your face. But the other party may come. If you find a young lady  you like, don’t hesitate to tell me.”

“I understand.”

　I didn’t want to go to the party anymore. If they could send Their daughters to me, it would connect Them to Daniela-sama and thus to the royal family. It would be too good a bait for the other party’s house.

　If this was the case, I should have decided on a fiancée early on.

　I’m going to have to enlist the help of my trusty friends, Axel and Ijidol, on this one. Once that’s decided, the best thing to do is to hurry up. I need to start training them right away. They’ve got some manners, but They’re not very good at talking. I must thoroughly familiarize Them with it. Besides, this will be useful in the future.

“Brother, do you mind if I take Axel and Ijidol with me?”

“Yes. …… I understand. I will allow it.”

　Brother Alex nodded. He must have guessed what I was thinking. That’s all right. Now that I have his permission, I can prepare without hesitation.

“You seem to be enjoying yourself somewhat, Julius-chan.”

“I’m not, am I?”

“No. No. I think you’re up to something devious.”

　Sharp!　But it’s not a trick. It’s supposed to be a proper, legitimate offense. The three of us should stick together at all times and keep people out of our way. A young lady will not come among three men.

　While I was thinking about this, I don’t know why, but Lady Daniela got up from her seat and approached me. What’s going on?　I looked up with my mouth open at the incomprehensible behavior. The next moment. Daniela-sama hugged me tightly. My face was completely sandwiched between her cleavage.

“Oh, by the way, I almost forgot. I was thinking that I should thank Julius-chan for saving my father’s life.”

　Here’s what I got in return…how should I say, pain! I hurriedly tapped Lady Daniela’s arm.

“Daniela-sama, if you don’t let go of Julius soon, he will suffocate.”

“Oh, my!　I’m sorry. I heard that Meeka-san was ‘happy’ when you hugged her, so I was a little too forceful.”

　Who said that?　Was it you brother? I narrowed my eyes at him a little. He is looking at me with an innocent look on his face. I wondered if it was okay to do this. Even though I’m a child, I buried my face in the princess’s cleavage, right?　Even though she did it on her own, I should have received a jealous glance or two from brother. ……Wait a minute.

“Sister-in-law Daniela, did  brother Alex almost suffocate too?”

“What?　Well, he sure looked like he was in a lot of pain. ……”

“Daniella-sama! You don’t have to answer, okay?”

　After all,  brother is a member of the same group, isn’t he? From what I saw of Sister-in-law Meeka, I think Brother Cain is also That kind of person. This is the family tradition of the Margrave Heine family.

　Now is the time to attack. I took this opportunity to look at my brother with a grin on my face. Whoa, whoa, his face is turning bright red. I’ve never seen this face before. He can’t seem to get angry because it was the princess who confessed. I found it, brother’s weakness.

　He coughs a single coherent cough.

“Now, Julius, I think it’s time for us to go home.”

“I’ve only just arrived. Come to think of it, I have never heard the story of how you and sister-in-law met, have you? Would you mind sharing it with me for future reference?”

“Wait, Julius!”

“Well, that was, as I recall, right after we entered the academy. ……”

“You don’t have to answer seriously, Daniela-sama!”

　He’s really nervous. Did he look at Daniela-sama’s breasts as soon as he entered the school?　It’s possible.

　Brother denied it from start to finish,  it seems that he did not know that Daniela-sama was a princess when he first entered the academy. It seems that Daniela-sama had also initially planned to hide her royalty status at first and finish the academy.

　However, her exceptional proportions and good looks began to attract attention, mainly from the male students, and she had to reveal her true identity in order to protect herself.

　And even after her true identity was revealed,  brother Alex continued to come at Her aggressively without changing his attitude. “I didn’t come on that strong,” he said desperately!　But Daniela-sama laughed without saying anything. It seems to be true.

　If I find someone I like, wouldn’t it be better to go all out without worrying about who they are? But in the end, the parents have the final decision, and when I think about it that way, it seems like a waste of time to even try. I wonder which is right

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