Chapter 79
“Annette, my God! Our pretty, pure child!! How long has this been?!”
Cried the blue-haired beauty who had jumped off the carriage.
“Sister Claire!”
Annette, with a wide smile on her face, ran over and hugged Claire tightly. It was not like Annette, who always walked gracefully and lightly. So, she looked even happier. Claire, who briefly put Annette down in her arms, gave her a kiss of affection. Annette laughed out loud as she received kisses pouring down her cheeks and forehead. The sound of laughter was as clear as a silver ball rolling.
“Your complexion is nice. In the past, I always caught a cold when the cold wind blew. So she said that to know when winter would come, she just needed to hear Annette sneeze.”
“Sister is also true, she said that when. As you can see, I am healthy now. Did she even have a very competent attending physician recently? She often makes her health medicines and puts them up.”
Claire gave another kiss to Annette's smiling face her. She thought that her older sister-in-law she was cute and would die. Rafel watched their reunion with bulging eyes from a few steps back. In her head her, she was aware that Claire was a woman, Annette's step-sister her. However, the Claire she actually saw was very different, even if it was different from what she expected.
'That's a man no matter who sees it.'
He even looked like a very handsome man.Rafel glered at Claire,who had a neutral beauty.Somehow it felt like she was watching Annette making love with someone else right in front of her nose Her.Naturally,the planting of Lapel was extremely low.
It makes me angry that the same girls do that, how much more upset I would be if I had a real affair.Just imagining it made her eyes throb.Lapel's terrible possessiveness made her stand out and rose to overflowing.
At this time, Claire, sensing Lapel's hot gaze Her her turned around She was also sensitive to the enmity of others, as she had mastered the ranks of knights in the Chapelle Empire Her sharp eyes glamed as she noticed her lapel her
'Is it that guy?'
Claire's eyes her quickly scanned Lapel's body on her She did not care for Lapel's beautiful black hair of hers, or her sharp nose of hers, or her voluptuous lips of hers Because Claire's standards for seeing people were a little different.
'Look at the thickness of those forearms. The grip must be great? It's very unlikely I'll ever let the sword fall from her hand. The body is well balanced, and above all, the balance of the quadriceps and biceps seems to be good. It's definitely a black bone born from the skeleton.'
Feeling jealousy, Claire let out a chit. Unfortunately, this industry wasn't a place where hard work was the only thing. You had to have a natural physique and talent from birth. He hated to admit it, but in Clare's eyes, Lafel was definitely a bummer with both. At that point, it was only natural that Rafel's name would circulate throughout the vast land mass of the Empire.
If the next sword master is born, it will definitely be Deltium's Lapel Kanesis.
It was a word of mouth known to all knights who use swords.Claire's green eyes her, finally seeing 'that' Lafel in real life, burned with a deep sense of admiration.
“It's nice to see you at last. Nice to meet you I am Claire of the Lucid family, the moon shadow of the Chapelle Empire.”
As benefits a member of the Knights, Claire's greetings her were very moderate.Anyone could see that she was not greeting a sister-in-law, she was more like a knight-to-knight greeting.
Rafel looked down at Claire's hand her, which had been thrust in front of his eyes her. It was a little on the small side for being a woman, but it was a very well-trained hand. Swung the sword several times until his grip her broke.
“… This is Lapel Kanesis. He is Annette's husband.”
Lapel responded slowly and grabbed Claire's hands hers. The two hands, which were too strong to be called a handshake, tested each other's grip strength. A strange atmosphere of sympathy began to flow between the two. Seeing this, Annette looked up at Lapel with a puzzled face.
'It's a big deal.He shows all his interest in his in his people.'
Rafel's individualism was severe, and his distrust of human beings was even worse. I'm sorry, but Annette seemed to have some personality problems. Especially in interpersonal relationships.
So when Annette received the message that her brother and his wife were visiting, she was very worried inside. It was because he knew that no matter how much he was in his own family, he was just a stranger to Rafel. Did not abhor that he bore the Bavarian surname.
But Rafel has really changed a lot compared to his previous life her.Didn't he just come out to meet Claire with him today?Thanks to this, Annette felt that the resentment she had harbored towards him all along had eased a little.
'If it was like before, it would be impossible.'
In fact, Annette's husband and wife her had visited her once in her previous life. Unfortunately for her, things weren't going so well at the time, so she couldn't even have a proper guest. Annette was already in poor health, and her relationship with Lapel was literally at its worst. There was no way she could properly greet guests under these circumstances.
The older brother and his wifehis quickly went back with awkward expressions between Annette and Lapel's ongoing fight.She had something to say, but with a look on her facethat she could not bear it.
'I'll try not to let that happen again this time.'
Annette sighed inwardly and put her hand on Lapel's shoulder. She had a rather distant relationship with Lapel these days. But she could n't show that kind of side until she saw her blood relatives her for a long time. So, for a moment , she pretended to get along with Lapel.
Annette, standing beside her lapel with her affectionate expression, her asked Claire.
“When did Arjen brother come?”
“Um, according to my memory, four days later? He said It's not working yet or something. The legal process seems to be quite difficult, right? I thought about waiting and coming with you, but I missed you so so much that I came early.”
Claire playfully tapped the tip of Annette's nose and acted smug. She shrugged her shoulders and clicked her tongue, saying, 'This is why civil servants are.' I'll get rid of the trivial things quickly, but I don't want the procedures and processes to be so complicated. It was an incomprehensible hassle for her, who was unrelated from the bone of her.
Claire's family Her, the Lucid family, was the second oldest noble family in the Chapelle Empire.Thanks to this, Claire has been trained as a fierce knight since she was a child, and she is now leading one of the knights of the empire.
On the other hand, Annette's brother, Arjen, was far from using himself. She was instead born with her extraordinary hair. He had a reputation as a genius since childhood, and now he was in charge of the Prime Minister of Chapelle's great empire The empire's countless laws, political issues, and sensitive agendas all passed through Arjen's hands. He was truly a success so great that it was unbelievable that he was from the kingdom.
Of course, there was a lot of work before Arjen got to that position. No matter how much he studied at the Imperial Academy, Arjen was a foreigner and was young. Originally, even if he was a genius of the century, he would not have been able to rise to such a high position. However, Claire played a big role in the process. Precisely, her family name her.
'I'm so glad Claire is my new sister. To my brother and to me.'
Annette smiled and looked with respect at Claire, who had pushed her brother's career forward. Claire's father also had a lively personality, and was close friends with the Emperor of Chappelle, having learned swordsmanship from an early age. A strong influence in the political world even though he was not a military official.
At first, the father-in-law, who said that Arjen was corrupt and unremarkable as a son-in-law, was fascinated by his genius. Then, asking who dares discriminate against my son-in-law, he rolled up his arm and pushed Arjen from behind. In a word, he was the father to the daughter.
Although not related by blood, Claire was indeed Annette's family her. If it wasn't for her, when she fell into Ivan's trap and was framed, she would have been so unfair that she might have thought bad thoughts. To gain courage thanks to Claire, who believed in herself completely and took her anger out of her as if it were her own her.
Annette, who let go of her lapel and took a step closer, hugged her tightly.A warm body temperature passed from Claire's strong body to her, which had been well-trained by her training her.Annette leaned her forehead on her shoulder and whispered heartily.
“Claire, thank you for coming. Really.”
“He is too. It's still soft like pudding.”
Claire gave Annette a hug as if she was embarrassed.Growing up in a barren home, Claire has always grown up fighting among her siblings her her.So kind Annette literally felt like a creature from another world.
There are so many pure and pretty things in the world. The biggest benefit Claire gained from her marriage to Arjen was none other than Annette. Naturally, Claire's arm her, which embraced Annette, contained deep affection. Annette, who untied the hug, looked up at Claire with a smile. And he gently took her hand her.
“Come here, sister. I'll show you Kanesis Mansion.”
“That's good. But there is something I want to see before the mansion?”
Claire stood still and glanced back. There was Lafel, who was following the two women wandering around from a few paces away. He was just about to perk up her ears, wondering if Annette would turn to him.
Meanwhile, Annette looked at Claire with anxious eyes.Somehow, I could tell without even knowing what the next words would come out of Claire's mouth her her.
“Gymnasium! Let's go from there, right now!!”
Just as expected.Claire placed her hand on his waist her and declared with a courageous attitude befitting an Imperial Knight Commander.Hearing that, Annette smiled awkwardly and looked back at her lapel.It wasn't too difficult to give them a tour of the gymnasium, but buying followed after tasting.
Annette looked around the gymnasium and realized what Claire might want next. Perhaps Lapel will soon be sweating profusely and she will be running. She had a sparing sword in her hand. There was no way Claire, who was full of courage, could not stand still even when she faced a talented person like Lapel.
'Hmm, this is a big deal.'
Annette's her face her knowing her personalities her well clouded with concern I just hoped that no one would see blood in this bloody encounter.