Chapter 122
Translator: Blushy
Editor: Sam
After Nii-sama’s birthday in December, I celebrated my second birthday when I felt that my chubby limbs had gotten a bit slimmer .
“At this time last year, I thought that I would spend my days happy without any worries forever . And last summer, I was prepared for it to take a few years before Lei returned to us . I’m thrilled that I’m able to spend your second birthday with you . ” Early in the morning on the day of my debut, Nii-sama came into my room, woke me up and said .
“Nii-syama…”
I certainly wanted to return, but I also enjoyed my life in Frontier . I felt bad for that .
“Nii-syama, Lei had wothsh of fun . ”
“Lei, I wouldn’t normally call getting kidnapped twice in six months fun . ”
That’s true, but I got over it by the third time, and thought nothing of it . The minds of babies are so convenient . There are good things that come with being young .
“Jeez, you’re easy going by nature . ”
That’s not true . It’s because I’m a baby .
“Now Lei, happy birthday . We’ll be celebrating your second birthday in the afternoon . There’ll be children after all . Get up quickly and let’s go get ready . Ojii-sama came from the northern fief today . I’m looking forward to it . ”
“Ojii-syama!”
I woke up after hearing this .
“It’s Claire-kaasama’s Otou-sama . He has brown eyes like Okasama, and is very kind . ”
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“Wow, I’m woowing forward tho meething him!”
He was going to come earlier, but barely ended up making it here, so he’ll be staying at the mansion for a few days starting from today . I heard he’s good at riding Rug Dragons, so I’m sure he’ll let me ride with him .
“His Highness will also be here . Lei just needs to look nice and smile at lots of people . No, you don’t even have to smile at them,” Nii-sama started muttering .
“Nii-syama . I’ww shmiwe . Everyone have fun . ”
“You’re right, for me I’ll smile as much as I can if it would finish with that . ”
I feel like what Nii-sama and I are thinking about different things . Nii-sama suddenly looked serious and peeked out the window .
“We’re celebrating my birthday today too, so it seems like Dianokaasama will be coming, even though it’s fine if she doesn’t . ”
“Nii-syama…”
“Otou-sama is a complicated person . Even if the person in question intends to live a simple life, his forwardness and unwavering personality can sometimes hurt people . I know that . ”
I’m sure he was implying that he was selfish for wanting Otou-sama by his side . However, his 12-year-old pride didn’t let him utter those words .
“Now, let’s get ready . This is your first party . You can enjoy it to the fullest . ”
“Ai!”
That morning, I took a bath and dried my soft, fluffy hair . Then, I was dressed in a white dress with a lot of purple embroidery on it . It was a little longer than the dresses I usually wear and the maid outfit I wore the other day . It even covered my calves .
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I twirled . The hem was soft, by the way, so is my hair .
“Oh my, Leilsama . We’re not done . Next, we’re going to wrap this around you . ”
The maid brought a thin purple chiffon . She wrapped it around my waist and tied a big ribbon at the back . Don’t I look like a present? The same thing happened the other day, but a different maid was in charge of changing me into outfits I wasn’t used to . Today, Natalie is accompanying me while looking happy .
“People normally wear white on their debut . Even if they didn’t, the Albans uniform is white, so Master and Luke-sama will also be wearing white . How wonderful! It’s amazing to see all three of you together!”
Some maids even started crying .
“You’re finally back, but you go to the castle every day . So everyone is lonely because the castle took you away from us . ” Natalie explained . That may be true .
We, who were excited, were on the second floor, but when I looked out the window, I could see gorgeous carriages pulled by Rug Dragons arriving at the garden one after the other, and dressed up men and women getting off the carriages .
Relatives’ children aside, is it fun to see children you don’t know? I thought, and Natalie explained, “Master has already warmed up old friendships before the debut, and there are people who come from far away like Luke-sama’s Okasama, and your Ojii-sama, so it’s a rare opportunity for them to interact with others . ”
Oh yeah, they’re not here just to see me . I felt relieved when I thought that and relaxed .
“Leilsama, you look relieved . ”
“Reawwy?”
I put my hands on my cheeks . I didn’t know that .
“Oh my, Leilsama . ”
Laughter echoed in the room . The maids continued to talk happily .
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“We’re also looking forward to it . We can see nobles who we usually don’t get to see . ”
“I’m looking forward to seeing Molesey-sama . His cool wintery eyes are amazing . ”
“I want to see Gill Lisburn-sama . His growth is so dazzling . ”
“Apparently the Remington Ojou-sama is coming too . All the Four Marquises will be here! It’s a spectacle . ”
Remington .
I was a little nervous . Otou-sama and Nii-sama said the Remingtons had nothing to do with my kidnapping . But, I wonder if that’s true . Everyone will think that there’s no other mastermind apart from the Remingtons who have a reputation of being bottom feeders .
But, I remember Hannah’s painful reactions and the word Remington that she had uttered with a shaky voice .
“Let’s eat a little something first . ”
“Ai!”
I was wrapped in a big apron and passed a small sandwich .
“The chefs made a lot of delicious food today, but they said they’ll keep some for you, so don’t worry . ”
“Ai!”
That’s good . I was anxious about how I would pinch food off the table during my debut . I ate my light snack with peace of mind .
When I finished wiping my hands and mouth, I heard a knock at the door .
“Come on, it’s about time . I wonder if Luke-sama came to pick you up . ”
“We’ll be waitressing from now on, so we’ll look out for you . ”
The maids said . The people in the mansion got pretty close since Nii-sama’s birthday . I’m sure they’re going to watch over me as they observe the other nobles .
“Now, Lei, it’s about time . Oh?”
“Wow . ”
He wore a lustrous white coat with purple embroidery on the collar of it, thin black trousers, and well-polished shoes . His long blonde hair was silky .
“You look cute . ”
“Coow . ”
Our voices overlapped, and we laughed .
“Now, let’s walk to the stairs in a way that won’t wrinkle your clothes . ”
“Of courshe . I’ww waww carefuwwy . I can even run . ”
“You mustn’t run . Let’s hold hands and walk slowly . ”
‘I’ll enjoy every step,’ I thought I heard him say . Now, let’s go to my debut .