I Became the illegitimate son of a duke

29 – Coming of Age Ceremony and Wedding (1)

“…What’s with everyone’s reactions?”

I never thought it would work this far.

I pretended to be deceived, and after being inspected by Leclerc, I sent letters to nobles, but they all sent me similar replies.

In the tone of apologizing for being reckless with rumors and saying that I will not meet with them anymore.

“Wouldn’t it be nice, I wouldn’t have to worry about them anymore.”

“Yes, but…”

Is this really true?

Whew, I don’t know. Let’s do something.

…………

“…Ines, what?”

“I want to hold a birthday party and a wedding at the same time.”

Today, Ines, who was sitting on the sofa in the office and watching me, rushes over to me as soon as work hours are over and makes an offer.

Uh… Not an impossible proposition, but…

“Ines, are you okay? The wedding will be overshadowed by the birthday party.”

Ines’ 19th birthday, which is coming soon, also serves as a coming-of-age ceremony.

In this world, the coming-of-age ceremony is very important because it means getting out of a child and becoming a person with the same value as an adult. If that ceremony is buried in a wedding ceremony, it will be a bad memory for Ines.

No matter how important a birthday party that doubles as a coming-of-age ceremony is, it’s probably less important than the duke’s wedding.

“Yes, it’s okay. The coronation ceremony was held not long ago, but holding a banquet in succession would be a burden… The biggest reason is that I want the wedding to be fast. Above all, the wedding is more important to me than the coming-of-age ceremony. “

“Ines!?”

Ines, who was talking nonchalantly, suddenly laughed and came to my side and hugged my head.

Since I was sitting in the chair, I was very surprised to have my head hit a difficult place, but Ines doesn’t seem to mind at all. No, you’re enjoying it.

“Previously, the story was cut off in the middle due to an unexpected accident… But we can finally share the same bedroom.”

“Huh?”

Come to think of it… Ines had asked us to share the same bedroom before.

On that day, there was a major accident that caused Chloe to faint, so I forgot about it.

“As the duke said before, we’ll have to wait a bit longer until it truly connects… But we can still sleep together, right?”

While saying that, Ines stroked my hair while pulling it further inward.

…It hurts my pride to suffer something like this from a child who is not even 20 years old.

“Ines, wait a minute.”

“Ines-sama, you need to keep your cool.”

“ㅡ Ugh…”

Then Chloe, who was by her side, came over and pulled me away from Ines.

Originally, as a duke, I cannot be hasty with anyone.

If that had happened, Leclerc would have scolded anyone who touched me, but since Chloe is my sister and Ines is my fiancée, everyone here except the two of them couldn’t even dare to stop them.

“…I apologize for the rudeness, Duke.”

“That, yes… Ines.”

With her head slightly bowed, Ines quickly glanced at Chloe, who separated me, with thin eyes, then returned to her original expression and apologized politely to me.

…I just got a little goosebumps. I didn’t expect Ines to have such an expression.

“It’s a pity that the first was taken away…But I’ll take the other first.”

After these words, Ines leaves her office with a smile on her eyes.

The first one was stolen? What does that mean… Huh?

[Your lips are moist.]

‘…Ah.’

I remember what Ines said when he looked at my lips that night.

…I can’t believe it’s the first time–

“Whoops.”

“…”

I turn my head and see Chloe, smiling and looking at Ines, smiling contentedly.

When Ines asked me to share the bedroom, he was Chloe who fainted from stress, but now there is no indication of that.

…What’s wrong with the two of you?

…………

“Haaa…”

Chloe… Ines…

I never thought the two of you would get along so well.

I wanted to become close, but all of a sudden-

Smart –

“Who are you?”

“Master, that’s me.”

“…”

I was lamenting on my bed, thinking about what happened today, when Chloe knocked.

It is the first time that Chloe comes to my room at night other than morning.

“…Come in.”

“Yes.”

It’s just fine. I’ll have to hear what Chloe thinks of Ines.

After receiving permission, Chloe immediately opens the door and steps inside, then approaches me.

“Chloe, what’s up?”

First of all, I should ask why Chloe came to my room.

“I want to tell you something about today’s event…”

“Huh?”

As I was lying on the bed, I changed to a sitting position and asked Chloe why she had come to my room.

“That… You said that even if you marry Ines, you won’t have children for a while…”

“Hmm…? That’s true… Why?”

It’s a bit embarrassing to talk about this with Chloe.

No matter how close you are, it’s a bit much to talk about s*xual things…

“You said it was because you weren’t 20 years old before… Then–“

“…Chloe.”

I cut off Chloe halfway through. Because looking at her expression, tone of voice, and body language, I could tell what tone Chloe was trying to speak without having to listen further.

Chloe is now 21 years old, so she has satisfied her condition, so she thinks she has an edge over Ines.

“As I said before, you are my precious family. You are my sister.”

“Master…”

“I… Can’t treat you like that.”

Where did it go wrong?

As Chloe said, Chloe and I are not related by blood. But that doesn’t mean Chloe and I won’t be siblings.

Besides, I remember very vividly when Chloe was very young. Chloe, who was a crybaby, complained about side dishes, loved something warm, and was happy that she had a family of her own.

I came to regard Chloe as both her sister and her daughter. Her appearance is very beautiful, but it is impossible to look at her with reason.

“…Master.”

“So you shouldn’t have that kind of heart either. I’m a good opponent— Ugh!?”

Wow!

He lowered his head and sighed, but suddenly her eyes went dark.

Looking at the soft back, it looks like he was laid on a bed.

“What the hell… Chloe?”

“hehehe…”

When I came to my senses, there was Chloe with a strange smile in front of me.

The atmosphere is amazing, probably because of the backlight.

“I was so envious… This…”

After laying me down on the bed, Chloe spreads her arms and hugs me, then buries her face in my arms and rubs it from side to side.

I was envious… Are you talking about Ines?

“Just a moment… Let it be like this.”

“…”

If I had tried to do something strange like that, I would have taken Chloe off right away, but Chloe just hugged my body and didn’t do anything else.

That’s why I’m so hesitant to take Chloe off. No matter what your intentions are, your actions are extremely pure.

…Come to think of it, I was like this even when I was young.

At that time, I didn’t care about others and I liked her brother so much that she often hugged me.

Nostalgic memories-

Smart tock –

“Ugh!?”

Just then, a knock is heard from the door.

This sound of scratching the door with the back of your hand… Laurel’s way of knocking.

“Duke, that’s me.”

“…Ah.”

It was a big deal.

To think that Ines came directly, not as an attendant.

“Chloe. Move aside, Ines is outside—”

“I don’t like it.”

“What?”

“I don’t know why my good times have to be interrupted by her.”

…I’m not kidding. Chloe is speaking sincerely.

“Duke?”

No answer can be heard from outside, and I can hear Ines’s panicked voice.

“Ah, ah… Ines, I’m feeling a bit unwell today…”

If Chloe is removed by force, the sound will surely be heard outside. First, you have to lie to Ines.

“So it’s hard right now, let’s talk tomorrow morning—”

“Mr. Chloe went in.”

“ㅡ…”

…Have you seen it?

“Chloe, are you inside?”

The tone is still thin and cute, but a cool and creepy energy flows from the door.

“If you’re the duke, you’ll be able to tell for sure. Whether it’s the right thing or the wrong thing.”

“Ines wait…”

“So, I’ll leave it alone for today. You know that you shouldn’t do things like that with your older brother, Chloe, right?”

Ines laughs once and leaves without me having time to make an excuse. The sound of footsteps echoing in the hallway is getting farther and farther away.

“…”

Chloe just quietly hugs me. It’s a stark contrast to how he’d just been rubbing her face from side to side in delight.

Looking at the strength in the hand holding me… I don’t think I like this situation.

“…Seems to have a lot of snow.”

“Oh…”

Chloe says that and then he walks away from me.

The exposed face of Chloe is making an expression that I have never seen before. That’s right… It’s like looking at a hated enemy. Chloe, who always followed me with a smile, had an expression I couldn’t imagine.

I immediately returned to my original expression… But to think that innocent Chloe had such an expression…

“Huhu!

Chloe, who was tidying up away from me, was taken aback when she saw my chest, and hurriedly rummaged through the closet.

New clothes, what is that— Ah.

The area where Chloe rubbed her face is wet with saliva. The pajamas are white, and perhaps because they are cotton, the drool stains show a lot.

“Here is Lee Seom-mi…”

“Thank you… Chloe.”

It must be quite embarrassing that you spit on me.

His face is red, his gaze is shaking, and his pronunciation is muffled and inaccurate.

“I’ll see you tomorrow!”

Chloe gave her a new pair of pajamas, shaking her body, and she immediately left the room as if to run away.

A room that was hit by a huge storm just a moment ago, but now it’s very quiet. It’s as if nothing happened.

…What is this?