I Don’t Want To Be the Main Character

126. Preparing for the wedding of the century (3)

1.

“No matter what, throwing dirt in my mother-in-law’s eyes is a bit…….”

“But if you think about it, I’m going to get married, and my mom’s stopping me? This is exactly the kind of situation that would come out of a weekend drama.”

Arwen looked puzzled for a moment after hearing Ludrick’s answer, and then as soon as she carefully opened her mouth, Ludrick answered as if he didn’t understand.

“Well, I don’t know what a weekend drama is, but it’s natural for parents to find out who their children will marry──”

“It’s okay. I don’t have to ask my family for help because I’m getting married.”

“……Isn’t that the problem?”

“I’m a little worried about Dad’s reaction… but Mom’s okay for now.”

Ludrick, who had been thinking about his parents’ faces for a moment, soon nodded.

Rather, before going up to the capital where the palace was, it was his father, not his mother, who pressured Ludrick by bringing up the subject of marriage. It is a common occurrence for parents regardless of the era to feel frustrated when they see their children lazing around at home without any intention of getting married, but Count Alin Weiss was a little more lenient in that regard.

The biggest proof was that he had left Ludrick to be twenty. Even if he was rotten, he could have acted like a count among the nobles of the western part of the empire if he wanted to. Naturally, finding a wife was also easy.

If you ask the nobles of the neighborhood whether they would take the famous son of Count Weiss as their son-in-law, most of them would say, “Of course they would.”

If she had made up her mind to marry him off, she could have done so at any time, but the reason she had left it alone until now was because she respected Ludrick’s opinion. In places where she didn’t have to worry about her husband’s feelings, she had even hinted several times that she would not stop him if he wanted to get married for love.

“But I’m a little worried.”

“……What are you worried about?”

“I’m worried that my mom might get shocked and collapse.”

However, Ludrick made a puzzled expression.

The intention not to stop the love marriage was an expression of intention that had several conditions attached. For example, if he had said that he would go against the law of marriage between the noble and the commoner and marry a commoner, even Count Weiss, who tried to respect Ludrick’s wishes, would have firmly drawn the line and said no.

In this case, it was ambiguous.

It’s not like the noble Ludrick wants to marry a commoner, and the other person’s status is actually higher than Ludrick’s.

The only problem now is that instead of one bride, there are now five brides for this once-in-a-lifetime wedding.

Ludrick muttered, scratching his head in embarrassment.

“Before I go say hello to my mom, I’ll drop a hint to my older sister.”

“Sister-in-law……”

“It’s okay. You don’t have to worry about that. My sisters aren’t that kind of people.”

When Serila was mentioned by Ludrick, Arwen, who had been absorbed in the recently popular romance novels, made a nervous expression. Ludrick tried to reassure Arwen, and then calmly said that there was nothing he could do.

“I’ll bring it up with my older sister later, and then I’ll go say hello to my parents.”

“……If you say let’s go, everyone will naturally follow you, but now I’m worried about what comes next.”

“What are you worried about?”

“Don’t worry. Even if your mother-in-law blames you, we’ll somehow cover it up. No matter what they say, we’ll definitely──”

“You should stop reading those weird novels.”

Ludrick cut off Arwen’s words abruptly, as if it was no longer worth listening to, and continued speaking.

“When you go to your room, I’ll throw away all those romance novels you bought, so just know that.”

2.

Serilla Vice.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was the best talent produced by the Vice Counts. He took second place in the entire Academy and entered the Imperial Knights, which only the top 1% can enter. He started out as a trainee knight, but has now been promoted to a full-fledged knight.

Although his reputation was overshadowed by Ludrick, who suddenly rose to the position of court magician a few months after he came to the capital, he was actually a talented person who could have revived the family and showed outstanding abilities that Count Weiss considered holding a festival for the territory.

And she was quite confused by the recent drastic changes in the way she was treated by those around her.

“Hello, senior.”

“Oh, Serilla? Yeah, yeah. Were you standing guard?”

“Yes, that’s right!”

“You’re now a full-time knight, so why are you so disciplined? Take it easy, take it easy. Once you’ve become a full-time knight, you don’t have to be so timid like you were during your training. Anyway, work hard.”

“Yes! Take a look!”

Leading the guards and guarding the palace is one of the Knights’ regular duties.

Serilla, who was performing her duties as usual, saluted her senior, who was on duty, as if she were a newly enlisted private, as soon as she saw him. The senior Serilla greeted tended to value principles even in her daily life, and was a senior who was difficult for her juniors to deal with.

But now, the senior is encouraging Serilla to take it easy.

And all this happened after Ludrick ascended to the position of court wizard.

“……Wow, that’s amazing.”

As soon as her senior disappeared from sight, Serilla looked dumbfounded and started to cry.

It wasn’t something new. Serilla had already experienced this several times since the appointment ceremony. It was just that she hadn’t yet been able to adapt to the sudden changes in her surroundings. It was also a very difficult change for Serilla, who had no intention of bragging about her younger brother being a court magician.

According to rumors, he had reached a level of sobriety that it was difficult to even look up to him at such a young age, and there was even a story going around that he had fought and defeated the dragon of the north like the heroes of mythical times.

In such a situation, there were few people who would be brave enough to treat the older sister of the new court magician so rudely.

As Serilla, with a bitter smile, was about to walk away to return to her original patrol duties, a welcome guest appeared.

“I’ve been looking for you for a while. It was here?”

“Ludrick?”

Being able to use flying magic as you wish within the palace is a kind of privilege that only court magicians can enjoy. Ludrick, who had been flying and hovering around the palace for a while, landed on the ground as soon as he saw Serilla and said.

Serilla tilted her head at her younger brother’s sudden appearance and asked.

“What are you doing here at this hour?”

“I came because I have something to tell you, sister.”

“That much can be fixed with a correction ball… Oh, is this something important?”

“Important news… is that right? Were you working? Is your timing okay?”

“It was almost over anyway. Can you wait a minute?”

“huh.”

It was the appearance of a younger brother whom I would not mind putting in my eyes. It had been almost ten years since I last saw him, but he had grown up so much in the time since I last saw him and had already risen to the position of a court magician. He was such a great and special brother.

Serilla, who remembered the way he followed her around when she was young, stroked Ludrick’s hair as he answered absentmindedly, then opened her mouth while waiting for a colleague to take her place.

“What is so important that you came all the way here to talk about it?”

“This is very important.”

Ludrick gave a short answer, glanced around to see if anyone was passing by, and then quietly added.

“It’s a bit awkward to talk about it here… Anyway, don’t be too shocked, sister.”

“Shocked? Why? Do you have someone to marry?”

Rudrick flinched at Serilla’s thoughtless remark. It was a very brief reaction, but Serilla, who had a keen eye, could not have missed that brief change. Serilla’s eyes widened at Rudrick’s bewildered response instead of an answer.

Serilla asked again to confirm, covering her mouth with a look of extreme surprise.

“Really? Are you really going to get married to someone?”

“Uh… it happened.”

“Who are you? Who are you?”

A reaction 180 degrees different from before.

My younger sibling, whom I would love to put in my eyes, has grown up so much in the blink of an eye that she has now said she wants to get married. Of course, as an older sister, it is natural to feel embarrassed, bittersweet, and mixed emotions.

“……It’s a bit weird to talk about it here, but I’ll tell you later when you take over.”

“marriage…….”

Serilla muttered.

If you think about it calmly, Ludrick was already of age to get married. Rather, he felt a little late compared to his peers, so even though it was late, he should be thankful that he came forward to get married now.

However, in Ludrick’s previous life, when there was a large age gap between siblings, it was not that the relationship between the younger sister and the older brother was bad, but rather that the older brother cherished his younger sibling more.

As an older sister, it was natural to wonder what kind of punk was trying to steal my cute little brother.

“……What year is it?”

Serilla asked in a completely calm voice, unlike before.

What kind of year is this?

Serilla gritted her teeth slightly as she imagined the face of the woman whose name she didn’t even know yet, trying to steal her cute little brother away.

There was no need to wait for a replacement colleague and do whatever. That wasn’t important right now. What was important right now was investigating every move of the woman who was to marry Ludrick.

As Serilla kept asking questions, Ludrick glanced around again, as if he had no choice, and answered quietly.

“I’m not a ‘some girl’ though….”

“huh?”

“I guess it’s right to say ‘some years’.”

“……?”

Serilla looked dumbfounded for a moment, unable to understand Ludrick’s answer.

Then he began to interpret Ludrick’s answer in his head.

Ludrick corrected it to “some years” instead of “some years.” The only thing added was the letter -들. And the letter -들 is a plural suffix that refers to several people, not just one.

Serilla, whose thoughts had reached this point, closed her mouth.

And he said it with his eyes.

Tell him quickly that his understanding was wrong.

Although the look in his eyes conveyed that meaning, Ludrick slowly avoided that look as if he knew of the sin I had committed.

It was exactly three seconds before Serilla exploded.