âIt looks like a tiny piece of plastic. I donât know whatâs in it, but itâs red.â
Even though he showed it while talking, it was so small that it was hard to see.
âReally? I see. Well, you always said you didnât know anything. I donât know this either, yet I understand. Instead, letâs do this again.â
There was not a hint of emotion in the Grand Dukeâs voice. He just looked at Harris as if he were doing what he had to do.
âWhy? We just did it!â
âThatâs why I was suspicious.â
âNo, I just proved it. What else do you want me to do?â
âThen just now, tell me why you suddenly donât want to do it.â
That was not Harrisâs blood.
At this moment, I knew for sure. Otherwise, there was no need to make a fuss about how Harris is losing so much.
âThis is very suspicious.â
At this point, she should have told the truth, but Harris shook her head and glared at him.
On the contrary, the Grand Duke was surprised by the remark.
Harris, who just said she wouldnât do it, said she would do it again.
âI can do it, but⊠I wonât forgive you, Dad..â
The servant, who was at a loss between the two, came one step at a time.
The Grand Duke reached out to the servant as if he had been waiting for this moment.
âGive me the needle.â
âIâll poke you even if you do, so come out with the needle.â
At those words, the servant nodded very slowly while making an âahâ sound.
The door of the meeting hall, which had been closed, bursted open. In an unexpected situation, those who were there looked out of the meeting hall at the same time.
It was Allen who came through the door.
âYou canât do anything without me!â
Allen, who rushed through the wide-open door to see where he had been and just came from, complained.
âOh, Allen, why are you so late?â
Allen pouted his lips like a duck at those words.
âI listened to my dad and went to pick up my brother, but he was already gone, so I looked around just in case, but now Iâm here.â
When Allen bursted in, he broke all seriousness.
âBut did you do it already?â
Then he looked at Harris and the Grand Duke alternately and stuck close to me.
âIâm going to do it again.â
âOh, come on. More than that, Bebe, I waited for you. I always pick up my sister whenever something happens.â
âI didnât know because I left a little early.â
Like any sweet brother, Allen wiped off his sweat and smiled brightly.
Until just now, something seemed to have fallen off for me, but the moment Allen came, my world seemed to have changed.
It seemed that the stage had changed from a distant, supporting role to the main character of the story.
âYes, thatâs possible.â
Meanwhile, Allen urged Harris again.
âYouâre not going to do it? Can we leave now?â
Allen, who had just come in, brazenly grabbed my hand and tried to get out again.
âNo, we can do it now!â
Again, Harris reached out as if she had made up her mind.
Then, Allen, who was standing next to me and talking, tilted his head and approached the long table.
âOh, but whatâs wrong with this table?â
At Allenâs unexpected words, the Grand Dukeâs and Harrisâs eyes turned to Allen at the same time as they were about to move their hands to prove their bloodline.
âWhat about the table?â
Until just now, the Grand Duke, who was keen to draw Harrisâs blood, frowned at Allenâs words.
âItâs weird. The fabric up here⊠is much longer than usual.â
The cloth usually comes to the thigh when you sit downâŠbut it was strange now.
I didnât know from a distance, but it was even more strange to hear Allen say so.
The top was a white cloth as always, and the bottom was a cloth that seemed to paint the surrounding scenery. The cloth was so well-drawn that it gave the illusion of the surrounding landscape.
âI see. Itâs very suspicious.â
Only then did the Grand duke slowly come to the table as if he had figured something out about the situation. Without hesitation, he peeled the cloth off.
âThen, an unexpected person was shaking under the table.
âWell, Iâm just⊠Iâm just⊠IâmâŠâ
The moment I saw him, I was surprised, as well as the Grand Duke and Allen.
The kid in front of me⊠looked just like me.