Chapter 149
Translator: Blushy
Editor: Sam
“Wawe . ” (Lake)
I got someone to get me down from bed . When I took off the blankets, Natalie moved the things on the bed all over the place and it quickly went back to being a chair .
“Amazing . ”
“Because I practiced . ” Natalie nodded in satisfaction . She must have practiced a lot .
“Lei, go to your seat . ”
“Ai . ”
Nii-sama held me and put me on the seat . Then, I stood on the seat and looked out at the lake with Nii-sama . I might have seen it a long time ago . It seemed like we had come quite close to the lake . The lake which could be seen from the carriage was huge and I couldn’t see the bank clearly . No, if I look closely are those hazy things mountains?
“Wewwingthon mounthainsh . ”
“That’s right . Mils Lake is a large lake made up of water that flows out from the Wellington Mountains . It’s so big that you can fit a few royal capitals in there . ”
“I didn’t think it was this big until I saw the real thing . It’s a magnificent view,” Gill was also looking out the window . However, his feelings were definitely different from just being impressed . I tilted my head and sharpened my sense . There’s nothing better than honing my senses at a time like this .
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“Somethhing’sh differenth . ”
But it was a presence that I was familiar with . I recalled everything in order, but not through my memories of what happened after I returned to Kingdom .
Wester’s royal capital, no . The town in the prairie, no . The sea town, that’s it . And Wellington Mountains . Lentforce, the town that I miss . A town protected by a barrier . But, since the town was located at the edge of the barrier, the barrier would shake sometimes .
“There’sh a barrier, buth ith’sh weaw . ” (There’s a barrier, but it’s weak)
“That’s it!”
Nii-sama opened his eyes wide . Scary .
Kingdom’s barrier doesn’t sway, and it doesn’t sway at all in the royal capital . When I was in Wester, it felt strange to be in a barrier that was created by a barrier box or one that I had created myself . However, I’m always in the barrier since I returned to Kingdom and I’ve forgotten what it felt like to be out of one . The lake and the area around the lake had a weak barrier .
“Lentforce is on the other side of Wellington Mountains . According to Lei, the barrier could reach Lentforce . If the barrier is weak here, then it shouldn’t be able to reach Lentforce . So then why?”
Nii-sama is smart . However, I recalled the nature of the Hollows when I was travelling with Bart and his crew . Why did they make camp by the river whenever possible?
“Ith’sh thhe wather . Howwowsh don’th wiwe wather . They can’th croshsh warge bodiesh of wather . ” (It’s the water . Hollows don’t like water . They can’t cross large bodies of water)
“Lei, is that true? I’ve never heard this before . ”
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Of course, you wouldn’t have . What’s the use of someone who lives in Kingdom knowing? On the contrary, even in Frontier, only hunters know about this .
“However, the Hollows being weak to water and the barrier being weak here are two different problems . ”
Really? Hollows are masses of magic . If that mass of magic is weak against water then wouldn’t a barrier, which is made with altered magic, also weaken over water?
“Nii-syama, thhe barrier ish magic . ”
“A barrier is also a form of magic . Lei, is that what you’re saying?”
“Ai . ”
Nii-sama pondered and looked as if he couldn’t understand .
“The barrier can even pass such a high and thick mountain . Why does it weaken by water? Even if it weakens here, it returns to normal in the mountain range?”
Unfortunately, I can’t answer that . Even I don’t know why .
“Well, it seems like we’ll reach the lake while you’re thinking . Anyway, I don’t know . Maybe because we’re by the lake, but I feel like it’s a little humid . That’s all . ”
“Then, is that explanation better?”
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If the Hollows don’t come even with a weak barrier then there’s no problems .
“Pway! Wather!”
“I hope we have time for that, but it seems like people have come to pick us up . ”
“Okay…”
It’s disappointing, but I am accompanying Nico after all . The lake is like a bonus . If the local noble wants to pick up Nico and Prince Albert, then I have no choice but to accompany them without playing in the water .
“Dinner, fishh . Lei wiwesh fishh . ”
“Fishh? Ah, fish? I think Mils Lake is famous for fried trout . ”
“Giww, amazing! You wnow a woth . ”
“O-oh . It’s common knowledge, you know . It’s close to the royal capital, so we eat it a lot there . But we’re next to the lake, so it’s probably fresh . ”
If I can’t play, then I’m looking forward to dinner . If the fish is delicious then I don’t care if the barrier’s weak .
If it’s like the time when I came back from Wester, then we’ll be pampered since we’re part of the Four Marquises . However, compared to the value of the Prince and the King’s grandson going out of the royal capital, we were like rocks on the roadside .
They also thanked us for coming, but their welcome towards Nico and Prince Albert was magnificent .
Nico nodded calmly and responded appropriately to the head’s greeting, but I probably wasn’t the only one who noticed that his eyes kept flickering towards the lake .
I think it was evening by the time we reached the Earl’s mansion . Then, we washed off the dirt from our trip, and greeted the local VIPs as well as the Earl’s family . We dined together, then children under the age of 10 applied to be Nico’s companions .
They treated us the same, and Nii-sama and Gill looked like they were having a hard time surrounded by dressed up girls . I, on the other hand, “Give me, anothher fishh . ”
What am I doing, you ask? Apparently, there were no boys here around my age, so I was left alone . Thanks .
As Gill said, the fresh trout here tasted amazing and the large trout that was fried with a lot of oil and garnished with a citrus-like fruit similar to lemon was yummy . I was given a small plate that had the dish cut into small pieces, but it wasn’t enough . I want to eat more .
“Ojou-sama, they will bring out a weli nut cake . Is it alright for you to eat until you’re full?” The waiter, who I asked for seconds, secretly told me .
“Wewi nuthsh! I wove dem!” (Weli nuts! I love them!)
“It’s a specialty in this area . ”
“Ai!” I agreed in a whisper since I would be troubled if the waiter gets scolded . But isn’t weli nuts a famous product in Wester? I left a little space in my stomach and was able to eat the weli nut cake to my heart’s content while tilting my head .
Still, the night seemed like it would continue . Nii-sama and the other looked like they were having a hard time, but I went back .