I had a nap, and when I woke up, everyone looked exhausted . What’s wrong? I felt that my eyes were a little swollen, probably because I fell asleep while crying .
“Leilsama put this on your eyes . ”
“Ai . ”
Dory put a warm towel on my face .
“Lei, come here . ”
“Ai, Niini . ”
I toddled towards Onii-sama .
“Yosh,” Nii-sama said and lifted me on his knees .
“You really love her a lot,” Bart said in admiration as he looked at us .
“Yes, because Lei is our light . ”
“That . It must have been hard on your dad . ” It was Mill who said this carelessly .
“Otou-syama . ”
I want to see him . I looked up at Nii-sama with those feelings in my eyes, and Nii-sama nodded gently .
“Yes, Lei . Otou-sama grieved, and it was hard on him . He’s even prepared to end life in this country if Wester makes the wrong move . ”
“ai . ”
He said something scary so smoothly . How do you want an infant to react?
“Oh no, look what I’ve said . I was astounded by what Lei had to go through, that I said something trifling . ”
Honestly, that’s not a follow-up .
“Let’s leave it at that . You’re seething, Luke . ”
“I’m sorry for acting childish . ”
Nii-sama looked sulky when Gill warned him . On the other side, Huu looked a little grim . If I had chosen not to follow him when we were in Trentforce, then Wester would probably be in a lot of trouble right now .
“Lei, we heard a lot of things from Bart and his crew while you were resting . To be honest, I can’t believe that they took a toddler out hunting . However, I also heard that you might have been kidnapped had you not been with them . ”
“Ai . Dere were bad peopwe . ”
Nii-sama gently patted my head .
“But you were too reckless . I’ll tell Otou-sama about how hard you tried and how reckless you were . He’ll probably get angry at you . ”
“Ai . ”
It’s unavoidable . I sighed .
“Then, shall we talk about Sebas, Lei?”
“Ai!”
Nii-sama held me as he stood up, then he gently sat me down on the sofa, kneeled down and met my eyes . Nii-sama’s violet eyes were shaking a little .
“Sebas isn’t in the mansion any more . ”
“Wear?” (Where)
Why? Sebas certainly took good care of me, and he worked as a butler at the mansion .
“He went missing as soon as you were kidnapped . Apparently, he took Hannah’s family and fled somewhere . ”
“Hannah . ”
My chest hurt a little, but I’m worried that Sebas is missing . The room fell silent .
Why did Sebas disappear? I looked down and thought .
Hannah . Matthew . Medicine .
Okasan . Job . Remington .
“Niini . Whath’sh Remingthon? Bad?” I said, and Nii-sama shook his head .
“Remington is part of the Four Marquises . And, well, there’s no evidence that they’re directly involved at the moment . ”
Which means Hannah’s Okasan didn’t have to quit her job . Yet, Hannah committed a crime because of that . She had to atone for her crimes . What will happen to the family of a criminal? And what kind of person is Sebas?
“Sebash did for Lei . ”
I looked straight into Nii-sama’s eyes .
“He dishappeared for Lei . ”
At the back of the room, Jude looked up at the ceiling . Nii-sama put his hands on both of mine, quietly touched his forehead and closed his eyes .
“You also don’t doubt Sebas . ”
“Otousyama awnd Lei importhanth tho Sebash . Niini importhanth . ” (Otou-sama and Lei important to Sebas . Nini important . )
It’s obvious . He held me when no one cared about me .
“Sebash wash thhe firshth pershon tho caww me Leiwa . ” (Sebas was the first person to call me Leila . )
“Lei, I made you think of something sad!” Nii-sama buried his face in my lap as if asking for forgiveness . I gently stroked Nii-sama’s pretty blonde hair .
“It’s oway . It’s oway . ”
Then, I looked at Jude .
“Hewp Sebash . ”
Jude nodded .
“Luke-sama, may I talk to Leilsama?”
“Okay . ”
Jude kneeled next to Nii-sama .
“Leilsama, I’m glad you’re safe . ”
“Ai . ”
“Sebas avoided the direction that Master took to save you . Instead, he went east from the royal capital, and it seems like he entered this Wester town . ”
“Here . ”
“Yes . ”
Sebas is coming .
“Regardless of his reasons, I think he must have heard rumours that Sebel was collecting magicians . Even if a magician’s magic power is mundane in Kingdom, it becomes quite a lot in Frontier . ”
Sebas and Hannah certainly had magic power that was inferior to Otou-sama’s .
“We’re secretly looking for him with the help of Wester’s royal family . We can’t take him back to Kingdom, but Master ordered me to at least give him his severance payment so he could live with ease . ”
“Ai,” I replied, but when I go back to the mansion, Sebas and Hannah won’t be there anymore . My small world didn’t stay as it was . And…
I glanced at Alistair and Bart . I have to separate from these people . At that time, Nii-sama got up, moved and obstructed my sight .
“Then, we’ll have the audience tomorrow as scheduled, and spend time with family today . Lei must be tired too . ”
“I heard that was the plan . A room has also been prepared for the hunters . I’ll have you shown to your rooms,” Prince Huu said, and everyone got up . Bart and his crew approached me, and each of them patted my head . They didn’t care that Nii-sama is here . Finally, Alistair reached out towards me . He tried to hold my hand, but then he suddenly pulled back and awkwardly patted my head .
Speaking of which, Alistair always held my hand probably because he is a little older than me, but he hardly patted my head .
“I’m happy for you Lei,” he said and turned his back as if he was shaking off something and chased after Bart and his crew who were waiting at the entrance .
“Wait, Uncle . ” However, Gill called to his back . You’re calling him uncle, but isn’t it rude to say wait?
“Are you talking to me?”
“Yes, Uncle . ”
“I’m Alistair . ”
“Then, Alistair,” Gill called his name without hesitation .
“You heard what Luke said before, right? That we’re spending time with family today . ”
“That’s why Lei’s with her brother . ”
“Are you an idiot? You and I are family . You’re in the same room as me . ”
“Hah?” Alistair had his mouth opened . Gill walked up to him .
“Come . ”
“No, I don’t want to . ” He objected reflectively . Gill sighed and looked at Bart .
“Bart and you guys . Help . ”
“Eh, me? Do I persuade him?” Bart stepped back a little and scratched his head, “Hey, Alistair . He’s right . Go with him for a bit . ”
“Bart!”
“We won’t disappear without saying anything . Why do you think we came to the capital for?”
Alistair widened his eyes and nodded reluctantly .
“Alright, follow me!”
“Don’t give me orders!”
The two quarrelled and left before us .
“Awishthair . ”
“Don’t worry . Gill’s a nice guy . ”
“Ai . ”
Nii-sama took me off the sofa and held my hand .
“I still have a lot to tell you . ”
“Lei two . ”
“Then, let’s go . ”
“Ai . ”
The hand holding mine was warm .