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"Riley?"

Having heard Lloyd’s proposition, Riley, who had been vacantly keeping silence, behind handedly woke up frohts and said,

"Ah, yes"

"The answer to the proposition I just ht?"

Lloyd looked at Riley with tired eyes

Honestly, the word ‘pitiful’ fit them well

Riley stared at his second oldest brother vacantly His tea still had a few sip left Riley quenched his neck with it and carefully said,

"Big brother"

His voice was cautious However, Lloyd looked like he knehat Riley was going to say Lloyd’s face looked relaxed as if he was relieved a little

"Yes"

"Honestly, I a your proposition"

"I see… U to say he knew it Having realized late what Riley actually said, Lloyd opened his eyes big and asked back

"W… Why?"

Lloyd panicked Watching him, Riley smiled aardly and scratched the back of his head Riley said,

"I’s fros that are coht about it for a moment and said,

"First, I’m sure you knohat I am called in this family"

Lazy-Sword

That was Riley’s title

Unlike Ryan with the title of Strong-Sword and Lloyd with Swift-Sword, Riley’s title of Lazy-Sas most certainly not only shabby, but even a shameful title

"If I went after the successorship with a title like that, I think our ancestors would be asha to say ‘you are doing the coht now, aren’t you?’ However, he was blocked by Riley continuing to talk

"Even if I became the successor by some luck, I don’t have the confidence to lead the family well Honestly, it is such a bother too…"

He could not hear the rest very well, but… Watching Riley s his cheek, Lloyd shook his tired face and talked back

"No, you can do it If I… If I back you up!"

"Big brother…"

"…"

Having heard Riley’s cut and dry voice, Lloyd’s lips petrified like stone

"We are Iphalleta House"

As Lloyd said earlier about his concern for Ryan, the bearer of the title had to shoulder the responsibility that was ht

In this house, before the swordsmanship, the character of the successor was far more important For instance, like Ian

"I understand that you are genuinely concerned about big brother Ryan However, I don’t feel like I’th However, to summarize it in a sentence, it was a definite no

"You kneell since several years ago that I have no ah Lady Oruli… who is not at the mansion at the moment, did not think that was the case"

Lloyd, with his deep-set, hollow eyes, watched Riley’s face vacantly as he slowly got up from the seat

‘Why?’

At this ue or laughed and arden

"R… Riley! Wait!"

Following his little brother, Lloyd got up in a hurry He quickly lowered his head and reached his hand to Riley as about to leave the room

"Wait…"

"… Ah, you are here?"

Riley opened the door and got out, and Ian was there waiting for hireeted Ian and started to walk Now, there was just Lloyd in the room

"…"

Of the advices that were passed down in the Iphalleta House, there was one that said,

‘If you are going to draw the sword, then you have to be determined for it’

It was an advice about actions

Perhaps it was perfect for Lloyd at theor he didn’t know things would turn out the way it did

"… Kuk"

It was not like Riley declined because of that particular reason However, at this veryhis proposition was declined because he ize for things I have done back then?’

Lloyd started at the door that Riley left through Lloyd bit his lips and shook his head

"… Just what did you talk about in there?"

Meanwhile… Ian asked questions as soon as Riley came out of the roo coh the stairs that lead to the entrance of the hotel

"What about the children?"

Before answering, Riley thought he should check what happened to the children fro to the Holy Tee of the illness, but because they came to the Holy Te to worry about any more But… the priests said they have never seen this kind of disease before, so they orried"

Riley was about to get out of the hotel after coht besides Riley, gave Riley so Riley tilted his head side to side

"And… These…"

"…?"

Riley got a hold of what Ian was holding They were fruits with vibrant color Wondering what these were, Riley floated a question ave these Unfortunately, they didn’t givebrother only"

Riley flinched after hearing the rest of what Ian said As if Riley was trying to tell Ian to not joke about things, Riley tapped Ian on the shoulder and looked at the fruits