Chapter 121: 121
Eric and Philly
I wasn’t about to apologize .
Eric should feel all the embarrassment and then some .
“Ah, Eric . I’m glad to see you here . ”
“Uh, yes . ”
“So, Milka . The really amazing thing about Eric is…”
“Now-now-now . Ruck, wait a minute…”
“What is it, Eric? I’m just getting to the good part . Please don’t interrupt . ”
“I’m right here you know? This is getting awkward . ”
“Oh, don’t worry . Milka didn’t even know about you before, so I have to tell her . Don’t I? It’s common knowledge . ”
“Bah, I wouldn’t say that, and there is no need for people to know . ”
What was he going on about? He was the king and a Hero .
Of course, people should know .
“In any case, not in front of me . Please . ”
“Fine . You really do complain a lot, Eric . ”
And with that, Eric sighed with relief .
“Are you finished talking now?”
Philly said as she appeared from behind Eric .
She was the fifth child of Marquis Mastafon and a genius alchemist .
Her parents had been taken hostage and she was forced to create the Fool’s Stone .
“Ah, Philly . It’s been a while . ”
“I was allowed to stay in the palace until things settled down . ”
Philly’s tone seemed to have softened since I last met her .
Maybe her parents had scolded her while they lived in the palace .
“Well, I’m glad to see you . Am I right to assume that you’ll be living here from now on?”
“I’m afraid I will have to impose on you . ”
“Don’t worry . ”
It seemed like she and Eric had used the secret passage to come here from the palace .
It was best that the dark ones did not know where Philly was living .
Her whereabouts was just as much an important secret as Lord Gerbera’s address .
Still, the way she talked now bothered me .
Perhaps it was how all highborn ladies talked .
It wasn’t something I knew much about .
“By the way, where’s Tama?”
Tama was Philly’s loyal and beloved dog .
He was a big dog, but still smaller than Grulf .
“Tama is…at the palace . ”
“Is there a reason why?”
Eric answered this question .
“I told her that she should bring Tama . But the Marquis and his wife were hesitant . They didn’t want to inconvenience you too much . ”
I understood how they felt .
It was one thing to send your daughter to live with someone, but sending the dog as well seemed like a lot .
“No, they really don’t need to worry about that . ”
“Do you really mean it?”
“I do . ”
“Then I shall bring him with me . ”
Philly was about to run out of the room .
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“Hey, wait . Philly, you haven’t been registered at the door yet, have you?”
“N-no, I have not . ”
And so I headed to the secret passage with her and had her registered .
“Now you can enter the passage . However, you will need a different key to enter the palace…”
“Then I will go with her . ”
“Alright . Thank you . ”
“Oh, I couldn’t . You must not waste your time on my behalf, Your Majesty . ”
Philly said modestly, but Eric brushed this aside and they both headed back to the palace .
And I returned to the dining room .
“Grulf, do you want some cookies?”
Groof . ”
Grulf gladly ate the cookies that Milka offered him .
Grulf had disliked Milka at first, but they were friends now .
And that was a very good thing .
Lord Gerberga was also pecking at a cookie .
And so I sat down and chewed on a piece myself .
The tea that Milka had poured was delicious .
“Luchila . Is there anything that Lord Gerberga cannot eat?”
“Lord Gerberga is not a chicken, but the God Fowl . And he can eat anything that humans can . ”
“I see . I would expect no less from the great Lord Gerberga . ”
“Cluck-cluck . ”
“So what food is Lord Gerberga especially fond of?”
“Cluck-cluck . ”
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“Lord Gerberga likes food that normal chickens like . ”
“…I see . ”
“But he also likes sweets . ”
“That’s good . ”
Gerberga finished his cookie and then jumped on my lap .
He was very cute, so I petted him .
“Do you want more, Lord Gerberga?”
“Cluck-cluck . ”
Lord Gerberga ate a cookie from my hand .
Then Grulf came over and lay his jaw on my knee .
“You want to be fed too?”
“Grrr . ”
And so I fed them both cookies .
It was oddly entertaining .
Eric and Philly returned after a while . And they were accompanied by Tama .
However, to my surprise, Eric’s daughters, Charlotte and Marie were with them .
“Grand Duke . How do you do?”
“Grand Duke . It’s nice to see you again . ”
The ten-year-old Charlotte gave a graceful bow .
The four-year-old Marie tried her best to follow her sister .
“Your Highnesses . Welcome . ”
“Cluck-cluck . ”
Gerberga ran on top of the table and towards the princesses .
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“Lord Gerberga!”
“Lord Gerbie! Hello!”
“Cluck-cluck!”
Gerberga pressed into them fondly .
The princesses were overjoyed as they petted him .
Serulis patted the girls on the head .
“Charlotte, Marie . I hope you’ve been doing well?”
“Yes, Miss Serulis!”
“I’ve been very well!”
And then Serulis said,
“Do you know about Grulfie?”
“Oh, yes . I heard that he is the spirit beast that the Grand Duke saved from the vampires . ”
Charlotte was very smart for her age .
I had gone to the palace with Grulf after defeating the Vampire High Lord .
But as I was very busy, I hadn’t introduced Grulf to the princesses .
“Grulf . Come here . ”
“Groof . ”
Grulf came as Serulis called him .
“Here he is . Isn’t he big?”
“Yes . Can I pet him?”
“So fluffy!”
Charlotte asked politely, but Marie just jumped onto him .
But Grulf looked happy, and licked her face .