562 – What Happened at Sea – 2

The days of Pedi wiping the dust from the hallway of the mansion with his entire body his and his and my pants getting dirty around the knees were repeated.

Now that I have accumulated more know-how, I have become accustomed to walking on all fours. To the point where I think we could have a good match with TT if we add a little bit of exaggeration.

“Brother?”

“Huh?”

So today, while walking around the mansion with the duo of Peddie and TT, Rize approached me with an awkward gesture.

‘It came out a little bit.’

It was unexpected, but when I looked up at Rize while lying on my stomach, I was able to recognize that Rize’s stomach and her was sticking out.

After all, the pregnant woman just before Rize was Trixie, who was carrying triplets. As I’ve gotten used to Trixie, I’m no longer aware that my stomach has grown to a significant degree. The cutoff line for pregnant women has become too high.

“What’s wrong? Is there anything you need?”

I looked at Rize’s stomach with a shy feeling and slowly got up.

Being on all fours in front of your wife is very embarrassing. Just then, Peddie, who was moving forward with great spirit, hovered near Rize, happy to see one of her six mothers.

“That’s—”

“Aww!”

Rize, who was just about to open her mouth at the sound of Fedi’s voice, lowered her gaze.

“Do we have to wash our pedi clothes again?”

“Woo!”

Rize smiled and picked up her pedi and carefully removed Titi’s fur that was sticking to the pedi.

In fact, even if I took it off with such care, it would still be furry again in just 10 minutes, but I didn’t bother to tell her because of Rize’s sincerity

“I think Lin is having troubles these days.”

Eventually, after removing some of her hair, Rize spoke again.

“To Lin?”

An unusual statement that the bride was in trouble before her wedding.

Of course, the family’s concerns are issues that cannot be ignored, but the new bride’s concerns must be looked at even more carefully. Because you can’t face this once-in-a-lifetime situation with a bad feeling.

Moreover, even if the concern is directly related to the wedding, it is only right for experienced new grooms to put their heads together. Marriage is not an event to be carried alone, but memories to be shared together.

“It seems like I don’t want to show it, but my complexion has been a little dark lately. Even when I’m arranging flowers, I often just look at the flowers blankly.”

“It’s serious.”

She frowned when she heard that even flower arranging, one of Rin’s hobbies, had been sealed.

She says that Rin, who works with the gardener to tend the mansion’s garden, is absent-minded even when she leaves her only flower pot? It’s similar to a cat refusing fish and Erich seducing a woman. If it were universal, it would never happen.

“So, by the way… Can you have a conversation with Rin? When I ask, he just laughs it off…”

“Of course I should. Don’t worry.”

Rize continued her words hesitantly, patting her head and nodding her head.

‘I had no idea.’

And inside she smiled bitterly. I met Lin every time she and her family had a meal, and as her wedding approached her, the time we spent one-on-one with each other increased. There was a chance to figure out what Rize noticed first.

But I couldn’t. It may be that Lin put on a poker face in front of me, but if so, she was unable to trust that I, her future husband, was ‘a person she could share her concerns with her’as her future wife her. It is absolutely not a positive situation.

‘I was too focused on crawling.’

Let’s reflect. Her intelligence and insight had deteriorated because she was crawling on all fours, not a baby or a dog.

From now on, I’ll just have to walk on my own two feet…

Although she tried to tell Rize not to worry, she couldn’t think of a better way.

She was keeping quiet about her close friend, Rize, and I didn’t even notice until Rize told me. In that situation, if she asks Rin if she’s worried about anything, she’ll get a very sincere answer.

‘What should I do?’

She rolled her head as she looked at Pedi and Titi lying on the floor side by side.

Forcibly asking questions has the opposite effect, just waiting is literally an indefinite wait, and the wedding date is getting closer day by day, so there is no time to spare.

There are a lot of troublesome conditions attached to us, but we cannot give up. It is impossible for worry to settle in the heart of a new bride who should be happier than anyone else.

“Pediya, let’s sleep for a moment.”

“Woo?”

After thinking for a while, I quietly held Pedi in my arms. There’s still a lot of time left to play with Pedi, but for now, let’s put him to bed.

This dad needs to have an important talk with her fourth mom, so please understand.

***

I blinked and looked at my brother next to me. Then, look at the background in front of you again, and then look at your brother again.

“Isn’t it pretty?”

“Oh, uh… Yes.”

My older brother, who made eye contact with me, smiled and spoke, so I instinctively nodded.

It’s pretty though. The place where my brother and I are now is the sea stretching south of the Boyar Duchy, the Emerald Sea, a famous tourist destination in the empire.

“Rin? Would you please come get some fresh air with me for a moment?”

Just 10 minutes ago, he felt the cool sea breeze as he remembered what his brother had said.

When I first heard him say that, I thought he wanted to go for a walk in the garden. He never thought he would come to the southern tip of the empire.

‘That’s what Rize said.’

He was embarrassed because he thought he knew why her brother was like this. These days, Rize often secretly asked me if something was wrong, and I think she ended up telling her brother.

‘I tried to hide it as much as possible.’

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t fool my friend’s eyes. Should I be happy or sad about this.

And seeing as how my brother brought me to the sea, it’s clear that he wants to hear about my concerns.

‘What should I do…?’

I’m worried. One way to do this is to pretend it’s nothing, or to fake concerns. If I come out like that, my brother will just nod his head without saying anything more. Because my brother is that kind of person.

But I can’t completely fool my brother. My brother is already convinced that I have concerns, and he is also the Minister of Inspection. You can probably tell that a person is hiding something.

So the more I try to hide it, the more I hurt my brother. My anxiety is making my brother sad.

‘Is it okay if I speak honestly?’

Nevertheless, the reason for the hesitation is simple. If I asked my brother why he accepted me, and he answered that it was because of simple sympathy, I don’t think I could bear it. I don’t know what to make when the worst thing I don’t want to think about becomes reality.

…

‘Let’s talk.’

After a long silence, after the silence my brother had waited for, I made a decision.

Let’s just say. If you have anxiety and worries that need to be kept inside for the rest of your life, it is best to vent them as soon as possible. It’s better for me and my brother.

“Hey, brother.”

“Yes, tell me.”

“Why did you accept me?”

As soon as he said that, he lowered his head. I hate myself for saying things like this right before I get married.

“…You’ve had a hard time. It must have been very difficult if you were worrying about those things alone.”

And my brother’s soft voice and warm touch made me feel like crying.

It was difficult like my brother said. I was embarrassed to tell anyone about this worry, so I kept it to myself. The first topic I confessed to was ‘Does that person love me?’ It’s funny to have the same concerns.

“Since Rin had the courage to ask, I’ll be honest too.”

My hands began to tremble as my brother continued to speak.

Scary. Saying I will be honest sounds like a death sentence. I want to cover my ears and run away even now.

Still, I endured it. Because if I run away from here, there will be no next time.

“It felt like I was accepted in a haphazard manner rather than love.”

Even if today, the worst thing I thought came true.

***

Seeing Rin shaking her shoulder makes me think that she said something pointless. Even if she didn’t necessarily say this, she was able to whisper her love.

However, Lin mustered up her courage and showed her heart. It is not polite for her to hide or omit something of herself from the person who gave her courage in the first place. I also have to tell everything, every emotion I felt.

“At that time, I was a little… No, very out of it. I was confused by Trixie’s confession, but then Rize also confessed, and after that, you told me you loved me too. If you were sane, that would be even weirder.”

In addition to Rin, I even received confessions from Eri and Fine. If I had to pick the most mentally busy moment in my life, it would be comparable to the moment immediately after the Great Purge War.

Therefore, it is true that she accepted Rin’s confession without hesitation. She was happy that someone loved her, and she was sorry that she accepted some people’s confessions and rejected others, so she accepted them all. In the process, it is difficult for her to deny that Rin is also involved in both.

“At the time, I think I was moved by pity or guilt rather than love.”

“Yeah, right, right? I wasn’t in a position to be loved by you.”

Rin tried to speak firmly in response to my words her her her, but of course, I could feel the trembling and moisture in her voice her her her.

“But I felt pity because it was you, and I felt guilty because it was you.”

I hugged Rin carefully. She was worried that she might get angry at her for letting it go, but luckily that didn’t happen.

“Because you forgave me for causing great harm to the Yorun family, because you called a dull guy like me brother, because you gave me a pure gift with no dark intentions, because you came all the way to the club room and smiled with me even though you were busy. So.”

Yes, that’s why I received Rin’s confession.

Would I have accepted it if it were someone who had nothing to do with me? If it were someone who didn’t care whether that person got hurt or not, she would have nodded.

The only acquaintances I had were people I met through work, and the only friends I had were cold-hearted guys who left me behind. The person I could confidently say was a personal friend was Lin. It was Rin who suddenly approached me while I was longing for human affection.

“…At first, I might have thought it was a replacement for those guys. I might have accepted it because I wanted someone who would be by my side again.”

No, it’s not true, it’s true. When we received confessions one after another, the seven of us accepted them because we missed the fun times. There were six people who said they loved me, so for a moment I even thought that it was fate.

Now that I think about it, there is no such thing as rudeness. It’s crazy to think of the living as a substitute for the dead.

“It definitely had a strange start.”

Saying that, I broke the hug with Rin and made eye contact.

“But I don’t want to ruin the process either.”

As she became Rin and her lover, and as she communicated with Rin, her lover, she recognized that Rin was Rin. She accepted the person named Rin as he was.

I no longer see Rin as a replacement for her old friend. She loves me and sees me as a lover whom I have also begun to love.

“Couples who are connected through politics get along well if they share the same feelings, right? We were connected by mutual choice, not politics, so we can go further than that.”

I looked at Lin’s face covered in tears and kissed her forehead.

“I was honest too, but did I get the answer?”

The answer is that although it may have been strange in the beginning, it is not so now.

As someone who made the wrong first move, this is the best course of action.

“Lin.”

“Yes, yes…”

“I love you. Won’t you marry me?”

After a while, you can undo the wrong button and replace it with a new one.