Translator: Blushy
Editor: Sam
I was done after I finished eating. Nii-sama and the others will remain behind, and he signalled an apology to me, but I have Natalie and Hans, so Iâm fine. I quietly asked the waiter to do something after I caught them and went back to my room first.
âIâm glad Iâm your guard, Lei-sama. Luke-sama is only 12 years old but being a part of the Four Marquises or royal family is so troublesome.â
âHans, donât say what you think out loud.â It was funny to see Natalie quietly rebuke the grumbling Hans. As we slowly walked back to the room and prepared for bed, there was a knock at the door.
âI am here to deliver what you had asked for,â a maid came in with a cart. There were two baskets on the cart.
âWe havenât asked for anything,â Hans spoke with caution.
âLei ashwed. Thanwsh.â
âYou did? Please tell me beforehand.â
âSowwy.â
It certainly is suspicious to have something delivered to my room. Still, Natalie took the basket for me.
âNow weâre going outh.â
âGoing outh? What are you saying, Lei-sama? Itâs time to rest.â
Hans rested at night when we were at the mansion, but heâs been nagging since heâs been with me the whole time on this trip.
âWeâre going tho where Nico ish.â
âPrince Nico? He should be back soon, but why are you going out again?â
I stared silently at Hans. Hans scratched his head.
âFine. But weâre going back as soon as youâre done.â
âAi. Natalie, thhe big bashweth.â
âSo, Iâll be taking this one with me?â Natalie immediately picked up the basket. Hans had to keep his hands free, so we couldnât let him hold it.
There werenât any guards outside the door, so Hans took me to Nicoâs room without hesitation.
âThis is Prince Albert and Prince Nicoâs room.â
My room is also shared with Nii-sama.
âHans-dono, what the hell happened for you to bring Leila-sama here at this time?â The guard in front of the door asked Hans. Shouldnât you be asking me that?
âOh, Leila-sama has something to give to Prince Nicholas.â
âItâs true that His Highness has just returned, but now is a little...â the guard hesitated, but I knew.
âNico!â I shouted a little loudly outside the door, and it opened with a bang.
âLei?! Come in!â
âYour Highness, but...â
âShut up! I want to be with Lei!â Nico snapped at the guard; he was acting like how he was when I first met him.
âExcushe me.â
The room I had entered was more luxurious than my room. To begin with, this must be the living room since I couldnât see the bed. Itâs not like Iâm jealous or anything. However, the clothes were sprawled on the floor, and the maid, who was with Nico, looked nervous. I pointed at him, âNico, magic big thoday.â
âWhat?! I channelled my magic into the magic stone before we arrived.â
âDid you do shomethhing differenth?â
âLetâs see,â Nico tilted his head while I made him sit on the sofa, and I climbed up next to him. I love sofas, but itâs a little too high for babies. Then, I took a magic stone out of my pocket.
âLei-sama, you carry it with you?â
âIthâsh a coincidence,â I explained since it seemed troublesome, but I saw how Nico was like at dinner time and put it in my pocket a while ago. I hadnât felt it when I saw it at noon, but it was obvious at dinner that he had surplus magic. Nii-sama would normally notice, but he wasnât paying attention because he was socialising with everyone.
âSho, channew your mwagic here.â
âHmm.â
Nico was used to it since heâs been doing it recently every time Nii-sama comes to teach. By the time he had finished channeling his magic, his magic had settled down, and he wasnât agitated anymore.
Good.
âHmm. It feels weird around my stomach.â Nico pressed his stomach and tilted his head. Sometimes there are people like that. People who donât realise that theyâre hungry, some adults are like this, so obviously there will be children like this too. Especially Nico who has never gone hungry.
âNico, youâre hungry.â
âHungry?â
âYou didnâth eath enough.â
Why do I have to explain his stomach condition to him?
âNico, thawwed a woth. Your pwathe dishappeared before you couwd eath.â (Nico, talked a lot. Your plate disappeared before you could eat)
âYes, I was going to eat, but my plate was gone before I knew it.â
Nico held his stomach.
âItâs miserable to starve.â
âDatâs wright.â I agreed with him. When I was kidnapped, I had a fever and couldnât eat even though I was hungry, so I know how important food is. But I knew what it felt like to starve before that, so I might just be a glutton.
âLei-sama, were you looking at other peopleâs plates as well? Youâre a glutton.â
Thereâs a difference between knowing that Iâm a glutton and others telling me that I am one. Iâm going to tell Nii-sama later.
âNatalie, bashweth.â
âYes, Lei-sama.â
Natalie could probably tell what was inside by the feel and smell of the basket. She put the basket on the table and gently opened the lid.
The room filled up with a nice aroma.
âThis is...â
âDewicioush food, I goth ith dewivered.â I puffed my chest out. There are advantages to being a glutton too.
âI recommend thhe wewi cawe.â (I recommend the weli cake)
âCake? Iâll eat the cake after.â
âLei wiww eath thoo.â
I wanted to eat it again when I saw it. Hans looked at me as if he wanted to say something, but Natalie stopped him, âDonât say anything.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
I really shouldnât eat before I go to bed, but itâs not good to sleep while feeling sad over an empty stomach. Nico ate the fish deliciously, and by the time he shared his cake with me, I was feeling sleepy. Then, when I came to, it was morning.
âLei, I didnât starve thanks to you.â Nii-sama smiled next to me and greeted me before saying that straight away. It seemed that the small basket was useful too.
âGiww?â
I hadnât prepared anything for Gill, so I asked about him and Nii-sama answered, âGill could ask for seconds and keep on eating even when people come up to talk to him.â As expected of Gill. Itâs better for one person to have a lot of nerves. Itâs definitely his growth period.
Nevertheless, Nico will fall sick if we keep going at this pace. They were planning on taking it slowly on this trip, but isnât that pointless now? I crossed my arms on top of the bed and looked complicated.
âLei-sama, letâs change your clothes.â
âAi. Food!â
After changing, itâs time for food. Iâll think about it after I eat.