I was so new to this that I was desperate enough to turn them down. Maybe I should just accept the offer and dance, but it would be too obvious that I wasn’t good at dancing. I also wondered how I should choose my partner…I guess I should follow the pecking order, but it was difficult to judge who had the highest rank among them when they came so close to me.
Anyway, I just smiled and played along, and soon Big Brother came to the rescue. Thank you very much. That was what siscon was all about.
I was so surrounded by men that I couldn’t see the surroundings, but when Big Brother came to my rescue, the center of the room was broken with a snap. When Big Brother appeared from behind, all the men fled to the left and right like something was shooting out of Big Brother like a shimmering flame.
But when his eyes met mine, he smiled kindly and led me out of the encirclement.
My Big Brother was the most wonderful person in the world.
And what was impressive about Big Brother was that he knew almost everyone who had gathered for the feast.
Whenever someone came to say hello, Big Brother would always ask them about their territory, business, family, or ancestors. He had known them since childhood, unlike me, and I am sure that he had done his homework for this day, but there were at least 2,000 people. So it was still amazing that he had everything memorized.
That was why the men were so scared. They knew exactly who he was and where he was from.
But even Big Brother had his blind spots. I figured it out.
“Big Brother, aren’t you tired? The duties of the head of the family are important, but you should take some time off. Why don’t you go dancing with one of the ladies?”
I tried to be as euphemistic as possible.
Big Brother…you are dull! He only favored me!
I thought he might actually be popular at the magic academy. I once thought that, in the Duke’s domain, that was already the object of admiration, no matter how you look at it. There were many cases where the daughters looked at Big Brother desperately and wanted to ask him for a dance, but when they didn’t get any response, they ended up crying halfheartedly.
I was a brocon, but my motto was “Never bully his wife,” and I promised myself that I would never interfere with Big Brother’s love life! So, I suggested that Big Brother should not hesitate to give a little more attention to the ladies. I felt sorry for them.
Even now, when I looked around for a moment, the daughters would look away from me in a hurry. Whenever Big Brother smiled and talked to me, I thought I heard a stifled scream from them.
What was that? This was similar to the atmosphere at the magic academy when we were looking at the exam rankings.
Alexei giggled.
“I am not tired, not in the least. On the contrary, I’ve never enjoyed a banquet so much.”
Taking Ekaterina’s hand, he gently wrapped his hands around both of hers, which were much smaller and more elegant than his own.
“Everyone is admiring and marveling at your beauty. So beautiful you are, standing by my side, tenderly caring for me… how comfortable and happy this makes me. My dear Ekaterina, no matter where I am or what I am doing, every moment that you are by my side is just a joy for me.”
“Oh my, Big Brother!”
Yes, that’s right, as a siscon and brocon, we should be intimate and together!
I was wondering if I could have Big Brother dance with the other young ladies… Sorry for being such a brocon sister.
…though I wish I could stay like this forever, that would not be the case.
