Chapter 9
Family breakfast
“Good Morning”
Finishing my favor with Chris, I headed to the dining room. For some reason Chris was relieved after being greatly surprised, but since it’s about an excellent girlfriend, the cooking class will be fine this afternoon. For breakfast first, I went into the dining room.
I already have everything but me, father in my seat, mother in line, brother in front of father. As always, I sit next to my brother.
“Morning, Carol.”
“It was pretty late, Carol. I thought I’d eat first.”
“Alberto, don’t say that too much. Come on, Carol’s got it all, why don’t we eat it”
It is customary for the Duke of Ambrose family meal to start when the whole family is in place. At the convenience of his father’s and brother’s work, there are times when someone is absent, but he basically goes for the purpose of deepening family connections by eating at the same table and at the same time.
By the way, this was also your grandfather’s policy.
“Sorry I’m late”
“I don’t mind, Carol. See, eat Carol too.”
My father urged me to do so, and for a moment I reached for breakfast, too. Looks delicious today. Chris is still a good cook.
Even though it’s an easy menu, I feel the craftsmanship that is made right.
“Carol.”
“Yes, Mother”
“… from Gilliam, I heard the story. I’m also talking to Alberto. On top of that I ask… are you serious?
Sitting in front of my oblique, Mother – Elizabeth Ambrose. You look younger than you think you are my mother. Do you know the more you look like a parent and child when you stand side by side with a father who is worthy of age? Maybe this mother’s blood is a factor that makes my development a little less favorable.
Such a sharp look from my mother.
Perhaps the story is that I admire Master Wilhelm. And my brother already knows that, too.
It’s embarrassing.
“Yes, Mother. Carol is serious.”
“Commander of the Knights, Lord Wilhelm… I’ve known for a long time too, but you didn’t know Carol thought that way”
Master Wilhelm used to be at home a lot. So I also have a face-to-face with my mother.
But to my secret thoughts, I still didn’t seem to notice.
Well, I’ve never told anyone. Now if you realize it, you’ll be a wizard.
“Carol.”
“Yes.”
“As a mother, this friendship… is by no means agreeable. He is the acquaintance of his late father-in-law, sixty-two of the same age. By comparison, you’re only sixteen. You know that, you’re telling me, Carol.”
“Yes.”
Difference between the years of forty-six.
I know that. I’m just a little bit different, because I’m not very aware of it, but I notice it thinly when I look around at the reactions.
And from father and mother, a man as old as his own parents becomes his stepson. There, you naturally want to disagree with it not least.
That’s a lot of complexity.
“Then I won’t say anything more from me. It was Gilliam who decided to engage His Highness Rayford on his own, and Carol is free to live beyond that engagement being lost.”
“Thank you, Mother”
“But, Carol. You have decided to support Lord Wilhelm in this life. Then be prepared to devote your whole life to Lord Wilhelm without ever working infidelity. If that’s what conflicts with the Duke of Ambrose, let me forgive you for disobeying our house.”
“Yes.”
To my mother’s strong words, I nod.
By the way, the head of the Duke of Ambrose family is his father, but the substantive power is his mother. The immediate blood of the Duke of Ambrose family is his mother, and his father is his son-in-law.
That’s why I don’t pinch my father’s mouth in any way for your mother’s words.
I’m sure I, too, have become so stubborn because I’ve seen such a mother’s back.
“… but I didn’t know my brother-in-law would be head of the regiment. Honestly, I’m surprised.”
Next to me like that, it’s Brother Alberto who says so.
Unlike me, who is stunted overall, my older brother is a brilliant beautiful man with a high back length on a tight body, plus a sweet mask. In the social world, I hear that various beautiful princesses are dressed to attract the attention of their older brother. Well, they line up sweet words in polite tones, and that would be exactly what a gentleman looks like.
My brother is currently a member of the Knights. He’s now an eighteen-year-old brother, but when he turns twenty, he leaves the Knights to study to carry on his father’s trail, but until then, he says it’s his educational policy to let him go free.
“Alberto, today’s story is as useless as possible.”
“Even if they say it’s useless, I’m going to meet with the captain. I’m worried that the captain was blushing from Carol. I don’t want to see him blow out.”
“… brother”
It’s embarrassing. My unmistakable behavior is known to my family.
You won’t have a choice either. So there was my father on that spot, and on second thought, in the people’s environment, what have I done?
There’s no one else besides Master Wilhelm to marry me anymore. That’s all I did, because I was in public.
“Mostly, I was off duty today. All of a sudden, last night, on an early horse, you come to the Knights tomorrow, and all of a sudden, on the orders of the captain. I don’t care what you think. It’s not about Carol.”
“My brother… will you meet Master Wilhelm from now on?”
“No, because it’s work, right? How can you look at me with such envy? Now that you didn’t sneak a little tongue punch or something?
Because I envy you.
On second thought, there is no connection between me and Master Wilhelm. Even if I want to see you, I can’t see you.
Nor do we have the means to contact Master Wilhelm. Master Wilhelm is also busy trying to pack the distance somehow. It won’t be that easy to see you.
How am I going to approach this?
“But that stupid prince is hard to save. What are you thinking about throwing away such a cute Carol? Daimyo, I know you and Miss Mary are in love, but it’s no longer easy for a prince of a country to be so brief.”
“My brother is Chris.”
“Oh. Right now, though I’m still in the process of dictating.”
He said that his brother also has a number of contacts with him as his successor to the Duke of Ambrose family in the future. But I’m turning down all of that.
The biggest reason for this is that I’m in love with Chris, our cook. I haven’t even hidden this from my brother, and I have openly approached him in person, but he never scolds me on my brother.
My brother thinks that’s a good place, though.
“Alberto, everything respects Chris’ will. You know what happens when you imitate what you’re forced to do.”
“I know, Mother.”
It would be strange, externally, for my brother, the next Duke’s owner, to like a cook who is from a civilian like Chris. Chris is about ten years older than his older brother.
But my mother forgives me for all of that. Because you are a fool to defy your mother at the Duke of Ambrose house.
Conversely, that’s what my mother admitted, and that’s what my brother is so fiercely approaching Chris.
“Is that it? Speaking of which, Carol, do you not have to go to school anymore because the prince and I are no longer engaged?
“… well, you will”
Even back at school now, it must be a needle’s throw. I don’t think you can stay very calm.
That’s why I’m available all day today.
So, um, my brother had a grin about his bad personality.
I can’t tell you very much in person, but when you smile like this, you look very much like your father.
“Well, Carol, why don’t you take a social tour?
“Yes?”
“It’s a tour of the Knights. What, in the future Carol’s husband is the Knights Commander. Then I’ll take a tour of the workplace, isn’t it bad?
Pfft, and my brother’s suggestion seemed to blossom in my heart.
A tour of the Knights means that there will always be a Captain Wilhelm there. It is also a happiness like no other, such as being able to see the face of Mr. Rin Wilhelm at work.
My brother works for the Knights and I sincerely think it was really good.
“I’m going!
“Well, when you’re done with breakfast, get dressed.”
Come on, have a sexually vicious grin, similar to your father.
“Okay? You’re gonna come clean so I can seduce the Knights of Wilhelm, right?
And I said, in a tone I enjoy no matter what you think.