30 – Oh, how are you?

At the voice of her sister Sylvia, Alice slowly opened her eyes.

‘Why is Sylvia doing that?’

I know she usually comes into her room to wake herself up.

However, today was the first time I had screamed so loud that the mansion shook.

New fluid. New fluid.

And at the sound of her breathing right next to her, Elise turned her head to her side.

“Uh…. Uh?!”

The heart stops and then starts beating again.

She apparently decided to sleep in the same room, but I don’t remember sleeping on the same futon.

‘Sir, did the rails come into my bed?’

But the ceiling is higher than usual.

And instead of a soft bed, you can feel the touch of a hard floor.

Yes.

It wasn’t that Rail climbed onto her own bed, she herself fell to the floor with her drool and slept with Rail.

Her head starts to heat up at the moment.

Then Elise’s eyes turned to Sylvia, who was standing in front of her door.

Elise’s eyes met her, Sylvia turned her head away, and once again called her parents out loud.

“Oh, Mother! Father! Come to your room quickly! My older sister and my older brother on the rail!”

“Poem, Sylvia! Be quiet!”

Ellis hurriedly shut Sylvia’s mouth, but her parents, as well as her butler and maids in her mansion, all gathered in front of Ellis’s room.

*

I woke up, washed my face lightly, and moved to the restaurant.

In the restaurant, I could see the Ellis family sitting at the table, as if they had woken up before me.

Seeing that he hasn’t eaten yet, he must have been waiting for me to come out.

“Have a seat, please. Rail boy.”

“Yes.”

They started eating only after I sat down.

The Neonbar family’s breakfast consisted of freshly baked bread, stew, and salad mixed with various vegetables.

It was impossible to eat fatty meat in the morning, so I quite liked this simple meal.

After such a quiet meal, Andrew broke the silence and opened his mouth.

“Did you sleep well last night?”

“Yes. The room was warmer than expected.”

Originally, she was going to leave halfway through confirming that Alice was sleeping, but she fell asleep, perhaps because her room was warm.

What. Alice seems to have slept well, so it shouldn’t matter.

What? But why is Alice’s face so red?

“Rail Brother.”

“Yes. Sylvia.”

“Do you like my older sister?”

Why are you asking such a thing all of a sudden?

I turned her head and met Silvia’s eyes.

Sylvia was waiting for my answer with her serious eyes.

And I answered appropriately.

“Of course I like it.”

Among the nobility, he is the only friend I can talk to without hesitation.

Besides, how could you hate a friend who stays up all night making artifacts for you?

“Yes, of course… …. Yes?”

Somehow at my answer, Elise looked at me with her eyes wide open.

Did you really think I hated you?

I told her what was on my mind so that her Alice wouldn’t misunderstand.

“Ellis, you are my only friend among nobles. It’s a place where you can ask each other without hesitation. Isn’t it?”

“Yes. Yes.”

“But how can I hate you?”

“Ah… , You said you like them as friends?”

“Of course not.”

Clean.

This answer should have let Alice know that I consider her a good friend.

I looked at Alice with a slight smile.

But why do you think Alice’s eyes have turned cold?

Is it because of the mood?

As I turned my gaze to continue eating, I heard Andrew laughing in front of me.

Then he turns his head towards me and asks me.

“Ha ha ha. It’s a relief that the young master looks favorably on our Alice.”

“She is a person with good character and skill.”

“Thank you, young boy. By the way, may I ask you a question that may be rude?”

There was nothing to hide, so I lightly nodded her head.

Andrew is not a person who would dare to ask an rude question.

“Does the young master have a fiancée?”

“Fiancé….”

“I haven’t heard that the marquis, Bocchan, has a fiancé.”

“Um.”

Come to think of it, did Rail have a fiance?

I don’t know if he ever had a fiancé because he was stabbed and killed by an assassin at the beginning of the novel.

But is there any family that would marry such an idiot?

Of course, in order to increase the size of the family, there will be cases where a baron or a viscount asks for an engagement.

However, I shook my head because I had never heard such a thing in my life as Rail.

“I see. Then, how about our Alice?”

“… ….”

I couldn’t open my mouth.

Because I never imagined that such a question would come out of nowhere.

Look at that, Ellis must have been very embarrassed, so her face turned red.

“I don’t have any thoughts about marriage yet.”

“Is that so?”

I nodded briefly.

Kyle and her mother are still trying for my life and my place as the head of household.

I didn’t have time to date unless Layla became the family head and she completely protected me.

“Then why are you asking such a thing all of a sudden?”

“Because I kept thinking about what Sylvia said this morning. Sorry if this was a rude question.”

“It’s okay. But what did Sylvia say this morning?”

“Ah, it seems that the young master is sleeping and has not heard.”

When I opened my eyes, all I could see was everyone talking quietly in front of the door.

And when Andrew told me everything that had happened while I was sleeping, I let out a short sigh.

“I guess that happened.”

“Sorry for the misunderstanding! Rail brother!”

Sylvia bowed her head and apologized to me.

It wasn’t particularly bad.

She didn’t really blame her, as her little Sylvia was in a misunderstood situation.

“Although she is our daughter, she is a very kind child, so I hope the boy will think well of her.”

To begin with, Alice considers me a friend, but she doesn’t like me as a member of the opposite s*x. And that’s what I think too.

When Fenia asked about the relationship between me and Ellis the other day, didn’t Ellis make an awkward expression?

That’s why she didn’t bother to answer.

“Uh, even mom… …. Both bad….”

And for some unknown reason, Elise glared at Andrew and Frey with a completely red face.

Looking at Alice like that, the two smiled lightly.

Compared to other families, it seemed like a really close family.

*

After the meal, I followed Alice to the exhibition hall after hearing her request to guide her through the exhibition hall.

This exhibition hall exhibited the best artifacts made by the people of the Neonbar family.

“I’m worried that Sylvia might be a nuisance.”

Sylvia asked Fenia, who was not interested in artifacts, to teach her magic.

From what Ellis told me, Sylvia said she wasn’t particularly interested in artifacts.

She seems rather interested in using and researching magic.

Fenia, who had nothing to do in the mansion, surprisingly willingly accepted Sylvia’s request, and she and Aline moved her feet into the forest where people were rare.

“I didn’t know Aline was more interested in artifacts than that.”

Sure. I didn’t even know I was interested in artifacts.

To the extent that he watched the artifacts Alice was making until dawn.

Elise pointed her hand at the pendant containing the red sapphire at the very beginning of the exhibition hall.

“This is the first artifact my ancestors made.”

Certainly, the pendant in front of me had rust or cracks on the metal around it, except for the jewelry, probably because it had been there for a long time.

However, the Artifact still had magical power flowing through it, and looking at the delicately polished metal and jewels, it was a masterpiece to the extent that even I, who was ignorant of Artifacts, could feel how carefully he made it.

As they were artifacts made by the ancestors of the Neonbar family, all of them were of excellent quality, but there were quite a few of them with ambiguous performance.

“This is an artifact made by my great grandfather, Julia. It contains magic that removes bad odors from shoes at once.”

Of course, Ellis herself seemed to be proud that her ancestors had created such an unexpected artifact.

“And this artifact…… !”

In this way, Alice’s description of the artifact continued.

She had talked to Elise many times, but this was the first time she had seen him speak so passionately.

Originally, people said that they would not stop talking in the field they were interested in, but that seemed to be true.

The farther away from the door, the better the state of the artifact was, but the creator seemed to be getting closer to the present.

And at the end, when I reached the end of the exhibition hall, there was the most brilliant artifact I had ever seen.

“This artifact was made by my father. It contains magic that can warm the entire estate. Thanks to this artifact, I can stay warm all day long.”

“… ….”

I kept my mouth shut at Alice’s explanation.

I’ve heard of artifacts that can warm the surroundings or a room, but I’ve never heard of an artifact that can warm the entire territory.

And the thing was made by Elise’s father, Andrew Neonbar.

I thought it was just a great family like in the novel or Euler’s words, but after seeing this artifact, my thoughts completely changed.

But since I promised her that Alice would surpass Andrew, who created such a great artifact, she thought that Alice would feel burdened.

After watching Andrew’s work a little longer, I turned my head to the side.

Beside it was a nameplate with the name Elise Neonbar written on it.

There should have been a piece Ellis made here, but no artifacts were placed there.

Alice, who has just started making artifacts, is because she has yet to create an artifact worthy of being called a masterpiece.

I turned my head to the side.

I wondered if I might put a lot of pressure on her and change her future.

So, if she was worried about Alice, she looked at Alice with the thought that she would sincerely support her.

However, it was Ellis who spoke first before me.

“Rails.”

“Yes. Alice.”

“I want to create an artifact that surpasses her father, like Rail’s horse, and display it here. But I’m lacking in skills compared to my father. Will I be able to surpass my father… ?”

Alice watches my reaction.

If it was someone else, I wouldn’t be able to answer Alice’s words easily.

Even if he said no, it wouldn’t have come from his heart.

With a masterpiece created by so-called genius Andrew Neonbar right next door, who could think of surpassing it?

However, knowing the facts of the future, I could be sure.

“Didn’t I tell you the other day? By staking your family name, you will become an artisan who surpasses Baron Andrew.”

“Go, until you need to hang the family crest… …. Lol. Thank you. Rail.”

Elis was satisfied with my answer without hesitation.

That was the moment when I was about to leave the museum after appreciating all the works in the exhibition hall.

Koo-Goo-Gung-!

“Is it an earthquake?”

Without warning, the exhibition hall, no, the mansion began to shake.

However, the vibration did not lead much.

Instead, a wall in the exhibition hall was broken.

Damn it! Thud!

I could see the outside through the open wall.

And there, holding a magic wand, a girl who looked just like Alice was looking at us.

“Oh, how are you? Rail brother. Alice’s sister……. hahahaha.”

Sylvia broke down the wall and greeted us with an awkward face.

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