Chapter 122.2

“I think there’s a bump here, too. My head hurts.”

He fiddled with his hair for a long time, as if something was strange.

“Oh, does it hurt?”

“No, he says he’s not sick. Isn’t my brother healthy? Oh… all of a sudden…”

My brother’s body suddenly went sideways.

I rushed to my brother and tried to catch his body, but it was impossible for me to catch a heavy body. In the end, I fell on the floor with my brother.

“Ahh! So heavy!”

But when I fell on the floor, it was unusually warm and fluffy?

“Huh…?”

I thought I would get badly hurt, but I’m glad. I shook my brother in my arms on the soft floor.

“Wake up, Brother. Brother!”

But no matter how hard I tried, my brother couldn’t come to his senses. I wondered if I hit him too hard, but that wasn’t all. Like he was asleep, my brother snored.

“…Ah, what? I thought he was dead.”

“…I’m dying.”

It was then when the soft floor moved oer.

I was so startled that I hurriedly got up, and Sylvie, whose face was pale for some reason, looked at me. It was then when I realized that the place I landed before was Sylvie’s body.

“Ha… Ha…”

“Ha…?”

“Ho…”

“…”

“…I’m sorry. I didn’t know you were down there. So, who told you to lie down there?”

At those words, Sylvie made an expression that I’d never seen before. Perhaps he was upset and had an absurd expression.

“I ran in to protect you because you fell. What’s wrong?”

“Is that what it is? No, it’s…”

As if quite embarrassed by what I said, Sylvie looked at me with wide eyes. Meanwhile, Dad came to us.

“What happened?”

I was pretending, but my father, who had a pale expression unlike usual, hurriedly hugged my brother with a serious expression.

“Don’t worry, Dad. Brother is fine.”

“Is he okay?”

“I think he’s just sleeping.”

I couldn’t say that he felt faint for a moment because I hit my brother hard on the head.

“All of a sudden?”

“Y-Yeah. He’s been tired lately. I think he’s gotten weaker.”

“Weaker?”

Dad, who tilted his head, put his ear near my brother.

“I see. I think he’s sleeping.”

‘I’m glad he’s not bleeding.’

Contrary to my worries, my father seemed to accept my words and handed my brother over to the knight next to him. Then, he held me.

“Huh? Why are you hugging me?”

“…I don’t like how he keeps following you.”

Before I knew it, my dad, who was uncomfortable with Sylvie standing behind me, turned around so that I wouldn’t see him.

“Ah, but aren’t you worried about Brother?”

“What’s the point of worrying over a strong boy who has the blood of the Grand Duke? All of those who inherited my blood are strong, so I’m not worried.”

“…I also have the blood of the Grand Duke, and you’re worried.”

“Because you’re… special. More than that. Did the talk go well?”

My father, who was embarrassed for some reason, glanced at the empty table as he hummed. It was after Harris, who had been talking to me until now, disappeared in an instant like a mouse caught by a cat.

“Oh, uh… well…”

“Why? Did something happen?”

“Daddy.”

“What?”

“Isn’t something strange?”

My father’s hair shook very slightly when I asked him out of the blue.

“What do you mean?”

“I mean, Harris.”

“She’s always been a strange kid. I didn’t know what she wanted.”

“Uh, I found out this time. Harris wants me to die.”

At that moment, deep wrinkles were engraved on my father’s forehead.

“…What?”

“Don’t make that face. Dad is getting old.”

“I still look old compared to your mom, so you have to take care of me from now on.”

I thought I’d make an impression with these words, but to my surprise, my dad’s face relaxed. He even widened his eyes and forced a smile.

“Do I look younger like this?”

“…No, you look weird.”

“Really…?”

“Dad usually likes to be alone. Anyway, Harris wants me to die.”

“Is that still the case? No matter how many times I explain it to you, you don’t understand. I didn’t think you were that stupid.”

Dad sighed deeply and shook his head.

“It’s not because I’m stupid. Harris told me. She asked me if I’ve ever had a hard time or if I was locked up every day…! Maybe someone keeps injecting something strange into Harris.”

My dad is a fool if he didn’t notice it even though I told him right away.

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