𖣔 My Sister the Heroine, and I the Villainess 𖣔

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My Sister the Heroine, and I the Villainess – Chapter 16

Translator: Jawbrie

Royalty coming to visit the house of a Duke was not a common thing.
It was true for most things, the person who would invite guests was usually higher in importance.

You called for people that you had business with. People who could do this did not move around lightly on their own.

And while Charles was still young, he was royalty. His station did not allow him to move freely and without thought, there were too many restrictions and traditions keeping him in place.

Just as authority must not be wielded light-heartedly, one must now allow themselves to appear overly familiar.
So why then, had it been decided that Charles would pay us a visit?
The answer was simple.

This promise of marriage between me and Charles was not because I would be marrying into his family, but was because he would be marrying into mine.

In this country, it was quite common for royalty who were not heirs to become subjects of the state. This marriage that was made without I or Charles’ will had the intention of one day making Charles into the next Duke Noir.

I could sense this intent through the political considerations that showed from every corner. Even in ‘Labyrinth Destiny,’ there was a route for Charles that ended with him becoming Duke Noir.

Well, in that scenario he would marry Mishuli and the girl who looked like me and was called Christina, would drink poison and die.

With all of that considered, it was unlikely that my guess was wrong. After all, many people viewed Dukedom to be a sort of receptacle for royalty rejects. That was the reason for this marriage.

“…Hmm?”

I was thinking about all this as I waited for Charles’ arrival. Then, a question suddenly hit me.

“Father.”

“What is it, Christina?”

I say to father, who was waiting beside me. We were currently waiting for the messenger to announce their approach, and because it was just the two of us here, there was no need to be polite.

“Charles’ marriage to me must signal his omission from the race to the throne. But he is only five. Do you not think it is too early for that?”

“…Christina. I hope that you understand that you must never say such things in front of His Royal Highness?”

“How rude.”

What did he take me for? I curled my lip at father’s most insensitive words.
It was only because I knew that it would be incredibly disrespectful that I was asking no one else but him.

“Well, is that not the case?”

The first prince was eight years old. The second was six. I especially remembered the first prince from ‘Labyrinth Destiny’ as he was one of three people who had the possibility of marrying Mishuli.

The end route for the first prince was especially bright and wonderful as it meant that Mishuli would become queen of the entire kingdom… But, to be honest, I was not fond of the first prince in that story, and I did not want Mishuli to get involved with him in this one either.

But the thing was, there was an unusual lack of an age gap between these princes. And so I thought it was quite strange for Charles to be cast out so soon.