Save 83 ─ Little Brother

After defeating the pirates, it was the turn of the airships, Ixion told me not to touch them, he would do something.

The airships fled, Ixion scanned them and found the Herring family crest hidden by paint.

I returned to the ship, there everyone told me why I didn't kill the pirates, they were floating on the surface of the sea.

Ixion sent rescue boats to get them out, he wasn't doing it because he was a good guy, he said he had a certain social experiment, I didn't inquire further.

I replied that I didn't feel like doing it. I asked Bell to get me something to eat and went back to my room.

Upon entering, I found Sara waiting for me, she came up to me and said.

"I want you to accompany me home tomorrow, my parents want to meet me. It's also a good time to introduce you to my brother."

Sara's brother, one of the characters in the game, someone I haven't met yet, I wonder how we'll get along?

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A new day had arrived, I put on my best clothes and prepared to see Mr. Randolf and his family.

Today we could return to the house the embassy gave me.

Alisa refused for some reason.

The idiots and Erselica asked me to bring them a gift. The worst thing is that I will do it as they will become a nuisance if I don't.

I was only supposed to go with Sara, but Alisa is going too.

She was presentable to go and meet the Acting Chairman. As my future wife, she said it was important to talk to him.

Airi will not go as she does not know anything about politics, while Lucy does not want to go there for anything in the world, I understand her, so I told her that when I come back I will take her on a date, she was happy about it.

We will use a Rosenberg Household airship, I told Bell to stay with the girls in case something happens.

Ixion always goes where I go, so I find it odd that he refused to go this time.

He said he had things to do at Schwert's, but I don't mind, I can have a little freedom from his harassing stare.

Sara's limo dropped us off at the harbor and then we boarded.

The view was amazing, at my side I had Sara hugging me while Alisa was just looking outside, despite holding her hand, she wasn't looking at me. Is something wrong with her?

After a few hours of travel, we arrived at Alisa's family's territory.

After getting off the boat, the servants greeted us.

"Welcome be, Sara ojou-sama, the guardian Rudel-sama and the guardian's fiancée."

Another limousine was waiting to take us to the castle.

Where I will "meet" my parents-in-law and brother-in-law.

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Randolf was in his office attending to a guest.

Normally this only happened for something very important like family gatherings or possible engagements.

But the guest in front of him was not at all desired his presence. Not only was he invited alone, he was also not invited to the Acting Chairman's residence, it was just to talk to him.

"And so is the current situation. We want the sale of magic stones to our homeland to be lowered by 30%. Of course, it will be temporary, we are in an economic predicament due to the republic."

The man who spoke to Randolf as if he were a father to his son, was dressed in elegant ceremonial robes of pure white, golden embroidery and gloves with a crest on them.

His appearance was that of a young man in his late twenties, natural tanned skin, light gray hair which was long and tied back with a golden brooch. His sharp dark red eyes matched his rebellious personality by having his feet up on Randolf's desk.

On his chest was a coat of arms, he was a soldier from the Weiss Empire.

The man finished his statement while chewing grape flavored gum.

Randolf looked at him with a look that indicated he wanted to punch him, but he held it in.

He replied in his calm tone.

"Understood, I will submit the document for them to make the discount."

"It is appreciated that you are so cooperative, Acting Chairman."

"...Thank you for your cordial words, Avid-dono."

"Wrong."

In a serious tone, the man─ Avid, silenced Randolf with his cold stare.

"At this moment I am laboring, I am not just any imperial knight, I am a sacred knight, belonging to the Sacred Swords of His Majesty the Emperor."

He stood up and violently placed his hand on his chest.

"Avid 'Juliannus' Rackham is my name, but at this moment you must call me by my 'Holy Name'. It is an insult not to be called that."

Randolf thought after hearing his unnecessary introduction.

(I had heard about the holy name of the imperial knights. It's an insult for them not to be called by that name by the sound of it, I better not get it wrong again.)

Randolf corrected himself.

"I'm sorry, I won't make the same mistake again."

"I hope so, goodbye Acting Chairman."

Avid turned and left the room, a servant would escort him to the empire embassy.

Randolf sighed and then pulled a bottle from his drawer.

"I really hate dealing with these guys, but business and diplomatic issues are more important."

A memory came into his head because he was once like that.

He was still young, standing next to a beautiful woman with platinum blonde hair who smiled at him for taking care of the hard work.

Randolf drank his drink to the bottom.

He gave a grand gesture of satisfaction followed by being called over by a servant.

"Sorry to interrupt you my lord, but the guardian Rudel-sama arrived along with Sara ojou-sama."

"I understand, take them to the guest room, tell my wife and son to go as well. I'll come in a little while after finishing this paperwork."

"Understood, with your permission."

Randolf sighed and continued to drink some more because of that bitter memory.

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We were taken to a guest room, the place was huge and looked like an alcove because of its contents.

Sara and I were sitting on the same couch while Alisa was sitting on a sofa, she was drinking a tea prepared with the best medicinal herbs of the territory, but still she had a dull expression on her face.

Sara was clinging to me, her breasts resting on me.

The door opened and a beautiful woman entered.

Her appearance indicated that she was just entering her twenties. Her beautiful long dress matched her long flaxen hair, her beautiful blue-green eyes sparkled in the lights of the room.

The most important detail of her image is her face, she is the spitting image of her daughter, she is Mr. Randolf's wife like Sara's mother, Marian Ciel Rosenberg.

Another detail I didn't mention, is that she has long breasts, those fruits are smaller than her daughter's, but their length makes them stand out like Sara's firm breasts.

Thank you very much

"It's good to see you again, Count Bradford."

Lady Marian greeted me, I stood up and responded to her greeting.

She lifted her skirt and bowed to return my greeting, that made her motherly breasts swing like a pendulum.

I swallowed saliva, which could be heard as a drop falling in the wash.

Lady Marian sent a glance at Alisa, who stood up and greeted like the girl who received a high education.

"It is a pleasure to meet you, wife of the Acting Chairman, I am the fiancé of Count Bradford of Altfode Kingdom. Alicelotte von Bismarck, the daughter of Duke Bismarck."

"You may call me Alisa to make you more comfortable."

As expected of my fiancée, her introduction puts me to shame.

Lady Marian also introduced herself, her breasts swayed up and down, a wonderful sight no doubt, and more so because the neck and shoulder part is just a sheer fabric.

"A pleasure to meet you Miss Alisa, I am Marian Ciel Rosenberg, Sara's mother and wife of the Lord of this house, Randolf Ciel Rosenberg and Acting Chairman of Aster Supreme Kingdom. Please address me as Marian only."

She briefly dropped the manners to be more intimate, with a big smile as her chest said.

"After all, this meeting is just to talk about the second wife. Since you will be the first wife, it's only natural that the future of our relations will be good for the future of both houses and countries."

"Yes."

Lady Marian sat down and a maid who came in with her prepared tea.

She spoke to me as the maid handed her cup of tea.

"Before my husband arrives, I'd like to know a little about you two, if it's no trouble."

"Us? ... You mean Alisa and me?"

"Yes, I'd like to know a little about you and your fiancé. I'm curious since we'll be family now and I'd like to know more about her and you."

"On that I have no problem... and you Alisa?"

Alisa sipped her tea and answered without interest.

"Go ahead."

"Well, in that case... I guess I'll start from the day I met Ixion."

I proceeded to tell her my story. She and Sara were very surprised, then laughed, and then when they heard about me being blamed for being a traitor they got upset.

It was an interesting and enjoyable time. Having a conversation with my future mother-in-law.

Since Alisa doesn't seem to have a mom, that's why I say my mother-in-law.

Although Randolf would be my second father-in-law. Which is nice compared to Siegwald's withering look.

Lady Marian was laughing at how I had to be tricked into compromise.

I looked at Alisa and she was holding back her laughter, the only one not laughing was Sara, who had a brief moment with a dull expression and then started laughing.

Was that something very unpleasant for her?

Her mother asked me a question as I sipped my tea.

"Your stories are nice count─ no, I guess we'll be family now, so would you allow me to call you Rudel-kun as my future son-in-law?"

"I have no problem with it."

(I find it kind of nice to know that I have such a beautiful and sensual mother-in-law like her... no, don't think about it. Remember that for stalking Lecia she became my lover.)

(It would be bad if my mother-in-law also becomes my wife. Even if she is a beautiful one with splendid, maternal breasts.)

(I guess she's still fertile which is goo─ No, I said no!)

Lady Marian saw me turning my head from side to side, asked me if I was well, then turned to the maid and to the door to say.

"Since my husband has not yet arrived, would you allow me to ask you an intimate question?"

"Intimate? I have nothing to hide, so it's okay."

At the moment I was sipping my tea, she said...

"In that case... Rudel-kun, did you already have sexual intercourse with Sara or your fiancés?"

Both Alisa and I spat out our drinks, only Sara was drinking leisurely.

As I was getting choked up, she pressed the question again.

"It may seem like I'm being nosy, but this question is very important to me as a mother. Ah, just in case, if you've already had your first time together, I won't bother."

"Sara is already 18 years old, she's already all woman and may end up pregnant since the academy will be ending it soon. So, if you have already been intimate, I would like her to please get pregnant after graduation."

Again I spit out my tea, Alisa just stared at Lady Marian with intensity.

Instead, I responded.

"I-I'm sorry, but Sara and I have only kissed, it hasn't come to that."

She looked disappointed.

"Too bad, and I was planning to personally teach you how to make a woman happy in case you've had your night already and it wasn't what you were hoping for."

"Mom don't joke about that!"

I spit out my tea again, but Sara defended me.

"You'll make Rudel take it seriously!"

(Huuuuuuuuuh! She meant it!)

"He's the kind of guy who's capable of going for any beautiful woman who has big breasts, so you're in his sights too if you give him a chance."

(I'm hurt by the fact that it could actually happen and not that you said it as a joke!)

I felt really horrible that everyone thinks I'm a degenerate... the worst part is that I feel it's true after everything I've hidden.

As I was lamenting the teasing about my perversion, the door opened and there stood Mr. Randolf.

Seeing me, he greeted me with a smile.

"Rudel, I'm glad to see you are well after yesterday."

Yesterday we were attacked by pirates, I did not notify that their ships belonged to the Herring family. I will when I want to laugh at Randy's bastard.

Randolf introduced himself to Alisa.

"I'm Acting Chairman, Randolf, nice to meet you, you must be Rudel's fiancée, Alicelotte right?"

"That's right, nice to meet you Acting Chairman."

"I would like to have a talk alone with you after this meeting."

"Sounds good to me, I wanted to talk to you too."

Alisa and Randolf confirmed a meeting that I didn't understand what it was for.

Randolf looked around the room and in a slightly curt tone said.

"What about Romeo, why isn't he here?"

"That boy should have been here by now, is he still asleep?"

*Sigh*

"I told him yesterday that today there was an important meeting."

Sara in a more pleasant tone than her father's said.

"It can't be helped, Romeo is trying hard in college. Dad, don't be hard on him, he's barely 15."

"I'm not hard on him, I just said he should have been up long ago, today being an important day for his big sister."

Seeing them talk so cheerfully about their family member, it makes me think that it is impossible for this cheerful family to be the one in the game that wanted to destroy their country and even more so for Romeo, to betray his father and older sister.

By all this, who exactly is this mysterious character named Romeo?

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A young man got up early every day to attend school.

He would prepare his breakfast, which was crumbs from yesterday's meal.

His house was small, they received a government pension since they were poor.

The young man, after putting his books in his suitcase, said goodbye to his parents.

His mother was a drug addict because of her job that required her to stay up all night and his father was an alcoholic as he was a former fireman retired because of an injury.

The young man left home, and was on his way to school.

Unlike other young men his age who rode bicycles or public transportation, he was on foot.

He did not have enough money to buy a train ticket to school.

Although today's society is much more advanced than it once was, there are customs that continue, including poverty and its limited support.

The young man arrived at school after a four-hour walk.

The school day began.

Likewise, the young man did not let poverty or his pitiful parents bring him down.

He tried so hard, but so hard, that he earned a scholarship to the best university in the country, which only rich kids could get into.

He won the scholarship by having an impossible requirement.

For ten years he would have to have perfect attendance, perfect grades, first place in all academics and, above all, know his place.

The school administrators did not like that a low-income child was better than their elite students. It was a public school, but whose prefectural rating was the best.

The boy knew his place, if he had to kiss their feet he would.

The administrators saw that he knew his place in society, they agreed to give him the all-expenses-paid scholarship.

Graduation was only a year away.

He had been waiting a long time for this.

Before he knew it.

Graduation was one day away.

Since he had gone to take the college practice exam, no matter if he had a scholarship or not, the college entrance exam was mandatory, the young man forgot to eat.

He went to a convenience store. There was a long line.

Since he had a bit of money, he decided to indulge himself a little.

He grabbed the beef jerky noodles which were the most expensive.

He waited in line and before it was his turn, a black-haired girl with glasses dropped an item.

It was a game, which was decorated all over the store with advertising posters.

The boy picked up the game and handed it to the girl who was wearing sportswear on this hot day. She didn't seem to have a good physique either.

The boy paid for his instant noodles and before leaving the store he heard.

"Is it true that this game is very popular for romance despite being an RPG?"

"Yes, I've played it, it's very good, although its story is very trashy. My favorite character is Prince Liam."

The boy wasted no time with that conversation and was heading home.

He was walking leisurely when a group of young men getting out of a vehicle surrounded him.

One of them was a classmate. His appearance was that of a rebellious boy.

"Hey, you pitiful little shit. Who do you think you are to take away my scholarship, huh?"

"My old man has bothered me so much since he paid so much to get that scholarship for me, and you, a poor worm of society, earned it? This must be a joke!"

"Teach this scum that privileged people should get the best things and not the penniless worms, hahaha!"

The group of boys grabbed the young man and pulled him into the vehicle.

No one knew where they were going.

As the hours passed, the boy woke up in the academy.

There were the boys who caught him. The leader said to him.

"You're going to stay here until tomorrow, so listen to me well, you poor thing. Tomorrow you're going to decline the scholarship and say you don't deserve it, so they'll give it to me."

The boy smiled wickedly.

"My father already talked to the administrators and they came to an agreement, even my father will give you a juicy check since he is punishing me that way for not getting the top student's spot by myself."

"We will come early tomorrow morning to take you out and fix you up, so stay here like the rat you are, hahahaha."

"Let's have some fun tomorrow with that girl we were teasing. She's got some nice tits, so I'm sure she'll give us some good fun."

The boys went outside and closed the door. The young man was locked in a dingy storage room at the school.

Hours passed and someone approached, it was a very old janitor.

"Geez, I overslept and forgot to fumigate to kill the cockroaches."

"This poison developed by TechCorp is really cool, I never thought a tech company made poisons too, the advancement from how everything was 50 years ago being amazing."

"Here we go..."

The old janitor turned on a machine similar to a vacuum cleaner, poured a white liquid inside. And a white mist began to emanate inside.

The janitor placed the nozzle under a small grate and released the poison inside.

"Okay, with this I'll be back in a few hours to clean up."

He left whistling, and did not hear the loud banging coming from the storeroom.

The janitor was so old that he wore a hearing aid, which was off.

Inside the place covered by a poison fog.

The boy was bleeding from his eyes, nose, ears and spitting blood as he begged to be saved.

"Please, somebody help me!"

"I don't want to die, somebody help me!"

"Somebody... please!"

The boy fell to the ground, he began to writhe like a filthy rat as described by his companions.

The boy before closing his eyes forever thought.

(Life sucks, no matter how hard I try, society is based on status, those at the top want their peers to be with them and not those at the bottom.)

(I hate this world, I hate human beings, I hate social classes... if I could be born again, I would like to be at the top. Then I could change the system myself and destroy all those who abuse their power and give a chance to those who don't have it... that's what... I wish...)

The boy's consciousness shut down forever.

"Wake up please."

To then regain it with a new identity.

"Romeo-sama."

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"It's already morning."

A very attractive young man opened his eyes in a large room, the size of the room was the size of a pent-house.

The young man removed the sheets and put his feet on the velvet carpet.

On a nightstand near his bed were glasses forged from the finest material by the best craftsman in all Aster.

The boy received a shirt and pants from the maid, changed his clothes and his fine physique was marked on his body as he buttoned his buttons.

His long blond hair from his father reached to his shoulder, hid his ears and forehead in a fringe combed to the left.

His glasses did not hide his cold gaze sharpened from those bright eyes just like his mother's.

The young man's name was Romeo─ Romeo Ciel Rosenberg, the Acting Chairman's only son.

Romeo was the latest capture target, as well as a reincarnated one.

◇◇◇

"Romeo-sama, your father is waiting for you in the guest room."

"I understand."

Romeo after getting up went to bathe and have breakfast.

After finishing eating his food rich in nutrients, vitamins and especially calcium for his thin body. He was to meet his father.

A smiling maid asked him a curiosity after watching him carry his own dishes to the kitchen and proceed to wash them.

"Excuse me Romeo-sama, sorry to interrupt you with my ignorance, but I heard that the university will be opening a course for commoners influenced by Exner Household, is that true?"

"It is. Commoners after graduating from the academy will be able to enter to study in a higher education only if their grades are high and excellent behavior."

The servant girl was so happy, she clasped her hands together in happiness.

"What a joy to hear. My little sister will be able to get in when she graduates from the academy. It makes me happy that she can get a good job in the future."

The maid smiled in a way that would make anyone's heart praise her, but then she squirmed at the next thing she said.

"She's a better student than a failure like you will ever be."

Romeo immediately sent his gaze to the maid, who didn't understand why he was looking at her like that.

"S-something wrong, Romeo-sama?"

His gaze returned to normal after seeing her act differently.

"Nothing, nothing really."

(Again pretend insanity.)

"Thank you for breakfast."

The maid bowed to bid him farewell.

"H-Have a good day."

Before leaving the dining room, he heard the servants say goodbye.

"Just look at him, getting up so late, he's a slacker."

"He's the failure of the family for a reason. I feel sorry for his father and sister."

"Sorrier for us because he'll be our employer, how disgusting."

He turned to look at them, but they were silent, they were puzzled after seeing him turn in a hurried manner.

He left the room without turning back.

He muttered in his head as he walked through the corridors of the mansion.

(They're all the same. Talking about me in front of my back.)

(Every day is the same. I can clearly hear you making fun of me, but I will prove that I am better than you.)

(After I graduate, when I take the position of the head of the house and become the next Acting Chairman, I will make them take back their words).

(When I regained consciousness ten years ago, I was confused for a long time and did not understand what happened. But with the passage of time I understood that what happened to me was what those radio programs that talked about this madness called reincarnation were true.)

(I was reincarnated in this weird fantasy world as the son of the highest authority of the country, which is a world power.)

(Thanks to my learning ability, I managed to convince my father to allow me to enter college after skipping the academy.)

(I am the only son besides, my elder sister is the legitimate heir according to the ridiculous customs of the great nobles. But they all prefer a man rather than a woman to take the lead of a noble house. That's why I'm sure my future as the next chief will not end up like my grandmother's.)

Romeo arrived at the door of the guest room.

Romeo in the game was a quiet boy who knew what his family did, but this Romeo like his families are different from the one in the game. So his actions are unknown to everyone.

Before turning the doorknob, he heard the people inside talking.

"He sure is late..."

About him.

"That good-for-nothing of my son's."

"Really, his sleeping in late is no excuse for him. He's a good-for-nothing son."

"My little brother is a good-for-nothing, what did you expect? I'm just waiting for him to graduate so I can see his idiot face when he sees that I was chosen to be the next head of the family, hahaha."

Romeo couldn't stand it any longer and opened the door.

In there, Randolf was laughing at Rudel as he was telling him his stories, everyone noticed Romeo, his parents stood up, they were glad to see him.

"Romeo, you've been asleep for a long time, are you all right?"

"If you're tired you can go lie down."

His parents were worried about him, his sister was no exception.

"If you can't be here now, it can be later. At least let me introduce you to him."

Sara and Rudel stood up.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Rudel from Altfode Kingdom."

Romeo was thoughtful for a moment, then remembered something as he looked at Rudel.

A young man in armor appeared in his memories. He was too small to fully remember, but he thought nothing of it.

He closed his eyes and then proceeded to approach to say hello.

"Likewise, I am Romeo, the Acting Chairman's son. And..."

Romeo gave his sister a glance before finishing his introduction.

"The heir to the family, none other than me."

Rudel was strangely taken aback at that odd statement, but thought nothing of it.

Alisa also introduced herself.

They all sat down to chat.

Romeo thought nothing of it, but his furious gaze did not leave his sister's side.

(Don't expect me to give up what's mine not only by birthright, it's also my reward for a shitty life. Aneki, I won't let you take my future away from me like them!)

Unknowingly, Romeo was heading to the bad end of his route for making an "enemy" of his sister.

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At the same time, but in another place.

Ixion and Bell were analyzing the burned mansion of the Vermillion Household.

For that reason, they did not go with Rudel, they used this opportunity to find out several things that generated intrigue for them.

Then, Ixion said to Bell as his red lens glowed brightly.

"Bell, we must get the Master here as soon as possible, he must see this."

"I wasn't expecting something like this."

The artificial intelligences began to find out what happened that day ten years ago.

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Aneki: Respectful way of referring to her older sister, but at the same time not a respectable tone.