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[Chapter 098] [Even Sibling Complex Can Be Too Much (2)]

In the previous life, Lee Byung-in who became chairman of Dawn Group failed in every business he touched and acted tyrannically.

His family members caused trouble and became the talk of many people.

Then where did Lee Jung-in's family disappear to, who lost the succession war and ultimately committed suicide while shouldering everything?

No one remembered the people who disappeared into the shadows of history.

Some said they felt disillusioned with political strife and vanished, while others spread rumors that they were secretly dealt with by Lee Byung-in who obtained the throne.

Some said they started new lives after abandoning their identities.

All stories were unclear.

But whichever was true, Lee Jung-in's surviving family members surely harbored hatred towards Lee Byung-in and Dawn Group.

However, the story of people who would have disappeared buried in the flow of time was continuing under a new name in this life.

Dawn Group which used morning glory as the group's emblem no longer existed.

The group existing in this world now was Luminous Group using an emblem depicting evening primrose.

"But why are you in a place like this, hyung? You didn't even like sweet foods originally."

"It's true I don't like sweet foods... But I wanted to directly check if what I planned was liked by people or not."

If this is fate, it's fate.

Lee Yu-cheon, Luminous Group's direct descendant, invited Eun-ha and Do-joon for dinner.

Eun-ha was just perplexed.

Though it was a mistake, Avenir had dirtied his clothes in the process of spilling sweets from the plate.

He had reason to be angry.

Yet Yu-cheon said it was nothing, comforted Avenir, and suggested having dinner.

He couldn't tell if the person had a good personality or had some ulterior motive...

Since he didn't know anything about Yu-cheon, he couldn't figure out what intention he made the proposal with.

But Avenir had committed a rudeness.

There was no choice to refuse in this state.

In the end, Eun-ha compromised by using the excuse that his parents were there too, agreeing to have dinner at a restaurant in the hotel.

"But why aren't you eating? It's fine not to hold back since I'm buying anyway." "...Yes, I'll eat well."

Steak came out for dinner.

Eun-ha wasn't touching the steak, watching Yu-cheon who was conversing with Do-joon.

As a result, Eun-ae and Avenir who were watching his reaction were just quietly looking down at the food placed on the table.

Only then did Eun-ha pick up the fork and knife placed at his seat.

"I hope you won't be so uncomfortable with me. There's only a 1 year age difference between us, so just call me comfortably." "That's right. Just call him hyung comfortably. This hyung isn't as strict as he looks." "Do-joon, I wish you would restrain yourself a bit... Well, eat deliciously."

Yu-cheon spoke to him with a bitter smile.

Eun-ha thought he didn't seem to be speaking empty words.

He who nodded while chewing meat checked on his siblings.

They didn't seem used to using fork and knife yet.

"I'll do it for you. Give it here." "Thanks, hyung!"

He'll end up cutting the iron plate at this rate.

Eun-ha was startled to find Avenir infusing mana into the knife and quickly snatched away the utensils.

The white-faced mischievous boy smiled brightly and thanked him.

"You said your younger sister's name is Eun-ae, right Eun-ha? Then I'll cut Eun-ae's for her. Will you give it here?"

"...Thank you."

"I didn't know hyung was this caring? Since when did you become someone who cuts other people's meat so well? Your movements look quite familiar too..."

"I guess I got used to it from doing it for my younger sister. Eun-ae looks like my younger sister too..."

"What are you saying? I know your younger sister is the same age as me, but how old is Eun-ae to say that?" "The feeling is similar, the feeling."

At that time, Yu-cheon took Eun-ae's utensils who was sitting next to him.

Eun-ae who was moving her hands hard to cut the meat tendon answered in a small voice.

Politely unlike usual.

Then blushing her cheeks slightly.

......

It was a sight Eun-ha had never seen before.

He didn't like his younger sister who always looked at him watching Yu-cheon cutting meat.

"...Um... oppa." "Yes, what is it?"

"Your clothes got dirty earlier. Here... use this."

"...Eun-ae..."

Moreover, Eun-ae who was fidgeting and twisting her body held out a handkerchief to Yu-cheon without properly meeting his eyes.

Seeing that, Eun-ha felt like the world was collapsing.

My goodness.

The word "oppa" came out of Eun-ae's mouth to another man, not himself.

That bastard without roots...

Moreover, that handkerchief was the one he had given Eun-ae today telling her to always carry it.

To casually hand it over to Yu-cheon like that.

Eun-ha glared at Yu-cheon who received the handkerchief.

He made the successor of a group ranked in the top 10 business circles into a bastard without roots in his heart.

"Hey." "What?" "Do you know what your face looks like right now?" "What."

"It's the expression ants make when a stock they believed would rise plummets to the ground." "Do you want to die?"

At that time, Yoo Do-joon spoke quietly while snickering.

Eun-ha distorted his face sharply.

"Why make a fuss over something like that? Leave it be, it seems like your sister is having her first love, so just let her be. First loves don't work out anyway, right?" "Are you mocking Eun-ae saying she's not good enough?" "This guy complains to me even when I try to comfort him?"

Eun-ha snapped.

Yoo Do-joon grumbled with disgust.

Avenir sandwiched between the two smiled with green eyes and asked loudly.

"Hyung, what's first love!?" ""......""

"Haha..."

"......"

Eun-ha and Do-joon were at a loss for words.

Yu-cheon just laughed awkwardly, and Eun-ae bowed her head deeply with a bright red face.

"I want to do first love with hyungs too!!"

Avenir speaking brightly.

Eun-ha and Do-joon watched the situation.

Eun-ae's first love bloomed too quickly, and withered just as fast.

"You do it when you grow up later." "Yeah, squirt. I'll introduce you to pretty friends when you grow up later."

"Hyungs did it too!?"

"Huh? I didn't. Hey Eun-ha, have you done it?" "I only have my noona and Eun-ae."

"Wow... extremely disgusting. Ugh, I'm getting goosebumps."

Yoo Do-joon rubbed his arms while acting out exaggerated behavior.

Eun-ha who shrugged nonchalantly patted Avenir's head.

Avenir smiled broadly.

Well done.

Hyung will buy you beef later.

Neither noona nor younger sister.

Eun-ha had not the slightest thought of handing them over to another man.

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"But this handkerchief... The Dawn Group's emblem is embroidered on it?"

Gateau chocolat came out for dessert.

Only then did Yu-cheon check the emblem on the handkerchief.

A beautifully embroidered morning glory.

Yu-cheon who traced the embroidery with his finger raised his head and asked Eun-ha.

"You said this was yours, right Eun-ha? Can I know where you got this handkerchief from?"

"...Why?"

Eun-ha didn't think much of it at first.

Even if Dawn Group no longer existed, it wasn't that strange to have a handkerchief with the group's emblem embroidered on it.

But Yu-cheon looked at him with a serious expression.

As if interrogating.

"This isn't a handkerchief made at the Dawn Group level. It's something my younger sister made at home as a hobby. Though she doesn't make morning glories now..." "......"

Eun-ha closed his mouth.

Though he knew the handkerchief wasn't a factory-made item, he hadn't thought a direct descendant would have made it.

Well, that was a disposable artifact.

Surely a disposable artifact made in limited quantity by an emblem maker.

Eun-ha who had been thinking that was inwardly flustered.

It turned out he had been possessing a handkerchief made by a direct descendant for their family all this time.

It was understandable to be suspicious of him.

However, Eun-ha declined to incur unnecessary misunderstanding and distrust from a business group's direct descendant.

Since it came to this, he decided to speak honestly.

Only moderately so.

"...When I was in elementary school before, I went on a retreat to Chuncheon. At that time I happened to find it at Dawn Hotel and liked the handkerchief, so I've kept it until now."

In fact, the handkerchief came from Oh Yeon-jeong's bag.

Strictly speaking, it could be seen that Eun-ha had taken it from Oh Yeon-jeong.

But to prevent unnecessary problems, he made the excuse that he picked up a handkerchief that had fallen on the floor.

Unexpectedly, Yu-cheon seemed to believe Eun-ha's words.

"...So that's how it happened. Actually, this... was a handkerchief my younger sister gave to carry around as a substitute for an amulet saying she was worried about our family. Do you know there's a protection magic bestowed on it?"

"I might have died back then if not for that."

"Really? Then my younger sister saved your life?"

The atmosphere loosened.

Eun-ha added exaggeration glibly.

Yu-cheon who shrugged his shoulders looked at the handkerchief quietly and continued speaking.

"That day... the day my father almost fell victim to my uncle, he lost the handkerchief. So father jokingly said he avoided misfortune thanks to the handkerchief... I didn't expect to see it again like this. And I didn't know such a coincidence could happen."

"I'll give that handkerchief to you, hyung. Though I've had it all this time, the owner should have it after all."

Amulet.

Yu-cheon's words were right.

Eun-ha had also been carrying around an item whose magic had disappeared like an amulet.

But if it was an item with an owner, it was right to return it to the original owner.

Above all, he was no longer weak enough to rely on an amulet.

He also couldn't use the handkerchief's protection magic anymore.

"No. It's okay."

At that time, Yu-cheon shook his head.

He who carefully folded the handkerchief said to Eun-ha.

"We're Luminous Group now, not Dawn Group. Father has a new handkerchief now too, so it's fine without it." "...Really?" "But this is fate too... I'll take it home and ask my younger sister once." "Huh? What? Perhaps..."

Eun-ha trailed off.

Yu-cheon who smiled nodded, affirming his guess.

"My younger sister's skills have improved quite a bit since then too. She should be able to bestow better protection magic than back then now."

"You don't have to..."

Eun-ha answered modestly.

But inside he was jumping up and down saying it was a windfall.

Though he only used it once, the protection magic bestowed on the handkerchief boasted considerable performance.

How much he had wanted to imitate the handkerchief's protection magic.

Since he couldn't understand the magic formula, all he could do was carry it around as an amulet.

But now he would bestow protection magic with even better performance than back then.

In his mind, he was thinking of learning the new protection magic with this opportunity.

But didn't he say his younger sister is the same age as me?

When she made that handkerchief, she was at least 11 years old... which means she already had that level of skill from a young age?

On the other hand, he became curious about Yu-cheon's younger sister.

She was probably also someone who didn't show herself to the world in his previous life.

Eun-ha strongly felt he wanted to bring her into the party he would make in the future.

So he showed interest in the younger sister and opened his mouth.

"If she had such outstanding ability to embroider emblems from a young age... perhaps your younger sister also..."

"No. My sister doesn't attend there. Her body isn't good so she only receives tutoring at home. Our family doesn't want her doing dangerous things at all either..."

"...That's a shame. Then is there no way to meet your sister? I'd like to talk with her a bit..."

"Hmm... why is that?"

"Well..."

Because she's a hidden talent!

Eun-ha who was about to say that stopped speaking when he met a sharp gaze.

Yu-cheon was putting strength in his eyes.

"I'm embarrassed to say this to you, but my younger sister is extremely pretty."

"......"

"If I carelessly arrange a meeting and you end up falling for my sister, wouldn't it be troublesome for both of us?"

"That won't happen at all..."

"You're not saying my sister isn't pretty, are you?" "......"

Eun-ha remembered what Ha-yang had told him before.

Luminous Group's precious jewel.

Eun-ha realized after meeting Yu-cheon that those words weren't a lie.

How pretty could she be even if she's pretty.

She can't be prettier than my noona, right?

Eun-ha frowned.

He didn't like Yu-cheon saying sorry gently.

Is he saying he looks like someone who would fall so easily?

Currently, Yu-cheon's gaze seemed to be looking at him exactly like a bastard without roots.

Eun-ha just felt wronged.

He had no feelings at all.

"Hey, give up. Yu-cheon hyung and his father are such doting parents."

"...Ha..."

There probably isn't such a sister complex in the world.

Eun-ha inwardly criticized the dog covered in bean paste, not knowing he was the dog covered in poop.

"My younger sister will probably welcome you very much too, Eun-ha. Father too."

Then let me meet her.

Eun-ha frowned.

Regardless, Yu-cheon who was completely absorbed in his younger sister just continued saying what he wanted to say.

"But there's a procedure for everything, right? My younger sister is a bit shy with strangers... Someday far in the future, when the time comes, I'll introduce you."

Didn't Min-ji say that?

Even sibling complex becomes a disease if it's too much.

Eun-ha felt those words today.

How pretty could she be even if she's pretty.

She probably won't be prettier than my noona.

Later if Yu-cheon sees Eun-a, he'll be shocked and fall over.

When that time comes, he'll realize too.

That his younger sister is nothing more than an ordinary younger sister in the world.

I'll pass too.

Above all, how bad must the personality be of Luminous Group's precious jewel who is cherished like that.

Such a person would only bring discord to the party.

Eun-ha decided to just quietly receive the handkerchief Yu-cheon said he would give.

"Ah, my younger sister might attend this summer's gathering. If you want to see her, maybe come then..."

"Yes, I'll think about it."

Eun-ha replied indifferently.

Meanwhile, Yoo Do-joon watching the two─

"─I wonder if Eternal Insurance needs to make a new insurance... That level is a disease, a disease..."

Is there no medicine in the world that can cure sister complex?

Yoo Do-jun sighed deeply.