CH 21

"Oh, so cute."

"Right!"

The one with a triumphant face is my older sister, Lesia-nee-sama.

Having a cute smug face is the privilege of a beautiful girl, isn't it?

She turned 18 this year and has a newborn baby.

Since it is a boy, he will surely become the heir to the marquis family.

The beautiful blond child who resembles Sister Lesia does not look much like sister's husband, Marquis Ricklert.

It can be said that the strength of my older sister's genetics can't be underestimated.

The child's name is Ash.

With this, all my older brothers and sisters other than me have children.

“Sirius, how are you with Philia-chan these days?”

After seeing the baby's face, while I was talking with my sister for the first time in a while over tea, she asked me that.

"We are doing well"

I don't know if it's okay to talk about my love to my sister, but I can assure that our relationship as a fiancé is far beyond good.

"I see, but by the time Sirius gets married and has a child, I will be preparing to be a grandmother."

For some reason, I couldn't imagine my sister getting old.

Rather, I feel like she will always look younger like my mother.

“How is sister married life? Are the children difficult?”

“I have servants, so I don’t have any particular difficulties."

Well, it seems that child-rearing for nobles varies from family to family, and while there are people who leave everything up to servants and nannies, there are also people who do almost everything themselves.

Regarding me and Philia's child, Philia said that she would like to take care of them as much as possible.

Philia seems to have been treated well by mother-in-law, and she wants to do the same.

It's a good mother-daughter relationship.

My father and mother were both busy, and I was mostly taken care by the nanny and servants, but I know that even though they were busy, they definitely came to see me at least once a day. 

I didn't know until this life that it is such a pleasure to have love properly directed at me.

My first and second previous lives were nothing compared to the present, I was treated like objects and tools, and I don't think I have much confidence in surviving being thrown there again.

After all, it seems that I have become spoiled.

"It is good then"

"Were you worried about me?"

“Just a little bit, because you are my dear sister."

I can see that my sister is looking happy, so I think that she is probably fine.

Well, even so, I was a little worried.

I wondered if she could get along with the concubines.

My sister was overwhelmingly superior in family status, and since she is the second princess, it seems that the other party would rather be quiet... but my sister said that it is fine on that side as well.

"Thank you for your concern."

My sister say while stroking my head.

It doesn't seem like she's going to let go of this childish treatment yet, but it's not bad to be protected like this.

That said, she never forgets to treat me like the third prince in front of others people.

I want to look cool in front of Philia, but I have few opportunities to look cool in front of her because I somehow always feel at ease.

Yeah, let's do our best.

When I will become an adult with a grown-up face that is different from when I was a child, it will make her heart skip a beat...

That being said, Philia's maternal side that sometimes shows on her face makes me nervous and deepens my affection for her, but... it is definitely the devil temptation. 

Call me a lolicon, but it can't be helped because it's true that I fell in love with her.

I will accept that title with equanimity.

Well, in terms of physical age, I am not  even in the lolicon square.

We have the same age.

More than anything else, marriages with age gaps in this world are not uncommon stories.

People in positions of responsibility such as royalty, aristocrats, kings, and family heads are obligated to leave descendants while they are relatively young, for example, a young daughter married as a concubine, or legal wife. There are many situations in which lolicons would be delighted to hear such things as choosing a younger wife as a second wife after the death of the first.

Conversely, there are cases where women are older and men are younger.

For example, it's quite common to hear stories such as children of powerful people marrying beautiful women close to them after they grow up, or female family heads with preference on the younger side.

Consanguineous marriages are also allowed to some extent.

It is not good if it continues for many generations, but it is tolerated in some case.

Well, I don't want to cuckold my brother in law.

A sister is a sister, not a romantic target.

Besides, I don't have time to steal other people's happiness.

I'm busy flirting with Philia and chilling out.

For same-sex marriage... I hear there are people who do it in secret because the church is noisy.

I've never awakened to homosexuality, but I'm secretly rooting for yuri because imagining it makes me excited.

Well, I won't forgive you if you try to run Philia down that road.

Like that, after having a pleasant chat with my sister, I handed over the sweets as a souvenir and looked at my nephew's face one last time before heading home.

After all, children are cute.

Well, I'm a kid too.