Louis POV (1)

Hello, my name is Louis Dubois, the Prime Minister heir and a proud older brother of the most perfect imouto to ever greet the earth!

Since Cecile was born, she was glued in me. We were inseparable until the King appointed me as Albert's study partner and her as his fiancee. The longer we spent carrying our duties, the more distant we grew from each other. At some point, she started to avoid me, and I, as immature as I was started to pick on her so she could still look at me.

As I entered the Academy, my time with Cecile was almost none, but here and there we still had our sibling's time. However, they were crushed once Cecile entered the Academy, and I met 'her'.

I remember that I was making an inspection around the Academy to make sure Cecile's first day would run without any problems when I first met her. With fluffy hair and a baby's face, she had the opposite beauty of Cecile's. Seeing that she was lost, like a good senpai, I went to help her. But that was when my fall began.

Julia was like the sister I lost for the royal engagement, naïve and pure, my obsession with getting Cecile back was all transferred to Julia. Foolishly, I became so enthralled with the fake that I forgot the original. Many times I got on arguments with Cecile, in which I would say that she should be more like Julia so that Albert could like her. Only I knew, deep down, all the arguments were so I could have the real cute imouto chasing my back again.

Surprisingly enough, my 'new imouto' also was charmed by that damn Albert. I couldn't believe when I saw that he was dating Julia when he was engaged with Cecile. It enraged me that he would do such a disgusting thing with my precious sisters, but after confronting him an idea sprout on my head: If he stayed with Julia, I could have my lovely imouto back. It would be the perfect resolution!

So I close my eyes to all that Albert did. His cheating, his scheming against the Dubois and his lies to Cecile. I could gain everything back after taking the poor Cecile from this idiot's clutch. But I was too naïve.

When I thought Albert was finally done with his preparations, nothing happened, there was no Dubois fall or the public engagement break. Apparently, my sister took to her own hands to stop the demise of our House and broke the engagement with a particular meeting with the King.

I was happy about having my sister back without having to pay any price. However, there was a problem. I didn't know how to interact with Cecile anymore. Not only interact, I knew nothing about my little sister. In less than two months, she opened to stores with so many products and ideas that I was honestly amazed and lost.

Yes, lost. How can I not know that she had this talent? I was constantly praised and asked about her by my friends or colleagues, which only sparked a wave of anger inside me because I didn't know. I DIDN'T KNOW MY SISTER. And I released all this frustration on Cecile, who would usually take it with a cool head.

But, oh dear how I was wrong...

When I saw the tears staining the face that should only know how to bask in a smile, I felt that my heart was shredding to pieces.

What a fool I was... thinking only in my desire to live on the past, I did not see what was in front of me: a poor girl who was being attacked by mistakes that were not hers. Instead of protecting her, I took stones and also threw at her.

What was even more heart wrenching, was the fact that even though I was such a sorry excuse of a brother, my little sister, different from me, never gave up on me. She always had and always will have my back.

After she told me I had her unwavering support, I was glad that she closed her eyes and slept, or else she would see the pathetic scene of a big man crying like a kid. That night I decided to follow my little sister's advice and made my bag and departed to the border.

The months I stayed at the border with my godfather opened my eyes there were cloudy. Each day that I passed there, I saw a reality that someone who grew up sheltered in the capital didn't know. Knowing different realities and different people, I realized how selfish and stupid I was until going there. The guilt that I felt only became heavier and as I went back to the Royal Capital my wish to make things right not only with Cecile but with my whole family grew stronger.

When I entered the capital, I could hear here and there about Cecile's achievements. I was so proud of her as her Elder Brother that I wanted to praise her to the heavens. But all the praises died in the tip of my tongue once I knew her most recent achievement. My Princess, the little bunny, the sheltered Young Miss, the flower of the society was now the most powerful figure in the Underworld Of this kingdom. What's worse Father and Mother didn't destroy this career path for her and that bastard Albert even made her work for him.

Yet, in the next day after seeing the sparkle of happiness in Cecile's eyes after showing the Cerberus, the plans I made the night before vanished. I will let her play as she wishes and if anything goes wrong... heh, I didn't spend months in the border for nothing.

After I reluctantly parted with Cecile, I finally went to report to my Dear Bastard Lord.

*knock, knock*

"You may enter"

I opened the door and the study where I spent my life coming to either study or work was exactly the same. Nothing changed, nor the place or the people.

"Hoo, look who decided to greet us"

"Greetings Your Highness, I'm back"

My long-time friend instead of adopting a Lord-subject stance came to give me a hug with a huge smile on his face.

"Welcome back Lou- OUCH, what was that for?!"

I feel much better now. I wish I could punch him more, but seeing that he is my future King, let's leave at that.

"For Cecile"