âAllen! The future of the Grand Duchy runningâ¦â
However, the more my father said something, the faster my brotherâs speed got. Whatâs even more surprising was that itâs not hard at all, even though he ran fast enough to pass the surrounding landscape.
Thanks to that, we stopped in front of a large drawing room after a while. This was the place where I met that Madame last time.
âWhat do you think? We came quickly, right?
âYes!â
âYou used magic so that Bebe didnât have a hard time! What do you think? Isnât it cool?â
âI know. Itâs kind of cool.â
Meanwhile, the maid, who was waiting in front of the drawing room, welcomed us with a happy face.
âYouâre here, My Lady! Iâve been waiting for you!â
It looked completely different in a few days. Those who used to show rejection whenever they saw me now looked at me and smiled.
It was annoying. I hated it. They were going to change over and over again.
I couldnât trust someone who suddenly changed. Their kindness was obviously going to change again when something else happens.
âBut⦠But at least itâs good that I donât see it like before.â
I felt a sense of rejection, but I felt much more comfortable than before.
In the meantime, the servant opened the door of the drawing room.
âLetâs go in.â
Allen, who had been waiting for the door to the drawing room to open wide, urged me again.
âYes!â
When the door opened, I was once again surprised by the scenery in front of me. A tower that was huge enough to reach a high ceiling caught my eye first.
âWow⦠This⦠Is this chocolate?â
As for the color, the deeper the scent of chocolate came as I went closer unconsciously.
âI guess itâs chocolate.â
I approached there and stuck my hand towards the tower. Then it hit something and chocolate got on my hand.
In the meantime, the Grand Duke approached behind us with a deep sigh and stuck next to us.
âWhat do you think, Bebe? Is it too much?â
âNo! Chocolate isnât too much! I like chocolate! You can have more chocolate!â
The best thing in the world was chocolate. I smiled brightly and jumped in place.
âI canât believe chocolate was a gift!ââ
âHuh?â
âThank you. This isnât too much at all!â
But my dadâs reaction was quite different from what I expected.
âIf I knew this would happen, I should have prepared chocolate, too.â
Somehow, my fatherâs voice was more sullen than ever.
âWhy? Donât you know that?â
âThatâs a chocolate mountain made by the chefs for Bebe.â
âAh!â
Only then did I see the chefs standing on one side of the room. When they saw my smile, they began to hug each other happily.
After that, I looked around and saw a lot of people standing in the room. Some chefs I had already met before, and others had seen it at the last political meeting.
Even the servants and maids who I met several times while working as a craftsman were in this room. Different boxes were held in their arms.
âAnd hereâs what I prepared for you.â
While looking around for a while, the Grand Duke pointed his finger somewhere. There was a chair made of gold.
âThat? Chair?â
But on the contrary, he didnât answer my question. It just led me there.
Eventually, I arrived at the chair after passing the numerous gifts piled up.
âLetâs sit down.â
âHere?â
âYes. I made this chair for you.â
Was this okay?
âItâs much better than the doll mountain you brought.â
It was still awkward to receive a gift, but itâs not too burdensome to receive a gift like this.
Of course, it was burdensome, but it was much better than expected.â
He pointed his finger at me.
âWhat about that?â
It was a world map that I had seen in books before.
It was a map of vast continents, seas and many countries. The world map spread out so vastly on the ceiling that it was hard to see at a glance.
âThe map is a gift.â
âNo. Bebe, you try to pick from there. Which one would you like to have?
âWhat? What should I choose?â
I was so embarrassed that I spoke formally.
âLand. Or country. Iâll conquer wherever you want. You said so last time. You needed a place to live with your mom, so I will build a country there.â
My mouth went dry at his words, which were far beyond what I expected.
âMom⦠I think my new dad⦠I think heâs a little crazy.â
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