The Hero Proposed to Me

There is one reason why I care about Louis, even though I call him a jerk every time. Its because hes the only one of us siblings who didnt inherit our fathers green eyes.

PR/N: So mother and father had green eyes?

Besides, his hair is black. He resembles our grandmother, but between our siblings, Louis was the only one who looked different.

When I reached out to my brother, I heard some voices coming from the other side of the hallway.

Did you say Louis? What a waste of Valentines name, did the Duchess really give birth to him?

You said there was an adoptive child. Was it him?

The cold mockery of those who didnt even know anything made me speechless. Louis, now 17, only bit his lips and said nothing.

You must have been hurt. I took off my hood and hugged Louis.

Thats funny. What do they know?

Ciel.

Were you nervous because a lot of people came? I saw you earlier and you seemed very rigid.

Maybe it was because I became quite attached after five years. Now, our bad boy looked pretty cute, too. Far from appreciating the consolation I gave him, Louis just snorted and pushed me away.

Dont do this to me, just do it with your favorite Crown Prince.

PR/N: My beautiful lil wrecker boy youre the light of my eyes!

What do you mean?

You say youre friends and always stick together.

Ever since he became the Crown Prince, Alex has often stopped by the mansion. He brought me birthday gifts every year, and we went on a trip together. As my dad became Alexs supporter, we became close really quickly.

Thats because were in the same boat.

I dont want to hear you, go away!

Louis ran away with a grumpy attitude, probably because he was jealous of us, whove become close friends.

Im a fool anyway.

Its because he was nervous, so if he takes the 2nd test in a few days, hell go up to grade A soon. Louis still has a long way to go, considering that this is shaking his mind[1].

But Ive done everything I have to do, so lets go home. I put on my hood again and headed to the carriage.

Ciel!

I felt sure no one would recognize me, but I overheard my bright sisters voice somewhere. I thought she was going to a tea party in place of Mom, but Clara waved at me in a pretty fancy dress.

Youre like 300 meters away, but you still could recognize me from such a long distance. She must have come to Louis test even if it was late, but unfortunately, its already over.

Sister, how was your tea party?

Well, I learned a lot from Mother, so Im good at it now.

My sister smiled prettily, slightly lifting the hem of the fine dress. Compared to the day when I first opened my eyes, it is a great development.

When she was young, Clara was always intimidated, looking out for the employees while taking care of me.

But not anymore. She officially got a pharmacists license, and she learned a lot of things while going around with my mom, so now shes much brighter and more confident than then.

Somehow, I felt good because it feels like Ive raised a daughter. It would be nice if the peaceful time continues like this.

How was the party? Have you met any good people?

Its been a while since Clara made her social debut. The main purpose of social activities is marriage.

If she decides, she can pick up a decent man. No matter how much of a foster daughter she was, she had the name of the Valentines family, so Clara had a mountain of proposals.

Why? Do you want me to get married soon?

No!

There is no rush. I dont know if theres a man who is good enough to get married to my sister and have a happy ending; but Clara is 100 times, 1,000 times, and 10,000 times more precious than anyone to me[2].

So I never want her to meet some weirdo who dirties her eyes.

Your Highness Alex told me before. I heard you said you wanted to marry me, right?

I felt ashamed when she brought up an old story. By the way, Alex and Clara have become close enough to even talk about that.

Not lovers, but real friends. The two werent really conscious of each other.

Thats true. Thats how much I like you.

Come to think of it, when the hell is he coming back?

Hes been socializing and increasing his power, but Alex was caught up in a plot by Queen Lotte and unintentionally left for the army last year.

Originally, he was kicked out as soon as he was appointed as the Crown Prince and had to rot on the battlefield for four years.

I thought if he were to rot for four years, itd be a real mess, so I hinted to my dad. I want the Crown Prince to come back soon.

In fact, I havent given it much thought. I already know hell be back after winning.

As expected, Clara safely qualified as a pharmacist.

Even if the love flag with Alex is broken, the Crown Princes pharmacist status will be of great help to her future career.

The problem is from here since most of the big cases of the original work have happened, there is no reason for her to enter the Palace. Everything is just peaceful.

Then what should I do from now on?

Uhm, Lady Clara. Could you spare me a moment?

On our way to the carriage, my sister was approached by a young lord from some noble family.

Wearing a hood, I took a step back, concealing my identity, while my sister smiled awkwardly and walked away for a moment. Im used to this now.

With beautiful black hair, a calm and gentle personality, and a pretty smiling face.

Clara grew up to be a charming lady with the love of the Valentine family.

Clara was called like this almost every day and confessed to, probably because she didnt have a special partner yet and was old enough to marry.

The problem is that most of them dont meet my expectations at all. To be honest, not everyone is my style.

PR/N: well, yeah. The first guy who confessed to you was perfect-man-Alex.

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Thank you for saying that, but I dont want to have a special partner yet.

But Lady Clara.

Im sorry, Lord Harmond.

If hes from the Harmond County, he has a good family, but the problem is that hes not the eldest son that will succeed the title but the second, so it doesnt catch my eyes.

Im sure they are charming, but they are second or third sons who will not inherit any title from their family. In other words, it was clear to me that they were approaching my sister expecting a piece of rice cake to fall from Valentines family[3].

I didnt raise her so beautifully for a guy like that. Still, I taught her how to say no properly, so shes pretty good at dealing with it, for a pushover.

Being bored while they were talking, I entered the garden at the entrance of the Academy.

What should I do now?

Clara has overcome a big obstacle for now, but for five years, her relationship with Alex was unlikely to develop beyond friendship.

Now that its come to this, it looks like a new flag is needed. As I walked with such agony, I entered a garden filled with roses.

Pretty.

It was a garden as beautiful as a fairy tale. But there was a guest here before me.

How come you look so sad, Lady Ciel?

A beautiful, strawberry blond boy stands among the spring rose vines. A pretty boy about Louis age, gleaming like a Prince, exuded angelic beauty Id never seen before.

But somethings not right. Im wearing a cape right now, so youre not able to see a single hair, how did you find out?

Since I was already caught, I lowered my hood and showed my face. And corrected the mistake.

Im not a Lady yet.

I havent officially made my debut, so Im just Valentines Princess, not yet a Lady.

I cant call the precious Valentines Princess a Lady.

Judging from the fact that he said my name correctly, he already knew who I was.

It is not unreasonable. Because I have a very distinctive appearance. Sparkling blond hair, green eyes, and a pretty, doll-like face like my mother.

Beauty rose as the years went by. If you knew who I was and talked to me, you were pretty confident.

Who are you?

You dont remember me.

The unidentified boy shrugged off my straightforward question.

If I had ever seen such an impressive boy, I would never have forgotten. First of all, Im sure it wasnt a character from the original, and Im sure Id remember if Id ever passed by him at a party.

He has a familiar impression, but theres no name that comes to mind when I try to specifically think of who.

Excuse me, were we old friends?

I didnt want to feel stuffy, so I decided to ask him straightforwardly. When I told him I didnt know him, the boy smiled with a disappointed look.

Sure. Ive known you for a long time. You must have completely forgotten your only childhood friend.

A childhood friend? Ive never had such a thing since I was at least five years old.

Did you know me before I was possessed? Unexpected variables appeared. I automatically stepped back at the friendly approach.

Sorry, Ive almost forgotten my childhood memories.

Thats too bad. We rarely see each other, so I thought wed never see each other again.

He clasped my hand with a regretful look. Who the hell is this kid? No matter how hard I think about it, I dont have a clue.

PR/N: Stay away from my girl!

You must return to the Palace, Your Highness.

There is only one exception in the Academy who can carry a servant; thats the royal family. As I expected, a servant from the Palace approached the boy.

Wait a minute, what do you mean? Alex is the only Royalty I know.

My childhood friend, a face Ive seen before, and even being addressed as Your Highness.

No way!

Oh, my God. An unexpected obstacle appeared.

I thought Id seen him before, but that face looks exactly like Princess Lottes. Anyways, we got along when we were kids, so we became childhood friends.

Lets go, Your Highness Stan.

Strawberry blond handsome boy was none other than Prince Alexs cousin and Grand Duke Stan Winterbaum, second in line to the throne.

On his way, while following the servant, he paused and turned towards me.

You really dont remember me. Unfortunately.

Just saying what he wanted to say and leaving, exactly like Queen Lotte. As if something had crossed his mind, he came back and added.

I said when I became an adult, I would marry you.

What?

I hope to see you again soon, lovely Ciel.

PR/N: *takes out insecticide and sprays it*

He smiled with sweet eyes and went back as if it were regrettable. Wait a minute. I didnt hear it wrong, did I?

What do you mean, marriage?

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What the hell are you talking about?

[1] Basically saying that something that small is affecting him

[2] Over here she actually says something along the lines of shes wasted on a guy who isnt like that or like me basically, Claras too good for almost every guy

[3] The rice cake means they wanted the power and riches from the Valentines.