SUPER Side Stor 01
One peaceful day, a letter arrived at the northern estate.
It was a letter sent personally by Jonas, the Emperor of the Empire.
Strangely, the recipient was not Arsen—but Evelina.
“Hm? For me?”
“Yes, Your Grace.”
Noel presented the letter to Evelina on a silver tray.
Tilting her head, Evelina accepted the letter and examined it carefully.
The envelope, adorned with luxurious gold leaf, showed no particular issues at first glance.
She opened it on the spot and began to read.
“Hmm…”
Evelina tilted her head again.
Then she turned to Noel.
“Where is Arsen?”
“He’s in the rear garden with the young lady and young master.”
“Thank you.”
With a bright smile, Evelina headed toward the garden.
He was probably pushing the children on the swing again.
Sure enough, when she arrived, the children were riding a white swing.
“Rozel! Lu!”
At the sound of her voice, the children whipped their heads around.
“Mom!”
Rozelia jumped off the swing and ran toward Evelina.
Evelina bent down and opened her arms.
Without hesitation, Rozelia threw herself into her embrace.
Evelina hugged her tightly and rubbed her cheek against hers.
“What were you doing?”
“Swinging with Dad and Lu!”
“Really? Didn’t you do that yesterday too? Aren’t you bored?”
“It’s always fun!”
Rozelia laughed brightly.
From a short distance away, Luamin approached in small, hesitant steps.
Unlike Rozelia, he had a slightly timid side.
When Evelina saw him hesitating to come closer, she smiled and opened her arms toward him as well.
“Come here, Lu.”
Only then did Luamin’s face brighten as he rushed into her embrace.
Soon after, Arsen approached them.
Evelina stood up.
“Isn’t it tiring playing with the kids?”
“It’s fine.”
Arsen replied with a small smile.
“But what brings you here?”
“Oh, just a moment.”
Evelina turned to the twins.
“If you go to Noel, she’ll give you some snacks. Go have some.”
“Yes!”
“O-Okay…”
Rozelia grabbed Luamin’s hand and dashed off at full speed.
Luamin was practically dragged along before they disappeared around the corner.
Evelina watched them fondly before suddenly saying, “Ah,” and pulling the letter from her arms.
Arsen’s eyebrow twitched when he saw it.
“A letter from His Majesty?”
“Yes. Please read it.”
She handed him the letter.
He took it and read it slowly.
By the time he finished, his expression had stiffened.
“So… the Queen of the Kingdom of Astina will soon be visiting the Empire.”
“Yes. Um… Selene insists on staying at our estate.”
Evelina gave an awkward smile.
The letter explained that Queen Selene of the Kingdom of Astina would soon visit the Empire—and rather than staying at the Imperial Palace, she insisted on residing at the Grand Duke of Rockfelt’s estate.
Jonas had tried to persuade her, offering any convenience she wished, but Selene would not budge.
Left with no choice, Jonas had written to Evelina asking for her help.
“I didn’t think this was something I could decide on my own, so I came to you.”
“…What would you like to do?”
Evelina studied Arsen’s expression before answering carefully.
“It’s not a difficult matter… I’d like to let Selene stay at our estate. She won’t stay long. And Rozel and Lu have never been to the capital before, so I thought we could take this opportunity to show them around.”
Though she wasn’t particularly thrilled about Selene’s visit, she had already been thinking it was time to take the twins to the capital.
Arsen let out a quiet sigh before smiling.
“Then let’s do that.”
“Shall we? I’ll send His Majesty a reply.”
Beaming, Evelina lightly kissed Arsen on the cheek.
As she tried to pull away, Arsen caught her.
“Arsen?”
“May I kiss you?”
At his blunt words, her cheeks turned red.
When she gave a small nod, he kissed her immediately.
Only after quite some time passed did he slowly pull away.
He pressed his lips once or twice more against her slightly swollen, reddened lips.
“L-Let’s go now. The children will be waiting.”
“Yes.”
Side by side, Evelina and Arsen walked back into the estate.
It was time for dinner.
Evelina planned to mention what had happened earlier during the family meal.
Rozelia and Luamin had already arrived early.
Finally, Karina joined them, and the meal began.
After serving salad to the children, Evelina spoke.
“Um… I have something to say.”
Everyone’s attention turned to her.
“I received a letter from His Majesty. The Queen of Astina is coming to the Empire.”
“And?”
Karina tilted her head.
“She said she would like to stay at the Rockfelt estate.”
“What?”
Karina’s eyes widened.
Evelina added with an awkward smile,
“I think it’s because she and I are friends.”
At that, Rozelia’s eyes sparkled.
“You’re friends with the Queen, Mom?”
“Yes. We’re friends.”
“Wow…!”
Even Luamin stared at Evelina with shining eyes.
Smiling faintly, she continued,
“It’s not a difficult request, so we agreed. We’re going up to the capital. Of course, we’re taking Rozel and Lu. They’ve never been.”
The twins grinned widely.
They looked as if they wanted to leave immediately.
Karina chuckled.
“Very well. I’ll stay here. Warp travel tires me too much.”
“Yes, Mother. We won’t be gone long.”
Rozelia asked eagerly,
“What’s in the capital?”
“Well… for one thing, it’s much warmer than here. It’ll probably feel like spring.”
Since there was about a month before Selene arrived, Evelina thought she should summon Rania to order new clothes for the children.
“There’s plenty to see. Near our estate in the capital, there’s a large pond where you can go boating.”
“Boating!”
“That sounds fun…”
Rozelia laughed brightly.
Luamin smiled shyly and murmured softly.
Even in such small reactions, their different personalities were clear.
Half-rising from her seat, Rozelia asked,
“When are we going?”
“Probably… in a month? There’s still some time before the Queen arrives. We need to order new clothes too.”
The children were already brimming with excitement.
Evelina leaned toward Arsen and whispered softly,
“Are there any social clubs the children could join? I think it would be good for them to make friends.”
“I’ll look into it.”
“Thank you.”
Since they were going to the capital anyway, it would be good for them to build friendships with other children.
Being twins was fortunate—but having friends was even better.
Luamin glanced at Evelina, then whispered to Rozelia,
“Can you show me the starry sky before bed?”
“Okay!”
As Rozelia nodded, Luamin’s face lit up.
“Good night, Rozel. Lu.”
“Yes.”
“Good night!”
Evelina kissed each child on the forehead and left the room.
The twins, who had been lying quietly with their eyes closed, immediately opened them as soon as they heard the door shut.
They carefully sat up.
For once, Luamin’s eyes sparkled brightly.
“Hurry and show me the starry sky.”
“Okay, wait.”
Rozelia spread her palm wide.
Blue mana flowed gently from her small hand and covered the ceiling.
Yet she showed no sign of strain.
When she lightly clenched her fist, the ceiling filled with glittering stars.
Luamin called this the “starry sky.”
“Wow…”
He gasped softly as he stared upward.
It was his favorite thing.
Luamin didn’t know that what Rozelia was doing was magic.
Of course, Rozelia herself didn’t realize it was magic either.
She only ever used it when Luamin begged to see the stars—or occasionally to move her pen for her when she didn’t feel like doing homework.
Moreover, she had never once used magic in front of Arsen or Evelina.
They had no idea their daughter could use magic.
It was something astonishing, yet Rozelia didn’t think much of it.
To her, it was simply like having another hand that made things slightly easier.
After gazing at the night sky in a daze, Luamin turned to her.
“Can you show this to me forever?”
“Yes. You and I will be together forever.”
Rozelia pulled him into a hug.
Born as twins, they were like each other’s very souls.
They rarely fought, and even if they did, it was only minor bickering.
Within hours, they would make up and play together again.
“I like you the most, Rozelia.”
“I like you the most too, Luamin.”
Lying side by side, the twins whispered softly to each other until they drifted off to sleep.
With the one controlling the mana asleep, the starry sky that had filled the ceiling slowly faded away.
Rozelia and Luamin slept every night holding hands.
At this rate, it would be a long time before Arsen and Evelina discovered that Rozelia could use magic.
But things do not always unfold as expected.
They would learn of her magic not long after arriving in the capital.
And it would be because of something that happened at a social club.
