Translator: Blushy
Editor: Sam
Just as Gillâs father, Stan-ojisama, went to Farland, Chrisâs parents also went to Easter as well. However, there was a new transaction taking place in Farland, so there wasnât anything particularly unusual about Easter.
âUsually Otou-sama goes in place of Okaa-sama who canât leave the capital, but this time, she said ãIâd like to go for once, Felicia will be useful when it comes to itã,â Felicia said while shrugging.
âYou still canât charge your magic into the barrier magic stones, right?â Nico asked seriously.
âYes, not yet. But I am training. So, Iâm sure sheâll make it back in seven or eight days, way before the ten day deadline.â
âIf it comes to it, the royal family has Prince Lambert and Prince Al. Even the Moleseys have two people, my father and I. Itâs not like the Four Marquises canât leave the royal capital for more than ten days. Itâs because thereâs an unspoken rule that we donât touch the magic stone of other houses,â Mark also added to Feliciaâs explanation. Today is magic practice day, so Nii-sama, Gill and Mark are here.
Oh yeah, Iâve heard of that before. Otou-sama said he barely made it back in ten days when he went to rescue me when I was kidnapped. He said it was hard to get permission from the Supervision Department.
âSupervishion Departhmenth.â
âWoah, Lei knows some difficult words,â Mark patted my head.
âWell, Iâm sure both Gillâs father and Feliciaâs mother received permission from the Supervision Department before they left.â
âOtou-syama shaid ith wash hard.â
âI donât know if itâs your Otou-samaâs fault, or if itâs thanks to him,â Mark chuckled.
âIâve been wondering about the Supervision Department too. I heard that Otou-sama will go to Wester, or rather Kaylie. Iâm afraid that heâll have another argument with the Supervision Department,â Nii-sama seemed a little worried.
âMy fatherâs the only one not going out.â
âItâs because the Moleseys are in charge of domestic affairs.â
It seemed that Markâs House wasnât going anywhere.
âBut itâs become more troublesome because of Dean-samaâs unconventional trips, so the Supervision Department is more forgiving when giving permission. Itâs thanks to Lei and the Albans that the Four Marquises can leave the capital with ease.â
âLeiâs?â I was surprised to hear my name pop up.
âItâs because Albans worked hard to get you back. Gillâs House, the Lisburns also did what they could.â
Gill was a little down this week, probably because Stan-ojisama scolded him a lot last weekend. Mark turned towards Gill and included him in the conversation.
âOh, we went to Farland for a bit, didnât we?â
âWe did. The hunters completely betrayed us.â
Gill was laughing with Nii-sama as if he remembered something. It sounded like an adventure-filled story.
âLei hashnâth heard abouth thhish.â
âOh, I told you that I went to the north to train, didnât I?â
âI wnow thhath you were shthudying.â
That was all I heard about their trip.
âLuke, wonât you tell us about it?â
âYeah, do tell. What was so interesting about your trip? Maybe I should go on a trip too.â
âIs it a scary story?â
Nico, Mark and Chris all had a twinkle in their eyes. Felicia looked as if she found it questionable and it was interesting.
âHollows appear in this story; will you be okay Chris?â
âOf course!â
She probably didnât know what a Hollow was, but she proudly said it was alright.
Me? Of course, Iâm alright.
I remembered they treated me with the utmost care when I first returned. Otou-sama, Nii-sama and the people at the mansion were considerate and avoided mentioning my kidnapping, or what happened when I was kidnapped.
I never imagined that one day it would become a mere memory, something I can brag about to entertain my friends.
But it was one spring day when I thought that the end of my tough baby days was coming.
However, Nii-sama and Gillâs story was a little too scary to be entertaining.
âBack then, a hunter ran out of the barrier with the barrier box to help his comrade who had gotten out of the barrier.â
âWhat?!â We were sitting on the lawn, but as that part of the story came up, Nico stood up in surprise.
âLuke and Gill will be killed by the Hollows!â
âYour Highness, weâre still alive, arenât we?â
âOh, youâre right.â
Nico sat down in relief. Chris and Felicia were sticking to me.
âBut we both secretly carried a newly developed barrier box with us.â
âOh, Iâve never heard about that.â
âA newly developed barrier box?â
âI wish you could have seen the surprised looks on the huntersâ faces.â
The boys got excited. Nii-sama casually dropped a bomb after he told us that they had successfully killed the Hollows and ended the story.
âCome to think of it, we donât need a barrier box to make a barrier.â
Is that something you can say in front of Mark and Felicia? I panicky looked at Mark and Felicia.
Mark narrowed his eyes and he was frowning.
âThat night two weeks ago?â
âYou noticed?ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âI felt something strong pass through my body. I knew something happened. And if I were to say what...â
Why are you looking at me? I averted my gaze and looked at the garden. That reminds me, the story was so interesting that I hadnât taken a nap today.
âI can make it too.â
âIâm practicing too.â
Gill said and Nico also puffed his chest with pride.
âLei can do ith.â
âSee.â
Dammit.