Translator: Blushy
Editor: Sam
It took more than a day to piece together my inept story and the stories of Bart, Alistair and the others about my six months in Wester. Realising this immediately, Nii-sama turned towards Bart and made a suggestion.
âWhy donât you come see Lei when you have time, and weâll go over the story little by little over the course of the day?â
âAlright.â
Bart made a prompt decision. Mill, who was being a little frightened by Otou-sama, seemed relieved that he wasnât the only one being questioned.
Otou-sama being himself, hugged me and lamented, âLei had to eat dry and hard bread... and without water...â He got in the way of our conversation and is hopeless. Finally, Nii-sama scolded him and told him to shut up and listen to the story, so he finally became quiet. To me, they were just memories that have passed. However, the fun that I had with Bart and everyone else remains. Those are the memories I have when we speak of the memories I have until Lentforce.
âWewi nuthsh were dewicioush.â (Weli nuts were delicious)
âLei! They are, arenât they?! I only choose the best!â
Alistair proudly puffed out his chest.
âMiwwâsh shoup. Kyaroâsh cheeshe. The cwothhesh Cwyde choshe. And Barth wash awwaysh around.â (Millâs soup. Kyaroâs cheese. The clothes Clyde chose. And Bart was always around)
I love everyone.
âEveryone wash thhere, and wind bwew in Weshther.â (Everyone was there, and wind blew in Wester)
Why is everyone crying when Iâm telling a fun story?
âSay, Lei.â
âAi.â
Alistair crouched in front of me like he had done in Wester.
âWeâre finally in Kingdom, so we talked about staying in the royal capital for about a month.â
âReawwy?â
I was so happy that I smiled.
âItâs cause weâre adults.â
Mill rubbed the tip of his nose and looked proud.
âWeâre each going to visit our workplaces during the day, and at night, weâre gonna go to town.â
âMill, the latter is too much information!â Then, Bart scolded him.
âBecause we hardly go out into town at night even in Lentforce even though itâs covered in a barrier.â
âI know that, but donât tell Lei youâre going out at night.â
âLei wiww come thoo!ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âSee, now she wants to come...â
Bart was at his wits end. Iâm always in the capital, but Iâve never been out at night.
âOtou-syama!â
âLei, children shouldnât go out at night.â
âOtou-syama...â
Otou-sama was right. But I wanted to go a little. I looked up at Otou-sama and then looked down again.
âLei, youâre pouting.â
âIâm noth! Ack.â
Alistair pinched my mouth.
âOf course, Alistair and Luke canât go out either.â
âI wouldnât do that, Otou-sama!â Nii-sama cried and Alistair quietly looked away from Otou-sama. I came up with an idea. If Iâm told that I have to stay home, then I would want to ignore what Otou-sama said, right?
âAlistair, if I say you canât go out then you canât.â
âUoah.â
But Alistair was pressed by Stan-ojisama, so he will stay at home.
âThat said, Iâm sure you arenât convinced, so Iâll arrange a day when the children can go out at night with guards.â
Stan-ojisama smiled so I almost jumped up in happiness.
âLei thoo, Lei can go thoo!?â
âLeiâs a baby, so who knows.â
Otou-sama looked grimly at the smiling Stan-ojisama.
âStan, I wonât forgive you if you do something bad to Lei.â
Thanks to Otou-sama, who spoils his daughter, Iâm also able to go.
âWhath abouth Awishthair? Ge doeshnâth have tho worw, righth?â (What about Alistair? He doesnât have work, right?)
âYeah. But I donât mind going with Bart.â
Come to think of it, I havenât been to the castle since that incident. What am I supposed to do? By the way, Nii-sama is on his summer holidays, so I feel like itâs fine for me to be on summer holidays too.
âWhath abouth Lei? Whath shhouwd Lei do?â
I asked Otou-sama again. Of course, Iâll play with Alistair too, so thereâs nothing wrong with that.
âWell, I thought Iâll let you and Luke go to Wester since itâs summer holidays, but thereâs no need for that anymore. The reason why you wanted to go to Wester has come to Kingdom.â
âAi!â
Originally, Nii-sama told me that we would go to Wester during the summer holidays. Iâm glad Otou-sama thought of letting us go too.
âThen Lei wiww pway withh Awishthair.â
âWell about that, that seems impossible as well.â
Otou-sama frowned as if he was troubled.
âYou seem to be doing fairly well Lei, but His Highness Nicholas seems to be quite depressed about that incident.â
âNico? He didnâth do anythhing wrong.â
Nico should be closely guarded in the castle since they canât let anything happen to someone in the royal family. Besides, there was no one to send me to the castle since Otou-sama will be going to Easter on a business trip. Hans still hasnât come back, so Iâve been told that I shouldnât go to the castle for security reasons, so I havenât seen Nico in a while. Of course, I havenât seen Chris in a while either.
âIâve been told that they want Lei to come to the castle when I get back. Do you want to go?â
âOf courshe Iâww go. Iâm worried about Nico. Buth...â
I looked at Alistair. If I go to the castle, then weâll only be able to see each other at night. But itâs still much better than not being able to meet at all.
âLei, donât worry.â
Alistair reached out and patted my head.
âYes, Lei. Itâs summer holidays after all. Me, Gill and Alistair will go to the castle with you.â
âReawwy?â
Alistair said he was getting used to noble ways, but he hated nobles originally. Wonât he hate going to the castle and associating with the royal family?
âIsnât it too late to ask that? Iâm with Huu a lot in Wester. Heâs the second prince even though heâs from Frontier. Iâve gotten used to it.â
Alistair laughed without a care. He has grown a lot since those days when he would get angry and say that nobles arenât happy. I was relieved.
âIâm not a successor or anything like that, but Iâm the same as you Lei. I have the Four Marquisesâ eyes. I believe the royal family would like to keep me close and test me.â
âIsh thhath awrighth?â
âYeah. Iâll be back in Wester once summer holiday ends anyway. If they want to see me, then they can look as much as they want.â
âCoow!â (Cool)
I looked up at Alistair in admiration.
âLei what about me? Am I cool?â
âNii-syama, of courshe youâre coow.â
âI know I am.â
Itâs funny that Nii-sama is competing against Alistair. For the time being, not only will Alistair come to the castle, Iâll also be able to meet Nico.