The Main Heroine Likes the Extra

10 – A sister’s story

Eve Ignis.

The eldest daughter of Duke Ignis, and a woman with an age gap of several years from Riel.

She boasts a tremendous magical talent and magical skills refined based on that talent, and even though she is still young, she is an elite member of the wizard group directly under the royal family.

She appeared as a villain in the original story.

During her childhood, she abused her sister Riel, who was loved by her parents, and came into conflict with Alan over it.

Appearing in the mid-to-late half of the original work, she does not confront Riel directly, but she appears as an enemy of Alan, and she shows hostility to the point of showing her hatred just by mentioning Riel’s name.

She is a strong enemy in the original work that boasts powerful magic skills and a high position, and she is the role that ultimately leads to her downfall after being defeated in the confrontation with Alan.

She was so portrayed in her original work.

But when I asked Riel about her family, Riel never said anything bad about Eve Ignis.

Seeing her rather longing to see her sister, whom she hadn’t met in years, made her resolve that her knowledge of her original work would not discredit her.

“Sister…It’s a very busy time right now…”

“…”

Eve approached Riel without saying anything.

And Eve hugged Riel tightly.

“…Sister?”

“Our Riel, it seems like we’ve been hugging each other for the first time in a while.”

“……”

“I’m sorry Riel, I’m so sorry.”

In response to her act of affection, Riel, who hesitated for a moment, also raised her hand and hugged her Eve.

She saw that and spoke to Phyllis, who was waiting behind her.

“Can we go out for a while?”

“Yes”

“So, how did she get in touch with her?”

I came out of the tea house for a moment and said to Phyllis, who followed me.

Now, this is the time when monsters become more active.

Excluding the minimum troops defending the capital, it is a busy time for both the knights and wizards to fight monsters and protect various cities.

So, to be honest, I was very worried, even sending Phyllis as her contact.

She wondered if she would be able to contact any member of the duke’s family.

“Because I was prepared to use everything that was available.”

“… Huh?”

“I borrowed the power of my wife.”

Aha

I had no choice but to understand.

My mother, Sylvia Wentos.

Her maiden name is Sylvia Ilyin Pala Zinia.

Although she is a collateral, she is of royal origin.

When she was young, she even belonged to a group of wizards.

She may have limitations, but it would have been possible for her to hear about the mage group’s trends.

“Among the dukes, Lady Eve happened to be in Orbria territory, so she was able to contact Lady Eve.”

The territory of Orbria is located not far from the capital.

If you use an express service, you can get there in a matter of hours.

“In Orbria territory? Should I say it went well…”

“The princess was staying with the knights and magicians. It’s thanks to that that the permission to bring Lady Eve came quickly.”

“For reference, which princess?”

“You are Princess Aine.”

…Really good timing.

There are three princesses in the Kingdom of Palaginia.

The second princess among them is Princess Aine.

Aine Gine Palaginia.

She is a member of the royal family, but also a great swordsman, a character who appears in the original work as well as a direct superior to Eve Ignis.

She was close to my mother, Sylvia, and she used to come to the county often.

…Um.

‘Your Highness! It’s really dangerous?!’

‘Eh, you coward! What am I supposed to do if I become a man and tremble at monsters?!”

…Suddenly, painful memories came to mind.

Thinking about it now, he might have come to the Earl of Wentos to hunt monsters rather than because of his friendship with his mother.

“Actually, the princess heard the circumstances and wanted to come here.”

“Did it dry?”

“Of course.”

“Good job.”

I almost got into trouble.

If Her Highness had come, it would have been a great help, but even if things got bigger, they almost got bigger.

Because of your personality, Your Highness must have tried to be involved in this job with 90% interest.

At that time, I heard Riel’s voice calling me from inside the cafe, so I erased her thoughts and entered the cafe.

Eve Ignis was born as the eldest daughter of Duke Ignis.

She has shown great talent in magic since her childhood, and has honed her skills in the expectation of her parents.

Among her wonderful parents, her brother who cared for her, and her loyal servants in the service of her duchy, her childhood was happy.

And the year she turned 8, her sister was born.

Her sister was named Riel and grew up being petted by her family, including her Eve.

Eve cared very much for her shy sister, and her sister followed her well.

That happiness lasted for many years.

But at some point, that happy daily life began to twist.

The beginning was just a small sense of incongruity.

The knights who serve the duke’s family, Albert Ludwig, the head of the knights, introduced his young son to the duke’s family.

“My son, my name is Alan.”

Surely years ago, a few months before Riel was born, he reported that he had a child.

I remember that the Duke celebrated it greatly and gave him a week’s vacation.

Anyway, the son became a boy over time and came to say hello to the Duke’s family served by his father.

Alan was a handsome boy with shiny silver hair.

When he shyly greeted the ducal family, Duke Ignis accepted the greeting.

… Meanwhile, Eve felt a little uneasy when she saw her attendants’ eyes focused on Alan.

‘…What is it?’

Eve hugged Riel, who was sleeping in her arms, in her arms.

Because Alan is of the same age as Riel, she was allowed into the duke’s house as a talkative partner for Riel, who is shy and might not be good at relating to others.

From this point on, Eve’s uneasy feeling grew stronger, and Eve began to be wary of Alan, who could be the starting point.

“Get away from Riel!”

And to protect her precious little sister, Riel, she separated him from Riel.

I couldn’t bear to see this reluctant bastard with her sister.

But not long after, strange rumors began to circulate within the mansion.

There were rumors that Eve was harassing Riel.

It was a ridiculous rumor, and Eve, enraged, immediately tried to uncover the source of the rumor.

However, it was not easy to find out where the rumors started, as the attendants seemed to be hushing each other.

It wasn’t just that.

At some point, it became difficult for Eve to meet Riel.

It was a strange sensation, as if something unknown was trying to separate Eve and Riel, and the attendants also subtly prevented Eve from meeting Riel.

Noticing this, Eve was enraged and whipped and reprimanded the attendants, but there was no sign that the situation was improving.

Eve, furious enough to be angry, tried to fire the servants who rebelled against her, but the final decision on personnel management in the family rested with the duke’s father or the mother who was ordered by him to manage the household.

But, unfortunately, the timing was bad, and the father, who had recently been busy with work, accompanied his mother and older brother, leaving the mansion almost always empty, and the management of the mansion was in charge of the butler.

And the butler, who had been helping the duke’s family since childhood, didn’t listen to his orders.

Eve wrote a letter to his father right away.

Then she asked her maid, who had been by her side for many years, to deliver her letter to her father.

She can be trusted if she is.

She might be able to save me from this strange situation by delivering her letter to her father.

That expectation was thoroughly betrayed.

She never got her letter to her father.

She betrayed even the maid she trusted the most.

Eve was terrified. She

She felt as if only she was thrown into another world.

And then, the worst happened.

“…Sister?”

She had her sister in front of her, whom she hadn’t seen in months. She

She was the sister I really loved and missed.

But worst of all, Eve’s condition at this time was not normal.

“…It’s because of you”

“Uh…?”

“You! You’ve been weird ever since you were born!”

Due to her crazed circumstances and her accumulated stress, Eve vented her anger on her sister right in front of her.

This is not my true intention

I rather love her sister

She’s the little sister I really want to protect.

“Give it back! Give it back!”

“……”

Eve grabbed Riel by the shoulders and shook her wildly, infuriating her.

And the moment she looked at Riel’s white face

Uh…?

“……”

‘What am I doing now…?’

She realized what she had done.

Eve’s face turned blue when she came back to her senses.

“Ri…Riel…”

“……”

“No… I’m sorry…”

The moment she tried to apologize to Riel, who stared blankly at her with a pure white face.

“Riel!!”

The culprit who truly drove this family crazy.

Alan Ludwig intervened between himself and Riel and confronted Eve as if protecting Riel.

“What is this!!”

“I…I…”

Riel is pale and unable to say anything.

Alan stands and glares at himself as if protecting Riel.

And the attendants gather and look at him with cold eyes.

And himself, who was actually yelling at Riel and venting her anger.

Eve turned her gaze to Riel with her quivering eyes.

Riel was also looking at Eve.

‘…Ah’

There was fear in Riel’s eyes.

‘Ah…’

On that day, Eve Ignis was broken.

When I got older, I left the mansion as if I were running away.

Entering the academy, he immersed himself in his studies with the determination to forget everything, and graduated with excellent grades.

And at a young age, he succeeded in entering the wizarding corps.

After that, he never returned to the duchy.

I’d be lying if I said her sister didn’t care.

But that day, whenever she thought of Riel looking at herself through her fear-filled eyes, her guilt overtook her.

One day, while she was so engrossed in her work, Her Highness Princess Aine, her own boss, called her herself.

When she went to her room, she found someone waiting for her.

“It’s been a while. Lady Eve.”

“You…”

It was the face of Phyllis, a woman who once worked for the Duke’s family.

And in the letter she handed to herself, there was a trace of her longing sister.

The letter contained her sister’s longing for herself, an apology, and a request for help.

She has a younger sister who hasn’t seen her face or spoken to her in years.

She thinks her sister will hate her, she says.

Eve Ignis had neither reason nor intention to refuse.