So I'm a Snake, Who Cares?

He was wearing baggy clothes that didn't fit his body at all - they were so loose they looked like a stingray or like he was wearing an upside-down sack.

"What beggar's clothes did you pick up to wear."

Leon was in a very bad mood, and didn't hesitate to take it out on his brother.

As he often did, he roughly grabbed Phili's collar.

"This... huh?"

But the sensation was strange.

Normally Phili should have shaken like a paper doll, but now it felt like grabbing a sack full of wheat.

"...Anyway. I already visited the Lily Palace."

"Br-brother did?"

"Yes, I met sister. We talked about you too."

"What did you..."

Leon's eyes glinted coldly.

"She still detests you. She's still dwelling on your wrongdoing. She said she finds you so disgusting she never wants to see your face again, but unfortunately has to attend the Solarian this time. She said it makes her depressed..."

Even though he was the one who got turned away at the door, Leon said this.

"That's..."

Phili's complexion darkened.

The bouquet in his hands dropped to the ground with a thud.

Even that bouquet was much cruder compared to Leon's.

"So don't disturb sister's mood and get lost."

Leon said with satisfaction.

And when he pushed Phili's chest.

Thud.

It felt like pushing against iron.

As Leon was confused, wondering if something was wrong with his hand's sensation, Phili finally went "Ouch" and stumbled back.

"...Unpleasant fellow."

Leon left with a sour expression.

And only then.

"Phew."

Phili let out a sigh of relief.

Since his body suddenly became muscular, his existing clothes didn't fit.

He just had to endure for a week but got summoned today of all days.

So Obern and Snake found him clothes called 'overfit' that could hide the muscles.

They said it was clothes that dwarves wear, which was utterly disgraceful.

He was so nervous about Leon discovering the changes that he couldn't properly listen to what was said.

Of course, thinking back on it, the content was shocking.

"So sister really..."

Phili had committed a terrible sin.

Originally he wouldn't have dared think of visiting.

Just as Leon's malicious intentions were about to pile on misunderstandings...

"No, but Teacher Snake..."

Phili picked up the blue bouquet with a puzzled expression.

Yesterday, Teacher Snake had chattered and told him:

'Ah so even though Lily suffered because of you. She doesn't plan to never see your face again forever? When you have time, bring flowers, these days she likes... Huh? Really? Would I lie to you about this? Don't be silly...'

And then went "Oh no, Lily said to keep it secret."

It was bewildering, but it was a moment when a bit of light seeped into his usually dark heart.

'Let's just leave the flowers for now. With my body like this...'

Thanks to Snake's loose lips, misunderstandings didn't pile up.

Leon's words lost their effect.

In the end, Phili just left the bouquet in front of the Lily Palace and ran away.

==

Lily was feeling unwell.

Although she had turned Leon away at the door, there was no reason to feel triumphant or good about it.

Just as she came out of the palace feeling stuffy.

"Oh my."

There was a bouquet placed there.

And it was a bouquet made of blue lilies.

"Blue lilies?"

It was her favorite flower.

Since it was a newly cultivated variety, few people would know that she liked blue lilies yet.

'Could Leon have...'

Could Leon have left it after being turned away?

Looking at the bouquet made her feel even worse. She couldn't help thinking maybe she should have at least received his greeting.

Just as a misunderstanding about the bouquet's owner was about to form.

"Prince Phili left it here."

"Oh, really?"

The servant cleaning with a broom at the door told her this.

The front of the door that had been cleaned spotlessly this morning was dirty again, and he was in the middle of sweeping up flower debris with his broom.

The servant also added:

"When Prince Leon was refused entry, he tore his bouquet to shreds and threw it away before leaving."

"Oh my... I, I see."

So that's what happened.

Snake might have told Phili about the blue lilies.

She smelled the blue lily's fragrance and smiled softly.

Misunderstandings didn't pile up.

==

"...And now, let the finals begiiiin!"

As the chancellor shouted his usual lines with amplification magic

The Solarian staff all launched fireworks at once.

Bang! Bang bang bang!

Beautiful flowers of fire were embroidered in the sky.

'Ah, so that's why they stacked up so many fireworks!'

I looked up at the sky in admiration.

They must have ground up magic stones or something, because the fireworks were clearly visible even in broad daylight.

"Oh, you came!"

That's when Amain turned around and greeted someone.

"Yeah. Haha."

It was Muscle Phili who returned.

Despite being covered in muscles, his timid behavior hadn't changed.

I climbed onto Phili's hand and asked.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

'Oh, did you make up with your sister?'

'No, how could I make up...'

From what I heard, he just threw down the bouquet and left.

Ugh, how frustrating.

"You fool, how can there be reconciliation when that prince committed such a sin? That princess girl has scars that will never fade."

'So should they ignore each other forever? He should at least say sorry.'

"If he can't fix it, apologies with just words have no value." Your next chapter is on empire

But this time I didn't back down.

'She said she wants to improve her relationship with Phili too. That's different then.'

"Hmm."

For some reason, Pelerian closed his mouth without further argument.

"Announcing the tournament brackets!"

Rania shouted.

"The finals' theme is Bestiarium! Students will fight monsters in the circular arena!"

Like magic, it's three people working together against monsters.

That is, eight teams compete with scores being given, only two teams pass through to proceed to the finals.

"The brackets were made completely randomly. Now revealing! The first match will be...!"

Is it really random?

"Team 1: Phili Aden Solion, Rania Martein, and Amain Riddle!"

Of course it had to be us.

And the monster our three kids would face.

"A Giant Mantis!"

Phili's face turned ashen.

"Why does it have to be bugs again..."

He's quite fated with insectoid monsters, this prince.