Part one of the bulk (?) release!
Translator : KuRuuRuu
UNEDITED
~ Sometimes Brother and Sister ~ 13
Christina and Alberto explained roughly about facilities inside the church. The carving on the bench that believers sat on, the design on the pillars, as well as the ceiling that had the height of its center part to be made higher to give an impression of the way to heaven. Tobias walked along the nave from the entrance of the church until the altar, and just before reaching the transept, he raised his gaze.[1]
Tobias stood still across the altar, and stared at the Goddess stained glass.
“Aah, that’s right. ……This country’s belief is the Goddess Religion”
With a face that seemed to say that he had just recalled it, he muttered the words that somehow felt prickly.
Christina turned around. As the guide Christina walked in front, followed by Tobias, and behind him were Alberto and Anna respectively.
Tobias squinted his eyes and moved his gaze from the Goddess to Christina. His gaze crawled from her head to her toe, then he sarcastically laughed.
“If milady were to cover yourself with a piece of silk cloth, I’m sure you’d seem like the Goddess”
The Goddess behind the altar had a long silver hair that reached to her hips, cladded in a piece of white cloth dress and showed an archaic smile.
Even if he said I look like the Goddess, I don’t know how to react to it.
Tobias turned around to Alberto.
“To be able to make an ‘imitation’ of Goddess yours, it’s really enviable”
“──”
Khu, a strained voice seemed to almost escaped her mouth.
It seemed that for Tobias, those words were words of praise. No matter how arrogant his way of talking was, it should be. That was what she tried to believe, nevertheless, no matter what she always felt a sense of ridicule within his voice.
In Sechs Kingdom, is this kind of attitude a matter of course?
Alberto slightly frowned, however Anna who was beside him furrowed her eyebrows and started bending herself forward, so he quickly grabbed her shoulder.
“Humph!?” Anna snorted and glared at Alberto, as he rebuked her with his gaze, then softly replied to Tobias.
“…… imitation is such an unusual expression. I wish to be married with her just because I love no one else but her in this world”
Tobias slightly lifter his eyebrows and laughed.
“Is that so? Christina-dono sure is fortunate to have such kind fiancé. Anyhow, it seems I’m bad at choosing words”
He snickered and turned again to Christina. His scarlet hair was hit by light and turned blazing red. His jade eyes kept staring at her stiffened face as if ridiculing her.
“Aah, that’s right. Precisely the kind of female that often makes that kind of expression”
“Female……?”
Not stopping at just [imitation], but now also [female] ── Christina eyes widened.
In order to stand beside Alberto who was the future king, she had decided to not be a woman that would be shaken by every little thing. That’s why even if she was being hurled by harsh words during their first meeting, she tried to not mind it, nevertheless towards this person ── it might be hard.
Seeing Christina pressed her lips firmly, he laughed.
“Aah, I was being impolite. It was not about milady but other person. I have a woman I’m interested in but she seems to hate me. No matter what I said, she would make a stiff face like milady just now so I unconsciously said it”
Christina’s heart jumped.
Tobias walked pass by Christina’s side while looking at her. He went up the stairs to the altar and muttered through his back.
“She was a woman that has a beautiful hair different from Christina-dono. I want to make her mine, but she impertinently ignored me and was said to choose another man. I don’t know what she is not pleased about, even though I plan to cherish her as my concubine”
── It’s about Irene
Christina finally understood.
With that way of talking, it’s hard to see that he held any kind of affection towards her. The reason Irene ran away to Noin Kingdom was none other than his failure in choosing his words.
Still having her shoulder grabbed and rebuked by her brother’s gaze, Anna snorted.
Christina had a hunch that Anna’s temperament was going to be fully shown and quickly turned her gaze at Alberto. It’s better if you stop her, was what she tried to say, but he just nonchalantly looked at his sister.
“Oh my, how pathetic you are! To be unable to move even one lady’s heart, I’m sure the one to lead the kingdom in the future won’t be you, what a relie──ugg”
After Anna almost finished speaking everything, Alberto blocked her mouth. Tobias turned around with a meek smile on his face.
“──well, I apologize for her impoliteness. My sister still doesn’t have enough awareness of being a princess, you see”
Although he said it while smiling, Christina puzzledly frowned. If it’s Alberto, he should have been able to blocked her mouth sooner.
Tobias coldly looked at Anna, and laughed.
“Are you saying that just because I can’t move a woman’s heart I’m not fit to be the king? Unfortunately, it seems that the crown prince will be me”
“──“
Anna opened her eyes wide and tore her brother’s hand off from her mouth. As one would expect, Christina glared at Alberto.
──What are you thinking about
Alberto obviously didn’t put strength into his hand on purpose; as he received Christina’s rebuking gaze, he shrugged.
Anna perked up and raised her voice.
“──if that’s the case, then your father must be feeble-minded! To have a man who makes light of woman that occupied half of the population to be at the top, as if someone like that can lead the kingdom! Even foolishness has its limit!”
“……”
Christina’s face turned pallid.
Tobias looked at Anna with a serious face.
No matter what, she has said too much.
──what to do? No, what are you trying to do!
She asked with her eyes towards Alberto who seemed to forgive Anna’s remark, then he looked at Tobias with a slight bitter smile.
” Though I think that my sister’s words hold some truth, nevertheless I apologize for her impolite way of talking, Your Highness Tobias”
“……hold some truth, is it?”
The words he muttered deeply, showed his irritation.
Tobias then showed a distorted smile.
“Although I find Your Highness Princess’ words to be considerably impolite, depending on Your Highness Alberto’s response, I may just forgive and forget it”
“What do you wish for?”
Alberto’s presence seemed to change instantly. Just like when he was commanding the army, a cool-headed presence somehow covered him as Alberto asked back.
Tobias frowned at seeing Alberto’s change, however unhesitatingly continued his words.
“Bring my woman who ran away to this kingdom here”
Anna who opened her mouth emotionally paled up with a face as if saying I’ve done a terrible thing; while Christina racked her brain, searching for a way to smooth things over.
However, Alberto composedly asked without any pause.
“When you said your woman, may I interpret it as‘ your lover‘? My apologize but I perceive that there is no woman who is ‘Your Highness Tobias’ lover’ in this kingdom”
“……”
Tobias furrowed his eyebrows deeply and looked down at Alberto. Receiving Alberto’s gaze that didn’t show any sign of flinching at all, Tobias frowned. He seemed to realize something as he sighed, brushed up his long flocks provokingly and spitted out the words.
“──Irene Düker! Bring that woman here!”
Within the church where sound greatly reverberated, Tobias’ arrogant demand echoed.
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