Chapter 14 (2/2)
Katarina went first and perfor many small mistakes
And then, it was my turn to play the piano WhenKatarina raised her voice in excitement
“That was a”
Katarina praised me just like the teachers in the castle did Surely, this was also mere flattery
“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”
Indeed, I did find music to be more fun than swordsood at, but…… A great talent…… I have no such thing I have the leftovers while Jared took all the good parts No matter what I do, I’m no match for Jared……
“As you say Katarina, it was quite a”
Jared said so with his usual fake smile
My brother that can do anything is surely trying to ain The pain in ain
“……Even though you don’t think that at all Stop giving me compliments you don’t mean! I’m sure you’re only here to !”
It’s intolerable for er Everyone will only make a fool out of me
Before I realized it, I was running out of the room
I was just running around blindly, and before I realized it I was underneath the tree where I always challenged Katarina
After a while, I detected soht for sure that it would be a servant co, but instead it was Katarina for so involuntarily
“……Did you also coh at me?”
“Huh?”
“……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”
“Such flattery I can’t do anything anyways Always second to Jared”
This girl named Katarina seems different from the people in the castle so flattery And then, definitely laughing at ood Iso……
“……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?”
As I mocked myself, it seemed that even Katarina became silent for a while, but……
“……I don’t think it’s a question of being suitable or not”
This girl really won’t shut up easily
“……What do you mean?”
I questioned her while glaring
“Well, uh…… Prince Jared has things that he is good and bad at, so Prince Alan surely also has things that you are good at, it’s natural that people will be s than others”
“Being suited or unsuited…… Then, is there anything that Jared’s bad at? I’ve never heard of anything”
Jared can do anything easily with a cool face Despite living in the same castle as him, from the ti such as a food he dislikes He’s impeccably perfect, that’s Jared He’s different from me with his leftovers
However –
“Hahahaha I knohat Jared’s weak at!”
“!?”
Katarina laughed rather triumphantly
“Prince Jared’s weakness, is, well”
“……Is?”
I involuntarily held my breath
Jared ca for us since we hadn’t returned for quite so in front of Jared, Katarina threw so
“AHH!?”
Suddenly, Jared screamed at whatever it was that was thrown in front of him This is the first ti like this
“Oi, I told you if you waited a little here you could see what Jared’s weakness was And now, exactly ill you do?”
I had gotten close to Katarina by reflex upon seeing how distraught Jared was Once again, Katarina had such a triumphant expression
“That’s a snake”
“Snake!?”
I was shocked at the unexpected answer
“Although I say that, it’s a fake one I can’t put a real one in my pocket since it would move around too much”
“……No, I don’t think it’s a question of putting a snake in your pocket…… So uh, why did you just throw it?”
“That way, I can show you what Prince Jared’s weakness is”
“His weakness is so like…… snakes!?”
“That’s right I had my suspicions before, but his reaction just now confirmed it for me Prince Jared’s weakness is definitely snakes”
Katarina told me in a loud voice I don’t knohy, but she looked so proud
However…… Jared’s weakness is so unexpected I mean, that’s not the type of weakness I wanted to knoanted to knohat he was bad at such as somewhere in swords like snakes…… But…… That’s the first ti like that……
Honestly, at the time, he did look quite scared
Also, Katarina threw a toy snake so proudly at the prince of a country
I withdraw irl named Katarina is completely different from the people in the castle She’s also different froirl she is
And then, while I was thinking to ht Katarina without
The angry Jared gradually approached Katarina Well, it didn’t feel like he was truly angry, but rather that he was pretending to be angry in order to play a joke on Katarina
The Jared I know is constantly bored, and always puts on a fake s at all That’s the way it felt
And so a toy snake at hiry Is this really Jared? As I watched while stunned, it seedoings to her mother
Katarina’s earlier s look was quickly wiped and replaced as she turned pale
In the first place, I have absolutely no idea why she see and apologizing to Jared
While I pitied her just a little, but…… More than that, it’s just too hilarious
I couldn’t stand it anyhed so hard that tears came out
This is the first tihed this much
After laughing hard enough to cry, I feel like so that’s accumulated within me up until noed out of ain, and ht
Before long, since Katarina was taken away by duchess Claes, ent back to the castle
When we arrived at the castle I suddenly called out to Jared
“Even you have a weakness, eh”
It felt rather unnatural to be talking to hi time since I last talked to Jared
And, Jared who usually kept a cool shtly in response tosuch an expression from him
“It’s not really a weakness, I just happen to not like them very much”
As he was saying so, his smile didn’t seem as composed as usual
Isn’t it that you don’t like them very much because you’re ith the to see a different side to ht was invincible
“I thought you had no weaknesses, and that you could do anything”
However, it wasn’tbehindit Ienemy And, I couldn’t even see the real Jared Even Jared has soood at Just like me
Today, I was able to notice this entirely thanks to that strange girl
“Anyways, as for things I’ that even I can’t do”
“For example?”
It seemed like Jared wasn’t in his usual condition at the moment for some reason, he answered me with a wry smile
“For exa how Katarina Claes will act”
“……That is, indeed……”
I instinctively gave a wry smile as well
A girl that can climb a tree just like a irl seems to be impossible to predict even for Jared
Once again, I re look Katarina had on her face when she tossed that toy snake in front of Jared
I naturally loosened up For the ti that look on her face was so fun
“Come to think of it, since your o challenge her again?
“Hht Somehow, I feel like there’s no need”
Thinking upon it, I felt really good for some reason, and I didn’t even care about the matches anymore
Until now, I had been so stubborn about winning, considering how obsessed I was, it’s unbelievable how calm I am now
“Then, I guess you won’t be going to the Claes mansion anymore?”
“Eh, ould that be?”
By reflex, I gave Jared a blank look I didn’t quite understand what Jared was trying to say
“After all, if you’re not challenging her then there shouldn’t be a reason to go visit anymore”
“……No, that ht be so, but……”
Indeed, if I’e Katarina anymore, I won’t have a reason anyht blue eyes that always looked straight at me She’s my brother’s fiance, so they’re connected by that, but if I couldn’t go and visit that girl anymore… I felt that I really don’t want that to happen
As I was thinking about this, Jared came towards me with a rather serious face It’s also the first time for me to see this face as well
“Well, that girl is my fiancee”
“??”
I know that already Once again, Jared tilted his head slightly, and gave yet another wry smile
“Don’t you have any self-awareness? But, aren’t you definitely going to pass me?”
Jared’s smile turned fearless, then he left me and returned to his room quickly While I don’t really understand what he means, I watched his back as he left
Up until now, just seeing hi is fine
While I haven’t suddenly gotten to the point where I like Jared, it see up within me
After Jared returned to his room, so did I On the way there, I sao trees side-by-side in the garden, and thought about that strange girl as so good at cliain
Today, Katarina ry her ed her, I also feel partly responsible
Next tiize
Also, at that tiift
I’m sure that like usual, she’ll stuff her cheeks like a squirrel, and I sined the way she looks with her mouth crammed full of food