It was a servant who opened the door and came in. The servant smiled kindly and said.

"Young master, a friend is here."

"In addition?"

Adrian's brow wrinkled. Did you come yesterday and come again?

Violet said she couldn't come today.

Then maybe...?

'No. Zerkan can't come today because he's busy, right? So who are you?'

Even though he was still young, the Crown Prince position was not a position where he could easily find the time.

He said that he had barely had time yesterday as his education was full every day.

So, Adrian and Violet would usually go to the Imperial Castle to meet Zerkan in person.

'But why are you so anxious?'

Adrian had few close friends, except for Violet and Zerkan.

Thump-thump.

At that time. Footsteps were heard across the hallway, and the servant who was blocking the door stepped aside and someone appeared.

"...."

It was Zerkan who kept his promise to come to see Raphine.

Adrian clenched his fist involuntarily.

"Hello, Adrian."

"... Zerkan."

Zerkan was embarrassed to see Adrian staring at me.

Why... . Are you making the face that you've met any foe?

"Didn't you say you were coming today?"

"Um, I forgot. But I promised to come with Raphine."

"What do you promise with whom?"

"I promised Raphine that I would come to see you."

Strange energy came and went in the eyes of Zerkan and Adrian.

Zerkan seemed stunned by Adrian's reaction, and Adrian harbored some hostility.

It was like watching an unscrupulous man trying to steal his brother.

While feeling a bit betrayed by such a friend, Zerkan resisted the surge of playfulness that wanted to tease Adrian.

And Raphine was looking at Zerkan with her eyes shining brightly.

By the way....

'Why are you here?'

In fact, I tried to run as soon as I saw Zerkan, but I failed because Adrian didn't let go of his hand.

「Just say it hurts, baby.」

"Oppa. My hand hurts."

Eventually, when Raphine said that, Adrian sighed and released Raphine's hand.

「It's the time! Go, baby!」

'Come here!'

As soon as Adrian let go of Raphine, he immediately regretted it.

'No!'

Adrian shouted inwardly, but it was already too late.

Raphine ran towards Zerkan as soon as she let go of his hand.

With no way to stop it.

"Oppa Zerkan!"

Raphine ran to Zerkan and hugged him tightly.

And she said without thinking for a moment.

"I want to marry you!"

"...."

"...."

Zerkan finally burst out laughing a little and looked at Adrian.

Adrian could understand his father's feelings.

His father has been muttering strange noises since yesterday, 'How can I ban marriages within the empire?'

Her precious little sister, who had barely been recovered along the way, was taken away by Zerkan.

It couldn't be for the sake of her family's peace.

Adrian bit his lip, contemplating what to do.

"Raphine. I came today to keep my promise, but I won't be able to stay there for a long time because I'm busy."

"it's okay."

Raphine said that she had arrived just in time and pulled Zerkan into the room.

"This is my room."

Raphine was very proud and beat her in the chest a couple of times.

Seeing this, Silane smiled happily.

"Okay? It's really spacious and nice. The bed is big.... But can you sleep alone?"

Zerkan tilted his head.

She is herself, educated as a prince from an early age and slept alone.... Raphine looked too young and weak to sleep alone.

"Ha! Of course!"

Raphine said loudly as if her self-esteem had been hurt. Seeing that, Zerkan smiled a little inside.

To be honest, except for the schedule, he wanted to stay here longer.

Even after returning to Imperial Castle yesterday, I kept thinking of this little child.

In the first place, her half-brother wasn't comparable because she didn't even want to admit that she was her brother.

Adrian's two younger brothers, Luca and Lois, had never been so cute.

All I had to say was, 'Adrian must be tired.'

But Raphine was different.

Small, cute, soft.... Her voice, which she called her brother, was also lovely.

So he said, 'Are all the sisters like this?' Adrian felt envious.

But she was also embarrassed.

Zerkan didn't want Adrian to feel something was stolen from him.

But she was embarrassed when Raphine ran up to her to marry her when she kept looking at me.

"This is the clothes room!"

Raphine in her dressing room and her bathroom, and she takes Zerkan one by one to show her.

"Raphine would be great."

The corners of her lips twitched as Zerkan spoke reluctantly.

"Yes. Very good."

Raphine wanted to miss her, even though she was smiling.

The joy of having her room was engrossed in her spirit, and she was engrossed in bragging.

'You shouldn't be acting like a child....'

Raphine coughed heavily, and she brought it out from the beginning.

"Then when will you come again?"

"Yes?"

"Go early today. When will you come to see me again?"

"...."

Zerkan turned his gaze and glanced at Adrian, who was dazed.

'I'm blown away.'

"I think it will be overkilled for the time being. Originally, I didn't have time, so Violet and Adrian came to see me in the Imperial Palace."

At those words, Raphine thought, 'This is it!'

Why didn't she think of that sooner?

"Then let me go too! Next time I'll go see Zerkan oppa."

"... Well, fine."

Anyway, she needed to meet the Empress, Zerkan's mother.

I need to check what the current status is.

'Besides, as Ruby said, wouldn't it be better if you didn't get sick in the first place?'

「Our baby is right.」

Keeping Zerkan's mother from dying was one of Raphine's most important goals.

Only then will Zerkan become a crazy, obsessive man.

That's it. First of all, the important thing right now.

"Would you like some snacks?"

Raphine took Zerkan's hand and waved it back and forth.

No matter how busy you are, you have to eat and send snacks, you are a guest! You can never just let go That's not what human beings are.

Raphine took Zerkan's hand like that and left the room.

Then he said, "Okay," and went back to the room.

"Let's eat snacks too!"

It was to take care of Adrian, who stared blankly into the air.

As Adrian is dragged into Raphine's hand, "How to get rid of the marriage system...." he muttered softly.

* * *

While eating a snack, Zerkan eventually left early due to the secretary's fuss.

Raphine was very sad and saw Zerkan off.

'In order to get close enough to get a marriage promise, we have to meet often.'

Raphine took Zerkan's hand and said.

"I'm going to meet Adrian oppa and Violet unnie. Got it?"

"Okay, I get it."

"Yes. I will go quickly."

"... Okay."

"And you must marry me!"

At the end of those words, Raphine slipped on the back of Zerkan's hand and kissed it.

"...."

Zerkan blinked his eyes in a strange way and looked down at the back of his hand. He always had a warm feeling in his cold hands for a long time.

"Adrian, I'll go. See you next."

"Okay...."

Adrian watched the two of them part, and saw Zerkan off with a straight face.

In an instant, her face darkened.

So after Zerkan returned.

Raphine sighed inwardly.

'Phew.... Today, I paid for my meal.'

「It was hard, baby. Proposals are hard work.」

'If I beg you to marry me day and night for two years, will you say yes to me?'

「It will. Be strong, baby.」

Raphine even turned around to eat her snack. Then Adrian with a dark expression caught his eye.

'Why are you doing that?'

「It must be difficult for her friend to lose her brother....」

Raphine looked at Adrian with sad eyes.

Yep, she's her younger sister who got her back after 6 years.... She felt sad that her sister was only clinging to her friends.

Raphine walked over to Adrian and grabbed his hand.

"Let's have a snack!"

There is only one way to soothe a depressed mood. It was just eating.

The two returned to the parlor table and sat down on the sofa next to each other.

Raphine herself cut the cake with a fork and fed it to Adrian.

"Are you giving me your brother?"

"Yes. I'm giving you a cake because you are the most important to me."

At Raphine's words, Adrian's expression brightened.

For a while, too. Adrian asked, grunting his lips.

"Raphine is.... Wasn't Zerkan better than this brother?"

'Hey....'

「Hey....」

Testimony. That's why kids.... Immature. Immature.

「It must be very difficult....」

Raphine spoke to Adrian as he bit her tongue inside her.

"No, I like Adrian oppa more."

"... Really?"

"Yes. But I have to marry Zerkan oppa."

"...."

At Raphine's words, Adrian's expression turned into tears again. Raphine decided to take a sneak peek at this.

"Can you marry Violet?"

"... Yes?"

"I want to live here with Violet!"

"... If I marry Zerkan, Raphine will have to go to the Imperial Castle to live, right? How are you going to live here with Violet?"

"If Violet lives here with her, she won't get married!"

"Really?"

Raphine nodded his head.

As long as Adrian and Violet are connected in advance, there is no reason for Raphine to suffer.

It was actually the best way.

And he was going to leave the promise of marriage to Zerkan anyway, and pass it on to someone else later.

What Zerkan needed was simply a contract marriage partner.

You have to match up properly.

And I....

'I'm going to get married in love!'