Chapter 9 (1/2)

Chapter 9: The Family’s Breakfast

「Good morning」

After the request for Chris, I went towards the dining room. For some reason, Chris was greatly surprised and then got in a daze, but it is about the excellent her, the cooking cla.s.sroom for the afternoon should be alright. Firstly, breakfast, I entered the dining room.

They are already have gathered other than me, Father on the head of the table, Mother beside him, and Big Brother in front of Father. I would, as usual, sit beside Big Brother.

「Good morning, Carol」

「You’re pretty late, Carol. I thought that you have eaten earlier」

「Albert, do not say that too much. Well then, Carol also had gathered, let us start eating」

Meals at the Ambrose, House of the Duke, was customary to start when the whole family had gathered. Because of Father and Big Brother’s work, there are times when someone was absent, but normally, by eating at the same dining table at the same time, the ties of the family deepens, they said that we were doing it with that on purpose.

By the way, this was also, the policy of Grandfather.

「Being late, I am so sorry」

「I don’t mind it, Carol. Come now, you should eat too, Carol」

I was prompted by Father, and for the meantime, I reached out my hand to eat breakfast. It also looks delicious today. As I have thought, Chris is really good at cooking.

Although it was a simple menu, I feel the craftsmans.h.i.+p that prepared it properly.

「Carol」

「Yes, Mother」

「……from Gilliam, I have heard it. Albert also knows about it. And above all of that, I will ask you……you are really serious?」

Sitting diagonally to me, MotherーーElizabeth Ambrose. To the extent that she did not seem to be my mother, a very young appearance. When she was beside Father who was the same at his age, it almost looks like they are parent and child, if I would say that, I think you understand. Probably, one of the causes of my unsatisfactory growth, I think that it was this Mother’s blood.

From that Mother, a piercing gaze.

Most likely, the contents of what she is saying, is about, I was yearning for Wilhelm-sama. And that, Big Brother had already, known about it.

It is a little embarra.s.sing, though.

「Yes, Mother. Carol is very serious」

「The captain of the knights, Wilhelm-dono huh……I had also known him since before, but to think that Carol was thinking of that, I had no idea」

Wilhelm-sama was, going to our house ever since a long time ago. That is why, Mother also have acquaintance with him.

But, to the extents of the feelings that I had hidden, as I have thought, she did not notice.

Well, it is also because I did not tell anyone. If someone noticed it with that, it would be a magician.

「Carol」

「Yes」

「As a mother, this marriage……it is not something that I can agree upon. An acquaintance of our late Father, and has the same age with 62-years-old. Compared to that, you are still 16-years-old. Knowing all of that, you really are saying it, Carol」

「Yes」

An age gap of 46 years.

Something like that, I know all about it. I am a little bit strange, that is something that I am aware of, I also noticed it on how the people around had reacted.

And if it was for Father and Mother, a man that has the same age as their parents, would become their son in law. To that, it is natural that there would be opposition.

It is quite complicated.

「Well then, I will not say anything from me anymore. It was Gilliam who decided by himself the engagement with Rayford-denka, and since the engagement had been lost, I do not mind for Carol to live freely」

「Thank you very much, Mother」

「But, Carol. You have decided to support Wilhelm-dono and the rest of his life. If that is so, never move with infidelity, and have the resolution to give all of your life to Wilhelm-dono. It would be in conflict with the Ambrose House of the Duke, if you would say that, I will forgive you even if you disobeyed our House」

「Yes」

To Mother’s strong words, I nodded.

By the way, the head of the Ambrose House of the Duke is Father, but the substantial authority is Mother. The direct blood descendant of the Ambrose House of the Duke is Mother, and Father was a son in law taken in the family.

And because of that, even Father would not hinder Mother’s words.

And even I, most probably, because I had seen Mother’s back who was like this, became stubborn as much as I am right now.

「……but, to think that my brother in law would be Captain. Honestly, I was surprised」

And beside me, Albert-aniue said that.

Unlike me who had poor growth overall, Big Brother has a tight body and tall height, and in addition to his sweet mask, he was a splendid handsome man. In the social world, there were many beautiful princesses that dressed themselves up to get noticed by Big Brother, I head. Well, they said that he had said sweet lines with a polite tone, and most probably he had looked like a real gentleman.