Civil Servant in a Romance Fantasy

453 – The younger brother who drinks attention – 1

I am happy every day. Her son, who was unable to give her love properly, grew up well and became the head of the family, met a good match, got married, and received Enen’s blessing during the wedding, so growth came directly from the Holy Church. How could we not be happy that beatification and possibly even canonization are possible?

It is truly undeserved happiness. At this point, Enen seems to have blessed not only Carl and his daughter-in-law, but also me. Compared to the karma I committed in the past, I am living a very happy daily life.

Even if Erich graduates from the academy, Billy will also completely retire from work, so the couple can spend time alone. Moreover, by the time Erich graduated, her eldest daughter-in-law would have also become accustomed to the job of hostess.

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‘Can I be this happy?’

I smiled softly as I looked at the snow-covered garden. The complete retirement of her husband, who lived preoccupied with her work, the growth and happiness of her son, and the prosperity of the family. I have experienced one thing after another that I should be thankful to heaven for, so I think I should give more in offering this year than last year.

No, maybe we will have to pay a lot next year as well.

‘Erich will also get married next year.’

She became even happier when she saw Erich passing by her garden holding her wooden sword. Her Erich was already nineteen. He is old enough to get married, and his older brother, Count Carl, is also married, so he doesn’t have to hesitate any longer.

If she had not had a partner for Erich, she would not have suggested marriage even if she were twenty-nine instead of nineteen, but fortunately, Erich has a partner.

She is Laura’s daughter and a child whom she regarded as her own daughter. She was unwell from the time she was born and she was very worried, but she recovered safely.

‘Serah is the daughter-in-law.’

She is Sera, who is also the daughter of Baron Zaigel. She is Erich’s likely future wife with that child.

This is a situation that makes me laugh. The two children who have been close to her since childhood finally become a married couple. Isn’t it a beautiful sight, like something out of a romance novel?

And since Sarah had known long ago that Erich had feelings for her, she felt proud of herself, in addition to being happy. It seems like Sarah’s efforts have finally paid off.

‘Her stay at the Academy worked.’

It would be even weirder if it didn’t work since the kids who were already close had been in the same space for a year.

“Nia, it’s me.”

While watching Erich disappear towards her training ground, Laura’s voice was heard along with a short knock outside her door.

It’s strange. Today is Laura’s day off, so it’s time to be with her family, right?

“What’s going on? If the maid Chang gives up her vacation and goes to work, her maids will notice.”

She suppressed her doubts and opened the door with a joking remark, but when she saw Laura stiffen, she also stiffened.

This is not unusual. Laura came to me with a stern expression on her face, even giving up her vacation. It can never be light.

It really wasn’t a light task.

“What?”

Even as I listened, the mesmerizing voice rang out. The information Laura provided was that serious and important.

“Sera and Erich, there is no relationship whatsoever…”

And then Laura gave us terrible information again. She had a gloomy expression, as if she didn’t want to believe it or hoped it wasn’t the case, but her information didn’t change.

Looking at Laura like that, she lifted her head and looked blankly at her ceiling. What did I just hear? Could it be that Laura is joking on her own? Her jokes are neither funny nor touching.

‘Lie.’

Eventually, her mind denied Laura’s words. I did not accept the ridiculous information that Erich and Sarah were not lovers.

That can’t be possible. What kind of relationship are these kids? We’ve inherited the friendship between me and Laura, and we’ve been friends since we were born.

‘It’s a lie.’

Sera has had Erich in her heart since ancient times, and Erich also recently chose the Barony of Hardiner as his fiefdom. The Barony of Hadiner is a territory adjacent to the Barony of Zeigel, where Serra resides. In other words, the area closest to Sera was chosen as the territory.

I thought of course that Erich also sensed Sarah’s feelings. I thought Erich had accepted Sarah’s feelings.

But you said it wasn’t? The two are still just friends, and it was just a coincidence that they chose the Barony of Hardiner?

‘That can’t be possible.’

There is no way all of that was a coincidence. No, there’s no way he couldn’t have sensed Sarah’s feelings.

In the past, Erich had to go all the way to the Barony of Zeigel to meet Sera, and even if Sera restrained herself for fear that her weak body would hold Erich back, didn’t they spend a year together at the academy? Hasn’t he been with a man and a woman for a year?

I can’t not know. No way, no way…

…

“Nia!”

As she stumbled, holding her forehead, Laura hurriedly helped her up.

Unfortunately, I cannot confidently deny this. When Erich chose Baron Hardiner as the title he would inherit, Laura and I’s reaction was not ‘now’ but ‘finally’.

Actually, I know. Erich has no sense. Even though he is my child, he is so inadequate that it is truly pitiful. Because he knew that, because he guessed it, he was overjoyed that Erich became Baron Hardiner. I mistakenly thought he had finally realized it and accepted Sarah.

“Laura.”

She finally faced reality and cautiously opened her mouth.

“If I had taken good care of Erich, if she had let me know her love as a mother… This wouldn’t have happened, right?”

I feel like crying. It’s not Erich’s fault that he’s oblivious, it’s my fault. Because Erich did not grow up in a normal environment, he is insensitive to the affection of others.

Yes, it will definitely happen. Karl, who grew up in the same environment, had six lovers, but that’s because Karl was great, not that Erich was bad.

“I took care of him like a son instead of you.”

“…….”

Those words silenced her.

In place of their obviously ugly mother, her nanny Laura took care of Karl and Erich with all her heart. Although she did not know her parents’ affection, she was not in an environment where she did not know love.

‘It’s a divine punishment.’

In the end, that conclusion was reached. Enen not only gave me blessings, but he also punished me.

Instead of the eldest son moving forward without any problems, he put shackles on his second son.

It seemed like the seeds of paganism were growing deep in my heart.

***

After hearing her mother’s sad explanation, her already heavy mouth closed even tighter.

‘Why did you have such a misunderstanding?’

And then a feeling of sadness came over me. Since I have seen Erich and Sarah up close, I can understand their relationship right away, but her mother and nanny are different. Since I only saw it once in a while, I ended up having a misunderstanding.

‘I should have explained it properly then.’

At the same time, the feeling of guilt soared. When she visited the estate to succeed to the throne of Count Tilglehen, she misunderstood that the nanny had developed a relationship between Erich and Sarah. At the time, she kept quiet because she was worried the nanny would be disappointed, but if she had known that the truth would come out like this, she would have told the truth.

No, but how did you get caught? Does the fact that her nanny found out before her mother mean that the truth was revealed through Sarah and not Erich?

‘No way.’

For a moment, a dizzying number of cases came to mind. Now that her older brother, I, is married, Erich and his presumed lover, Sarah, are next in line. So the nurse, in her joy, asked Sarah when she was going to get married, and Sarah, who of course had no relationship with Erich, corrected her misunderstanding with tears in her eyes.

I feel like my blood is drying up. In her own words, ‘Me and Erich have nothing to do with each other.’ When she said this, she thought of Sarah and said, “I feel sorry for everything.”

– There really is no relationship.

In the meantime, her mother, who had corrected her posture, opened her mouth again.

– I’m sorry. She heard it from the maid, but… She asked if we were mistaken or if Sarah was hiding it because she was embarrassed.

This time, her mouth closed.

I see, she contacted me as her last hope.

“Well, I’m not a party to it, but I’m just observing it from the side, so I may be forming a good relationship without even knowing it.”

Even though I thought it wasn’t a persuasive statement, I tried my best to say it. Wouldn’t it be right to comfort her mother first?

However, despite my consolation, her mother smiled bitterly and shook her head.

-I don’t think Erich will be thorough enough to avoid her eyes.

Much to her chagrin, she was convinced.

My mother cut off contact with her with strangely moist eyes. She will probably be bedridden for a while due to mental shock. She needs to visit the estate soon.

And the triangle in her heart activated by the sight of her mother commanded. Since her younger brother is like that, I, as her older brother, should be filial.

‘There is nothing we can do.’

The communication port was operated with resolute determination. Now that my mother and nanny have reached the truth they should not have reached, I must not hesitate or take my time.

– This is Count Horfeld.

Fortunately, the heavens seemed to have been impressed by my determination, and I was able to get in touch with them right away.

“This is Carl Crasius of Tyglehen, the nominee for Minister of Inspection.”

Count Horfeld opened his eyes wide as if he was surprised by the unexpected contact and the underclassmen. No, he continued speaking calmly as he looked at Zenobia. As of now, I am not contacting members of the Reichstag as Minister of the Executive Branch.

“I’m sorry for contacting you so suddenly. I have something to say as Erich’s older brother, not as a minister. Can I speak comfortably now?”

I was contacting you as the older brother of a younger brother whom I couldn’t seem to notice.

– Ah, yes, yes! Speak comfortably!

“Okay, thank you.”

It was a one-sided notice disguised as understanding, but Zenobia nodded her head willingly. It seems that he paid attention to the fact that the older brother of the man he loved was willing to treat him comfortably.

“Zenobia.”

– Yes, Karl.

That’s why I became even more determined.

“I will help you as much as I can when you become Erich’s first wife.”

Let us no longer be a bystander or a helper, but an active intervener.

Let’s make Zenobia her first wife and Serra her second wife.

‘What a dog.’

An older brother who intervenes in his younger brother’s love life. What a bizarre situation this is.