Chapter 94
Chapter 94: Unexpected Encounter (Luke’s POV)
Even though we were told to rest, we had a dinner party that night and then another party afterwards . They probably couldn’t let that many nobles go without meeting the Four Marquises .
Gill and I haven’t had our debut yet, so we weren’t invited to dance, but it was annoying that influential people kept coming up to us one after the other with a drink in hand . Earl Tucker stood next to us and dealt with the annoying people, but I had no interest in being told about their daughters without Otou-sama present .
Gill is older than me, so they talked to him about various things, and I could see that he was getting fed up .
There was another surprising thing at the dinner party . The Easter royal family was here .
Neither Gill nor I meet with the royal family of our country that much . This was the first time we had met the Wester royal family, and we’ve never met Farland’s or Easter’s .
“Gilbert-dono and Luke-dono, this is the Third Prince of Easter, Cyrus-dono . ” I lightly gulped when he was introduced, because his blonde hair and yellow eyes were similar to those of our royal family’s .
Looking closely, even though those colours are rare, his hair was dark and was closer to Wester’s royalty, and his eyes were a pancake colour rather than gold, and the differences were apparent . It was like the difference between Albans and Wester, and perhaps Kingdom’s royal family have the same roots as Easter’s .
Taking away his features, he was a young man who looked fearless and like a warrior . In short, he was a man who I want to grow up to be like . There aren’t many royalties in Kingdom with his aura .
“He’s a reliable young man who grew up two years ago, just like my brother . He went to Kaylie on business, then he came to Sebel for sightseeing . He happened to hear that the Four Marquises were visiting, so he dropped by . It’s a rare opportunity, so he revealed his status and will be staying here,” Wester’s First Prince introduced him to us . He’s 25 . Of course, he’s married, and he has two children . I could tell that he liked Prince Cyrus because he is the same age as his brother .
I met Gill’s eyes for a moment .
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It’s a surprising situation .
I felt this yesterday, but Wester’s royal family is extremely unpleasant and aren’t they naïve? I feel like they trust a foreign Prince, who suddenly visited, a bit too much . Easter’s Prince was travelling incognito and on business . In other words, he had entered Wester without permission to conduct business .
There aren’t any quarrels between countries right now . However, isn’t that too careless?
I could tell that Gill was thinking the same thing as me, but we shouldn’t make matters worse here . Still, I feel like he’s been looking at me for a while now instead of Gill . I wonder why .
I reluctantly met his eyes . His slightly lifted almond eyes were opened a little as if he was looking at something interesting, and the corner of his thin lips was somewhat raised . I’ll be honest . It’s disgusting . It’s more cruel than fearless . That’s my impression of him .
“This is the first time we’ve met . How lucky am I to meet the Four Marquises when I just happen to be in Wester . ”
Gill stepped forward as if to block Prince Cyrus’s gaze .
“I’m Gilbert Lisburn . I never thought that I would meet Easter royalty in Wester . I’m still inexperienced, but pleased to meet you . ”
“I’m Luke Albans,” I greeted reservedly after Gill . I lowered my head lightly, and when I raised my head, there was a big hand in front of me . The moment it tried to touch my cheek, I stepped back inconspicuously .
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Prince Cyrus looked at his own extended arm with a strange face and whispered, “It felt like something I let go once . ” Disgusting . Gill gently stood in front of me, protectively and said, “I’m thirsty . Shall we go get a drink? Then, please excuse us . ” We quickly left, but not too fast so that we wouldn’t seem rude . We grabbed drinks and hung around the wall for a while .
“What the hell was that?! The Prince of Easter was a little too surprising!”
“Did he come because he knew that Wester made a request for the barrier box?”
“I’m sure they’re keeping it a secret from the citizens until they succeed . This time, we’re here to pick up our family . Other royal families shouldn’t know this, but if the Wester royal family is that casual…”
“I’m certain . Even if Prince Cyrus came out of curiosity without knowing that we would be here, there’s a possibility that they told him ‘They’re finally here, so you should come too’ . Just because they’re royalty doesn’t mean they could be reckless . ’
“No matter how you look at it, you have to remain alert around him . ”
Why does the Wester royal family not understand the danger when we, children, can? We glanced over and saw the fat Deputy Prime Minister talking with the princes .
“They’re the kind of royal family who trusts that person to come pick us up . ”
“You’re right . ”
It was inevitable that I smiled wryly .
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The dinner party ended without anything happening .
Before I left as a messenger, Otou-sama said, “Don’t hold back . ” Gill and I were taken to a room by Otou-sama . Of course, Gill’s Otou-sama was also with us .
“I’ve never seen this room before . ”
“Hmm, it’s not something I would show you on purpose . ”
It was a room with various magic tools . It was also my first time in this room . There were new magic tools that the Albans Company was selling, and there were also ancient magic tools which were beginning to decay . I wanted to look around if I had time, but I can do that later .
“Otou-sama?”
“Hmm, was it around here?”
Otou-sama took a big box that I could barely fit my arms around down from the shelf . Although adults could easily hold it . He put it on the table and opened the lid with a click .
“Oh, this is also…” Gill’s Otou-sama said . It was a magic tool with three magic stones arranged beautifully in a triangle .
“This is probably the same as the barrier box that Wester is trying to activate . ”
Gill and I gulped . Next to us, Gill’s Otou-sama shrugged and smiled wryly .
“Should I say as expected of the Albans since you own something like this?”
Otou-sama looked up at the shelf .
“Don’t tell me you have more?” Gill’s Otou-sama said, and Otou-sama shrugged . I feel like I can hear Otou-sama say, “It’s no use even if you nitpick . ”
“How is it? You rarely see magic stones this big, right?”
““Yes . ”” Gill and my voice overlapped . My magic training had processed considerably, and I can easily fill a magic stone big enough to fit into an individual barrier box, but I’ve never seen magic stones this big .
“Then, try channelling your magic into these empty magic stones now . ”
He suddenly presented us with a difficult challenge . That’s just like Otou-sama .