Chapter 65

Chapter Thirty-Eight Brother Complex Percival

The Gate of Truth… The description in the book was almost the same as what Carlos had told me. Sinful flames, blood sacrifice power. Only, they turned out to be people who split from the Church.

“By the way Pepé, why are you a Papal Knight? Honestly, I’ve been thinking about this all day, it doesn’t make sense. You’re not lying to me, right?”

I took another small bite of the donut, savoring the rich aroma slowly, my mind focused, eyes straight ahead.

The next paragraph in the book read:

[The Gate of Truth sacrifices their kin and even their own flesh to demons, inviting the sins of the goddess’s fire to burn, continuously deepening sin, to exchange for a power that rivals divine miracles…]

“Pepé, talk to me, will you? Reading books is so boring~ What have you been up to these past few years? Ah, sorry, I forgot you don’t remember. Sorry.”

I ignored him, completely unaffected by any external disturbances, continuing to read.

[A power that rivals divine miracles…]

“Oh, do you still remember when we sneaked to the snowy mountains to catch a silver fox for you? The small one behind the castle. My elder brother and I said there wasn’t one, but you insisted there was. So the three of us went up there, shivering from the cold, waiting for a long time without seeing anything. On our way back, you fell into an ice hole and started crying loudly, hahaha, fortunately, it wasn’t very deep…”

[A power like divine miracles…]

“Pepé—”

“Huh—”

Slap!

Closing the book and raising my head, I sighed deeply and smiled brightly at Percival.

“Percival.”

Percival was sitting on my bed with his legs crossed, propping his chin up to look at me. Seeing that I finally put down the book, he seemed ready to sort himself out, looking quite happy.

“Pepé, you’re not reading anymore.”

Reading?

With you, this noisy, annoying, hateful person buzzing endlessly in my ear, could I possibly read?

Taking a sip of milk to calm my emotions, I tried to make my expression appear kinder.

Fortunately, I had a pleasant thought in mind, so I wouldn’t get angry with you right away. Besides, being constantly angry isn’t good for the skin; it can lead to wrinkles over time.

“Mm, let’s talk.”

Hearing this, Percival immediately sat up straight, his expression even more joyful.

“Oh! About what?”

I almost spat out the milk in my mouth onto his face.

What should we talk about? Where did all those ramblings go? Really, what kind of person is this.

After some thought, I asked him, “Percival, what do you think I am?”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

Percival’s gaze paused, looking somewhat confused, as if he didn’t understand my meaning.

I tilted my head and thought for a moment, then rephrased my question.

“What am I to you?”

“I’m your older brother, your second brother!” His tone suddenly became high and excited, his hands flailing around, “Pepé, are you really not remembering anything? Look at me, I’m Percival, your family! You also have an elder brother who always looks grumpy, his name is Laffey. Your mother is Catherine Winter Moon, and your father…”

“Stop!” I quickly interrupted him, “Brother, how should you treat your sister?”

There was no special meaning in asking this; I just wanted to see his attitude first.

“Pepé, do you acknowledge that I am your older brother…”

“I didn’t say anything, you answer the question first.”

Upon hearing this, Percival raised his hand immediately, his expression serious, as if making an oath: “As a responsible older brother, I, Percival, must treat my sister well. I must listen to everything she says. I cannot deceive her or be harsh with her. If there’s something fun, I must share it with her. If there’s something delicious, I must think of her first. If she is sad, I must comfort her until she is happy. If she is already happy, I must make her even happier, because a sister is always the cutest!”

He spoke these words fluently, as if reciting a textbook, without any pauses, as if his brain had been washed.

I stared at the current Percival in astonishment, suddenly at a loss for words. His excellence interrupted my subsequent train of thought.

I couldn’t describe how I felt.

Was this… already pre-programmed?

Peyelo is not a simple person.

“What’s wrong, Pepé? Did I say something wrong?”

Seeing me staring blankly at him, Percival was somewhat puzzled.

“Uh, no. Let me think, what was I going to say…”

It took me a while to recall what I wanted to say.

“If someone bullies her, then beat them until they can’t find their teeth… No, Pepe. What do you mean by asking that?” Percival was taken aback. “Has someone bullied you!?”

Caught the bait!

“Mm-hmm.” I nodded feigning委屈 (heartache), blinking my eyes at him like autumn waters.

Percival’s heart almost melted.

“Who is it! Pepe, tell me, is it that bastard, the crown prince! Dammit, to bully my sister, just wait and see, I won’t let him get away with this!”

The look on his face, filled with gritted teeth and deep resentment, made it easy to guess that he had surely clashed with the crown prince before.

But this wasn’t what I wanted, so I immediately shook my head.

“No. It’s, it’s the bearded swordsman who was with me.”

“The bearded swordsman? The one with a scruffy beard this morning, looking somewhat weak?”

Pfft, weak… although Carlos did look rather listless, but to be called weak…

I quickly lowered my head to hide my laughter.

“Mm.”

“How did he bully you!”

Good, that’s the attitude I wanted.

So I started listing off my grievances with a serious expression.

“He laughed at me, said I was stupid.”

Percival frowned.

“He drew on my face.”

Percival’s eyes widened in anger.

“He dropped my pie and left it on the ground.”

Percival’s face tightened, his body stiffened, and his gaze became evasive.

“He messed up my hair on purpose.”

Percival’s expression turned angry again.

“And he, he peeked under my skirt and boasted about it, telling me the color.”

With those words, Percival’s face flushed red.

“How dare he!” He suddenly stood up. “This guy actually dared to… to… to humiliate my sister! Bastard! I’ll tear him apart, limb from limb, damn it! Shameless guy, even I haven’t seen it… I’m so envious…”

I narrowed my eyes sharply.

“Ah no, I meant, this guy is too hateful! Yes, he’s driving me crazy!”

“I’m scared of him,” I said, lowering my head and covering my cheeks with my hands. Then, when he wasn’t looking, I secretly smeared some saliva on my face. When I looked up again, I had tearful eyes.

Sure enough, seeing me like this, Percival panicked.

“I understand, Pepe, don’t cry! I’ll get revenge for you. Tell me, what do you want done to him?”

“Can you, please, not let him… come in… I’m afraid he might do something inappropriate to me. Sniff sniff.”

“Alright, Pepe. You sleep soundly tonight, I won’t go anywhere, I’ll stay in your room. If he dares to come in and bully you, I’ll beat him to death!”

My face changed, and for a moment, I forgot to pretend to cry.

“Cough, not exactly. Can you not let him enter… Shanter堡? Just thinking about him being so close to me makes me scared.”

“Not letting him enter the castle…” Percival suddenly found himself in a dilemma, his face troubled as he paced around the room. “But he is an honored guest of the old master, I don’t know what his status is, doing this might not be right…”

Not right, it feels like this guy wants to back out, then wouldn’t all my efforts be wasted? Acting is really tiring.

It seems I need to put in more effort.

I searched for the right feeling, adopting the posture of a helpless girl, and said in the weakest voice possible, “I feel he will be back soon… I’m scared.”

“So, what do you think we should do…” Seeing my state, Percival hesitated, finally gritting his teeth. “Alright, I’ll stay at the castle entrance with the hunters tonight, ensuring he doesn’t come in. How about that? You can sleep soundly, without worrying too much, okay?”

“Is that alright?”

“Don’t worry, since you’re my sister, Percival’s. The hunters may not dare to stop him, but I will, so you can rest assured.”

After a moment of hesitation, I finally nodded.

“Alright, then.”

Percival smiled.

“Alright, I’ll go now. Get some rest.”

“Mm.” I gave him a sweet smile.

“See you.”

“Thank you, bracelet.”

“Oh, no need to thank my brother.”

Percival scratched his head and walked out of the room quickly.

Click, the door closed.

Hehe.

That annoying guy is finally gone, I’m so tired.

I wonder if Carlos will come back tonight…

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