Chapter 173 – A Sister, Not a Knight! -2-

“What do you think of Chloe?”

Éclair asked, closing his eyes tightly with a face that said he couldn’t do it.

‘?’

Question marks hitting my head at the same time.

It’s been a long time since I’ve had the experience of getting stuck over a single word.

Can I cut off the flow here and ask the intention of the question Éclair posed to me?

Or do I have to faithfully answer first?

The mention of vulgarity or vulgarity may be a question deliberately asking for mention in that direction.

‘Is it difficult?’

It seems to have fallen on top of the night sea where dark clouds and wind and rain raged, making it impossible to even navigate.

With the light of the lighthouse out of sight, I must come up with an answer.

“What do you think of Chloe…?”

“…”

Once the question was asked, think of Chloe in your head, draw it, look back.

The innocence itself, which is the question of how to maintain it in the stark reality of the empire, also purifies the viewer’s mood.

It is like a green sprout that has sprouted on dry, cracked earth.

Regardless of your intentions, it makes you feel like you are being targeted and exposed to a lot of malice.

However, it seemed that the impression Eclair wanted was not such an abstract one.

I want a very personal, naked and unfiltered appreciation.

A young pretty girl who reacts well even when I say trivial things and calls me by the title of ‘brother’ and follows me?

What kind of man in the world hates these elements?

“It’s pretty and cute just by looking at it. It seems to clear my mind.”

“···And?”

“I’m smart when I have to, but I’m worried because I usually think too much.”

“…”

The sentence I came up with on the spot doesn’t seem to be the wrong answer.

Eclair’s expression seemed to be in a good mood at my answer.

He didn’t seem very refreshed, probably because he couldn’t solve something inside him.

If you asked about another woman you weren’t even in a relationship with, you wouldn’t be so quick to compliment her on her looks, but Chloe is different.

Knowing how much Eclair cares for Chloe, he did not say anything wrong even when he mentioned the opposite sex in front of his lover.

However, my words are not lies to protect the other person’s mood.

When I thought of Chloe, it was also the content that existed in her head.

“Do you need more?”

When asked of her lengthening silence, she shook her head.

“No… It’s okay. Anything more than this is meaningless.”

“Hmm.”

From silence to silence.

Her actions and emotions today could be described as a collection of all natural colors resembling a rainbow.

Anxiety, satisfaction, fear, hesitation, tension, etc.

The primitive emotions that humans have are transparently conveyed to me.

Her spirit, held tight like the reins of her horse, slacks loose in her lover’s arms as the silence lengthens.

The body gradually collapses into Roman’s arms.

The tension in his voice drained out of the excess energy.

“No matter how deep the relationship is, I don’t think this type of conversation is very pleasant. I want to apologize for showing an unpleasant attitude. I am sorry…”

I could feel her body tremble slightly as she buried her head in her arms.

As I gently sweep her back, she burrows into my chest with the momentum to hide her face.

“Why did our kitty become so cute~?”

She rubbed her head with her silver hair slicking as if she was trying to show off her back, then she lifted her head from her chest and looked up at me with complicated eyes.

“…I’ll just be honest with you.”

“Are you okay?”

“I thought that if I kept doing this, I would be stuck…”

“It’s great.”

Compared to her past, Eclair is also growing up mentally step by step.

“Has Chloe visited the church alone recently?”

There was nothing to worry about, so she affirmed, shaking her head.

“I used to come here often when I was walking around alone at odd hours, not during lunch or dinner.

Sometimes she came along with Rike, and sometimes she appeared out of nowhere at really unexpected times.

It was really nice to be alone in this large room, because there was no one other than Gleipnir.

“Today, I grabbed a kitchen knife for the first time in the kitchen, saying that I wanted to make a side dish for my lunchbox myself.”

“The value of the bento box has risen to the ceiling again… It was delicious.”

Three beautiful women huddled together in the morning and put their sincerity into it.

Wouldn’t it be more expensive than pure gold of the same weight?

“Now do you know what I’m trying to say? If you don’t know this, I’ll bite you in the chest…”

The information to infer the answer ends here.

I want to pass it on to Eclair. I thought, but no matter how I look at it, now was not the time to joke around.

You don’t even have to go far.

Just thinking about it, one thing comes to mind right away.

‘Write…’

But on this side, she was shutting the possibility out of her head.

The reason is strong because it is simple.

Because she was well aware of Chloe’s tendencies, she was affectionate with the opposite sex and far from her fresh emotional exchange.

Although the interest is not small, the negative things on the opposite side are so great.

There!

When a man has power and wealth, there is nothing that makes him truly ugly like an axeman.

Even if you are platinum, if you wear a name tag as an adventurer, having a prejudice that the other person avoids you and has a negative perception is a way to prevent nonsense by creating reins for yourself.

As a stepping stone, I have accumulated karma through my rumors and habits, so I thought meeting Rike and Eclair was a miracle itself.

Chloe, the second daughter of a count and an aristocrat, would have easily known such things if she had heard rumors at her academy or had looked for her sister out of concern.

He thought of me as a future brother-in-law and family member, and thought of me as a good child who followed well even while suppressing his introverted tendencies.

Actually, I also have a very ambiguous sense when it comes to the concept of family, so there was nothing I could do other than take care of them.

But when I come this far… I can’t turn away either.

“Could it be… Chloe? Do you like me…?”

Even as I speak with my own mouth, the fever rises from embarrassment.

But Eclair’s face is serious.

“I didn’t say it with my own mouth, but I think it’s not clear when Rike and I saw it.”

Rike’s senses are innate, but combined with her skills, it’s actually more than sandalwood.

If it’s only Eclair’s story, I’ll deny that it’s an illusion.

There was only one solution that came to mind here.

“… I’ll have to keep my distance from Chloe. I was too complacent.”

“!!!”

Éclair’s eyes widen and his arms holding me gain strength.

“I’m sorry. I’ll be really careful in the future. There’s really nothing to say about this.”

“Roman. Now, hold on…! Listen to my thoughts.”

He grabbed me with an urgent voice as I was sitting in my seat without any intention of running away.

“Kitty? Calm down. I’ll listen to you.”

As she moved her still hand again and read it, she released her strength, as if it were suffocating her.

“Sorry···.”

“Don’t keep feeling sorry. If there’s something you’re hesitating because you’re afraid it’ll be a nuisance to me, not Chloe, you can just chill out.”

As their relationship grew closer, the thoughts that emanated from her actions naturally began to be read.

“… To sum up the situation in a nutshell. I don’t think Roman will extend her hand to Chloe first.”

“Yes.”

I just thought that she had a cute little sister who wasn’t even in her arms.

The relationship that was created like that was enough fun.

The values ​​of the past life didn’t make me imagine more than that in reality.

“If Chloe takes her heart and approaches her directly, if she likes her rationally… Then she doesn’t have to look at me or Rike.”

“…”

Thinking that nodding his head openly here would make him look like a crazy man, I shut my mouth and listened.

“But…! I want you to promise me this.”

“I’ll promise.”

Seeing me nodding without listening to what was said, Éclair threw away her serious face, smiled, and asked me with a more relaxed attitude.

“If you don’t agree with me, never! Never…! Don’t accept it. Even if you’re a lover, I won’t force my position on Chloe.”

I know that the direction Eclair is talking about is a conclusion that no one will be happy with.

If you make a judgment like that with an ambiguous mess, you might lose even the eclair.

“I would never do anything like that.”

“Of course Roman would know that. I don’t think there is anything more pitiful than a woman who was forced to take responsibility for it.

“I know. As Kitty knows, I don’t formally enter into a relationship unless I’m responsible for it. I can’t be responsible for the rest of my life if I don’t have a heart.”

This is not something like entertainment where only bodies are mixed to relieve each other’s pleasure.

“Actually, Chloe is the second daughter of the count’s family. If we were to call it marriage in a calm manner, it wouldn’t be enough to send her to a platinum adventurer. But…”

“Still?”

“Regardless of the status given by society, I think she’s a really lovely child…”

I didn’t deny what she said.

…
…

From Eclair’s point of view, Roman’s reaction was positive after she brought out the story inside her, so she felt a little relieved, but she was worried about the future.

Still, it is certain that he crossed the highest and biggest mountain.

“It seems like I came only with the obvious purpose, not to visit the sick… Eup!”

As expected, she put her hand over her mouth to block her words from coming out behind her.

“Are you going to apologize again?”

As I let go of her hand that was covering her mouth, Eclair put her own forehead on her mine before putting her lips next to her.

He smiled and whispered.

“I was just trying to say I love you.”