"I am Eddie Light. I will be in your debt for a while"
A young and vigorous boy, with green eyes like prairies and evenly orange hair, was bowing to us with a pale face. It is understandable he couldn't smile, because his father was killed before his eyes.
"I am Alan Night. Here is my fiancée, Liliana"
"I know. We talked before"
Oh yeah, that's right. Alan comes here frequently, and he is this Prince's country. There isn't anyone who doesn't know who he is.
"I am the fiancé of Liliana"
"I also know that. Well, it has nothing to do with me"
"Are you not attracted by Liliana?"
"I don't have the heart for this right now"
"……..…"
As expected, Alan fell silent. Today, Alan was a bit strange.
He grasped my hand so tightly it was painful, as if wanting to hold me anytime soon.
"Aren't you hungry? Bread was just baked"
"I am sorry… I don't have any appetite"
"You have to eat. Or you will collapse"
"It is preferable… I want to collapse and go to heaven"
"What are you saying!? Definitely don't do that! Your father would be sad"
Eddie, who was looking at us, had no strength in his voice and a blank gaze.
I was having cold sweat at the suicidal atmosphere he emitted.
"Anyway, I am going to go to an orphanage after this"
"That's right! Eddie, be my otouto"
"Liliana!? What are you saying!? He could be an apprentice butler, but your otouto!?"
"Yes, being my otouto, do you have any objections?"
Anyway, he was supposed to become my otouto in the game… Though it should have been by Leila's recommendations… Well, that's good!
"That way, we could be a family, right? You will not be alone like this"
"Liliansama…"
To me who spoke my mind, Eddie shed tears. I hugged him gently.
Alan was upset at the display but not against it.
"I, I will be a good otouto…"
"Oh? Does an otouto use honorific language?"
"Huh"
"Call me onee-chan. Then, talk to me without reserve"
"Such a thing, but"
"Please. Because I am sure otou-sama will make you my otouto"
My kind otou-sama was affectionate.
He took over Leila, so I am sure he would surely accept it.
No, it was not surely, it was absolutely.
"Well then, if you have troubles too, I will listen without reserve. Because I am your future onii-san"
Is it my imagination or there is a menacing aura from Alan, who is smiling sweetly.
"A, Alan…"
"You are wrong, I am Alan nii-san"
"Alan, we are not married so why are you acting like this!?"
Even though smiling, Alan is scary!?
We asked otou-sama to adopt Eddie together.
It went smoothly as expected. Then, this day, I had an otouto for the first time.
"Liliana onee-chan, I… want to sleep with you today"
"Sure. The bed is large"
To the sudden request of Eddie, I gave an OK with a smile.
There it is. Alan's face changed.
"I am sleeping with you too"
"? I don't mind but…"
"I will be next to Eddie"
"This is not particularly a problem. Say, Eddie"
"If I am not alone…"
Is it my imagination that Eddie seems a bit disappointed?
"Eddie is one year younger, isn't that right"
"That's right but…"
"It is a pity we cannot go to school together"
"I could skip a grade though…"
"Eh, is that so?"
"If it is one school year, I could do it. If I pass the admission test…"
"Eh, is there an admission test?"
"Since it is a magic school, it is safe for anybody with magical powers"
"Thank goodness"
Ah, I was scared. I have not studied at all.
If I was told I had to study now, I would be in big troubles.
That is not something to boast about, but my head is bad.
"Classes are divided by general education though… if I could use magic like Liliana onee-chan… There are a lot of magic classes"
"Eddie is very knowledgeable"
"I look forward to school…"
Eddie was red, being praised.
"I too…"
Alan was sulking. That is a little cute.
Leila who brought a pillow for Eddie, arranged the bed. Alan also put his own, as usual.
"Now, let's sleep"
"Liliana, look at my pajama. It is a new one"
"I see, that's nice"
"Liliana is somehow cold…"
"Isn't it your imagination?"
This is the first time I slept with two people, I am a bit excited.
I turned off the lights and slept rapidly.
* * * * * * * * * *
Someone was crying. It doesn't seem like it is Alan.
"Eddie? What's going on?"
"Liliana onee-chan…"
I turned on the light. Then I realized the situation.
Eddie's pants were wet. It was spreading to Alan's clothes.
Oh boy, because it was Alan's brand-new pajama, he was crying.
"I am sorry, because I had a scary dream…"
"It is okay, you don't have to apologize. However, what should we do…"
"To the pajama of Alan nii-san… I must kneel down to apologize"
The confused Eddie was on the verge of tears.
Well, it is no wonder. He had stained, by wetting his pants, the clothes of this country's Prince.
If I was a commoner, I would be very shocked.
"That's it! I will use the wind! Let's dry it"
"! Liliana onee-chan is amazing! To be able to do such things"
"It will take some time, so that the wind will not make a sound, but leave it to me"
"Thank you, Liliana onee-chan…"
I gently stroke the head of the sobbing Eddie.
By chance, Alan didn't seem to wake up.
I motivated myself and called the wind. Then, I successfully created cold wind on Alan's pajama and Eddie's lower half. As Eddie was sneezing, I made the air warm.
"Amazing, amazing, you can even create warm air"
"I trained a lot- it is amazing, right?"
I usually dried my hair like that, it is amazingly convenient!
I noticed the pants were dried as Eddie was giggling in high spirits.
Because of the excessive noise, Alan woke up.
"…Hey, what are you doing? It is still the middle of the night…"
"Sorry, Alan"
"Were you playing behind my back?"
"That, that's not the case… right, Eddie"
"Yes, it wasn't the case…"
We can't possibly tell you the truth…
"Liliana. Are you keeping a secret from me?"
"You are scary, Alan… you are not the usual Alan"
"I will not give you Liliana"
"I don't have such intention… my heart is fluttering a bit…"
"Liliana is my fiancée. I know, I will live here too from now on"
"This is absurd!? Alan is the Prince of this country!?"
A Prince not living in the castle, what kind of situation is this!? It is impossible!?
But Alan was serious, he kept looking at us.
"Then, Eddie. Let's duel. If you win, you can remain Liliana's otouto. If I win ——— sorry but, you will leave this house"
"Alan! This is too extreme!"
It is not the usual gentle Alan at all!
Why are you doing something like this?
"…I understand, Alan nii-sama"
"All right, then… Let's have a duel in the morning!"
(Why did it become such a development!?)
I was at my wit's end.