Chapter 44: The Good Night

After eating, I took a bath. After that, all I have to do is go to bed.

I was exhausted today. I didn’t think that the presence of His Majesty the King alone would be so nerve-wracking.

Speaking of nerve-wracking, the relationship between Chloe and Caro is the same. I don’t know what they both think of me, but thankfully, they don’t seem to dislike me. In fact, on the contrary, I think they like me. That’s what makes it all the more troubling.

In my grandiose vision of the future, if I were to get married, it would be to a commoner. In the first place, I myself will become a commoner when I come of age, and to avoid that, I have no intention of going to the only daughter of a noble to be adopted as a son-in-law.

In other words, since I will be a commoner, if I marry, it will be a commoner. Then I would not marry Chloe of the royal family or Caro of the marquise family. I don’t see how the two of them can live the life of commoners.

“Big brother!”

I hear a knocking sound. It is my sister Rosalia. I opened the door and she came in and sat on the bed.

“What’s the matter, Rosalia?”

“Did you kiss Miss Caro, brother?”

“I didn’t.”

I looked up at her. Apparently, my sister also has a vivid imagination. No, this might be Chloe’s fault. Oh, boy.

“As I said before, I would never do such a slutty thing to someone who wasn’t even my fiancée.”

“How about your sister, then?”

“huh?”

What are you talking about, my sister? Well, surely a family member would at least give you a kiss on the cheek, right? I have never seen father and mother do it. But surely, in novels, they do it as a greeting on the cheek.

“Yes, I wonder?”

“I’ve seen it in picture books.”

“Oh, is that so?”

Was there such a picture book? A scene of exchanging greeting kisses. It’s jumbled up with my old memories, so It’s not clear.

“ father and mother also kissed each other goodnight.”

“Uh, sure.”

I remember when I was still little and sleeping in the same room as my parents, I think they used to do that. After that, the bed would start creaking, so I rushed under the covers.

“So it’s okay!”

Rosalia looked at me with a face full of confidence. She’s my family, she’s my sister, I don’t know if she’s going to be okay.

“All right, fine. Good night, Rosalia.”

Saying that, I lightly kissed Rosalia’s plump cheek. Rosalia held her cheeks with both hands. She’s kind of cute. She is indeed my sister.

“I’ll do it for you too!”

Without waiting for my reply, Rosalia kisses my cheek.

We’re siblings, so it’s okay, right?

The days after that were spent with Chloe coming to visit and Caro coming to play.

Of course, when they didn’t come, I would take Giles and Christopher around town and socialize with Miss Fabienne and Mr. Edward.

Edward-kun was envious of me, but when I told him that I was the third son and that the other party would have a hard time, he looked at me and said, “That’s right.” Edward, you are in a similar situation to me. If you don’t make your own achievements, you can’t make your marriage partner happy.

In the meantime, the summer vacation season came to an end. Once summer is over, it’s time for the social season. The aristocrats who had visited the Margrave Heine territory for a summer retreat returned to their own territories as quickly as possible.

Naturally, Chloe and Caro also returned to their own homes. The two, who had become friends for some reason or another, seemed reluctant to part, but it seems that Caro will go to the royal capital with her during the social season. Chloe was happy to know that they would see each other again.

“Julius is coming to the royal capital too, right?”

“No, I’m not going.”

“Why not?!”

“Even if you ask me why, …… in the Margrave Heine family, there are certain people who go to the royal capital. I wouldn’t go to the royal capital if I didn’t have any particular business there.”

“Why don’t you just say you’re going to see me?”

“No, that’s not quite right.”

“Why are you refusing!?”

Chloe squealed, but that is indeed impossible. It would be seen as if Chloe and I had such a relationship. Even so, Chloe’s sister, Miss Daniela, is a strong candidate for brother Alex’s fiancée. If Chloe and I were to become engaged, the relationship between the Margrave Heine family and the royal family would be too close.

Besides, for both the royal family and the Margrave Heine family, one pair is enough to make a match. They would want to use the other pieces for other purposes. Especially the royal family.

But it would be too pitiful to tell this to Chloe. As you can imagine, I can’t tell her.

“My sister Rosalia is staying in the family territory. I can’t leave her alone.”

“Why don’t you bring Rosalia with you?”

“Rosalia is only six years old. she can’t go to the Royal Capital and have nothing to do. If that’s the case, it’s better for her to stay in the territory, where she can study and have friends.”

Naturally, Rosalia also has people like Giles and Christopher who are with me. There is also interaction with the children. There is a lot to do when you are in the territory, like playing together and studying together.

“I see. That’s too bad.”

I’m sorry to disappoint Chloe, but I don’t have much interest in the royal capital. Rather, if I go to the royal capital, I think Chloe will call me to the royal castle. Maybe Chloe would do that.

So, I managed to avoid going to the royal capital, and decided to remain in the Margrave Heine territory with my sister, Rosalia.

As for my brother Cain, he is going to the royal capital with father and others.

It seems that my father has allowed him to attend an academy in the royal capital starting next year. When did this happen?

When I asked him about the details, he told me that it seems that the horse race I proposed is making a lot of money. The number of visitors to the Margrave Heine territory has increased, and money has started to flow into the territory. As a result, tax revenues are at an all-time high.

That is why we can now afford to spend more money. Because of this, Brother Cain was allowed to attend the school in the royal capital. Of course, Brother Cain thanked me.

He said, “At this rate, Julius will also be able to enroll in the Royal Academy.”　But I politely declined.

There is no need to go to the royal academy. The academy in the capital also teaches magic potions.

Even if I went to the academy in The Royal Capital, the lessons on magic potions would not be much different. If that is the case, there is no need to go to the trouble of paying high tuition fees.

Brother Cain seems to be longing to live alone in the Royal Capital, but I’ve already experienced it. And from that experience, I came to the conclusion that it is easier to have someone else take care of things for me. I have no complaints about my current situation.

If I ask, they will buy things for me, clean my room, etc. If I go to the salon, they will even prepare tea for me. Isn’t that great? Why don’t they want this?

Besides, in the future I will have to do everything by myself. Until then, I want to enjoy my life to the fullest.

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