White pig and cousin’s promise

“Onii-sama… can’t you at least make it till 17?”

Absurd conditions should be consulted on, I nagged for a longer time frame. However, he, with a grim face, replied,

“Britany, I’m not asking you to marry, but to find a potential engagement partner. I don’t think it’s a bad deal, not hard either”

Like how he said, it might not be something hard… if Britany was born a pretty lady with a pure heart. But reality is harsh, something like a fatty from a poor place only limits extreme cases from the other party, a high ranked male of age, with a reasonable amount of gold, and has a fetish for fatties. Such a selection criteria, the possibility of finding one is beyond low.

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“This proposal… I can’t not accept… right?”

“Truthfully, I was planning to send you to the capital regardless of how much you argue, but looking at the you now, I thought that there still might be a chance for an engagement”

“Ryuze-oniisama, if, I agreed to this proposal, fleet by three years, successfully coaxing grandfather that I won’t leave, what would you have done?”

“It’ll happen if the time comes, I’ll be very troubled, but… If Britany’s going that way, I’ll have my ways too”

“… It’s a joke. Onii-sama, your eyes are scary”

I averted my eyes from his and took a deep sigh. As I thought, onii-sama isn’t a brother who’s only nice. Treating such a can’t be helped cousin, it’ll be bearable if there was a time limit, even if I obtained that hot spring on a whim, he’ll immediately turn back to before. His kindness, must be based full of calculations.

Hahh… it still hurts a little.

Even I am still a child. I want someone to be nice to me without any calculations. All the more if it’s from a blood related cousin. However, taking into account how Britany has always acted, it really cannot be helped. I would’ve long cut ties if I were him.

“I understand, I try my best to find an engagement partner… Although I think it’ll be hard”

Even if I fail, I just need counter-measures to not become Angela’s follower. It should be do-able. Thinning up, smoothing skin, it’ll be full of difficulties though.

Britany’s body was able to withstand the picnic on a horse. The body started to sweat all over… Uwah… To have to hold Britany in this circumstance… I sympathize Ryuze.

Even I know, my current body is full of stench from the sweat. Mixed with my original body stench, gives off a sour stench. My dress is wet from the dress too, the fat sways up and down at the horse’s movement… However, Ryuze carried my with not a word of complaint. It’s this part of him that’s gentlemanly.

He might only think that I’m in the way of him inheriting the title but not actually hate me, myself… No, maybe that’s too hopeful of an expectation. I decided to not hold onto this fleeting hope and look at reality in the eyes.