Broken Possessors of Infinite Regression Academy

“Have you developed a new hobby, sister?”

“A new hobby?”

“You know, the mountain of gifts you’ve been building. Even with all the money in the world, how do you plan to deal with it later?”

In front of us, or rather, in the backyard of the Crate mansion, there was a mountain of gifts that was not an exaggeration. The height was almost equal to that of the four-story mansion, which spoke for itself.

They were all gifts sent to celebrate Diana’s birthday. It had started about ten days ago, and now, on the eve of her birthday, it had grown into a mountain.

“……My beloved little brother. If you don’t stop teasing your high and mighty sister right now, I can’t guarantee what will happen.”

Diana’s expression turned sour as she realized I was teasing her. Trisha, on the other hand, laughed louder than I did. “Hahaha!”

Trisha, who was ignoring the glaring looks, even muttered to herself. “I’m so jealous. I wish I could receive this many gifts on my birthday.”

However, her expression was far from jealous. It was clear that she was just teasing her older sister, who was overwhelmed by the mountain of gifts.

“Can you really not receive this many gifts?”

“Of course. I’ve been running the largest casino in the empire. When would I have time to lock myself in a room and write letters all day to manage my connections?”

“Hmm, I see…”

A meaningful smile appeared on Diana’s face, the kind she often made when she thought of a way to tease Trisha.

“Then how about a bet? Which do you think there are more of, the gifts from my direct connections or the ones from other sources?”

“A bet? What kind of bet?”

Trisha, who did not know the truth, was about to participate in a bet she was bound to lose.

“Of course, I won’t use any tricks. It’s a fair bet, and I will win anyway.”

“Oh, really? Then what are the stakes? Are you going to say congratulations if I win?”

“If you win, I’ll call you ‘sister’ all day. The time period is from midnight to 11:59 pm, and you can choose the date. On the other hand, if I win, well, you don’t have to do anything.”

Trisha’s face turned pale at the arrogant remark. No matter how bold her personality was, she couldn’t just let it slide when faced with such a blatant insult.

“I’ll kneel on all fours for a week!”

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“Is that your second older sister over there? Why is she doing that?”

Rosaria asked, looking at Trisha, who was kneeling with her hands up in the backyard.

“She lost a bet.”

“What kind of bet?”

“It’s a long story. Anyway, after the maids sorted through the gifts, it turned out that there were more from people related to Mira than from other sources, as I had expected.”

Diana kept her promise not to make Trisha do anything if she won, and Trisha kept her promise to kneel on all fours. On her birthday, Diana had kicked her out to the backyard because she didn’t want her to ruin the mood with her sulking face.

And now, as I arrived in the backyard,

“Sis?! You, you, you…”

Trisha, who had been kneeling quietly, jumped up in surprise at the sight of me and the two women beside me.

“Shh. Keep it down. I came through the backyard on purpose so that we could enter quietly, but if you make a fuss, it will defeat the purpose.”

“But, but…”

Trisha’s lips quivered as she looked at the women beside me.

“Let’s go. It doesn’t matter who they are. Come on, I’ll introduce you.”

Ignoring the dumbfounded Trisha, I headed inside the banquet hall with the two women. As expected of the Crate family, which had more money than they could ever spend, the mansion itself served as a banquet hall.

“I think she’s on the third floor, isn’t she?”

“Is this the scale of the birthday party every year?”

“About half of this, I guess. This year, the number of gifts has increased significantly, so they decided to hold a bigger party.”

“……Your way of thinking is so different.”

The people standing in the hallway made way for the three of us as they recognized our faces.

“Thank you for coming to celebrate the young lady’s birthday.”

Beatrice, the head maid, bowed politely. “May I ask how I should address you, Your Highness? Should I address you as the young master’s friend orㅡ”

“I’d like to be addressed as Mira’s friend.”

“Me too.”

“Me as well.”

“……Very well, then. Please enjoy your time, the young master’s friends.”

Beatrice gestured with a softer attitude and tone, and the three people entered the banquet hall confidently.

That alone was enough to draw everyone’s attention. The lively atmosphere suddenly quieted down, and dozens of people fell silent in an instant.

“Your Highness, the Crown Princess?”

It was only natural for everyone to be surprised by the sudden appearance of the Crown Princess, the Saint, and the Hero. Moreover, the daughter of the Agnes ducal family was sitting not far from them.

Diana, who had been talking to someone else, hurried over to them as soon as she saw them, even pushing the person she had been talking to.

I quietly slipped away with Elysier, Latina, and Priscilla by my side. I had to make it seem that the three of them had come to celebrate on their own, not because I had brought them.

In fact, that was the case.

“As I was sayingㅡ”

“There’s no need for such formalities. It’s clear that we don’t need to worry about such things between us.”

Diana’s face visibly paled as she heard the unexpected remarks.

“Wow, that’s amazing. So, the Crate family has alreadyㅡ”

“I’m just surprised that people are so interested in our relationship.”

“……”

Diana, who was already nervous, became even more flustered as she heard the bombastic remarks from the Crown Princess and the Saint.

“Then, Saint…”

“I also ask that you treat me casually. After all, we are family, are we not?”

Diana’s face turned even more pale as she heard yet another bombshell.

“Me too…”

“……”

The three people shamelessly denied any wrongdoing. Thanks to them, Priscilla, who had been able to talk to Diana naturally, was now smiling beside her.

“Well, it’s better to lay the groundwork beforehand than to surprise them later, isn’t it?”

In fact, what they had said was true. Sooner or later, they would have to become closer, so there was no need to be so surprised.

I nodded, looking at the two goddesses who were comfortably munching on cookies. The two of them had changed their appearances so that no one would recognize them. I looked down at the god, who was glaring at me.

“What is it, human?”

“If you’re going to glare at me, at least wipe the cookie crumbs off your mouth.”

“Ugh…! I, I know!”

The god frantically wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.

“I heard from Beatrice that the two of you ate 26kg of cookies.”

“……”

“……”

It was hard to imagine that they could eat so much even if they wanted to. The Celestial God stammered an apology.

“I, I’m sorry, human. I’ll try to hold back a little tomorrow and the day after.”

“No, please feel free to eat as much as you like. We can always buy more, so it’s fine. But there’s something else I want to talk to you about…”

I looked down at the god, who was now glaring at me. The god squirmed and tried to avoid my gaze. I pinched his cheeks and restored them to their original form. The god squirmed and flailed his arms and legs.

“Why did you play such a prank after eating so much?”

“Ugh! Don’t treat me like that!”