#05-The Three Of You Are So Childish!

A few minutes before Reynold and Richard came to Ruby's room...

Sylver Cielo whistled and looked at the huge mansion in front of him.

He knew that this kind of action was highly inappropriate for a high ranking nobleman like himself. Moreover, there was still imperial blood flowing in his body. Currently, Sylver looks like a bandit who is about to rob Alasdair's mansion. His silver hair was tied in a ponytail and he wore a black robe to cover his identity as a noble.

"Your Grace."

The call made Sylver turn his head. He raised an eyebrow as he looked at the knight who always faithfully followed him wherever he went. He is Hanz Aeron. Eldest son of Marquess Aeron. Hanz and Sylver are childhood friends. Hanz is also the same age as Sylver. Because of this, Sylver sometimes told Hanz to call him without using his title but Hanz certainly didn't want to do that. How could Hanz possibly call Sylver just by that man's name when Sylver's position was above him and that man was his master?

"Don't lecture me now, Hanz," Sylver grumbled.

"You are a high-ranking noble, Your Grace," said Hanz, ignoring Sylver's command just now. "What you did was very wrong. You sneaked into Duke Alasdair's mansion just because you wanted to meet Princess Ruby. That woman was an unmarried noble woman! If this spreads to the social world, this will be a big scandal for you and Princess Ruby."

"That's why I disguised myself like this so that no one would recognize me."

Hanz snorted. "Do you think that with a disguise like this you have succeeded in hiding your identity?" Hanz pointed at Sylver's hair and eyes. Because Hanz and Sylver's friendship is very close, sometimes Hanz is rude to Sylver and Sylver doesn't care about that. "Silver hair and purple eyes. In this empire only you have silver hair and purple eyes!"

"You are right."

"And you abused your power to order me to follow you here!" Hanz groaned. "If His Majesty finds out about this, I can be hanged by him!"

"You work for me. His Majesty the Emperor has nothing to do with you," Sylver grumbled. He bit the red apple in his hand once again and threw the red apple at Hanz.

"But, you are a nephew—"

"I may be his nephew but that doesn't mean he can arrange my life as he pleases." Sylver waved his hand, interrupting Hanz's words. "You're very chatty like a woman, Hanz! Stop babbling and quickly monitor the situation around here. I will enter Princess Ruby's room through the veranda."

Hanz frowned. "Do you know where Princess Ruby's room is?"

Sylver pointed to the bedroom window on the second floor. The inside of the room can be seen from the outside. "Only a woman would use pink to decorate her room. So, that was Princess Ruby's room. Before you think strange things about me like I'm a stalker or something, you better use your eyes to take a good look at your surroundings."

"Ah." Hanz cleared his throat and nodded.

"If you understand, stay here. I will be there."

"Okay. I—huh?!" Hanz, who just realized Sylver's words just now, was immediately shocked. "Wait a minute! Your Grace?!"

However, Sylver had already jumped up the tree like an agile squirrel. He jumped from tree to tree until he reached the veranda of Ruby Alasdair's room. Arriving on the veranda of that woman's room, Sylver could see Ruby writing something on her bed. The maid who was always with her—if Sylver remembered correctly her name was Shery—was preparing tea and sweets on the table.

Sylver Cielo's guess was correct. Something has changed and is different about Ruby Alasdair. The expression on the woman's face was no longer as gloomy as usual. Now Ruby even had a very firm expression on her face. Her beautiful pink eyes shone with excitement. Sylver didn't know what the petite woman was thinking. However, the Duke couldn't just stay here and stare at Ruby from a distance. That's why Sylver immediately entered the room. And, before Shery screamed, Sylver immediately covered her mouth with a cloth and tied her in the corner of the room.

"What the hell are you doing, Duke Sylver Cielo?!" Ruby screamed. She froze because it happened so fast. However, the woman immediately got out of bed and stood in front of Sylver. Ruby stared coldly and sharply at Sylver. "Do you realize you have entered the room of an unmarried noble woman?! You perverted old man!"

"Me? An old man? Ha!" Sylver laughed and shook his head in disbelief. "Don't you know that I am admired by all the women in this empire, Princess Ruby? After all, I'm only thirty years old. I'm only ten years older than you."

Ruby snorted. "To me, you are very old. Get out of my room quickly, Duke Sylver, or I'll scream right now!"

"Just try it," Sylver challenged. The man grinned and Ruby knew that grin was very dangerous. "I am not afraid."

Suddenly, Sylver pushed Ruby's tiny body onto the bed. The woman's pink eyes widened. She was ready to protest when Sylver Cielo climbed onto the bed and onto her body. The Duke held Ruby's golden hair and breathed in her scent.

"Who are you really, Ruby Alasdair?" Sylver asked hoarsely.

At that moment, Ruby Alasdair's bedroom door opened.

Then, Reynold Alasdair and Richard Alasdair appeared.

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"What are you doing to my little sister, Duke Sylver?!"

Richard growled. He prepared to use high level magic to attack Sylver but Ruby immediately shook her head in panic. Not because Ruby was worried about Sylver but because Richard Alasdair's high level magic was very dangerous. He could destroy this mansion with just one flick of his finger. And, Ruby knew that her second older brother would use high level magic. Richard Alasdair always had certain characteristics when he was going to use them.

"Brother Rey! Brother Richard, please remain calm!" shouted Ruby in a panicked voice. "I'm fine. I lost my balance and fell onto the bed. Then, I accidentally pulled the robe Duke Sylver was wearing." Realizing that Sylver was still on top of her, Ruby clicked her tongue in annoyance and kicked the Duke in the stomach with her knee.

Ruby's kick didn't hurt but Sylver decided to create distance from Ruby. But, the Duke couldn't help but chuckle. His chuckle made Reynold and Richard look at him.

"Did you just laugh, Duke Sylver?" Reynold growled. The man clenched his fists at his sides so tightly that his knuckles turned white. "You dare laugh in a situation like this?! You just sexually harassed my little sister!"

"I am not doing anything." Sylver answered in an innocent tone. He also shook his head and raised both of his hands. "Like Princess Ruby said, I just want to help her."

"Then, why were you in my little sister's room?!" shouted Richard.

"Because I want to see her." Sylver Cielo grinned. "I'm curious about your little sister's changes in attitude."

Reynold, Richard, and Sylver continued to argue while Ruby untied Shery's body. The woman looked at the three men with a lazy look.

"The three of you are so childish," Ruby grumbled. However, because the voices of the three men really bothered Ruby, the woman stood up and screamed. She looked at the three men with a sharp gaze. "You guys just keep barking like puppies fighting for food! It's so noisy! I can't stand hearing it! Shut your mouths right now!"

Sylver, Reynold, and Richard immediately became silent. The three men looked down like children who had just been scolded by their Mother.

"Yes, My Lady," said the three handsome men in low tones.