Published at 13th of December 2020 08:20:33 PM
Chapter 201
Chapter 201: Steadily and Secret Base
Translator: Blushy
Editor: Sam
Building a secret base was fun . We couldn’t make a treehouse, but we had the greenhouse pots rearranged, and put boxes of candy, dried fruit, and long-lasting cake inside .
I’m the daughter of the Albans, who specialise in magic tools, so I also put the magic tools I had brought with me from home inside .
“Lei, what’s that?”
“Ith’sh wiwe a mobiwe wather boiwer . ” (It’s like a mobile water boiler)
“Oh, a stove?”
“Ai . ”
I also put a light magic tool inside .
“Isn’t this a bit too flashy?”
Mark laughed, but if we’re going to make a secret base, then we should go all out .
“I’m puththing ith here in cashe I shthay over . ” (I’m putting it here in case I stay over)
“Stay over? Then there’s nothing more important than a bed . ”
“Ith won’th be a shecreth or anythhing anymore if we puth a bed inshide . ” (It won’t be a secret or anything anymore if we put a bed inside)
The three children were worrying, and Hans hinted, “Won’t a blanket do?” Hans often went out of the capital, so he knew a lot about camping .
“Okay, then I, as the sponsor, will bring you some . ”
“Thanwsh Marw . ”
Having adults around helps in many ways, even though it was a secret base .
In the end, we decided to make two secret bases; one at the back of the library and another in the greenhouse . The one at the library was a simple room for Nico, Chris and I, and it was just a tent made with a blanket draped over some chairs, but we could read and play games in it and that was fun .
“Lei is usually sleeping though . ”
“Ith’sh becaushe we ushe ith afther noon . ”
We couldn’t use it until it was free time, so I would fall asleep if I went to such a small place after lunch .
However, I’ve been thinking about building another secret base . Unfortunately, Chris couldn’t enter this place, so it was a secret from Chris .
Felicia, who had left the royal capital on an inspection for the Remingtons, brought back some dried yellow fruit that I’ve never had before and some unusual sweets as gifts .
“I thought you would like this better than lace or something else Lei . ”
She knew me well .
By the way, the boys, including Nico, got a curved knife with different patterned scabbards as a gift . I don’t know why the knife was curved, but the boys were happy to receive it . Felicia secretly told Chris and I after, “Otou-sama told me that this was the right gift for the boys . ”
She only seemed to enjoy it when she was giving the gifts, and she told us funny stories about what she had seen and heard during her visit . Nevertheless, I think she had more things to worry about now .
“Nee-sama seems pretty tired at times . ”
Chris seemed worried too, but I found out what she was worried about when I led her to the greenhouse secret base one day .
“No magic . ” I don’t think anyone, but Hans heard the words I had muttered to myself though . Felicia surprisingly had little magic power that day . If you didn’t have any magic in your body, then it would be painful and you can faint like Alistair did when I had first met him, or like I had .
Felicia came to the castle in the morning that day . Which meant that she had helped Angie-sama with her political duties . But I don’t think that helping out with administrative duties will reduce one’s magic power .
“The barrier’sh magic shthone . ”
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I can only assume that she had channelled her magic into the magic stone . Basically, you shouldn’t be able to touch magic stones until you’re 18, even if you’re part of the Four Marquises . I squinted and stared at Felicia .
I’m sure she’s 16 .
Chris and Felicia left early that day, and I waited patiently for Otou-sama .
“Lei!”
“Otou-syama!”
Otou-sama picked me up . This happened every time . Normally, I would wave at Nico and take the carriage home, but I have something I want to do today .
“Otou-syama, I wanth tho shthop shomewhere . ”
“You want to stop somewhere? Why?”
Otou-sama looked at my face as he held me in his arms, and his gentle expression changed into a serious one .
“I wanth tho go tho thhe barrier room . ”
“The barrier room . ”
Nico stared at us curiously since we weren’t leaving .
“Do you really have to go today?”
“Ai . ”
I nodded .
Why don’t I just simply ask Otou-sama about the Remingtons? That’s because the Four Marquises work in different rooms while carrying out their political duties .
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Otou-sama sighed tiredly, and instructed Natalie to ride the carriage, then moved to the entrance of the castle .
“Prince Nicholas, I have some business to attend to, so I’ll take Lei with me back to the castle,” Otou-sama gave Nico a proper explanation and returned to the castle with me in his arms . Hans was the only person who was following us .
“What do you want to know?”
“I wanth tho wnow if Fewicia had enthered thhe barrier room . ”
“hmm . ”
Otou-sama opened the door, walked down the corridor, then opened another door and didn’t hesitate to walk down the intricate path .
“Mark comes into the barrier room of course, but Gill also enters from time to time too . I also take Luke there on rare occasions . I don’t think there’s anything wrong with Felicia going in there . ”
“I wanth tho wnow how shhe wash afther shhe enthered thhe room . ”
“You want to ask the guards? Well, if that’s all then let’s ask them about it . ”
He opened the last door and we finally arrived at the barrier room . As expected, I was a little heavy for Otou-sama and he settled me down .
The guards looked at us suspiciously, but Otou-sama is part of the Four Marquis, and I also have the Four Marquis eyes .
“I thought I’d show Lei the barrier room . ”
“I see . But at this hour…”
“Lei is also the Prince’s playmate . ”
Otou-sama acted as if he had a hard time dealing with His Highness and now was the only time, he could take me here .
I bowed to the guards in my mind since I actually visit this room sometimes with Nico and Mark . Yes, the third secret base is in the barrier room .
I signalled the guards so that Otou-sama wouldn’t find out .
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“Lei wanthed tho shee once . ”
I blamed it on my selfishness .
“The Four Marquises and those who inherit their eyes are free to enter . Go ahead . ”
The guard nodded and opened the door .
“Oh yes, whose turn was it to channel their magic into the magic stone today?” Otou-sama questioned as if he had just thought of it .
“Today was Marquess Remington’s turn . She was here with her daughter . ”
Otou-sama didn’t even have to ask if Felicia had come, the guard just told us . I pretended that I didn’t know this fact until I had heard it and said casually, “Fewicia wash thired . ”
“I see . She seemed gloomy when she entered, but she was weary when she left,” he rambled on . I have a feeling that all the castle guards are stupid .
“Let’s go, Lei . ”
“Ai . ”
We entered the barrier room while leaving Hans at the door . I wanted to see the magic stone, so I had Otou-sama pick me up and hold me close to it .
“Lei, are you trying to tell me that Angie made the 16 year old Felicia channel magic into the magic stone?”
“Ai . Fewicia had no magic thoday . ”
“Hmmm . It’s not an offence . But why did she force Felicia to do that? If it’s for training, then she could have stopped Felicia half-way through . ”
Remington has been making some disturbing moves . However, it’s hard to tell why she was making those moves as each of her movements don’t seem to relate to each other .
I just want my friends to be well .