CH 302.5

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.

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?”

While rubbing his hand that got slapped by Emma, he raised the armband, indicating he was the Royal Family’s messenger, before her eyes as if to warn her, “You understand now, don’t you?” and reached his hand out again for the second time.

*slap!*

Emma brushed that hand off again without caring about Carne’s warning.

“Lolicons are seriously disgusting. Go perish.”

Emma whispered.

“Hm? Did you say something? Emma-chan is a bad girl, aren’t you? Big Brother will get angry, you know?”

Carne looked at Emma while grinning.

The rumors that she was beautiful were true, but the young lady of House Stuart was staring (glaring) at Carne with no signs of being frightened at all.

‘Like this is a bit boring,’ pondered Carne.

On the other hand, the undoubtedly pretty second son of House Stuart was quivering.

Carne, who would much prefer docile children any day, switched his target to William again. 

“William-kun is so obedient and cute, aren’t you? Mwehehe, would you like to do something fun with Big Brother?”

Carne’s POV

To be frank, I felt like I couldn’t let a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity like this slip by. I had always been dreaming of this kind of situation. But on the other hand, I also found myself in a dilemma on how to get rid of and handle my uncontrollable thoughts after realizing that my sexual disposition was special. I didn’t even feel moved towards the young ladies, who my friends praised as beautiful. Their fake smiles were simply terrifying, and dealing with assertive ladies only exhausted me.

As I found myself seeking too much for a more honest, pure, and untainted soul, I had become obsessed with little children before I knew it.

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…?