My Sister Picked up the Male Lead

I wondered how he lived as a child. I carefully tried to continue where I left off. But looking at him frowning, I had the sudden urge to say something funny. Shaking my head at that thought, I quickly began to speak again.

“If I were to say what you were like in the day… You were a child!”

“…A child?”

“Yes! You looked to be about 8 years old? Right after you woke up in the morning, you would run towards me… And stick to me all day. I, uh… help you wash your face and feed you. Ah, I helped you learn how to use a spoon?”4

“Really?”

“Uh, yes. Then in the afternoon, we have a class on common knowledge.”

“Common knowledge?”

“My older sister thought that you didn’t talk, because you didn’t know how to.”

Knox wrinkled his forehead.

Well it was quite dark in the room so I couldn’t see him wrinkling his forehead. But I could tell that he didn’t look very happy.

” “

“Uhm, because we talk about many other things. While I teach you basic words.”

“What kind of things?”

“Like fairy tales… Well, you liked fairy tales with dragons in it. Ah, right. You specifically said that you wanted to defeat a red dragon.”

The sight of your cheeks dyed red, as you talked excitedly about defeating a red dragon, was cute. Honestly, you were more of a handful than my sister.

“Then?” “Huh? Oh, we read fairy tales and sometimes my sister would sing. I can’t tell whether it’s because my sister was tone-deaf, but you would sing horribly.”

Maybe, I was being too honest. Because it was getting harder to breathe under Knox’s fierce gaze.

If I wasn’t wrong, his gaze has gotten fiercer since before I started talking.

“A-anyways, I’m right, right?”

“…”

I gave him a look that seemed to say ‘You don’t even remember, do you’.

“No, I don’t remember.”

He then quickly masked his fierce gaze and turned his head. What should I do if I was scared? I pretended to be unaware of his staring.

…I guess it was a good thing to keep the fact that he wore a bib, ate tomatoes with a kiddie fork and threw a tantrum while eating because he hated cucumbers a secret from him.

“I’m sure of it now… I don’t have any memory of the day.”

Knox said slowly, as he scanned my face.

“When I opened my eyes, it was night again. If this happens again, maybe whatever you said was the truth. But for now, nothing can be certain.”

In the novel, Knox always sought for rational reason in a cold calculative manner. Hence, he was sometimes criticised for being heartless for his indifference for sacrificing his allies.

Maybe that was why he could still keep his calm even after losing his memories. If I were him, I would’ve just been confused and at a loss for what to do.

“When you found me, what kind of state was I in? Was I seriously injured or in a state of shock?”

“Uhm, no. You weren’t seriously injured. But you did have a minor scratch…”

The fact that he was found by my sister without any serious injuries. It only served as a testament to how desperate the Grand Duke’s knights protected him from the Crown Prince’s raid. Even after he had turned into a child.

“Your scratch seemed to be caused by you wandering around in the forest. Also, your clothes were very dirty.”

Once I finished speaking, Knox lowered his gaze momentarily. Silence fell over us as he seemed to be pondering over what I just said.

“Do you know anything about how I became like this?”

“What? Uhm, well, I’m not sure. Other than magic…”

“Magic?”

…Shoot.

“…Magic! It looks to be something like magic. I said it might be something like magic. Isn’t magic the only possible reasoning in the world for your situation?”

I almost blurted it out unconsciously. Then, I laughed awkwardly. So, what if my smile was obviously fake and made me look like a fool. At least I didn’t say the word ‘ancient’ before it and for that I was grateful.

“Whatever I’m saying sounds like it was out of a fairy tale. Magic? I’ve never even seen anything like magic before.”

Even within magicians, ancient magic was a field only studied by the most experienced and high-ranking magicians.

Besides, magic itself was unfamiliar to common people. This was not a topic to discuss with an unknown girl living in the middle of a forest.

“Magic you say…”

He muttered under his breath with an expression that seemed to suggest that he was in deep thought. After a while, he raised his head and looked at me.

“If you’re going to talk about magic, can I ask something…”

“Shush.”

I threw my body to cover Knox’s mouth. Then, he quickly looked up at the door.

Knock knock knock.

“Amy, are you asleep?”

When I heard my sister’s voice out of the blue, I quickly covered Knox’s lips and cleared my throat.

“Uhm… Diana? You called?”

“As expected, you haven’t slept yet, have you?”

She was probably here because she heard us talking. The cheerful voice of my sister behind a door that could open at any time only added to the tension.

Stupid, why didn’t I lock the door?

My mouth turned dry in anticipation because I didn’t know when she would open the door.

“It’s almost midnight. You’re not bothering Knox and trying to keep him up, are you?”

“Diana, why would I do that? I was just…uhm… reading a book to Knox since he couldn’t fall asleep! Y-you know how early he sleeps lately.”

“Really?”

“Yup! You couldn’t sleep, right Knox?”

As I turned my head, my gaze met Knox’s and I immediately dodged.

“Hmm how nice. Don’t stay up too late and go to bed soon, you hear me?”

“Yes!”

Tud…Tud…Tud.

As her footsteps gradually faded away, my pounding heart slowly calmed down. Only then, did I raise my head. I was stunned realising that Knox was staring at me.

As I slowly removed my hands from Knox’s lips. I smiled awkwardly.

“Ha. Hahaha…”

“How should I react to this situation?”

I covered his mouth again. I tried to smile at Knox who was trying to grab my hands, but it didn’t look like he cared. Once I made sure that I could no longer hear my sister’s footsteps anymore, I removed my hands.

“As you can see, my sister doesn’t know anything. I am keeping it a secret from her.”

“Why?”

Since I just threw my body at him to cover his mouth, we were now too close.

“Because…”

Sweat was flowing down my back.

I was taking over my sister’s role. I cannot be sure that if he saw my sister, the flag would transfer to her. Besides, it’s not like I could tell him that ‘my sister was going to die someday because of you’.

“If my sister finds out about everything, she will kick you out. This is a house meant for only two women to live in and my sister loves me too much to let an unknown man live with me. So, she is willing to put you in danger.”

Licking my lips, I lied shamelessly.

“If you get caught…”

I licked my lower lip with my tongue and his eyes slowly followed the movement.1

“My sister is going to take you back into the forest and I cannot stop her. I-I don’t know about the Knox at night but it’ll be dangerous for the Knox in the day, right?”

“So, you want me to work with you?”

“Y-yes, something like that.”

Holding my breath, I said calmly.

“What do you think? You need a place to live and I don’t want to drive a child out of my place.”

“I am not a child.”

“I’m not talking about the current you. I’m talking about the Knox in the day.”

For now, Knox needs a safe place to call home and somewhere he can eat meals. In that case, staying at our house was the best option. He couldn’t survive by himself. He knew that going out into the forest in his child form would be dangerous.

Subtly, I gave Knox a proposition that he couldn’t refuse. He had no choice but to accept it because he couldn’t beat me. No, I think he already knows. He released my fingers that he was grabbing indifferently.

“…Certainly, it’s not an offer I can refuse.”

Just as he said that, I could feel him scanning my face.

“Knox?”

“…Knox.”

Knox copied my murmur with another murmur. The words that were uttered by this enchantingly beautiful person sounded like they were passages from the sacred bible. Soon after, he grabbed my hands.1

Even though his grip wasn’t very hard, I froze as if I had been hypnotised by him.

“Okay. I may not completely believe you but we can do that.”

“…”

“That’s okay, right?”

“Yes? Uh-wait what?”

Seeing me backing up in surprise, I saw the corners of his lips rising.

“So, we are sharing one room.”2

I found it hard to reply to his words.

…. What should I do? He managed to notice while I was talking to my sister? He must be a quick thinker seeing as he noticed despite my sister’s misunderstanding. Or is it weirder if he didn’t get it even after hearing our conversation?

He pointed out the fact that I didn’t want to face and run away from. After my eyes jittered around, I gave him a troubled gaze.

“Uh-uhm, actually, there’s a storage room over there that you can use and if you can use that…”

“What would I do if your sister comes?”

“…”

…He was right. He would be in trouble if I wasn’t there to take care of things when my sister suddenly shows up again, right? By the way, it was supposed to be this man that should be asking for my help but, somehow, he seemed unbothered by this embarrassing situation.

“Why are you so calm?”

“I don’t think I’m feeling calm though.”

“… Which part of you is not calm…”3

“Are you not going to sleep?”

“Yes? Huh?”

Startled, I stopped grumbling. Actually, I wasn’t really surprised but I still jumped back but Knox grabbed me so I couldn’t move any further. Knox, who had been staring at me, placed my hands back on top of the bed and lifted the sheets.

“The bed is small.”

“Even if you’re uncomfortable, y-you’ll have put up with it.”

“Sure.”

I mean, compared to the magnificent bed he must have had as the Grand Duke, this bed might be worse than straw in a stable to him. But Knox seemed to be lying down on the bed with no complaints.

This is strange. Wouldn’t his body remember what it was like?

I thought he would have grown up wearing nice clothes and eating good food but then I remembered Knox’s dark childhood and decided to keep my mouth shut.

“Stop sleeping. Are you that tired?”

Like yesterday, Knox was the first to fall asleep.

He’s falling asleep? Even though he was sleeping here?

With his back against me, I stared at him for a long time before lying down myself.

…Did I do well?

This was a worrying start for the nights ahead.

***

A few days passed by.

Time flew like a shot arrow and it has already been 10 days since the male lead started living together with us. I gradually got used to the boy’s presence and now, it seemed as natural as living with air.

Even when a small shadow trails behind me as I carry a basket full of laundry, I don’t get embarrassed.

If only I could get as close to the Knox at night as I am with the Knox in the day. Sadly until now it’s been the same.1

I still get cold sweat thinking about his gaze at night.

Strangely enough, the only reason why I was still scared of him was for his intimidating gaze.

People used to say that eyes were the window to one’s soul and I think they were right. Even in Korea, the eyes of criminals always seemed to by dazed or have lost their focus.3

Although, now, I can only remember bits and pieces of it.

That doesn’t mean Knox’s eyes were that of a criminal’s… It was more like the eyes of a beast that was full.1

Even if it was full, a lion is still a lion. When a full lion looks at a gazelle, wouldn’t the gazelle still get scared? A beast can be extremely brutal. He had eyes that cause me to be discouraged even when he didn’t really do anything.

Besides, watching Knox read a book, I naturally laid down flat in front of him. But doesn’t he look down on me too much?

“You’re going out? No. There’s a lot of monsters in the Night Forest.”

“…”

“…Sir.”

Having failed once again today to speak informally to him, I turned my head and groaned in frustration on the inside.

A little while ago, Knox suddenly said that he wanted to go into the Night Forest so in a panic, I was trying to stop him.

“You’re right, it would be hard without a weapon.”

“Wouldn’t it be hard even with weapons? Knox, you don’t have any memories. Hmm would you need memories to wield a sword… No, maybe your body remembers?”2

He tilted his head.

“A sword? You make it sound like I know how to wield a sword.”

“Huh? Ahahahaha.”

I made a mistake.

“I also wonder why I think that. I mean, maybe because your body is quite big, right?”

“Just because I have a big body doesn’t mean I can wield a sword. But… You have a point.”1

“Hahaha, right?”

Tilting my head as cutely as I could, I tried to cover up what I just said. To many things I wasn’t supposed to say keeps coming out unexpectedly out of my… f*cking mouth.

“I mean, I do have quite the toned muscles all over my body. So, maybe I did learn how to wield a sword… Was I a mercenary? Or maybe a knight?”

“Hey, uhm, shouldn’t you get dressed before talking?”

“You don’t have clothes that fit me here.”

“…You do have a point.”

…I didn’t know what to do with my eyes whenever I saw his naked body. Now that Knox was half naked, every time he talked, I had no place to look. Whenever he moves I see his muscles squeeze tightly as his upper body moves slightly. I wanted to say, ‘I can’t help but drool over your body.”1

It was different from seeing the muscles of celebrities in magazines. The feeling of his firm body is proof of the number of years he spent working out. I wonder if gladiators in those old movies had this kind of muscles too.

Plus, his scars that can be seen in some places, instead of being weird they were strangely sexy. Whenever he moves I get a peek sometimes, making me blush.6

I thanked God that he was wearing pants.

The pants he was currently wearing was the one he was wearing when my sister found him.

Only later did I realised that the clothes he was wearing when she found him had the ability to morph to fit his size. Moreover, it was able to keep clean even without washing it.4

Maybe he wearing something as expensive as he was a Grand Duke?

Thanks to him, I decided to borrow my old clothes in front of my sister and help him wear them at night. The problem is that the clothes I had worn before were too tattered for him to wear, so every night, I had to face the half-naked male lead.

“…I apologise to both of my eyes. I admit that it looks good but…”

“What?”

“…I haven’t even gotten married yet!”

I had never even held hands because I barely had a boyfriend but abs that I had never seen before were the ones of the male lead so It looked as if it came right out of a painting.

I was covering my mouth and almost crying. Knox looked at me strangely.

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“Then cover your eyes.”

“I’d hate that!”

I said it was uncomfortable, but I never said I hated it? When I’m really determined, I can become a determined woman.1

“…”