The Granchez family mansion in the city of Mullet. When I returned from Relic territory, I was visiting Claire's office.

Can I say Autumn Rain -? The weather conditions should be different from those in Japan because the world is different, but it keeps raining out the windows with Sitocito.

Watching such a view...... I sighed deeply. Claire, I sat next to you. Hey, but for some reason, it's because you're not letting me go while you're sticking to my arm.

"Claire, hey, how long are you gonna hold me?

"Hmm? Until I replenish my brother's ingredients?

"... and I don't know what that means. I mean, what happened?

It's not uncommon for me to go out somewhere, Claire Hey to go out somewhere, or act differently for a month or so. Yet in about two weeks this sweetness is unusual.

"Nothing. Nothing?

I don't think my voice was uncomfortable. But my body holding my arm shivered tingly, so I find out.

"I know you don't want to worry about me, but there's something you better worry about hidden, okay?

"Mmmm...... Ijiwal. If my brother tells me to worry, I'll have to confess."

"Why don't you? I mean, what happened?

"Actually, there's been a lot of matchmaking lately."

"... you said that. Is that so much?

"I'm a good old man, too. There's been more and more lately. If you marry me, you get the wrong idea about the Granchez family. That's why I need your help."

Claire, hey makes me cry in a sweet tone, but things are totally different from when I was a kid. Now, even if the royal family forced me to marry him, I'd be forced to marry him.

"Claire, if you don't mind, you can handle it yourself."

"If you're just gonna sign up for a pageant, it's not gonna be hard to say no, is it? But I'm going to use those hands to sign up, so it's hard to say no."

"... that hand, for example?

"I'm a distant relative, so let's use this as an opportunity to get along, or something"

"That... in the end, we're talking about a pageant, aren't we?

"There are other patterns of money lethargy, aren't there?

"Either way, it doesn't matter. Why don't we just kick it back from the start?"

Of course, it may be difficult to understand. But Claire, hey, she has eyes for people and knowledge of different people. It shouldn't be impossible to spot it at first sight.

"Is that what your brother would say? My brother says we should go with a policy of not making enemies whenever possible, so I'm having such a hard time?

"I see..."

If you ask me, whether it's a pageant or a heartless piece of money, there's a good chance they'll resent you for paying in front of the door. Even if it was analogy and resentment.

I don't care if I'm just resented, but I can't behave in a far-fetched fashion, considering everyone around me might just go for it.

"... I'm sorry, Claire. Good luck."

I can't believe it, that would be the easiest way to deal with it. Claire, if you ignore hey's stressful issues. That's why Claire hey pointed her lips "uhh".

"My brother Ijiwal. Bye-bye, my stomach hurts. Eh?"

"Kids"

It is also true that although we put the penetration in reflexively, it is an uninteresting situation.

What is it, of course, about the pageant?

Damn, who are you proposing no to? Claire, hey, it's mine - and I think about it that much before I realize it. Claire, I can't think of giving hey to anybody else.

Until now, I've hesitated because blood is connected... but if you're not going to give it to anyone else, there's only one answer. What a thought, Claire. You changed the story.

"My brother. Did you enjoy the relic territory?

"Oh yeah. I haven't talked to Trevor slowly in a long time. Just..."

After I got a little lost, I told him about Mr. Mason.

Tina should report it later anyway. Before Tina relentlessly reported it, I thought it would be better if I gave Oblate a little bit of an explanation.

As soon as I finished talking like that, Claire. I bowed my head for a while.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault."

"... why would Claire hey apologize? Claire, hey, it's not bad, is it?

"Ugh, it's my fault"

Claire, hey, she told me one such forethought, actually - and the circumstances. According to that, the Relics belong to a faction that supports the country's first princess, Her Royal Highness Princess Noel.

So the story was that while I was being cordial with His Royal Highness Alberto that I was supposed to be the decorator - the result of the cold treatment of the Relics.

"Even if I say another faction... we treat everything equally, don't we?

"So far. But the aristocracy supporting Her Royal Highness Princess Noel seems a little hypersensitive because she and His Highness Alberto have suddenly gotten along. That's what happened to my brother... I can't believe Trevor broke up with his father, Mr. Mason."

"Right..."

If Trevor and Mr. Mason had gotten along well, there would have been no such misunderstanding. Claire, for hey, it must have been an out-of-count event.

"I'm really, really sorry. My prospects were sweet."

"No, that's fine... actually via Trevor, I'm supposed to get a complaint against Mr. Mason. I mean, I think we're already talking."

I told Trevor exactly what I talked to him about.

"Oh, that's the thing. Then there's no problem. You must be aware of a misunderstanding by now, too. I'll get in touch with you and settle it."

"... sorry"

"It's fine. If it gets any bigger than that, rumors may spread all at once that my brother is not the decorator. Do you want me to shut you down while I'm at it?

"No, don't worry about it because that's on the ready side"

"Heh... that's a little surprising. Could it have been a change of heart?

"That's... well, kind of"

Claire, hey. I didn't want to bother everyone, but now it's still a secret for Claire. That clouds the word. And to change the story, I cut out speaking of it.

"Things like this one, if you leave it alone, will it still be a problem?

"That's right. You went out of your way to help the Viscount mine, didn't you? And for that, it means we're being ridiculed."

"Do you feel like you've been crushed?"

"Right. It's just that, rather than the Granchez family saying - is that everyone's mentions? For those of you who know your brother's abilities, this inspection is something I envy very much."

"Don't exaggerate like that"

"I'm not exaggerating. In fact, I can't believe Marquis Gramp said, 'We have Lion coming to inspect us right away, how would you envy me! I feel like I'm secretly bragging around."

"Really... or are you secretly proud of me?

"My brother didn't like to stand out, did he? So there's an implicit rule that you only talk about your brother when you know him."

"... are you serious"

So you mean you're just bragging about who you know about me? You're not spreading my rumors in such a situation.

Because everyone's mouth is hard or because it's a slow world to communicate information...... both.

"And yet, if Mr. Mason came to us, the master of decorations. What an attitude. It's gonna be a problem when it gets into the ears of other nobles, isn't it? So even if we know it's a mistake, we can't leave it alone."

"Because it annoys everyone, or..."

If you ask me, I'm convinced. It's not direct, it's like you're making fun of Mr. Crain for saying I'm here to inspect.

I didn't think I needed to be on the table until now. I thought it would be fine if some humans told me that I was the master of decorations, but someone would understand.

But... it wasn't.

By avoiding me standing on the surface stage, he was bothering someone who was rooting for me. And it also made Sophia and Tina feel bad.

More importantly, Claire, I was letting you stand on the arrow. I can't accept such a situation any more. So...

"... Sorry, Claire, hey"

I bowed my head towards Claire hey.

"Like I said, you don't have to apologize, do you?

"No, let me apologize. I was wrong. Claire, you were sweet."

"Oh no... you don't have to worry about it. I'm your sister, and you're my brother, so you can be as sweet as you want."

Claire, hey, that's what you say, but I'll shake my head to the side and show it to you. Claire, even if you told me it was a good idea, I'm not convinced.

"I'm happy to feel it, Claire, but I don't like it when you just spoil me. So... sorry so far. From now on, I'll be right on the stage."

That's - to not bother everyone.

But that's not the only reason.

I finally realized when I heard Mr. Mason talk about trying to match Claire with his own son. Claire, he doesn't want to give it to anyone else.

But even if I scream out loud right now, there are definitely people out there who say to the decorator's beauty.

Of course, with the power of the Granchez family, it's easy to silence that voice. But that doesn't work. Like this one, Claire. I don't want to just be protected by hey.

So I'm going up on the stage. That's not only how Claire hey protects you, but she gets a position where she can protect Claire hey. Not because someone told me, but because I want to make Claire happy myself - and look up at the sky through the window with that determination in my chest.

Long rain in the fall was still falling.