As the Villainess’ Final Crony, I’ll Follow Her to the End!

Hmm ...... I guess the fever doesn't go down as much as you'd like in the summer.

With a dumbfounded voice, the warm cloth on her forehead is removed and a thick, fleshy palm is placed on her forehead instead. The palm, moderately cooled by the freshly replaced water, absorbs the heat that had been reawakened from last night.

The carrot-colored braids at the end of my eyelids sway, and I see the golden-brown eyes, which I thought had recently lost a little bit of their cheekbones, but are now pushed back up by them and don't open as tightly.

The golden-brown eyes looked down at me and said, "I guess we'll have to skip the tea party the day after tomorrow, won't we? I'm sorry to the gentleman who invited me, but Mr. Austin's health comes first," she said, her eyes, which were originally shaped like a smile, narrowed further and smiled.

I was dismayed at my own frail constitution, wondering if this is what I was doing after only attending a tea party every few days during the summer vacation. I knew I was stingy with a fever once after the first tea party or ......?　Nevertheless, I don't sleep unconscious for a couple of days like I used to. It's a good thing that it's currently a good thing.

I'm sure Sophia will be bringing us some iced tea soon, so if you're awake, would you like me to wake you up a little bit?

I nodded at the question, and Chloe expertly pulled the pillow out from under my head, folded it in half, tucked her sweaty arms behind my sweaty back, and placed it back in the gap where she lifted my upper body.

I let out a breath of relief at the feel of the pillow softly supporting my back, and Chloe noticed and asked if I could breathe easier. He asks me, "What do you want me to do? I nodded in return and this time she suggested, "You look like you've sweated quite a bit, would you like me to call someone to help you change?" and I nodded in agreement.

Then Chloe wiped my forehead again with a wrung out cloth and said, "Well, I'll go tell her that," and left the room.

I'd be lying if I said I didn't find it prickly to be relying on my sister's cronies, who are five years younger than me, but it's also true that I have a vague sense of security at this time. When I'm feeling well, we have back-and-forth conversations, and the feeling of being able to throw words back at each other as we please is not something that exists in the outside world.

I've never regretted behaving that way, but there are still times when I feel heavy with the armor of my mind that I can no longer take off outside of this room.

I was not oblivious to my habit of only wanting to call on Chloe when my heart was weak. And that Chloe, who is loyal to her sister, could not refuse this call.

Ten years in age. I was aware of doing cunning over the years. It's not normal for an older brother to call his sister's cronies. Even more so when it comes to leaning on them.

There are many other people who are full of life force besides Chloe. But I've never met anyone who could take their place. For example, if it's just laughing and eating well, other ladies could do it too.

But Chloe has the kindness to laugh and care for others, even if it means sweating and occasionally touching vomit. If no one ridiculed her physique, she would not have become a sneaky character, nor would she have become a race to be caught by her siblings.

So why did she gain weight again after consulting with her sister to set it up, thinking that she would gain confidence if she just lost weight ......?

When I lost weight and could see the color of my eyes, I remember the smile that said happily, 'I'm proud of the only thing that shapes me. -- and the cause of a dispute with a workmate my age the day I collapsed from heat exhaustion.

I was making small talk while trying to figure out the identity of the guy with my sister, when one of my friends asked about Chloe. That reminds me, there were a few faces in the room who hadn't yet been engaged, so I decided to expand on the subject of Chloe.

I was going to have them go through the back channels to find out more about her background and current assets if they were interested, and I had a feeling of relief that I could finally do something that would make me feel like an elder.

'A friend of my sister's, the Viscountess Chloe Evans. It's quite a good awareness and quick thinking. I'm sure she's a bit fleshier than most of her peers, but I think she'd make a good wife. Well, ...... being a friend of my sister's, there may be a little bit of lust in it.'

That's not really a lustful eye or anything mixed in with my assessment of Chloe. It was the first thing I wanted to see of her before others put the coloration glasses back on Chloe's appearance.

-- but one of them heard that and said, 'Oh, come on, are you crazy?　Isn't it the heat that's getting you down? I laughed.

The next words that came out of the mouths of the people were all horrible rumors about Chloe's appearance and where they came from, which were demeaning to her.

In particular, she said, 'If you're looking for a husband, you're not looking for a ballroom, you're looking for a farm. I hope you find a good match before it's shipped off as bacon,' a rant that made me feel angry and even nauseated. At the same time, the killing intent.

If that's the world she sees and hears about, how painful is this world to her?　If she had only known this kind of world since her childhood before she met her siblings, it would be impossible to tell her not to be sneaky. The fact that her heart wasn't broken back then seems like a miracle.

That's why the words he spat out, I'm sure he felt a body-shaking anger that he had never felt before in his life.

I could say it was a valuable experience, but it caused me to hyperventilate and collapse, and the next thing I woke up to was a bed, where I could only laugh at my own inadequacy and fall asleep.

Later, the man who laughed at Chloe sent me an apple as an apology, but that's not enough to make me forgive him. The voice of ridicule from one of them has spread to the others. Chloe's value was undermined by the people who were there to talk.

I called Saunders to get rid of the basket of apples as soon as it arrived with the letter, but Chloe came in right after that and said, 'Oh, those are beautiful apples. I'm sure you'll be able to get rid of it right away, since apples are also known as "no doctor needed"," he said.

In the end, the abundance of apples was consumed as raw food and confectionery ingredients, leaving only the empty baskets, but I sent a letter to the husband of a woman he was currently having an affair with, based on the information I'd had him research, and he sent it to her.

Of course, it was done in secret so that neither they nor Chloe and the others could trace it.

I don't know what's going on now, but the insults he spouted off to Chloe are probably still sitting in the minds of the people who were there. You can't help but be able to talk about it. But even so, I'll have to wait for a few more months to hear what happened to those who were there.

A person's malice has a poisonous effect on the mind and body. It is not surprising that I, who is in bed with it, admire her for containing it but not breaking. However, it's not so much that this current relationship is desirable to last forever.

Chloe's world now revolves around Sophia. However, if the sister marries into another family, her role as a crony will be over. Chloe will then be left with her duties as a baroness: finding a fiancé.

But as a long-time crony of my sister, I have never seen her looking for her own fiancé, nor have I heard of Viscount Evans looking for his daughter's fiancé.

...... so I have to find him and .......

"You're both waiting for ...... and ....... Oh, so it's just your brother?　No, I don't like it, I was late getting ready, so Chloe went to the kitchen to get me, and I got mixed up.　

--It seems that it's not only the head that is slowed down by heat, but the ears as well. I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I'm not the only one.

I'm not very satisfied with the change in her expression, but her gesture of nodding her head seems to indicate that she's satisfied with it.

Do you think you can drink iced tea?　If you can't, I wouldn't recommend it, but if not, why don't you drink something cold to help you feel a little better?

The younger sister smiling softly, she is a different person, calm and serene, considering the time when she was most frozen in mind. There is no doubt in my mind that Chloe was the reason for such a change in the brother and sister together.

I'm going to have to say to my sister, "Oh, let's have some. I was just thirsty, so I'm glad to hear it," she replied happily, "Well, that's good. I'm sure you'll be waiting for a moment," a bouncy voice replied.

While waiting for Sophia to pour honey-colored tea from the glass bottle on the wagon, I decide to ask her something that has been bothering me.

Speaking of which, I have a question for you, Sofia, if you don't mind.

Of course. If you have any questions that I can answer, please let me know.

Yes, ...... I'm afraid you haven't asked why Sophia decided to accept Lord Barkhorn's offer of marriage.

Maybe I was actually going to ask more questions, but that seemed to be the best I could do in my feverish, hazy mind. And although I had refrained from asking questions because I didn't want to interfere too much, I was actually quite curious.

The last time I received that one-time explanation from my supposedly thoughtful sister, I just couldn't get it through. It's not a good idea to let your sister be intimidated by someone who is so cleverly hiding their identity that they can't quite get their hands on your tail.

But in response to my serious question, Sophia said, "It's not that big of a deal, is it? I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work for you," he said, and then smiled just a little bit, as if remembering the events of that day.

Then, when he opened his lips again, he said, "Yes, you're right, ...... where my strong-mindedness is "oops" ...... means I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that I like your "temperamental" side," she said radiantly.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of your time and energy, and I'm sure you'll be able to make the most of it.