I Tried to Become a Worthless Scumbag to Break Our Engagement for His Happiness, but Instead I Was Hugged, Kissed, and Sworn Eternal Love by the Ice Knight (BL) - CHAPTER 42
“I’m home…”
Escorted all the way to the entrance hall by Heliosphere, Fleck collapsed onto the living room sofa, completely drained.
Waiting for him there were the beautiful Torino stepsisters. They had been eager to know what kind of store their younger brother had gone to, and what he thought of it, so they were waiting together on the sofa.
“Welco—”
“—me back…”
They had so many questions, yet when they saw Fleck’s worn-out state, the two sisters lost their words for a moment. Then they exchanged glances and nodded at each other.
“Ahh, I’m so tired…”
“Fleck, that outfit…”
“This? Lord Rocca took me to the tailor today, and since the size was already right, he told me to wear it home… ah, and soon, a lot of clothes will be delivered.”
Fleck pinched the hem of the spring outfit he had been made to try on. After summer comes autumn, then winter—so they had him try on spring clothes as well, the ones he needed right now. Fleck was completely worn out. Still, he thought he should tell the butler and steward that a mountain of clothes would arrive later. But he was too tired, too sleepy, too hungry to move.
The sisters carefully observed the clothes Fleck wore. Once again, they exchanged glances and nodded at each other.
“That… is this Lord Rocca’s coordination?”
“Ah, yeah… it doesn’t really suit me, right?”
Fleck thought they, who were like the very symbol of fashion, would criticize him. But this was Lord Rocca’s doing, so he hoped they’d forgive it. He was about to say that when—
“Sky blue as the base… silver-white thread for the embroidery… Sister, this is…”
A standard white shirt. Sky blue vest and trousers. The embroidery in places was silver-white, and the gem on the loop tie was a slightly deeper blue. It was a perfectly unified coordination.
“I totally underestimated Lord Rocca.”
“So did I, Sister!”
“I just hope it’ll all fit in Fleck’s room…”
“It sounds like something amazing is about to arrive, Sister!”
“…I’m really excited now!”
The two sisters began squealing happily.
“…Are you really my stepsisters?”
Fleck felt left out by their cheerful and admiring atmosphere. But then again, maybe that was just how sisters were. He let their chatter pass from one ear to the other, while he thought about what would be on the dinner menu.
Later, when the mountain of clothing arrived—from underwear to shoes—the Torino women, not Fleck, squealed and opened everything together.
While unwrapping, they began muttering nervously:
“This is getting ridiculous…”
“Everything has Lord Rocca’s crest on it…”
“Even the buttons, tie pins, cufflinks, and loop ties… all in sky blue… oh my…”
Fleck figured they were probably worried about how to properly thank him. So, he told them what Heliosphere had said: “He said, ‘Think of it as a reward.’”
The three women all said the exact same thing at once:
“That’s way too optimistic…”
Fleck tilted his head to the side, not understanding what they meant.