Chapter 302.5

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Extra Chapter – Birds of a Feather [Part 5]

-Emma and William in the mansion-

The two were led to the drawing room Carne Lombard was waiting in.

In the only windowless room among the several drawing rooms of the Valerie Mansion, sat a man with flashy clothes while Rose and Jadwiga were nowhere to be seen.Neew updates at novel/bin(.)com

While Emma was wondering why they deliberately separated her and William from George and guided them here, the man stood up and greeted them with a nasty grin.

“Hello there! I’m Carne Lombard. Both Emma-chan and William-kun are super cute, aren’t you? Let’s play together with me until Rose-sama comes, yeah? Mwehehehe.”

Carne stroked William’s cheeks somewhat excitedly.

From his cheeks to his shoulders to his arms... His hand kept moving downwards as he touched him in a sticky manner, but William remained motionless not even flinching.

“House Lombart, you see, is a Marquis House who is in charge of a very important job in the Royal Capital. If you get along well with me, you can enjoy many things. Mwehehe.”

Carne stopped patting William and moved his hand towards Emma... but.

*slap!*

Emma brushed his hand off before it could touch her.

“Ouch. Mwehehe, Emma-chan, violence is bad, you know? If it is known that you behave like this to me, your father will be in trouble, you know?”

The Royal Capital was full of nobles, so showing my love for children as I liked was too risky. But, if it were in the countryside like this place, I could put aside most of those problems.

At any rate, I was here today as [the king’s messenger].

I was backed by the king’s authority and even received the maids’ cooperation at the most convenient time.

And this William-kun before me was as cute as I ideally liked.

Quiet, obedient, and above all, very young.

It’s extremely regrettable that it wasn’t a girl, but I somehow felt like I was also fine with a boy.

If it was with that cute face... Huh?

There was something strange with William-kun’s trembling expression.

This is... not... his frightened face...? ...How should I put it... It’s more like the face you would make when seeing an old friend you haven’t met in a while...?

No, that wasn’t it. This is... a look of pity...?

His older sister, Emma-chan‘s eyes conveyed her undisguised contempt as if she were looking at trash.

On the contrary, William-kun directed a compassionate gaze that even radiated kindness at me.

Most children I had come across until now looked at me with fearful eyes.

There’s something strange with these siblings...?