Happy Friday!
Al gently patted me, who was quiet with my head down, twice on the shoulder.
Yurii-sama didn’t come back to where I was.
He was clinging onto Avi and not coming back to me. Even though he’s right in front of me, he wasn't sitting on top of my lap.
I was at my limit, I went with Al to Avi’s room, and the two of them let Al and I play together with them. Despite this, Al and I were completely treated like air.
In a few hours, the two people have become very good friends, such as Avi addressing Yurii-sama as 「Yuriel」without honorifics and not needing to use polite speech, they have become friends that didn’t have any barriers between them. It seems that Yurii-sama has never had a playmate until now, so it’s a good thing if he could have a familiar friend though. It’s a good thing but…!!
The angels had started to expel me from paradise. Don't take Yurii-sama from me, Avi. Please don’t take Avi away from me, Yurii-sama.
「Let's stop watching them, aneue. We can't intrude on them.」
「We're not watching them, it is my desire to intrude on them, Al.」
「Please don’t be clever and just be quiet. What is with you spreading out both your arms?」
「Let's hug.」
「I'm begging you, please be quiet.」
Al once again gently patted me, who was dejected, twice on the shoulder.
It seems that before we came, the two of them even went out to the garden, and they put all of the berries, herbs, and leaves that they collected onto the bed within the room and stared at them.
「This one is effective for injuries, this herb can be used as an antidote for that poison.」
「I see. That's amazing. Yuriel is so much more knowledgeable than I am.」
「That! That’s not true! Avi knows a lot of things that I don’t know.」
Ever since Al and I came in, whenever Avi did something, he gained Yurii-sama's respect and trust. That Yurii-sama was, the domineering Yurii-sama who had a lot of pride was, honestly praising someone…!
He seemed to be having fun as his cheeks were turning red as if he was happy.
「Aaaaah…. Why am I not in their group…?」
「Please give up already.」
「I wonder if you know, Al. I can give up whenever I want. What's important is having the heart to try hard.」
「Incidentally, people who are able to give up grow up, and become strong.」
「You're a child who doesn't dream.」
Briefly picking up a larger leaf, Avi, looked at Yurii-sama and after telling him to watch him, he held it against his mouth.
As soon as a single puuu sounded, the tune that was often heard in lullabies was being played on a leaf flute. I have also sang it for Yurii-sama, so he should know it.
Without rushing, Yurii-sama was clapping after Avi finished a song.
TN: in the raws, the author had put '草笛' which means 'reed pipe' even though he's using a leaf, so I changed it to 'leaf flute' so that it makes more sense.
「That's amazing! That's amazing, Avi! How did you do that? It was like a musical instrument!」
「It's called a leaf flute. My eldest brother taught me, but it's a secret from hahaue. 'It's unhygienic, so stop it' was what I was told.」
「Wow! That's amazing!」
Yurii-sama also held a leaf against his mouth, but an indescribable bububububu sound came out, and he tilted his head in confusion.
Once again, Avi took the same leaf, and gave it to me.
「Aneue and Alfonso-aniue both, learned from Ian-aniue. Mirabell-aneue, can you still do it?」
「Avi…! You…!」
You kindly invited me to paradise, didn't you…!
「Even Ivan is being considerate towards you, what should you do….」
「I'm not being considerate, aniue. Since aneue had also especially came, I want everyone to enjoy themselves.」
「Avi…?! Avi…!!」
As a result of surpassing the limit of my patience, in the end, I hugged both Yurii-sama and Avi at the same time.
Sorry, the mounds on my chest were lacking. It's tight and it might hurt though, sorry.
「Mira, it hurts, Mira.」
「A…, a, aneue…, that, um…!」
Without minding Yurii-sama who was struggling within my arms and Avi who had curled himself up, I hugged them tightly and was stopped by Al. He asked me if I was planning on killing his younger brother and a prince.
I pulled myself together and accepted the leaf to play on, but it's been a long time, so I don't know if I could do it or not. Moreover, even if I said that I would be able to play it, I couldn't play a song like Avi.
Pu–, when I blew on it with all my strength, a note that sounded right came out, so I'm safe, for now.
「Mira's note was higher than Avi's.」
「No…it might have been because she was not able to adjust the interval….」
I'll try to blow on it again.
Pu—————————————————————————….
Ah, it hurts. It's already my limit.
「Mira's lung capacity is amazing….」
A word like 'lung capacity', he knew a lot of words.
「Actually, I have a unpleasant childhood friend, no matter what kind of contest I challenge him to, I have never won against him, and I finally ran out of ideas, in the end, we started a contest of 『who can hold their breath the longest』. This was the result of the special training from that time.」
I lost though. He could do anything flawlessly, even when it was getting painful for me, he was nonchalantly holding his breath.
「Even so, Avi has gotten very good at it. Did you practice?」
「Yes, since Ian-aniue had also came back recently.」
「…Ivan? When was that?」
「Ah…! …um, he secretly came back last month…I was told to keep it a secret from Alfonso-aniue and the rest…」
「That older brother is…!」
He did something that a cat burglar would do. Even though he was the eldest son of a Marquis House.
「However, Alfonso-aniue is the one who is much more skillful than I am. I'm not aneue or Judias-sama, but I want to learn something that could compare with aniue as well.」
「Ara, you’re also good at flattering your seniors. You’ll be doted on no matter where you go.」
「Please don’t talk about people’s younger brother like they’re a child who is full of self-interest…」
Giggling, Avi had, started instructing Yurii-sama while Al and I were quarreling. The willful Yurii-sama was, obediently letting another person teach him. Avi, who was like an oniisan, was adorable too. This was definitely a utopia.
Ah…but the feeling of alienation was once again…. Both of them once again didn’t put anyone else in their eyes. I felt like I had been sentenced to expulsion from paradise.
「Avi is also good at teaching others.」
「He's my younger brother, that's why.」
「That's true. …in the future, Al will be a doting parent.」
「Aneue is like that as well though.」
After trying it several times, Yurii-sama had reached the point where he was also able to play a note that sounded correct.
When everyone cheered for him, Yurii-sama, who was satisfied, tried to play that note many times.
「You’re good at it. Wow, even for me, I practiced for three days until I played that note, you know?」
Having been patted on the head by Avi, Yurii-sama improved the pitch even more and blew on the leaf flute.
「Al…I wonder if you can bring a painter here right now.」
「It’s unfortunate, but our House’s personal painter is on holiday.」
「Really…. That’s unfortunate…」
I had wanted to memorialize this moment though….
「Avi is good at teaching. He may be suited to become a teacher.」
「Noo! I had just taught him the way that aniue and Alfonso-aniue had taught me, so…」
「Maa…, that reserved part of you, you will grow up to be a gentleman who will definitely be popular with the ladies.」
「That won’t happen…」
Turning red, the bashful Avi looked down, and when he raised his head, he smiled.
So adora…!!
I’m going to get a nosebleed.
Next to me, Al sighed.
「You’ve completely stolen a pure young boy's first love….」
「What? Al?」
「No, Nothing.」