Chapter 317 : Clean Vote
Liane was glaring at me while hugging Nicola’s arm.
Her gaze which was full of jealousy kinda scared me, but then she suddenly opened her eyes wider as if she realized something.
「Hm? Now that I look at your face closer, you look a lot like Nicola-chan.」(Liane)
This was probably the first time she looked at my face.
When we met her in the flower garden this noon, she didn’t even look at me. She looked straight at Nicola as soon as she approached us.
「Well… I’m Nicola’s twin brother, so…」(Mark)
「Wait. You guys are twins!?」(Liane)
「L, Lia-chan, when we played in your room, I told you about my kind and gentle twin brother, right? Were you not listening?」(Nicola)
Huh? “Kind and gentle”, she said?
It seems like Nicola is trying to make me look good in front of Liane so that she will like me too, but Nicola, I don’t think that’s gonna work.
Liane turned her face to Nicola and tilted her head.
「Ara, is that so? I’m sorry, your cute voice made me feel like I was in a dream, so I didn’t completely pay attention to what you said.」(Liane)
「I, I see…」(Nicola)
『Hiiiiiiyy!! I can’t stand this girl!』(Nicola)
『……』(Mark)
Nicola tried to distance herself from Liane, but Liane hugged her arm so tightly that she couldn’t even move an inch.
Tryon, who was sitting next to them, turned to his daughter who was rubbing her cheek against Nicola’s arm, and asked her.
「Lia, do you remember when I told you I met a cute child in Fatia Town a while ago?」(Tryon)
「Cute child? Ah, I remember. It must be Nicola-chan, right? I’m sure she is the cutest girl in Fatia!」(Liane)
「Haha. She sure is, but the cute child I was talking about was her brother, Mark.」(Tryon)
「Huh!? You’re kidding, right?」(Liane)
「I’m not. He was dressing as a girl named Mary when he served me at Iris Bar back then. He looked cute in a dress. Say, Mark, would youー」(Tryon)
「ーNo way! Tryon-sama, I’m sorry but I will never crossdress ever again!」(Mark)
He hadn’t completed his sentence but I knew what he was going to say.
「I see. That’s too bad. I’m thinking that Lia might like you if you show her what you look like in girl’s clothes.」(Tryon)
「Papa, since he has a similar face to Nicola-chan’s, he might look cute in girl’s clothes, but still, no matter how cute he looks, it doesn’t change the fact that he’s a male.」(Liane)
After replying to her father, she turned to me and glared at me again.
「Aha… ha…」(Mark)
I could only smile awkwardly at her.
Meanwhile, Ester and Celine, who were sitting next to me, glanced at me curiously.
I have a feeling that they are imagining me in a girl’s outfit…
「Hee~ I see, so that’s why he called you Mary-chan. Umm… Mark, to be honest, I kinda want to see you in a dress…」(Ester)
「Fufu. Me too. That would be hilariー I mean, a dress will surely look good on you.」(Celine)
Did Celine just try to say ‘hilarious’?
Dammit, they’re making fun of me!
「Oh, come on, guys! I won’t do that, okay?」(Mark)
「Eeehhh…」(Ester)
「Puu puu! You’re so boring!」(Celine)
The fact that they were disappointed irritated me a bit.
「Haha! Anyway, you guys are allowed to see the city tomorrow and I want you to take my daughter as well. She rarely goes outside after all.」(Tryon)
「Eeehhh… Do I really have to go outside? I want to play in my room with Nicola-chan all day.」(Liane)
「But Nicola-chan wants to go outside too, right, Nicola-chan?」(Tryon)
Saying that, Tryon turned to Nicola and winked at her.
Seems like he was trying to make her daughter play outside and be an active child. I’m not a parent, but I can understand.
「That’s right! Lia-chan, I want to see the city! I’ve been looking forward to strolling around the city with my kind Onii-chan whom I love so much! Right, my beloved Onii-chan~?」(Nicola)
As Nicola said that, she turned her face to me and showed me her angelic smile.
「I see… ーGrrr!!」(Liane)
As a result of Nicola’s cheap act, Liane glared at me with sharper eyes and more hatred like an angry dog glaring at a stranger who tried to enter its master’s house.
『Hiiiiiiiiyy!!』(Mark)
『Khu khu khu~』(Nicola)
Dammit, Nicola! Now I see how she’s gonna play it!
「Umm… Lord Walltrail, may I have a word?」(Celine)
Suddenly, Celine asked Tryon in a timid manner for some reason.
「Yes, of course. You don’t have to be so formal.」(Tryon)
「Thank you. Actually, we’re planning to go to the Adventurer Guild to sell monster materials tomorrow, so… I don’t think taking Liane ojou-sama there is a good idea, because… You know, there are a lot of roughnecks in the guild.」(Celine)
「Of course, I’m aware of that. Don’t worry. I will dispatch some bodyguards to protect her. Besides, Lia is a well-behaved girl, so she won’t cause any trouble. Right, Lia?」(Tryon)
「Alright, alright. As long as I can be with Nicola-chan, I promise I will be a good girl and won’t cause them any trouble.」(Liane)
「Great. Miss Celine, you heard her.」(Tryon)
「If that’s the case, then I don’t mind.」(Celine)
After Celine agreed, Liane turned her face to Celine and Ester and smiled brightly at them.
「Celine onee-sama, Ester onee-sama, I will be in your care!」(Liane)
「Ara, ‘Onee-sama’? Fufu. Liane ojou-sama is such a cute girl.」(Celine)
「Liane-sama, let’s explore the city and have fun tomorrow!」(Ester)
「Un!」(Liane)
Uhh… Excuse me?
Only Celine and Ester?
What about me…?
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Shame no Mary-Chan, but I have feeling it will happen in future…
Boy, Liane sound like she got blood from her mother and really hate male… I am sure she will start to fall love to mark once mark save her
*spoiler* she will come back in a few chapters