Broken Possessors of Infinite Regression Academy

“I hope you’ve been well… or is that a pointless question? Of course, you’ve been doing well.”

Diana took a sip of her tea as she spoke, with Nika and Beatrice filling in the gaps beside her. Usually, Diana’s personal maid would have done this, but since I was there, Beatrice, who also served as the head butler, insisted on doing it herself.

There was no maid in the Crate family who could refuse Beatrice when she claimed that she would serve in such a situation.

“Of course, I’ve been doing well, but why do you ask?”

“I heard the news. Even Lady Eichenhardt of the Renitus Duchy is now involved with you?”

“I’m not sure what you mean by ‘involved,’ but if you’re talking about the summer festival, then yes. We had a free sparring match to determine the order of the event. That’s all there was to it.”

It had only been a short while since I met Kang Yuna again, but seeing her calm and gentle demeanor brought a sense of unfamiliarity. The only time I had seen her like this was when she received an 800% bonus.

Despite having known Diana for nearly 20 years, I felt more familiar with Kang Yuna, whom I had met again after 20 years, which made me think that blood really was thicker than water.

“That’s impressive, Mira.”

“What do you mean?”

“My lovely little brother is not only pulling the Agnes Duchy but also the Renitus Duchy to his side. How can I not be impressed?”

“I already told you that’s not what’s happening.”

“No? I heard that someone from the Renitus Duchy approached me subtly, and I thought that you were up to something again. Mira, you seemed to have gotten quite close to Lady Eichenhardt during the summer festival.”

“From the beginning, she’s been devoted to His Highness the Crown Prince. There’s nothing I can do about it. Well, if you say this, you might misunderstand again. Even if there was something, I wouldn’t have done it. So, tell those people to stop spreading baseless rumors.”

Diana, who seemed to be pondering something, snapped her fingers softly.

“I understand. Since you’re close to His Highness the Crown Prince, they probably wanted to use you as a bridge to get to him. That also explains why you two met alone. You didn’t want the Crown Prince to find out.”

“That’s mostly true, but there’s one thing you got wrong. She just took me to meet His Highness the Crown Prince and asked me if I could find out who he likes.”

This was a rather sharp deduction. I nodded in agreement.

“She asked me if it would be okay to ask His Highness the Crown Prince who he likes. She said that it would be fine to ask me since I seem to be close to him.”

“And what did you find out?”

“He said that his ideal woman is someone who is modest, quiet, doesn’t act on her own, and is devoted to her family without any complaints.”

I repeated the answer that Laura and I had come up with for Lady Eichenhardt. Diana responded with the same reaction that Lady Eichenhardt had.

“As expected. It seems that he wants to prevent anyone else from getting involved with power from the very beginning. I think that’s the right move.”

Actually, it was Laura’s ideal image of a wife that she wanted to become. But there was no need for anyone else to know that.

Diana, who had taken another sip of her tea, looked at me intently.

“Are you okay with that?”

“What are you talking about now?”

“About Lady Eichenhardt. Are you okay with leaving her alone?”

“At first, it started as a business deal, but now they are so engrossed in each other that they have forgotten the original purpose and are exploring each other’s everything. This is a very classic—”

“I told you to cut down on those romance novels, didn’t I?”

Diana chuckled at my exasperation.

“I was just joking.”

“Joking about the next Duchess of Renitus? You’ve got some nerve, Diana. Do you have two lives to spare?”

“If anything happens, our lovely little brother Mira will protect me, won’t he? With His Highness the Crown Prince by your side, the Holy Maiden, the Duchess, and the Holy Maiden, how could you just stand by and watch your older sister being taken away?”

“……”

Her attitude was shameless, but it was true, so it was hard to argue with her.

“Well, enough small talk. Have you thought about what you want to ask for? You’re keeping this wish-granting card for a critical moment, aren’t you?”

If she was talking about a wish-granting card, it was the one I received as a reward instead of a commission fee for the Ibrante-related request. Since I didn’t have any particular use for it, I had left it unused, but I had just thought of a good way to use it.

Since they started it, I would give it back to them in the same way.

“No, I want to use it now. What I want is—”

“Brother! It’s been a while!”

Crash!

With a loud voice, someone broke through the window and tumbled into the room. It was my younger sister, Trisha. Diana grabbed her neck and used magic to freeze the glass shards that were flying everywhere.

As I was about to make my request, Trisha made a perfect superhero landing and immediately ran towards me as soon as she stopped.

I easily subdued the brazen intruder and lifted her up by her armpits, like a cat. This was the first time Trisha had been treated like this, and her eyes widened in surprise.

“Huh? Huh? What, what are you doing! Let me go!”

Trisha struggled to break free, but it was futile. No matter how tall she was among women, she was still far shorter than me, and the difference in strength was immeasurable.

Diana, who was watching Trisha squirm in my grip, spoke up.

“Trisha, when will you ever learn to behave properly? When will you grow up?”

“I’ve already grown up! Don’t you know how well Kingdom of Heaven is doing? In a few years, its revenue might even surpass your merchant guild!”

Trisha squirmed but couldn’t escape, and she giggled as she spoke.

What she said was true. The gambling den that Trisha had slyly taken over in my absence was doing much better than before, to the point where they had to build four additional buildings due to lack of space.

“……The important thing is the net profit, not the revenue.”

“You used to say the opposite. How petty of you, Diana.”

Diana bit her lip, unsure whether to take that as a compliment or not, and then changed the subject.

“By the way, what were you about to say, Mira?”

“Oh, I remembered what you said about doing whatever I ask. Can I tell you now?”

“Uh… yes, I’m ready.”

Diana took a deep breath, looking slightly nervous. I smiled and put Trisha down.

“Spend the whole day with your little sister and keep praising her no matter what she does. How does that sound?”

“……”

Her face turned ashen.

“Really? I will be praised no matter what I do?”

“Yes. Feel free to torment her.”

Trisha’s expression changed to despair as she heard my confirmation. Diana, realizing that the target had shifted, cried out in despair.

“No! No way! I’d rather you ask me to do something risqué! Anything but spending time with Trisha!”

“Oh, so you want me to throw away all the erotic novels in your room? There are some limited editions and out-of-print books there, aren’t there?”

“……”

Diana pouted, realizing that I wouldn’t budge. Trisha sat next to her, confidently draping her arm over her shoulder. Diana’s body trembled.

“Kuh… Kill me……”

“Why would I kill you on such a good day?”

Trisha, who had been cackling like a villain, suddenly reached into her pocket.

“Oh, right, little brother, I have something to show you.”

“Something good?”

Trisha pulled out a deck of cards.

“I learned some tricks from there. Do you want to give it a try? Oh, Diana got so mad that she stopped talking to me for a while after I beat her?”

“Hey! That—”

“Hey, watch your language. Isn’t this a command from our little master, who has to grant any wish as long as it’s within his power? Again, what did you say?”

“……Jeongmul, deudeunddeudgeo……”

The sound of her teeth grinding together could be heard through her clenched lips. Diana’s eyes blazed with anger. Trisha’s lips curled up as she saw this. I wondered if she would be able to handle the consequences of her actions.

“So, Mira, do you want to give it a try?”

Well, it was up to her to deal with the aftermath later.

“I don’t mind, but if you’re confident, go ahead, big sister.”

“Oh? Really?”

“Instead of just playing, why don’t we make it more interesting? How about a wish-granting card that grants any one wish, just like our eldest sister?”

“Our little brother has finally grown up! A bet is more fun when the stakes are high! I’ll go all out!”

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“……”

Trisha, who had proudly planted a flag by declaring that she would go all out, met her predictable fate.

Diana, who had her soul crushed by me and had to endure shoulder-to-shoulder hugs from Trisha every time she lost, left with a dazed expression on her face.

She should have known better than to challenge me with tricks.

If she had just relied on luck, I would have played fairly and given her a 50-50 chance of winning. But since she insisted on using her learned techniques, I had no reason not to use my magic as well.

“You seem to be in a good mood, young master.”

“Yeah, I am. How’s Ibrante doing?”

“Yes. I heard that she was very disappointed that she couldn’t see you in person while overseeing the escort mission for Diana’s merchant guild. She said that she wouldn’t be able to return for at least a week.”

“It’s fine, I have plenty of time. Tell her not to rush and that I’ll be visiting the main house regularly anyway.”

With that, I took out my smartphone from my pocket. Beatrice remained unfazed, as she was aware that it was a magical artifact that I had created personally and asked her to keep it a secret from others.

Nika, who knew about the smartphone because she was a succubus, quietly kept her mouth shut.

I turned on the screen and checked the chat messages. The conversation with my sister from a few hours ago, before returning to the main mansion, scrolled up.

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-Hey

-Mom wants to know when you’re coming home

-When are you really coming? I’m getting tired of this

-You must have received a lot of money, so you should know better than to worry her by not coming home today. Tell her that at the very least, you won’t be back until next week

-You son of a bitch, at least tell me how the date went

-I put my soul into it because you asked for help, and now that everything’s done, you don’t need me anymore? Huh?

-I’ve told you several times that it went well

-You should tell me how well it went

-The core of the matter is that we’re still seriously dating

-Okay then, introduce her to me later

-Why?

-So I can ask her how far you’ve gotten

-You bitch

-Heh

-Heh

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As I scrolled through the conversation, which ended with the middle finger emojis that symbolized their close relationship, I once again realized how kind my sisters on this side were.

“Beatrice.”

“Yes, young master.”

“Don’t you think Trisha would make a wonderful older sister?”

“Yes……?”

Beatrice was taken aback, while Nika quietly tried to hold back her laughter next to her.