Translator: Blushy
Editor: Sam
âWeâre going to Purgatory Island again!? And at night this time!? Whatâre you thinking?!â Hans yelled. If this was going to happen, then I shouldnât have told Nico about the Hollows.
âIâve seen Hollows at the border of Wester. However, Nico is only going to the north this time. Itâs a safe area, and if I want to show him Hollows then thereâs no better place.â Prince Albert calmly answered Hanâs violent exclamation. Based on what Nico heard from me, he came up with the shallow idea that it was alright for him to see them since Iâve seen them.
âBased on what proof are you saying itâs safe? Youâre probably going to use a barrier box, but barrier boxes arenât perfect. The range is limited, and if someone loses their calm and goes out of the barrier then theyâll become victim to the Hollow. We canât let the royal family face such danger.â
I looked at Hans in admiration. He has never been out of kingdom, so heâs never used a barrier box before, but he knows about the dangers. If he was in Frontier, then he would definitely be a skilled hunter.
âLiththwe chiwdren are shcared of Howwowsh.â (Little children are scared of Hollows) I backed Hans up too. Itâs not a pleasant thing, and I think theyâre scary enough for children to have nightmares and cry at night. No matter how much Nico wants to see them, I donât think itâs something that he should see at his age.
âIf you can do it, then Nico can too.â
âYouâre mishthawen.â (Youâre mistaken) I desperately tried to explain. If a baby sees a Hollow, then they would just blank out. However, the shock may be greater at an age where they understand that the ghost-like Hollows have the appearance of a person or animal.
âIâm not. If the baby Albans says that she saw them every day, then Nico should see them too.â
Hans and I looked at Earl Coulter. He shook his head. He might be opposed to the idea, but he wonât stop the Prince. If itâs like that, then Iâll talk to the person himself, âNico.â
âLei, I want to see them too. I canât go out of Kingdom like you, Lei. If the Hollows are the origin of Kingdom, then itâs important to see them.â
If the Four Marquises arenât adults, then they can leave Kingdom. However, thatâs impossible for the royal family.
âBut itâs been a long time since that sentence was abolished. There shouldnât be any Hollows with a solid appearance since thereâre no living beings on that island.â
âFishhesh, and...â
Thatâs right. Fishes that jump to the surface. Stray animals. And perhaps those who want to commit suicide; a painless death is bliss.
Nii-sama quickly picked me up and buried my face in his neck to stop me from talking any further.
âIf you have to take Prince Nico there, then Gill and I will go too.â
âLei two.â
I was crushed by Nii-sama.
âGill and I have hunted Hollows before, and we have Rhodolite swords.â
It went silent for a moment and Oji-sama looked up.
âWhat are Albans and Lisburn making their heirs do...â Prince Albert muttered involuntarily. Hans seemed to agree with him this time, but he confirmed, âSo, youâll do it no matter what?â Then, he looked at the escorts. Graces was silent and nodded as if he had given up. The escorts have already tried to persuade them.
âFine. But, Leila-sama wonât be going, so some escorts will have to remain behind. I would like you to rearrange the escorts so that you can make sure Luke-sama and Gilbert-sama are also safe.â
Hans, who didnât think much of the safety of the royal family, is in a sense, a paragon of an Albans guard.
âNii-syama.â
âNo.â
âNii-syama.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âYou canât.â
Nii-sama anticipated my request and his reply was cold from the beginning.
âNii-syama, thhe barrier...â Nii-sama quickly buried my face and took me out of the room so that I couldnât say anymore than that.
âLei, that was dangerous. Whatâs wrong? Youâre always more careful,â Nii-sama whispered and Hans was behind us.
âNii-syama, ithâsh wiwe Hansh shaysh.â (Nii-sama, itâs like Hans says)
âWhat Hans said?â
Nii-sama looked at Hans who raised his eyebrow since he didnât know what was going on.
âBawwier box.â
âThe barrier box?â
âAi.â
Nii-sama tilted his head in confusion and I nodded.
âPeopwe wanth tho run away when thheyâre shurprished. They wiww weave thhe barrier shthraighth away.â (People want to run away when theyâre surprised. They will leave the barrier straight away)
âCertainly, the barrier box usually has a range of only three metres. Itâs wide, and if youâre upset youâll be out of range.â
Nii-sama clenched his hands as if he had remembered something.
âAnd if you move the barrier box itself, then itâs over.â
Thatâs right. Thatâs why I should go and keep the box with me.
âLei, even if thatâs true, Iâm there.â
âLei ish bethther.â
âThatâs true, but...â
âLei wiww awwaysh be nexth tho ith.â
Nii-sama placed his hands on my shoulders like he had given up.
âLuke-sama,â Hans called Nii-samaâs name as if he had realised something.
âAlright. Lei might be safer in a place where everyone can see her.â
âSure, thereâs less chance that she would be kidnapped that way, but...â
âGill and I have a barrier box even if itâs for individual use. What worries me is what has been left behind on the island and which ship we will use...â
âAccording to Earl Coulter itâs fine. He hasnât received any reports from the scouts that there are any suspicious people around.â
I stared gapingly at Hans and Nii-sama. It appears that they still think that I would be kidnapped again.
âYou donât have to look like that.â
Nii-sama wrapped my cheeks in his hands.
âLet Prince Albert show us what he has. It would be nice if he knew how naïve he is for thinking that Prince Nico can see them just because you did, Lei.â
I think I was hallucinating when I thought that Nii-samaâs smile was scary.
Thus, we were going to Purgatory Island again in the evening.