Chapter 120
Chapter 120: Falling off a Horse (But it’s a Dragon)
“It looked like the magic that always perfectly overlapped you was pushed by Lei’s magic and flew behind you . ”
“So, it was like that,” Otou-sama nodded . It was hard for me to be aware of my own magic, so I remembered seeing Otou-sama’s surprised expression before he fell .
“Phu, eeh . ”
I almost cried again when I remembered it .
“Lei, it’s okay . I’m fine now . ”
“ai . ”
I pressed my face into his knee, and he rubbed my head .
“I made you experience something painful . That’s right, it was like I was being hit with someone’s palm . My magic repelled out of me from my back, then I fell,” Otou-sama analysed quietly .
“It didn’t hurt, but there was impact . I can tell now that something in our bodies reacts as a defense mechanism when other magic invades the body,” he said and patted Nii-sama and me .
Then, he continued, “Well, Lei, let’s try it again . ”
I quickly looked up .
“No! Otou-syama wiww faww again . ”
“Yes! It’s hard on Lei too!” Nii-sama desperately tried to stop him .
“No, Lei . You were worried that your magic wouldn’t reach me before, so you used a lot of force, didn’t you Lei?”
“Ai . ”
I think I projected more magic than when I would using a barrier .
“Then, this time, make a small circle around you like when you make barriers instead of forcing it out in front of you . ”
“Then I’ll do it!”
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“Luke . Of course, you’ll do it later . But, let Lei do this . Lei . ”
Otou-sama looked at me seriously .
“She’ll be afraid to use magic from now on if she doesn’t do this now . She can climb Rug Dragons . You can do it, right?”
If you fall off a horse, you get back on it right away . That’s what he means . Even if this world doesn’t have horses, but dragons, it means the same thing .
I was able to survive in Frontier because I had magic . Even if magic wouldn’t be useful to me from now on, it doesn’t mean I should abandon it . I can’t be afraid of it or run away from it . I lifted my face .
“Ai, Lei wiww do it . ”
“Lei!”
I separated myself from Otou-sama and faced him like I did earlier . Nii-sama went behind me as if he’d given up when he saw my resolution, and gently leaned against me .
“Don’t think about attacking with magic . Think of magic wrapping around me, and I’ll do the same . ”
“Ai . ”
Gentle, soft, and small . I expelled my magic as if it was wrapping around Otou-sama .
“I see, this is…”
“Oh, it resonates gently, Lei . That’s enough . ”
I was scared to open my eyes .
“Ith didn’th hurth?”
Otou-sama looked at me gently and nodded . Nii-sama who was behind me, softly patted my head .
“I’m okay . How about you, Lei?”
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“Magic thouch and shwaysh . ”
“It was the same for Otou-sama . Maybe it’s because our magic was close, but it was good to find out that magic interferes with each other . ” He nodded in satisfaction .
“Then, next is me . ”
“Ok . ”
I thought it would turn out like this, geez .
Otou-sama must have thought he was gentle, but the spread of magic was still quite powerful . Nii-sama and I were taken aback .
“You repewwed withh a bam . ”
“It was like a strong wind was blowing!”
However, this much wasn’t scary . Nii-sama’s eyes were sparkling .
“Fun . ”
“It’s fun! Then, I’m next!”
Nii-sama is good at handling his magic, after all .
“Then, how about we just aim for Lei’s arm?”
“Wow! I wanna be thicwwed!” (I wanna be tickled . )
It had been shocking at first, but it was a fun day . But it’s about time I went to bed . When Otou-sama saw me yawning, he quickly said, “Oh, you played too much . It’s time for you to go to bed . ”
“Ai . ”
It’s better to sleep early so I can play a lot tomorrow instead of forcing myself to stay awake .
“Tree cwimbing . ”
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“Let’s look for a good tree to climb tomorrow, alright?” . ”
“Ai…”
Nii-sama carried me to my room when I got really sleepy .
“Goodnighth . ”
“Yes, goodnight . ”
I fell asleep straight away .
◊♦◊♦◊♦◊ Otou-sama’s Perspective
“We did something unnecessary again . ”
“I don’t think it’s good to try things just because we think it’s interesting . ”
“One of us should tell the others to stop . ”
“None of us would say that . ”
I thought I wasn’t interested in anything . Luke didn’t want to say that he wanted to do this or that himself . Therefore, we were surprised at ourselves for being interested in the things we tried since Lei came .
“Anyway, it’s bad to make Lei cry . ”
“We needed to try it one more time, right?”
I quietly closed my eyes at Luke’s words .
“If we want her to live a normal baby life without worrying about anything, then we should let her forget about magic . ”
Luke is an excellent heir, so it doesn’t matter if Lei has no magic .
“But, Lei survived in Frontier because she had magic, and was curious about mastering it . ”
“You’re right . ”
Luke also nodded .
“If she cowers towards everything, then she’ll go back to how she was when she first came back to the mansion . A Lei who has lost fear and curiosity isn’t Lei . ”
“Lei is Lei no matter how she is . But, the usual her is more like herself, so it’s more fun . ”
The Lei, who always faces down and acts smart, isn’t Lei at all . Above all, she isn’t an Albans .
“But, I don’t want the royal family to use her to amuse themselves any further . I’ll let Prince Lambert experience magic directly . ”
“Do it softly . Prince Lambert aside, Lei feels better thanks to Prince Nicholas . ”
Isn’t it alright to be a little rough on him? But, this isn’t the time to be thinking about this, there’s something else we have to think about .
“Oh yes, I thought about celebrating your 12th birthday and Lei’s 2nd together . What do you think?”
I think not having her 1st debut backfired on us . It would be better if I show her off as a cute daughter of the Albans to noble society .
“I don’t mind . I think we need to show off Lei’s cuteness and how important she is to us . ”
Luke also understands . He had a rough idea of who kidnapped Lei in Frontier . However, we had no evidence or reason to link that person to Lei’s kidnapping in the royal capital . The criminal is still unknown .
“He shouldn’t have a reason to kidnap her again, but we don’t even know why he did in the first place . Although, if a child who is close to the royal family is taken, then it’ll cause a big fuss this time . Let’s show her off instead of hiding her . ”
“I actually just want her to stay as our Lei . ”
Me too . But, the option to hide her was eliminated when I let her be the Prince’s playmate . I’ll make people recognise her as an Albans . That’s the goal this time .
Translator: Blushy
Editor: Sam