The Baron Baldfart family is the hottest topic of conversation in the Kingdom of Holfert right now.

　In the family mansion, Rion's brother - the third son, Colin - lives in the family home.

　He is the youngest child and was brought up to be well cared for.

　But recently - Colin has fallen in love.

'Sister Noel!'

　The other man was Noel, who is rehabilitating at the Baron's house.

　She has recently recovered to the point where she can live on her own.

　As long as he doesn't do excessive exercise, he's fine.

''You're here, white boy.

　When Colin hugs her, Noelle smiles and holds her close.

　She's so different from her own sisters.

　When she hugged him, he smelled sweet.

　Colin loved the smell.

'What's wrong with you today?'

　Noel said, and Colin cut to the chase as he remembered.

'My sisters are terrible,'

　The school has had its graduation ceremony and now it's spring break.

　Finley, who would be starting next year, was busy getting ready, and then Jenna was back.

　Noelle averted her gaze, "Oh, I see," she agreed.

Jenna's sister-in-law has a lot going on.

　Many things, is that he failed to get married.

　He couldn't get married while he was still a student.

　Colin complains.

'Boys complain about me all the time, about how they can't see,' he says. That's just taking it out on them. If only Brother Leon were here, he would talk back to me.'

　Colin was frustrated that he couldn't win an argument.

'Sis Finley is terrible too. She teases me.'

　Noel puts a hand to his forehead.

'Yeah, well - it's a possible bullying situation for a sister and brother, isn't it?

　It wasn't that bad of a bully, but it was frustrating to Colin, who was younger than me.

　There are all sorts of other little bullying things, like being taken for sweets and so on.

　If they tried to bully him in a more insidious way, they both had to add or subtract because Nix wouldn't shut up.

'When brother Rion comes home, my sisters will shut up too.

　From Jenna and Finley's point of view, you can complain to Rion, but you can't seriously disobey him.

　After all, Rion is a marquis.

　He is the hero of the Horfath Kingdom, and moreover, he has that personality.

''Rion adores Colin. So does your brother-in-law, though.

　Both Nix and Leon adore Colin.

　It's because he's prettier with his pure brother than with his less cute sisters.

'Sis Jenna is frustrated, Mom is angry, and Dad tells me to stay in my room and play - she's the only one who can keep me company,'

　To Colin, Noelle was more than his own sister, she was his sister.

'I'm Colin's sister-in-law, you know. You can spoil me all you want.

'Really!　Are you my sister?

Yes,

"Heh, that's nice.

　Colin - he didn't know that Noel and Leon were getting married in a political sense.

　He just thought of her as a kind sister who came to the mansion.

　His parents don't talk about the complicated situation, and his sisters don't mention the subject either.

　From Jenna and Finley's point of view, the idea of having more than one woman around is unbearable.

　But they believe they are allowed to date more than one man.

　Since the kingdom was in transition, many girls couldn't abandon their previous values.

　Noelle patted Colin's head.

'Leon will be back soon and you can talk to him about it then. It should hold up better for both of you than I can say.'

What? Brother Leon is coming back?　I hope you have a souvenir!

I think so.

　Colin was spoiled by Noel, who was smiling at him - his cheeks got a little hot.

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　Spring break.

　Leon has returned to his parents' house.

　Leon is back from studying abroad, but he can only stay at his parents' house for a few days, probably because he's busy.

　He is talking to Nix at the door.

''You'll be in the royal capital tomorrow?''
Yeah, I've got a lot on my plate.
Where is Luxion?
That's an airship. He's busy with maintenance and supplies. I've got a big day tomorrow.
'What's keeping you busy? It's Luxion you work for anyway, right?
'I'm busy, too. I've got to report to that a**h*le in Roland.
Stop it. Don't call His Majesty an a**h*le. Really stop it.

　The eldest son being pushed around by the second son, who was too free.

　Nix holds his stomach.

　Colin hugs Leon.

'Brother!'

Hey, Colin. You've grown up, haven't you?

　He gave her a rough pat on the head and Colin laughed as he said, "Nishishi.

　My parents were also in the doorway, and Jenna and Finley didn't come out of their rooms, as if they didn't want to see Rion.

(I knew it, brother Rion is awesome.)

　Those two unsuspecting people would become more mature just because of Rion's arrival.

　To Colin, it felt so awesome.

'Brother, how was the foreign country?'

It was the best I could do just to learn the language. I have a gift for you, you can have it later.

Yes!

　Colin was delighted that he could eat the candy, but then Noel arrived.

　He was dressed more stylishly than usual.

'Leon, how are you doing?'

　I could tell right away that Noel, who was a little awkward, was nervous for Colin.

　So was Leon.

'Oh, yeah, I'm fine. You're looking much better, too. I was surprised at how well you looked.

　He was complimenting the other guy while making light comments.

　Nix and his parents were nodding their heads, which was unusual for Leon.

　Leon held his mouth and said, "Oh, I'm sorry. Over there, toothless dialogue is normal," he was embarrassed.

　And - Noel's cheeks were stained, too.

''Yeah, I see.''

　In front of the awkward pair, Balcus cleared his throat and tried to get them all back to the room.

　Nix also left the scene, saying he remembered his business.

'Colin, you should go back to your room too,'

　Colin shakes his head as Balcus tells him.

'Why?'

'Why--you see, Noelle is also Rion's wife, in a manner of speaking. Shouldn't we leave you two alone?

　In case you're wondering, it's because they're not officially engaged or married yet.

　But that didn't matter to Colin.

'--What?'

　Colin found out for the first time that Noel was going to be Leon's wife - and his heart ached for the first time.

　It was the first time he realized that he was in love.

　Jenna and Finley often talked about love, but this was the first time he realized it.

　I pressed my chest.

　My heart beats strangely fast.

'There's a lot going on, but we need to make sure you two can get along. Here, so you'll have to wait in your room too.

　When he looked at Leon and Noel, they were both embarrassed.

　That's when Colin realized - his first love was over.

　Tears spilled out, and then -.

'Brother Rion's an idiot!

　Then he ran to his room.

　However, Rion was surprised when his brother suddenly cried out to him.

'What?　What?　D-d-d-d-d-didn't do anything, Colin!

　Colin shook off Leon, who was chasing after him, and hid in his room.

　Rion knocked on the door and called out to him.

'What happened, Colin!　Did you do something wrong, brother?　Hey, what about it!　Come out and talk to us properly!

　Apparently, Finley is also on the other side of the door.

'--Why are you so desperate?　I'm going to pull it.

"It's May, you stupid little sister!　Your little brother Colin is crying.'

"What?　I'm your sister too.　You should take better care of yourself.'

'My dictionary says the word "sister" and the word "pretty" are incompatible. I'm sorry, but you're just my sister, not important.'

You stupid brother!

　Colin was crying under a blanket, ignoring the two men arguing on the other side of the door.

　-- the man he fell in love with was one of his brother's wives.