Chapter 44
Chapter 44: Waiting Properly
Of course, I’m not familiar with everyone who works in father’s mansion, and he probably won’t send them to search for me . But I did think that it would have been fine for him to at least send Sebas .
The messenger quickly approached me and stared into my eyes .
“Her eyes are a beautiful violet . ”
“They are . ”
The mayor and messenger nodded, then the messenger turned to face the mayor . The mayor slowly sat down on the other side of the sofa and looked at me in interest . I feel like I’ve seen his dark blonde hair and green eyes somewhere before . Oh yeah, when I first arrived in Lentforce, I saw the blonde siblings .
“I’m certain that this is the missing Leilsama . ”
“Then, you must take her back home at once . ”
The messenger tried to take me from Bart’s arms after he’d spoken to the mayor . I clung to Bart .
“Wait,” Bart continued to hold me as he stopped the messenger with his hand .
“What’s with you?” The messenger made a face that showed he’d only just noticed Bart . “So you’re the hunters who have been taking care of Leilsama? Thanks . Marquis Albans will probably thank you again, but take this for now,” then he signalled at a corner of the room . The servant at the corner of the room approached with a small bag . Kyaro received the bag instead of Bart and looked inside .
“10 gold coins?” Kyaro scoffed . One gold is about 100,000 Gil; approximately 1 million yen .
“They think we’re cheap . ”
“Wh- . ” One of the messengers got angry, but the other stopped him .
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“We spent all of it during the search, so we don’t have much on hand now . I’m sure you’ll be thanked again, so would you accept this for now?”
“Thanked, huh . ”
Kyaro threw the bag of gold into the air, the coins clinked together before he caught it . As if the sounds were a signal, Bart continued to hold me as he took one step forward . Mill, Kyaro, Clyde and Alistair lined up next to him in that order .
“If you want to give your thanks, then state your name first,” Mill was the one who’d said this .
“Then show us proof that you’re a messenger sent by Lei’s pops . ”
“You should properly ask us how we found Lei, why she’s with us, and how she’s doing . ”
They took turns to speak and then finally, Alistair stepped forward . The messenger widened his eyes in surprise when he saw Alistair’s eye colours .
“Summery-blue . Why?”
But Alistair ignored him and said, “And you don’t even know if Lei wants to return or not . ”
“Stupid . What would a baby know?” The messenger muttered, but the two messengers straightened up, put their heels together and looked at us .
“I am Thomas Remington . ”
“Harold Remington . ”
They stated their names before one of them took an envelope from his pocket . He then took four sheets of paper out from the envelope and showed it to Bart .
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“Remingthon,” I muttered . Remington . Hannah had said that name .
“This person, as the formal messenger has full authority to retrieve my daughter, Leila Albans . Dean Albans . ”
Bart slowly read the letter, and it was signed by someone that seemed to be father .
“I heard from the mayor that the excellent hunters of this town had rescued someone that looked like Leilsama at the border . It looks like you’ve treated her well . We’ve decided not to ask you about the circumstances behind how you got her . ” This behaviour was appropriate for a messenger .
“Remington should be a part of the Four Marquises . So why are you two acting as messengers?” Bart asked quietly .
“Even if we’re a part of the Four Marquises, there are only a handful of people who have the powers to support the barrier . Our last name may be Remington, but we are but nobles . We usually guard VIPs, but we’ve been chosen as the messengers this time because it was concluded that having a noble title would probably be better for this search . ”
There aren’t any flaws in his words, but something’s been bothering me . What is it?
“Mayor,” Bart called the mayor .
“To be honest, I’ve never seen the signature of the Four Marquises before, so I can’t guarantee that these messengers are real . However, I also can’t say that they are fake . But, don’t you think that the child should be brought home?” The mayor said, and he shrugged his shoulders as if he was disinterested . The messenger held out his hands to me when he heard this .
“Now Leilsama, your father is waiting for you in Kingdom . Let’s go back . ”
“Kingwom,” I muttered, and the messenger raised an eyebrow .
“Ooh, she’s a smart one . That’s right . He’s waiting for you in the capital, Gardestar . Now come,” he said as he extended his hands towards me . Sebas was the one who would always pick me up with outstretched hands like this at the mansion .
Bart probably had no choice as he loosened his hands on me .
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*WHACK*
I smacked his hands away, and the messenger withdrew his hands in surprise .
“Leilsama, what’re you doing?”
“No . ”
“No?” The messenger looked puzzled .
His body was clad in magic power even though it wasn’t as radiant as Hannah and Sebas, who hugged me, nor was it as radiant as father’s or brother’s . Bart and Mill are the same .
But I understood something when I first arrived in this town . Few people had magic in Frontier . Therefore, it was rare for someone to have enough magic to fill magic stones, and it was even rarer to find those who could feel the presence of Hollows . That’s why hunters were so valuable .
And there was a big difference between Kingdom and Frontier .
The messenger, who had reached out to me, barely had any magic . It was strange for him to have no magic even though he was at the end of the noble ladder .
“No mawgic, noth nobwe,” when I muttered this, Bart held onto me again and stepped back .
“What is this baby saying?” The messenger was confused .
“Won’th go with . ”
That’s what I meant . The messenger was greatly perplexed as he looked at the mayor .
“As this person said earlier . ”
The mayor looked at Alistair .
“Sorry messengers . We can’t force her to go with you if she doesn’t want to . ”
“But we came all this way!”
“I guess it’s hopeless . I’ll have to come back with something that this baby can understand . ”
That’s right . I want you to bring Sebas if you can’t bring father . My body has been slanted since Bart started holding me . Kyaro and Clyde stepped forward .
“Don’t tell me you want to forcefully take her?” The messenger relaxed when he heard what Bart said . I said to the messenger, “Teww Otousyama . Lei ish fine and waithing for him . ”
“You don’t recognise us as messengers . That’s it, right? You might never be able to return if you miss this chance . ”
Maybe . These messengers might actually be messengers . This might be a chance . But- .
“Otousyama wiww definithewy come picw up Lei . ”
If these messengers are real and they report this properly, then father will definitely come and pick me up .
“Lei wiww waith here . ”
The messenger bit his lips and said, “I can’t force her to come with me if she says that . We came here for no reason . ” Only the mayor looked down . The messenger snatched the bag of gold from Kyaro’s hands and stomped out of the parlour .
“They did confirm that Lei’s alright, so they didn’t come here for no reason,” only Alistair’s mutter resounded throughout the room .