The plain and unnoticed me is no more

When he arrived at the study, he sat on the sofa of the reception set in the middle of the room and laughed with a gentle old gentleman with a white whisker that reminded him of Santa Claus.

Because of my beard, I look much older than my grandfather.

"Why are you here...?

As soon as I opened the door, I heard a small, murmuring voice from behind, and I looked back. Sin was clearly upset when he saw the old gentleman.

Does Singh know this guy?

Both of you, don't stand up. Sit down.

We stood up in front of the door, stared at by our uncle, and hurried to our seats.

"Sin, you know this guy, don't you?

Singh seemed puzzled by his grandfather's abrupt question.

So the old gentleman, sitting directly opposite Singh, nodded lightly to tell him that he could speak.

"Nothing I know... I'm a regular customer of the restaurant I worked for before, and I own the room I live in now. Besides, when I lost my job, I was looking for a cook and Chiyo... and after my parents died, Norman took care of me a lot."

I heard it and there was a spill of nature and smile.

I didn't have much opportunity to hear about what happened before I worked at home, and I thought I was working hard with my two brothers. But as far as I can tell, Sin and the others were kind enough. I was kind of glad to think so.

So what does this have to do with my grandfather? I've never seen my grandfather speak so carefreely in this mansion.

While wondering, I listened to the story in silence.

"Lana is too young to remember, but she used to work for me. After my retirement, I thought I was living a leisurely life. It could be that we were still carrying out our mission back then."

The old gentleman, who was a former subordinate, laughed bitterly when his grandfather said so in a daze.

"Yes, but I assumed that my character would keep an eye on them even after my dismissal. That's the only reason you chose me when I was in hiding."

"... I don't know. Who thinks they will continue to be involved even though they say they don't need the help?"

My grandfather is obviously upset that it was a picture star.

"Actually... I've been watching the situation regularly, but one day the whole family suddenly disappeared. I was really surprised when I found Singh washing dishes in a restaurant I knew a few years later."

Thin reacted with Pickle to see if there was anything in the conversation between his grandfather and an old gentleman named Norman.

But I can't see the story at all. I felt that I could not go to the conversation and interrupted the conversation with all my heart.

"Um, grandpa. I can't really see the story....?

"Oh, let me tell you something. I used to help your great-grandmother, who was secretly helping someone. One is the Princess Artemis, who lived secretly in this country. Sin, you must have been his grandson."

"Eh... yes, that's right."

Sin replied with a little nervousness.

My grandfather is staring at such thin with emotion.

"The set of clothes you just picked up in the costume room was sent to your father, Kai Alstead. Norman surprised me, but you are the little boy who came to this house a dozen years ago when Kai pulled his hand."

I inadvertently turned to Singh. Sin also glanced at me and immediately replied to my uncle.

"It's a bummer, but I remember my father pulling his hand and going to a big mansion."

According to Grandma, Alford's great-grandmother intended to protect Artemis, who had been separately evacuated after the natural disaster, by summoning her daughter-in-law to her country.

However, the princess fell in love with the knight who was acting together at the time, and married in secret. And they chose to live in secrecy as an asylum seeker from Artemis in a country no one knew about them.

For a princess whose palace and shrine were everything in the world, the outside world would have been very free and exciting. But a princess and a knight from nobility can't have a decent life if they stop living in a hotel.

My great-grandmother was not worried about the exotic princess, but supported her as much as she could from the neighboring country.

After her great-grandmother died, her son, the current King, succeeded in his will and continued to support him.

My grandmother asked me to watch over Artemisia and her family on her behalf, even though this was not directly related to my grandfather, who was still alive on the eve of my parents' marriage.

And he told me that it lasted until I was born.

An old gentleman named Norman told his old buddies that Sin and the others had been temporarily evacuated to the Mansion, and they were gone, standing or not.

And when I finished my report to my grandfather, I returned satisfactorily.

"Our family was protected. I didn't know... the Duke of Norris had taken care of me... thank you."

"You don't want to thank me."

"I didn't know this was happening, so I have to thank Norman."

"Norman lost his wife to the family decades ago and thinks of your brother as his grandson. So let me take care of myself. And now my son is the Duke of Norris. You can call me Melvin."

"Me... Dear Melvin...?

Sin nodded lightly when he spoke his grandfather's name without hesitation.

"Fufufu. Hey, Singh, why don't you invite Mr. Norman to the dining room?

"Oh, that's good. Speaking of which, Mr. Norman knew that Sumitomo Kitei was a shop run by the daughter of this house and led me..."

"No, it was a total coincidence. Looking at Lana's face, she thought she looked alike, but she laughed because she was too bold to think she was the same person."

"Is that a compliment...?

And after a while of laughing, we were kicked out of the study and moved into the living room.

Then Mom and Chiyo were having fun talking, and Taki was playing with my sister Amy. Five-year-old Amy seemed to like Taki, and she couldn't get away from her face until yesterday.

"Ah! Lana, welcome back. Take a look at this. Lana's childhood dress was full. It's so cute."

"Fufu, it looks really good on you."

Chiyo wore a pale pink dress that I wore when I was about ten years old, and showed it to Kruli in a spin.

Apparently, my mother enjoyed wearing a variety of chills. The popular chiyos have become accustomed to this house.

"You're late. Have you decided what you're both going to wear at the party?

"Oh, it's decided. Listen, don't be surprised. Oh, my God, there was our father's clothes here. Well, it's brand new without sleeves yet."

What's that supposed to mean?

Thin and I told Taki what we had just heard from Grandpa and Norman in the study.

Sin was brought to this mansion by his father when Taki was still walking, and of course Taki had no memory of the time. But I was very happy to hear that there was an unexpected connection with me.

The mother, who was listening to the story together, looked at Singh and remembered and laughed, and started talking about the time. While Singh's father was in his uncle's study, his mother was talking to Singh in the living room.

"I wonder if Singh was about three or four years old at that time. Lana had been crying all morning... But when Singh talked, he stopped crying. Lana looked at Sin strangely."

"Mother, I've never heard that before."

I don't remember that much either.

Both Taki and Chiyo glanced at each other with interest, listening to the story, and occasionally seeing Shin smiling.

"Ufufu, it was when I was a kid, so can I tell you the secret that Sin kept?"

That said, the mother, who drew attention at once, laughed like a prank.

"Actually, there were many men who proposed to Lana, but Singh was the first to propose. She looked at Lana, who was still six months old, and she told me that she was cute like an angel with her eyes moisturized. I love her."

"Hmm, Sin has been saying that Lana is cute since that time. Kufufu"

"Enough! Chiyo!

Chiyo said something strange, so my mother reacted and looked at Singh and me alternately. Then, I remembered the scene when Singh said it was cute before and my face became hot.

In order to enjoy such a reaction from me, Chiyo stepped forward and encouraged the continuation of the story.

"But I like the words of the proposal, is that all?

"No, the words of the proposal were secretly conveyed when I put Lana to bed in the cradle."

I was thrilled to hear the story for the first time.

But Sin couldn't stand the shame and stood up, moved to the window and turned his back on us. Because my ears are red, it seems to be quite illuminated, but I didn't try to interrupt the conversation about whether I am interested.

"Sin takes Lana's hand, which makes her laugh moody in the cradle, and tears," I keep my promise. Let's get married this time. "I was impressed when I showed my adult face just for a moment...."

"... hmm? Promise? What do you mean this time?

In my head, I imagined a young Singh talking to me in a cradle, and I got caught in the same place as Chiyo. That's usually "when you grow up."

"Well, I didn't know what that meant either, so I asked Singh, and he told me I didn't say that as Kello."

"Um, what is it? I wonder what I heard wrong..."

"Um... did your brother say anything else?

Normally I would join the conversation as if it were a sarcasm, but at this time I stuck with my mother with serious eyes.

"... how did it go? I was having a fun chat with Lana, who still couldn't speak... I didn't try to leave Lana's side until Kai came to pick me up, and I remember when we both left, we both cried so hard."

"Did Singh fall in love with Lana at first sight?"

"Lana was such a cute baby as an angel, so maybe she was. Ufufu"

When I saw Singh, I braced my arms and looked out the window. Even if Chiyo called out, I wouldn't dare to go this way.