Chapter 55
Chapter 55: I’m One Years Old!
“You’ve even contacted Kingdom…”
The Prince replied calmly to Alistair’s dumbfounded mutter, “It’s a truly difficult situation, your cooperation is vital even if you don’t know this . And that’s not all . ”
“There’s been a lot of dissatisfaction in the regions in Frontier because Kingdom is the only place with a barrier . They’re also not happy that the people in Kingdom are living inside the barrier while relying on the magic stones produced in Frontier . ”
Well, of course .
“But what happens if Frontier doesn’t supply enough magic stones? Wester produces the most magic stones out of the three regions of Frontier . We lightly hinted that we wanted Kingdom people to fill the magic stones . ”
The Prince continued, “Of course, we’ve also made a formal request to the royal family in Kingdom . But, we only hinted that we have people from the Albans and Lisburn families . ”
No one could say anything . The mayor couldn’t stop this . Bart and his crew didn’t know what to do because they knew that I wanted to go back to where father was and that Alistair didn’t want to return to Kingdom .
“I’ww go . ”
“Lei!” Alistair said sorrowfully after my declaration .
“A magwic usher wiww come from Kingdom . If Lei ish there thhen they don’th need Awishthair,” I said clearly . They will probably come up with some excuse for why they had an Albans child but not a Lisburn child . They didn’t need us as magic users; they needed us to act as bait for the magic users of Kingdom .
The Prince put his hand on his chin and looked at me when I said this to Alistair . “Hmm . To be honest, I’d rather have you, the summery-blue eyed child rather than a baby who isn’t useful . ” I stared back at him .
“The fief capital has received information that Albans is frantically searching for his baby even though he’s doing it in secret . I guess it’ll be fine if you’re the only one who comes . ” Then he scoffed . It wasn’t like he got cooler just because he laughed . But, his cold image was fading a little .
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“You’ve got candy scraps on your face . ”
He’s an arsehole after all .
“But, summery-blue boy . ” The Prince tensed his face and looked at Alistair .
“This barrier box plan was carefully planned out by us siblings when we realised that we had a lot of magic power at a young age . Your guardians may be able to turn down this request since you’re only 11 . But when you turn 18, you’ll be coming to the fief capital even if you hate it . Keep that in mind . ”
Alistair clenched his teeth and looked down .
“In the end, it will be for Lentforce . ”
He lifted his face when he heard that .
“Prince, that’s mean,” Bart, who had been silent, said .
“A messenger will come here from the fief capital every year until he’s an adult . But what will happen to the reputation of this barrier town that everyone envies?”
“That’s why I’m saying you’re mean!”
“I’m just saying the truth . Frontier isn’t affluent enough to leave a magic user alone . ”
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Everyone was at a loss for words . It’ll never end like this .
“Need thime . ”
“Lei, that’s right,” Bart was surprised by me and answered in place of Alistair .
“We’ve certainly heard your request . But we’re their current guardians . Alistair doesn’t know what to do, and not everything Lei says is right . ”
I looked up at Bart in surprise, and he nodded lightly . This was something I had decided .
“I want them to think it over before they make a decision . You’re not going to tell me to bring them to you tomorrow too, are you?”
“Hmm . I actually want to see them tomorrow though . ”
“Impossible . If you can’t wait, then, we’ll take them there . You can go back first . ”
That’s probably not how someone should talk to a prince, even as a joke . I watched Bart and the Prince in anticipation .
“Fuu . ” The Prince sighed in an un-prince-like way .
“We were only late because we heard of scoundrels who planned to kidnap her, so we went looking for them . What’s with your remarks?”
“What did you say?”
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The people who tried to kidnap me? The Prince’s amazed face went back to a serious one . “Do you want to know more about it?”
“Of course . ”
“Then, give me your response as soon as possible . ”
“Fine . I’ll do that . ”
It’s like they’re making a gloomy deal .
“In Kingdom, there seems to be a force that doesn’t want that baby to return to Kingdom . ”
“Did you find out something about this?”
The Prince shook his head .
“It’s just a guess . They went out of their way to use the name ‘Remington’, so they probably aren’t part of the Four Marquises . You can also reach this conclusion if you consider that the current prince of Kingdom is 2 years old and has strong magic,” the Prince stopped speaking there . I didn’t know that there was a prince in Kingdom . There are a lot of things that a one-year-old doesn’t know .
“That baby who’s playing innocent- . ”
It seems like I’ve been demoted to a baby who’s playing innocent .
“I’d say that there are guys who are worried about them being around the same age . ”
Oh . A two-year-old and a one-year-old? No way . I looked off into the distance .
Bart, who had been silently listening to the Prince, stood up . Everyone else also stood up, and Alistair carried me off the chair . There’s still some sweets left! I felt disappointed .
“Wrap up the sweets . ”
“Ah, yes!”
When the Prince said that, the servant quickly wrapped all the sweets on the table so that it could be carried in one hand . He might actually be a decent person .
“Thanwsh . ”
“You’re welcome . ”
The servant smiled and gently rubbed my head when I thanked him .
“You’re not going to thank me?” I held onto Alistair’s hand and was about to go home with my snacks in hand, but I turned around when I heard the Prince .
“Thanwsh . ”
I smiled and the Prince froze with a surprised expression on his face . What’s surprising? There’s nothing to lose by smiling . Because smiles are 0 yen .