Winning My [Nephew]'s Heart...?

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Even when my mind was in a chaos, I still tried to keep my smile on the surface.

And what's with that, why did Clyde and Nicole have such a high impression of me?

If anything, I hated my old self. There were many things I wanted to change, but I couldn't.

Since I thought about myself like that, how could they view me that highly?

...Still, there were people who envied me back then, too.

"Oh... That's too bad you can't see her..."

"Yep, that's why I get curious when they mentioned you resembled her. But, I was disappointed..."

"..."

Aaah, this child took after Nicole in personality, I think... No, I saw Clyde's personality in him too, but this straightforwardness... was totally Nicole's.

I wished he could be more considerate though...

Then again, he was named after Reinst, and as Reinst, my EQ was so bad that I wasn't considerate towards most people, too, so...

...Clyde, Nicole, perhaps you picked a bad name for your son... And I'm sorry for bearing a part of responsibility for it! (T__T)

"Well, I am not your aunt! I might resemble her in some ways, but we're different people, so..."

I turned speechless after realizing what I just said.

I am not your aunt.

Technically, what I said was true—everything was true. But deep down, I knew I was definitely Reinst, so I was his aunt in some sense... but here, my words contradicted that.

It's like... I'm telling myself that I'm not Reinst.

It felt weird upon realizing this.

"...Hm, I see...," Reinell put his hand on his chin, as if he was pondering over something.

Eeeh, you're just a child, stop acting all clever like this—wait, the Loera clan members are known to be intelligent people, and he will most likely be the next head—so...

"Hey, big sis! I have a riddle for you!" Reinell—okay, addressing him as Reinell made me feel itchy, so I'll just call him with Ein or Eine—Ein suddenly changed the topic while smiling with his whole face—whoa, really, he looked completely like an angel like this!

"A riddle? Sure?"

"So, you are someone who wants to start a workshop and is hiring people to assist you while you are working. Two applicants come to apply for the job, and you have to pick one. The first one is a person who has studied in the field that's needed for your workshop and so, he is quite experienced with this kind of job already. The second one is a person who has no prior knowledge, but is willing to learn for the job. Which one will you hire? Pick the best one for long-term investment!"

"........."

...WHAT.

THIS CHILD?! WHAT KIND OF RIDDLE IS THAT?!

How did he learn of such a riddle anyway?

Oh wait, this is the Loera family's kid we're talking about!

The Loera clan is very talented and likes to dive into the economy world—which is why their territory is so wealthy... so, their kids were educated as such?

Still, it is something that requires only logic, so yeah...

I tried to ponder a bit before finally answering...

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