Chapter 12
Sio Owens is actually a distant relative of Sibel. However, Sibel has always been mean to Sio and harasses him every now and then since their childhood.
A word from Sibel would make Sio panic and fumble with his words.
『“Do you really think Lariensa Jellinus thinks you’re her friend?”
“Lariensa thinks that… that…”
“Why don’t you realize it yourself? That girl was just sympathetic to you.”
“That can’t be…”“You’re like a beggar that hopes and expects more when given alms”』
In the end, he succumbed into Sibel’s discouragements and was forced to aid him in capturing Lariensia’s heart – with deep sorrow and regret.
Sibel said to him that once Lariensa would graduate from the academy, she might meet another man and may never set her eyes upon him ever again, but if she came into his arms, he would be able to meet her anytime.
However, Sibel didn’t keep his word.Sio only became devastated when Lariensa finally fell into Sibel’s hand.
“I’m not telling you not to get along with him just because he can’t talk, but just in case.”
Sio knew how to speak, but most people would say he’s a mute. However, Lariensa seemed not to care about it.
“Don’t worry. I know that Marin doesn’t judge people just because of that, and also, I know for sure that you have a reason for saying that.”
Well… I’ve raised my daughter well, haven’t I?
Unable to hide my affection, I couldn’t control my strength and pinched Lariensa’s cheek hard. She grinned as if implicitly saying she doesn’t care even if her cheeks turn red.
Huh…? I was only pinching her cheek, but why did her ears also turn red?
“The bell would ring soon. Let’s go now.”
“Okay!”
We then hurriedly headed to our classroom.
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After introducing all those dangerous figures to Lariensa, I hummed with excitement after class.
“Why do you look so happy?”
“It’s the pride of a mother that raised her daughter well.”
“What kind of rubbish are you saying?”
Aren’t you being a little harsh, Emily? But I’m in a good mood right now, so I’ll just let it pass this time.
If Sio became a yes-man to Lariensa, Lariensa also now became a yes-girl to me.
I felt a sense of fulfillment and happiness, knowing that Lariensa likes me so much that she would listen to every word that I would say.
I feel like there is someone in this world who really loves me so much.
Well, even though this affection was originally for the novel’s original Marilyn Launer, I had never thought of owning the torch in Lariensa’s heart as my own warmth.
“Marilyn really sees Lariensa like she is her own daughter or little sister.”
I nodded my head enthusiastically at Natalie’s words.
“Of course! I care so much about Lara.”
Lariensa was now asleep on her desk because I had dragged her around so much. It was now the time to wake our cute little puppy up.
“I think that’s what Lariensa thinks of you, too.”
Violet spoke while sorting her books, so I replied to her in return.
“Right? Lara seems to trust and rely on me like an older sister does, doesn’t she?”
“No, I mean like a younger sister.”
“…Huh?”I only understood Violet’s words half a beat late and snorted.
“What?! No way! If we’re sisters, I’m obviously the older one.”
But the faces of my friends seemed to disagree at all. I shook Lariensa, trying to restore my pride that was hurt.
“Lara! Lara!”“Umm… Marin?”
I woke Lariensa up by force, who hadn’t yet escaped from her sleep, and asked her seriously while holding her shoulders.
“If you and I were sisters, who do you think would be the older one and the younger one?”
“Of course…”
Because this was a critical moment for me, everything went to a slooooow-mooootttiooooon!
“…Marin would be my cute little sister.”
Thud!
As soon as Lariensa answered, the world restored to its original time zone.
“Pft!”
“Hah, she said Marin would be the younger one!”
“I knew she would say that.”
I couldn’t even hear my friends laughing at me. In any case, it was a matter of time and effort to punish them later anyway.
“…Then who would be the older sister?”
“Me?”
“Why were the roles decided like that?”
I couldn’t get angry at her because she had this innocent face that showed no malice.
“It’s because my Marin is this cute and clumsy.”“……”
“I’ll properly take care of you.”What?!“KUHAHAHA! She said Marin is cute!”
“HAHAHA, I admit that she’s clumsy.”
“I got goosebumps. Goosebumps!”Shut up, Emily.
Shut up, Natalie.Shut up, Violet.
I’ll make sure to punish you guys later…
“B-but, I also took care of you too…”
Memories of how much I cared for Lariensa have passed through my head.
But after five seconds of reminiscing those short memories, memories of Lara taking care of me came to mind for 15 seconds.
Forgetting my books for school, not noticing my crumpled uniform, my messy and curly hair – All those trivial moments of my vulnerability and shortcomings… Lara would always be there to take care of those things for me. All those little things…
Lariensa looked at me with a listless face and said something that made my knees weak…
“If you don’t like being the younger sister, then you can be the older one. I’m sure there are cute and clumsy older sisters somewhere.”
She opened her mouth and said something so sacrilegious I could not even…
I think we should add a public service announcement about Tactfulness.
What you utter as just mere facts to you may be a matter of life or death for the others.
– Fact Violence Prevention Group –
“…I’m done, let’s just not be sisters.”“Whaa? Why? I don’t mind being the younger one!”
I was hurt and walked out of the classroom with my school uniform jacket, sulking.
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Ahhh, the joyful Thursday came and went in the blink of an eye.
“Sigh…”
“……”
“Haa…”“……”
“Uuaahhh…”
“……”
“Ughhh…”“……”
I never meant to give Lariensa a hint.
However, today is Friday!
Sibel is now back in the classroom, and moreover… Professor Bentley has a class with us today.
Thinking about the hardships I have to go through this day, I’m already losing my sanity.
I have been sighing ever since morning. I felt sorry for Lariensa, but I couldn’t help it.
“Marin, you looked happy until last night. Did you have another bad dream?”
“Even if it’s a nightmare, you do not have to worry about it. I slept with the dream-thieving doll you gave me last night, that’s why I’m alright.”
The dream-thieving doll was small enough to carry around like a cell phone strap, so Lariensa made five dolls a day. No matter how small it was, she made it so fast. Lara’s passion was that great.
“I’ll make the other five quickly and give it to you.”
“If you make it, I’ll hug it every day until I sleep.”“You can’t hug it harder than how you hug me, okay?”
Yes. Destroy the genre.“Marin, if you’re in a bad mood, why don’t you dress up pretty today?”
“Would that make a pumpkin into a watermelon?”
“What’s a watermelon?”Oh right, there’s no such thing as a watermelon in this world.“It’s a striped fruit in another country.”“Wow－ Marin really knows everything.”
I’m embarrassed to hear that from a good student!
Just by talking, Violet would seem to be the best student among us, but her grades are far below what you expected, and Lariensa was actually the best among us.
Lariensa has been interested in other countries’ cultures, so she’s reading a lot of books, and in doing so she has already indirectly traveled to those places through those books, that’s why I’m pretty sure she knows a lot of things…
“Lara, do you know that the sun rises from the west?”“Uwah, so it rises from the west.”“…Do you really think so?”When I asked back sharply, Lara scratched her head awkwardly.
“I know for a fact that it rises from the east…”
Wow, what a great pretender…
I thought Lariensa was just a cinnamon bun, too cute too pure… but lately, I have started to realize that she might have just been buttering me up by just agreeing to what I say.
As I was visibly drooping, Lariensa got flustered and tried to soothe me.
“Ma… Marin! If you insist on saying so, the sun may rise from the west tomorrow! I-I’ll try to make it rise from the west somehow!”
“It’s okay…”
When I felt down again, Lariensa came behind me and hugged me tightly.
“We have some time left, so why don’t I fix your hair for you? It’ll surely make you feel better.”
Lariensa had the main character buff, so even her dexterity was excellent. I thought that agreeing to it was better than to make Lara sad by exuding a negative attitude.
“Okay, make me beautiful.”“Yes, ma’am. I’ll make you the most beautiful in the palace.”
When I acted arrogantly like some kind of lady in the novel Natalie was reading, Lariensa followed suit and acted like the hairdresser of the lady.
“Let’s pay more attention to our ribbon knot today.”Lariensa and I uniquely tied ribbon knots like a couple, prepared our things, and left the room.
In the hallway of the dormitory building, students were coming out of their rooms one by one.
“Marilyn, Lariensa!”
From afar, I could see Violet and Emily coming out of their rooms. Natalie was also approaching us after finding us in the hallway. However, those guys suddenly came to a halt after seeing my hair.
“What’s with the get-up? Was there supposed to be a fancy occasion of some sort?”
Lariensa wasn’t aware of what she had done to me. Even now, my hair has all these kinds of pins and headbands, which are so well done that it stands out.
“Hey~ everybody, hello? Do you know who I am?”
One by one, feelings of confusion, disillusionment, and bewilderment rose in the faces of my friends. But I wasn’t alone!
“It’s Marin! It’s Marin!”
Lara? How did you know that song…?[1]
Oh, I noticed that you were just being nice to me, but I guess it’s alright.
“Today, I am the brightest star in the dormitory. How is it, am I beautiful?”
“Yeah!”
“Okay! I… Hey! Are you really leaving us here alone?!”
I saw my friends who abandoned us and became distant as if we had never known each other.
I ended up getting rid of those accessories because it came undone when I was running.
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While moving around the building, I punished my friends who really left us there. Emily was so strong that I was overpowered, but I succeeded in punishing Violet and Natalie.
“Guys, isn’t that my brother over there?”
At Lariensa’s words, I quit fighting (giving unilateral retribution to) my friends and turned my head.
“It’s really Brother Lycan.”“Kya, that senior is always handsome whenever I see him.”“But what is he doing? The boys in our class are lying on their stomachs.”The five of us looked at each other with a curious look on our faces. I’ve got a rough idea, but I don’t think the rest of my friends had any idea.
I can’t believe even Lara, that serious airhead, doesn’t know much about her brother…
“I’m curious, so I’ll go and ask!”
As expected, our Lara was an idiot. As she ran, we also chased after her.
“Brother.”
It seemed that Lycan was beating up some of our male classmates outside near the dormitory. He had this look on his face like he had just seen a ghastly apparition when he noticed Lariensa and the rest of us girls approaching him.
“Lariensa… oh, and her other friends.”
Huh… the moment you took notice upon us, you could not immediately fix your furious expression.
“…and also Marilyn.”
Still, it was endearing of him to call Lariensa and I by our names while labeling our friends as just “others”. It’s not like I feel special or anything though.
“Why do they look like they just weathered through a storm?”
“Pay them no heed. These guys… they’re guilty enough for me to cut their tongues short.”
“Would you mind telling me what this is all about?”“They’re not worth your attention.”
“But, brother…”
“You’re gonna be late for class. Why don’t I take you there?”Aren’t you being too harsh on these guys who are the same age as your sister? One of them was already on the verge of urinating.
“Well… it’s obvious, isn’t it?”
Instead of Lycan, I was the one who echoed an answer.
“You probably heard them talking about her like ‘Isn’t Lariensa pretty? I want to go out with her. Shall we seduce her?’”
“……”
“Right?”
Lycan touched his forehead with a sigh.
“You’re her friend, but you’re not very considerate. Unlike you, my sister is mentally fragile.”
“That’s what you want to think.”
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“You don’t think about the mental shock that Lariensa will get?”
There was no need for me to refute that remark.
“I’m more popular than I thought. That’s amazing!”
Lariensa’s comment was already enough of an answer for him.
Lycan also coughed in vain, as if embarrassed.
[1] This is the song that Marilyn meant: [SNS] SNL 코리아 7 이하늬편
