
“Lena! I knew it was you when I saw the train! ” A beautiful young girl jumped on our train when she saw Lena.
"Claire?" Lena put on a surprised face before smiling happily. "What are you doing here?"
“I'll go to Hidden Cave with mom! Father and brother are waiting for us there.” Claire pointed to another carriage where a beautiful silver-haired lady waved towards us with a strained smile.
“Hidden Cave? What are you gonna do there?" ask lena
“You don't know? There are new attractions and I heard it was amazing! Do you want to go with us?" Claire asked in a hopeful tone.
Lena hesitated for a moment before looking at me “... Sister?”
"We can go if you want." I smiled gently and greeted Claire with a nod.
Allow me to make introductions.
Claire's full name is Claire Riea. Yes, you may have noticed it, but she is also a Riea, in other words, a relative of the empress.
Claire is the youngest daughter of Earl Carson Riea. She is Louise's younger sister as well as Lena's cousin.
But unlike Louise, Claire does not inherit her father's blonde hair or her mother's bomb body. Instead, she had long, beautiful silver hair that fell to her waist, just like her mother. Her body was extremely petite, even more so than Lena, even though both of them were of the same age; and her large blue eyes seemed like lights that illuminated one's soul.
If I had to describe Claire with one word, it would be 'fairy'.
Yeah, she's like a little elf lost in the human world. Not tarnished by his family's schemes or power struggles in the capital.
Under Claire's insistence, we boarded Claire's train. Bu Mia made a hesitant expression when she saw it, but in the end, she sighed and greeted us.
"Prince Claus, daughter of Lena." He bowed a little.
"Hello, aunt Mia." Lena waved her hand happily. I returned the greeting with a short nod.
As soon as we were in the car, Claire looked at me and Lena and then grinned.
"So Lena, did I interrupt your date with your sister?"
Lena flushed and lowered her head timidly.
Seeing that, I patted Lena on the head and looked at Claire with a helpless expression. "Please, don't tease Lena too much."
“Heehhh. Lena was really lucky. I want a brother like you too. Neh, will you be my brother? Of course, I don't mind if you want to be my girlfriend. ”
*ehemm*Lena and Mia coughed together. Lena looked at Claire fiercely while Mia's expression turned worried.
Hmm. It looks like Claire doesn't know her father's plan. Mia, on the other hand, seems to know. But looking at his behavior towards me, he might not agree with that completely.
"Sorry, I have a fiancee." I answered Claire with a smile.
"… Embarrassing. Despite thinking about it, I don't mind being a second wife. ”
“Claire!” Mia looked at Claire firmly. Claire smiled shyly at her mother and stuck out her tongue. “It's a joke, a joke. I will definitely be the main wife!”
"Imust be!" Suddenly, Lena hugged me and looked at Claire as if facing a terrible enemy. "Brother, you can't have another!"
Claire and her mother tilted their heads in confusion. I smiled wryly and pinched Lena's cheek. "Fool girl, what are you saying."
"Anyways, you can't marry her." Lena put on a stubborn look.
“Fufufu... Hahahaha.. Lena, your manhood is becoming stronger than ever. I wouldn't be surprised if you end up marrying your brother. ”
I shook my head helplessly. “... And you're always as naughty as ever, Claire.”
“Why, you don't want a naughty little sister? you just need to say a word and I'll jump into your arms. ”
"Stop. Lena pinched my waist.”
"Ha ha ha ha…"
At that moment, a hand hit Claire's head.
"Ouch!" Claire grabbed her head in pain and looked at her mother with tears in her eyes.
“Stop flirting with your friend, Claire. Sorry about that, Prince Claus. Claire is a bit naughty.”
“Don't worry about that. I'm used to his antics.” I then pat Claire's head gently.
Lena please, stop pinching my waist.
Mia frowned seeing how familiar we were and spoke. "… Thank you. But even so, you two are royalty. It's inappropriate for him to behave like that in front of you.”
I looked at Mia with a smile. This woman is wiser than I thought.
I can see that she disagrees with her husband's methods, but even so, as his wife, she supports him.
So, she couldn't let her daughter get too close to me. If for some reason Claire gets attached to me, then she might end up revealing something I shouldn't know.
Of course, Claire currently knew nothing about the enmity between her family and us, but it would not be the same in the future.
“How's Earl doing? I haven't seen him in a long time.” my question suddenly. Mia looked at me for a moment before answering.
“He's fine, but lately he's been busy taking care of some family affairs. Fortunately, he took a little time to spend today with his family. ”
"Oh? I'm happy.I'm not sure if I can talk to her later, so I'll ask Mrs Mia to thank me on my behalf. ”
“Accept him? Why?"
“Of course, this is for the gift he sent me.”
Bu Mia tilted her head in confusion. Of course, I wouldn't tell her that the gift was her daughter.
… And I really enjoyed it.
Lena and Claire looked at us curiously. Although they did not understand the intricacies of our conversation, they felt that there was something wrong with it.
I smiled reassuringly and nodded to them.
A few minutes later, we arrived at our destination.
But when I left the carriage, I was greeted by four cold gazes.
"What are you doing here?"
Seeing someone unexpected, I shrugged my shoulders.
“During didn't meet you, Brother.”