"Ah, this is the worst"

The desk where my lord was sitting just an hour ago.
There are no doc.u.ments scattered on it now.
I breathed a deep sigh reminded of the destination my childhood friend leapt to after hurriedly activating a magic formation with the words that he"ll be right back.

"Oh? What happened to Freed?"

I heard a knocking sound, and when I gave the permission to enter, another childhood friend of mine appeared.
Chivalric Order Commander Glenn.
He looked around the room, and spotting me slovenly spread on the long sofa for guests he tilted his head.

"If it"s about Freed, he went chasing after Lidi"

When I concisely informed him of the truth, Glenn stared at me in wonder.

"That"s… However, Freed shouldn"t have had plans to go out today"
"That"s right. While he was telepathically talking with someone, suddenly his complexion changed. Saying "Lidi is together with a man!?" he went out… He left all the work to me, you know? What"s with that"

I felt fed up looking at the doc.u.ment piled up on my desk.
… Ah jeez, it"s natural since he skipped out, but it really doesn"t decrease at all.

"Lidi has surely gone to the southern town today, hasn"t she…"

While covering my face with my hands, I nodded to Glenn, who only asked about the schedule without commenting.

"Aa, right right. Well, walking around town is like a routine for her. She also has an escort, so that"s fine too. Really, what"s with Freed impromptu following her"
"… Together with a man… was it?"

With Glenn"s question bringing back my memories, I spoke.
I thought he was working seriously, and yet suddenly he stood up and immediately saying something like "Unforgivable" his expression changed and he went out. There was zero follow-up for me. He said he"d come back, but what the h.e.l.l is going on.

"It"s Lidi making another mess anyway. Didn"t you get that report? Freed too could use to be a little more relaxed… Really, when it comes to Lidi he"s absurdly narrow-minded"
"… Because it"s his first love. It can"t be helped, right"
"First love, huh. It"s tough how overly attached he is. Aah, won"t somebody bring him back or something, I want to go home soon. Like this, the work won"t end. Ah right, Glenn. What business do you have today?"

I raised my body and asked Glenn a question.
With an Aah, he looked outside the window.

"I was thinking of bringing Freed to the order training"
"Hee? It"s been a long time. It"s been over a year since he partic.i.p.ated in the chivalric order practice, hasn"t it?"

At my words Glenn made a face like he was remembering the past.

"Yeah, Freed was suffering from excess libido and magical power. Although it"s more or less the royalty problem, it was particularly awful for him. In such a state I couldn"t ask Freed to train with my soldiers"
"Well, yeah"

While I was away, it seems Freed wasn"t a pretty sight in the slightest. Just before I returned to the territory, he"d already looked considerably awful, but according to Glenn it was even worse.
Of course, n.o.body knew because Freed"s problems weren"t made known to soldiers, but Glenn who was at his side more than anyone knew how much he suffered.

"In contrast with that, he"s so lively now he"s like another person"
"Too lively. He"s abusing his power over me…"
"Isn"t it fine. Rather than see Freed make that face again, I think it"s better this way"
"I won"t deny it"

Freed who got my sister regained his condition in a twinkling.
His character seems brighter that before… Feels like my little sister has a considerable influence on him.

"Be that as it may, but Lidi might be just a little pitiful. She has to receive Freed all alone"
"… Ain"t it fine? They"re flirting so much it"s irritating"
"… Well, that"s right, isn"t it. As a citizen, I"m joyous that the Crown Prince and his wife are on good terms"
"They haven"t married yet though… Too late for that, huh"

Based on the King"s words and the King"s Flower, my little sister is already treated as Freed"s Princess Consort.
Marks of owners.h.i.+p on my little sister"s neck are overwritten on an almost daily basis.
in a place out of sight on the back of her neck red traces of love affair pale in the evening and the next day again turn deep crimson.
It"s like the proof that my little sister is embraced by Freed every night.
I also feel a little pity for my little sister who ended up having to receive all of Freed"s desire, but knowing she makes a happy face when she"s with Freed I don"t feel like expressly stopping them.
I don"t want to get involved in their love anymore. As long as you don"t quarrel, do whatever you want.

"Aah, I also want a girlfriend"

With a thud I fixed my posture on the sofa. When I muttered the words that had already become my stock phrase, unusually Glenn reacted.

"… Alex, you aren"t told to get engaged?"
"Nn? I"m told to have it my way… Glenn?"

Noticing the tone of his voice had changed, I made eye contact with Glenn.
Glenn had a little troubled face.

"You, no way"
"Yeah. Actually… I came to talk about my engagement"
"Hee? … What will you do?"

I understood right away he"s not enthusiastic.
He frowned, but still he resignedly smiled.

"Of course, I will accept. I have no right to refuse. In that sense I"m the same as Freed several month ago. The difference is… whether we can love the woman or not"
"You… Is that fine"
"I had given up long ago. Besides, there"s also the matter of my elder brother. At least I have to give my parents peace of mind"
"… I see"

You also have various things going on, I stopped myself from saying that.
Glenn again looked outside the window.
However, he"s not looking at the scenery outside.
Knowing all too well what he"s thinking, with Good grief I shrugged my shoulders.

"… Things just don"t go the way we want"

I didn"t expect a response, yet he replied me in a quiet voice.

"… We are high grade n.o.bles. It"s rare for things to turn out well. But, that"s exactly why I am happy that Freed obtained his beloved. I"m truly joyous that he is happy now. Freed has more things going on than us. I truly believe it"s good that we can support Freed in his love… I feel sorry about my elder brother though"
"You…"

Please don"t tell that to elder brother, said Glenn with a faint smile.
While nodding to that, in my mind I complained about Freed who went chasing after Lidi.

That is to say, you are the only one happy, so don"t go chasing after your fiancée while pus.h.i.+ng work onto me!

Still, I also felt glad that he can be happy after suffering alone for a long time.