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Chapter 1

Pairing 

We had reached the port of Baron Baltfault.

The port had been improved, and now large aircraft could enter and exit, which made it more crowded than a few years ago.

Before entering the academy, this was a much lonelier little port than it is now.

I'm glad to see that it has developed significantly.

- There is an aircraft that I don't know about.

From the deck of Einhorn, a luxurious aircraft could be seen moored in the harbor.

It is not an aircraft owned by my parents' house, nor is it a commercial aircraft with which I am usually familiar.

The airship was overly decorated, something noblemen like, and the family crest could be clearly seen.

Angie, who was also on deck, was squinting at the family crest.

- It's from the Roseblade family.

- From Deirdre-senpai?

My parents' house has nothing to do with the Roseblade family, so if anyone of them came, it would be "Deirdre Fou Roseblade."

Two seniors have already graduated from the academy.

One is a unique girl, a young woman with blonde hair and perfect blue eyes. She has long hair rolled up vertically, likes to be eye-catching, and is always shining. Since she was actually a countess, she was a true lady.

But she has a personality problem, so it's a bit annoying for me. But she's not a bad person, so I'll at least make her a cup of tea.

She should have been working now as a special envoy in the kingdom due to the labor shortage.

What business would senpai have with me?

I don't think it has anything to do with my parents' house, did they come here to see me?

Originally, it was supposed to be in the royal capital ---

When I thought about it that way, Angie let out a slight sigh.

It was as if she said it was something troublesome.

- Has the Roseblade family moved?

- Eh?

Angie explained to me briefly because I didn't understand what she said.

- Think about it carefully. Few people know that you would go back to your parents' house, Leon. Isn't it normal to think that the Roseblades didn't go to visit the Baltfault family because they had business with them?

Hearing that, Livia clapped her hands as if convinced.

- If you put it that way, it seems that way.

It's okay that Livia got it, but I still had doubts.

How did the Roseblades, an earl family, end up in a rural country of barons? Seeing that she wasn't convinced, Angie seemed to know something, but her answer was confusing.

- Well, what has she come to do?

- I'm back .

When I got back to my parents' house, I opened the front door with a sullen voice and went inside. Although it was a baron's mansion, my parents' house was in a remote field. It has nothing to do with a formal setting.

My parents' house was enveloped in a different atmosphere than usual. Is the air different?

There was more tension than usual.

One of the maids noticed that we had returned and rushed over to us, scared.

It was the elf "Yumeria" who displayed a disqualified attitude as a servant.

- W-Welcome! So sorry. You see, I was in a hurry and I couldn't welcome you.

Seeing that figure hurriedly lowering its head, the gazes of the waiting maids behind Angie became somewhat strict.

Cordelia seemed happy to see her again, although she was a bit disappointed, saying, "You haven't changed."

- A visitor has come, right? Is it Deirdre-senpai?

After confirming the guest for a moment, Yumeria nodded her head many times.

- Y-Yes! Ah, that, well! I-It's about a marriage arrangement!

-… What?

When I suddenly heard about a marriage arrangement, I imagined for a moment that it was an arranged marriage between Deirdre-senpai and me.

- Have they arranged a marriage arrangement for me? No, I already have Angie and Livia!

Saying that that was impossible in a hurry, Luxon put a stake in my back with his words.

[What about Noelle?]

- Shut up for now. … Anyway, it is a problem if you suddenly say I am a blind marriage arrangement.

I looked around to see Angie and Livia behind me, but they seemed more relaxed than I did.

What? I can have her?

Although I thought they were angry, the reaction of the two was different than I expected and I was confused.

Yumeria was angry in front of me.

- Huh? What are you talking about?

- So, it's not a marriage arrangement between Deirdre-senpai and me? When I asked her that, Yumeria had a troubled face.

... It is not like this? The moment I thought about it, a woman arrived in clicking high-heels.

The appearance was too dazzling for a country mansion and seemed to contrast with the surrounding landscape.

- My my, I'm glad you made such an enthusiastic offer.

- Senpai !?

Deirdre-senpai was there, opening her fan and hiding her mouth.

However, her eyes had a nasty smile.

She laughed at my misunderstanding.

When Angie stepped in front of me, she put her hand on her waist and faced Deirdre senpai.

- A lot of time has passed. So, Deirdre, are you the one to pair up with Nicks?

When Nicks's name came up in the conversation, I realized for the first time that my brother Nicks would have a blind marriage arrangement.

... I was a bit embarrassed that I had such a rash thought.

Luxon was looking at me with his red lens, which made my face turn a little red, but I ignored it.

Deirdre-senpai folded her fan and replied with a nasty smile.

- Not me. My sister, Dorothea, will be the one to join with Nicks.

- Dorothea?

Angie, who had been staring hard until recently, showed a subtle expression.

From the current comments and facial expressions, this person named Dorothea seems to be in a lot of trouble.

Deirdre-senpai was also looking away from Angie, so I wonder if there is something to think about.

- From my point of view as a younger sister, she is a beautiful woman.

- No one complains about her appearance.

It seems that she is a beautiful woman in Deirdre-senpai's eyes, but from the reaction of the two of them, I couldn't help but feel that she had some kind of problem other than her looks.

When I entered the room where my father and Nicks were, they were both holding their heads. Their gestures are so similar that I couldn't help but feel their blood connection.

For the two people who had a heavy atmosphere, I dared to speak with a bright voice.

- Congrats brother!

When I lightly teased him, they both raised their heads and stared at me. The way they turned and the look they put on were very similar. My father complained as if he was screaming.

- What do you mean "Congratulations"? Do you even understand this situation?

Looking at my father, who was red-faced and angry, I shrugged as I sat on the sofa in the room.

I sat next to Nicks and laid my body on the backrest.

- It was a joke.

- Can you laugh at a joke like that?

After failing to soften the atmosphere of the place, I turned my eyes to Nicks.

- It's about Dorothea, isn't it? Do you know what kind of person she is?

Dorothea, Deirdre-senpai's older sister, was apparently a third-year student when Nicks was a first-year student at the academy. That means she is four years older than me.

That was the reason I didn't meet her at the academy.

When I asked him if Nicks knew her, he put his hand to his mouth and made a complex expression.

- I only saw her several times at the academy, but I'm from the regular class, and she's a countess from the advanced class.

I didn't expect to get involved with her, so I don't know any of the details.

Nicks after adding the preface "only", let me hear the story of that time.

- She was an unapproachable person. Even the upper-class people drifted away from her, and I feel like the number of her entourage was small.

- A cool beauty?

For Nicks who comes from the regular class, Dorothea, from the advanced class, would be like a lofty dream.

- I guess so. She was beautiful, but is it a cold feeling that drives people away?

- If she's a beautiful woman, that's fine then.

- Moron! I am heir to a baron house and she is the daughter of an earl! It is disproportionate. The daughter of an earl with someone from a baron house ... Doesn't that make sense !?

From our point of view, the daughter of the prestigious Roseblade family is a being above the clouds.

It is true that we are noblemen with a title, but if we compare it to my previous life, this is a small and medium company that is doing little things in the field.

On the other hand, is that a great company that everyone knows in the city?

It's certainly unbalanced, and if I was in Nicks' position, I would have escaped this pairing.

- What if you refuse?

I asked a simple question, but I also understood that this was impossible.

If it were in my previous life, it would be a good idea to just decline, but in this world the story is different.

The other part is superior. Also, only this time, the other side is excited to do this pairing.

It was my father who answered my question clearly.

- Of course, it's impossible. The other side is a prestigious family of earls. Unlike a house like ours, there is power, financial strength ... and military power. If he refuses, it would mean that their faces were smeared with mud.

A family of earls went to the trouble of bringing a marriage issue to a Baron family and they refused ... it would be a laugh in noble society.

To soften the atmosphere of the place, I dared to act with joy.

- Now I am a marquis.

It is still the act of smearing the other person's face. Why does a family of earls do this in the first place? What do you expect from a rural nobleman like us?

Both my father and Nicks had their doubts.

Originally, this matchmaking story itself is impossible.

If it succeeds, it will still be better, but if it fails, the Roseblade family will be ridiculed in noble society for a time.

There are people in all the worlds who want to laugh at people.

The Roseblade family would not expect this pairing to be rejected. If they were refused, there would surely be retaliation.

“The Baron family refused even though the Count's family asked them to!" ... something like that would be said. From the Baltfault family's perspective, it was a ridiculous story.

It is a problem because it happens.

However, normally this would never have happened.

This pairing itself is just too spotty, and both my dad and Nicks were clutching each other's heads.

- Is it a matchup or a face-to-face meeting? And, then marry soon… While muttering, Nicks replied while lowering his head.

- That's how it is. I didn't think I could have a free marriage, but isn't this too much? I would have preferred a more relaxed marriage like Otosan's.

My father and mother are a perfect couple.

I turned my head when I noticed my father's gaze.

- Why are you staring at me?

- Do you know the story that I am suspected of having an affair because of you?

- Why? Hey, did you have an affair? You are the worst.

When I imagined that my father was having an affair and hated it, my indignant father screamed.

- I don't need you to tell me that!

My father said that he was suspected of having an affair, but I was surprised when he told me that I was responsible for it.

Don't blame others.

While angry with a suspicion that he did not remember, Nicks sighed and explained the situation.

"That's because you went to the royal capital as soon as you returned from studying abroad." I don't think you know our circumstances, but now our father's relationship with our mother is worse.

- Is it because my father was suspected of having an affair?

When I looked at my father thinking how terrible he was, his legs were shaking like he was upset and his arms were crossed.

- Who do you think is responsible for that? It is all your responsibility.

- Don't blame me for everything.

- This time it's your responsibility too!

When I saw Nicks, since we would get nowhere with my father, he put his hand on his forehead and looked up at the ceiling.

- You lived with Marie when you were studying abroad, didn't you?

- I didn't have a choice due to the circumstances. I even had permission from Angie and Livia.

- I'm surprised you convinced them. But at that time, Yumeria was dispatched by us, right?

At that moment, our mother told her to watch you.

-I heard it. I was very serious, but it saddens me that my family suspected me. It's a shame my family can't believe in me.

Even in my previous life, my parents trusted my sister more than me. The same is true in this world, why am I so unreliable?

When I shook my head, my father and Nicks narrowed their eyes and looked at me coldly.

- I heard this from Yumeria. Does Marie seem to have called you brother?

-… Eh?

I thought I was innocent, but apparently, I was guilty.

My father slapped his hands on the table many times to protest.

- Thanks to you, I was suspected of having an affair with the Lafuan family's wife! And the daughter of a great noble of the Republic called you younger brother! What's going on? I want to know more!

I started to break out in a cold sweat.

At the Republic mansion, Marie used to call me older brother.

I didn't think they would find out about such an oversight.

And about Louise, it is very difficult to explain.

- Well, that's how Marie is. Is like a stepsister? You see, I was treated like an older brother even though there was no blood connection. And with Louise, I look like her dead brother.

It is so. Yes, it is just a misunderstanding.

Apparently, Yumeria reported everything to my mother in a painstakingly accurate manner.

This is why the Baltfault family seems to be going through a critical moment right now. …

I'm sure I had nothing to do with it.

- I'm sorry. I will apologize to my mother. In the first place, it is impossible that my father cheated on my mother, right? If you think about it, Marie and Louise can't be my father's daughters.

- I said it too! I told you so, but it would be hard to prove it!

My father also had a vague memory of that time, and could not logically deny everything.

It's impossible ... But I can't get evidence.

First of all, it is difficult to call people and ask them about the situation. Marie's parents'

house has disappeared due to various conflicts. In the war with the Principality of Fanoss, they escaped without participating and were crushed. With Louise it is also impossible.

Although the republic is busy with reconstruction, it is not possible to call a great nobleman from another country due to the problems of the Baltfault family.

- Why is this happening to me? Luce avoids talking to me, and the Roseblade family tells me a matchmaking story. What the hell did I do? What have I done to deserve this?


I was very sorry to see my father with his head hanging in regret.

- In a way, I'm sorry. As compensation I will break my brother's pairing.

I was wondering if I could do something for my family, so I decided to break the match.

Both my father and Nicks became suspicious of my proposal.

Nicks seemed to be worried that he might do something.

- Did you hear what I said? We are in a position where we cannot refuse.

- I have a good idea. We don't have to refuse; they have to refuse.

- Get them to refuse? Can you do that?

-Leave it to me.

I am ashamed to say that I have repeatedly failed tea parties at the academy. From experience, I know what to do to dislike the women of the kingdom.

I have invited women to tea parties for marriage activities many times, and I have made many mistakes.

In other words, I am a failure expert when it comes to matchmaking.

- I am a man who has failed many tea parties at the academy. It was very difficult for me to be successful, but I am good at failing.

Perhaps my father found some hope, and his hips lifted off the couch.

- "What you said was pathetic, but it's certainly the only time I can trust you! Also, Leon, you will have to explain the situation to your mother later.

- Do not worry. I will break my brother's pairing.

Nicks seemed to be hesitating, but accepted it as long as the countess did not become his wife.

- I guess so. If Dorothea-senpai refuses, this match is over. For once, I am reluctant to trust you.

They were both concerned about his thorny way of speaking, but for the sake of my family, I too will do what I can.

- I'll take care of everything. I never fail.

Eh? Should I have said I'll just fail?

It was around that time.

Leon's mother "Luce" was visiting a guest room at the mansion. Right now, a woman was using that room.

- I can understand what Barkas is saying. I was so busy back then that I didn't have time to play with other girls, but Barkas has been to the royal capital many times, so I can't say that he definitely hasn't fooled me.

While wiping her tears with a tissue, Luce complained to "Noelle Zel Lespinasse."

Noelle had her hair in a blonde and pink gradient tied in a ponytail on the right side.

His yellow eyes stared at Luce, and her features, which often give a vivid impression, seemed to look as if he was seriously listening to the story.

Noelle lived in Leon's parents' house.

Noelle has been living her life in a wheelchair, but recently she was also beginning her rehabilitation.

With the support of Luxon and Clare, she was steadily recovering.

The reason Luce was visiting Noelle's room was so that she could hear her complaints.

Noelle spoke in a cheerful voice to cheer up the anxious Luce.

- I'm sure everything will work out!

That said, I have seen Marie call Leon brother several times. At first, I thought those two were really brother and sister. 

Although she told Luce that everything will be fine, Noelle was a little worried inside.

Although Leon and Marie's appearances weren't similar, they still felt like they had something in common. The atmosphere and the feeling of distance between the two did not seem to say that they were just simple acquaintances.

In fact, she was surprised to learn later that they were not related by blood.

With that in mind, she comforted the Baltfault family's wife --- her future mother-in-law ---

who has been taking care of her.

- I'm not the type of person who can lie to my mother-in-law.

To Noelle, it didn't seem like Barkas was lying.

Luce began to wipe her tears.

- Thank you, Noelle. I am very glad that you have become Leon's wife.

- W-Well ... I'm the third though, right?

Seeing Noelle force a smile, Luce's expression darkened.

It seems that she feels responsible for the third part, although she is a mother.

- I really don't know how this happened. I think Angelica and Livia are good girls. But I can't help it. Livia gets nervous when I approach her. In the first place, I never thought Leon would marry all three.

Luce's concerns weren't just with Leon, but the sense of distance between Angie and Livia.

Angie is a true lady and Livia saw Luce as a noble wife.

Livia gets very nervous and takes her distance from her.

They hadn't been able to fully get to know each other, and it seems that Luce felt closer to Noelle, who was easy to talk to. She couldn't even make these kinds of conversations or complaints with Angie and Livia.

- Although I was actually born on the stage, I grew up a commoner, you know.

- I grew up the same way. I am now a full-time wife, but I don't really come from a baronial background.

Having a good compatibility with the cheerful Noelle, the two started talking to each other.

Recently, Luce talked to her more often.

—Thanks to that, the education of children is only a problem ...

- Noelleeeeeeeeeeee!

When Luce tried to talk about the children, the door slammed open and Colin jumped into the room.

A young man with black hair asked Noelle for help with teary eyes.

- What is it, Colin?

Noelle caught Colin hugging her.

Luce lectured him, but Noelle didn't care, so she gently patted Colin's back, saying, "It's okay."

- What did they do to you today?

- My sister Finley is horrible! She has eaten my sweets and she doesn't want to apologize.

She said it's my fault for not eating it first and since I upset her, she took it out on me.

Hearing that, Luce sighed a little.

- That girl is a case, but Colin, that's not right either. Don't bother Noelle-chan with that.

- But even you ask Noelle for advice too, don't you, Mom?"

- T-That's not the same as this!

Hearing this family conversation made Noelle feel a bit lonely.

If my parents were alive, could we have had that kind of conversation? 

Noelle had no fond memories of her parents.

But maybe ... could she have lived a daily life like this? In front of the warm family, she wanted to have, Noelle patted Colin's head, whose face was shattered.

- You're a boy, aren't you? You have to respond more strongly.

- Finley and Jenna are scary when they get mad. My brother Leon runs away when they get angry. Leon is supposed to be the hero of the country and he should be strong, but he can't beat my sisters.

For Colin, who is a boy, Leon is a hero of the country and admires him.

However, even Leon couldn't beat Jenna and Finley ... or so he thought.

- Yes, Leon could run away.

Noelle nodded, imagining Leon running away from her two sisters, and Luce also put a hand on her cheek and showed a convinced face.

- That boy does run from trouble. Is your point good or bad?

If he was good, he could have kept himself from being promoted to Marquis.

His mother, Luce, understood him very well.

Noelle brought her face close to Colin.

-It's okay. If Leon gets serious, none of them will be a match for him. Ask Leon next time. If you warn him, he will surely scold them.

If it were an important request from his brother, Leon would be willing to challenge his sisters.

- Or do you want me to tell him?

- O-Okay!

Colin's face is all bright red before she knows it, and he raised his hands in front of Noelle to make a strong front.

- I'm going to scold you both! Look at me, Noelle!

- Good boy.

Colin, praised by Noelle, was very happy.

However, when she saw Colin, Luce smiled a bit sadly.

When I finished the discussion with my father and Nicks, I reached one of the rooms in the mansion.

As usual, Luxon was by my side, but today I was also joined by Angie and Livia.

The reason the three of us got together was to discuss pairing with the Roseblade family.

- Fail the Nicks pairing? Leon, are you serious?

- Yes.

After all the trouble I've caused my family, this time I'm going to give them a serious hand.

Livia looked worried.

- Is that really, okay? It's my brother-in-law's pairing, right?

- He himself also does not want this pairing. Nicks says she is an unapproachable beauty.

He also said that having a countess as a wife is too fearful.

- He doesn't like it because she's beautiful?

- For men, there are other things than that.

In school, the boys also go for the beautiful girls at first, but gradually they move on to focus on the personality.

The reason? Even if they have a beautiful face, you will get tired if they have a bad personality. Beautiful women should be treated by guys who have wealth and power. The ideal is a woman who looks good and is good on the inside.

… Oh? If I mean Angie and Livia? Noelle also falls into this category.

I guess I was one of the lucky ones.

- Personality is more important than appearance. Let's ask Dorothea, who appears to be a troublesome girl, that I want her to turn Nicks down. Thus, only we will be tainted and close this matter! Everything fits in a circle, right?

It shouldn't be a problem if you fail! I tried to confirm it with Angie.

I am a man who has made many mistakes at his own discretion. So, this time I sought the help of Angie, who is brilliant in noble society. That Angie was kind of happy about it.

- Indeed, if Dorothea accepts, she will do what you say. If you are successful, the Roseblade family will not retaliate.

Angie backed me up.

However, Livia raised her finger to her lips and raised her face slightly.

- Leon is a marquis, and is Angie here lending a hand? In the first place, it's the other side that brought up this matter, right? From my point of view, I don't think it can be avoided if it is rejected.

Why can't you normally refuse? Angie responded with a smile to Livia's opinion.

- It's a good idea, but if you refuse to marry his beloved daughter, the earl's reputation will be shattered. As a nobleman, you can't keep quiet about it.

- Is that so?

- Noble society would be in extinction if it weren't. However, if it is Leon's plan, this will end up crushing the reputation of the Roseblade family as well.

- Eh? Will they still get mad?

- If he offers a match and you refuse to marry his daughter, the Rosablede family would be the laughingstock of the nobles. That aside, if it was his daughter who turned down the match, they would only laugh at him. If that happens, it could be said that they pretended there was no matchmaking issue.

Looking at Angie, who was happy for some reason, I discovered that my idea was more effective than I expected.

- R-Really?

No, I also thought it was a brilliant move.

As I laughed and tried to fool them, Luxon interrupted as usual.

[Do you think Master would think so far ahead? If the other party refuses, then it's as if the match never happened ... that's where his thought came from. He didn't think so deeply.]

You spoke my thoughts without my permission.

- If you understand my thoughts, I want you to shut up.

If you didn't say it, I would seem like a smart man, right? Be more careful.

[I'll try to do it when I feel like it.]

Earlier you told Angie that “you would positively do well", how about you do it with me too? Isn't this really despising me?

- Well, I'm sorry for the Roseblades, but I want this arrangement to fail.

Livia didn't seem excited.

- Is it really okay to make it fail? I think it is a lack of respect towards them, and I think it is better to discuss it first.

Gentle Livia insisted that Nicks and Dorothea should speak first.

Angie didn't deny it, but she didn't claim it either.

- We get married because of our houses, not because we like each other. A relationship like ours is a rare category. What will happen when we talk?

Just as Nicks was unable to reject this matter, it is unlikely that Dorothea will reject it for family reasons.

But for Nicks' sake, I'll make this fail.

I'm sorry for Deirdre-senpai, but my family takes priority.

Luxon confirmed the situation.

[The Roseblade family is well prepared. They've already put Dorothea on the airship. It looks like the matchmaking meeting will take place once they are ready. By then, do you want me to prepare something?]

- Right ... do you have a necklace?

When I said necklace, both Angie and Livia froze.

Luxon also showed a "the master is saying strange things again" gesture. However, the necklace is a very important element in failing the pairing.

Port of the Baltfault territory.

On the deck of the anchored Roseblade family aircraft, was the figure of Dorothea.

Dorothea, watching Baltfault Harbor from the deck, kept expressionless and kept away from the servants around her.

Then Deirdre came from the access ramp to the aircraft.

- Sister, the match is fixed.

-… I see.

Dorothea, a blue-eyed blonde woman just like Deirdre, had long, silky, straight hair.

Her clothing, unlike Deirdre's, was simple and noble. She was a woman who did not like accessories and preferred simple designs.

However, he was now playing with her beautiful hair with his fingertips blankly.

That attitude conveyed his lack of interest in the Baltfault family and the people he was visiting.

Deirdre shrugged in dismay.

- Sister, this time our father will not allow you to refuse.

-I understands.

Dorothea's gaze pointed downward, showing a suspicious attitude as to whether she really understood him.

However, for the moment, she asked Deirdre about the other part.

- So, what kind of person is the other man?

Deirdre was a little taken aback, but spoke of Nicks in a troublesome way.

- I'm sure they've explained it to you beforehand.

- I want to have an evaluation from your perspective.

- ... To put it more clearly, he's serious. Even worse, he is a discreet older brother hiding behind his younger brother. However, if your younger brother is a hero, you may not have a choice.

 

Compared to Leon, who ravaged the Kingdom of Holfault and the Republic of Azer, his brother,

Nicks, he looked modest.

However, Dorothea seems to have further lost interest in him.

She looked away blankly.

- Another boring man.

Deirdre sighed a little and tapped her shoulder with a fan several times as she looked at Dorothea's profile.

- I'm also in trouble with my sister's high hopes. Dorothea crossed her arms under her large chest and looked away without responding.



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