I Became the Twin Sister of the World’s Strongest Person (4)
After that, the man in the white robe never appeared again.
Why didn’t Shade form a contract with Raphael?
Sanael could only speculate based on what she knew from the novel.
Even without him, the heroine was already strong with contracts from the four Spirit Kings—but the absence of the Spirit of Darkness meant she was technically weaker than in the original story.
And why did he only appear in front of me and then disappear?
“Ugh…”
Sanael frowned and muttered quietly.
“…Raphael, you’re distracting me.”
“Onni! I’m flying! Waaaah!”
Raphael flew above her head in a chaotic figure-eight pattern, making it impossible for Sanael to think.
“Hehe!”
The servants watching her sighed deeply.
“Sigh… when will Princess Raphael learn to walk properly?”
“She flies around, so she probably doesn’t see the need to walk.”
“I’m worried… what if she never walks at all?”
Sanael shared the same concern.
Right. Forget Shade. If the future hero of the world can’t even walk, that’s a problem.
She gave up on the unsolvable question.
“Raphael.”
She lowered her voice so the servants wouldn’t hear.
“If you don’t learn to walk, I won’t play with you.”
The sentence was too complex for Raphael.
But she wasn’t completely clueless.
A thunderous KUUUUNG seemed to strike behind her head as her face turned pale.
Slowly, she descended to the ground and began crawling.
“Huff… huff…”
Clearly miserable, she still pushed her tiny legs up and down, trying to imitate walking.
And so, days passed.
Sanael eventually gave up and held Raphael’s hand to guide her.
“Oh my goodness!”
“Lo-look at the princesses!”
“Princess Sanael is helping her sister walk! How adorable!”
“I-I can’t take it anymore… I’m ascending to heaven… goodbye…”
“Wilbur! Snap out of it! If you die, who will trim the palace garden grass?!”
Thud.
“W-Wilburrr!”
The servants were losing their minds.
Ignoring the chaos, Sanael focused on teaching Raphael.
“Huff… huff…”
Good. That’s it.
With Sanael’s guidance, Raphael became motivated and moved her tiny legs with surprising enthusiasm.
And then—
“She, she’s standing!”
“She did it!”
Cheering erupted like a sports stadium.
Sigh… I wonder how long this peaceful life will last.
Calling it “peaceful” was questionable given the daily assassination attempts, but still.
“Onni, onni?”
A cute voice like a chirping bird echoed from afar.
“Where is Onni?”
It was slightly clumsy but bright and adorable.
Sanael did not move at all and pressed herself against a tree.
“Are you playing hide-and-seek again? Yay! Then I’ll find you!”
“….”
“I’m it! I’ll find you right away! Wait for me!”
She swallowed nervously.
As the footsteps faded and the pale yellow dress disappeared from view, Sanael finally climbed down.
“…Hah. I-I survived.”
Her dress was soaked with cold sweat.
“…At this rate, she’ll find me no matter where I hide.”
Shivering, she recalled recent events.
Now that Raphael had started walking properly, Sanael had effectively lost all personal time.
Because of the assassination threats, she couldn’t even separate from Raphael and was constantly dragged around.
Then—
“Onni! Let’s play!”
“…It’s already been five hours.”
“Don’t wanna! More play!”
And after trying to avoid her—
“Found you, Sanael Onni.”
In just ten minutes, Raphael would track her down using all her learned magic and spirit blessings.
And when Sanael saw her descending from the sky with glowing pink eyes, she nearly fainted.
After that, Raphael’s strange behavior continued:
She painted Sanael’s face giant across palace walls.
She wrote Sanael’s name hundreds of times on paper.
Her devotion was becoming less cute and more terrifying.
Was Raphael always like this? In the novel, she was independent and mature…
Sanael wiped her sweat and walked back toward the building.
Outside rumors had increased, but assassins had decreased—still, it wasn’t safe to be alone.
Just as she entered through the back—
“…Hey! Look at that!”
“Heh heh, she’s really here.”
A group of children giggled outside.
The Dahlia Palace was surrounded by forest and a 3-meter wall.
On the other side of the iron gate, noble boys were gathered.
“So that’s the monster?”
“Look at her clothes! So dirty!”
“She looks like a beggar!”
They pointed and laughed at Sanael.
Sigh… again.
She shook her head.
Because the twins never went outside, rumors about them had spread wildly.
The palace had become a “haunted place” filled with rumors.
Even so, curious noble children kept coming, treating it like a dare.
Sigh… I should call Wilbur.
Just as she turned—
Thwack!
“Ow!”
A stone hit her forehead.
The magical barrier didn’t block physical objects.
“Hey, monster! Show us your face!”
“Let’s see how ugly you are!”
“…Ha.”
Sanael exhaled sharply.
I need to teach them a lesson.
She was not the type to take bullying quietly.
“If you owe a debt, you repay it.”
She walked straight to the gate.
BANG!
She kicked it.
“Hey. What did you say?”
The boys froze.
Instead of crying and running away, she walked toward them boldly.
“You wanted to see my face?”
She smirked.
“Here. Look as much as you want.”
Dirty clothes aside, her appearance was striking:
Silky black hair like silk.
Brilliant golden eyes.
Long lashes and delicate lips.
“…W-what…”
The boys went silent.
For the first time, they were speechless.
Sanael scoffed internally.
Even I get surprised when I look in the mirror.
Then a boy with a shaved head spoke up.
“So what if she looks like a melting jelly… she’s still ugly—”
“Hey, chubby.”
“W-what?! Ch-chubby?!”
“Which house are you from?”
“Ta-Tavi Barony! I’m Patio Tavi!”
Sanael paused.
Then she pointed at him.
“Oh. The baron’s son who got scammed by the protagonist and humiliated?”
Patio froze.
“You can’t just say my father’s name like that!”
“Whatever. Why do you keep coming here?”
“Hmph! I came to see what the ‘monster house’ is like!”
“Monster house?”
“There’s no monster here! Just dirty kids!”
“Oh, really.”
She ignored him.
The boys started bragging.
“This will make my name famous!”
“Yeah! Brave Patio conquered the monster house!”
“…Conquered?”
Sanael stared at him.
“Are you seriously bragging about visiting once?”
“What’s wrong with that!”
“Even a kitten could do that.”
“K-kitten?!”
He started sweating.
Sanael sighed.
“You should be studying or training magic instead of hanging around here.”
“Studying?”
“Yeah. That’s more productive. Hardworking kids are the most successful.”
She nodded like an adult recalling her past life.
“So go home and do your homework.”
The boys stared at her, completely stunned.
A child younger than them was lecturing them like an adult.
