The Way To Protect The Female Lead’S Older Brother [EN]: Chapter 211

How to Protect the Heroine’s Older Brother – Extra 2

It had already been seven years since I was reincarnated.

At first, I couldn’t bring myself to say ‘Mom,’ but after a few years, I got used to it.

For the record, when I was just starting to talk, the first word I uttered wasn’t ‘Mom’ but ‘Assil.’

Assil was practically my guardian, always glued to my cradle, so it was almost inevitable.

“Okay, sit here! I’ll show you something fun today!”

Assil arrived in the room, opened a drawer, and took something out.

Then, he sat with me on the sofa, and what he did was…

Clang!

He put handcuffs on my hands.

…What is this? Handcuffing your only sibling?

I stared at Assil in disbelief.

“What’s this?”

“I got praised for the first time in the morning training session today! It was a class on how to unlock restraints, and I learned it perfectly in just ten tries!”

I frowned slightly at the bright voice above me.

I knew that what they taught kids in this house was a bit strange, but today it was a class on unlocking restraints.

This wasn’t the world I originally lived in, so I tried to accept it to some extent.

Thanks to my personality, I was able to adapt to the new environment quickly, which was fortunate.

But sometimes, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of rejection.

“Okay, watch what I do.”

Assil wiggled his hands.

After a moment, with a clatter, the handcuffs were indeed unlocked.

“Ta-da! Did you see that? Did you see me unlock the restraints?”

“Wow… Amazing. How did you do that? Show me one more time.”

“Hehe, I’ll show you again!”

The kid was so excited, so I humored him, but after being handcuffed more than fifteen times, my patience started to wear thin.

“Young Master Assil, it’s time for your afternoon training session.”

Fortunately, it was almost time for Assil to leave.

“Let’s play again when I get back, Sana.”

“Have a good time!”

Assil left the room with a very disappointed look.

If he wants to play with handcuffs again later, I should tell him to put them on his own wrists this time.

Assil and I had different training times, so I still had about an hour of free time.

Then, I suddenly felt that it was a bit noisy outside, so I cautiously opened the door.

“Oh my. Sana, hello?”

As soon as I did, I was startled by the person who came into view.

Maria, who was standing in the hallway with my mom, immediately turned her head towards me, as if she had heard the small sound of the door opening.

Ah, I should have closed the door right away, but it was too late.

I awkwardly greeted her.

“Oh, hello?”

“Did you come out to greet me on purpose, knowing I was coming? How lovely!”

As had been the case recently, the moment I saw Maria, a primal sense of wariness washed over me.

“Sana, go back to your room.”

“Why? Let’s take Sana with us, Sierra.”

My mom tried to send me back into the room, but Maria stopped her.

“Sana, Sierra and I are going for a walk in the garden. Would you like to come?”

I flatly refused her invitation, which she offered with a bright smile.

“I have to go to class now.”

I still had time, but I lied without hesitation.

“Okay, Sana, you stay here.”

But my mom, who knew the truth, nodded without saying anything and said to Maria.

“Let’s just go to the garden, just the two of us.”

“Hmm, should we?”

Maria was simple-minded, so when my mom said that, she readily smiled and said, ‘Then let’s do that!’

“Great. I like taking walks with Sierra, just the two of us.”

Maria moved as if she was about to leave, and only then did I feel relieved.

“Sana, let’s play together next time! Come to my room anytime. I’ll give you something tasty.”

But upon hearing her last words, I couldn’t help but feel a creepy shiver down my spine.

I quickly slammed the door shut, as if I hadn’t heard her.

* * *

An hour later.

Maria, having finished her rewarding walk, hummed a tune as she headed to her room.

The weather was very sunny today, and the time she spent with Sierra was very enjoyable.

So she was in a very good mood, but she regretted that her meeting with Roxana had ended too quickly.

Today, Sierra’s daughter was as cute as ever, making her want to pinch her cheeks.

Her marshmallow-like soft white cheeks, her round red eyes wide open, and her small lips pursed in dissatisfaction made her heart ache.

Today, the small feet wiggling through the crack in the door and the maple-leaf-like hands tightly gripping the door were all so adorable that she couldn’t help but want to touch them.

But unfortunately, Roxana rarely gave Maria an opening.

In the end, Maria didn’t return to her room immediately and went to find another child instead.

Bang!

“Deon!”

Arriving at her destination, she burst into the room, and her son, who was reading a book, looked up with a blank face.

His cool red eyes, uncharacteristic of a child, stared at Maria, who had barged into the room without knocking.

His delicate features, including his slightly upturned eyes, filled Maria’s heart.

Deon, now ten years old, had a very cute and pretty appearance, no matter what his inner self was like.

Seeing him, Maria felt the dissatisfaction that had remained in a corner of her heart dissipate.

“Deon, let’s play dolls together!”

It was like a mother talking to her young son, but in reality, it was the opposite.

Maria was the one playing with the dolls, and Deon was always the doll in the game.

“It’s reading time, Mother.”

Deon announced in a voice as cool as his expression that he had no intention of participating in Maria’s plan.

Of course, Maria didn’t care.

“What are you talking about! Playing dolls is much more fun than books!”

She picked up Deon, who was sitting on the sofa.

Even though she was small, she was strong, so lifting a ten-year-old child was nothing to Maria.

“He’s my son, but he’s so strange. He doesn’t look like me, and he doesn’t look like Lant either, but he often reads books in his room whenever he has time. Is reading fun?”

Deon tilted his head at Maria’s question.

He didn’t know what it felt like to enjoy something.

Deon had never been interested in anything in his life.

He didn’t need to have such things to achieve remarkable results in everything, and that was enough in this Agrigente.

“Not really.”

After thinking for a moment, Deon finally replied briefly.

It was a bleak tone and content, but the sight of a very cute child, at least in appearance, tilting his head in question increased his cuteness by about seven times.

Maria was even more anxious at the sight and hurried her steps as if she had wings on her feet.

Soon they arrived at Maria’s doll play room.

“Okay, should we try this on today? It’s a specially made lace overall. Isn’t the ribbon on it cute?”

Maria was very excited and showed Deon the adorable children’s clothes.

“Huh? You still had this? Give it to me, I’ll put it away.”

Then, Maria suddenly noticed the book in Deon’s hand.

Neither Maria, who was distracted by Deon’s face, nor Deon himself, who was holding the book, realized that he was still holding the book in his hand while coming here.

Deon’s gaze followed the book that Maria had carelessly thrown on the sofa.

But it was only for a brief moment.

Maria began to change Deon’s clothes in earnest, and in the meantime, Deon took his eyes off the book for a moment.

“Oh my, it suits you so well, Deon! The ribbon color is different from the clothes I gave to Assil this time, but how pretty! Be sure to wear this to the next training session! It would be even better if you held hands with Assil on the way back.”

Of course, it was an absurd wish.

Deon had no intention of fulfilling her ambitious dream.

But it was obvious that Maria wouldn’t hear it even if he said it now, so Deon just didn’t say anything.

“Let’s try this one on too! It’s a gift for Sana, but the rabbit ears on the collar and the wings on the back don’t look good. I think I need to fix it.”

Later, even a fluttering dress appeared.

This was prepared for Roxana, Assil’s younger sister, not Deon.

Since it was still in the basting stage [loosely stitched together], the size could be reduced as much as possible, so she was thinking of trying it on Deon, a peer who was nearby, and carefully modifying the details.

Originally, Maria’s hobby was to buy various pretty clothes, shoes, and accessories and give them to Sierra.

Sierra had an appearance that perfectly matched Maria’s aesthetic taste, so it was rewarding to decorate her.

Assil and Roxana, who resembled Sierra, were also excellent subjects that stimulated Maria’s desires.

Before she knew it, Maria had reached the stage of having the servants make costumes that embodied her taste.

Deon didn’t resist while being dressed up like a doll.

He knew that Maria was putting him in a girl’s clothes, but he didn’t care.

He didn’t feel bad, and he didn’t feel good.

Deon’s mind was just as indifferent as ever, without the slightest change, no matter what Maria did.

“Sierra’s daughter, she’s so cute every time I see her. I’ve never seen such a cute and pretty child in my life.”

Maria’s chatter echoed in the quiet room as usual.

“Hmph. But I’m sad because she’s been shy lately and doesn’t want to come near me. Assil wasn’t like that.”

Hearing her words, Deon also thought of Assil and Roxana in his head.

There were more half-siblings, but the two people Maria often talked about were definitely them.

When he thought of them, the first thing that came to mind was the golden hair that sparkled and swayed in the sunlight.

Roxana, who Maria had been eyeing for several years, had different training content and levels than Deon, so they didn’t usually run into each other.

In fact, Assil was the same in terms of the difference in levels, but since there were many overlapping classes between children over the age of ten, they were receiving similar education.

So, unlike Roxana, whom he only happened to run into from a distance about once a month, he saw Assil two or three times a week.

But that didn’t mean they had any special interactions.

“There’s something I really want to do, and that’s to dress Sierra, Assil, and Sana in the same clothes and line them up. It would be so pretty and cute, right? I can’t imagine how fantastic it would be.”

Maria seemed excited just thinking about it, and she even flushed her cheeks and puffed out her breath.

“I’ve already succeeded with Sierra and Assil, so now all I need is Sana. Next time, I’ll have to coax her to play dolls with me, even if I have to give her candy…”

Deon ignored Maria’s ambitious dream.

Then, at the word ‘candy’ that came out of her mouth, he suddenly remembered what happened when he met Roxana a while ago.