It's probably the first time I've heard anything from my brother, so I remember it well.

I sat on the couch in my brother's office and listened to my brother's story while enjoying the rare tea from the Principality of Aizen Gain.

"Do you know the Vicomte Heim?

"Ah, is this a house of light?But surely the house lost its son to illness, right?

If I remember correctly, the only heir to the Viscount Heim family would have fallen ill two years ago.The loss of her son made the Countess sick and left the world to follow her son.The Count, who lost his son and wife in a short time, spoke sentimentally among the nobles for a moment.

"Yes... but the other day, the Vicomte took the civilian daughter and boy.Apparently, he was born a child of the Count with his mistress, who used to be a civilian dancer. "

"Heh... so, how do I find out about her?

"Oh, yeah.... how much do you know about light protection?

"I suppose it means paying off the darkness in people's hearts...."

"It's not that simple."

My brother continued his explanation with his hands on the desk and wrinkles between his eyebrows.My age is five years older, but for a young age of 22 this year, there was already a tremendous penetration.I wonder if it's the result of daily hard work...

"It's a nasty protection that can manipulate people as they please if they use it wrong."

"Heh... that left a lot of stuff behind again."

"- The country and other nobles have been silent, largely because no women have ever been born to the Heims."

The first generation of the Heim family was a woman named Elizabeth, and the history of the Viscount Heim began with her protection.

According to my brother, this light protects and allows a woman to maximize her power for the first time.But the Heims never had a daughter after Elizabeth.

"Hmm... so Elaina is the woman's protector since Count Elizabeth."

"Oh, yeah."

"That's sensational."

No, that's not the only problem.

"What do you mean, uhh?

"The Vicomte has adopted his son and daughter."

It stinks just to listen.The Count has lost his wife and son and seems to be soliciting sympathy for the adoption of a child to achieve the goal of living a lonely life.

"Until then, I was a sister and brother who grew up in a civilian environment.Of course, I haven't registered my emblem at the shrine. "

It is the duty of all nobles born in this empire to register their emblems in the shrine within one month from the date of their birth.It was presumed that the Count had adopted them because he wanted to avoid it.

However, not all noble children are born with a crest.According to the statistics so far, there is about 80% chance that it will be handed over, but in some cases it is not.Sons and daughters who are noble but not born with a crest serve in the temple, join the Order, and contribute to the country and the people.

"Are you sure you have protection?

"Ah no, I haven't confirmed it yet, but it's probably because of the report...."

"Uh-huh... so, how far should I look?

When he raised his elbows to his desk and put his hands together, he became the next prince, not his brother.

"I want you to approach Miss Elena for the time being and check on her crest and strength of protection.Slowly, you'll find out what Viscount Heim is up to. "

Ah, roger. How long?

"Whatever the duration.However, I would like to plan measures as quickly as possible to deal with only the troublesome forces.At least it would be helpful to have a consolidated report by the time you graduate from school. "

I felt sympathetic to my brother who talked about whether he had a headache or wrinkles between his eyebrows while rubbing his hands with grime. Recently, I suspected that he was very busy.

As Prince Wang, I am glad to see my brother who is earnestly working hard.That's why I respect my brother, who has a great role to play, and I decided to do anything to support him.I was once again determined to do everything in my power to help my brother in this matter.

"I have already told the Duke and Lady of Soirtere about this.Miss Rachel doesn't know anything about this because she asked me to keep it confidential until we figure something out.But the Duke and Lady will support you well. "

Which means I'm going to have to get close to Elaina Heim and extract information without anyone understanding.My brother is looking up at me with a little apology waiting for my reply.

"Ok. I'll start working on it today.If you find out anything, I'll report it every time. "

"Oh, I'm sorry, I asked.- When this is over, I'll apologize to Miss Rachel too. "

"Ahahah, that's probably fine.Rachel understands things well, and I'm sure he won't be angry about this.Rather, it's a good feeling Rachel won't find out. "

"- Cedric... I'm sorry."

"I don't know. I'm glad I can help you.Oh, but can I just tell Chris?It's going to be a long fight, so it's a little tough without him.... "

- Okay, I'll give you permission.

This is how I approached Countess Elina Heim at my brother's request.Only the royal man and Duke of Soirtere and Chris knew about this.