Translator: Blushy
Editor: Sam
I felt like I lived in a gentle world even though Iâve been through dangerous situations. They werenât speaking to me, but their conversation was a little scary.
âLei, I had fun.â
I liked being hugged by Julia-obasama, but I didnât particularly enjoy their scary conversation.
âItâs hard for people to come to congratulate you when the Four Marquises and the royal family are here. You should move around a bit.â
Otou-sama nodded, and I glanced at the table in regret.
âOf course, letâs get something to drink.â
âAi!â
Julia-obasama put me down, and I was able to get a drink. I was able to drink it while others watched to make sure I wouldnât spill it. Of course, no one tried to pour juice on me.
âCome now, itâs dangerous to walk between adults.â
Otou-sama picked me up as soon as I finished drinking. Then, we slowly walked, and Nii-sama joined us to talk to people. But, I stopped caring halfway through. For now, I just have to smile.
We walked around and met up with Gillâs family again. I was relieved to see them again.
Julia-obasama looked at me gently and reached out to me again, so I was held by her again. Iâm a little happy. Julia-obasama said while swaying me gently, âLuke, Dianaâs here.â
âJulia-sama, I heard that she was coming.â
âYes.â
Their conversation ended, and there was an awkward silence. Is Diana Nii-samaâs birth mother?
Just then, I saw a woman strolling from the other side of the room as if their conversation was the signal. She had blonde hair and green eyes, looked the same age as Otou-sama. She was probably the same age as Julia-obasama, or a little younger, and had a calm aura.
âDiana-okaasama...â Nii-sama said. Otou-sama put a hand around Nii-sama when his shoulders started shaking. There was trust in Nii-samaâs eyes when he looked up at Otou-sama.
People say that she was on bad terms with Otou-sama, so she divorced him and married another person. I heard that she kept Nii-sama at a distance because she didnât care about him much, but thatâs all I know. She walked as her high pony swayed behind her and stopped in front of Nii-sama.
âLuke, I havenât seen you since summer.â
âSummerâ, when I was in Frontier. Does that mean they met during summer? I stared at Diana-sama in Julia-obasamaâs arms, and her eyes certainly showed that she was happy to see Nii-sama.
âDiana-okaasama.â
âHappy 12th birthday, Luke.â
âThank you very much.â
It was awkward, but I felt relieved because their aura was warm. However, Diana separated from Nii-sama awkwardly and turned towards me. Her eyes were opened wide.
âOh, you have the same eyes as Luke.â
Same as Nii-sama, not Otou-sama.
âYouâre the star today. Happy birthday. Iâm Diana, Lukeâs Okaa-sama.â
âIâm Leiwa Awbansh. Diana-obasama.â
âMy, how cute. Will you come to Oba-sama?â
She wasnât against being called Oba-sama. She also thinks children are cute. She wants to hold me, so she likes children. So why did she leave Nii-sama?
Of course, itâs because heâs the Albans heir. She couldnât bring him with her even if she wanted to. I donât know the truth. However, it looked to me as if she ran away from Nii-sama and Otou-sama like she did just before.
âDiana-obasama.â
âWhat is it?â
âReach outh to Nii-sama.â
âHuh...â
Otou-sama was in the wrong first, but Diana-obasama is also in the wrong. Iâm sure Nii-sama doesnât reach out to her because she doesnât say anything or reach out to him first.
âNii-syamaâs Okaa-sama. Hug Nii-syama firshth.â
For some reason, Julia-obasama hugged me tighter.
âHug Luke.â
Diana-obasama looked at Nii-sama as if asking if it was alright. Nii-sama had been staring at her since she arrived.
âCan Okaa-sama hug you, Luke?â
Otou-sama didnât say anything, since I shut him up with my eyes when it looked like he wanted to say something.
âIf thatâs what you want to do.â
Nii-sama looked down a bit. Diana-obasama timidly approached Nii-sama and reached out to him. He flinched back at first, but then let her hug him properly.
Compared to Otou-sama, Nii-sama looked like a small child, but when hugged by Diana-obasama, their heights werenât much different, and it made him look bigger.
âYouâve gotten bigger. Youâve grown up, but I wonder if youâre like me. Youâre a lot nicer compared to how Dean was back then.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âI donât know if Iâm nice or not.â
I know that heâs kind. Otou-sama, stay quiet. I turned my head towards Otou-sama, who looked like he wanted to say something.
âWas Otou-sama not kind?â
I donât think you should stick your nose into that.
âHe didnât care no matter what I said or did. He was mean.â
âI donât know if heâs mean, but heâs still the same indifferent Otou-sama.â
âHe doesnât change even though heâs had a second child.â
This time, I reached out to Otou-sama, who looked like he wanted to say something.
âOtou-syama.â
âLei.â
Donât look as if you havenât held me for two days.
âI wanth tho drinw juice.â
âThen, letâs go. Luke.â
âItâs alright. Take Lei with you.â
âOkay. Then, Diana, take your time.â
âThanks.â
Leaving Nii-sama and Diana-obasama, we moved to the table. Theyâre talking about something. Thatâs good.
âLei, I wish you had met Julia earlier.â
âAi.â
But, does that mean you didnât let her see me?
âI should have given you a wet nurse, but the timing was off, and you might miss having a mother, so I kept all the women around that age away from you.â
What? Then, maybe...
âNicoâs Okaa-sama.â
âI asked her not to come. I took away your mother, Clair, but I was scared you would miss her.â
So thatâs why there are only middle-aged men around me? But I donât know what to say.
âLeiâsh awrighth. Lei wiwesh Julia-obasama and Diana-obasama.â
âEven Diana? Thatâs strange.â
Isnât Diana-obasama cute? I feel like Otou-sama doesnât have eyes for women. It must have been a miracle for him to be able to marry my Okaa-sama.
And he didnât realise that I didnât say that I liked Ange-obasama.