Little Devil Princess My Sisters Are Seriously Trying to Marry Me When They Grow Up

Under a cloudless, clear sky, Ryushi was exposed to the open air.

The gentle breeze blowing through the open window caressed his cheeks; it was a truly perfect setting.

Such a day was best spent outdoors. He stepped onto the window frame.

“Ryushi-chan, what are you doing!?”

“Oops, Mother…”

“Don’t stay there, you might fall! Come here, it’s dangerous!”

“No, no, you’re exaggerating…”

It almost looked as though a family was trying to prevent a suicide, though Ryushi had no such intention. He chuckled bitterly.

Ignoring Astaroth’s pleas, he jumped out the window.

A scream, like that of tearing silk, echoed through the castle.

“Ryushi-chaaaaan!!”

“See, you’re overreacting.”

“Mother is overprotective…”

Ryushi looked down at Astaroth, crying and desperately reaching out of the window with a cold gaze.

Ryushi had jumped from the first floor, barely a meter high.

While such a height might be dangerous for a baby, it should pose no issue for a child his age.

“I’m not injured, and I’m not so frail to die from a meter fall!”

“But what if something happened!?”

“I’m not that clumsy. Anyway, Mother, I’m going for a walk outside.”

“Wait, Ryushi-chan! Someone escort Ryushi-chan!”

“Ah… but it’s just nearby; it should be fine.”

“No! What if someone dangerous tries to kidnap Ryushi-chan!?”

That’s highly unlikely, Ryushi muttered inwardly.

Under the condition of having an escort, Ryushi headed to the flower field.

Demon Lord Astaroth, known for her ruthless power and charisma – who would have thought she indulged in gardening?

Ryushi knew little about flowers.

He couldn’t identify them, but they were beautiful.

His vocabulary might be limited, but he genuinely thought so, enjoying the sweet scent of the flowers with two ominous demons.

“It feels like I’m doing something wrong…”

“Um, you don’t have to stay so close.”

“No, we have orders from Lady Astaroth to guard Ryushi-sama.”

“It’s only natural for us to be ready to act immediately in an emergency.”

“Ah… right.”

Ryushi hoped that they would leave, but the demons did not catch on.

He earnestly wished to become an adult soon.

“Ryushi Onii-sama~!”

“Huff… Huff… Wait for me, Arissa Onee-chan~”

“Arissa, Eltruge?”

Two sisters, each accompanied by two demons, hurried over.

“What’s going on?”

“We wanted to go for a walk with Ryushi Onii-sama!”

“Ryushi Onii-sama, Esmeralda wants to hold hands with you.”

“Ah, sure.”

Arissa and Esmeralda’s faces bloomed joyfully as they grabbed Ryushi’s hands.

As a brother, it was his duty to look after his sisters. He also hoped to ease the intense atmosphere, which might have been his true intention.

Arissa and Esmeralda were Ryushi’s only solace.

He walked around the vast flower field with his sisters.

Though not as immense as Tzvalnea Castle, Astaroth’s flower field, about 3.5 hectares, was impressive. Ryushi had never seen such a field, not even in the memories of his past life.

He admired the field’s creation when suddenly, Arissa tugged at his sleeve, offering him a brightly colored red flower with a sweet scent.

“What’s up?”

“I want to give this to Ryushi Onii-sama!”

“Really? Thanks, Arissa.”

“Hehe,” Arissa beamed like a cat, enjoying Ryushi’s affection.

As Ryushi patted Arissa’s head, Esmeralda tugged fiercely at his sleeve, holding out another flower with a displeased expression.

“Ryushi Onii-sama, Esmeralda also wants to give you this flower.”

“Is that so? Thank you, Esmeralda.”

“Also, this flower has really sweet and delicious nectar. My favorite is that white flower over there—”

“Really? You know a lot about these things, Esmeralda…”

“Yes~. I made sure to taste and check them~.”

In front of Ryushi, Esmeralda began to suck the nectar from a flower.

The robust flower withered in an instant. Not only Ryushi but also the guarding demons were shocked. Arissa alone showed a different reaction.

“Esmeralda, stop that. It’s unseemly.”

“But, Arissa Onee-chan, the flower’s nectar is so sweet and delicious.”

“You were scolded by Mother for doing that before, weren’t you…?”

“Eh? That happened?”

I’ve never heard that before, Ryushi thought, asking Arissa.

“Mother scolded her for sucking nectar from the flowers in the castle’s garden.”

“Now that you mention it…” Ryushi recalled.

He remembered passing by a vase with unusually withered flowers, but he hadn’t paid much attention then.

“I know Esmeralda loves to eat, but sucking the nectar from flowers is a bit much…”

“But I was hungry…”

Esmeralda showed no signs of remorse.

There’s a limit to everything.

Ryushi worried that Esmeralda’s eating habits might someday strain the castle’s finances.

“I should help with the farming.”

“Maybe expanding the fields would be a good idea.”

Tzvalnea Castle had a vegetable garden next to the flower field, which was managed by Astaroth. A demon lord who farms might be rare, but it’s probably why they lived peacefully.

“We should probably discuss Esmeralda’s eating habits later…”

“I don’t want to stop eating…”

“I’m not saying we’ll take away or reduce your food.”

“I’m hungry… Can I eat a flower, Ryushi Onii-sama?”

“Better not, seriously. Mother will cry if you eat the flowers she carefully grew.”

Esmeralda needed more convincing.

She seemed desperate to satisfy her hunger immediately.

However, it was still a while until lunch, and Astaroth had strictly forbidden unnecessary snacking.

Esmeralda, still a young girl, was at a willful age. Ryushi felt the weight of being an older brother and suddenly looked toward the dense forest.

One of the guards cautiously asked Ryushi, their face betraying a sense of dread.

“Um… Ryushi-sama? You’re not thinking about gathering food from the forest, right?”

“That would get us in trouble,” “In fact, we might lose our heads if we allow that.”

“Please, let’s find a more peaceful solution…” “We don’t want to die yet.”

As expected, Ryushi sighed inwardly at the pleading guards.

“Ryushi Onii-sama…”

With a sigh, Ryushi looked at the guards again.

“Sorry. Just for a little while. Can we go into the forest?”

The guards, Arissa and Esmeralda, all wore shocked expressions.

“Please, Ryushi-sama, no!”

A lord’s son bowing to his retainers was unprecedented.

Naturally, the demon guards were greatly flustered. Being witnessed in such a situation, Astaroth would not stay silent. The punishment she might impose was easy to imagine, even for a child.

Still, Ryushi didn’t stop bowing.

“I know it’s a bother. But… sorry, I know I should probably scold them, but no matter how much they misbehave, they’re still my cute sisters.”

“Ryushi Onii-sama…”

“Ryushi Onii-sama…”

Bowing was a small price to pay. Ryushi glanced at the guards once more before turning again.