Chapter 76: The Three of Us Together

Chloe recovered quickly when Caro arrived at the salon. Then she began to complain.

“oh, God, listen to me, Caro. Julius is a wimp. We were so close to getting a ‘familiar!”

“Ehhh!　A familiar?”

Caro rolled her eyes. In the meantime, dishes were being served one after another in front of us.

It seems that we are going to have lunch in the salon.

Chloe had told me that lunch would be served in the dining room in the royal family’s private space,  but it seems that this was suddenly changed.

You’re going to get mad at me later, Chloe. Are you okay, Chloe? Maybe she’s uncomfortable with the fact that her actions are being secretly watched.

But, I think it can’t be helped since Chloe belongs to the royal family. If by some chance, which is definitely not possible, what would they do if I messed with Chloe?

“Where did brother learn those letters?　I couldn’t read them at all. ……”

“Ah …….”

Chloe’s and Caro’s gazes gathered at my sister Rosalia’s words. That’s right. I can read forbidden books that no one should be able to read. So they must be curious about it. What should I do?

“I don’t know why, but I was able to read it. Maybe I’m a reincarnation of someone else?”

I’ll say something like that. If I make a fool out of it, it might get even more complicated. Let’s see how it goes.

“Reincarnation…… Maybe you are the reincarnation of someone from the ancient times.　Then it’s not surprising that you can read.”

Chloe shook her head. Come to think of it, in this world, there is a strong theory that there were ancient people who had a super civilization in the past. Some scholars claim that there must be ruins of an ancient civilization somewhere. However, no evidence of this has been found.

“I think Julius is the reincarnation of the ancient sage. If so, it wouldn’t be surprising if he could read the ancient script.”

Caro insisted. It is true that I once used a mysterious magic in front of Caro without telling anyone. It is not surprising that she would think so.

“brother must have been a great magic tool master!”

Rosalia insisted. It has nothing to do with being able to read.

Once the three of them had come to an agreement, each of them began to insist that their opinion was correct. They are making a fuss over lunch. If things continue like this, I’m going to get in trouble again.

“Come on, you three, let’s eat lunch first. It’s going to ruin what could have been a nice hot meal.”

“Julius, don’t you ever wonder who you are?”

“I don’t know, there’s no way to find out, and that’s just for example.”

Chloe seems displeased, but I know who I am. If I said something like “I’m an apostle of God” here, there would be a big fuss. I definitely can’t.

“In the afternoon we’ll go to the highest point of the castle.”

Chloe declared loudly. She looks kind of happy. Is there something going on?

“We’re going to climb up to the highest spire. I’m looking forward to it. From there, I think I can see the whole royal capital.”

I’m lucky to be able to go to a place I’ve always wanted to go up. I can’t wait to see the view.

“Is there a princess trapped at the top of the tower?”

“I don’t think so, Rosalia. Because the princess is here.”

I looked over at Chloe. Here’s a real princess, even if she is rotten. Now I’d be surprised if there was a princess like in the story.

“Long ago, it seems that there was once a princess who got into trouble and  was imprisoned. She’s not here now, though.”

“Wait, I’m getting a little scared now.”

Caro shuddered. I wonder if this will be Caro’s first time going there? I see, so maybe that’s why she invited Caro along on my tour of the castle.

I grinned.

“Then Chloe might be able to get in there too~”

“No! That’s not possible!”

Chloe’s face was drawn.   Perhaps she is remembering the look on Her Highness’ face from earlier. Yes, Her Royal Highness could do that. Surprisingly, it might really come to that.

Lunch was over, and the afternoon tour began. The first stop was a large dance hall.

“Wow, the ceiling is so high.”

“There are so many big paintings.”

Several opulent chandeliers hung from the ceiling, and beyond them were paintings that seemed to depict the creation of this world.

The walls are also decorated with paintings, as Rosalia said. One of them was larger than any I had ever seen. The walls are lined with regular rows of amber-colored wood. What kind of wood is that? I’m curious about the material.

“Isn’t it amazing?　This dance hall is where the last dance party before winter is held.”

“It’s the first time I’ve been here when there were no people around. I didn’t realize how big it was.”

Caro was surprised. It seems that Caro has come to the royal capital in her own way. Was she attending Chloe’s birthday party or something? It’s a long way from the Heine territory to the royal capital, but it’s probably closer from Caro’s parents’ territory, the Marquis Mulan.

“Usually there are so many people and things there that it might seem even smaller.”

“Yes, it does!　Since we’re here, let’s dance!”

“Eh, what about music?”

“Clap your hands, clap your hands!　Come on!”

Saying that, Chloe took my hand. Chloe is a really bright, energetic, and positive girl. Seeing this, Caro and Rosalia started clapping. To the beat of the waltz, we slipped into the dance hall.

I’m an aristocrat, too, so I’m learning to dance well with a teacher. And I had been practicing diligently, thinking that something like this might happen. It’s also good exercise, killing two birds with one stone.

Chloe seemed to be as good a dancer as she looked, and she was dancing happily and pulling me along.

Chloe, shouldn’t you be a little more restrained?　I know it’s fun, but …….

After dancing with Chloe, I danced with Caro. Caro is a quiet girl. Just as she looks, she was the type of girl who waits to be led in dance. So this time, I pulled her along as we danced.

Finally, I danced with Rosalia. We had practiced dancing together many times, so we both knew what we were capable of. Chloe and Caro looked at us dancing in perfect harmony and said in unison,

“It’s not fair!”

they said. I couldn’t help it. That made me dance with them once more.

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