Hayler Revanhart, your little sister is cute!

Squeak———....

"Okay, this is where you'll be sleeping from now on. Want to come in?"

"wow.."

As he opened the door, a room with white wallpaper and everything else in white came into view. As he saw Shaylar Revanhardt's face bright with admiration, he entered the room and started touching things here and there. As he saw this, Shaylar couldn't help but snicker.

"Why are you laughing, brother?"

"No, you're just too cute."

"Ugh...!"

Was it the first time I heard her say "cute?" I smiled as I looked at Shayla Revanhart, who was sitting on the floor with a cute sound, covering her face with both hands with a bright red face. I walked over to her and lifted her slender figure and placed it on my shoulder.

'It's lighter than I thought... Maybe I didn't eat much at the orphanage...'

"Oh, brother!?"

"Haha! How is it? Is it high? Okay, now I'll introduce you to another place."

Putting down the groaning Shayler, Hayler lightly straightened her disheveled hair and walked towards her next destination.

× ×

Squeak———.

"This is my room. If anything happens, feel free to come here and tell me."

"There are a lot of books!"

"Most of them are novels, though~"

I've always liked reading novels, so before I knew it, my bookshelf in my room was filled with novels.

Of course, I tried writing, but I thought serializing it would become a hassle later on, so I gave up.

"it's awesome!"

"Really? That's good."

In this family, a light that can finally heal me has appeared before me.

I wonder if it'll get a little easier... No, if I get easier, Shayla will definitely get hurt. We promised to protect each other, let's keep that in mind.

"Brother? Where does it hurt?"

"Huh? Ah~ No, no, I was just spacing out for a moment."

I smiled and said to Shaylar Revanhardt, who was looking at Hayler with a worried expression, that it was okay.

'Come to your senses~...'

So I told Shayler everything I had that would be helpful to her, including her family history, required classes, and location.

× ×

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A small commotion is heard in the mansion bathed in the early morning light. Could it be him?

Slurp...

Deulkeung!!

"Hey~ you little shit~ hiccup.!! Ugh... fuck, come out quickly~!!!!"

Step by step...

"Brother, you've had too much to drink. Please rest in your room." Swish...

"....This kid.??"

grasp!!!

"Who the hell are you to touch my body!!"

When Baylor came home late at night after a night of heavy drinking and started acting up, I tried to lead Baylor to his room instead of the servant so that he wouldn't get close to Shayler. Suddenly, Baylor got angry on his own, hit my chest, and raised his voice.

"Brother, take a rest today. You had a good time, so isn't it normal to close your eyes happily?"

"Shh, who are you to tell me what to do!!!"

Crack——!!!!

My head turned without my will, and my cheek started to hurt coldly.

Uduk——......!!

.....

"..........I'm sorry, brother. I was overstepping my bounds."

"That's right... Tsk, I'm sobering up... I've been really creeping up on you since the beginning and I don't like it... Hey, get out."

"Yes... have a good night, brother."

I almost lost my temper for a moment, but I pulled myself together again and bowed my head to apologize to Baylor. Baylor smiled with satisfaction and went back to his room.

'Should I have hit him once? I'll probably be too drunk to remember anything tomorrow anyway...'

With a hint of regret, Hayler clenched his fist, but thought, "This is enough." —— and went back to his room to sleep.

....

"Oh... Laverney..."

Stop——.

"Shayla..!?"

Shayler's voice is trembling. Looking at the current situation, it is a tense situation for Shayler who has just turned ten. What should she do?

You just have to smile.

"Sh.., Shayla! Th.. Where did I roll around haha..."

"Are you okay..?"

"...Yeah, it's okay! It doesn't hurt. But it's late now, so I think it'd be better to sleep. Aren't you going to grow taller?"

"..yes..."

A sullen Shayler followed Hayler's instructions and went up the stairs to his room, closing the door.

"....I'm sorry, I... am so weak."

Hayler couldn't help but offer a small apology as he watched Shayler's lonely back.

A day so bright yet dark was passing by.