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Published at 29th of June 2017 07:13:01 PM


Chapter 4

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The Crown Prince’s Bride
~ Sometimes Brother and Sister ~ 4

After remembering the old times, Christina once again looked at Marx’s grown up figure.

Although their interaction with each other only lasted several months, but perhaps the main reason she couldn’t remember him was because his appearance right now was completely different from before, and she reassessed the cause of that.

Previously, his hair was neatly trimmed to short, and his appearance really reflected the figure of a lively young boy. While the current him, had a long hair, was as tall as Alberto, and his appearance was somehow──looked like an experienced adult man.

That’s right───at a glance he seemed calm and didn’t give off the kind of atmosphere that made someone wary of him, however after looking at him closely, he looked like the kind of adult man who knew how to handle the opposite sex very well. In addition, there’s also the beautiful lady who seemed a little bit older than Christina accompanying beside him.

After looking at the beautiful lady with deep blue hair, Christina then moved her gaze at Alberto. Is Alberto also acquainted with her?

But before asking the question, Christina once more observed her fiancé’s growth.

As he grew tall in the blink of an eye, he participated in the military training and made an appearance in banquets as well as clubs, Alberto too, had completely became an adult man. Holding Christina within his embrace as if it was the most natural thing to do in the world, and the moment she let her guard down, he would immediately try to touch Christina more. Moreover, that trick of his had an amorous, devilish charm that was impossible to escape from, and would always give Christina a pleasure she has yet to know to the point of making her almost got a heart attack. Whenever Christina met the maids or her family after having that excessive physical contact, Christina had always felt like she had done something she shouldn’t do, and it was an uncomfortable feeling. However on the other hand, he was extremely calm and composed, as if there was nothing to be minded of at all.

That difference, made Christina felt the extreme difference between an adult and a child, and she was not satisfied by it at all. Although she understand that she lacked experience, but it should be the same with Alberto. After all, since their engagement until now, he didn’t get to know any woman other than Christina. Even so why would he seemed so composed?

Realizing Christina’s gaze on him, Alberto narrowed his pure black eyes and smiled sweetly. Even that smile, felt like the reaction of someone who was experienced with woman, making Christina blushed and then turned her face away. She pushed Alberto’s chest and escaped from his embrace.

At the direction she turned her gaze to, there was Marx, who then covered his mouth after looking at Christina’s situation. However, he couldn’t endure and end up leaking out a laughter kuku, while poking on Alberto’s shoulder.

“No matter how I see it, aren’t you in the middle of a fight, Alberto? Rather, what did you do to make her angry? When we’re still children, not to mention getting sullen, I haven’t even seen her getting angry”

While holding his stifled laugh, Marx approached Christina, and took her hand. In an extremely nonchalant way, he kissed Christina’s hand, and smiled pleasantly.

“Have you remember me? It’s been a long time, Miss Christina. Even now, our Madonna is still so beautiful that I can’t help but be surprised by that brilliance. Really, since you’ve become so much beautiful than before, I can really understand why is Alberto becoming so desperate”

“……It’s been a long time, Marx-sama. That……you have changed a lot, haven’t you?”

On top of giving such pretentious greeting so smoothly, somehow he had also given her an outrageous praise, Christina was perplexed.

She looked at Anna, and there she was with an unconcerned face. If it was Christina, should Alberto did such greeting to another woman than herself, she would definitely be burnt by jealousy. But then, perhaps it was because the other party was her own brother’s fiancée, so Anna didn’t think much about it.

Following Christina’s gaze, Marx also looked at Anna as he raised the corner of his mouth.

“Yes, after indulging in a little bit of laziness, my hair have grown long. I had wondered whether to cut it or not, but in the end, since it was too much of a hassle, I left it like that”

“When did you return here?”

His father──Marquis Kluger, worked for the Ministry of Justice, but then he longed for more knowledge about the law itself that he moved to the neighboring state. The neighboring kingdom, Sechs Kingdom, was a country where the river flowed until the city’s passage, and it was known as the Kingdom of Water.

“It was ten days ago. My mother wanted to return to our homeland, and as the legislation of the neighboring kingdom has also been put in order, it was decided that we are to return here. Since I have also studied flood control over there, I think maybe I could be of use here?”

As the wind blew through the corridor, Anna’s hair swayed along. With a nonchalant gesture, Marx reached out his hand towards Anna’s hair, and just like what Alberto did to Christina, he tucked it on her ear. Anna’s cheeks went poof and were dyed in pink.

Marx smiled at Anna, and then looked back towards Christina and the others.

“After I came back and saw that Alberto and Hime-sama didn’t change at all, I became a little bit surprise instead. But it seems you have changed a lot, haven’t you?”

“……is that so?”

I wonder what has changed? as she pondered while tilting her head, Marx shrugged his shoulders.

“Before, you were a little bit more like, a tomboy young lady. Just like Hime-sama”

“Ah……”

Christina placed her fingertips on her lips.

Certainly, when she had just met Marx, she had not remember her previous life and was a slightly tomboyish young girl. Though her recollection of it was vague, it seemed that if there were no other children younger than her like Anna,  she would behave like a spoiled child more in front of Marx.

“Oh dear, aren’t you being rude? Even I am no longer a tomboyish girl anymore now”

As the topic of the conversation turned to her, Anna lifted her eyebrows up. Marx swiftly faced Anna, took her hand which was put on her waist, and kissed it.

“Please excuse me, Hime. That’s right, isn’t it? You have also grown to be so beautiful beyond recognition, every time we met you’ve always captivated me”

“──”

He kissed her hand softly, and on top of it he also spitted out sugary words, as a result, Anna was dyed in bright red until her neck. Christina was astonished to Marx’s silver tongue. It was a sight of a man who knew terribly well on how to handle a woman.

Anna became bright red and fell into silence.

Just by a few words, Marx had managed to silence Anna, and Anna seemed to be completely dancing in the palm of his hand.

──Marx may be a little bit too adult for Anna

With half amity and half worry, Christina changed the subject of the talk.

“……Can you please introduce this lady here, Marx-sama?”

Marx who enjoyed looking at Anna whose expression kept on changing, turned his body around. With a relaxed manner he took the hand of the deep blue haired lady.

“…… This lady is called Irene. She’s the of Marquis Düker of Sechs Kingdom, and I think she’s two years older than Miss Christina? She’ll turn seventeen. For the time being, there is an arrangement for engagement between us, and this time she came here for future reference”

Christina looked blankly, and then turned her gaze from Irene to Anna. Anna was staring at the floor, and her expression could not be seen.

Feeling Anna’s dispirited self, Christina inadvertently wanted to hug her, but she somehow controlled herself and smiled to Irene.

“Nice to meet you, Irene-sama. I am called Christina. Congratulation on your engagement arrangement”

The deep blue haired reached to her back and was let loose just like that as its owner turned her beautiful azure eyes to Christina and showed a thin smile.

“Nice to meet you, Christina-sama. Thinking that I want to see the homeland of my future husband, I asked for this unreasonable thing and was finally able to visit here. To have the luck of being able to meet Christina-sama, I am really thankful to God”

──thankful to God……?

It’s quite an exaggerated greeting, isn’t it? was what Christina thought. Christina was at loss for words for a little while, and Alberto took that opportunity to enquire Marx.

“When is the engagement scheduled to be?”

“……well, sooner or later, I guess?”

His eyebrows slanted downwards, and for some reason Marx answered vaguely.

For a moment, Christina felt that Irene’s gaze turned sharp, but since Anna then turned her back on them, Christina’s attention was averted.

“I, will be going back to my room”

“Anna-sama, I will accompany you”

After being called out by Christina, Anna turned around and gave back a gaze full of dependency, however she then bit her lips and turned her back again.

“No, it’s okay. Because if I take onee-sama away, onii-sama will become annoying”

“Anna. At least give a proper greeting”

Since Alberto slightly nagged and demanded her for an appropriate behavior for a lady, Christina felt her chest tightened up. Surely Anna wanted to leave as soon as possible from this place. However, it is also true that no matter what, she must never forget to show an appropriate behavior as the country’s princess.

Perhaps she also knew it herself, as Anna hesitated to leave. However, once she saw her brother, her spoiledness took over.

With tears filling up her eyes, she turned around again.

“──what’s with that. Someone like onii-sama, should just be hated by Chris onee-sama……!”

“──Anna”

Alberto raised his eyebrows to Anna’s thoughtless words. While Christina just ended up watching over Alberto who didn’t seem to realize anything.

Alberto lamented over his little sister’s attitude and gave an apology to the guest──mainly to Irene.

“Our apologies, it seems she lacks discipline”

For some reason, Irene’s eyes shone lively after she was being called out by Alberto. She looked at Alberto with sparkled eyes, and unexpectedly laughed with joy.

“No, don’t mention it. Different from the rumor, she is a very adorable princess. As Her Highness’ loveliness was well known even to the neighboring country, I am very glad to be able to meet her this frequently”

“It’s embarrassing that she’s quite a tomboy princess. However, thank you”

Having his sister being praised, Alberto smiled with the face of an elder brother.

Alberto wasn’t actually mad at his sister, it’s just, he could not understand the reason behind her discourtesy today as she had always shown proper manners perfectly.

Even if Christina could explain it, it is impossible to do it in front of the person in question, so there was no choice than confirming it with Anna first next time before telling Alberto about it. Christina decided it in her heart, and showed a pure smile matching up to a Goddess’. Towards Alberto, she showed a bow beautiful enough to earn her the title of a model lady.

“Well then, I must excuse myself here too, Alberto-sama…… The next time we meet, I hope we could have a more proper conversation”

“You’re going back? Wait, I’ll send you back”

Ignoring Alberto who started to say he wanted to send her to her house, Christina showed a beautiful bow towards Marx and Irene too.

──Although she almost started to forget it, Christina must still pretend to be angry to Alberto for the sake of the future.

“Well then, it was nice to meet both of you. Let us meet again next time”

Marx smirked as he tilted his head and asked Christina.

“This time my mother plans to hold a tea party, will you come?”

“Yes, of course. I look forward to the invitation”

Although she had no memory of meeting Marx’s mother, since from now on Marquis Kluger’s family would be taking part in the government, as the Crown Prince’s fiancée, it was necessary for Christina to meet her.

“That’s and, if it’s okay with you, can I call you Chris too from now on?”

“Yes”

Christina was accepting all of his requests without any reluctance. Standing behind her, Alberto was sighing. Sensing a somewhat dissatisfied atmosphere, Christina tried to turned around, but when she shifted her line of sight, she realized Irene’s gaze and was startled. With blazing eyes, Irene was glaring at Christina who was talking with Marx, as if trying to eat her.

Christina hesitated. She was unable to judge clearly about Irene’s expression, whether it was to appeal that she also wanted to talk, or perhaps it was because she was jealous that Christina got to talk with Marx. Right at that moment, Marx slightly moved and Irene ended up hidden behind him. Somehow, it made Christina felt relieved, and she then looked back at Alberto.

Although she sensed his displeasure before, after looking once again, Alberto’s face was as calm as usual. Christina felt relieved again, and without noticing it, asked for a spoiled request to him.

“Nee, Alberto-sama. Could you please tell someone to ask my maid to come to the front hall? Since I’m going to go there first”

“It’s okay, but I will also go together with you until we reach your house, okay, Christina?”

“…………”

Even though she was still making an angry face, Alberto too fought back with a silent smile, expressing his absolute unwillingness on yielding.

Since quarreling in front of the guests was out of the question, in the end the first to gave in was Christina.

And unfortunately, in the carriage, Christina soon surrendered to Alberto.

Despite being in front of the maid, Alberto kept on whispering passionate sweet talk until Christina turned bright red and almost burst into tears. Then, after he said that he would think more about the ceremony from now on, Christina ended up saying that she agreed to reconcile with him before one knew, as she was dizzy and her heart was throbbing fast the whole time.

Alberto saw Christina off until the entrance hall of the Duke’s mansion, and before parting he whispered “Marx is my friend, and you may be familiar with him, but……please properly draw the line and refrain from being together with him alone, okay?”

With Alberto it’s one thing, but to be careful not to be alone together with someone from opposite sex who was not one’s own fiancé was a basic etiquette for a lady.

──Even I understand that much.

Alberto gently smiled at the puzzled Christina, and returned to the royal family’s carriage. While seeing him off, Christina tilted her head in confusion.





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