I Don’t Want To Be the Main Character

127. The meeting of the century (1)

1.

“ha…….”

The first thing I let out was a sigh that came from deep within my lungs.

It was a deep sigh, enough to make one worry that the ground beneath Serilla Balchi might collapse, just like the common expression, “the ground sighs as if it were collapsing.”

I was dumbfounded even after hearing it.

Ludrick corrected it to plural, not singular. The meaning of that word was hard to understand at first hearing. No, it was normal not to understand. It would be okay if he was simply two-timing in a relationship, but it was not normal for a man to marry a woman and openly take a concubine.

Ludrick smiled awkwardly as he tried to do something unusual.

“lol…….”

“Now is not the time to laugh.”

Even the awkward smile had no choice but to disappear in front of Serilla’s cold gaze, which was looking at him without even a hint of a smile.

Serilla had a headache, as Serilla had.

Just a moment ago, he was a younger sibling that I would have loved to have seen in my eyes, but when he confidently confessed that he had been two-timing her, his status was immediately lowered to that of a troublemaker in the family. And it wasn’t just about confessing that he had been two-timing her.

Since she has confidently confessed that she will get married, it is only natural that she would feel a headache as her older sister.

“Let’s say you can do it up to two-timing. Let’s say you can do it by really, really giving in a lot, but isn’t it a bit much to go as far as getting married?”

A voice that was higher pitched than usual, and in contrast a cold voice.

Ludrick, who had been unable to respond and was only watching Serilla’s expression, soon spoke carefully to correct her misunderstanding.

“…It’s not like I’m both-timing.”

“what?”

“Actually, it’s not two legs.”

In an attempt to correct Serilla’s misunderstanding, Ludrick revealed the shocking truth.

If it was two-legged, it would have been better. The truth is that it is five-legged, not two-legged. In fact, even if it is not a world where the roles of men and women are reversed, it is a kind of honor.

From Serilla’s perspective, it was a truth she didn’t want to know, but she couldn’t help but tell it.

“……You, tell me everything without hiding anything. Tell me everything straight away, without leaving anything out.”

“How did that happen…”

The subject of the explanation changed, but the context was the same as what Elena had explained to the Crown Princess in her office. In any case, both Ludrick and Elena were involved in this incident, and it was not something that could be hidden, but rather something that would be spread around the neighborhood.

A long series of poor excuses followed.

Since I can’t tell you the truth, I’ll just pick it up and give it to you, so if you listen closely, it’s a feast of excuses that don’t make sense. As the explanation continued along with the hastily made circumstances, Serilla’s expression changed from moment to moment, which was also spectacular. From anger to shock, from shock to resignation.

“…This is how it happened.”

And after hearing all of Ludrick’s explanations during a series of changes, Serilla covered her face and muttered.

“……I don’t think this is the place to talk about this. Let’s go in and talk first.”

“huh…….”

The fellow knight who happened to come to replace Serilla looked at Serilla, who was being blown by the cold wind, and made a puzzled expression on his face.

It was the kind of thing that was embarrassing to go and talk about.

But sooner or later, everyone in the empire will know.

2.

First, we arrived at Serilla’s accommodation.

‘… … If I had known this would happen, I would have cleaned it up a bit.’

As is typical of women living alone, Serilla’s quarters were not exactly clean. Although the knights’ attendants took turns cleaning the room every few days, Serilla, a noblewoman, was not used to such chores.

Serila, who was looking at the clothes that had been taken off and thrown around carelessly, slowly averted her gaze for no reason, then her eyes fell on the underwear that had been taken off and not put away in the laundry area, and with a clever movement, she sneakily pushed the underwear under the bed.

‘Why is this here?’

No matter what, it’s a little embarrassing for an older sister to show her underwear to her older sister.

No, to be more precise, even if Serilla herself doesn’t mind, it might be a bit awkward for Ludrick.

Besides, wasn’t the atmosphere right now quite serious?

Serilla, who had been thinking this far, coughed loudly and softly and spoke in a low voice.

“Sit anywhere.”

It was Serilla who told them to sit down, and it was Ludrick who sat down when she told them to sit down, but for a long time, the two just looked at each other’s faces without saying a word.

I had absolutely no idea where to begin solving this difficult problem.

As the future head of the Vice Count family, he knew that he had to scold his younger brother. But now the problem was how to scold him. If he had simply gone somewhere and caused an accident, he was now a grown man, so he could have just been scolded. But this time, the scale itself was different.

Serilla, who had been looking at Ludrick’s face for a long time, sighed deeply and then opened her mouth.

“Do your mother and father know?”

“You don’t know yet. I told you first.”

“ha…….”

Serilla rubbed her eyes as if she had expected this.

I heard a general explanation of how he ended up meeting five women, but thinking back on it, it was actually a funny situation.

In other words, isn’t this a situation where there were five women and Ludrick was having five s*xual relations, and even after hearing the inside story, they all agreed to marry at the same time because Ludrick was the one who liked it?

Even just this much is enough to be a scoop and headline news in the Imperial Newspaper.

Moreover, the main character is Ludrick, who has been at the top of his game recently. Since the world’s attention is focused on Ludrick, the aftermath will be enormous. Serilla, who does not have the confidence to handle it, asked helplessly.

“So who are those women? I just don’t understand who they are to make such a ridiculous agreement.”

“……There must be a few people that you know, too.”

“what?”

“Some people are spies if their real sister doesn’t know.”

Serila looked dumbfounded for a moment at Ludrick’s sudden answer, but she couldn’t help but keep her mouth shut when Ludrick continued speaking.

“Elena, Eileen, and Racille. I think you should know these three.”

A list of names, counting on one finger at a time.

For a moment, Serilla’s thoughts reached a certain point as she pondered whether there was a woman with that name among the people she knew.

First of all, the name Elena was the first thing that came to Ludrick’s lips.

‘It’s a more familiar name than I thought? A familiar name, a familiar name… … .’

It’s not a rare name, but it’s not so common that there are many people with the same name.

As Serilla was thinking about it, a name suddenly popped into her head.

Elena Esgeland.

This is the second princess of the Esgelant Empire. The news that she has been in a fierce conflict with the crown princess recently was so well-known that even Serila, who was not particularly interested in complicated circumstances, knew about it.

‘no way…….’

Surely it won’t be that much? Serilla asked cautiously, holding such a faint hope.

“Your Highness the Princess…? Hey, no?”

“that’s right.”

And as if to trample upon her expectations, Ludrick spoke indifferently.

For a moment, it felt like the sky was falling. Elena’s name, which suddenly popped out unexpectedly, had a certain weight to it. Who wouldn’t be shocked when their family suddenly got involved with the princess of the empire in such an absurd way?

As if confirming the death, Ludrick calmly recited the remaining names.

“Archduke Eileen… and, well, Admiral Rasil and the other two… Oh, the other two might be shocking to hear now, so let’s put that off for a bit.”

“……I think I’ve already received as much as I could.”

“But it’s a bit like that with other races. If I told you that Olke was a dragon, would you be able to accept it?”

“…….”

Serilla kept her mouth shut. There was no point in bringing up the subject.

It seems that without her knowledge, Ludrick had been doing some, no, a lot of, outrageous things. And the result was this.

Serilla, who now had no energy left to get angry, opened her mouth weakly.

“Sister… no, let’s say that’s true for me. How are you going to tell Mom and Dad?”

“I should tell you anyway…? No matter what, I can’t not tell you since we’re getting married.”

“What if I keep doing this and fall down holding my mother’s neck?”

“It’s okay. I can fix that with magic. Your sister is a great wizard.”

“That’s not the problem… No, that’s okay.”

Serilla closed her mouth, her face looking several years older than her in a moment. There was no point in continuing to talk anyway.

By the time she saw it, it was already out of her hands.

Her first thought was to scold her younger brother who seemed to be quiet but then caused an absurd accident, but judging by the number of people involved, it was something that had already been out of her hands a long time ago. And from her perspective, it was something that had even been out of her parents’ hands. It was something that the Vice Counts couldn’t handle even if they wanted to.

It seemed as if it would not be long before the future was one in which every newspaper headline in the empire would be about the wedding of the century.

And for the first time, Serilla muttered with sincerity.

“…How am I going to show my face from now on?”

At first, Rudrick, who had been watching Serilla’s sudden change like a scolded student, added, now regaining his confidence.

“It’ll be okay. Probably.”

Of course, even speaking Ludrick wasn’t particularly sure.