Chapter 17: Hero’s Chronicle, Breton’s Point of View (Part One)

Breton Hall returned to the academy after spending a week under his sister. He had completely given up on asking his step-mother to attend the engagement party.

"Good morning Jared, Yuri."

"Ah."

"Good morning, Berne."

"Hey, Breton. You didn't stay up late again to study, did you?"

"Yes, well…"

"Oh dear, Breton is overdoing himself again~?"

"No, I'm not overworking myself. It's because I want to study a little, I'm all right."

Yuri's concern warmed his heart, but it disappeared quickly when he remembered something his sister said. He wanted to ask, but he felt like he couldn't, he felt like something would change.

"Ah! Good morning Anders" Yuri said as she looked at the knight behind her. Breton followed her gaze and noticed the tiredness in Anders gaze. Surely, he also must have experienced an eye opener just like him.

"…Good morning." He responded

"Oh, Anders. Good morning." Jared said

"Good morning, Anders. Although you look exhausted… Are you okay?" Breton asked

"Yeah. It's because I underwent a harsh training yesterday. But I am okay."

"Is that so… Just don't overwork yourself, okay?" Yuri said

"Thank you very much."

"Good morning," Silvester said cheerfully.

"Oh, good morning. Silvester."

"Silvester, you are slow as always~ You barely made it just in time~."

"For me, I think I arrived here rather early. That aside, Yuri's hair has become beautiful."

"Thank you very much~ Or rather, even though Silvester is praising me, I don't feel like I'm being praised."

"That's not true at all. It does look beautiful."

"Th-thank you very much~ I'm sure it's thanks to

"Collections" beauty products."

Breton twitched as before he came; he learned from his father that his sister is the founder of East trade Company. She is the mastermind behind "collection," he never felt so worthless as she was working since she was six years old and straight after she woke up from her coma. His father told him a lot that he didn't care to learn on his own. He admits that he neglected it but ultimately his sister amazing.

"Ah, that place, huh."

"Yes~ Now that you mentioned it, I finally became a member~."

"For a mere company to keep my fiancée waiting…" Jared said with disdain

"Ed-sama, you cannot say something like that~ It's because other people had to wait for some time, so it's only natural for me to wait as well."

"Yuri is so gentle."

However, after being persuaded by Yuri, his expression changed.

Breton felt bitter.

"That company is very popular~ I am still waiting for mine."

"That's right~ I'm sure that their president is an amazing person. I respect that person. I want to meet that person once~" Silvester said

"Since Yuri wants to meet the person, let's invite them to the Royal Castle once. I'm sure that the other side will be extremely pleased and honored." Jared said

"That's an excellent idea~," Yuri said

They started to talk about spending on more things and like, Breton liste.n

'Up until now, I've always thought that Yuri-sama is a gentle person… But I might not have seen anything at all.' He thought

"…Right now, conducting it frequently will put a large burden on the National Treasury. This time, don't you think it'll be better to reconsider?" Breton asked Yuri when Jared left to talk some things with Silvester. Leaving behind Breton and Anders.

"Why is Breton saying something like that? Isn't it the top priority to help the lives of the people? Everyone is happy, isn't that a good thing…"

"Although it's a good thing, it won't be good if it's too frequent. Yuri, please don't say too many unreasonable things to Jared…"

"Jared is the Prince of this Kingdom. Can't a Prince do whatever he likes? If the Kingdom doesn't have enough budget, it will be fine to take it from the taxes~ Ah, and also, how about disbanding the military? Un, that's a good idea~ Since this Kingdom is peaceful, the military is unnecessary~."

Both Anders and Breton started to tremble as they looked at Yuri with shocked expressions.

"But that does not want you to want to truly hear is it Breton" Yuri's innocent smile dropped completely as her expression became unusually clam.

"You have something to ask me don't you, Breton."

Breton shivered. "I wanted to ask if my sister really bullied you, she said you would tell."

For a split second, she had a sinister smile, but both Anders and Breton both saw it.

"She didn't" Yuri smiled "Not once did her ladyship bully me" the glint in her eyes became somewhat flushed.

'ladyship, only my sister's followers address her as a lady and not miss or young mistress' Breton thought.

"Ah! Jared, I was just talking to Breton and Anders about disbanding the military, since the kingdom is really peaceful" Yuri had a bright smile on her face as though she has thought of an ingenious idea.

"Ah, Yuri is so smart," Jared said from behind Breton as he had just come back with an entranced smile as if Yuri captured his heart multiple time with her smile that had a vastly different meaning to them. Jared and Yuri left in a happily.

Breton and Anders sat down in shock as they took in everything, their reality has been utterly shattered.

"Hey, Anders can you listen to my story" Breton felt like he needed to talk about it.

"Yeah," Anders said slowly as he looked at Breton trying to remain calm.

"When I was a child, me and my sister used to be somewhat close. She taught me swordsmanship and how to use magic, she was honestly the best teacher I ever had. But then the maids started pulling these pranks on me. I never told my father or my sister this, because I thought I could handle it. Until one day, I lashed out and nearly had beaten a maid to death. My sister saw this, I remember the look of disgust in her eyes when she looked at me, I stood frozen I wanted to explain to her, but she had just left, without a single word. Not long after she left the maid who was by her said to me when she left "Young master Breton, thank you for being so easy to use. Now our Ladyship won't bother with a pest like you" before she turned around and left happily, and Then I heard the maid who I had beaten laugh. That was when I realized I had been set up" Breton said slowly.

"…."

"Anders the only people who address my sister as "my lady or her ladyship" are her followers. Just right now Yuri had called my sister

"her ladyship."

"That doesn't make sense, why would someone who follows your sister, go after her fiancé."

"it makes sense to me because I have seen how terrifying my sister's followers can be. They would go extremely far for my sister. Glass never liked Jared, and he had always treated her horribly both you, and I knew this but never said anything. I should have realized my sister's followers would never have left Jared alone."

Anders started to shiver again as his expression was getting pale.

"Anders you may not know this, but most of the students of this school are my sister's followers. That's why I believed Jared when he said that Yuri was being bullied."

"But if Yuri is a follower…" Breton trailed off.

A few days later, Breton was in his father's office to move on to discussing some more topics ranging on the management of their territories.

"Breton, your sister received the invitation to the royal castle. To celebrate the funding of the empire, it is from the Queen Dowager. Meaning she can't refuse, I want you to escort her

"Jared and Yuri will be attending for sure."

"I'm surprised," his father said

"About what, father."

"The fact that you're actually worried about your sister."

"That is… It is certainly normal for you to think that it's a little late for me to worry her, but…"

"ha-ha, I was worried you would never get past that incident."

"Father you knew about it."

Maxfield shook his head. As he looked out his window to see a carriage stop and his beautiful wife and daughter came out in an arm link seemingly still chatting before Glass looked up and met his eyes and nodded at him.