"...re."
"Bere."
"💢"
Since the person in front of her didn't wake up either, Naeva made a small snowfall fall on the person's head. Which, each snowflake quickly melted, producing super cold water that forced him to wake up.
That person, "!!!"
"COLDDD!!!! WTF???" he was shocked as he looked around.
Upon finding Naeva standing not far from him, the boy's eyes rounded perfectly.
"Na...eva?"
"Why are you sleeping here? You blocking the road," Naeva complained rather irritably.
Well, how could it not be. That person, Bere, was now lying right in front of the library door with a stack of books not far from him.
Bere tried to manage his memories.
"You see, I..."
As soon as he realized some things, Bere immediately hugged Naeva. Of course, this made Naeva a little stunned.
"NAEVAAAA!!!!"
"YOU'RE REALLY NAEVA, aren't you!?" cried Bere happily.
Naeva, "?"
Naeva's brow wrinkled slightly.
"Is there a fake Naeva?"
Bere nuzzled Naeva in the embrace.
"There's a male version of fake Naeva that attracts girls! I swear!"
Naeva forcibly released Bere's embrace.
"This one is even more ridiculous. Let me go."
"Buu... You really don't like skin ships, huh... Cheapskate..." probably Bere.
"Even though everyone else is fine..."
Naeva made a displeased face.
"Then just do your bromance with the others. Leave me out of it."
"Ah?"
Bere was confused.
"Bro... What?"
Paying no attention to Bere, Naeva walked away in the direction of the library. Bere immediately chased after her, equalizing his speed with Naeva's, then went back to questioning her.
"Bromance? What? Why?" Bere asked again.
Naeva didn't stop her pace. She just glanced at Bere.
"You don't even know that?"
"How could the Crown Prince of the Sultanate be this ignorant..." Naeva muttered but Bere's sharp hearing could still catch it.
"Crown... Prince????"
Bere was even more confused. What exactly was Naeva talking about?
Unexpectedly, that question was answered so quickly. By someone who came with Naeva. Following her shortly after Naeva entered the library.
TAP TAP TAP
"Hmm? It turns out Aniue is in the library, huh? No wonder I haven't seen Aniue in a while."
Although his voice sounded very unfamiliar, there was no way Bere wouldn't recognize that style of speaking.
"Cleo--"
"--PATRA!!!?????????" Bere shocked like a barbarian cat [https://img.wattpad.com/8f8917cd53b3a706ae57c56ee8bb688ef63bf3b5/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f4f786f784c4e4957376d536c6c673d3d2d313338353137313033392e313738383066666137666634343632393538303635313638393332332e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
"--PATRA!!!?????????" Bere shocked like a barbarian cat.
"........"
Again, Bere was speechless.
"!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡!¡"
If this was the comics world, Bere would have been depicted as a statue by now.
The boy in front of him, waved his hand in front of Bere's face. Trying to check whether his brother was awake or not.
"Aniue?"
"Anu, Aniue? Are you okay?" he asked worriedly.
"......"
He pulled his hand back.
The boy turned to look at Naeva who didn't seem to care at all, just focused on looking for books on the shelf.
"Lady Naeva. Do you know what happened to Aniue just now?"
"I dunno," Naeva replied casually.
The boy made a wry face.
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"Did Aniue just flirt with Lady Naeva and get rejected again?"
What he was thinking was written on his face.
"Aniue, I already told you. Lady Naeva is not the type to be teased. That kind of approach won't work."
He shook his head wearily, then patted Bere's shoulder sympathetically.
"Aniue. Please behave more like the Crown Prince."
"It seems like Aniue has been too free outside that those habits have carried over to the Palace, huh? That's not good, Aniue. Hahaue and Chichiue will scold Aniue again."
Bere, who had been pensive on the spot, dismissed the boy's hand.
"Crown prince, crown prince, crown prince again."
"I'm not the Crown Prince!!!" Bere snapped unhappily.
The boy shocked. He didn't expect his brother to be this angry.
"Aniue..."
An annoyed Bere got up and pointed at the boy.
"Anyways! Who are you!? Aniue, all Aniue... I don't have a brother like you! And even if I did, my brother wouldn't call me 'Aniue'!"
DEGGG
"!!"
The pain of rejection from his biological brother was a tremendous mental damage to the boy.
"......."
His mouth was open, his eyes still showing how surprised and shocked he was. Who would have thought that his brother would not recognize him as a younger brother now. That brother who had always doted on him.
"Ani...ue...?"
Unconsciously, his tears began to flow.
"Why..."
"Huh????"
"He's crying...." Bere was shocked.
"How come!?"
On the other hand, he didn't feel like his words were wrong.
"💢"
The person who had been watching from the doorway because he could not find the momentum to enter, could not hold his patience.
BUUUUAAAGGHHHH
Without ba-bi-bu, he threw a fist at Bere that sent her flying several meters away.
"You!"
In fact, that figure was actually a calm and friendly person [https://img.wattpad.com/95838f9a8bbbe2c6599dcd5ad127da20d7063891/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f776b4d59514d36685554454b4a673d3d2d313338353137313033392e313738383066663265323732353633633134333137353034373739332e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
In fact, that figure was actually a calm and friendly person. Even his face looked so gentle. It was rare to see him that angry.
"What did you just say!?" he got angry.
Bere held his cheek that was bruised by the young man's fist.
"???"
"Bastard💢! How could you say such a thing to Cleon, your own younger brother! You're out of your mind, huh?" he snapped.
Bere, "?????"
"Who's Cleon??????"
The boy he was defending, Cleon, rushed to mediate between the two of them. The young man's movements were so fast that he didn't have time to react. Cleon felt that because of that, his brother had been hit.
"Please stop that, Mr. Rovhelius!" pleaded Cleon as he spread his arms, protecting his brother.
"There must be a misunderstanding here, please calm yourself down first."
"......."
The man, Rovhelius Calliope, complied with his request. Although it felt like he still did not accept Bere's words that he considered inappropriate.
"Aniue okay? Ah, no... It must have hurt, huh... I will heal Aniue immediately."
Cleon's hand was directed near Bere's face. From there, a warm golden light emerged that slowly healed Bere's wounds.
"........."
Really, Bere couldn't understand his current situation.
It was just that, for some reason, his heart ached to see Cleon like this. How could that kid actually remember him with Cleopatra!? Yes, they look alike, but from any perspective, Cleopatra was a girl!!!
"I..."
Cleon muttered under his breath.
Bere, "....?"
".... don't know why Aniue said that. But..."
His head came close to Bere's ear. She began to whisper something.
"--if Aniue did all that to attract attention Lady Naeva. I can't stay silent anymore."
Bere, "Huh!!??"
"Aniue is the Crown Prince of the Ptolemaios Sultanate. I cannot tolerate Aniue's disrespectful behavior in front of Lady Naeva anymore," Cleon tensed seriously.
"Especially if Aniue involves me as well."
Cleon had finished treating Bere. He stood up and walked away from his brother.
"Please don't destroy my image in front of Lady Naeva too, Aniue."
"I don't want Lady Naeva to think I'm such a bad brother that my own brother doesn't even consider my existence," he whispered softly.
Bere, "?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?"
Not only Cleon, Rovhelius also left Bere. Both of them headed towards Naeva, ignoring Bere.
"I'm sorry Lady Naeva, we've shown some inappropriate behavior, huh? I don't know what happened to Aniue to make him so absent-minded today..." Cleon mumbled in front of Naeva.
Naeva wasn't even interested in glancing at the argument.
"It's okay."
"Nice is always like that."
"That's right..."
Cleon couldn't argue.
"Look Aniue, your impression is already too messy in Lady Naeva's head... Haahh... I told you so many times to stop acting crazy..."
Rovhelius picked up a book similar to the one Naeva was reading on the shelf.
"What are you reading?"
He read the book in passing. But not long after, Rovhelius returned the book.
"Tutorial on Avoiding Men..."
"Why would she read that?" he thought between confusion and sadness.
"You don't like Reverse Harem genre that much, do you? Most women love it," Rovhelius smiled wryly.
"......."
Naeva replied dryly.
"A situation where people fight over she/he. Then hanging them to maintain that situation. Whether it's Harem or Reverse, I hate it."
"It's troublesome and annoying."
"I-Isn't that too much?" sad Rovhelius.
"That means you receive a lot of love."
"No need."
"That kind of sickening love..."
Naeva glanced in the other direction.
"Before it actually happens to me again--"
Naeva did not say that for no reason. She had been in that situation many times. And like she said. Her life became so troublesome and full of drama. Especially when there was a war between her harem or reverse harem. Just remembering it was exhausting.
"-I'd better leave it."
She glanced at Bere who was still full of question marks.
"Therefore, end this quickly, Berenice Ptolemaios Auletes."
Bere looked here and there. Trying to understand what exactly happened and put it together with his last memory. Coincidentally, the glass shelf showed his reflection. From there, it seemed like Bere could begin to understand the situation.
From there, it seemed like Bere could begin to understand the situation [https://img.wattpad.com/b87ff5153cc14c0cfbb4207ea7c879855516f403/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f536b6d456630454a757859704b413d3d2d313338353137313033392e313738383066653732323335636637643137313238353831363534362e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
"Crown Prince of the Ptolemaios Sultanate... Cleon and... Rovhelius... Ah, I see..."
"I'm not awake yet, am I?"
That's right Bere.
Get up.
You've slept too long for your dreams to go anywhere.
"........."
Bere laid his body down. There was a small sigh from him. He had remembered everything.
"I think I was too shocked by what happened this morning... So I had this weird dream..."
"I'm tired..."