Chapter 56
Chapter 56: Move Forward on Your Own
We were silent on the way home . If I wait a little longer, then father will surely come and find me here . I believe this . But when will that be? In the meantime, more people might come to try to kidnap me .
In that case, it would be safer to follow the one who claims to be royalty .
I stared at the dark streets that had hardly any people on it . I recalled it vividly when I closed my eyes . The person who was always by my side from the moment I woke up in the morning until I went to bed at night . The person who answered me seriously even though she probably didn’t understand what the baby me was saying . The person who was kind, bright and like family to me . Hannah .
I opened my eyes . And Amy- .
If I leave here by myself, then no one else would get involved . She was just getting along with me because of her father . I left my body to Mill, who was holding me against his chest . Of course, I can walk home by myself, but it’s better to move quickly at night . I won’t be selfish until we get home .
“Barth . ” My voice was quiet, but it was heard clearly on a quiet night .
“What is it, Lei?”
“Lei shhouwdn’th go?”
“That’s right . You’ll be lonely,” Bart joked . But being lonely isn’t a reason that would stop me .
“If you want to go, then go,” Mill rocked me and said as he looked up at the night sky .
“But- . ”
“Bart thinks so too, but we were negotiating . ”
Kyaro took over, “We don’t want them to think that they can easily take you . ” He smiled .
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“Then- . ”
“Oh yeah . You need to go back to your pops . ”
“Ai . ”
“He is a Prince, so you can trust him . ”
“Ai . ”
Even if I’m kidnapped or about to be kidnapped .
Even if I have to get those around me involved .
If I want to live and move forward, then there will surely be someone to help me . I may be fortunate, but they’re important people who give me a push when I want to give up .
The Prince was only guessing, so I don’t know if there are really people who are out to get me just because I’m a one-year-old magic user . There are probably advantages to marrying children from two Houses with a lot of magic power . If so, then did they need to divide it into four Houses?
Besides- . I didn’t want to think about it, and my body shook .
“Lei are you cold?”
“Noth cowd . ”
“I see . ”
If you don’t need me, then kill me . Why do you have try to kidnap me so much? There’s so much I don’t understand .
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“So, what should we have for dinner?” Mill asked, as he adjusted the way he hugged me .
“Pothathoesh . ”
“Lei likes potatoes . ”
“Mashhed onesh . ”
“We’ll buy that too . ”
“Ai . ”
For now, I have to leave these warm people and take a step forward . Alistair kept looking down .
No one talked about what happened today or about what would happen in the future while we were eating or lazing around . There was nothing they could do .
I’ve already decided . Alistair will worry for many years to come .
But, I will go back to father . I might have a tough time getting back there, but I was just moving from one warm place to another . However, Alistair was different .
He had to go from a warm place, where he could work independently as a hunter to a place where he had to be alone .
The place wasn’t Kingdom, which he hated so much . But he had to be involved with Wester’s royal family and work as a noble .
When we went back to our room, Alistair was still sitting on the bed while hugging the barrier box even after I’d fallen asleep .
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The next morning, we acted like we always did . It wasn’t a day off for them, so Mill didn’t make any tea . We quickly got ready and went to Brendel’s shop . Bart talked to Brendel about what had happened yesterday, and I went to where the building blocks were .
Alistair was silently filling magic stones today . I glanced at Alistair while playing with the blocks because I was curious since he usually helps me with them . A lot of magic stones needed to be filled, and there was nothing wrong with filling a lot of them, but- .
I got up and toddled to where Alistair was . No, wait, I walked briskly to where he was . I stared at Alistair, who was so focused on his work that he didn’t notice me . I knew it . His magic amount has increased dramatically, and he’s getting better at handling his magic . He’s channelling magic into the magic stones without waste . But- .
At that moment, the commotion at the store front had suddenly gone quiet, but I didn’t have time to worry about that . Alistair’s magic is about to run out . Can he not tell that it’s about to run out?
I breathed out and knocked the magic stone out of Alistair’s hand . He raised his head in surprise and looked at me .
“No more . ”
“Lei, I’m- . ”
“Chu can’th do ith, dangeroush . Chu don’th hab tho go!”
Alistair held his hand which had been slapped and looked down .
I put my hands on his lap and looked up at him . Summer was over . But, his eyes were as blue as the summery-blue sky . I could see a spark in his eyes .
Oh, he’s already made his decision . He wants to do everything he can before he leaves .
I stretched my hands out to Alistair .
“Cawwy . ”
“Lei!”
Alistair hugged me tightly . He doesn’t want to go, but nothing will be solved if he avoids it . He had no choice but to face it . He made up his mind because he knew this, but still- .
“Chu don’th wanth tho go?”
“I don’t . ”
I feel like I can hear the sounds of sniffing coming from everywhere inside of the shop .
“They’re only 1 and 11, you know . Think carefully if you really want to shoulder them with the future of Wester . ”
“Understood . ”
The Prince replied to Bart . Alistair and I were taken aback and let go off each other . The Prince muttered as he stared at us, “Violet and summery-blue eyes . Beautiful . And you can’t escape from your heavenly fates . The same goes for Wester’s royal family . ”
Heavenly fate . That might be so . But, even if that is the case, I want to choose how I live since I’ve been born in this world . Even if I’m swept by the tides of fate, I’ll decide my own path . I, who had been looking at the Prince, stood up without holding Alistair’s hand and looked at him .
Alistair looked at me, and I saw that his hesitancy was gone . If you have to do something, then decide when you want to start . I grinned . Alistair raised the corners of his mouth a bit .
“Awishthair coow . ”
“Am I?”
This time, his mouth turned up, and he looked as if he was really smiling before declaring, “I’m going to the fief capital . ”
If you have to go, then decide when you’ll go .