A mansion in the late afternoon, a large living room.
　I was relaxing in my easy chair, opening a book, when a familiar presence came in.

''What are you looking at with such a serious face?''
You're my sister. This is "The Complete Works of Altair." It's a photo album of kids who are now called Altair.
Yeah!

　My sister snatched the big book from my hand and threw it out the window with a dynamic form.

'Ah!　What are you doing, sis, we've only seen half of it.
'Look at something more serious than that.
'Serious stuff?　Do you have one?
'What?　Do you have one?

　You're surprised, sister, that was completely unexpected.

Yeah, that.

　I took it from the round table on my sister's other side and gave it to her.

　She took it, enough for several books, and opened it and looked inside.

'A picture of a man ... is this his profile?　What is this?
It's to my sister, the marriage proposal.
Yeah!

　For the second time, I threw everything I had at him.
　Even the pictures of the blind date went out the window.

'This stuff doesn't matter!
Yeah, I think so.
What?
'This is the right time, because I can see the spirit of those who see the Cano family weakened and want to take it over in a hurry. There's no way I'm going to take it.
Is that so?
Yeah. And that's the youngest one. He's a pretty good at hiding it, but he's had a string of marriages and divorces and he's had a string of ups and downs. Not now, but he's offered me a job in anticipation of her coming over to join me. She was adopted by me to make me the head of the family, but once that's over, she'll be my sister.
Here.
Yeah?
After all, Hermes is a child who can see things as they really are. If he puts his mind to it, he'll be a wonderful head of the family, as good as anyone in history.

　Oh, man, it was a snake.

'Well, well, you know. A father's first marriage isn't even over yet, and a daughter isn't first, for his dignity and good name.
Yeah, I guess so.

　My sister made a face, how she said, "I know.
　Kuh ... well that's fine.
　My sister knows a lot of things about me, but if it's just her, there's no problem.

　However, even if it's a simple matchmaking arrangement, it's no good right now.
　Sooner or later, I will have to incite my vassals to conquer me under your care.

　So.

'My sister won't do it to anyone's wife. Never.

　I quickly realized after I declared it.
　This line was quite genuine and serious.

　I looked at my sister in a hurry, though, thinking that it would be bad if she saw that I was serious and poked at her again.

''........''

　My sister looked at me without saying a word.
　Her face was heartily red, her eyes troubled.

'What's the matter with you, sis?'
No, that was it.
Was that it?
Say that again.
....

　Oh, I see, you want to get another real line out of me.
　I'm not gonna play your game, sister.
　I'm not gonna play that game, sister.

I'm not giving you away as a wife.

　This time he said it simply and a bit lightly.

''Yes I understand........''
....

　She blushed more and more and slumped down.
　The usual line, Hermes is amazing when he gets serious, didn't come out.

　The increasingly red face was disgusting, phew.
　The deception worked.

"Hey Hermes.
What's up, sis?
Don't let anyone see your face, okay?

　It's the second time, right?　I know.
　She's the usual sis who says not to look so frivolous.

　　　　　☆

　The next day, the audience hall.
　Mimis asked me for a meeting with a very difficult look on her face.

　The next day, Mimis asked me for a meeting with a very difficult look on her face, and she said she wanted her sister to be there.
　It's just me, Mimis, and my sister. It's an unlikely combination.

　What's the matter with you?

What do you want today?
I will ask you point-blank. I have been informed that your master intends to dismiss all of Lady Sola's proposals of marriage.

　Mimis had taken out the matchmaking photo and flicked it around.
　The one that arrived in my hand was the one my sister threw away over the horizon (soooo), but I'm sure the same one arrived in the hands of Mimis, the first retainer.

　He flicked it over to me so that I could see it.

'Yeah, but?'
And why is that?
Reason?

　Why did you do that?
　They don't care why.

Some say it's because he has an ill will towards Lady Sola and would rather not give her up.
Nah.

　What's with that rootless misunderstanding?
　Because I have a crush on you?　What's that?

　Seriously, what is that?

It's been bandied about among the maids.
....

　Ha!
　Yesterday!　That was yesterday!

　My sister and I were having a conversation and she was blushing.
　That's the only part of the conversation that you cut out and guessed evil.

　Not good, this isn't good.
　I want people to think I'm incompetent or arrogant, but this isn't good.
　I mean, I don't like it.

I don't think so.
Then why is this so important?
'Mimis, isn't this your responsibility as well?'

　My sister, who had been silent beside me, opened her mouth.
　It looks like she's trying to explain, since it's her own honor.

　Yeah, I think it's more appropriate for her to be here than for me to panic a bit.

　So I let her do it.

'My fault ... what do you mean by that?'
Hermes has done his research. Most of them have applied to take over the Cano family or just want to use the family name.
Nah!
Nah!

　Me and Mimis' words crossed.
　It's strange that I'm the one to speak up in the flow.
　Mimis looked at me.

'Uh, uh...'
'What's the matter, Hermes, isn't this what Hermes told me yesterday?
Yeah, I know.

　You schemed, sister!

And this guy Taratos.
Oh, this young man has the most potential--
Hermes identified him as an upstart who had been married and divorced a lot.
Nah!
Oh, phew!

　Me and Mimis, whose voices are raised at the same time again.

　But this time, Mimis, she didn't have time to look at me.

　The reason why I was able to convince my sister completely worked the same way for Mimis.

'You must look into it properly again,'
Yes. Yes, sir.

　After Mimis, who had done it, bowed to her sister - and me - with the force of a kneeling down.
　She changed her expression and ran out of the audience hall.

　It's me and my sister who are left.

''Sis ... you schemed, didn't you?
Well, I don't know what you're talking about.
I'm not going to get serious in secret anymore...

　I nodded.

　You just got your sister swallowed up.
　Sigh.

"...chuckle.