The Hero Proposed to Me

Have you already fallen in love with her? My master plan, where I was trying so hard to connect you with my sister, is working excellently, so you should already love her, right?

I hesitated for a moment and got on Alexs back.

So, should I take you to your sister?

Yes! We have to go to her.

Alex held me up lightly and headed for the party. I could have sworn that I was heavy, but Alex took me without hesitation and walked softly.

I thought things were going smoothly. But when Alex came back to the party with me on his back, peoples eyes were on me.

Ciel!

Maybe she heard I was gone and rushed at us with a concerned look.

Yes, my sister has a pretty worried face. Mission accomplished. After having them meet, I hopped off Alexs back without looking back.

Sister!

Where have you been? I was worried.

I was lost, but his Majesty the Prince took me all the way here. Isnt he a really good person?

Youre lost?

Knowing that my absurd excuse was suspicious, our good Clara tilted her head for a moment.

So its your turn now. I exaggerated my praise for Alex in an attempt to have my sister like him.

Alex, youre amazing. Brother Louis cant even lift me, but youre very strong.

Thank you very much for taking care of my sister, Your Grace.

I tried my best to have her fall for his Highness, but she didnt listen to it and just thought about me. What am I supposed to do with this nice sister?

I ran and hid behind my sisters skirt.

Now, its time for the two to look at each other in the eyes.

Your sister really cares about you.

Even though she is my sister, Ciel is very cute. Im very happy to have a pretty sister like her.

I almost cried when my sister happily said that. I couldnt answer Alexs question properly earlier, but Clara, like a heroine, gave him an answer.

All my efforts have paid off. Finally, I had safely passed through the first gate to the gold spoon life.

Its none of my business how the original story will be distorted as long as I survive. All that matters is for them to marry happily, and everything will be fine.

The two shared a subtle look and stared at me.

Being a cupid of love, I smiled at the two with a proud heart.

I hope you have a pretty love.

*****

Things are getting messed up.

Two years have passed since the birthday party. I safely turned 10 years old after the fateful meeting between my sister and the male lead.

Now, shall we start the class?

Because we are still young, basically just kids, Louis and I learned from the same teacher. For me, a 10-year-old who has the intelligence of an adult woman, the level of the class I was taking was nothing.

Among them, my favorite thing was math or arithmetic time. Cosine or tangent or something like that.

I wish I could just study those two and drop the others but all the kids here are learning about the number of minutes and multiplication.

Among them, my favorite thing was memorizing the multiplication table.

Teacher, I want to do what I did last time again today.

Miss Paddington, a tutor for me and Louis, was an excellent tutor who graduated from the Academy at the top of her class.

She, who believes in play-based learning, strongly observed my proposed multiplication game in class.

I dont like it.

Lets play with the multiplication table, Lets play with the multiplication table.

It will be challenging at first, but it will become incredibly easy once you get used to it.

Unlike my brilliant skill, which was built up in a drinking game in my old days, Louis was weak with numbers.

Its Ciels victory again today. Louis, you need to work harder.

Cowardyou cant do this!

Miss Paddington declared me the winner. So today, Louis lost to me and decided to listen to my orders.

Miss Paddington is bad. Im going to ask my mom to talk to you.

Youre still a kid, arent you?

It seems that this guy has not come to his senses yet, but Louis doing this was not unreasonable.

The eldest son, Theo, the heir to the Dukedom, is 16 years old this year. Brother Theo, who will have his coming-of-age ceremony soon, was solidifying his position not only by attending his successors education, but also by observing Father at work.

And Isaac, contrary to his pretty face, has the gift for swordsmanship.

In the future, Theo will be in charge of Valentines military power. If things go wrong, hell raise an army, which could be dangerous.

Finally, Louis, despite the fact that his magical abilities pale in comparison to Claras incredible talent, grew up as a force of darkness, engaging with dark forces, sharing knowledge with the dark side, and eventually becoming the novels winner{1}. Even though that doesnt seem to be the case right now.

Sister!

As soon as the class was over, I ran to the room where my sister was studying.

Until the novel began, Clara was nothing more than an ordinary aristocrat, who showed no special talent.

Ironically, Clara realizes her talent because of me and my mess.

According to the original story, at the end of the party, I had blatantly ignored, persecuted, and condemned Clara for being an adopted child.

Clara is surprised and lonely because of Ciels cold attitude, despite the fact that she has always been with her.

After such a beautiful summer, the season of trials comes to Clara.

With the disappearance of a shield called Ciel, the group of old employees led by Mrs. Lisbon escalated their abuse to the next degree.

After being bullied, Clara hides in the garden alone and realizes her unexpected talent.

Ciel, did you enjoy your class?

Yes. Lets go out and play.

But now that I broke the flag, the relationship between Clara and me remains strong.

This means Clara only takes care of Ciel after class, as usual, but that will make it difficult for her to discover her talent.

I cant help it. Now that its like this, I have no choice but to step up. But I wasnt going alone, so I purposely threw bait at my brother.

Would you like to join us, Louis?

He was irritated, but he pretended to like it while actually hating it.

What? Did you mean to leave me out of this?

Anyway, stupid. Why on earth did Louis say she was an adopted child? Hes an immature brother, but Ill take care of him since hes my brother. So Louis and I followed Clara into the garden.

What should we do today?

It was obvious what we would do because the kids followed a pattern. Valentines duke, who had many children, had indoor and outdoor play facilities.

Sometimes, when I felt bored, I mobilized my employees children to play hide-and-seek and war games as a group, but when I was ten years old, even that withered{2}.

Its time to take the next step to Claras flower path now that Ive avoided the major problem.

Clara. I want to do something, but I dont think I can do it alone.

Really? What do you want to do?

Leaving Louis on the slide, I grabbed my sisters hand and went to the garden at the mouth of the circle.

The Valentines House is immensely spacious. In particular, the Duke worked hard on the house facilities for his wife and children.

The pond, which looks like a lake, is equipped with a gazette for picnics, and a Western pavilion.

There are places that are carefully maintained, but since it is a difficult place to walk around, there are exceptions.

Beyond the sparsely populated central garden, there was an old garden that had fallen out of fashion, and the distance was too far for people to enter it.

It was also a secret place where Clara hid when she couldnt stand peoples bullying.

Since Im the only one who knows what happened in the original story, I know Clara used to come here and cry alone whenever something bad happened to her.

At this hour?

Ciel wants to make a garden with her sister.

Garden?

Yes, I saw you go here alone last time. If its your favorite place, I want to decorate it beautifully.

How will she deal with her younger sister, who has discovered her secret? Clara stayed quiet for a moment, her sullen expression locked on me.

Is it possible that I stepped on the wrong flag? I was concerned about what I would do if she were angry, but Clara hugged me with a sad smile.

Did you take care of it on purpose??

Because Ciel likes her sister.

It was something I felt while living together, but Clara was a really nice child. First of all, she did not express her pain at all.

So I wanted to take care of her first. In reality, bad people eat better and live better. At least I hope not to do that in this world.

You cant leave me behind!

Louis and his maids, who had shown up late, ran to the old abandoned garden after us.

Unlike Clara, who knows nothing, I have already prepared a lot. Thanks to Merrils suggestion, the maid handed over a cute seedling shovel and a hoe to us.

Whats all this?

Brother Louis. I need your help.

My help?

The biggest advantage of having Louis is that he never stops.

Since he is a bat master{3}, he has no regrets and moves according to his mood. So its very easy to deal with this simple ignorant brother.

Brother Louis is stronger than Ciel. Isnt that right?

Thats right. Hes good at lifting heavy things.

Clara responds right away to what Ive said. With his sisters impressive teamwork, Louis became increasingly ecstatic.

Sure. Im a bit awesome.

Of course. My brother is the best!

Lewiss nose pierced through the sky{4}with pouring flattery and praise. Anyway, its not that simple.

After checking Louiss victorious state, I gently took the hoe from the maids hands and placed it in my brothers.

So, I want to overturn the garden here. Will you help?

What? Why would I do that!

You might want to tell me that you wont do it, but the water has already been spilled. There are more than ten maids watching, and Clara and I already praised you with all sorts of sweet words.

If you have a conscience, it would be very difficult to change your words now.

Louis face paled while looking at the vast garden.

You were watering me{5}on purpose, werent you?

Yes. It was revenge for my beloved adopted sister.

The overturning of the garden was left to Louis; while Clara and I went to see the new seedlings that were to be planted.

Notes:

{1} because he survived and lived a good life somewhere else

{2} became boring

{3} very eccentric

{4} became proud/ arrogant

{5} excessively praising