Evan nodded as if he understood.
When our eyes met again, they were filled with joy.
It was after receiving gifts from the children.
Louis called me.
“Aileen, Aileen. Just a moment.”
“Yes? Ahh…!”
Louis started to pull me along.
I turned my head in confusion, but even Evan didn’t know why Louis was acting this way.
Louis took me to the top of the tower and finally let go of my hand.
“What’s the matter?”
Even to my question, Louis first checked if anyone else was around.
‘As if he has something to say secretly to me, like Evan.’
Just as I thought.
Louis, who was fidgeting, grabbed me and asked.
“So, Aileen. I can awaken too, right? Like Evan.”
“Of course. Imperial history lessons also talk about abilities. It’s just that Evan awakened first.”
Even with that explanation, Louis said nothing.
‘He was anxious.’
It must have been hard to accept the differences even between siblings, let alone twins.
“Some royals can’t awaken… like Michael.”
The subject Louis was talking about was Michael.
‘Who said such a thing to him?’
I wanted to believe it was unintentional.
Everyone thought so.
But it wasn’t true.
Even the despised Michael would eventually awaken his true dragon power.
He just needed time to reach his highest peak.
“It’s not that you can’t; it’s just not time yet. Just like plants of different species.”
I softly consoled Louis.
“Some bloom in spring, and some even in winter. So don’t worry too much.”
“……Okay, I’ll try!”
Louis’s face gradually relaxed and soon regained his bright smile.
Revitalized, Louis was three times as cute.
“I’ll protect Aileen and Evan. And…”
“And?”
“And I’ll beat my brother!”
The brother Louis was talking about was none other than Kashar.
It was an ambitious aspiration.
“Well, you can do it. Shall we go down? Evan will be worried.”
“Okay, let’s go!”
‘You’re supposed to dream big, after all.’
As we reached the first floor of the tower holding Louis’s hand, Evan came into view.
Then a cheerful voice was heard.
“Aileen, Princes!”
Frizia, with her lavender hair flying, was running toward us.
‘I haven’t seen her for a while?’
Even her usually unfazed face looked a little weary.
“Frizia, are you not feeling well?”
“Huh, can you tell I’m tired? I’m not sick. Phew. It’s because of the Shaina Temple festival.”
The Shaina Temple?
‘Isn’t that where Elysius received blessings?’
Elysius was a saintess of the goddess of light, Shaina.
My ears perked up at the unexpected news.
“Our department is in charge of supplying the memorial items for the festival. The priests there are so particular. It was quite a hassle.”
“What’s the commemoration about?”
“It’s an event to honor the goddess! It’s like a magnificent festival!”
Shaina was the goddess of light who first illuminated the dark world.
To prepare for the world’s relapse into darkness, she left her own traces of holy fire and departed.
“Do you know, Your Highnesses? They say if you make a wish upon the holy fire, it will come true.”
“Wow, really?”
A twinkle filled Louis’s eyes as he pondered some wish.
Frizia gave Louis a wink and turned her gaze to me.
“How about participating in the ceremony with Your Highnesses? The entire territory where the temple is located is hosting a festival, and there’s plenty to see aside from the holy fire.”
Judging by the children’s reactions, they seemed eager to go.
‘It’s the Holy Fire Memorial Day.’
Shaina had the most followers in Reihart.
Furthermore, Elysias, the saintess of Shaina, had also freed Kashar from a curse.
‘Maybe I could find a clue?’
Regarding a way to break Kashar’s curse.
“Then I’ll talk to Kashar about it.”
“I’m excited! You too, Evan, right?”
“…You said you’d call me ‘brother,’ didn’t you?”
“I never said that.”
Louis stuck his tongue out at Evan.
“Catch me!”
A game of tag began on the flying carpet.
Seeing their exuberant energy, I thought it best to leave the scene.
“Shall we go?”
“Ah, yes.”
Frizia seemed lost in thought and replied late.
Even as she exited the domestic flying carpet, hesitant Frizia eventually spoke up.
“Maybe the Duke… Ah, never mind.”
“What?”
“I just came to see your face, so I’ll go back!”
There was no time for farewells.
As I looked at the spot where Frizia had disappeared, I felt disoriented.
‘What was she trying to say earlier?’
Though I thought back, it remained unclear.
I should just continue on my way.
As I turned, Kashar was standing before me.
“Surprise!”
Frizia and Kashar should make some noise when they move!
I almost dropped my heart, but Kashar seemed amused.
“Your surprise is cute.”
“…Are you teasing me right now?”
“No joke. So you can’t stop, can you?”
Once again, it was my face that turned red.
My Step-brother Is Obsessed With Me (Female-dominant)
A gentle female protagonist vs pitiful in the early stage, and a sick male protagonist in the later stage
Cheng Songer transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name as her in a female-dominant novel.
In the original story, the cannon fodder female supporting character was inhumane, committing domestic violence, gambling excessively, being lustful, and even wanting to sell her stepbrother to a brothel for money.
As luck would have it, she just happened to transmigrate at this time.
Seeing Cheng Qingzhi biting his lip, enduring the tears in his eyes, looking pitiful, her heart softened.
She stuffed the money back into the Madam’s hand and reached out to him.
“Brother, come home with me.”
