Chapter 127
Chapter 127: Oranges in the Greenhouse
Translator: Blushy
Editor: Sam
We walked for a while and went to the greenhouse straight from the terrace of the guest room . The greenhouse that Okasama dearly loved .
“This is our greenhouse . Lei has only been here a few times . ”
“Ai . ”
“Please make yourselves at home,” Nii-sama said, and Nico ran into the greenhouse at once . The guards quickly followed after him . There were a lot of rare plants, so I was worried about whether he would pluck them .
“This is the guest room, but from what I know, no one has ever stayed here . Okasama came here a lot . ”
Did he come here with Okasama? I’m jealous .
“Ever since Lei became able to walk, Otou-sama stored her portrait and tea utensils . ”
“Otou-syama…”
“He was worried that Lei would be sad and wonder why she didn’t have an Okasama . ”
It’s a good reason, but I won’t get moved or cry because of that, because Otou-sama was just feeble .
“Lei, you don’t have an Okasama?”
“Chrish . ”
I looked at, and Chris, who was still holding my hand, looked surprised .
“Chris, I’ve told you this before, haven’t I?”
Felicia looked at me worriedly . Children don’t remember things that don’t interest them . It probably never occurred to her that the Okasama of the star of the party wasn’t there .
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“You only have your Otou-sama?”
I certainly don’t have an Okasama . But, “Nii-syama too . ” I have a wonderful brother . I puffed out my chest with pride .
“I’m here, too . ”
Nico came running back . He’s fast .
“I’m always with you in the daytime, so I’m like your Nii-sama . And, Luke is your Nii-sama, so he’s like my Nii-sama . And, Gill is like Luke’s Nii-sama, so he’s like our Nii-sama . ”
“That’s a little confusing . ”
It really was confusing . That wasn’t all Nico wanted .
“It’s boring to run around by myself . Lei, come . I don’t mind if Chris comes too . ”
This is my house, you know? Well, fine . Let’s explore the greenhouse! Nii-sama called me, “Lei . ”
“Nii-syama, whath?”
It’s rare for him to interrupt me when I’m playing . But, that wasn’t what he wanted to do .
“If you go straight to the back, there are oranges . ”
“Orangesh!”
Our eyes sparkled at the valuable information .
“Alright! Let’s go get some oranges!”
“Leth’sh go!”
“I guess I’ll come too . ”
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Come to think of it, isn’t the castle’s greenhouses more luxurious, so wouldn’t they have oranges too? But, I didn’t have time to think about it because the oranges could be stolen away . We ran like the wind .
“Lei-sama can’t run fast, like always . ” I looked at the guard who said something unnecessary . Shouldn’t Hans follow the example of the other guards and stay quiet?
I don’t know if it’s on purpose, but we went straight through the maze-like greenhouse and saw an orange tree at the end . It wasn’t in a very high place, but children couldn’t reach it . I don’t even know if Nii-sama could reach it .
“It’s beautiful! I’ve only seen orange trees which have been cut . ”
Chris, the biggest of us three, reached out, but she still couldn’t reach the oranges easily . Nico jumped up, but couldn’t reach . Shouldn’t we use something that can be used? I looked at Hans .
“Hansh, up . ”
“I’ll lift you up whenever you ask me to, but isn’t this foul play, Lei-sama?”
“Hmm . ”
I looked back, and Nico and Chris also made a face that said it was unfair . Then, what should we do?
Let’s talk about it .
We put our heads together and thought .
“How about we climb it?” Nico said since he got good at tree-climbing lately .
“The branchesh are thhin . They’ww breaw . ”
“So, we can’t?”
“If you ask a maid to get the oranges . ”
“Fouwpway . ”
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Didn’t you two give me that look when I asked Hans to pick me up? In that case, we have to use something . We looked around .
Should we throw stones? There aren’t any stones in the neat greenhouse . Then, how about a stick? Three sticks which had been supporting a plant behind Hans had fallen down .
“Nico, thath!”
“Sticks?!”
Boys and sticks are a dangerous combination, but we don’t have another choice right now . The were a bit heavy, but Nico and Chris were able to hold the sticks .
“Ah, Lei-sama!” I heard a shriek . I held the stick and aimed it at the oranges .
“It’s dangerous!”
Oh, I nearly hit Hans for some reason . I staggered because it was heavy .
“Even the smallest stick is heavy . Babies are such a pain . ”
Should I stagger again?
“Yes, yes . It’s dangerous, so please watch, Lei-sama . ”
The stick was taken away . Well, he is looking after me .
“Hith thhath big one over thhere . ”
“Lei, you’re only using your mouth . ”
I gave instructions to the two who were staggering while holding their sticks . Nico looked unhappy . Aren’t the two older ones also staggering? I looked at Hans disgruntledly, but he shook his head .
“Lei wiww cheer you on!”
I wasn’t allowed, so I waved my hands and cheered them on .
“Oh my gosh, Lei . ”
Chris laughed, and her stick managed to hit the oranges even though she was staggering .
“Ah!” I heard a shriek from somewhere . It was probably the gardener . A few oranges dropped down along with some leaves . Nico’s stick seemed to have hit the big orange .
“It dropped!”
“We got some!”
Three people picked up the fallen oranges . Why was I late even though I wasn’t holding a stick? But, everyone was able to pick up two each .
“These are for my father and mother!”
“Then, Lei wiww give it to Otou-syama and Nii-syama . ”
Chris looked at her own oranges . Hans secretly shook the tree branch behind us .
“Ah, Chris . Another one dropped . ”
“Really?”
Chris turned around and carefully picked up the orange .
“These are for Otou-sama, Okasama, and Nee-sama . ”
I’m glad there was enough . Hans checked the oranges that had dropped .
“It’s ripe enough to eat . Lei-sama, isn’t that good?”
“Ai! Leth’sh go bacw, and everyone eath . ”
We went back slowly so that we wouldn’t drop the oranges .