The next morning, Liter groggily opened her eyes. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and was about to stretch when she felt something touching her. She turned her head and found Osen lying beside her with his eyes closed, his chest rising and falling evenly.
Huh!?
What is this situation!?
Liter was a bit confused and started to recall what had happened yesterday. Osen had brought her upstairs to rest because her room was not tidy, so he let her temporarily rest in his room. Then, because she was too sleepy, she couldn't help but fall asleep on Osen's bed...
That should be how it happened...
And then, she had been sleeping until now.
In other words, she had occupied Osen's bed, forcing him to squeeze onto the same bed with her...
Thinking like this, Liter felt guilty towards Osen.
Then, she seemed to remember something and quickly looked at her body.
When she saw that her clothes hadn't been touched, Liter breathed a sigh of relief.
Just at that moment, Osen also opened his eyes.
He had been awakened by Liter's movements next to him.
For some reason, this body was always sensitive to slight movements.
But it was also a good thing, at least he shouldn't be assassinated while sleeping in the future.
However, Osen had a bad habit - he was grumpy in the morning.
Although it wasn't severe, he was always easily emotional for a few minutes after waking up.
"You're awake?" Osen looked at Liter. "Next time, try to be quieter. I went to bed late last night."
He thought he was already speaking very calmly, but in Liter's ears, it still sounded like a thunderclap.
Uh oh, it seems like Osen is angry because I took his place.
Liter, oh Liter, you really are an idiot! Osen has treated you so well, and yet you still push your luck.
Thinking like this, Liter felt quite down, and then she weakly said, "I'm...I'm sorry, Osen, I won't do it again..."
"Mhm." Osen nodded and then turned his back to continue sleeping.
Unexpectedly, a few minutes later, he felt Liter's body trembling behind him, and he also heard her suppressed sobbing.
Oh no, what did I do to make this little brat unhappy again?!
Osen thought this and instantly became wide awake. He quickly got out of bed and went to the other side, squatting down to look at Liter.
At this moment, Liter's eyes were swollen, and she covered her mouth with both hands.
Even so, it couldn't be hidden from Osen's keen perception.
"Liter, you...are you crying?" Osen looked at Liter, feeling a bit at a loss.
He had finally established a good relationship with Liter yesterday, but why was she already crying early in the morning today?
Then, he recalled what he had said to Liter.
Sure enough, his morning grumpiness was really troublesome.
He now really wanted to slap his past self twice.
Liter shook her head and sat up from the bed.
"I'm...I'm sorry, Osen, I cried on your bed..." she said with a sob.
"It's okay, it doesn't matter." Osen quickly hugged her shoulders and patted her back. "I was a bit too much with what I said earlier, I'm sorry, Liter. I'm apologizing here, please forgive me, okay?"
"I was a bit grumpy this morning, my mind wasn't clear. I'm sorry, Liter."
As he said this, his tone also softened, resembling that of a parent apologizing for making a mistake.
After hearing Osen's repeated apologies, Liter's emotions gradually stabilized, and she rubbed her eyes."Osen, are you really not mad at me?"
"No, no, Liter, you're such a good kid, how could I be mad at you?" Osen almost wanted to hold Liter in his arms and comfort him.
But considering the fact that they were two men, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore, let's talk about something else." Osen said, looking at Liter. "Father talked to me yesterday, and from now on, I will be your teacher."
"Tea...cher?" Liter hesitated. "Osen, you want to be my teacher?"
To be honest, if he really had to have a teacher, Liter would actually hope it would be Osen.
There was no other reason than when he first entered the family, only Osen showed enthusiasm towards him and was willing to accept all his flaws.
But at the same time, Liter worried that his existence would cause Osen a lot of trouble, and whether Osen would start to hate him because of it.
After all, he was practically a burden.
"Osen, would this be too much trouble for you..."
"Not at all." Osen smiled. "After all, as your 'older brother', it's my obligation to teach you."
"And besides, I believe that someone as smart as you, Liter, can learn quickly."
"As long as you don't mind me."
"How could I, how could I ever mind...Osen, brother." Liter said softly.
"Alright, Liter, did you forget what I said yesterday?"
"Yesterday?"
"Yeah, we were born on the same day, so you can just call me Osen." Osen said, holding Liter's hand and standing up. "Okay, I'll show you around the house first and teach you how to use the facilities."
"Okay..."
Osen had two reasons for not letting Liter call him brother. Firstly, to bring him closer to Liter. If Liter kept calling him brother, he would always feel inferior, which wouldn't be good for his future development.
On the other hand, being called brother by a boy shyly like that always reminded him of characters from "Water Margin."
As it was early morning, Lucius and Mary hadn't gotten up yet; there were only a few servants cleaning the house.
Seeing Osen wandering around with Liter, the servants felt at ease as well.
After all, if the relationship between the masters was bad, these servants would be the first to suffer.
Osen led Liter around, introducing the functions of each room, and then taught him how to use the facilities in his own room.
It must be said that Liter was very smart. At least when Osen introduced the rooms, Liter remembered them all after just one go.
Truly a protagonist, even if he hadn't awakened yet, he already had his own traits.
Morning came, Osen and Liter changed into their regular clothes. After breakfast, they returned to Osen's room.
"Do you remember every room in the house?" Osen asked as he sat on the chair.
"Yes." Liter, who was sitting next to him, nodded, then drew a floor plan of the house on a piece of white paper and labeled each room with its owner or function.
To facilitate their study together, there were now two chairs in front of the desk in the room.
"Indeed, you're impressive, Liter~" Osen smiled and ruffled Liter's hair.
"Hehe..." With his older brother's praise, Liter smiled happily.