Chapter 60
Chapter 60: Room to Breathe
We finally departed . It’s been a while since I’ve gone on a journey on a Rug Dragon, but unlike when I came to Lentforce, I had room to breathe because I had more strength and I understood life in Frontier more .
“Hmmm, hmmm . ”
“Kyee . ”
“Hmm, hmmm . ”
“Kyee . ”
It was fun to hum . There’s nothing I can do about being interrupted when I stop .
“Hey . ”
“Hmm, hmm . ”
“Hey, the toddler who’s playing innocent over there . ”
Oh? There’s only one person who calls me like this . The Prince’s Rug Dragon started walking beside mine before I knew it .
“Ith’sh Lei . ”
My name is not the toddler who’s playing innocent .
“Leila . ”
Well, Leila’s fine too .
“Whath?”
“Stop your weird humming . ”
“Bufu . ” That’s definitely Kyaro .
“Why?”
“The Rug Dragons are running faster . They’re going to ruin the schedule . ”
I guess I have to stop .
“Ai . ”
“Good . ”
The Prince went back to the vanguard when he heard my honest answer . But I was finally having fun humming . Wouldn’t this make me miss my tune? I stopped humming and sung in my head instead while waving my hands around . Hmm, hmmmm . My hands are conducting, and my legs are swaying .
“Kyee . ”
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“Kyee . ”
“Kyee . ”
“Hey . ”
Hmm, hmmmm .
“Hey, playing innocent . ”
“Ith’sh Lei . ”
“… Leila . ”
“Ai . ”
Hmm .
“Stop that . ”
“Why?”
“Can’t you see that the Rug Dragons are excited?”
“I shee . ”
Then I guess I have to stop . The Prince glanced at me a few times before going back to the front . I won’t do anything even if you don’t look at me so much . Well, I have nothing to do now . I fidgeted and felt the sweets in my pocket .
“Shweethsh . ”
I had put the sweets I’d received from the townspeople in my luggage, but I kept a few in my pocket . I took the sweets out with a rustle .
“Kyee,” the dragon I was riding out let out a small cry .
“Ith’sh fine . Thhey’re shweethsh . ”
“Kyee . ”
I feel like he had just said, “Then that’s fine . ” The sweets in my pocket were wrapped in paper . It was unexpectedly difficult to unwrap it . Twisty, twisty . Just a little more .
“Ah . ”
“Buufuu . ”
“Argh . ”
“Kyee . ”
It fell . Well, I can pick it up and eat it later . And I’m confident that Kyaro is the one who’s laughing . Oh, bother . I also heard other noises, but I ignored them . I should still have another one in my pocket . *RUSTLE*
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The dragon stopped while I was doing this . Everyone got off their dragons as if they were annoyed . Is it time for a break? They should be letting me down soon too . Clyde was laughing for some reason as he walked towards me and took off my belt .
“Lei, you did great . ”
“Why?”
“It’s nothing . ”
He laughed while picking up the sweet I had dropped and gave it to me . Hrm . It’s still wrapped in paper so it should be alright . I unwrapped the last bit and was about to put the sweet in my mouth when I was stopped, “You can’t, Ojou-sama!”
It was Dory . She’s probably going to say that I can’t eat it because it dropped or something like that . I quickly put the sweet into my mouth before she could say it .
“Ah . ”
*CHEW CHEW* It’s a cookie . Yummy . Then, I asked the guard near me, “Wather pweashe . ” I put the flask that had been opened for me on my mouth and gulped the water down .
“Ah, you didn’t even pour it into a cup!” I heard Dory’s shriek from over there .
“Thanwsh . ”
“You’re welcome . ”
The guard smiled when I thanked him .
I dashed towards Alistair and the others since I was satisfied .
“We’re taking a little break,” Alistair told me .
“Ai . ”
I sat down next to Alistair .
“Ojou-sama is- . Sitting on the ground! Oh, my goodness!”
She’s funny .
“I’ve prepared a seat for you here, so please sit on it . ”
When I turned towards Dory, I saw that she had prepared a simple chair and table with tea and snacks on top of the table . I was impressed that she could prepare these things in such a short amount of time . But I didn’t feel like drinking tea .
“I don’th need thhoshe . Wather’sh fine . ”
“Here, water . ”
I got water from Alistair . I already ate cookies before, so I’m fine now .
“Shall we play a little while we’re resting?”
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“Ai . Fuu, bwow . ”
“Oh, the whistle?”
“Ai . ”
I stood up with Alistair, and we went to look for grass .
“Ojou-sama! It’s dangerous!”
“Kyee . ”
Even the Rug Dragon wanted to say something .
“Obsan, it’s fine . We’re playing in a place where everyone could see us . Dragon, it’s fine . ”
“Kyee . ” The dragon seemed to have understood .
“O-obsan…”
Dory looked like she was going to collapse . I’m going to play . We stayed where everyone could see us . Alistair removed the grass, peeled off the leaves and made some whistles .
Our break finished while we were playing . Next will be lunch break?
“Go!” The Rug Dragons started moving when the Prince said this . The wind blowing across the prairie was a sign of autumn, and the grass which fluttered in the wind was a little yellow . The stem of the grass whistle, which I’d been taught to play before summer, was becoming somewhat harder than before .
I took out the whistle, which had been cut into a perfect size, out of my pocket .
“Puu . ”
“Kyee . ”
“Puu, puu . ”
“Kyee . ”
Hrm, it makes a beautiful sound . Now, again .
“Hey . ”
“Puu . ”
“Hey, pl . ”
“Ith’sh Lei . ”
“… Leila . ”
“Ai . ”
The Prince again? I probably look fed up with him .
“You, are you that fed up with me?”
“Puu . ”
“St… op- . ”
“Puu?”
“Th… at . ”
The Rug Dragons look fine?
“That laid-back sound is annoying . ”
“Nu fweedom . ”
“What did you say?”
The Prince stopped his dragon, opened the basket and took my whistle . He’s a tyrant! The group began moving again .
Fine . If you don’t like laid-back sounds, then it would be fine if it’s not laid-back, right? I took a different grass whistle out from my pocket . I had this one made a little bit shorter . I also have longer ones than the one the Prince took .
“Piii . ”
“Kyee . ”
“Pii, pii . ”
“Kyee . ”
This doesn’t sound laid-back, does it?
“Piii, ah . ”
“Get out the rest . ”
“…”
“You can blow on it during break time . ”
“Bufuu . ”
I feel like that’s not Kyaro . I reluctantly handed him the whistle .
“Will I make it back to the capital safely?” The Prince muttered as he went back to the front . You can be more laid back .