Chapter 18 (2/2)

Keith sreed with me

“As for our mother, I wish she could just be a little calry with furrowed brows, that won’t be good for her beauty”

“……Nee-san ……Mother herself probably wants to live a calmer life as well”

When coentle and beautiful Countess Ascarot to mother, I remembered how lance for some reason I didn’t understand why, so I just looked at him blankly

When Keith sighed ather as usual

Sophia see hard, and her cheeks were also stained slightly red However, even though they should have co was perfectly even

“Katarina-sa, and welcome”

The way her cheeks were slightly red as she smiled, ohh Sophia is so cute today~

And so, I had a fun ti collection of books in the Ascarot mansion There were tons and tons of the books that Sophia had read before there, I was very excited

By the way, since Keith came with me today, Nico wasn’t left out of the loop like usual As expected of two boys that are the sas to talk about, even for a guy as taciturn as Nico was, but not as much as Sophia and I did, their conversation was etic discussion

And so, the fun tih acadeer, and I would alish that time would move faster…

Although I still regret having to leave, I can’t bother thery at ot ready to return home

And so, it was tis at the entrance

“Oh no, how could I! I left a book in the study that I was going to recommend to you earlier!”

Sophia raised her voice in panic

“Ahh, is that the book you mentioned before?”

If I recall correctly, it was the book that Sophia had reco me about its appeal in the study, the book seeotten

“That’s right I’ht now!”

“Sophia, it’s okay if I just coet it next time, you know”

Since Sophia looked like she was about to run out of the roo, but……

“No, because it’s really such a great book, I’d love for you to read it as soon as possible Please wait a little bit, okay?”

As she said so, Sophia went off to the study Well, since she’s conscious of her status as a noble daughter, it’s not good to be seen running in a dress, but she was hurrying as fast as she could without running

I saw my friend from the previous world, A-chan, in Sophia

Just like with Sophia, in the previous world I would read ether, and even play otoether with A-chan

Ahh, I’ve reallyat Sophia’s back as she was leaving, Nico who had been silent up until now opened his mouth

“Katarina Claes-saain about my sister Really, thank you very much”

Come to think of it, I was supposed to try and talk some more with Nico today……

In the end, I was too excited about visiting the Ascarot fa with Sophia about books that I had cootten about it

This is a chance to talk to him a little and become better friends!

“No, I should be saying thanks Thank you veryith me…… Please tell that to your parents as well”

“……Parents, eh”

Coreeted us, Nico’s parents hadn’t co to us at all

“Yes, they even careet me They’re really wonderful parents”

“……Is that so, thank you very much”

Nico returned to his regular expressionless self and didn’t say anything further

Even so, that’s the longest interaction I’ve had with him up to now, but…… It’s still very far from a level where it can be said that he’s talked a lot

I wonder what on earth Nico was talking to Keith about As the older sister, I really want to know too! If I was a boy, I wonder if he would have s to say to ot it!

Since it’s like this, I e from my previous life! I’ll show you the power of seventeen years of my memories from a previous world! I won’t lose to my stepbrother!

Topic of conversation…… So to talk about…… I desperately tried to re And then – I reht o This is it!!

Anyways, since she’s an expert in lengthy conversations, if I use the lady fro conversation with Nico That’s right, I’ll start off with those words that she always used –

“Your parents are so wonderful, and your sister is so cute as well, Nico-sama, you’re a really lucky person”

Copying that lady, I smiled as widely as I could

By the way, this is what that lady always told my father, “you’re really such a lucky person to have ed it around a little When she started her talk with those lines, in the end my father wasn’t able to leave for a full thirtyperfectly However……

“……Lucky person……”

For soed

“Yeah, er……”

“……You think I’m a lucky person?”

His face was just as expressionless as always, but so seems different I’m a little lost at why Nico seems to be different Ahh, drats I must have failed in my choice of lines to use……

“You have such a wonderful family…… Isn’t that so?”

I mumbled rather timidly, and then…… Nico opened his black eyes wide and kept staring straight at me Then –

“……That’s right I have great parents I can respect, and I’entle, lovely sister”

As he said so Nico see

I’ve known hi face before

I had also heard froh very often Such a Nico was now laughing And so happily to boot –

I had always thought that he was quite handso, he seems to be several times even more handsome

Right now, he’s just like the char smile alone can capture everyone’s hearts

Wow, to think Nico was really such a char earl……

And so, what solved the issue ofin front ofwith the book in hand

“Katarina-sama, it’s this book”

When I snapped out of being frozen, I saw the lovely Sophia next toout a book, and…… My cute stepbrother Keith was also in a daze, he just kept staring at Nico who had already returned to his usual expressionless self

This is really bad! I’ve lostearl! I didn’t want hierous to lose hiuy as well!

At this rate, ht step off the proper path!

I took the book fro Keith from Nico, and departed from the Ascarot mansion

And so, during the trip back in the horse-drawn carriage……

“……I can’t believe it, Nico is really just like that char earl, frorasp……”

“……No way, to have ain, exactly how many more does she have to have before she’s satisfied……”

Keith and I each had our own troubles as we looked out the hile gru to ourselves