I Grabbed the Tyrant’s Heart - Chapter 161

“That won’t happen again in the future.”

I felt relieved at the resolute tone and firm gaze.

“And if, by some chance, that happens, I’ll stop it with all my might.”

“…If you do that, Euseniel might die. So, just stop it roughly and run away.”

Euseniel firmly denied my hesitant words.

“That won’t happen. Do you know how obsessed I am with life?”

“….”

“Look, I wouldn’t have been reborn.”

I realized that Euseniel was speaking in a lighthearted tone.

“There won’t be anything like dying or going wrong with someone precious to me. So, promise me that you won’t either.”

“…I promise.”

Even though my voice was weak, I promised, and Euseniel gently stroked my head.

I had decided to visit Euseniel every day, but from the next day, Duke Hardland clung to me like a ghost and wouldn’t let me go.

* * *

“Sisterrrrrr…”

“Why?”

“Why do I have to study something so boring too?”

Gael, who had buried her face in the book she was reading, sighed deeply.

She had started attending successor classes due to my insistence, but she complained that the content was dry and uninteresting.

“Well, Gael, you’re also a member of this family.”

Gael, who had been pondering for a moment, came up with a fierce excuse.

“But I go to the academy. I’m already studying a lot. How about learning this after I graduate from the academy?”

“Most kids start before they even enter the academy.”

“Wow, the more I know, the more impressive the Alin people are.”

Gael widened her blue eyes and shivered. Then, as if she suddenly realized something, she looked surprised.

“Ethyl also took this class? That idiot?”

“Gael, I don’t know why you’re calling Ethyl stupid, but Ethyl is quite smart. When he was young, he was polite and well-mannered.”

“He’s still like that. Even at the academy, the kids asked me if I knew him.”

It seemed like Gael had a hard time. She shook her head in frustration, and her golden hair swayed gently.

Gael shook her head as if she had been tormented for a while. Her tightly bound golden hair swayed gently.

“Then what can he do, not knowing that Aurin likes him?”

“That’s a secret. You know, right?”

“I do. I go to parties with Ruby just for the fun of watching Ethyl struggle.”

With her debutante, Gael had now become a respectable member of the family, allowing her to attend social gatherings. Unlike mother and me, she quite enjoyed these gatherings. This, however, raised a concern, despite making things easier.

The concern was that Gael tended to focus only on things that interested her.

“Anyway, the kids in that house all live diligently. They’ve been receiving successor education since they were young.”

“Wow, the Bonarts are really amazing. I guess I shouldn’t boast even if I win in a duel next time.”

“A duel? Are you going to duel with someone other than Ethyl?”

“Yes, I’m taking the same class as Pyce. Swordsmanship class.”

He was the youngest in the Bonart family, one year older than Gael, as far as I knew.

“Aren’t you in different grades?”

“It’s a self-study class, so even lower-grade students can apply. I applied for it. But I always win!”

“You win with strength?”

I grabbed Gael’s cheeks as her eyes rolled around.

“How is it going with the duel against Ethyl, huh?”

My younger sister fell silent.

“Gael, didn’t I tell you that using only strength won’t make you stronger?”

“But it’s difficult…”

When I saw Gael’s academy report, it was extremely extreme, so I asked a well-known Concium researcher and academy professor. He was the one responsible for the subject in which Gael had failed, and he seemed almost on the verge of tears.

— Can you just tell Miss Ganiel not to take my class?”

Since that class was a mandatory subject, the professor was bound to meet my sister again.

The lifespan of a half-elf was long, so Gael could take her time to find what she liked. However, Gael wanted to live in human society, especially in its core.

She’s Hardland so things should be fine as long as she didn’t cause a big accident, but was I worrying too much?

My father always shouted, “My daughters should do whatever they want! Just live with Dad for your whole life!” And my mother laughed, saying, “You guys should live doing what you want.”

I’m the only one who can hold things together in this house. Yes, I need to wake up.

Above all, Gael keeps failing grades and repeating classes!

“I can’t concentrate. Should we have a duel after a long time?”

“Sure!”

Gael, who jumped up, came behind me and gave me a tight hug.

“But if I win, you have to study hard as I tell you. Don’t complain and work diligently.”

With a betrayed look in her eyes, Gael closed her eyes tightly and pondered. Then, she opened her eyes brightly and shouted energetically.

“Okay! But let’s make it a best of five, and the first to three wins.”

“Alright.”

My excited younger sister was adorable, but I had no intention of losing to Gael.

“This time, it’s the first Miss’ victory!”

As the family’s knight refereed, I won two times in a row. And I won solely with my strength.

Gael had been challenging me head-on, believing in the strength and speed she had developed. But when I added force and clashed directly with her, she lost her sword.

The second time, she must have come up with some strategy, so she just stood still until I made a move. This time, I took the initiative and struck her sword with force, and that was the end of it.

“What’s this…”

My bewildered sister stood there with a dejected face, and the knight who judged the match didn’t know what to do.

“If you try to compete with strength alone, you’ll always lose if someone stronger than you appears. Come on, Gael. This time, I’ll use less strength than you. Give it a try.”

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