After getting exactly three hours of sleep, I quickly ate a portable emergency ration and quickly positioned myself in front of the train door to be the first to disembark. I would bet my money that my sister would be here to pick me up.


    If she were to be seen by that dangerous girl by chance and thetter suddenly decided to introduce herself...... Well, I didn''t know what would happen.


    Speaking of which, this emergency ration was truly amazing. In my previous life, I had worked for a food and beveragepany, notable for its beer. So, I believe I could appreciate the enjoyment of a meal, and truly, I was impressed by the quality of this solid food. The taste was not bad, and it was quite filling.


    Despite their dry and crumbly appearance, they were easy to eat and didn''t require any drink to eat at all. There were in and dried fruit varieties, though I preferred the in types.


    But I must say, the Royal Capital was indeed something else. Unlike the trains of my previous world, the magic train only reached speeds of about 50 kilometers per hour, however, it had been traveling through the city for over an hour now.


    There were asional glimpses of buildings that seemed tall enough to be ten stories, something you couldn''t imagine in the idyllic Viscount territory located in the middle of nowhere.


    I wasn''t particrly surprised since I had memories of my previous life, but for a young noble who had left the countryside for the first time, it must have been like moving from fighting a rabbit to facing a behemoth.


    The train gradually slowed down and arrived at the tform. As soon as the doors opened, I leaped out onto the tform. I was the first to exit the station.


    Now, who woulde to pick me up?


    I walked at a brisk pace while scanning my surroundings.


    "Allen-kun!"


    I heard a nostalgic voice calling out to me. She had waist-length pale pink-colored hair neatly woven into a single braid and was dressed in a simple dark green dress cinched at the waist with a belt evoking the image of rain-soaked summer grass whichplemented her hair beautifully.


    "Sister... You look beautiful."


    "Fufufu, thank you. Allen-kun too, you''ve be even more handsome."


    This surprised me a little.


    ◆


    I wouldn''t deny that I knew she would have enough sense to not appear in her boorish padded jacket, the attire she wears during research — which often became her daily wear — but such a dressed-up appearance was something I never expected even in my most daring of daydreams.


    Could it be that she was in love?


    Unfortunately, this wasn’t the time to delve into useless thoughts…… While I had an ordinary face, she had an attention-grabbing, adorable appearance.


    She might becking in the chest department a bit, but the feminine charm that she was exuding, an elegance unique to those on the verge of adulthood, was constantly capturing gazes akin to a rose surrounded by white lilies.


    People were streaming out of the station.


    And there was another reason people were staring in our direction, which was—


    "Aren''t you d, Rose? What Allen said wasn''t just ttery. Spending hours in the morning to choose clothes was worth it, wasn''t it? But sheesh, you kept going round and round changing them out. Even though all of them suit you so well."


    Said the person as she appeared from behind my sister, who was just around 150cm in height. She was a beauty a step above my sister, with a sharp glint in her eyes.


    A nce at her wless appearance evoked a sense that she was anything but an ordinary person.


    "Mother~! Please, you don''t have to add that!"


    At the words of our Mother, a shade of red crept on her face as she turned around while embarrassingly putting her index finger on her lips.


    Yeah, please listen to my sister, Mother. I also didn''t want the backstory.


    However, Mother immediately cut off her protest, saying ''I expect you to tidy up that mountain of clothes when we get back''.


    "Mother, it''s been a while."


    "You look so different, Allen."


    She had dark brown hair like mine, tied up in a bun. Even to put it mildly, she was still a striking beauty, one such that people would involuntarily think, ''Why in the world would such a beauty marry a no-hoper like my father?''.


    She was wearing an ivory-colored blouse withce on its three-quarter sleeves, paired with dark blue pants that reached her ankles. She was like the refreshing image of a spring.


    ......Conspicuous. They were too conspicuous even if they weren''t trying to be!


    "By the way, Allen."


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    Mother spoke as her azure dragon de rested on her shoulder.


    An overwhelming tension filled the station square.


    A man who appeared to be a member of the kingdom''s knight order, who had been ncing at us for a while now, hastily averted his gaze.


    Hey, weren''t you supposed to be the Kingdom''s trump card? Please do your work.


    "Did you reallye here alone with such arge backpack for someone so small? ...... Lord above...... What''s going on in that person''s head?......"


    Can someone get me a ticket back to the countryside, please?!


    It hasn''t even been 5 minutes yet and I have already sumbed to the frightening atmosphere of the Royal Capital.


    ◆


    After that, I first somehow convinced my Mother to get into the carriage as she pressed me for an immediate exnation, saying it didn''t need to be done in public.


    I also wanted to get away from the station as quickly as possible, continuing just like that would have garnered a more conspicuous gaze, even without considering Fey.


    "Well, that''s the situation. My studies have been going well, and since I had to travel to the Royal Academy, I wanted to act responsibly as an independent individual and take responsibility for my travel here, so I proposed my intention to Father. Of course, he was strongly opposed to it, but he relented after my persuasion. And of course, I was properly escorted until Dragreid by a guard. This is the long story as to why you see meing here alone."


    After a lot of effort, I managed to finish my exnation in the carriage while performing a ''seiza''.


    It was a small carriage pulled by a single horse. The interior was cramped. Mother''s face, sitting opposite me, was just a breath away.


    Her gaze never left my face even for a split second as I muttered the long exnation.


    No, not only did she not shift her gaze, she didn''t even blink once at all.


    It was no use lying to her as I had learned since childhood. That was why I said it as it was.


    "Alright, I got the gist of it...... Fine, I guess. You, too, have really be understanding enough to see things in apletely different light."


    Finally, Mother loosened the air of intimidation around her.


    Hooray~! Your son has sessfullypleted the trial, Father!


    "Noooo~! My adorable Allen-kun is! Allen-kun is! Allen-kun is~!"


    Elder Sister, who was sitting next to me and clinging to my arms, let out frantic voices like a broken tape recorder.


    "But Allen..."


    Perhaps just waiting for me to let down my guard, Mother swiftly raised the tension in the air and said with a frosty voice.


    "Are you sure that person really put up a ''strong'' opposition?"


    My head turned nk as Mother cross-interrogated me intensely, and finally, I ended up averting my gaze.


    "O-Of course he did."


    And I stuttered......


    On the other hand, Mother kept the tense air, her lips distorted into a grin as she murmured ''It seems like I need to have a serious discussion with that person''.


    Sorry, Father...... Your son did all that he could......


    Editor''s note - May you rest in pieces, Father-san. Press F to pay respect…


    T/N - MC has no chill eh, didn''t even spare his Father. And do your work, Kingdom''s Ace!