Ikemen ni Tenseishita kedo, Cheat ha Dekimasenshita

91 Who is the First Love?
 

After returning to my room, I opened my window and gazed at the beautiful silver moon in the night sky, feeling the cool night breeze brushing my locks and skin. It felt really comfortable.

After a while enjoying the breeze, I looked around and was very surprised to see that Wendy had come out and was staying on the terrace as well. By the way, the reason why I was able to see her was because the terrace of our room was actually connected. Her room was right beside mine after all.

Anyhow, though I noticed her, Wendy had yet to realize I was there. That was how lost she was in her own world. Then, she heaved a sigh while looking at the moon. Eh? Did she have something in mind that troubles her?

“What are you worrying about, Wendy?” I asked, startling her with my voice.

“B-Big Brother. Err, what are you doing here?”

“Well, that should be my question. What are you doing here at this hour? You’re even heaving a sigh.”

“I’m not. It must be your own imagination, Big Brother.”

Uwoo, she flat out denied it. But, Wendy had always been an honest girl. Thus, I couldn’t help but wonder about the problem that weighed her mind so much to the point she sighed. Well, here goes nothing, let’s start with standard question for wild guess.

“Are you, perchance, falling in love with someone?”

Immediately after I asked this question, Wendy’s face flushed bright red and averted her gaze from mine as she denied in flustered manner, “I’m not.”

….

Bull’s eyes, huh.

Dammit, who is the bastard who dare woo the innocent heart of my adorable little sister?!

“I see. Okay, let’s crush that guy.”

“Dear Big Brother?! Why are you thinking of doing something that extreme?!”

“I mean, I want to crush the face of the guy who make my adorable little sister’s expression change to such a charming one when she is thinking about him.”

Yeah, my fist was itching for some action right now. Let’s crush the man who couldn’t even understand the charm of our adorable Wendy.

“How can you think of doing something like that?! It’s really not a big deal, Big Brother. I’m serious!”

Wendy’s face paled as she tried to stop me. This stopped me on my track. I was honestly only half serious about this, but the fact that she was denying it so vehemently was strange.

“Really?”

“Yes!”

“Are you really sure? Can you swear that in the name of the saint?”

The moment I said those words, Wendy’s face clouded over and she fell silent briefly.

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“… Big Brother. You love big sister Muriel, right?”

“Yeah, I love her.”

“… Then, can you tell me what is love? Will you feel as if your chest is being stabbed by barbed thorns knowing that it won’t come true?” She asked with an unprecedentedly serious expression on her face.

Seeing her expression, I just knew that I had to give her my honest answer, so I sighed and opened my mouth. “In my case, it’s mutual love, so I never feel the so-called heartbreak…. However, I did feel that my heart is about to break when viscount Amber refused to let Muriel get engaged to me.”

Ma~n, the mental pressure I felt back then was no joke. Eh? Could it be…?

“Wendy… who’s the bast*ard that dumped you? I’ll teach him so thoroughly about your virtue that he will be begging to have you! Now, spit the name to your reliable big brother.”

“I’m not dumped! I mean, we’re not even in contact with each other! Geez, calm down, Big Brother! It’s really not a big deal! I mean, it’s just one-sided crush on my side! Furthermore, that person already has a fiancee too! I have no chance at all!”

The moment I heard Wendy’s frustrated yell about her unrequited love, my mind turned blank and could only think of one sentence, ‘WHAT THE FUCK?!’

“Who is that person?”

“… Will you promise me that you won’t do anything reckless?”

“Yeah, I promise.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

“Can you swear in the Saint-sama’s name?”

“OF COURSE!”

Even after I had make such an oath complete with placing my hand on my chest to show my solemnity, Wendy still hesitated for a while to speak the name. Then, after waiting patiently, she brought her lips to my ear and I finally heard the name.

“… It’s Elliot-sama.”

WHAT?! W-WAIT A FRICKING MINUTE! Elliot…? Was she referring to THAT Elliot? THE CROWN PRINCE HIMSELF?!

When I was about to say that name aloud, Wendy immediately covered my mouth with both her hands.

“Please don’t say anything to him. It’s okay, I’ll definitely forget about him.”

Yet, despite saying so, your expression was so anguished…. Perhaps, I also looked like this a few years ago when viscount Amber refused to let me get engaged to Muriel.

I looked closer and saw that there was a fine tremble on Wendy’s shoulders. It seemed, she herself was tormented with guilt for having feelings for another woman’s fiance. My eyes involuntarily softened. While, yes, I also didn’t want her to become such a person… she had already fell in love with him.

“… Since when did you realize that you fell in love with him?”

“Since last year Saint Festival. At that time, I ended up lost in the ‘Rose’s Maze’ when I visited the royal palace in my role as the saint. Then, by chance, I stumbled upon that personage standing beside the fountain. The sight of him rendered me speechless and I helplessly fell in love. That personage is truly a beautiful person, Big Brother.”

She then began to explain the event in more details than before. In her words, the conversation that followed after their meeting couldn’t even be called as conversation. Because she ended up staring non stop at Elliot.

“You may create a hole on my body if you keep staring at me like that, so please stop for now.”

In fact, according to her, he cautioned her instead of talking to her.

… Wait a minute. Who was that? He ain’t the Elliot I knew.

Alas, Wendy didn’t notice my stupefication as she continued to regale her tale. She said, when she snapped out of it because of his words and was about to apologize in a hurry, Elliot kindly told her, “Don’t worry. It’s not like I feel uncomfortable with your gaze. In fact, it’s the opposite. Your gaze feels so soothing to the point that I might lose myself. That’s why I stopped you.”

Complete with a bright and warm smile. And it was that smile that had been haunting her since.

… WAIT A FU*CKING MINUTE~! That ain’t Elliot. The usual Elliot was always grumbling and seemingly vexed about something whenever I’m around. Eh? Could it be that the reason for his foul mood was Frederick?

“He’s definitely His Highness Elliot since Katrina-sama came a while latter, looking for His Highness Elliot. At that time, she also invited me to their tea party. I have been told you that story before, right?”

Ah, come to think of it, she did mention that. Wendy did tell me that Elliot, Katrina, and her were having tea party after last year’s Saint Festival.

Wait, did that mean it happened right after Wendy got lost in the royal palace?

Oh, right. Elliot did seem to be really surprised when I thanked him for taking care of my little sister back then. So his expression back then was saying ‘That lady is your little sister?’, huh.

Anyway, although Wendy had explained in detail, I was still really confused. After all, the Elliot in my impression and the Elliot in my little sister’s mind was completely different. This was a really enigmatic problem indeed.

I mean, seriously, this was a problem!

“Sorry, Big Brother. But I’ll forget about him for sure. Don’t worry, I won’t cause any trouble for you, Big Brother,” Wendy said with a stiff expression.

… I see. I see. I guess it couldn’t be helped if she love him so much. Suppressing such feelings wasn’t healthy either…. That’s why….

“It’s okay to keep that feeling.”

“What are you talking about, Big Brother?! Even you know that there’s already a much better person for that personage by his side, right?!”

Wendy couldn’t hide her shock when I gave my approval. However, for me, Wendy’s feeling triumph everything.

“I know. But you’re having a hard time due to that, right? That’s why I think it’s much better for you to cherish that feeling. I won’t tell you otherwise. Beside, the reason why you never told anyone until now is definitely because you treasure that feeling, right? So, it’s fine to keep feeling those. Anyhow, I’m all ears if you need someone to hear about your feeling.”

Yes, there was no need to force her to forget about her own feelings for Elliot. I mean, there was a chance that keeping those feelings suppressed might have detrimental effect on her.

“Please talk to me if you can cherish that feeling until you graduate from the high school division.”

Wendy looked puzzled when she heard my words. Understanding her confusion, I continued, “At that time, if you’re prepared, I’ll ask our father if there’s a possibility to let you marry him as a concubine. I’ll also ask for those two’s permision to allow you to marry Elliot as his concubine.”

This kingdom did approve polygamy after all. Although I wanted to avoid the case where Wendy become social outcast, I hated to see her unable to be together with the person she love even more.

If she still likes Elliot after becoming an adult, then it would become an unavoidable situation after all. That’s why, even if the result of this plan wasn’t for the best, realistically, it was still her best chance to be together with him.

“Once you fall in love, the most important thing isn’t your feeling. It’s about what you want to do with that feeling, right?”

Wendy nodded her head and finally let out her tears. This time, it was not from sorrow, but from happiness.

“Can I still love him?” Wendy asked as she went to hug me.

“Yeah, I have no problem with that.” I soothed her as I stroked her head to comfort her. “But if you got dumped by then, you can finally let go of your feeling. And find a much better man. I’ll help you find a much better man than Elliot if that happens.”

“Yes… absolutely….”

I guess I had to be prepared to punch that guy one day in the future. In case he really dared to dump a girl as adorable as Wendy.