Prologue

──── On the day after my 5th birthday, I began to study according to the custom of aristocrats. It's not only etiquette and manners that are indispensable as an aristocratic daughter, but also knowledge of magic and history... It's only my first day, so I'm only learning the basics, but my instructors said, "Your memory is great, and your reading comprehension is amazing! You’re a genius! You truly are a genius! "

I had received a great deal of praise. Some of them even said that I had a better memory than my sister, who was two years older than me. As a person who was being held up as a brilliant woman, all I could think was, "You're exaggerating." But ──── my sister who was mentioned didn’t think so... She called me to the back of the mansion.

"──── Charlotte. You've been in good shape lately, haven't you? "

The girl who calls me "Charlotte" is my own sister, the eldest daughter of Viscount Meyers, ──── Scarlett Rosa Meyers. She has clear blue hair that is almost light blue, and tanzanite eyes that remind me of the ocean. Her face was very cute, and her slightly colored cheeks were charming. She has the appearance of a doll, but her lovely face is distorted by anger.

"What do you mean by "in good shape"? Scarlett Oneesama. "

I stared straight back into her Tanzanite eyes, and when I asked her that, there was a deep crease between her eyebrows.

"Why don't you understand?!"

With a stern expression, she slams her fan into the palm of her hand. She must have done it with the intention of intimidation, but I was more worried about her reddened hands than frightened.

"Ummm, Oneesama. Your palm turned red ..."

"That doesn’t matter right now!"

I couldn't help but clam up when I heard a voice so loud that it made my ears ring, the beautiful girl with blue hair came up to me.

"Charlotte, I've heard that you're being hailed as a genius by your teachers. And they say you're better than your sister....?!"

"Huh? Oh, um... that's ..."

"I don't want to hear your excuses!"

She glared at me, not even giving me a chance to explain myself.

"I don't like it!" Her tanzanite's eyes appealed to me strongly.

"Charlotte, Listen to me very carefully. A sister is supposed to be there for her sister. She’s not allowed to stand out or be better than her older sister. So ────"

The beautiful blue-haired girl cut off her words there and tapped the tip of her fan against my chest with a pop.

"──── support me, Charlotte."

My sister's strong will is evident in the fact that she commanded rather than requested. I sighed inwardly at her arrogance, which seemed out of place next to her attractive features. I'll get into trouble with my sister if I turn down her offer here... It's unlikely that this is just a sibling rivalry. If it was a stranger, I wouldn't worry about it, but I don't want to have a falling out with my own sister…  it's obvious that it's going to be a hassle.

In that case, there’s only one option ...

I stared back at her strong-willed eyes and let out a small sigh, "Hah ..."

"I understand. I’ll do as Scarlet oneesama wishes. I'll do what you want."

I hate troublesome things, so I chose the path of "playing second fiddle to my sister" and vowed to hide my abilities.

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