CHAPTER 21 – ONIISAMA AND HIS HIGHNESSIn the end, we were dragged away by Oniisama to a dining room? Cafe? iInside the campus.
Anyhow, we were dragged to a stylish place.
「The tea here is delicious, you will definitely like it as well」
「There is no doubt if Oniisama recommends it. Theo?」
Theo pulls the seat. However, he doesn’t sit next to me.
This is that. Taking an att.i.tude of an attendant in public. What is it, he smiles.
You absolutely can’t step on that smile.
It’s quite difficult given the situation.
I just sit while replying it’s nothing with my eyes.
「…… Theodore, sit」
「No, I will stay here」
「You…… we don’t mind, though」
「The surroundings do」
Oniisama sighs in defeat. But, Theo just smiles.
My stubborn Oniisama says Well, it can’t be helped while directing his gaze towards the surroundings.
The eyes are gathering at us. They are filled with curiosity.
They must be thinking something like I want to curry a favor.
「Theo」
「I will listen to your complaints after we return, Letty Ojousama」
Theo’s attendant mode can’t be broken. I give up and turn my gaze towards Oniisama and His Highness.
「Well, it seems we won’t be able to have a meal together even after coming all the way here」
「Ah…… Y, yes, this feels unpleasant」
「…… We could if there was a place with no public attention, but……」
「Eh, where that may be, Your Highness?」
I promptly inquire His Highness. With no public eyes around, Theo wouldn’t have to enter the attendant mode.
He could sit down with us, and we could have a meal together. We could chat a lot.
Theo worries about my face more than I do. I don’t think he has to go that far, but that’s what’s sweet about Theo.
「Is it alright to tell her?」
「I don’t really mind. We will be using it for only one more year anyway」
「…… Eh, wait a moment, please. Is it perhaps a place Oniisama and His Highness frequently use?」
「Yeah. You will be going there together with us during the lunch」
U~wa~! What is this place that is not to be fiddled with!
But, this unduly distant attendant mode Theo, together with Oniisama. Comparing the two, I think I like normal mode Theo better.
Since I think so, I bow my head and ask them to tell me.
「Depending on Oniisama is really frightening…… I really do not want to do it, but」
「Letty」
「No, it is nothing」
A voice bursts into laughter while I groan.
It was His Highness.
「Your imouto really is funny」
「Right? She was only reasonable funny in the past, though」
「Reasoanbly, what do you mean by that?」
「I mean reasonably. But, after not seeing you for a while…… rather, after you fell from the tree? You deteriorated to such condition」
「Saying deteriorated is rude, Oniisama」
The h.e.l.l’s with that, His Highness says.
Oniisama starts talking about me falling down from a tree. Please, stop it!
I have already graduated from climbing trees! Although I sometimes still feel like doing it! I will do it, but!
「Haha, un. How funny, intriguing. She certainly is not boring」
His Highness is in a good mood.
It has Please don’t feeling though, seriously.
「…… Hey, Tristan」
「What? Although I don’t want to, I somehow know what you want to say」
「I think that I wouldn’t mind getting engaged to your imouto」
「I don’t want to be called Oniisama by you」
「I will call you as much as you want, Oniisama」
Disgusting, Oniisama’s expression warps.
Un.
I must have misheard them. Right. I heard something about engagement.
His Highness How about it? asks me while grinning.
I thought that his gaze looked like he was watching his favorite rare animal.
There is no reason to nod. I decline, I politely turned him down.