Chapter 118
Chapter 118: His Highness, Nicholas
A knock came at the door as if it was tearing the tense aura in the room . Then, the door opened, and the person who showed up was… “Otou-syama!”
“Lei! Luke!”
Otou-sama crouched down and opened his eyes wide as I ran up to him .
“I heard you were practising magic, so I came because I was worried . Was everything alright?”
“Ai . Nico ish greath . ” It was a suitable answer . Though, I could see that he clearly didn’t care about Nico . Honestly .
“So, Luke, did you have any trouble?”
“That’s…” Onii-sama looked at Nico’s father, then looked down .
“Oh, Your Highness . I’m sorry, I didn’t notice you . ”
I almost laughed at Otou-sama who really didn’t notice the Prince . That was close .
“You wnow, you wnow, Nico’sh Otou-syama…”
“Oh, His Highness?”
I thought I’ll tell Otou-sama now .
“He wanthsh Nii-syama channew magic outh . ”
“Oh . ”
I felt the temperature in the room rapidly drop . Otou-sama hugged me tightly, then put me down and faced Nico’s father, who looked stiff .
“Have you ever heard of people exchanging magic, Your Highness?”
“N-no . That’s why I want to try it once . ” Nico’s father said something unnecessary to Otou-sama . I thought this the other day, but Nico’s father might be a little, just a little dim-witted . I looked at him again . Hmm . Isn’t he still too naïve for someone in his twenties?
Otou-sama shrugged .
“We don’t know what would happen if we absorb other people’s magic, that’s why only Lei can do it since she did it accidentally . ”
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“Oh, is that so? B-but, Luke said he could do it . ” I think Nico’s father said something even worse .
“Only the theory . Even I know the theory of it . But rational adults wouldn’t dare do it even if they know they can . ”
He’s right . I looked at Otou-sama in admiration . When I think about it, I’ve only seen him act indifferently, gentle, and loving towards me . This is the first time I’ve ever seen him give reasonable arguments like a capable adult .
“Otou-syama, coow…”
“Lei!”
Otou-sama immediately hugged me and rubbed his face against mine .
“Otou-syama, You’re wiwe a capabwe pershon!”
“That’s right! Otou-sama is capable, isn’t he?”
“Coow!”
“Hahaha . ”
We made a racket and someone quietly spoke to us, “Otou-sama and Lei . ” It was Nii-sama . We stopped moving .
“Oh, sorry . ”
“Ai…”
Nii-sama got mad because we were too loud .
“That’s enough . I think I’ve already taught Prince Nicholas how to handle his magic today, so handle this matter between you adults . Now, Lei and Your Highness, Nicolas . ”
Nico and I quietly walked to where Nii-sama and Gill were .
“Now, what shall we do now?”
“Play outside!”
“Pway!”
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He wasn’t angry, he proposed a good idea!
“Then, let’s go outside . Go get your jackets . ”
“Ok!”
“Aai . ”
We’re going to play outside now .
However, I fell asleep in less than 30 minutes while playing hide-and-seek and was carried to the bed in the library . Too bad . Let’s play indoors next time .
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Lei and His Highness (Luke’s Perspective)
“Doesn’t Lei sleep too much?”
“Your Highness . I’m not too sure about this, but I think this is normal . ”
“Really?” His Highness replied as he watched Lei, who was sleeping soundly on the small bed .
“What do you do when Lei sleeps like this?”
“Hmm . I wonder if she would get bigger and watch her . ”
“I, I’m jealous . ”
“Why?” His Highness looked up at me curiously .
“I’m usually at the academy dormitories . I’m jealous that you get to see her every day . ”
“But, we have to study in the morning, then have lunch separately . We only get to play a little after lunch, then she falls asleep . Albans takes her home after she wakes up . ”
“But don’t you have fun while studying?”
“Hmm . Lei is good at persuading Odds-sensei, so we spend less time studying, and we get to play more . ”
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When I thought that would be something she would do, I couldn’t help but smile . She definitely fooled the tutor with her cuteness .
“But, Lei doesn’t grow bigger even though I watch her a lot . ”
Well, yeah . While watching Lei sleep cutely, I looked at the unsatisfied Prince Nicholas and found it funny .
“Now then, it’s my turn . ” Gill, who hadn’t done much until now, was enthusiastic .
“Lei is a good girl, but she’s smaller and weaker than Your Highness . She can only be your playmate . We finally get to skip school, so let’s train our bodies together . ”
“Train our bodies?”
“Yeah, train with swords . We’ll move around using our bodies . ”
“Let’s do it!”
His Highness’s eyes sparkled, and he no longer had Lei in his eyes . Playing with Gill, the training maniac, will be proper training for him .
“Then, let’s start with tree climbing . ”
““I can climb trees?!”
His Highness hadn’t been allowed to climb trees because it was dangerous .
“It’s alright since I’m there . ”
Yes, it’ll be alright since Gill is there . I turned back to Lei . I thought I could only watch her nap during my days off . I gently brushed her curly hair, and it went back to its position once my hand brushed over it .
“Oi . ”
My cute sister .
“Oi . ”
“What Gill?”
I turned back because he was annoying .
“You’re coming too . ”
“I don’t want to . ”
“Our job starts from when we get here until we leave . Watching Lei is a side benefit . And, you’ve been slacking off on your training because you’re relieved that Lei is back . ”
Even though no one could win against me at the academy . I thought he wouldn’t find out since we’re in different grades .
“When the time comes, we’ll be facing adults . If you keep slacking off, then you won’t be able to protect Lei when the time comes . ”
“What the hell are you talking about?”
“You can’t say it won’t happen again, right?” Gill said sternly, and I reluctantly stood up .
“Natalie, don’t let Lei feel lonely when she wakes up . ”
“I understand . I’ll call you straight away . ”
“Hans . ”
“I’m keeping watch . ”
I lifted my eyebrows at His Highness who looked excited, then looked at Lei’s sleeping face again, before going outside with Gill and His Highness .
“Lei won’t wake up even if you stare at her or shake her . ”
“Did you shake her?”
“A little . ”
I looked at His Highness in shock . Did you do that? I might have to cut Hans’s pay .
I had a more pleasant afternoon than I thought .
Translator: Blushy
Editor: Sam