3rd Person POV
[I read that one the other day so that I can do it.]
[I see, that’s great.]
[…I’m just good at remembering things. There exists a bird called a parrot which repeats the words it learns, and I’m no different to it.]
[I don’t really understand the beauty of poetry even when I read it. Apparently, I don’t have the heart to feel it. But when I hear your voice reading a poem, I think it’s beautiful.]
Alexei said very seriously but then smiled with a sparkle in his eyes.
[If that parrot makes me think words are as beautiful as you do, I’d like to keep it and walk around with it. I’d be so happy to have a bird that sounds like you and talks like you by my side all the time.]
… Vladimir was blushing pathetically at that moment.
Somehow, without entering the room, Constantine thought that Alexei might turn out to be a worse man than his father. It was frightening even to believe that a child could spout such a pick-up line to a friend so innocently.
Fortunately or unfortunately, Alexei has always been able to open his heart to a minimal number of people. If he finds a woman he is attracted to, he will capture her in an instant and live with her forever.
After his falling out with Vladimir, Alexei doesn’t seem to have a special someone in his life. Will Mikhael be rewarded if he focuses his affection on Ekaterina alone?
Ekaterina PoV
“Big Brother, welcome back.”
Ekaterina greeted Alexei in the entrance hall as he returned to the Imperial Duke’s residence from the Three Council meetings at the Imperial Castle, which were held during the school holidays.
“Ah, Ekaterina.”
The Three Council Conferences are imperial meetings where the Emperor and the heads of the three major dukedoms gather. Dressed in formal attire suitable for the occasion, Alexei was even more dignified and beautiful than usual, a nobleman himself. No matter what was bothering her, Ekaterina couldn’t help but gaze at her brother with fascination.
Alexei smiled fondly at his sister.
“Your glass pen is to His Majesty’s liking, after all. He ordered it on the spot, and it will be a gift for the Empress.”
“Oh, I’m so happy! That makes me very happy!”
In the first place, Ekaterina had intended to offer the glass pen to the Empress, but Alexei stopped her. If it is a gift that the Royal Family will appreciate, it should be presented to the Emperor only, and I bet it will be chosen as a gift for the Empress. Her grandfather, Sergei, had often done so.
In other words, her grandfather would introduce gifts for his wife to the Emperor, even though he called them gifts. He was probably cheering on the couple’s happiness to continue his celebrity matchmaker hobby.
Looking back, His Majesty was also his wife’s nephew in his grandfather’s eyes. His hobby as a celebrity matchmaker might have been like, “I’ve known him since he was a little boy, he’s got a girl he likes, let’s give him a hand.” … Although, it was amazing that the person he was cheering for would eventually become the emperor…
“One more good thing happened. When Lord Sein saw the glass pen of His Majesty, he said he would also love to have one. He was so enthusiastic that he wanted to follow in the footsteps of the Empress. He wants to show it off when he signs the contract with the great merchants coming from beyond the Mountains of the Gods. He said he didn’t know that we had such beautiful and outstanding things in our country.”
“Well… what an honor.”
His Majesty the Emperor, and Empress. The heads of the three major dukedoms, Yurinova and Yurisein.
That’s more than enough members to establish a brand image for luxury goods!
And if Lord Sein showed off his glass pen in front of the merchants of other countries, they might order it as a gift for the monarch of other countries. It was a convenient delusion, but it wasn’t impossible, either.
All right, I’ve got this game!
