Civil Servant in a Romance Fantasy

466 – When spring comes, even newlyweds melt – 4

The incorrectly delivered defective goods were returned with a miserable appearance. I feel like I’m being too mean to my younger brother, but I have no regrets. Because there is no room in my mansion for a kid who ran away and ignored reality.

‘Weak guy.’

If you had mentioned marriage at the same time like me, you would have thought that you were consumed by madness while struggling with reality. There is a big difference between going crazy while fighting and running away without fighting.

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– Invitation?

“Yes.”

So, after completing my preparations, I contacted Zenobia.

Ignoring reality is possible because you have the luxury of time. In that case, all you have to do is make it impossible to ignore reality. If you run away even after being surrounded from both sides, wouldn’t you be a great bastard?

“Once school starts, it will be difficult to meet each other for a few months. There is a club fair, but it is still better to see each other in person before school starts.”

– I would be grateful if you invited me, but…

Deep agony settled on Zenobia’s face, which had faint dark circles.

I understand. Deep down, I probably wanted to go see Erich even before I suggested it. Of course, it is difficult to visit someone else’s territory without hesitation due to your status as an imperial white, but it is something that can be tolerated if you promote your friendship as a childhood friend and the cause of being a common imperial white.

However, the biggest factor holding Zenobia back is work. Being a current Imperial Baek means being a current member of the Imperial Assembly. Even the youngest of them, Zenobia, is so busy with her work that she has no time to go see Erich.

“It’s okay for a day. My father decided to help me.”

– Father?

Zenobia, who had been tilting her head at her unexpected words, soon seemed to understand what I meant, opening her eyes wide and hurriedly shaking her head.

– Oh, no! It’s okay! You can’t be indebted to Him!

She was so embarrassed that Zenobia’s normal, respectful tone reverted to the harsh tone of the past.

I understand this too. To that extent, what I said was something that Zenobia had to grit her teeth and reject.

‘It must feel like dealing with her prospective father-in-law.’

When the youngest member of the National Assembly who is overwhelmed with work takes time out of the day, it means that someone else handles the work for him. And I nominated her father as that substitute.

“It’s okay. When I told my father that it was Erich’s love problem, he immediately agreed. In fact, I only managed to stop him from offering to help for a week.”

However, fortunately for Zenobia, her father accepted my proposal with great enthusiasm.

– I will take care of that child’s work. Since I am facing retirement anyway, I have written down the documents that are coming to me, so there is no problem.

“Thank you, father.”

– It is not something to be thanked for. It’s natural for elders to do their best for children.

The conversation she had with her father as soon as she sent Erich back. I felt my father’s sincerity in that short conversation.

Even though my father didn’t express it in words, he seemed to be very worried about Erich’s perception and her love life. In fact, since the relationship between father and mother was good, the mother may have complained to the father, and since the father had excellent control over the servants in the family, he may have guessed the nanny’s pain.

Or simply, ‘The eldest son is married, so the second son is next.’ You may be thinking, Either way, it doesn’t change the fact that his father is sincere about Erich’s love affair.

“You know that refusing is also rude in some cases, right?”

– …Yes. Thank you

In the end, Zenobia nodded her head and accepted my suggestion.

‘Where can I find a brother like this?’

I was happy to see Zenobia even smiling.

It is rare for a brother to be this sincere about his younger brother’s love.

I moved to the estate with my lovers. The reason for inviting Zenobia was to promote friendship between the Imperial Whites, and if I, the current Imperial White, are not in the territory, the reason for inviting me will disappear.

“Are you here? Come on in. Zenobia is already here.”

As soon as she arrived at the estate, her mother, who was at her front gate, left only those words and entered the castle.

A quick greeting, a quick hug, and direct information delivery. It was a very stiff reaction for a mother who welcomed me and my lovers warmly when we visited the estate, but neither I nor my lovers felt disappointed.

‘You have decided.’

Because her mother’s back gave off the aura of a warrior. It also has the energy of a warrior who will soon join the battlefield.

It seems that just as her father is struggling outside the domain, her mother plans to actively support Sera and Zenobia inside the domain. In fact, it’s surprising that even during this time, they came out to the front gate and greeted us.

‘The whole world helps.’

I also calmed down and walked forward. The father who willingly donated his time for this meeting, the mother who turned from a gentle noblewoman into a warrior who went to war, and the workers who would have become one and united under the nanny. Lastly, I am going through all this trouble to get my younger brother to get married.

Everything was mobilized. All factors that could influence Erich were struck down. If Erich continues to do this, I have no choice but to humbly accept it. Erich is destined to live as a virgin and die alone.

‘Identification of cardiac gases.’

No matter how many times I thought about it, it was such a crazy word that I ended up closing my eyes. It is true that the balance and development of the mind and body are important for a martial artist, but does that balance need to be sympathy?

If Enen had bestowed such a fate on Erich, I would like to protest that it is too harsh. The older brother is a blessed man, but why is the younger brother?

***

I looked blankly at the busy workers. It was as if the busyness was scolding me for my foolishness.

‘I put my head in the lion’s mouth…’

I feel like crying. I ran away from my brother to find light, but what I encountered was not light but an abyss. A dark, deep abyss whose bottom is unknown.

Of course, I don’t blame you for sending me away after visiting the mansion. It’s natural because it’s my fault for going to my newlywed brother, but no matter what, it’s too much.

‘Where is the abyss chasing you?’

If I had met Zenobia at my brother’s mansion, it would have been my fault. If she had stayed in the territory, she brought on the matter that would have ended with Sera.

But what on earth is it that my brother invites Zenobia? Why are you doing this?

‘He told me to think leisurely.’

It was a lie. Does it make sense for a person who told people to take their time and think about it to do something like this?

For a moment, last year, when my older brother said something strange about getting married at the same time and other things, I was suspicious that the karma that had verbally beaten me had come back. Are you doing this because you are keeping the events of that time in your mind? How dare you take revenge on your younger brother for talking back to him?

It seems plausible. No, it has to be that way. If there is no such reason, I cannot live because I feel unfair.

“Master.”

“Huh, huh?”

I instinctively turned my head when I heard the nanny’s voice.

“Let’s go to the Great Hall. We’ve prepared some simple food, so it’ll be less boring than staying here.”

“Uh, ah, yes. I will.”

She kept nodding her head to the nanny who spoke with a grin, but even as she nodded, she tried to avoid making eye contact with her nanny as much as possible. Because she never had the courage to look at her nanny proudly.

I felt a subtle sense of self-destruction at that action. I never imagined that the day would come when I would avoid my nanny.

“Master.”

The nanny opened her mouth again to face me and startled me.

“I’m fine.”

“Huh…?”

And then he made a dumbfounded voice in the next words. Are you okay? What?

“I know very well that you are more pure than others, having taken care of you since you were young.”

After saying that, the nanny quietly took my hand.

“I really love a young master like that. I like a young master who has a warm heart and looks at the world purely.”

Her nanny’s smile grew even deeper.

“Sera also likes that kind of young master. Eyes… I have feelings for him because he doesn’t think of innocence as a weakness.”

Is it because of my mood? I think I was just trying to talk about my wits, but I hastily smoothed it over with innocence.

Still, she couldn’t disturb the nanny who was speaking kindly to her, so she just listened in silence.

“It’s also the boy’s fault for not approaching him more actively even though he knew about that side of him. So there’s no need for him to feel too sorry.”

But she had no choice but to open her mouth to those words.

It was my fault that Sarah was suffering alone because I was careless. This incident occurred due to my shortcomings. It would be too much to blame it on Sarah.

“Nanny, I—”

“I have lived my life thinking of you two as my sons. I don’t know what you two may be like, but I am a happy mother of two dependable sons and a cute daughter.”

Before she could properly finish her sentence, she was silenced again.

I know. I know it well. I know how my nanny cared for me and my older brother, and I know that it was thanks to her nanny that we were able to grow up without any problems.

That’s why she kept her mouth shut. She was thankful that her nanny had raised my siblings as her own when one of her biological children was sick and the other was weak, and she was sorry that she had caused such a long suffering to the nanny’s only daughter.

Lastly, she felt guilty about avoiding her nanny because she felt sorry for him.

“That’s why I don’t blame you, Master. In life, there can be commotion between siblings.”

The nanny let out a small laugh and patted the back of my hand. Before she knew it, she was looking down at the floor and patted me gently, as if to comfort me.

“So, please, Mr. Young Master, put down the burden on your heart.”

After hearing the nanny’s words, she kept her mouth shut for a long time.

I felt like crying for a different reason than before.

The nanny’s advice was definitely effective. It wasn’t difficult to see the nanny anymore, and I wasn’t surprised when I heard Sarah’s voice. She didn’t even run away when she saw her older sister.

I smiled without even realizing it. Now there is no problem seeing Sera and Zenobia at the same time. There is no need to worry alone and plan an escape route.

Yes, I definitely thought so.

‘What is it?’

A small banquet held in the Great Hall. A banquet held to promote the friendly relationship between Count Tyglehen and Count Horfeld.

When I saw Sera and Zenobia attending the banquet, I felt different from before.

‘Why is this happening?’

Strangely, my heart was pounding.

I don’t understand. My heart was pounding like that when I felt sorry for the two of them, but now I have pushed the feeling away. But why?

Feeling incomprehensible confusion, I looked at Sarah and her older sister who had just happened to be gathered in one place.

‘Ah.’

The two turned their heads towards me, probably feeling their gaze, and smiled softly.

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My heart pounded even more.