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"What?"
"Don't touch Raimond."
"Hah? What's that? What do you think you are to Raimond?"
"You spoil him more than necessary. And as for Brother, don't spoil him too much either."
"Hahhhh??? What's that? Why should I be told that by you? Besides, if you're going to say that, you're too strict, aren't you? I'm just assisting Federico-nii-san, after all."
They didn't raise their voices, but they continued to argue while glaring at each other.
As I wandered my gaze, wondering what to do with the two of them arguing as if I wasn't there, I caught sight of Federico-nii-sama peeking at us from the back of the room.
Now that I think about it, Federico-nii-sama's hair is also red, but Federico-nii-sama's is a burning red.
Federico-nii-sama also seemed to be panicking, not knowing what to do.
".........Federico-nii-sama, good morning."
"Ah, ah. Good morning, Rai."
I quietly approached Federico-nii-sama and greeted him, and Federico-nii-sama returned my greeting with a slightly relieved expression.
As always, his facial muscles other than those around his eyebrows seemed to be abandoning their work.
"Are Brother Andrea and Brother Bertrand not on good terms?"
"............It's not that they dislike each other, but. They often, argue because of me."
"Eh, about Federico-nii-sama...?"
When I asked that back, Federico-nii-sama made a complicated expression that was hard to describe, and pointed to Bertrand-nii-sama and Andrea-nii-sama, who were still arguing.
Following that finger, I turned my gaze to the two of them again.
"That's why! I'm just assisting Federico-nii-san in areas he's not good at!"
"Hoh? You say that, but it seems like you're meddling not only in diplomacy, but also in your brother's personal relationships?"
"Hah? I'm just preparing for the tea party? And when Brother gets stuck in a conversation, I change the subject, or make it easier for Brother to talk, but Brother is still the main one. First of all, you're too strict. You know that Brother isn't good at talking, and yet you're pushing all sorts of researchers on him, aren't you? How much do you think Brother is confused when he has to talk to scholars he's meeting for the first time who you push on him every party?"
"If you're aware that you're bad at talking, you should have more conversations to overcome it."
"That's what I'm saying is too strict! Think about Brother's pace a little!"
"............Are they a married couple?"
"............My mother is a gentle person. Father also respects my personality, as you can see. But as Crown Prince, this difficulty in conversation is... a problem, right? So the two of them cooperated with me, but it's like that, you see."
It was like a couple arguing over their child's education policy.
Andrea-nii-sama, who worries and ends up interfering, is the mother, and Bertrand-nii-sama, who throws them off a cliff and tells them to overcome it with willpower, is like the father.
Federico-nii-sama, who is troubled and doesn't know what to do because his parents are fighting because of him, is the child.
If I remember correctly, Bertrand-nii-sama and Andrea-nii-sama are children of the same queen, Anastasia-sama, but their personalities are like oil and water.
No one is at fault.
If I had to say, Andrea-nii-sama, who tends to interfere too much, and Bertrand-nii-sama, who is too extreme in his treatment, both have problems.
For now,
"Both Brother Bertrand and Brother Andrea, please stop it!"
When I raised my voice, both Brother Bertrand and Brother Andrea seemed a little surprised and stopped arguing.
"First, Brother Bertrand!"
"............Yes."
"Brother Bertrand, you knew that Brother Andrea was going to be at this tea party, right? Did you say you were coming with me to argue with Brother Andrea?"
"No, that's."
"And! People have their own pace. And, while it's best to be excellent in academics as Crown Prince, Federico-nii-sama would be troubled if you suddenly told him to talk to specialists."
"That's right! Tell him more, Raimond!"
Now that he had gained an ally, Andrea-nii-sama raised his voice happily, so I turned to face him this time.
"Brother Andrea too. I understand that you're worried about Federico-nii-sama, but you should leave it up to Federico-nii-sama's autonomy a little more. Tea parties will be left to the taste of the woman who will become the Crown Princess if they get married, but until then, it should be prepared by Federico-nii-sama himself, who is the Crown Prince. That's part of socializing. You can't always be helping out, Brother Andrea, can you?"
"A, yes........."
Andrea-nii-sama, whose momentum was immediately stopped when the spear was turned towards him.
Both Andrea-nii-sama and Bertrand-nii-sama looked somewhat dejected.
When I looked at Federico-nii-sama last, he had a slightly excited expression and walked towards me.
"............Why do you look a little happy, Federico-nii-sama?"
"No. I can guess, but. It's just that I've never been scolded before, so. I'm a little looking forward to hearing what you'll say."
It even seemed like flowers were flying around him.
"Well, if you know what you're doing wrong, I don't have anything special to say."
"Is that so........."
Even I started to feel like I had done something wrong to Federico-nii-sama, who muttered that somewhat sadly.
Eh, I'm not wrong, am I?
"To. To summarize, let's start the tea party. You're not saying that you can't eat the cake that Maria prepared, right? Federico-nii-sama too! If you have time to be depressed, treat us properly!"
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