Chapter 111
Chapter 111: Prohibited
“If His Highness says it’s fine, then alright . Listen, Lelisama, you should accept his kindness, say thank you . ”
He was annoying, so I pretended that I hadn’t heard him . By the way, what should I do? I left Linus, who was still saying something and approached Nico’s desk . There was something that I was interested in since I first saw it .
“Whath’sh thhish?”
It looked like a pencil . It was like a black crayon wrapped in paper so that your hands wouldn’t get dirty . It was a little different from the pens adults used, and it was short to fit into a child’s hand .
“It’s a pencil . ”
“Penciw . ”
“If you write like this on the paper then…”
“Wow, ith’sh wiwe a pen . ”
It was thin, but the lines are properly drawn .
“And, if you do this…”
When Nico rubbed the paper with a chunk of cloth lying next to him, the line disappeared .
“Ith dishappeared!”
“You can use it lots of times, I heard it’s an ex-exceptional item . ”
“Amazing! Leth me borrow?” I pestered him a little .
“Hmm . ”
Nico generously agreed to let me borrow his pencil . I grasped the pencil correctly and drew a line .
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“Wow, I did ith!”
“Buufo . ”
The person who was disqualified as a guard was behind me . I was impressed by the pencil, so I took the paper and tried to draw . A big mouth, small hands, big feet and a tail . I looked up at Nico . “What is this?”
“This is… A Rug Dragon?”
“Yup! Nico, amazing!”
I didn’t care that a small voice said, “I can’t believe you can tell with that,” from behind me .
“Lei, you’re pretty good . ”
“Ai . ”
Unfortunately, I couldn’t borrow someone else’s pencil forever . I reluctantly gave it back .
“You’re finished with your greetings, haven’t you? Then, Your Highness, let’s finish your studies for today . We’re already late,” The tutor said . Nico looked bored as he adjusted his position on the chair . Then, what should I do? I turned to the adults .
Linus, 4 guards including Hans, two maids including Natalie, a total of seven people . There are a lot of them, so I’m sure they’ve thought of something for me to do . I stared at them in anticipation .
Even though Nico had started studying his vowels, no one said anything to me . Everyone looked awkward because of my gaze .
Otou-sama said that they need to increase the guards and maids, that’s why I had to wait for a week . In other words, they worked hard on increasing the guards and maids that they didn’t think about what the Prince’s playmate should do .
I sighed and folded my arms .
“Buufo . ”
It seems like they haven’t thought of what I should do . I have to think of something to do if no one else will . Which means I’ve decided .
“I wanth paper and a penciw, and a chair and deshw . ”
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“Bring a child’s desk and chair! And a spare pencil and paper!” Linus soon issued orders, and people started moving around . I wonder if he can study like this . Nico looked over with interest, and he got lectured, “Your Highness, you haven’t started writing yet . ” I sighed a little . Of course, he wouldn’t be able to .
“Linus-sama, we have the paper and pencil ready, but we can’t find the desk and chair we’d prepared . ”
They’re not well-prepared . You told Otou-sama he was late, but you haven’t made the proper preparations . I looked up at the ceiling in amazement .
“Then, give me thhe penciw and paper . ”
“But you need a place to write… do you want to use an adult’s desk?”
“Ith’sh fine, sho give ith tho me . ”
I took the pencil and paper and moved next to Nico . Then, I laid down .
“Say, Leilsama . You can’t, as a lady, no, a baby, but you’re a girl, but you’re not yet?”
Linus panicked . But, I leaned on my shoulders, put my body up and began drawing with the pencil . My legs were bent to my knees . My hands won’t move how I want them to, so I’ll draw whatever I want .
“Fwowersh, one, thwo, thhree, over here, wizard . ” (Lizard)
Doesn’t it look pretty good? But, I’ve already drawn a lot on the page . I picked up the cloth to erase it .
“Rub ith outh withh cwothh . Draw a Rug Dragon . Ah . ”
I ran out of paper and ended up writing on the floor . Oh my . When I was troubled, I saw someone’s shadow on the floor .
“It’s alright, Leilsama . Let’s wipe it off quickly with this cloth . ”
“Nathawie . ”
“Leilsama, so you like drawing?”
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“Ai . Buth thhere’sh no paper ath home . ”
Natalie talked to me while wiping the floor .
“Paper and pencil are a little expensive, but commoners can buy them too . If you tell Master, then he’ll get them for you straight away . ”
“Reawwy?”
“I think there’s paper for Luke-sama to use . Let’s ask him . ”
“Ai!”
This will relieve my boredom a bit . Now, let’s draw carefully so I won’t draw outside of the paper this time .
“Now, Nico . Round face and yewwow eyesh . Chubby cheewsh and wipsh . And…”
*SMACK*
“Huh?”
I looked up because I’ve never heard this noise before, and Nico was holding his left hand with his right hand while looking down .
“Focus, Your Highness . If you don’t focus, then you won’t remember your vowels . You are part of the royal family, so you must not be distracted by normal babies,” the tutor scolded, and in his hands was a small branch .
“Now, let’s write your vowels again .
Nico thinned his lips even more . The tutor hit Nico with the branch again because he wasn’t writing .
*SMACK*
“Ith hurthsh . ”
There was a slight red line on my hand which was on top of Nico’s . This hurts .
“You can’th do thhath,” I told the tutor quietly . Hans tried to come to me, but another guard stopped him . Natalie has been standing behind me for a while . I kept my hands on top of Nico’s and stared at the tutor .
“He won’th remember even if ith hurthsh . Don’th hith him . ”
“But His Highness doesn’t remember these vowels even though we’ve been at it for months . Even though he’s smart and remembers arithmetic quickly . ”
I’m stumped even if you tell me that . Doesn’t he just like arithmetic and isn’t interested in reading or writing yet?
“Give me branch . ”
I held my hand out to the tutor . He reluctantly gave it to me . I stuffed it into my Rug Dragon pocket . Of course, it was sticking out .
“Branch prohibithed . ”
“Prohibithed?”
“You can’th ushe ith . ”
“Prohibited, was it?”
I feel like the tutor had said, “What right do you have?” but I have no right . It’s a request from a cute baby .
I removed my hand from Nico’s and took his hand . It’s a little red, but he’s not hurt .
“Pain fwy away!” I chanted and blew on the red place . Then, I looked at Nico .
“Doesh ith shthiww hurth?” (Does it still hurt?)
“It didn’t hurt in the first place,” Nico, who had said that, was quite stubborn .
Translator: Blushy
Editor: Sam