You broke off the engagement yourself, and now you want to get it back?
I thought you were annoyed with me. Didnât you choose my cute little sister for her appearance?
I wonder what changed his mind.
âAll you have to do is be more quite and this whole farce will come to an end.â
Oswald emphasizes the importance of being âmore quietâ in a strange way.
âŠperhaps.
Does it mean that I should stop making unnecessary comments from now on?
And just be charming, just as he wanted.
âNo.â
âHuh?!â
âPlease have the necessary courtesy and knowledge. You are the one who will be humiliated.â
âY-youâre still yammering at me after all this!â
âIâm not kidding. Iâm just giving you some advice as a childhood friend.â
ââ! Brother! Please punish these people severely!â
Oswald turned around, his face as red as a ripe fruit.
Alex nodded his head, hmmmâ suddenly, as if he remembered something, he raised his index finger.
âYeah, Oz. There are other people besides them who are dissatisfied with this complaint.â
âW-who the h**l is it?!â
âItâs me.â
ââŠeh?â
When Alex pointed to himself, Oswaldâs flames of anger suddenly diminished.
âReason number one. There is no reason for Leila to tell you to break off the engagement. She is a kind-hearted woman who has been worried about you since you were a child, and fears for your future. Sheâs the only one who hasnât abandoned you, whose mind remains stuck like a child.â
âAh⊠older brother?â
Nonchalantly, Alex continued.
âReason number two. You, yourself, gave me a reason to break off the engagement. Iâve heard you complain about Leila through the butler and the maid.â
âŠheâs been complaining about me.
âReason number three. You said Sophina hit you⊠the only time she gets violent is when Leila is hurt.â
âN-no! Thatâs not the case!â
âNo, it is.â
Alex affirms for some reason.
I saw him chuckle, and guessed something.
Maybe heâd been hit by Sophina before, too.
When I looked at my sister, she smiled at me as if she knew what I was thinkingâ and made a gesture of hitting something with her fist.
âIt was a story from when we were little. He made fun of my older sister so I beat him lightly.â
ââŠâ
Maybe there are more victims of Sophina than I thought. Itâs just that I never learned of it.
ââand well, thinking about it, there are other reasons.â
ââŠah.â
Alex then continued to give his reasoning.
By the time he finished, Oswald was puckering his mouth like a goldfish seeking oxygen.
âAny objections?â
âAh, uhââ
âOz. It seems that you are not conscious enough to be a member of the royal family. This incident has made me keenly aware of that.â
âItâs dangerous to let Oswald-sama leave the country. Even though he has the blood of a king, he is stupid, thoughtless, and sloppy with women, so he can easily be tricked. And the damage will fall on our country.â
âW-what the h**l did you say?!â
Oswald, who had lost his momentum, became angry again.
Ignoring him, Sophina took another step to close her distance to Alex.
âI understand what youâre saying, Sophina. So what do you want me to do?â
âI have a better idea. I have an excellent plan that will punish me for my violent behavior and re-educate Oswald-sama in just one simple step.â
âWhat is it? Whatâs your plan?â
âŠno way, Sophina?
âItâs easy. All I have to do is get engaged to Oswald-sama.â (E/N: âŠwhat?) (T/N: Hahaha)