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“…”
There was silence.
Just for a moment.
When I was momentarily speechless due to the level of rebellion that was worse than I expected.
Leon, who had taken one step closer, laughed and said, “Ha ha.”
“It is really annoying that they asked me to come to the main castle urgently, and you are here to receive me.”
It was a look of extreme disgust indeed.
And now this ridiculous “dear brother” nonsense. I feel like I'm going to throw up everything in my stomach, so enough of the pathetic acting.
It was really scary to see a young man much taller than me acting threateningly, his eyes reflecting deep disgust.
So I decided to smile first.
“Got it.”
"…What?"
I didn't forget to switch to casual speech mode because he said he hated this action.
“Hello, Leon.”
“What the hell are you doing now...ha.”
Leon looked me up and down with incredulous eyes.
Why.
You told me not to act, you bastard!
...Contrary to my desire to shout it, I just smiled.
He couldn't hit me just because I smiled annoyingly.
“…He couldn't have, could he?”
I suppressed the urge to retreat and clasped my hands together.
My hands trembled a little without me realizing it.
Leon Fraser's eyes seemed to study my hands for a very brief moment.
“Very annoying.”
Leon Fraser let out a short curse and then quickly turned around, heading towards the castle.
He was hurriedly followed by a number of people who seemed to be Leon Fraser's loyal servants.
“Leon!”
Lycian, who had been watching me with strange eyes the whole time, did not expect that cowardly bastard to leave like this, so he raised his voice.
Leon shouted angrily.
“Brother, come in too! There’s no point in dealing with this kind of fake acting, it will only ruin your mood!”
When Leon Fraser stormed the castle, we immediately fell silent.
Apparently, I was having mouth spasms from pretending to smile.
And inside too.
“This man is a truly despicable scoundrel.”
I was cursing that bastard Leon Fraser.
Well, yes.
That's how it is.
At first, when Kuriko starts out, she suffers a little because of the coldness of the people of Fraser's grand ducal household.
But that was almost all.
Once some dialogue options are chosen well, the people of the ducal household will quickly open their hearts to the heroine.
As for me?
Just a few words, and they're ready to unleash the gates of hell on me. the curse!
I felt a new sadness about Tullia's situation.
But I couldn't cry. There was another target of emotion level in front of me.
“Brother Lycian.”
Shining silver hair reflected in the sunlight, then he turned towards me with a quick movement.
“Would casual talk be more comfortable for you too, brother?”
Lycian Fraser's eyes were a light green like the color of early spring.
They're the same shade of green, so why does Tulia feel like poison while he feels clean like a bud?
“Maybe it's because he has a formally nice personality.”
Lisian Fraser slowly opened his mouth.
“Call me by the name that comforts you.”
Angelic appearance.
The essential element of the true ending, and the true male protagonist who serves as the catalyst for Kuriko's entry into this grand ducal house.
He suffered from stuttering.
“Yes, Lycian. It is nice to see you after such a long time.”
He was the only male hero who had no animosity towards Tullia.
* * *
“Miss Tulia, you are back.”
"Yes. Lunch is…"
When I couldn't finish my sentence and started coughing, the butler's face showed concern.
“I thought you shouldn't be exposed to the cold wind, and your cough seems to have gotten worse. Please wait, miss. I will call your doctor right away.”
“Hmm.”
My head maid Adil was absent, and although she was invisible, the assistant butler did not ask anything politely.
Maybe Rock Culfusher had already calculated this when hiring people?
Rock Kilfaucher said he feels guilty towards Adel.
I don't know what kind of guilt he feels, but looking at it now, he's a good big brother.
I wanted to delve deeper into their relationship, but my head felt hotter than before, so I lay down on the bed and covered myself with the blanket.
As I was wrapping myself in the blanket and hugging my body as I did yesterday and today, I heard a welcoming voice.
Ding!
[System] Coins have been obtained!
The money seemed to flow back in as I started taking care of my ailing body.
I laughed out loud.
But since I didn't have enough strength in my body, my laughter came out somewhat faintly.
This idea came to me suddenly.
Didn't my cold, which had been gradually improving, get worse again due to my exposure to the cold wind?
The money started to come together as I took care of my sick body again.
"then…."
If I stay sick and take moderate care of my body, won't the money accumulate on its own?
If I put that money in interest and gradually raise my stats later...
“Wow.”
She let out a sigh.
I am not a self-harming fraud, but I have become a cunning person...
“Let's not get so mean...”
I put off using this method as a last resort for emergency situations and have closed my eyes for now.
I must have been so excited, despite pretending otherwise, about my grandfather settling in, holding me and protecting me.
The feeling of hatred and disgust for my “brothers” that I encountered after all this time was extremely disturbing.
I'll get used to it in a day anyway.
People soon lose track of the things they experience in a boring way.
as always.
“…Miss, little miss…”
“Please take your medicine...”
“...the fever is very high...”
When I woke up vaguely, my personal physician and my butler were busy examining my condition.
My head felt like a ball of fire, so my temperature had definitely risen to a very high level.
Even in the midst of this, a bitter medicine flowed into my mouth, and I carefully placed a cold, wet towel on my forehead.
Even with my eyes closed, I could feel the thick feather blanket and the warm heat emanating from the fireplace.
This is correct.
When I was Han Ina, there was no one to do these things for me, right?
clink!
clink!
So being Tulia now is much better.
I listened in the distance to the sound of coins going in, then slowly closed my eyes and fell asleep.
* * *
“I heard there was some commotion with Tullia when she arrived yesterday.”
The next morning.
On the dining table cheerfully decorated with flowers and herbs.
Amidst the servants who were moving actively but quietly, Viscount Lilius spoke.
The younger twin of the Marquis' house.
Leon Fraser answered in an indifferent voice.
“It wasn't much of a fuss, uncle.”
“Tulia, this must have gotten on your nerves again.”
A sharp, thorny sound came from O'Bray's mouth.
It was enough to make the twins, who had been indifferently watching the champagne being poured into glasses, avert their gazes simultaneously.
"my lady."
Viscount Lilius warned in a low voice.
Meanwhile, O'Pray, who has lost a lot of weight, has a sharp chin and sunken cheeks, and no longer exudes the elegant air she once did.
Leon Fraser averted his gaze appropriately.
He had already heard of O'Bray's dear son, Tedric.
Something about being banished after pissing off Grandpa.
But the reason for Tiedric's exile to that castle where Tullia originally lived was unclear.
I heard that it was actually an abandoned warehouse that only had the appearance of a castle.
This was something that both Lycian and Leon Fraser learned late after coming here.
“But, my dear!”
Despite the mediation of Viscount Lilius, O'Bray showed no signs of stopping.
“Taulia is only creating family disputes despite the arrival of her brothers! It is as if she did not receive a proper upbringing...!”
“She, she didn't cause, d, the argument.”
Then it happened. Hearing Lycian's voice, Aubrey's angry gaze moved.
Her reddened eyes held random aggression.
"What did you say?"
I said it didn't cause conflict. My aunt.
Leon Fraser's somewhat gruff voice rang out clearly in the dining room, speaking on behalf of his brother.
Lycian Fraser and Leon Fraser were both tall, inherited from their father, the Marquis Aster Fraser.
But Lisien Fraser, with his angelic appearance and pure white aura...
He had a major weakness: stuttering.
Thanks to this, despite his perfect physique with his extreme height, broad shoulders, and moderately trained muscles, there was something that made him seem like he was somehow underestimated.
But Leon Fraser was a little different.
He has a stronger physique than his brother.
Perhaps because of his dark hair, he had a more sinister and brutal atmosphere.
The type who, if he gets angry, loses his mind and breaks his opponent's jaw.
“…”
When Leon Fraser's eyes looked directly at O'Prey, only then did O'Prey calmly turn her gaze.
“…I see. This aunt must have been mistaken.”
Normally, O'Pray would not have angered these twins, especially Leon Fraser.
But lately, O'Pray has been living a nightmare life.
Her animosity towards Tullia was already burning like animosity towards a sworn enemy.
Above all, everyone in the Grand Duchy of Fraser knew that the relationship between these twins and Tullia was the worst.
Aubray suppressed her anger and spat.
“It was only once or twice that Tullia showed impoliteness. How fortunate that you two are so understanding...”
“Yes? Auntie?”
Suddenly, Opry's words suddenly stopped.
All the members of the Fraser family sitting around the dining table, and even the servants who were busy serving food, turned their gazes to the person entering through the doorway.
Pink hair elegantly styled as if it had been styled by palace ladies-in-waiting.
And light green eyes with a strange sharp sparkle.
Perhaps because of the raised corners of her eyes, Tulia Fraser had something off-putting about her even when she was smiling brightly.
Especially in Opray's eyes.
What a crazy bitch!
In O'Pray's eyes, she looked exactly like a monster advancing with the intention of devouring her and Tedrick whole.
“It seems like it's been a long time since we've seen each other...”
Tulia Fraser, who had never sat at the same dining table with the twins since Marquis Aster Fraser left.
She confidently walks towards the dining table with a bright smile.
"Were you talking behind my back? Again?"
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