CH 85

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“Ung…”

I groaned in my sleep.

‘What time is it now? I slept very well’

‘I want to lie down a little longer. No, I want to roll around in bed all day today.’

‘I feel comfortable.’

I tossed my body slightly. Then I felt a firm yet warm feeling next to me. It was like a fireplace.

‘Doesn’t it smell too good for a fireplace?’ I quietly buried my head and smelled the scent—

I felt strange for a moment and slowly opened my eyes.

Uh?

It was Heinrich’s arms. He lay on his side, his chin resting on his hand, and was looking down at me with a clean face that seemed to have been awake for some time.

Purple eyes gleamed sweetly.

“Hello, Sister?”

“…….”

“Did you sleep well all night?”

A large, beautiful, dry hand gently brushed my cheek and hair.

“…Heinrich.”

“It’s great that you called my name as soon as you wake up.”

Heinrich smiled very happily.

With some sleep left in my eyes, I asked quietly.

“Has the rain stopped?”

“Yes.”

Heinrich leaned slightly to the side, pulled the curtains, and opened the window.

The sunlight poured down like jewels.

As if the rain last night was a lie, there was not a single cloud in the sky.

“Wow, the morning air is fresh—”

“Right? The weather is nice today, Sister.”

Heinrich and I looked out the window side by side and felt the fresh morning breeze.

Shwsh. The sound of dew gliding on a blade of grass.

It was a morning full of happiness.

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“Sister, tie me up.”

“What? Heinrich, do you want to work too?”

I looked at him with slightly dissauding eyes. However, Heinrich proudly put on an apron and showed me his back.

As if he wanted me to tie it up quickly.

“Of course I need to help. It’s Sister’s business.”

I looked at him with hazy eyes.

‘Why am I not looking forward to it at all…?’

This kind of work and Heinrich did not match at all.

‘Baking isn’t your hobby, nor are you very responsible, Heinrich.’

However…

‘What if he stood at the counter with that handsome face?’

Only then did the sales driven(?) self-employed person smile sinisterly.

“Hmm, then, how about you just work at the counter?”

“Great.”

Dreaming of a sales jackpot by selling my younger brother whom I met for the first time in 10 years, I tied the apron with insidious thoughts.

“I’ll tie you up too.”

“…….”

“The words are a bit naughty.”

“……!”

Heinrich blushed softly, moving his fingers and tying my apron.

‘What are you thinking, hm?’

Heinrich tied the lace ribbon and smiled shyly.

“Sister, we are like ‘newlyweds’ because we are like this. Isn’t it?”

No.

“You always said you were going to marry me when you were young, you fool.”

“Still.”

Heinrich lowered his eyes as he tidied up my apron and said,

“I still want to marry Sister.”

“……!”

I was a little surprised for a moment. It sounded like a marriage proposal. He didn’t mean that, I hope.

Ummm, I guessed I had become sensitive because I had been proposed to by a squirrel masked boy or a chestnut (that had grown up to be a tall, carnivorous stag now).

I smiled lightly and passed it on.

“Oh, there are a lot of people in this town who want to marry me~”

“…….”

But it was strange. There was no answer from Heinrich for a long time.

As I was organizing my cooking utensils in preparation for opening, I suddenly felt a gaze and looked to the side.

…Heinrich had hardened coldly. For a moment, it was a little scary.

He asked, his eyes shining calmly.

“Who wants to marry you again?”

“…No?”

I made an excuse without realizing it.

“The three-year-old kids who are regulars at the bakery said this as a joke.”

So, get rid of that expression. Else people wouldn’t come to buy bread.

‘Is it a sis-con?’

‘You can’t stand your sister marrying another man, Heinrich.’

I quickly decided to change the subject.

“By the way, Heinri. How did you put up such a high bounty? 5.8 trillion gold! I was surprised to see that… Oof, I wish I had the money.”

I spoke very happily, imagining.

“—Opening a bigger bakery.”

Heinrich after quietly listening to my words.

“Sister, do you want the money?”

“……?!”

The eyes of the capitalist bread lover widened.

‘What did you say, mister? Are you serious about that?’

In an instant, I imagined the sparkling gold coins pouring down like rain in front of my eyes.

“Really?”

Heinrich folded his arms and nodded his head.

“Yes, I still have the bounty on you.”

“…….”

“So, you can directly report it to me. ‘Annette’.”

A life-changing opportunity?

…But why?

I didn’t understand. He had already found me, but I should report myself and win the reward?

Heinrich stared at my confused face. Slowly— leaning towards me, he whispered.

“Heinrich, I have found Annette.”

His voice was sweet like a devil who seduces a child with candy.

Squeeze—

He grabbed my two wrists together and held it with one large hand.

The touch was cold, and stronger than I expected. Both wrists couldn’t move as if they were locked in shackles.

“……!”

Heinri looked straight into my bewildered face and eyes, and slowly pulled my wrists.

Ah, it went closer to his nose.

“Like this… … .”

His red lips were enchantingly sweet like candied apples.

“I’ve brought myself, Sir Heinrich.”

Heinrich’s eyes shone brightly as if they were consuming darkness.

“You can say that. Annette.”

“…….”

I felt it instinctively. That’s very dangerous money.

‘If I get that money, I feel like my life will be ruined for some reason, Heinrich.’

I have that much sense.

“Oh right. Milk!”

“…….”

Heinrich’s expression twisted at my words.

“I forgot to buy milk. I need to fill it up before business starts. I’ll be right back, Heinrich!”

I snatched my wrist out of Heinrich’s loosened hand and went out with a bang.

“…Tsk.”

As if it was a waste, Heinrich looked at the door Annette had run out of and tapped his chin.

He thought he was almost there.

In any case, it was a golden opportunity for him to remain alone in her home.

Heinrich smiled mischievously, thinking.

‘Shall I take a look around the house?’

There might be things that targeted her.

After a while.

Facing a drawer, he had a very furious expression on his face.

Inside the drawer was a ring case.

It was even a diamond.

“…Ha.”

Did his sister have a fly?

“…….”

Heinrich frowned and thought.

‘How can I catch this bug and clamp it down?’

‘Will it be burned with fire or blown away by the wind?’

‘Or should I just squash it and kill it?’

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Unfortunately for Heinrich, however, there was work to be done first.

Being a part-timer at the bakery.

Standing next to Annette, Heinrich was wearing an apron with a drawing of a fluffy bread, and smiling broadly (but inside he was still subtly angry, because of the ring).

“Welcome to <Little Bakery>!”

“…Welcome.”

At Annette’s lead, Heinrich followed in a low voice.

He has had many ‘firsts’ titles so far.

The first magic tool genius, the first man to become a grand duke with half-blood, and the first man to grab the collar of the Magic Tower lord.

And now… 

The first grand duke who worked part-time in a bakery.

‘F*ck… stop coming in.’

Naturally, the bakery job was not suited to Heinrich’s aptitude.

Customers of the popular bakery came in like a swarm of zombies craving baguettes instead of human blood and flesh, and ate the bread, going ‘Ooh’ (it sounded like that to Heinrich’s ears).

In the midst of all that, the only comforting thing was that Annette, who worked hard, was so pretty.

“Yes, customer, these are scones topped with fig jam. Do you like crispy and sweet things?”

‘…So pretty, Sister.’

It was when Heinrich was looking at Annette like that with a blush on her cheeks.

Tachak—

The door opened and a tall man with glasses entered.

Annette, who was organizing the bread on the shelf, greeted him with a smile.

“Welcome, Kyle! You’re back?”

—Kyle?

It was a name he had probably heard somewhere, but it was a common and insignificant name that was hard to remember.

The only thing he didn’t like was that Annette smiled at him.

Annette walked up to Kyle and said,

“Did you get hurt anywhere?”

“Not at all.”

At that brief conversation, Heinrich’s eyebrows stood up.

‘That bastard, who the hell is he for Sister to be worried about?’

“But what to do? I’m very busy right now, so I think my younger brother will have to do it for me. I have prepared your favorite bread in advance.”

“…Thank you for your consideration.”

Kyle greeted her politely and saw the man she called ‘younger brother’.

The moment he saw it, he knew. Heinrich’s identity.

Of course, Heinrich didn’t recognize Kyle, who left El Dorado at a young age and grew up on the battlefield, but…

Kyle couldn’t be ignorant of the man who had put a bounty on Annette.

As Kyle approached, Heinrich glared particularly intrusively and held out a package.

“Here.”

Rustling—

Kyle took the envelope and checked the inside. Then he said,

“This is not it. You gave me the wrong one.”

“…….”

At that time, Heinrich frowned and drew closer to Kyle. Fierce eyes rose sharply.

“Why don’t you just eat what you’re given?”

It was then that the eyes behind the glasses curved. A soft voice reached Heinrich’s ears.

“You’re good at business, aren’t you, like a dog?”

Kyle grinned. It was an obvious sneer.