Chapter 68: The Youngest Keeps Trying to Beat Her Older Brother.
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 68: The Youngest Keeps Trying to Beat Her Older Brother.
A few merciless things happened, like wasting a whole week of my vacation running wild at a useless Olympiad, but it wasn't so bad considering it was an opportunity to engrave my name into the minds of those otakus of science—that gloomy, niche subject.
Since magic and magitech are currently running rampant, the people into that stuff are bound to be either gloomy, big-breasted beauties or older women, making them perfect for a hit-and-run!
Anyway, putting aside future talk, it was time for us to discuss the incredible magitech airship.
The super-sized airship, which returned to my arms this year without fail, was wailing sorrowfully at the orbital elevator, its suggestive hull swaying.
It was surely because it had grown tired of waiting for me.
Since Alicia promised to give me our 'Brachio' once I grew up, I needed to behave somewhat modestly and demurely, like a proper man, for this trip.
"Grasha, is this your first time in such a high place? You look terrified~"
"...."
My youngest sister, turned pale at the sight of the clouds spread beneath the orbital elevator station, had been silent for several minutes, clinging tightly to Mom and burying her face in the chest where I should have been buried.
"Whoa, whoa, I think it's shaking!"
"Aaaaah!!!!"
As I shouted urgently from the side, Grasha let out a scream. Mom looked at me with an 'I can't believe you' expression and then comforted Grasha.
"Your brother is just playing a prank. This place won't collapse. It won't. And Mommy is strong, so even if it does fall, I can save both you and your brother, so don't worry!"
"Really...?"
"Would it really be? Mommy is lying!"
"Waaaaah!!!!"
The tiny brat was terrified, just as expected for her age. Mom glared at me with a resentful face, but since I was usually the one getting beaten up, I had to win at times like this.
"Yong-hwan, stop teasing Grasha..."
"She's the one who usually bullies me! I'm the older brother!"
"...Even so."
Mom started talking nonsense. She seemed to treat the sorrow of me being beaten by my younger sister as something trivial.
At this rate, she was definitely going to become a domestic violence-prone younger sister once she got a bit older. Early education was urgently needed, but this lady—who was only pretending to be an auntie—seemed out of touch with reality because Iris and I had grown up so well.
While Mom was soothing the wailing youngest, a group of sisters in black suits began to swarm toward us.
"Mom, Mom, some strange people are coming."
"They must be Aunt Alicia's subordinates. Wait, Grasha! You can't bite Mommy's chest... ugh... that hurts...!"
It seemed our youngest hadn't kicked the habit of gnawing on my body and had finally started biting Mom's chest. When I was that age, I listened to Mom well and was known as a good kid, so I really wondered who she took after to be so wild.
"Their schedules are all over the place; they're really something. Just like Alicia, they're all the same."
Mom clicked her tongue, worrying about her friends' health. From my perspective, I was more worried about Mom's health, as she worked diligently every day unlike those free spirits—the loafers, CEOs, and freelancers—but our common sense seemed to differ.
"The restaurants and shops are all operating normally. The Master has sent word that you may choose anything you like."
Anything?
Today must be my birthday. To think the day would come when I could experience the flex of a tycoon; I began to feel happy at the thought of taking three bites of every food in the restaurant area and throwing the rest away.
At the end of the escalator, a massive door awaited us.
"We'll carry the luggage to the guest rooms. Thank you for your help."
"Yes, Baroness. Thank you for twelve years ago."
The bodyguard sister bowed her head in greeting. Mom stared blankly for a moment, then let out a chuckle and led me toward the elevator.
"Do you know her?"
"Well, I don't really remember."
I was full of military pride a few weeks ago, but seeing Mom, I was starting to get filled with police pride.
"Mom, you're so cool! You're the best!"
"Right~? Mommy is the best, isn't she~? You're going to marry Mommy, right~?"
This lady was acting like a fool again, again, and again. Only after I gave a half-hearted answer that I'd marry her did she start humming happily.
At this rate, I might actually join the Incest Squad instead of being a coward. My eyes met Grasha's, who was resting her chin on Mom's shoulder.
She stared at me with green eyes just like Mom's, and I looked away, feeling as if my inner thoughts were being read.
"I won."
The youngest laughed.
"What?! You didn't tell me it was a staring contest!"
This was a foul. That damn Goddess was inducing not only Im Su-yeon but even my younger sister to beat me.
"Oppa is a dummy! Weak! Loser!"
"Hey—! Grasha, you shouldn't say such mean things to your brother!"
"Hmph...!"
Fortunately, at least Mom was on my side and began to stop the cruel teabagging from the brat.
Seeing her stroke the youngest's back to comfort her even though there were tears in those green eyes, she definitely passed as my mother.
The Commie Dragon had been acting strange lately, piling up stress about the possibility of a mother-son 3P, but the woman named Ame Cal Degrain was definitely someone I felt was worth protecting.
"Young Master, and Young Lady. I will escort you to Baroness Degrain's airship."
A black-haired sister, who seemed to be the leader, approached to guide us. 'Young Master' would be me, 'Young Lady' would be the youngest, and that made Baroness Degrain my mom.
"You don't have to call me by that useless honorary title. Bodyguard lady, please call me Police Superintendent instead."
"...My apologies, Superintendent. I will escort you to the airship. We will carry the luggage."
I looked at Ms. Degrain with a face full of betrayal at the news that my mom was a noble.
"Son?"
"Mom, were you a noble?"
"...It's really nothing much."
"Amazing! Am I a noble too?"
"Well, technically yes... but it's no big deal. Don't worry about it."
Darn it... how can being a noble be 'no big deal'? Grandma was also a very dangerous person; I don't know why this family is so ashamed of its past. It's not like they sold out the country or anything.
"Then am I a Baroness too?!"
"No, strictly speaking, Grasha will become the Baroness."
"What about Big Sister Iris?"
"Iris is separate... No, it's nothing."
Come to think of it, although Iris was Mom's daughter, they weren't blood-related, so there must be something else going on over there.
"Then am I not a noble?"
"Don't worry, our Yong-hwan will become the Baroness's wife!~!"
"??? Okay!"
I thought you had to marry a Baroness to become a Baroness's wife, but I guess things were different in this reversed world.
"Young Master, let me carry your luggage for you."
The sister who seemed to be the bodyguard captain aimed for the bag containing the Green Brachiosaurus Beta XII S. The look in her eyes behind her sunglasses was unusual.
With those fierce eyes that looked like they had killed many people, she was definitely aiming for the Green Brachiosaurus Beta XII S inside my bag. I shook my head while hugging it tightly.
"It looks heavy, are you sure you're okay?"
"It's okay because Big Sis will protect it!"
I saw the eyes behind the sunglasses tremble. Ah, easy. So easy. To think she'd try to take my precious robot with such pathetic skills; it was truly pitiful.
"...I see. I am glad to be your guide."
The bodyguard sister showed a slight smile. It seemed she was so happy she could die because this incredible pretty boy was being so sweet to her. Lately, I'd been playing house—or rather, catering to various fetishes—for Mom's friends as a service, so this was nothing.
"Still, a man shouldn't carry heavy things. May I carry it for you?"
"No!"
This sister was trying to stick to me like glue. She probably thought I'd give her a chance if she acted even 'sweeter.' I had to be firm at times like this.
The bodyguard sister, failing to read the room, covered her mouth and giggled. Mom, who was following beside us while lightly patting Grasha's back, laughed along.
I had no idea why they were laughing, but feeling ignored, I puffed out my cheeks and walked on.
"Yong-hwan, why are you pouting? Hmm? Hmm?"
"I don't know!"
"Tell only Mommy, okay~?"
"I don't know!"
The bodyguard sister and Mom laughed again. These people laughed so much; they probably had no complaints about life.
"Alicia, when did she say she'd arrive?"
"It will take about 30 more minutes. Something urgent came up in her schedule... but she should arrive within the scheduled departure time."
"Tell her she can take her time. Do you know how many mouths are going hungry because of her? She's always trying to rush through things."
The bodyguard sister's lips twitched at Mom's words.
"Do you know the others' schedules?"
"Lady Vurdia is expected to join mid-flight."
"I already heard from Hindel. What about Morian?"
"Lady Siador has already arrived. She came yesterday."
"So she pulled an all-nighter and just came here. And?"
I stepped onto the escalator leading up to the airship. I tried to bite Mom's finger as she poked my cheek, but being a Swordmaster or whatever, she dodged it skillfully.
"Lady Yuseoha is currently swimming. She arrived early this morning."
"As expected of friends, they all pull all-nighters before coming. I wonder when these girls will ever grow up..."
Mom let out a long sigh.