Chapter 170
Translator: Blushy
Editor: Sam
“Lei, you need to go over there a little more . ”
“They’ww cathch ush if I go over thhere . ” (They’ll catch us if I go over there)
Nico and I sneaked around behind the plants as we bumped into each other .
“What are you doing, Lei-sama, and Your Highness?”
“Hansh, be quieth!”
“Yes, yes . ”
Hans quickly disappeared behind a tree . Nico’s guards were quietly hiding behind the tree since the beginning, but our Hans is like this .
“Lei be quiet! The guards have arrived first . I’m sure uncle and his matchmaking partner will show up shortly after . ”
I think I was quieter than Hans, and if anything, Nico was louder than me, but I knew that it was better to be quiet, so I nodded silently .
The guards who came looked at us, then at the trees behind us, but I think we’re well-hidden so we should be fine . I had a feeling that Hans was waving his hands, but when I turned back, he wasn’t . Let me see .
Soon, the double-glass doors to the greenhouse opened wide, and Prince Albert came out while escorting a beautiful young lady .
The greenhouse led directly to the guestroom like at the Albans mansion, but even though this was the north, it was warm enough with no heating if there was sun . However, Nico and I both have our jackets on .
“Oh, uncle looks cool . ”
“Aberage . ”
Indeed, I’ve only seen the Prince in his travelling attire, and when we stayed at the nobles’ mansions, he hadn’t worn anything gaudy . So, I couldn’t say that seeing him dress in a military uniform and having his hair sleeked back while looking like a noble wasn’t cool .
But, as a young girl, what I should be looking at is how young women in Farland dressed . I stared at the young woman . Her blonde hair which was as dark as wheat ear, hung elegantly around her small and pale face, and it was tied up high behind her head . Her chest had good volume, and she wore a dark rose-coloured dress over a sheer, thin blouse . She was probably older than Felicia .
“Pwetty . ”
I sighed . I’ll probably wear a dress one day too . And, maybe one day someone will escort me as well . Well, it’s troublesome, so it’ll be fine if such a day doesn’t come . Me aside, the pretty Onee-san looked amazing .
However, come to think of it, I don’t know what fashion the Onee-san’s in Kingdom wear in the first place . I looked at my poncho . It was a larger version of the poncho I wore last year, but it had more room in the pockets, and was practical . But I can’t tell what fashion they wear just from looking at baby clothes .
“There are plenty like her at the castle,” Nico was a bit harsh . At least, Natalie and Nico’s maid are pretty, and so is Juliobasama and Ange-obasama . Ange-obasama had approached me because of nasty rumours, but I think her milk tea hair is very pretty .
The two people sat down, the maid made them tea and there were sweets on the table . And yet, they only talked while smiling, and occasionally sipped their tea; they didn’t touch the sweets .
“The shweethsh ath Ojii-shama’sh pwace are yummy . ” (The sweets at Ojii-sama’s place are yummy)
“What, are you hungry?”
“I’m noth hungry!”
It’s not like I’m hungry . However, we escaped to this place before snack time, so I haven’t had today’s snack yet .
“Hmm . I do feel a little peckish . ”
Nico rubbed his belly . I had some sweets in my poncho pocket, but they weren’t freshly made and nicely decorated . I looked sadly at the sweets on the table . I can’t believe they’re not eating them even though they were made just for them .
Wait . That snack at the end of the table… can I grab it if I reach up?
There were several large potted plants along the way .
“Nico, dat . ”
“That?”
“Thath pwathe if we jushth reach outh tho ith…” (That plate if we just reach out to it)
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“Hmm . ” Nico put a hand on his chin and quietly observed the way to the table .
“First, we’ll run to that potted plant . Then, we’ll move to that plotted plant . Then, we just need to crouch down and go to the bottom of the table . ”
“We can craww for thhath . ” (We can crawl for that)
“That sounds like a good idea . But there is a problem . ”
“Whath probwem?”
I tilted my head .
“You can’t run, can you?”
“I can! I awwaysh run!”
“Shh! You’re being too loud . ”
I think the woman looked over here .
“Didn’t you hear something?”
“Who knows? The greenhouse is warm, so it might have been a bird chirping?”
“Oh my, I want to see them . ”
“N-no, ah… They flew away . ”
Nice Prince Albert! The two went back to what they were talking about .
“Then we’ll do it quickly and without hesitation . I’ll go first and confirm it’s safe before you go . ”
“Ai! I goth ith . ”
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I raised my hand properly .
Nico stood up from behind the plants . He looked left and right before running to the first potted plant .
“Ah! Come to think of it, the glass design on that terrace is so exquisite that you don’t see something like that in the royal capital . ”
“Really? I thought it was beautiful earlier . Is Your Highness also interested in architecture?”
The moment Nico signalled for me to come; the two adults looked at the building . Now!
I jumped out and started running .
“Ah, you’re tottering . ”
“I’m noth thoththering!”
“Hans, Lei, shhh . ”
I huffed and quickly rushed over to Nico .
“Phew . ”
“You don’t have to worry about everything Hans says . ”
Nico was angry .
“Ai . Sowwy . ”
“Alright . We’ll go to the next potted plant while those two are looking over there . Now, give me your hand!”
“Ai!”
This time, we held hands while rushing over to the next potted plant . Alright, the two adults still haven’t noticed us .
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“We’re almost there . Good, now let’s lower our bodies . ”
“Ai!”
We quickly rustled our way to the bottom of the table .
“B-bug . ”
Ignore Hans, ignore him . We just have to get the sweets .
“Alright, then I’ll reach for it since my arms are longer . ”
Nico extended his short arm .
“They’re not as short as yours . ”
“Rude . ”
“Huh?”
“Whath’sh wrong?” I asked quietly from under the table .
“See, I just stretched my arm out and I got this . ”
In Nico’s hand was a plate covered in napkins to keep the snacks from falling out .
“I can theww from thhe shmeww . They’re definithewy shweethsh . ” (I can tell from the smell . They’re definitely sweets)
“You can tell from the smell…?”
Of course, I would? It’s normal . Next, grab the plate and get out of here!