I'm Worried that My Brother is Too Gentle

Surprised, Irene looked at him, with her hands on her forehead, and then he smiled kindly and replied, ‘It’s a reward.’.

“And for another reward, I’d like to know if there’s anything you want to write quickly. Do you have any writings that you want to know?”

“There is!”

Irene answered enthusiastically. There was a word she wanted to know so badly.

“Full-time job!”

It’s not just full-time job, There were so many letters to know, such as ‘A’, ‘E’, ‘a contract for a long time’, ‘basic salary’, ‘pay’, ‘vacation’ …

“Hmm?”

When Benjamin made a vague expression, only then did Irene realized her mistake.

‘… I should’ve asked him about the basic salary first!’

Three days later, a temporary worker from the Webber family became a regular worker.

No one knew the reason for it.

***

There’s a saying.

If you know your enemy and know yourself, you will not be in danger even if you fight a hundred times.

Of course, to Irene, the ‘enemy’ was Prince Elvin.

‘We need to gather information on Elvin Manuel.’

It was a great operation. Except that Irene, who had to carry out the operation, was an eight-year-old kid.

Since I’m not an adult, I can’t use the ‘prolonged information’ that I read in the original book.

It’s a pity.

I even know the secret words that are used to contact the information guild.

But Irene didn’t give up. Fortunately, there was a media outlet called Newspaper in this world, and she intended to use that for now.

So, this is what Irene’s morning routine is like.

“Good morning, Miss Irene.”

E/N: can also be called ‘young lady’.

“Hi, Beth.”

8 A.M. Wake up.

I get out of bed and stretch, to stimulate the growth plate so that it can grow even a little bit bigger.

For your information, Irene was shorter than her peers. Unfortunately.

“It’s warm milk.”

The thoughtful maid always prepared milk as if she knew Irene’s troubles, which she had never told anyone.

Warm in winter and cool in summer.

I stand up in the bed, and drink a glass of milk in one shot. And then, do a full-length gymnastics to stimulate the growth plate again.

Grow up, legs.

“Today’s newspaper was put on your desk, Miss.”

“Thank you.”

After finishing gymnastics, Irene sat down on her desk with a milk beard leftover on her face.

With a pretty grim look, she started to read every newspaper that was published today.

“Well, the price of vegetables has skyrocketed…”

Of course, it was nice to know the story of the world, but there was only one thing she wanted to know about.

[The Crown Prince proclaimed, concerns about prematureness.]

Here it is.

An article on Elvin Manuel.

‘It’s a repulsion article about the emperor’s appointment of the little prince as the crown prince.’

Perhaps it was an article that the aristocrats paid the newspaper to write.

The Emperor and Empress have long had only Prince Elvin Manuel as their child.

In this regard, people have been gossiping for a long, whether it was planned or whether a child is not conceived. They are humans who have nothing to do.

What’s wrong with having one child?

Anyway, at the moment everyone was curious, a scoop broke out in the newspaper.

[Circumstances of the smuggling of peony into the palace.]

I didn’t know, but the peony tea is said to help with pregnancy. Then people began to gossip with excitement, saying, ‘Is this a pregnancy?’

They’re really crazy.

In the first place, they didn’t seem to think that the Empress might just be a peony tea maniac.

Of course, the festive atmosphere was for the aristocrats who covet power. They secretly brought their daughter to the still young emperor. With the hope that when a new prince is born, he will be able to stare at the crown prince’s seat.

The emperor, tired of the aristocracy’s behavior, said ‘Elvin is the Crown Prince, everyone should just accept the facts.’ Using that momentum, he decided to rebuke the Crown Prince gossips.

An anecdote was also put on the front page of the newspaper that replied to the opposing aristocrats, ‘I’m going to make my son the Crown Prince, so why does it matter to you all?’

That’s how Elvin became the Crown Prince.

It hasn’t been long after this event happened, so you can still see the backlash articles like this everyday.

“Scissors… Where are the scissors…”

Irene, who was humming, took a small pair of scissors from her drawer and began to carefully raise the newspaper.

Evil, Evil, Evil.

After cutting out the article about Elvin, I took out the scrapbook that I had put in my bookcase. I pasted the cut article on a blank page and pressed them meticulously for them to stick on the page. I also did not forget to record the date and newspaper with blue pencils. This collection of scrapbooks had already reached five volumes.

“It’s good!”

Irene, who nodded satisfactorily, looked up at the newspaper again.

[Knock Knock Knock Knock]

At that time, a knocking sound with a certain beat was heard, and Irene sprang up from her seat.

This was the secret code of Irene and her Older Brother Benjamin, to let her know that he came to see her without even opening the door.

“Brother!”

Irene opened the door wide. He was now her best friend, and also her friendly guardian.

“Irene.”

Even though it was early in the morning, Benjamin looked neat. The silvery hair that came to his shoulders dangled gracefully. I don’t know if all twelve-year-olds are like this, but his skin was also smooth.

Some maids said that the glasses worn by Benjamin conceal his appearance, but Irene did not think so.

Benjamin, who does not wear glasses, is also cool, but Benjamin, who wears glasses, is cooler.

Especially when he reads a book to Irene, it was good to fiddle with the side of his glasses from time to time.

The only complaint these days is that Benjamin’s height is growing frighteningly. Thanks to that, his handsome face became increasingly distant, and now I can’t reach that white cheek even if I stretch my arms. It’s such a waste.

“Oh, my God, the milk you had in the morning is still on your face.”

“Huh? My face?”

As Irene touched her face, Benjamin knelt down in front of her and smiled.

“Here.”

He took out his handkerchief and wiped Irene’s mouth carefully.

Carefully, very affectionately.

Irene liked that someone treated her like a treasure, so she accepted all the kindness given to her.

“Well, there you go.”

“It’s clean, isn’t it?”

“Irene is always clean and also very cute.”

Ugh…

How can he say such things so casually? He’s only 12 years old.

Of course, it was not a bad thing to hear.

If there is pure goodwill beyond the words of praise, I will always be happy.

But to the extent that it was much more than she expected, Irene often felt ashamed.

“Did you sleep well? Wasn’t it cold overnight?”

The two naturally held their hands and moved to the fireplace inside the room.

A small fire ate the dry wood and made a crackling sound.

“It wasn’t cold. The blanket was thicker.”

Besides, the soft texture was so good that I fell deeply asleep.

“That’s a relief.”

Benjamin’s gaze, which stroked Irene’s head, stopped at one point.

For a moment his friendly expression hardened, and Irene quickly looked at him and followed his gaze. What he was looking at, was Irene’s desk.

“Brother?”

“Huh?”

“What’s wrong?”

“No, I thought you were reading the newspaper earnestly today…”

He blurted the end of his words vaguely. No way. Was there anything in today’s paper that would be difficult for a child to read?

“Yes, I read the newspaper.”

“Was there any interesting articles?”

“Yes!”

Irene stood on a carpet near the fireplace and pulled the end of Benjamin’s sleeve. The two faced each other sitting on the soft carpet.

“I saw an article about the crown prince’s proclamation.”

“…Ah.”

Benjamin smiled slightly.

Irene knew that his expression didn’t look good. Perhaps he didn’t want to let Irene see the various “adult circumstances” beyond the article.

But Irene has already tasted the bitterness of the society firmly in Hell Joseon*.

*The term is used to criticize the socioeconomic situation in South Korea. Particularly popular among younger Koreans, due to their feelings about unemployment and working conditions

That means she is well aware that it is not just dreams, hopes and justice that can change the world.

Irene smiled even more brightly so that Benjamin wouldn’t be worried.

“I cut it with scissors and paste it in scrapbook.”

“That means it was an impressive article.”

“Yes.”

“Irene…”

Benjamin had a worried look on his face, then swept down her long hair.

Surprisingly, the hair of the two people resembled, the silver color and the soft texture.
They looked like a brother and sister. A very beautiful brother and sister.

“Why, brother?”

“All the articles of the Crown Prince are full of excitement.”

“Well, that’s not true.” Irene protested quickly.

“I saw an article about vegetable prices.”

“But I bet you didn’t put that in scrapbook.”

Flinch.

That’s right. The price of vegetables this time has nothing to do with Elvin Manuel.

What if I find out that Irene has a crush on the Crown Prince? Irene has read the article about him carefully and kept it in scrapbook with great care. (Benjamin)

No matter who sees her, they would think she looked like someone who is ready to stab him from back. (Irene)

A smoke screen operation was needed. (Irene)

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E/N: Smokescreen operation: An action or statement used to conceal actual plans or intentions.

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Hahaha, Here we go.. The misunderstanding begins…..

Irene… no one thinks you’re going to betray him lol, looking at your 5 volumes scrapbook.