Housekeeping Mage from Another World: Making Your Adventures Feel Like Home! Volume 6 by You Fuguruma

Author:You Fuguruma [FUGURUMA, YOU]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2023-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

“A brother?” asked Olivier.

The king had finally been able to take a half-day break, but the words he spoke when they met confused Olivier.

“Yes. A brother the same age as you. He has been living apart from us due to circumstance, but he lost his mother, and is now alone. That is why I thought to bring him in. I know you will need some time to think, but...how about meeting him?”

Olivier had a hidden brother—a brother the same age, born from a different mother. Of course, Olivier knew what this meant, but that fact was overpowered by the joy and excitement that ran through him. Olivier had been lonely, and the weight of his rank weighed on him. Nothing could have made him happier in this moment than the news that he had a sibling.

So it was that the young boy called Aleksey came to visit the castle. He had lived among the general populace with the name Alec Dia. He did not share any real resemblance to Olivier—side by side, some might have thought them related because of the color and shape of their eyes, but that was the extent of it. Aleksey had clearly inherited his mother’s looks.

Aleksey hid timidly in the shadow of his father. This was to be expected—he had spent his whole life until this point as an ordinary boy, and was now suddenly a member of the royal family. What surprised Olivier, however, was the extent to which his father also seemed rattled. The man had met Aleksey only once prior—when Aleksey was just a baby—and apparently, their most recent meeting had not gone at all as he’d hoped. Even now, he worried whether or not it was okay to welcome his former lover’s child—and a secret one, at that—into the family. These complicated feelings had made the king tense when he’d approached Aleksey, and unfortunately, he had only scared the boy. He had acted like a king instead of just a man, and this had been a grave error.

Olivier’s father was fond of saying, “The first steps in any endeavor are paramount,” and he was a fine king for his ability to live by these words. However, as a mere man, he was nonetheless prone to mistakes.

It was with this in mind that Olivier thrust his hand out towards Aleksey, looking to make up for the mistake his father had made. He was offering the boy a handshake. They were in a private space, and the boy was his brother—there was no need to adhere to royal ceremony.

“Nice to meet you. I am Olivier, but you can call me Ollie.”

It was the kind of greeting that Aleksey was used to, and some of the tension in his body visibly eased.

“Hello. I’m Aleksey. Everyone calls me Alec, though.”

Aleksey looked a touch relieved as he hesitantly reached out with his own hand. Olivier squeezed it tight in his own. Their hands were the same size, but Aleksey’s were a little sweaty because he was so nervous.

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