I Wanted A Typical Fantasy Isekai, Not This!-Chapter 81: The Day Before…

A couple more days passed by and soon, James got ready to leave for the academy.

His sisters fussed at him over every small detail; he hadn’t packed his bags yet and they tried to send him off with a mountain of bags.

"Why do I need these many clothes!? Uniforms are provided by the academy, are they not!?"

James threw his arms up in the air in exasperation.

Madeline stood her ground.

"You’re a noble! There are formal parties for the affluent circle of students all the time, do you want to be made fun of!?"

"I don’t care about those stupid parties, I’m going there to learn, not be eye candy for a year!"

Madeline stomped out of his room while Clara snickered.

"Oooouu.. you made her angry brother." Clara teased.

James sighed heavily and slumped in a chair.

"Well we’ve been going in circles for an hour... there is no need to be this over prepared."

Gwendolyn’s voice came from his left.

"She’s just worried.. but it is.. a little much."

James glowered and spoke while pinching the bridge of his nose.

"A little? She’s trying to send half the castle with me."

Clara hooted with laughter while Gwen let out a small smile.

"I leave tomorrow morning... ugh. Alright, let’s go find her. I don’t want to leave on a sour note."

They found Madeline in the main office angrily muttering while looking over and scribbling in the account ledger.

She looked up with a huff and scowled when she saw James.

"Hmph!"

She looked back down and continued working.

"Oh come on sis, don’t be like that. Let’s spend our last day together being happy."

His words made her pen falter slightly and he saw tears welling in her eyes.

"I’m sorry James... I just feel so... I don’t know.. it’s like you just got back to us and now you’re leaving again."

James walked over to her and tried to smile down at her.

"Don’t cry Madeline, I won’t be gone for long. Let’s go take a walk, just you and me, what do you say?"

She set her pen down finally and wiped her eyes.

"Okay..."

James helped her up and mouthed an apology at his other sisters. Surprisingly, Clara didn’t bust into her signature tsundere attitude and instead just gave him a thumbs up. Gwen nodded at him as he passed, and he felt glad that they were being so understanding.

Getting out of the house was nice, the large estate bustled with activity and the air was peaceful. Happy smiles and cheerful greetings seemed to improve his sister’s mood.

They took a small break from the walk after getting a couple of drinks from a nervous vendor. Quite a few of them had been allowed into the estate to give the soldiers and craftswomen something to spend their coin on.

As they sat on a bench and watched people go about their business, James spoke thoughtfully.

"You’ve really made a difference around here. Mom was doing okay I guess, but since you took over matters here, everyone is happier."

Madeline shook her no immediately.

"It’s only like this because you’re here. You may not see it James, but your influence has changed most people’s attitude about nobility in our Duchy. I wouldn’t even be in this position if it weren’t for you."

James laughed a little.

"Well, that was an unintentional consequence of..."

He trailed off, remembering that the circumstances that led for this to happen wasn’t very funny.

’Great way to ruin the mood dumbass.’

They sat in a comfortable silence for a while until James stood. He took Madeline’s hand and spoke with a grin.

"Have you cheered up a little? It breaks my heart when my pretty sister is upset."

Madeline smiled and brushed her pink hair behind an ear.

"I’ll never understand how you became such a smooth talker. All those girls in the academy are in for a surprise, I bet you’ll have to beat them off with a stick."

She looked a little saddened by the idea of so many girls giving him attention and James swept her into a hug.

He whispered into her ear softly.

"Is sister jealous? You shouldn’t be.. only a few women are allowed into my heart and you’re one of them."

Madeline blushed and kissed his cheek.

"Can we.. you know.. tonight.."

Her vague request made James laugh.

"You have to ask clearly sister, I can’t know what you want if you don’t."

Madeline looked down.

"Sex.. can we do it tonight before you leave.. you’ve been spending so much time with Jaida recently.."

James nodded and took her by the hand again, leading her back to the castle.

"After dinner, I think we should have a family meeting in my room. I need to give my love to all my sisters before I leave."

Madeline stumbled a little, her calm and confident older sister image completely disappearing.

"All of us at the same time.." her cheeks blazed with heat.

James kept nodding happily.

"Yep! I want to see my sister’s cute faces watch as they get fucked by me."

He could’ve sworn he cast [Firebolt] with how red her face was.

After they got back home, they had a pretty big dinner party.

The large table was filled with women that James had claimed.

Susan laughed uproariously with her vice-captain Vanessa. The twin soldiers were there as well and looked somewhat uncomfortable being in the same room with all the Cromwell family heirs.

Jaida and the maid James took in front of her chatted while Galea stumbled around drunkenly. His three sisters and two servants had gotten fairly close in the past couple months and were playing a drinking game.

’Hah.. I can’t believe it still... all these people around me laughing.. is this what a family is? It’s like my old army squad.. but more.’

James watched everyone with a small smile. There was a tight pang in his chest, but it was full.

’Damn.. I really don’t want to go to school tomorrow...’

He laughed to himself at this realization.

’Good lord, I sound like a little kid... at least when I go, I’ll be able to talk to some guys finally.’

Time passed by in a mix of happy and sullen tones throughout the dinner party. No one wanted to ruin the mood talking about James’s departure tomorrow.

As dinner finally winded down, he exchanged teary eyed goodbyes with the women until just his servants and sisters remained.

His servants nodded to each other and smiled at him before silently leaving as well.

James’s sisters all had faint blushes now because Madeline had told the other girls what they agreed to earlier.

He stood suddenly and spoke mischievously.

"First one to my room gets it... well.. first!"

James sprinted away before his words registered with the girls. He chuckled a little when shocked cries sounded out and feet started pounding down the hall behind him.

"Damn it Madeline! Move, I will be first!"

A snort was followed by a derisive laugh; Madeline’s voice refuted this claim vehemently.

"In your dreams Clara! I’m gonna be first!"

James watched the scene from his doorway and saw that the two bickering girls hadn’t noticed their other sister quietly take the lead. Her long legs and the powerful body of an ascendant giving her the clear advantage over the other two.

Clara and Madeline were still bickering by the time they reached his room and froze when they saw him and Gwen already inside.

A faint expression of smug satisfaction broke through the placid girl’s demeanor.

James spoke then, slightly embarrassed by the words of his prepared speech.

"Before we begin tonight, I’d like to take a moment and truly thank you girls. As you know, my memory is still a little hazy and adjusting to this... this position I’m in has been... well, strange. It’s been weird and difficult, but you girls have been amazing throughout it all. When mother broke my trust, you three were there to pick up the slack. When the raid at the palace happened, you girls were there for me. With that being said, I really just can’t thank you three enough for helping me. While I may be leaving with Clara tomorrow and I’ll be back soon, know that I will truly miss this time we spent together."

At the end of his words, James got a little choked up and there were watery eyes all around.

’Wow.. what a great way to start a four-way sexual escapade... with my sisters. That’s a sentence I don’t think anyone has ever thought of before... what a strange life I have.’

His sisters rushed over and crushed him in a big group hug.

Before the girls started crying in earnest, James took off his trademarked white collared shirt and black pants with suspenders.

He looked at each one and grinned.

"Enough of that sappy crap, I think it’s time to start spoiling my beautiful sisters."

Madeline giggled and stepped back with Clara, she nudged Gwen with her elbow.

"Looks like you’re up sis! Show our little brother that we can spoil him as well!"