Chapter 5 (1/2)

Hari’s POV

Isn’t This The First Time in this

Timeline?

“Father. Mother. I have something to say.”

Shortly after returning to the mansion, Eugene went into the room with the Ernst

couple. I don’t know what he’s trying to say, but I was sure it’s pretty serious.

‘Sorry.’

I remembered a low whisper that tickled my ears while I was on Eugene’s back. I suddenly lost my words to the sudden

apology, but he seemed to think I was asleep.

After that, Eugene said the same words again and again. In the meantime, while he was doing that, I was still listening to the whisper in my ear, as I said nothing.

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“Well, this is Eugene’s favorite strawberry cake.”

Eugene seemed to have been talking to Ernst for a very long time that day, and

they didn’t leave the room until we all fell asleep.

And, after some time, the atmosphere inside Ernst was slightly changed.

“This is the walnut pie that Cabel likes.”

“Yes!”

Once we all sat around, we had time to

spend together with each other.

“Erich likes chocolate cake with cherries, right?”

“Waah!”

Mrs. Ernst placed a plate in front of Erich, and this time he looked back at her and smiled.

“Hari looked like she like a cheesecake last time.”

It wasn’t a lie. Because! The cake is sacred by itself! I started eating the cake on the plate with my three brothers.

Wush.

I don’t know what the breeze is, but we’re having time for refreshments together. I think the Ernst people originally enjoyed

spending time with each other.

“Mom, I want to eat that strawberries.”

“Only one?”

“Yeah!”

Mrs. Ernst fed Erich the strawberries on the cake.

“Would you like a strawberry too?”

Ernst placed a strawberry on my plate

as well. As I glanced at him, Erich was quietly eating the cake instead of staring at me.

Erich, as the time he spent with Mrs. Ernst increased, then he decrease the amount of ‘poison’ he send to me these days.

Well. If it’s such a useful effect, it might be worth taking this time, too.

I just decided to cancel my thoughts. My mind soon ended, it’s time for me focusing on this damn tea party!

“Madam, Sir Madison came.”

At the end of the refreshment time, Butler Hubert visit us.

“I must go.”

“I’ll be there,” said Mr. Ernst.

They went to see the doctor who has been examining Mrs. Ernst for a while. Another change in this life was this.

The Ernst couple recently explained that Mrs. Ernst’s body was weak and being healed, but for some reason I was a bit suspicious, but I didn’t express my feelings because I didn’t think there was any reason to hide it if they wanted to hide it.

The story would have been different if the Ernst couple’s death, scheduled for half a year, was related to their illness, but it was

certainly an unexpected accident.

Thinking over there, I was a bit subdued. The effect of their death on this Ernst family was enormous. Can I stop them from dying this time?

“Hari.”

I raised my head to Mrs. Ernst’s approach. Then she sat down with her knees in line with my eye level and gave me something.

“That candy no longer will be given to you,

but here it is still a gift.”

It was egg candy with shiny sugar powder.

That candy, was it the yellow candy I lost to Eugene last time?

I stared at Eugene who’s sitting at the head of table as he just sat there and

watched us.

“Thank you.”

“Be in good term with other children from now on okay?”

I squeaked my nose as I was a little embarrassed by the gentle touch of my head. Mrs Ernst is the only one who ever touch me like that.

Rather, after giving candy to other brothers, she left with her husband. I immediately smashed the candy and ate it. I have to eat it before someone takes it.

“Erich. Lend me your toy.”

“No. You can play with yours, brother.”

“I’m tired of mine! And I lost half of what I did last time.”

Uhuk!

Damn! But at that very moment, I didn’t even chew on the candy, but I froze and stuck.

“What happened, Miss Hari?”

Butler Hubert, who stood like a shadow next to me, looked at me and asked. Only then, the three brothers seemed to notice my strangeness.

Soon, Eugene started to stand up and started to come to me.

Huft. Uhuk. Huek. I had something like a rock in my mouth as I was just sitting there.

“Spit out.”

Eugene reached out to me to see what id wrong. No, spit what I ate in your hand right now? That, that’s a little.

“Spit it out quickly.”

But Eugene was only once again asking.

Well if you want me to do that. I rolled what was in my mouth to make it as clean as possible, then spit it out in his hands in front of me.

Eugene’s soon confirmed what was in his hand as his forehead frowned.

“It’s the baby tooth,” said Butler Hubert, reworking his eyeglasses.

“Would you like to open your mouth for a moment?”

I opened my mouth with a feeling of embarrassment, and I finally showed it to Hubert and Eugene.

“Hehe hehe! She has a hole in her teeth!”

I forgot my age. At the age of seven, it was time to miss out a teeth.

After chewing on a candy and experiencing this shocking thing, I inevitably led to a life missing my teeth. Cabel teased me everytime he saw me and made my tendon stand on my forehead.

“Cabel. You have had that time,too.”

Surprisingly, it was Eugene who took my side, but Cabel was stunned at me, even with Eugene’s current dismissal.

“No, no? I don’t remember that?”

I really want to beat you.

“You know what? You look so stupid now,” said Erich, laughing at me with missing teeth.

Ugh. This is humiliation! Why is my front teeth missing now! The impact of losing my front teeth at the age of 27 was very great.

I was disappointed and stayed depressed for a while, but after about a full month I was able to gain confidence again.

“I have one hole, but you two?”

Because Erich’s front teeth were missing.

He stayed on his mind for a while, as if he had been in a very deep despair, but Erich was a little annoyed because he was struggling and rambling.

After that, Eugene told him that getting a teeth missing means that you are becoming more and more adults. Then, he’s getting better.

Unbelievably, peaceful days have passed for a while. Of course, the truth is, sometimes I have flipped over my mind wondering about time, but it still surprises me.

It was one calm day. “Would you like to invite the Vastia this hunting season?”

Then one evening, Mr. Ernst made a sound that could spark my eyes. What? Vastia is my future husband!

“A letter I received a long time ago is saying that they’re looking forward to hunting a silver fox in Ernst.”

“But if you are unwilling, I will refuse the

visit again.”

“No. It’s been a while since Ernst has a guest for quite some time.”

Duke Ernst stared at Mrs. Ernst as if it was okay, but she only seemed to smile.

“Don’t worry too much. I’ll help greet guests.”

“Thank you, Eugene.”

I think the conversation is going to hunt for a silver fox before this winter.

There was no other reason, but they’re going to invite them directly to the mansion during this hunting season.

Somehow, things that were different from my memory continued to occur in Ernst. Is this good or bad?

“I don’t know if the children of Vastia might come along. They might be friends with you.”

“Okay.”

“I think Vastia’s eldest son was the same age as Cabel.”

But I decided to simply think that the change’s good. The child is my future husband. I’m curious about that!

‘I’m Johannes Vastia. It’s an honor to meet you, Miss Hari Ernst.’

The first time I saw him was after my marriage was half decided.

Why do I say ‘half-way’ is because, surprisingly, Eugene gave me the final decision on this marriage, so I decided to make an appointment for the first time.

Johannes Vastia was a well-groomed man with dark blue eyes with a deep feeling.

‘It is my first time to greet you in person like this.’

‘Have we met somewhere before?’

‘Miss Ernst probably didn’t know me,

because I’ve only been out at a distance,’ he said.

Johannes Vastia smiles. He was a man who never forgets the consideration and respect for the other person throughout the conversation.

I met him twice and decided to proceed with this marriage.

In fact, I didn’t have a lover or any other fantasy in marriage, so I was just thinking that it would be okay to marry Vastia if he was a decent man, but in fact, he was a good, no, a very good groom.

But, the first thing is, why was the man still unmarried?

I smirked my head on the question for the ‘second time’, and I had to sleep over at the thought of ‘What did Eugene do?’ To that extent, my spare groom was amazing.

As much as I had to look at the wedding dress every day! By the way, I am now 27 years old, not 6. Ugh! What the hell is

this!

“Mr. Butler!”

While holding onto the wall and grieving, I saw butler Hubert in front of me, and I ran to him.

“Hari ate cucumbers today! I also ate two unsavory broccoli!”

I said so and put out my head blatantly.

“Well done.”

“Hehe.”

I felt a touch sitting on my head and I

laughed. Honestly, at this age, It’s embarrassing, but it doesn’t

matter! I am only 7 years old now!

And the last time I felt when the butler uncle, Mr. Hubert, stroked my head, it was better than I thought to be praised by an adult like this.

For this reason, I was a little hesitant.

They still treat me with a good care, but now I was a child of 7 years old, so it was difficult to behave like a child who knew nothing.

It had nothing to do with the sense of incongruity I felt the other day, but maybe the fact that I came into this house and shared the affection of the Ernst couple was not an irreversible childhood scar for my three brothers.

I was wondering why.

At that time, I also didn’t know because I was young, but as I saw it with the eyes of a 27-year-old, they were young enough to not have a care from their parents.

Of course, right after I thought, I felt very strange. The three brothers were always the ones who boasted an overwhelming presence like any other adult to me…

Brother Erich, who was seen through the eyes of an adult, was just an insane little kid seeking the affection of his parents.

So, after realizing it, no matter how much they spoke mean things to me, even if

they stepped on or stepped over me, they were just annoyed for a moment, and they didn’t even think that they were seriously angry or taking revenge.

Instead, I was a little disorganized in a different way. Obviously, I was only obsessed with the thought of wanting to take revenge on the three of them.

But it was until the situation was unclear

whether it was a dream or a reality. Seeing Erich who being stubbornly like a child want to sit next to Ernest’s wife.

And when I saw a Cabel that seemed to give up too easily in one word of my words, I was like a tyrant.

Also, when Eugene, who left me and disappeared, came back with his messy face and reached out to me.

It was as if a piece of scales that had been covered in my eyes had been taken apart.

Honestly I’m Ernst since I was taken from that back alley.

The couples were saving me by reaching their hands on me, but that could not mean the same thing to the three brothers.

The Ernsts were not my parents, but my brother’s parents, and in that sense, I was about stealing their share of affection for

about a year.

That’s also when they need the most adult care.

I haven’t lived without knowing that for the past 20 years, but when I came back to my 7-year-old body and witnessed the work of this time with both eyes, the realization really struck me.

Of course, that is why the brothers were

so mean to me.

I didn’t forget what they had done, and I still wanted to beat them one by one, but now I can’t figure out who to express my feelings to.

So I prayed again when I had another chance. I want to go back! Into the original time I was living! To the world of 20 years after the damn guys I know of!

So after this outing I know there was a lot of time for me to drenched in this empty feeling.

The three brothers have since greatly reduced the amount of wickedness that touches me, as the changing in ernst since that day, and the mansion calmed down at first glance.

“Trash, You’re really have to play with me today! Quickly!”

Of course, Cabel still bothered to play with me. I said something annoying toward him.

“Why do I have to play with someone who calls me with such a bad nickname?”

“Well. You sounded like that right? Even if that were the case, didn’t you like it?”

“You call me trash. When someone throws trash in, it just stays in the trash can until someone gets rid of it right? So I can’t play with you, brother.”

“Ah. Because, even if I just stand still, I have done all of my work as garbage.”

“Ugh!”

“So I have to sleep a little bit like a trash now. My brother can playing with other people, not a trash.”

When he heard my words, the simple Cabel shook his eyes as if he had gained enormous enlightenment. I lay down on the sofa, leaving the second behind.

“Oh, okay! I’m not going to say you’re trash now! It’s not you! It’s okay?”

“Yes, no.”

I refused refreshingly and turned back. The second brother screamed and yelled, but it wasn’t my fault.

I couldn’t sleep well because of my thoughts last night, and now my eyelids continued to fall.

The firewood in the fireplace was burning with sparks. I slowly blinked my eyes to see someone sitting in front of me.

I still couldn’t find out who the person in front of me was, because I was still

asleep, but I soon realized who it was.

“Brother Eugene, when did you come?”

Of course, if you are the Eugene I know, you will take my hand again as always.

He just looked at the it and didn’t catch it first, but I couldn’t shake my hand that reached out to him. Since when Eugene is in here.

The Eugene I know, when I reached out, he take it as he silently looked at it with still eyes as if he had hidden something that I didn’t even know.

“When I came, you didn’t wake up.”

“No…”

I mumbled again in a hazy voice, awakened from sleep. However, the following voice was not the low-pitched voice I know. I raised my head, Frowned and rubbed my eyes.

And looking back, I saw that young Eugene was staring at me with embarrassed eyes. At the moment, my mind awoke.

Oh, what. That’s 12-year-old Eugene? I thought it was Eugene in the future for a moment because I’m still half asleep.

I was reaching out pretending to be friendly to him without knowing it.

“Why? Why are you here?”

“My mother has asked me to see what you’re doing, but look like you’re asleep.”

So, do you put firewood in the furnace to keep me from cold? What are you doing?

“If you woke up, come down. It’s dinner time soon.”

Then, does this person have a different attitude toward me after the outing?

Now he don’t even say that he can’t admit me every time he see me, or word like I can’t accept things like you, and, of course, that didn’t mean that I wasn’t just trying to read him, but he wasn’t even open to reading.

I didn’t know, but it seemed clear that what happened on that day wasn’t too small for Eugene.

It looks like the Eugene I know and Eugene in front of me is a little similar now.

“Let’s go together.”

I woke up on the sofa and followed Eugene, who was leading the way first.

If it were 20 years later, I would have pretended to be close and smiled and grabbed that hand first. Hmm. But now, for some reason, I’m a bit curious.

I glanced up at Eugene’s face as he was walking slowly, struggling his step because ofme. Should I just pretend to be crazy and grab his hand?

Hup!

Immediately after that thought, I moved with action and grabbed Eugene’s hand.

Startle! Then Eugene stopped walking.

“Why?”

I pretended to know nothing and looked innocently into his eye. Are you going to shake me off Eugene? Are you going to?

Will you going to shake off me who’s holdingyour hand right now? Eugene’s chin shook once.

His expression is ‘Why is she being like this?’ or It was like saying, ‘What’s this really?’ It seemed to be like that.

Of course it may not be both, but anyway, it seemed certain that he was very embarrassed by my actions now.

Still, it didn’tfeel like he was going to shake my hand right now, so I stand still.

“I’m hungry. Are we not going to eat?”

And when I grabbed his hand first, Eugene flinched again and started walking along with me.

Then I walked in front of Eugene’s who’s like he’s being half-dragged. A funny figure was formed in Ernst which is Eugene held my hand and dragged by me.

I noticed that the maids passing through the hallway looked at us and laughed and

smiled. Behind my back, Eugene seemed to feel something subtle.

Originally, when I first take Eugene’s hand this way, it was when he was 16.

“Oh, they hold hands like that. It’s nice to see you coming in together.”

“Now I see that Eugene and Hari are in good term.”

Hohoho. I like you. Stupid uncle. There can be no such thing.

While the Ernst couple turned their heads toward Eugene and me, the brothers stealed the snacks on the table and expressed a questioning expression, ‘Why are they holding hands?’

On the other hand, Erich was raising his eyes again. ‘Even though she just pretended to be close to my brother, I didn’t like it.’

The third complaint was quickly expressed to me. After dinner time, while scattered into our rooms, someone stepped on me as I went up the stairs.

I fell on the stairs and fell over my legs at the corner of the stairs. Oh, bloody hell! Really!

lErich! What do you do when you step

on the stairs?”

I became a bit confused to know that Eugene stand in my side and raised me up. Besides, even when Erich was in front of me for the first time!

“It wasn’t on purpose.”

You blow away my vain agony for a while.

“Erich, I saw everything from behind.”

“Why are you like that? Well, do you want to scold me for her falling over?”

I was embarrassed by that thought, I spit out a runny nose and pulled Eugene’s

sleeve.

“Brother, I’m okay.”

I rather pretend to be good and let Erich get away.

lDon’t be mad at Erich, brother Eugene.”

While I’m doing that, the third one is standing without feeling any remorse! After rubbing my nostrils, I tried to go past him.

Just then, I flashed my eyes and moved

my body at the speed of light.

Bruk!

Erich got caught on my feet and fell on the stairs just like I did before.

“Erich!”

Eugene seemed embarrassed by what I did, and hurriedly approached the third. I laughed at him as I watched Erich scream and get up with Eugene’s support.

“You can’t avoid a single thing like that, stupid. Huh? Why are you staring at me like that? You’re a bad thing. I didn’t do anything wrong.”

I just returned back to what Erich had done to me in ancient times. Like me,

blood was coming out of his legs.

Whether he was frightened by it or because the injured place hurts, Erich was tearing his eyes while staring at me.

Yes, I know how painful it is to just fall over and get a leg. So take a look, man! I walked towards Erich as he look like he couldn’t believe it.

“Erich, are you going to cry now? Did you cry?”

“Kh!”

Erich was look like about to die because the embarrasment. He was a kid when I saw him fluttering like this.

No matter how hard you try, a lump of shit likeyou wont get me!

“Hugh. Be careful from the next time. My ankle is fragile, and if you don’t avoid it properly, it will hurt you.”

And if you mess with me! I’ll give you a fuck!

“I’ll go now as you seem well, huh?”

I shook my head as if he was pathetic toward Erich, then climbed the stairs

first. The sound of his anger rising from behind.

I heard it, but I walked gazing forward, feeling a little regretful. Wicked little thing!

“Oh, Hari!”

Mrs. Ernst shouted at the red liquid flowing down my clothes, but the party who had long caused a major catastrophe to me suddenly ended.

“I’m sorry. Suddenly my arm was losing power.”

“Erich! I told you to sit still and eat. How could you do this? If we wipe the

tomato juice, it’ll leave a mark.”

It’s the most beautiful clothes I picked because my future husband is coming!

“You’re going to have to change into different clothes, Hari.”

I walked along with Mrs. Ernst and tried to slander Erich, who was falling for joy. Since that last day, the third and I have been going through childish prank.

If Erich did anything to me, I would pay the same, and then he would revenge me

again. Of course, if he retaliates against me, I will never go over and revenge twice.

Naturally, I never wanted to do this childish thing. But just as it was, the third one was terrified.

However, I also felt somewhat reluctant to make Erich hit me by making high-quality things to adults, so I had no choice but to face him.

Then we both had no day to cut off the small wounds.

So the Ernst couple naturally noticed our condition, and as expected, Erich was scolded more than I was.

Since then, the third has tormented me in a more subtle and more childish way, in place of reducing the harm to my body.

Of course, Erich’s actions didn’t really make me angry, but they made me annoyed for a moment. Ugh!

But I can’t forgive you today for trying to ruin my sacred first meeting with my

prospective husband like this!

I wondered what kind of big and beautiful

shit I should give him.

“Even with this clothes you are pretty. Yes, we know Hari is so cute and pretty.”

Even if I wear anything, Mrs. Ernst says

my new clothes pretty and compliments them. Better, yes. First, let’s put

off revenge later.

Ugh, take a little deep breath. It’s like this is the first time I meet my future husband, so I’m nervous.

“It is said that the Vastia carriage has just entered the front door.”

Wow! As soon as Butler Hubert announced the arrival of Vastia, I hurriedly checked my dress once again.

Since it’s my future husband, it’s not bad to show well from the beginning! From the side, Erich said,

“Why the trash do that.”

I didn’t know, maybe I was making a funny expression, but as of now, there was no third brother in my mind.

Eugene was about to leave first with Duke Ernst to greet them, as Cabel was eagerly picking up cookies on the table.

“Well, guys. Get up and be ready.”

We went out into the hallway with Mrs. Ernst. After the whole family of Ernst gathered on the first floor, the door was opened shortly before time passed.

In the meantime, it is an exciting smile that welcome us by Countess Vastia.

“That’s true, Ernst’s scenery is superb to see at any time.”

Count Vastia, who was supposed to be my future father-in-law, had a consistently bubbly character 20 years ago or later.

A man in his thirties, with short, blond

hair and green eyes, smiled gleefully at the Ernst couple.

“Thank you for inviting us.”

“Welcome. I was waiting. It’s been a long time since I met you both.”

On the other hand, Countess Vastia was a beauty with a shy smile like a single flower.

I shook my head by myself after seeing her graceful melody and the light blue hair that look like somewhere, and the dark blue eyes.

Well, I’m glad my future husband resembles his mother.

“Yeah, so you’re Eugene. You look like yout father and you look so mature.”

“Thank you.”

Countess Vastia turned to us after ending an eloquent greeting with the Ernst couple.

“The second, he was eating sweets just a while ago. I saw the crumb on his cheek.”

“Huk”

Cabel began to brush his face as he heard at the words of Countess Vastia, who was

smiling mischievously.

The next target was Erich and I. We greeted the Countess Vastia as we were educated before the guests came.

“Hello.”

Then Countess Vastia laughed and leaned at us.

“Hahaha! It’s time for both of them to miss their teeth. When I see that there is no front teeth side by side, I remember when my child was young. They are so cute.”

Another damn thing! Countess Vastia made a statement that touched both Erich and my complexes at the same time, shocking us together. Yes, damn it.

It turns out that I have to meet my prospective husband with no front teeth! Such a shameful thing!

By the way, why are there only Count and Countess Vastia and no kids? Did they come without them? Sigh. I wish they would!

“It looks like you’re really twins.”

And that word seemed to be a surprised for other Ernst families as well. Everyone’s eyes were nailed to Erich as the third ran off.

“Erich!”

Ernst’s hand was stretched out and he

jumped up the stairs. At that point, Count Vastia apologized nicely for any enlightenment.

“I think I made a wrong word.”

“The third one was still young.”

The adults were all making a bitter expression together.

“It’s okay.”

“Alas. I am fascinated by the cool snowman outside.Who made it?”

“Me!”

“Cabel. You should say, “I made it.””

“Haha. Then won’t you go outside and play with our kids for a while? Our first is the same age as you.”

Cabel ran to outside as he hear what the Countess said. Ah, it feels like something is just sweeping in front of me.

“My pretty little lady’s name is Louise. Wouldn’t you be a sister to our daughter

while in Ernst? The child is one year younger than Hari.”

I looked intently and said,

“Yes.”

I went to face them and nodded without my knowledge.

“Hari. If you’re going outside, let’s go out in outerwear. Would you bring a coat to Cabel?”