âAre you out of your mind? Are you really crazy? What were you thinking about?!â
âOh, really, thatâs why it was worth it!â
âWhatâs the point of punching the crown prince? If things went wrong, your right hand would have been cut by now!â
âIt doesnât matter, my hand is clearly fine!â
âwhat?!â
The sound from upstairs was so loud that it was very clear to the entrance of the backyard where he stood.
Jeremy stood there for a moment, listened, and then looked at the knights with sunken faces, and slowly moved
Rachel squatted alone in a corner of the rain-stricken backyard. Jeremy couldnât tell if it was rainwater or tears that were falling down her small face, but he thought it was right to cry.
She looked up as he approached.
âAre you determined to catch a cold?â
âHuh.â
âIt was Elias who caused the accident, but why are you doing this? Was it your fault?â
Rachel only sniffed for a moment and said nothing.
âLetâs go in now, youâre going to catch a cold for real.â
Jeremy, whose head was soaked, looked at his sister.
âBig brother.â
âWhat?â
âYouâre the strongest knight in the Empire, arenât you? Youâre stronger than the Crown Prince, right?
âYou look down on me so bad.â
Rachel raised her wet eyes wide as she answered, her eyes showing eager and desperate emotions, âWell, then, you know, you know.â
âIf someone tries to do something bad to a fake mother in the future, you get rid of them.â
Because of the rainwater flowing into the snow, Jeremy closed and opened his eyes for a moment. At that moment, it was bright all over the place, and then the rumble of thunder rang.
âI will.â
âYou really will get rid of them? Swear as a knight.â
âYes, I swear.â
At that time, Jeremy was seventeen and Rachel was thirteen. Their legal mother was only 19 years old, and the atmosphere of the Marquis of Neuwanstein was disastrous. Even when the woman dragged some street thug lovers a few years back, the air wasnât that thick and disturbing.
And Elias Von Neuwanstein was very aware that the cause of that was them.
ââââ
âHow did it go?â
âWhy donât you go and see for yourself?â
âOh, pleaseâ¦â
âI was tired after crying, so I fell asleep. Are you feeling better?ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The young man, with his long red hair tied groaned.
It wasnât unexpected, but he was no less embarrassed.
Princess Heinrichâs visit earlier in the day was the beginning of all the disaster. When Shuri, who literally became a corpse-like after the princess left, called and asked them, Elias was just puzzled, but answered roughly as usual.
Yeah, maybe that was the problem.
He himself had never heard of it, and he only responded as usual because he wanted to tease her half-heartedly, but he didnât expect that she would take it so seriously.
âI know I donât have a brain.â
Leon, who was sitting next to Elias, held his head, then said, âDid the eldest brother really tell our fake mother not to come to the wedding?â
It was funny how they still called her fake mother, Elias thought for a moment.
Although he wasnât very proud of himself in that respect either.
âHow am I supposed to know that? Iâm freaking out.â
âI donât think so. No matter how stupid he is, he isnât as stupid as you, right? But even so, heâs not the kind of person whoâll tell his fiancée to do such a thing,â it was Rachel who said that. The young girl, who turned 17 years old, stared at her two brothers, moving her curly golden hair annoyingly over her shoulder.
âYouâre talking a little too much. Why the hell did you say that out there?â
âYes, you seemed to be trying to be funny, but it wasnât funny at all!â
As soon as the twin sister said that, Leon followed.
Elias said harshly, âOh, well, why didnât you step up and say something? Damn, the person responsible for the crime stands out and Iâm the only one who gets hit.â
âAnyway, what are we going to do? Will we just stay still like this?
âWhat do you want us to do, Rachel?â
âWe have to confront our eldest brother to find out what that idiot is thinking about.â
âI really doubt when youâve been so good.â
Despite complaining, Elias was inwardly finding himself agreeing with her.
Not that he knew, but his brother was far from a problem-avoiding person. If he had wanted to give such a notice, he would have said it himself.
âAll right, lovely sister. Then letâs go get that smudgy little twit.â
Jeremy was standing at the Imperial Palace at that time. Despite the fact that the prince had given himself a holiday, he kept working until the night before the wedding.
âOh, arenât you the young Neuwanstein? Good evening. Are you here to meet Sir Jeremy?â
Elias was in agony for a moment when an administration official, who was passing through the halls of the main palace with quick steps, greeted him
âNow, listen up. Iâll go in first and see whatâs going on, so you guys can wait outside.â
The twins seemed to be worried about something, but they nodded their heads.
Elias went into the office solemnly.