An Unseemly Lady - Chapter 1

A sparrow tweeted. The sunshine sparkled.

Normally, it was the combination to wake up and check the time first.

Yes, I wish it was normal.

“Our cute Lili.”

I have to get up now.

A gentle voice resembling a tinkling bell sounded into my ear.

I gently rubbed my eyes with my hand and opened my eyes.

As my eyes focused, a woman with an unfamiliar appearance smiled.

“You’re still sleepy.”

Soon after she muttered, pinching my cheek lightly so that it wouldn’t hurt.

Even though she was pinching me, somehow the touch felt soft.

My cheeks were a little softer.

“Hi, sister…”

You are incredibly beautiful today.

I looked at her and smiled brightly.

The name of the woman standing in front of me was Yulianne Blanchett. Nickname Lia.

She was a renowned Countess… a young lady, who was almost certainly the most famous in the Empire, a senior graduate of the Delir Academy.

She was the heroine of this world.

***

In short, I transmigrated into a book.

I know it sounds cliché and boring, but it was really surprising.

To be honest, I didn’t even dream that this would happen to me.

I wasn’t even in an accident, nor did I make a pessimistic choice.

I was just going to find mistakes in the setting of the novel that my friend wrote during class.

I just took a short nap after reading it. That’s really it.

When I opened my eyes, I was in a completely different world. It was also the novel I read before I fell asleep.

‘Lilianne!’

I woke up thinking I slept well, but then I saw a bunch of Western-looking people around me. Until then, I thought I hadn’t woken up from my dream yet.

But when I pinched my cheek, well, it hurt so much.

If it wasn’t a dream, then this was reality.

‘…Who?’

The expressions of people were stunned as soon as I spoke.

What’s fortunate is that the owner of this body had been lying sick for several months, and people believed that those were the aftereffects that came.

Like that, I was able to fully acquire information about this place after pretending to have lost my memory.

From the name of Yulianne Blanchett who was the protagonist of the novel, the Delir Academy and other settings.

It was to a point where I could be sure that this place was in a novel.

Anyway, going back to the main point, ‘Lilianne Blanchett’, who I currently was, was the younger sister of the main character Yulianne Blanchett.

It was a whopping difference of over ten years younger.

“Lili, you should eat carrots.”

Yulianne, who had now become my sister, chided me.

It seemed that I was leaving the carrots without even realising.

I nodded fiercely and smiled.

“Yes, Sister!”

I actually ate carrots well.

When I finished speaking, I ate the chopped carrots with a spoon. Then Yulianne, Lia rather, smiled with satisfaction.

Instead of chewing food, I stared blankly at her.

Wow, so pretty.

Why am I my sister’s younger sister…

If I were the prince, I could have been the male lead…

‘I think that’s the problem.’

I narrowed my eyebrows while chewing.

The genre of the novel with Yulianne Blanchett as the heroine was a reverse harem romance fantasy.

In terms of the text, it was a story close to a romantic comedy,

If there was a problem, it was that the original male lead was trash.

Of course, you had to be really good until you got married. Since it was a reverse harem, he had to compete with the other male lead candidates.

But as soon as they got married, he neglected and despised Yulianne because of misunderstandings, and only after the misunderstanding was resolved in the second half, he realised he loved her again. In the meantime, he even met other women.

Doing something like that, how dare he be the male lead!

I will never allow this marriage!

“Lili, even if you don’t like carrots, you have to eat them. You can’t be sick again like before.”

As she thought it was because I was eating carrots, Lia spoke with a stern expression.

“Yes!”

I relaxed my face again and had a wide smile.

Anyway, I’d be against that marriage.

As long as this was the case, I will protect my older sister!

***

Yulianne Blanchett had four male friends. So, the four male lead candidates.

From the days of the Delir Academy to the present, five years later, they had maintained their chastity.

Robain Clione, the original male lead, was also one of them.

The reason I was bringing this up right now is…

“Robain, it’s been a long time.”

It was because Robain, the original male lead, came to the Blanchett mansion.

Yes, the original novel started like this.

In the original, Robain asked Yulianne to act as his fiancé for a while because of his family’s succession problem.

This was the first scene in the novel.

And now, I was right in front of this scene.

I shook my legs while sitting on the sofa in the living room.

Of course, the original Lilianne never appeared in this scene.

No, Lilianne never appeared in the novel in the first place. ‘Lili liked this,’ only appeared occasionally in Yulianne’s monologue.

As the story progressed in the mansion, it must have been like this.

But if you’re in the novel now, why can’t you twist the original?

“…Is that kid, your sister?”

Soon, Robain glanced at me and asked.

“Oh, yes. Lili, say hello.”

Yulianne said, stroking my head lightly.

I opened my mouth, blinking my eyes, pretending to be innocent, with my head tilted.

“Hello, Uncle.”

“Uncle…”

Robain’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

His golden eyes were filled with embarrassment.

Well, you’re 10 years older than me. Am I supposed to call you ‘brother’?

My conscience wouldn’t allow that.

“I’m Lilianne Blanchett, and I’m eight years old.”

Of course, I should be twelve years old if he was ten years older than me. Shouldn’t he be ten years younger for me to call him brother?

I gave a wide smile.

Then Robain blinked a few times and opened his mouth in a daze.

“Your sister…really looks like you.”

“What, Lili is cuter.”

“No, you’re more mature, I mean…it’s cute, yeah. Cute.”

He nodded like ten thousand times, speaking like he was screaming.

Why, you’re falling for my cuteness? I rolled my eyes at him.

Robain’s reaction was nothing unusual. I thought Lilianne was young and cute.

She was the younger sister of Yulianne, the most beautiful woman in this world. Where’s the genes?

Silvery eyes with cotton candy like pink hair. She had a pretty face, and soft cheeks.

Objectively speaking, her looks were loved wherever she went. It was a gorgeous appearance. I once sat in front of a mirror for a few minutes looking at my face.

Even though it was not as good as Yulianne’s.

I lifted my head and looked at Lia who was sitting next to me.

So pretty. My sister was too precious to be given to such an idiot.

“I don’t think I’ve heard you saying that you had a sister.”

“I remember saying that several times.”

Yulianne replied with a slight smile. She looked a little disappointed.

Okay, you didn’t have to say that. It was a mistake.

I didn’t plan on doing anything in this scene, but it seemed that my presence here was changing the story.

Twist it. This is better. Let’s twist it so that my sister can get away from you!

“…Sorry. I must have forgotten.”

“No, it’s fine. It’s true that I didn’t talk about it very often.”

Yulianne lifted the teacup and spoke. Even that motion was incredibly beautiful.

Robain stared at her in a daze.

Stop looking, you bastard. I’m going to hit you.

“Well, what brings you here so suddenly? You didn’t mention anything in the letter.”

“Well, actually, I’d like to ask you for a favour. Oh, right.”

He glared at me for an instant. It was a cold look.

You can’t tell her because I’m here. Robain sighed and continued.

“I don’t want to talk about it in front of your sister…”

“What is it about?”

What a story. You just want her to pretend to marry you.

I chewed my cookies enthusiastically.

The world was big and there were many good people, so why did Yulianne choose Robain who didn’t even trust her?

I felt a brief moment of agony at the character setting of Yulianne that my friend told me about.

As a result, there was only once conclusion.

Yulianne was someone who was obsessed with the idea of ‘first’.

Her winning several awards throughout her time at the academy was also linked to this.

And Robain was the first of the four male leads to confess.

Perhaps Yulianne opening up to him was largely to blame.

But in this situation, what if I, who was always her ‘top priority’, intervened?

I was her only sister. Even after a few months of sickness, I barely got up, and Yulianne’s love for her younger sister was unmatched.

She said she would take care of me herself, and she said all the work of a servant should be done by her.

In the background of this book, women were also able to actively engage in political activities. In such a background, she graduated from Delir Academy as a senior, so she would be welcomed wherever she went.

I held another cookie in my hand and blinked a few times.

Meanwhile, Robain bit his lips once, and reluctantly spoke.

“In fact, because of succession problems.”

“A succession problem?”

“My father is a little conservative, so he declared that he would not hand over his title until I got engaged.”

He furrowed his eyebrows and made a pitiful expression.

Listening directly like this makes me feel that it is a decent work.

“So, for the time being, I just want you to act as my fiancé. We’ll sign a contract. If you accept, I can give you everything you want. You just have to stay in my mansion for a while.”

It’s funny really. Engagement and marriage were originally contracts. Besides, what was that? Stay in the mansion?

I smiled inwardly, breaking the cookie I was holding in half.

Now was my turn.

“Sister, sister.”

I carefully pulled Yulianne’s collar. Then Yulianne looked down at me with a friendly glance.

“Lia, what’s an engagement?”

“Mn, Lili. That’s…”

“Your sister and I promise to be together forever.”

Instead of Yulianne, Robain intercepted and answered. He seemed to be trying to be considerate and acted of his own accord.

It didn’t matter anyway.

I immediately opened my eyes wide and asked Yulianne again with a shocked face.

“Then, are you not living with me?”

“No, Lili. This is just…”

“But he said to stay ‘at my mansion’. Then you can’t see me?”

“Lili…”

“I don’t want to be apart from my sister…”

When I looked at her with a face that seemed to burst into tears at any moment, Yulianne immediately started stroking me with her hands.

I stared at her with an even more pitiful expression than before.

Are you still going? Even like this?

Are you still going to accept that offer?

“Are you leaving me…? And you can’t see me for a long time…?”

“No, Lili!”

Finally, when I gave a direct hit, Yulianne shouted in a sadder voice than mine.

It seemed like she remembered when she was away from home while attending the academy.

I was sorry for using psychological attacks, but it really couldn’t be helped.

I didn’t want to make my sister suffer, even if it was just a moment compared to her whole life, as long as I knew the future…

The world was wide and there were many good people!

“I’m sorry, Robain. I think it’s hard to accept your request.”

Shortly after, Yulianne hugged me tightly and spoke.

Robain showed a troubled expression and looked at Yulianne in turn.

Just because you look at her like that doesn’t mean anything will change, dear.

“But, Lia…please wait…”

At that moment, he shifted forward slightly!

I stepped into Yulianne’s arms and hid my face.

Then my sister, who was kind, gently stroked my hair

Yet, she spoke firmly.

“I think now is the time to focus on my younger sister. Lili is not feeling well, and everyone is busy, so there is no one to take care of her.”

“If that’s the case, then a nanny…”

“I hate it if it’s not my sister…”

“Yes, Robain.”

I could understand how you feel, but I’m sorry.

Again, she said no.

It seemed like now was the right time to leave. I put my arms around her neck and started to whine loudly.

It felt like my mature mind was being cut off, and I was about act crazy.

“Sister, I feel sick. I want to go to my room. My head is spinning…”

“What? Ah, I can’t. I’m sorry, Robain, we’ll go first.”

Soon after, Yulianne got up from her seat holding me. Even then, Robain looked at us with a frown and looked at Yulianne in turn.

Try that a few times more. I will stop everything.

I leaned over her shoulder, and at the same time, stuck my tongue out towards Robain.

Don’t mess with my sister.

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