Chapter 17 (1/2)

INAKA LIFE 17: A Clumsy Person

TN: I changed Pastor to Priest and banquet to Ball***

Btw, I’m also posting here other translations I will do in the future. (since I dunno what other tags they belong unstil I read them)

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The resumed ball was livelier than ever.

The sound of music and laughter was leaking form the castle, making it noisy.

I was watching those happenings from the window of my room.

Daigorou rubbed himself on me. I placed my hand on my head, feeling amazed.

[Daigorou, I’m fine.]

As I was talking, I hugged Daigorou and he cried *Kuun* lightly.

[YUAN]

[Hey, see? Isn’t she better than him?]

[You there, the one with the red head. Name yourself.]

As I heard my brother’s voice call out, the room was already filled with guests and the hot air was acc.u.mulating.

The ball room that was soon opened was gorgeously decorated. The orchestra’s accompaniment, the dishes, decorations, everything’s out of this world. And above all else, Aniue’s motivation is sky-high.

Sitting next to me, Aniue who’s talking to the redhead looks normal. However, from my point of view, all I can see is him being forced to attend this party.

The cause is Aine-niisama.

When Aine-niisama said that he’d apologize to me, Aniue probably found it unacceptable.

Moreover, it was my inability to control myself that started all of this.

I sighed quietly to not earn my brother’s attention.

For sure, Aine-niisama must have been deeply hurt. That, too, is surely my fault. Instead of wasting my time in a useless event like this, I would like to go apologise to Aine-niisama.

Aniue laughed in a loud voice. When I unconciously turned to look…

(Your eyes are not laughing, Aniue…)

Even though his mouth is laughing, his eyes are cold. The redhead was probably in cloud nine for being talked to, she didn’t notice anything.

Aniue surely knows of this himself. Aniue has, towards Aine-niisama—

[AINE]

Until yesterday, Reichel-niisama came here to eat breakfast, but today is very quiet. I’m being foolish just because Nii-sama isn’t here.

He was probably trying to lighten up my mood when I was almost attacked my Yuan before. Yet, I made him mad.

[I’m really useless…]

But, I want to get along well with Yuan, too. We’ve finally become close with each other. Just because of that one mistake, I don’t want us to pretend to be strangers.

[Am I being selfish…?]

When I said so, Mike got on the table and licked my cheek. Round eyes are staring at me.

[Thank you, Mike.]

As I was stroking her head, she flipped over her body on top of the table and showed me her belly. As I was patting her stomach with *pon pon*, she closed her eyes looking blissful.

I was thinking I want to meet Yuan no matter what. Reichel-niisama’s angry face came into my mind, but I don’t think that I was wrong.

But when I briefly lived with Yuan, I had fun together with him and my heart felt at peace, it felt irreplaceable.

So I thought, as I placed the vegetables I picked this morning in the basket together with the cake and coffee powder and headed to the temple.

The last time I came here was probably two years ago. *Gii*, I opened the heavy door and went inside the temple.

Inside the temple was cool compared to the hot weather outside, its very refres.h.i.+ng.

[Oya, isn’t this Aine-sama. It has been a long time.]

[You really look like Liliana-sama.]

[That’s of course! It’s a secret from Gilliam-sama and Cherubim-sama, but Liliana-sama used to deliver flowers here and prayed.]

[Eeh, here?!]

The temple shouldn’t be a place where just anybody could enter aside from the royal family.

Seeing my surprised face, the Priest laughed until his eyes became small.

[Liliana-sama got lost on her way and arrived here, but I believed that G.o.d lead her here.]

[Because Liliana-sama looked like the reincarnation of a G.o.ddess. Her arriving at this place was inevitable.]

The Priest-sama was grinning happily while talking.

Liliana-sama was really loved by a lot of people. On the other hand, I’m only being hated…

Seeing my depressed look, Priest-sama put his hand on my shoulder and guided me to sit on a chair.

[I wanted to apologize to Yuan…]

[…Yes. In fact—]

I told him everything that happened so far. When before returning to the castle us brothers didn’t get along, when I was about to be attacked by Yuan, facing Reichel-niisama’s angry face.

I must’ve acc.u.mulated a lot of grievances inside and I just poured everything out while crying.

Priest-sama listened intently to everything without any prejudice. Occasionally, he pats my back and tells me “You’ve had it hard” while listening to me.

[Truth is, I just really want to get along well with my brothers.]

[I’m not kind at all, I’m just being selfish…]

[Necessary?]

[In the world where everybody is laughing and you’re the only one in pain, it’s a normal wish to have, Aine-sama.]

Priest-sama smiled at me.

Maybe I’ve always been aware of it. I cried my guts out and after a while, I got sleepy.

When Priest-sama saw me being like that, he chuckled.

[Just sleep as you are, Aine-sama. Let’s go together to see the Prince when you wake up—-]

I closed my eyelids and slept.

[YUAN]

My brother’s mood is bad.

Even though he looked like he was enjoying himself at the ball, this person is also wierd, I thought as I looked through the doc.u.ments.

Since then, I’ve been relieved of my punishment and started helping him on his job. According to my brother, after the ball has ended, Military duties shall follow.

Because I didn’t like the p.r.i.c.kling atmosphere, I used a suitable excuse and left the room.

Honestly speaking, I’d like to go to Aine-niisama’s house but at this rate, it’s much better to go to the temple, so I thought as I headed towards the temple.

[AINE]

[These are some delicious vegetables, Aine-sama]

[Edamame(beans), first time I heard of such vegetable.]

[Hohoho, that sounds delicious… And what is this black powder?

[Coffee…]

[I probably won’t be able to meet with Yuan so I would like to ask you to please give it to him.]

I was walking together with Priest-sama in the hallway.

When I woke up after the drama, Priest-sama brought me a warm towel. It’s to place over my swollen eyes after crying.

Also, acording to Priest-sama, it’s much better if the three of us siblings talk it out to resolve the problem, that’s why I’m now heading towards the office.

“What if the both of them rejects me?” I anxiously thought. Still, it’s not as if time will solve the problem by itself. If I don’t move, nothing will happen.

That’s what I thought while I was walking.

[Oi, oi. This isn’t a place a commoner can enter.]

In front of us stood 2 n.o.bles I’ve never met before, blocking our path.

[I’m—]

[Aren’t you the useless Second Son who left everything to his Little Brother and Older Brother, left the castle after getting interested in farming and was brought back, Aine Le Clover?]

I was surprised by what I was told. So they knew about me?