Chapter 110
Chapter 110: The Prince
The civil official rushed towards Otou-sama, and said, “I’m sorry, a problem has occurred, so I want you to start work straight away . ”
“Hmm . I suddenly have work to do,” Otou-sama muttered, as he headed to the castle with me in his arms . It can’t be helped .
“Otou-syama . ”
“What is it, Lei?” The people around us gasped at his gentle voice . He’s popular, honestly .
“Lei wiww be withh thhe Prince . Otou-syama, worw properwy . ” (Lei will be with the Prince . Otou-sama, work properly . )
“But, Lei…”
“Ith’sh oway . I’ww thawe Hansh and Nathawie withh me . ” (It’s okay . I’ll have Hans and Natalie with me . )
I don’t know what kind of misunderstanding they have, but I came here as a playmate, so I should do my job .
Otou-sama looked at me, then at the civil official who wanted to take me, and then finally at Hans and Natalie .
“Can I leave Lei to you?”
“Yes . ”
“We came here to look after her . ”
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The two nodded firmly . Otou-sama reluctantly let me down and crouched down in front of me .
“Listen, that civil official over there is Linus . He’s the Prince’s caretaker, or well, he works as the royal butler . He’s stubborn even though he’s young, and is inflexible, so you don’t have to listen to what he says . ”
“Otou-syama…”
I was a little shocked . And, I felt at ease . Otou-sama continued in a whisper, “Of course, you don’t have to listen to the Prince either . I didn’t bring you here for the Prince, I brought you here because I thought you would have fun . You don’t have to hold back in front of anyone, and have fun . ”
“Ai . ”
I giggled while nodding . It feels refreshing to see him act like a doting parent here too . Otou-sama stood up and said to Linus, “Then, I’ll leave Lei to you . ”
Then, he entered the castle with the civil official who came to pick him up . He’s quick once he makes up his mind . I shrugged, slowly walked over to Natalie and Hans, and reached out for Hans’s hand . I don’t think the Prince would be close by since this castle is enormous . The Linus person said we were pressed for time before, so this isn’t the time to be tottering .
Hans was confused since this was the first time I reached out to him, but he picked me up .
“Dear me, Albans’s selfishness never changes . ” Linus stared at Otou-sama’s back in shock, put his right hand on his temple and whispered . Hmm, he’s obstinate . Then, he turned towards me .
“Leilsama . My name is Linus . His Highness has already started his studies, so I’ll be taking you directly to his study room . You would normally walk there, but we’re short on time, so please stay where you are . ”
“Ai . ”
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“I said that the maid and guard aren’t needed, but…”
“I’ww thawe Hansh and Nathawie withh me . ”
“Fine . ”
Then, we followed after Linus and walked through the wide and long corridor . When we turned left at the entrance, it looked like a residential area in the inner part . There was a large hall beyond the door with guards stationed, and a staircase leading to the second floor .
It was made like a smaller Albans mansion . In other words, it looked as if there was a mansion attached to the castle . By the way, I think I could have walked close to Hans until here . I looked out the window . Perhaps, it would have been faster to come here through the garden .
“Ith wouwd have been fashther tho come here by carriage . ”
“Leilsama, I also think that . ” Hans agreed with me . Well, I might have needed to enter through the entrance for my first time here, but I don’t need to tomorrow . I was horrified to think that I had to walk here from the entrance .
“Now, His Highness is studying on the second floor . Let’s go . ”
Linus nodded at me, and Hans also nodded .
“Down . ”
“Is that alright?’
“Ai . ”
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I asked Hans to put me down and followed Linus up the stairs . Of course, the guard and maid followed behind us .
There were large corridors on both ends at the end of the stairs with lots of doors . Linus proceeded to the last door on the left and knocked on the door .
“Come in,” a high male voice came from inside, and we entered the room in turns . It was a library .
The ceiling was high and was built like an atrium with two or three floors . There was soft light coming in from the windows, and there were a lot of books placed on the wall .
“Wow . ”
I would love to read these books once I learn how to read . I tried to walk towards the books on the wall .
“Leilsama . ” Ah, come to think of it, I had something to do . I completely forgot and turned towards the centre where Linus’s voice was coming from .
There was a small classroom there . No, it wasn’t a classroom . It’s just if I had to put it in Japanese, then there was a blackboard, and a man was standing nervously in front of it . In front of him, was a small desk and chair with a boy on it holding something that looked like a pencil . He seemed very unhappy .
I looked at the boy and gulped . Yellow eyes . Same as Easter’s Third Prince who kidnapped me . I reflexively became anxious and angry, but I suppressed t . His eyes were widened in surprise like mine .
“Albans,” the small boy muttered . Even though he’s small, he probably understood that the eye colours of the royal family and the Four Marquises were rare . He was probably surprised that I had the same eye colour as Otou-sama .
If I ignore the uncomfortable feeling I get from his eyes, then he’s the same as me, no, he’s a baby who is a little bigger than me . However, his appearance aside, I couldn’t help but mutter, “Lothsh of magic . ”
He probably has the same amount of magic as Onii-sama even though he’s this small . I can’t see my own magic, so I don’t know how much there is, but he probably has a lot more than me . I could only accept that this was a member of the royal family who had magic exceeding that of the Four Marquises .
However, that doesn’t matter right now . I faced the boy and properly introduced myself, “I’m Leiwa Awbansh . ” The boy widened his eyes in surprise again, stood up from his chair and walked towards me .
“I am the eldest son of the First Prince, Lambert . My name is Nicolas Manfred Kingdom . ”
It’s an impressive name . I was impressed that he said that without fumbling . However, it’s too long . So, in short, “Nico . ” Nico seemed a little confused when I called him that .
“Nico?”
“Ai . Leiwa ish Lei . ”
“Lei?”
“Ai, Nico . ”
Now, we’re done with introducing ourselves . I heard that Nico is three, but he’s a head taller than me, so I had to look up to him .
“Leilsama, even as a joke, His Highness is a direct descendant of Kingdom . You can’t just suddenly call him a nickname like Nico . ” Linus protested . I looked at Linus in amazement . A one-year-old doesn’t know anything about direct descendants or nicknames . Well, I know, but… When I tried to say something, Nico spoke, “It’s fine . I don’t mind . You can call me Nico . ”
“But…”
“I said, I don’t mind . ”
I feel like he’s a little different from the violent Prince I’ve heard about . I felt a little excited .