Chapter 102
Chapter 102: If You Don’t Give Up…
“No way! Sebas! You brought them here?! Foolish!” Nii-sama said as if he was criticising him, and looked towards the carriage with an intense gaze .
“Niini, eyesh . ”
I stopped Nii-sama .
“But, Lei…”
“Niini, Lei wiww thawe care of Lei’sh maththers . ” (Niini, Lei will take care of Lei’s matters)
“Lei . ”
Nii-sama tightly clenched his fist and tightened his lips .
“Sebash down . ”
Sebas put me down and called out to the carriage . Then, a woman younger than Sebas and a boy younger but larger than Nii-sama descended timidly from the carriage . They looked at me in surprise and lowered their heads . The boy had his lips tight together, and he bowed his head silently .
Those two are Hannah’s mother and brother .
I searched through the pocket of my Rug Dragon . I hope that it didn’t break when I hit the yellow-eyed Prince . Here it is .
I took out a thin gold necklace, approached the mother, who still had her head down, put it on my hand, and gently held it out .
“I, I bought this for Hannah…”
“Hannah threashured ith . ”
The mother reached her trembling hands towards the necklace . I let her take it .
“Hannah noth here anymore . Lei’sh fauwth . Sorry . ”
“Ojou-sama, no, it’s not . Hannah was the one who took you . And yet, and still, you came back . Hannah, Hannah is…”
The boy held his mother’s stumped shoulders firmly and looked at me . If Hannah hadn’t been my maid, then she wouldn’t have committed a crime . However, I didn’t look down . I lived with this burden . I nodded without saying anything and turned my back towards them .
“Sebash come bacw withh ush . ”
“I can’t go back to Kingdom anymore . I will live here . ”
I know . But, I couldn’t help but ask . Sebas’s quiet eyes told me he had no regrets .
“Then, Lei wiww vishith you . ”
“Really? Then Sebas is looking forward to that . ”
“Ai . Lei wiww come withh Niini . ”
“You’re going to take me with you after all?” Niini laughed in resignation and his tension faded away .
I hugged Sebas’s legs and gently let go after I got him to pat my back . I won’t cry anymore .
“Lei wiww vishith . ” I said once more and turned my back away from Sebas .
“Lei-sama . Take care . ”
“Ai . Sebash thoo,” I replied, and walked away without turning around . Well, I actually only walked a few steps, but the people, who usually teased me, didn’t say anything and I was put into the basket .
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“You did well,” Clyde whispered softly as he closed the basket . At least I’m still alive . I can’t sob in front of Hannah’s mother .
I didn’t know that while seeing us off, Hannah’s brother muttered, “She’s such a good kid . Who am I supposed to hate?” or that Sebas had replied, “It’s wrong to hate Lei-sama . The ones to blame are the bad guys . The past won’t return even if you grieve, and you won’t have a future . ”
The border was actually really close to Sebel . We had lunch and will enter Kingdom in the afternoon .
The autumn prairie is fun, but my heart shook with mixed feelings .
I want to get home quickly . But, I don’t want to separate from everyone . I want to go back . But…
I should have made up my mind, but it shook and was unsettled just like the withered grass that was blowing in the prairie . The Rug Dragons also must have felt this, because they were restless .
In the midst of this, Bart brought his dragon near my basket .
“Luke-san and Lei, that’s probably the border . There’s a group there . ”
Bart is a hunter . His eyes are better than anyone’s . The guards, who hadn’t noticed, made a fuss . Nii-sama looked at Gill, who nodded and asked Bart, “Bart, how many are there?”
“Less than we have . ”
“Then, let’s watch and approach slowly . ”
That’s what we will do . We nervously proceeded slowly .
“That’s… A person is wearing the same white clothes as Luke . And the people wearing black clothes around him look like guards . ”
“What did you say?! Don’t tell me…”
Nii-sama looked at Gill again . Gill also looked at Nii-sama as if he was shocked .
“Just how much did he push himself? He definitely rushed the dragon here . The guards also always have a hard time . Honestly . ”
“Niini, who?”
“Lei, it’s probably Otou-sama . ”
“Otou-syama!”
No way! He came to pick me up even though he didn’t know when we would return?
“Then, we can go quicker . ”
We, who were moving at a slow speed, quickened our pace . The group finally came into my view before long .
There was a person who looked nonchalant as if he were at home even though he was in a prairie blown by the wind .
“Seriously? What the heck, he’s sitting in a chair relaxing with his legs crossed,” Bart couldn’t help but utter because Otou-sama looked so relaxed . His long hair was tied in a ponytail like always . His hair was tied so tightly that even the wind in the prairie couldn’t move it .
“Otou-syama~ . ”
“Kyee . ”
My voice echoed in the prairie . Otou-sama smiled a little as he remained seated . The dragon didn’t need to reply .
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“The guards are likely the Albans private guards . Honestly, when it comes to Otou-sama…” Nii-sama shook his head in amazement . Our group stopped a little before Otou-sama’s . Apparently, this was the border .
“Down . ”
“Alright . ”
Nii-sama gave me permission to get off, and I was taken out of the basket . It would actually be faster and safer if I crossed the border in the basket . But, I wanted to see Otou-sama without being in the basket . Clyde put me down, and I looked forward . Otou-sama was still sitting on the chair .
Honestly . Otou-sama is always like this . He’s actually troubled because he doesn’t know what to do .
I walked briskly . Otou-sama .
“Lei!” Alistair’s voice made me stop . Alistair . Bart and everyone . I turned around .
“Lei . ” This time it was Otou-sama . I stopped, and couldn’t move in either direction . What should I do?
“You’re stupid, Lei . I didn’t want to confuse you . Here, this . ”
Alistair ran to my side . He crouched down and looked me in the eyes . He held my hand and gave me something .
“Whishthwe…”
“You like it, don’t you? There are no more annoying princes who will tell you to stop blowing . Take it with you . ”
“Ai . ”
I put it into the pocket of my Rug Dragon .
“I’ll come visit you . ”
“Ai . ”
“Take care . ”
“Ai! You thoo, Awishthair . ”
“Us too . ”
“Barth . Miww . Kyaro . Cwyde . ”
Everyone came up to me before I noticed .
“We’ll see you off, so go . ”
“Ai! I’m off . ”
Everyone saw me off with smiles, and I turned towards Otou-sama . I moved forward briskly .
“Ah, she’s still tottering . ”
“Noth thoththering!”
“Oh, yes, briskly . You’re walking briskly . ”
That’s fine .
*KEE* I continued walking briskly even as the invisible barrier echoed through my body . Then, I stopped .
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“Otou-syama . ”
I reached my hands out . I thought Otou-sama wouldn’t get up, but he quickly did and picked me up .
“Lei! Welcome back . ”
“Ai . I’m bacw . ”
I smell Otou-sama .
“Now, let’s go home . ”
“Yes . ”
Otou-sama turned around and began walking . Everyone was dumbfounded . The guards weren’t moving .
“Eh, eh, greeth everyone . ”
“You don’t need to . We’re heading straight back . ”
“Otou-syama . ”
“What?”
Otou-sama finally stopped .
“Lei won’th dishappear . ”
“You did, didn’t you? You left father,” Otou-sama said childishly .
“Lei won’th dishappear again . ”
“Really?”
I definitely won’t disappear again since I decided this myself .
“Ai . ”
“Lei!”
Otou-sama finally hugged me tightly .
“Otou-sama, even I’m amazed . ”
“Luke, but…”
“No buts . These people saved Lei . Thank them properly, and then we’ll go home . ”
“Fine . ”
What’s fine? Otou-sama walked back to the border under everyone’s amazed gaze and stared at Bart and Alistair, who were dumbfounded .
“Amazing . It’s such a spectacle to see three Albans at the same time . ” Mill’s light-hearted voice resounded . I laughed weirdly . That made everyone calm down .
“Hunters, thank you for helping my daughter . Come visit the royal capital . The Albans will always welcome you . ” That was all Otou-sama said before he turned away from everyone without hearing their reply .
“This is the Four Marquises . ” That was probably Kyaro . He sounded shocked and impressed .
“No, that’s just an Albans . Or should I say, that’s Dean-dono . ”
I didn’t miss the fact that one of the guards had muttered this .
He’s selfish, but this is Otou-sama . I felt relieved and put my head on Otou-sama’s chest . My long journey ends here . I rummaged around the pocket and took out my whistle .
“What’s this?”
“Whishthwe . Fun . ”
“It’s fun? Then, that’s fine . ”
I blew the whistle .
“Puu . ”
“Kyee . ”
“Puu, puu . ”
“Kyee, kyee . ”
The Rug Dragons cried out in reply from close by and far away .
“Puu . ”
“Kyee . ”
It was painful .
“Puu, puu . ”
“Kyee, kyee . ”
It was fun .
“Puu . ”
“Kyee . ”
As long as I don’t give up…
“Puu, puu . ”
“Kyee, kyee . ”
I’m sure we’ll meet again .
“Now, let’s go home . ”
“Ai!”
Let’s go home now .
Translator: Blushy
Editor: Sam