3.1

 Namely, the male protagonist, Syl, will be able to marry into the royal family, even if only one marriage partner is allowed. My child will be taken from me and given to my brother as the new heir to the royal lineage, and they would raise the child 'properly', which was meant to be a happy ending.

In my previous life, I was enthralled with the pure passion and love between the two main characters. Since he has a sister, Esfia's royal succession issue can be taken care of, right? Good, good. Love always prevails… is what I had thought at the time.

But when I see it from the sister's point of view…

Dear brother, you're the first prince and the heir to the throne, and this world is set in a  BL novel, so even if you can't change your decision to marry a man—well, you should at least have a baby!

I had arrived at that sensible conclusion.

When you're in the sister's shoes, you experience the stress of the succession issue first-hand!

I had been thinking about it for a while now.

I favored the imperial palace's harem system, or as another would say, polygamy. 

Frankly speaking, in the modern sense of the word, cheating and a polygamous harem are detestible, and I'm not a fan of either one.

But in a system where the King and his male lover reign, isn't a harem a good solution to the royal succession issue? He'd be fulfilling his duty of producing heirs.

If you think of it like that, harems seem really convenient. Like, seriously.

Esfia's imperial palace ought to have an inner palace for consorts adjacent to it!

—Anyway, although I've been reborn into the world of "The Noble King", I was quite disappointed about becoming the little sister. And naturally, I didn't regard my brother too highly, either.

I liked you as the seme (dominant) husband of the male protagonist, y'know?

But from Octavia's point of view…

I never cherished my brother. Rather, because I had retained the memories of my previous life, I was snarky and sarcastic to him. And I was far from being a calm and elegant princess.

We were originally supposed to be really close siblings, but we've never been particularly close, per say…

And what was the sister's character trait, modesty…? I'm not really sure. She was brought up to be polite to commoners. I'm not sure what else I can say. Social class is a thing in this world, and it's not something appropriate to neglect…

Right, sorry.

Since I'm a princess, why can't I just use my political authority! Is this really how I've been living my life!

After all, I never got along with my brother, which ultimately attracted many enemies. It's like bullying! From men! They say that women's disputes and rivalries are vicious, but men are just as scary as women!

So, I used my political authority as a princess and banished my enemies to the backcountry. It felt great. Long live political authority!

Let me see, err… in short, my personality is a far cry from the sister in the original novel, and in terms of position, I have a terrible relationship with my brother, with whom I was supposed to be close with. It's a bit flimsy.

Well, even though our status as siblings is fragile, on the surface, we treat each other normally. Like a close family. Aside from my brother's supporters, he himself has never harassed me or anything like that.

… it's vexing.

If my brother's personality was rotten, I could have done something about it!

Apart from his weakness for Syl, my brother Sirius is a perfect, flawless other-worldly person. 

And, like in the novel, he revolves around Sir Syl.

It's not like he'd ever declare he'd embrace a woman and persuade his lover into realising the succession problem cannot be ignored. If my brother was like that, I'd immediately switch sides and support him with all my power!

Yeah, and there are plenty of women who would be willing to have children with you, dear brother.

There are those who would like to have a child with my brother… namely, a great variety of people who would rather have a baby with my brother, than run for office, in order to balance the power between the nobility.

But, he probably doesn't acknowledge it. He's deeply in love with Sir Syl.

… wonderful. How wonderful! It's obviously wonderful, don't you agree…?

And, consequently,

I'm still a big fan of gay romance (as long as it doesn't directly involve me in any way!)

I don't have a favourable impression of my brother and Sir Syl's intimate relationship, and am rather unwelcoming. Even with my cultivation of thick skin due to being raised as a princess, my feelings toward them still show. So, how can my brother not be aware of my feelings?

If you're a sister, not only are you your brother's companion but you're his family. And it's natural that you want him to receive your blessings.

Aside from my brother, I knew that Sir Sil seemed to be worried about it. Even if I pretended to be ignorant, people still told me constantly!

Both my father, the current King of Esfia, and my mother (male), the person who raised me, accepted my brother's love. That's why my attitude towards it is quite notorious, even when I try to hide it.

* * *

I witnessed my brother's 'love scene' at the corridor of our castle.

As a princess, I reflected on the situation in an appropriate mentality. I tilted the tip of my closed fan and sighed.

My future seems quite burdensome…!

I can't help but feel like a tragic heroine. ...Well, not exactly a heroine, but a side character in a BL novel!

—And the atmosphere around me stirred.

My brother was standing in front of Sir Syl.

"... You're not going to congratulate us no matter what, huh?"

Oh, my brother just interrupted my train of thought!