Chapter 108
Chapter 108: If You Lift Your Head
I seemed to have looked very down, since even Nii-sama, who was opposed to me going to the castle, changed his mind, “Why don’t you think about it after you visit the castle?” He concluded that I wasn’t allowed to be left alone at home .
“Won’th shomeone come pway ath our houshe?” I asked if someone could come over, but it was quite tricky because I had already been kidnapped once . The Albans don’t let unidentified people into their home, but people were terrified of letting their children come over and play with me because I was at risk of getting kidnapped .
I think the royal family who wants to let a dangerous child play with their child is useless . But, getting kidnapped in the castle was a trust issue for the royal family, so they were fine with me visiting .
It’s difficult . If I really think about it, I had fun playing with the children in Wester, and I got along with Amy and the children in Lentforce, so it should be fine for me to play with another boy . It should also be interesting to explore the castle, and I’m sure they have many books .
Strangely, even though I was able to quickly adapt to the new environment when I got kidnapped, I don’t know what to do now that I’ve returned home . I was desperate to get back, but I didn’t realise that I shouldn’t cause any more trouble since I’ve already imposed on a lot of people . However, I didn’t realise that I’ve been keeping my head down and shutting everyone out .
On the other hand, the castle would be in an uproar since Otou-sama was hesitant on who would be my playmate, but I suddenly asked him to bring someone over .
“I think I can bring him over straight away, but they’ve started talking about increasing his guards and who his maids should be . ”
“Tuthor . ”
“When the royal family turns three, they start reading, writing and learning other things . ”
“Didn’th Nii-shyama awsho shtharth ath thhere?” I included the words, he isn’t the Prince, in my question, and Otou-sama looked embarrassed .
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“Luke, well, he wanted a tutor, but other children start around five . ”
“Well, yeah . ”
My feelings gradually lightened up when I thought that the royal family was really incompetent for not making appropriate preparations for the Prince to go out of the castle . Somehow, having a change of environment worked out positively for me .
It took a week for the castle to do their preparations . I lived my life normally in the meantime with a subtle sense of expectation, enjoyed the weekends, and was finally taken to the castle . I was probably looking forward to this, and the feeling hadn’t been subtle at all .
Natalie and a guard will be accompanying me . Natalie seemed nervous about coming to the castle unexpectedly . She looked more expressionless than usual .
I’ve spent two weeks with her now, and I was starting to understand her more and more . In short, she was a diligent worker, but she was serious and wasn’t flexible at all, and she can’t secretly enjoy snacks with me like Hannah did . On the other hand, among the guards, Hans usually accompanied me at lunchtime . He’s over 40, but a bit mischievous . He was in the convoy, but he had already resigned and was now being employed as a guard for nobles .
I saw off my weeping Nii-sama at the end of the weekend and entered the carriage with Otou-sama while dressing up a little more than usual . I had a ribbon wrapped around my head that held down my fluffy hair a bit .
Otou-sama usually rides the Rug Dragon to the castle, but he was using the carriage today . Otou-sama, Natalie and I fit snugly inside the four-person carriage, and the coachman and guard were outside .
“Otou-syama, no guardsh?”
“I don’t need them . Aren’t they annoying?”
“Buufo . ” I’m sure that voice was coming from the guard outside . It seemed like he could hear what we were saying . It’s strange for a doting parent who makes his daughter have a guard to say they’re annoying . It’s rude to the guards, but Otou-sama ignored this .
“The Albans have raised Rug Dragons for generations, that’s why our mansion is a little far from town . And it’s annoying that they always call me to the castle because I’m close . ”
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“Guh . ”
The guard held it down this time .
“Come to think of it, it’ll be your first time seeing the royal capital this afternoon, right?”
“Ai . ”
I did pass through it when I came back from Wester, but I didn’t have time to get a good look around .
“Here, come to the window . ”
Otou-sama stood me up and supported me from behind .
“Wow . ”
The royal capital was more relaxed than Frontier . There were a lot of people heading to work at this time . People couldn’t work at night in Frontier, so they started really early in the morning . I also leisurely have breakfast with Otou-sama before he leaves, so it should be around 9am now? If this were Lentforce, then everyone would already be working .
The further we got away from the mansion, the more carriages I see carrying people and vegetables . The people looked bright and lively .
It must still be time for breakfast because I could smell freshly baked bread and a faint scent of meat, and there were stalls on the side of the road .
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“Everyone hash magic . ” I couldn’t help but say .
“Is it that different? I’m sure Hunters in Frontier have magic . ”
“Ai . Hunthersh hunth Howwowsh buth thheir magic ish differenth . ” (Ai . Hunters hunt Hollows but their magic is different . )
“What about the townspeople?”
“None . ”
There’s no disadvantage to having no magic in a barrier . Why do the people of Kingdom have so many magic users when they don’t even think about using it? I’ll keep this question in mind until I get the answer someday . I thought, but I was mainly checking out the stalls . I’ll come here to eat someday .
“Ojou-sama, do you like lively places?” Natalie reluctantly asked to no one in particular . She probably thought it was rude to interrupt a family conversation .
“That’s probably not the case… Lei is just curious and interested in a lot of things . ” Otou-sama answered for me since I was busy staring at the town . As a maid, she was probably worried about how to handle a child who is okay with reading alone .
I see . I looked at Natalie . Natalie never let her uneasiness show on her face, and she looked a bit younger than usual . It wasn’t like she wasn’t interested in me, or that she thought I was troublesome, she just didn’t know what to do with me .
I didn’t realise anything because I’ve been looking down .
“Nathawie . ”
Natalie looked at me in surprise .
“Yes, what is it, Ojou-sama?”
“Lei wanthsh tho go tho thhe shthawwsh . ” (Lei wants to go to the stalls . )
“Huh, shthawwsh?”
“Over thhere . ”
Natalie seemed confused when I suddenly looked at her with sparkling eyes . She should say that I can’t right now, but she might be disappointed as well .
“I’m glad I brought Lei . ”
Otou-sama’s hands, which were supporting me, wrapped around me .
“Outhshide fun . ”
“Is it? That’s good . ”
We completely forgot about Natalie and smiled .
Translator: Blushy
Editor: Sam