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If I had done it in moderation, I might have endured it.

However, he said that he was a mess to his family, and even tried to swear at him.

The intense emotions made my heart boil, and in the end, my body had to move first.

“Are you going to kill me? Me, the son of the Duke of Adelaira!”

Sedrin grew angry, but couldn’t come closer.

He knew well what kind of person Shion Reggiard was.

Harnette’s fiancée, the youngest son of the Marquis Regard family, a swordsman who can use swordsmanship.

Even if he didn’t know anything else, the fact that he could use sword skills was so threatening.

“… You insulted my fiancé. My fiancé is the eldest daughter and daughter of the Duke of Adelaira, and is higher in rank than you. Need more explanation?”

Shion showed off the magical power wrapped around his right hand and fired fiercely.

A stream of golden and purple colors was rising wildly.

Sedrin began to watch carefully, seized with fear.

“I am not asking you to apologize. If I did that to my sister, I wouldn’t be thinking about it. My sister won’t feel good if she gets an apology from you either.”

Shion winks at Hanette and secretly asks for a doctor.

Harnette nodded quietly, telling her to take care of herself.

“I ask you one last time. Will you go quietly, or will you try it with me?”

Shion glared at Sedrin and waited for the answer he wanted.

Sedrin steps back slowly, then disappears completely as she slips out of the garden.

“Whoa…”

Shion immediately withdrew his magic and approached Hanette.

Hannette seemed to hesitate for a moment, then lifted the teacup that had cooled down.

“Is your sister going through all of that?”

“… I could have solved it myself.”

“Anyone who can solve it is listening to that new blue guy say that?”

“You can just ignore it, but since I’m in the garden…”

“sister. Ignoring these guys doesn’t end there. Once I get into a habit, I won’t change it until I get pointed out.”

Shion sighed and sat down next to Hanette.

There was a subtle displeasure and anger on Harnette’s face.

He must have been ignored for a long time, and each time he suppressed his emotions and gained patience.

“Tell me one more time. I’ll take care of it for you.”

“It’s useless to tell the head of the household. I don’t want to make too much noise…”

“I’ll make you listen to me even if you beat me up, so tell me. Just because my sister likes to drink and gamble, there’s no reason she should be treated like this.”

“…”

Hannette burst into tears for a moment, but quickly erased them.

His parents tried to intervene whenever these problems arose, but they only told him to behave well.

No one comforted her, and no one ever defended her.

In other words, it was the first time Shion took his side and said he would stand in his place.

“You don’t have to step out because of me. You only get tired.”

“I should have told you last time. As long as my sister is by my side, I said I would protect her until the end. Are you trying to make me break my promise?”

“I don’t mean that…”

“If you don’t mean that, then what? What are you going to say?”

Hannette was speechless and hung her head.

Shion pushed hard, so I couldn’t answer.

It seemed that he had become a completely different person from the Zion he knew.

“I am your fiancée. If my sister is in a bad mood, I should be in a bad mood too. Do you understand what I mean?”

“I know what you mean, but if you just stay still…”

“Then should I have pretended not to know?”

“…”

“Right or not? Just answer that.”

“No… G.”

“Did you tell me not to step forward knowing that it wasn’t? Don’t just think about your sister’s point of view, think about mine as well.”

It was only then that Shion relaxed his hardened expression, as if he felt relieved.

Unlike him, Hannette only pretended to drink tea while clearing her throat.

“Thank you for thinking of me, but don’t do that next time.”

“Huh… what did my sister say to me?”

“What did I tell you?”

“There must have been something you told me not to do.”

“I never said anything like that…”

Hannette is startled and recalls what she said then.

It was obviously sincere, and it was also a word that was only conveyed to Zion.

However, there was no reason to go ahead and force it on others.

“You say you don’t want to hear it? You told me not to do it, so you’re embarrassed about your half-brother?”

“…”

“I will say it one more time, you are my fiancé. I also have a face.

If I keep getting hurt, I feel like I’m getting hurt too, so I feel very bad. Did you understand me?”

“…a little bit.”

Hannette nodded slowly, intimidated.

No matter what process they went through, they eventually had an engagement ceremony.

It meant that it was not an ordinary relationship, and there was room for each other to intervene to some extent.

Perhaps even if Zion was suffering, he would not have tried to step forward.

“What are you going to do now?”

“what?”

“I mean, what is the schedule for today?”

“I was going to leave… but I just need to stay here.”

Hanette answered calmly and turned her head away.

Shion was looking at herself disapprovingly.

For some reason, it seemed like I was smiling on my own even though I was noticing it.

“Until you enter the room, I will follow you around. do it yourself.”

“… This is also a mansion.”

“I don’t know if it’s a mansion, so I’m going to take care of it?”

“Are you mad at me right now?”

“Then are you laughing? Can you give me a round of applause?”

“What are you really doing?”

“That is what I want to ask. why do you buy that? It’s making people explode, very.”

“Hey! I did, too!”

“What if I accept it? It all seems useless to me.”

“Are you saying something like that?”

“If you’re that uncomfortable, do you normally do well?”

“You really… ha…”

Hannette is speechless and her eyes are twisted.

The more I watched, the more it seemed to climb.

However, I wondered if it was just a little bit happy that he followed his mood.

‘I remembered that I didn’t want to hear the sound of foolishness. Not being needlessly meticulous…’

* * *

The residence and office of the Duke of Adelaira.

Shion and Harnette were summoned by Robbins in the evening.

I had a rough idea of what it was called, but I wasn’t sure.

If you tell them in the first place, they will be defended instead of being pointed out.

There was no way he would do something so stupid.

“… I have a question I want to ask you personally, can you answer me honestly?”

As soon as Robbins sat down in the seat of honor, he turned to Shion.

Of course, I could have asked Harnette, but whenever this happened, she gave only poor answers.

It would have been better to ask Shion, who was more of a fiancé and an outsider.

“What are you doing that for?”

“I understand that there was a dispute between Hanette and Sedrin today. They say you intervened… can you explain what happened?”

I wanted to, but in the end it went as expected.

Shion was so dumbfounded that he had to shut his mouth for a moment.

Harnett didn’t even see the slightest movement and just listened quietly.

“… The Duke of Adelaira. I tried to pass quietly. My sister wanted it, and I didn’t want to cause her concern with just this.”

“Tell me what you saw. I can’t judge just by listening to one side.”

“I’m pretty sure it was Sedrin’s fault today. I openly mocked my fiancé, calling him an idiot, and even said that he was a bitch who only did stupid things. Do I have to stay still after hearing this?”

“…”

Robbins tucked his chin in silent words.

To be precise, I was barely suppressing the anger that was about to explode while being caught in embarrassment.

Apparently, Sedrin said that Shion recklessly started a fight while talking with Hanette.

It was unforgivable to try to hide the fact after providing the cause of the conflict.

“Hanet, is it true what Shion said?”

“…”

“I asked if it was true.”

“… Yes. Sedrin was the first to argue, and I tried to pass it over. Then Zion saw it.”

Harnette avoided Robbins’ gaze and answered calmly.

In the first place, Robbins never gave himself any encouragement or praise.

I always scolded him and gave only orders to be careful, and whenever I tried to do something, I blocked him and deceived him.

Robbins was his father and head of the Duke of Adelaira, but at some point he only seemed to be another stranger.

“Huh… Can I call Sedrin and ask?”

“As long as my sister is okay, I don’t mind.”

“… I don’t mind either.”

Robbens immediately got up and picked up the bell on his work desk.

After shaking it roughly, the door opened and the lady-in-waiting appeared.

“Call Sedrin.”

“All right.”

Robbins put down the bell, trying to control his raging emotions.

Harnett never lied, though she tried to get over it whenever this happened.

Although Shion is Hanette’s fiancée, she wouldn’t make excuses in front of her.

“… Ugh.”

Sedrin rushed to the office and found the two of them.

Robbens spoke first before he even noticed the cold atmosphere.

“Just answer the facts. Did you call your sister a fool?”

“Yes? That’s…”

“I told you to only answer the facts! You insulted your sister!”

When Robbins shouts, Sedrin comes to his senses belatedly.

He had been called in about this before, but Roberns had only verbally scolded him and sent him away.

Maybe it will go through the same process this time.

“Ah, I did, but…”

“Ugly bastard!”

“100 million!”

At the same time as he answered, Robbins threw his hand at Sedrin.

Sedrin fell flat after being slapped on the cheek, and Shion and Hanette immediately rose from their seats.

“I told you not to do that, but you ended up in an accident!”

“Ah… Father…”

“No noble can look down on your sister in the face! Do you know why? Because she is my daughter and the eldest daughter of the Duke of Adelaira! But did you guys do that? How could someone called my younger brother say such a thing carelessly!”

Robbins vented his rage and made the office shake.

Seeing it for the first time, Hanette was quite surprised, and Shion calmly watched the scene.

“yes. Your sister might ignore you and walk past you. But do you think Zion can pass that? My fiancée was insulted right in front of me, and I can’t stand it!”

“I… I…”

“Do you know what you have done? You made fun of Shion Regard and trampled on his pride! Does the Marquis of Reggiard look easy on you? OK. I must wash away that sin myself.”

Robbins looked around and then headed somewhere.

Shion and Harnette looked at each other blankly, then hurriedly ran to Roberns.

Robbins took the sword hanging from the wall and quickly drew it.

“I will punish you with this sword and ask for forgiveness from Marquis Regard. Wouldn’t even Shion Reggieard understand my feelings?”