Chapter 13 (1/2)
Chapter 13 – I changed the type of match
Fro to say “face me!” and I would always beat him with plenty of room to spare It beca “let’s have acontinued
As a result, since he comes over so frequently our relationshi+p isn’t as bad any become friends, and in between ether
Moreover, recently Alan see It’s probably just ination
In this way, I was getting along well somehow……
However, that day finally came
“Jared!? Why are you here!?”
Jared and Alan had coincidentally arden Since Jared is co over once a week, it’s no surprise that they have finallyover reeted Jared
By the way, I had already talked with Jared a little about Alan co over here to haveover here every three days I thought he would have known already that I am Jared’s fiancee, but……
Alan looked quite hostile towards Jared, but also see the story out of Jared
Thus, since the brothers never really interacted with each other, they didn’t know each other’s schedules and happened to run into each other by chance at my place today
“You’re saying such a weird thing Since this is e at all”
Jared replied with a s over once every three days is too much…… Or, I wonder, is it common for that to be the norm over here
“……Anyways, since I came over here to have a match with her today, don’t interfere!”
Alan didn’t have as much spirit as usual I wonder what happened to his usual self-important aura
Seeing Alan’s strange condition, the perceptive Jared sh
“About this match, I’ve heard that you haven’t won even once after all these tiave up already?”
Jared said so with very cold eyes for so so direct like that… I timidly looked at Alan to see if he was about to explode with anger –
He didn’t seery…… Instead, he had a very bitter expression
“……N, no!! The match isn’t over yet! Even I can do it! Even I can…… Even I can……”
Somehow Alan’s voice became rather pained as he shouted out in desperation
Man, it see other than Jared’s reflection There was an indescribable atarden
Aard…… I feel like I’m half-involved in this as well… This ate the topic here to clear the air
And so, in order to dispel the strange at about recently
“……Uh, uhh Prince Alan If it’s alright with you, how about we change the type of match? If we climb the tree too ry with me”
In truth, it was a miracle already thatabout it Also, not only hadtrees, if it was found out that even the prince was tree cli would surely strike me Whenever Alan visits, since my dependable little brother Keith always acco to suspect soe the type of et really bad
“……If it’s so like that…… Then, what do you want to compete in?”
“……Hmm~”
Alan finally looked at me The aard atoodness
However, forthe type of match myself……
Honestly, e, so the truth is that there’s not much I can compete in Or maybe, I should lose to Alan once on purpose so that he will be finally satisfied But, that would be so frustrating
As I was saying “H my head, one of Alan’s servants spoke up
“Uame, since there’s no risk of injury?”
Indeed, if it’s a board game, there won’t be any risk of injury, and there won’t be any gender difference either…… However, during ames and Othello While chess is popular here, I’m even worse at it It’s not that I can’t play it, but to lose would be so frustrating
Upon seeing my dissatisfied appearance, the servant seeood
“Well then, how about ives the better performance is the winner”
He proposed a new idea Music instru able to play instruht how to play the piano and violin since I was little In my previous life I played the recorder and the piano but never did any performances, and currently I only play the piano a little As for the violin…… Unfortunately, it wasn’t for me
“I’ll, be fine with the piano”
I replied energetically and Alan agreed as well
And so, the , to a piano performance shon
It suddenly became a more noble-likewouldn’t strike me
And next to the relieved me, were Alan’s servants who see is finally over, hoonderful” The servant that proposed the board game and music competition ideas was praised as “well done” by the other servants
And so, everyone moved into the piano room for the piano shoith peace of mind
The Claes faave off athan the one in the es for our performances would be Alan’s servants and e us as well And so it was decided that I would perform first, followed by Alan
I went to the piano and sat down on the piano chair In my previous life I could only play the “Flea Waltz,” but now I can also play practice pieces for children I made several mistakes, but I still think I did pretty well overall In fact, Jared was shocked, saying “Katarina can play the piano?” Is that a compliment?
And, subsequently, Alan began playing the piano For the sake of fairness, he was playing the sa asthroughout the roo from me, everyone in the roo Alan’s perforht he was just a self-important prince, but I’m very surprised to find out he has such a talent And then, after his performance ended, the applause that did not occur after my performance filled the room
“That was a”
I said that by instinct Honestly, even though I don’t know very reat to listen to However, Alan himself had a stiff face
“It wasn’t such a big deal”
“Nothing of the sort Isn’t it a great talent?”
“……So of that extent isn’t what I can call talent”
For some reason, when I praised him, his face became even stiffer And then –
“As you say Katarina, it was quite a”
Jared praised the performance just like I did
“……Even though you don’t think that at all”
Alan practically spat that out His face had the same terribly bitter expression as before
“Stop giving me compliments you don’t mean! I’m sure you’re only here to !”
Alan shouted Then, he ran out of the roo
Exactly, what on earth is going on…… When he escapes so agitatedly, it really gives off the i him
While giving the stunned servants a contelance, I chased after Alan like the heroine of a shoujo a
It see to escape, they will go to a familiar place Alan was under the tree that ays climbed for our matches As I approached, Alan raised his head a little, but after seeing that it was ain
“……Did you also coh at me?”
“Huh?”
Alan muttered, but I didn’t understand what he h at hi pleasant
“……Surely you ca able to play the piano a little”
“……Saying that you can only play the piano a little…… I don’t think it’s on the level of only being a little It’s an a talent”
When Alan showed off hoell he could play the piano, I thought he would be all self-i quite hu that todown my so-so performance to worthlessness
“Such flattery I can’t do anything anyways Always second to Jared”
I thought he was a self-iative prince instead
“……But it’s not just flattery…… Prince Alan, why is that you won’t believe in yourself more?”
“H co, nofrom our birth, and I’m only ever left with his leftovers, how am I supposed to have self-confidence?”
Ohh, I get it Co Ever since they were born, Alan was always co No matter how hard he desperately tried, Jared could always beat him with a cool face