Nii-sama came back from the dormitory to spend the weekend at home. I felt lonely since until the other day, he used to come to the castle the day before the weekend and ride back in the carriage with me.
âIâm back, Lei.â
âWewcome bacw, Nii-sama.â
Otou-sama was still working outside, so I can only rely on Nii-sama.
âNii-syama, bushy?â
âNope.â
Nii-sama shook his head. Why donât you come to the castle if youâre not busy?
âSince the incident the other day.â
Nii-sama made eye contact with me and looked sorry for bringing this up, but he didnât need to be sorry.
âThe Academyâs security system has become an issue, but in the end, they didnât think about how to improve security, instead, theyâre restricting the students.â
âOh.â
It must be suffocating. It was the same as Nico who was surrounded with people If you restrict the students too much then they would be disheartened, and they will end up doing nothing.
âI canât get permission to go to the castle anymore, and Otou-sama isnât here.â
âSoundsh though.â (Sounds tough)
If Otou-sama was here, he would have made it so that Nii-sama could leave by force, but I guess they wonât accept a childâs opinion even if they are part of the Four Marquises. I didnât tell Nii-sama that I was going to visit the Academy next week, so I didnât ask anymore questions about this. I also told Chris not to tell Gill about our visit.
âIthâsh awmoshth thime for dinner.â (Itâs almost time for dinner)
Letâs end this conversation. That night, I spent my time like I usually did. I told Nii-sama about what happened in the castle in a funny way, I took a bath and did a little magic training.
âSo, Nii-syama, nighthy.â
âLei.â
I couldnât help but be startled by Nii-samaâs low voice.
âAre you hiding something?â
âI, Iâm noth.â
I turned my back to him, so that I wouldnât be facing him. Weird. Iâm sure I was acting completely normal.
âYouâre talking more than usual. Itâs like youâre trying to cover something up.â
âB-becaushe I mishshed you,â (B-because I missed you)
âNo. You didnât go near me even though you say you missed me. Itâs as if youâre afraid something would be revealed if you look me in the eyes.â
âUoah.â
Natalie shook her head faintly. She was telling me it was alright to tell him.
âTomowwow.â
âTomorrow?â
âIâww thaw with Hansh.â (Iâll talk with Hans)
Nii-sama stared at me for a while as I avoided his eyes and then he sighed.
âAlright. Iâll wait until tomorrow.â
I quickly buried myself under the covers. A calm Nii-sama scares me a little. I feel sorry for the people who will have to be his subordinates in the future.
I wonât wet the bed because Iâm scared. The next day, I woke up in a good mood. I was feeling at ease because I could just leave it to Hans.
âAh, ah, he found out? Well, I didnât think you could hide it from Luke-sama in the first place.â
âAi.â
My guard acted rude early in the morning, but I wasnât offended by him. I was honestly disappointed since I wanted to keep it a secret from Nii-sama and surprise him.
âSo, what on earth are you planning?â
âHansh, Iâww weave ith tho you.â (Hans, Iâll leave it to you)
âSo, youâre leaving it up to me. Fine.â
Hans stroked his unshaven chin and gave Nii-sama a brief explanation, âLei-sama and the children want to visit the Academy.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âBy children, you mean Prince Nicholas and Chris, right?â
âWell, yeah. And Mark-sama.â
His aura strongly suggested that the other two werenât important, and it was great that he remembered to include one more person (Mark). But, Nii-samaâs expression was bright.
âI see. Then, Iâll make sure Lei isnât put in any danger there, and what classes should I show you? If you want to see something cool then you can go to see the sword class, and if you want to laugh, then you can go see the magic training class. Itâs very interesting because theyâre too new at it. No, wait.â
Nii-sama looked at Hans questioningly.
âYou said Mark just now, didnât you? Were you talking about someoneâs guard?â
âNo, the Moleseyâs Mark-sama.â
âI didnât want to hear his name. When you think about it, itâll be a visit from the royal family and the Four Marquises. What a hassle.â
âAbout that, Luke-sama,â Hans looked troubled.
âLei-sama wants to go in secret, ah, I said it wrong. She wants to go unannounced, yes.â
âUnannounced.â
Nii-sama, who had been standing and listening to the conversation, staggered and sat down on the sofa.
âThe Four Marquises and the royal family will go unannounced. Even the Four Marquis who isnât a child will be going unannounced. Hmm.â
âNii-syama, are you oway?â
I climbed onto the sofa and snuggled up to Nii-sama. Of course, this was to help calm him down.
âYouâre the ringleader, Lei?â
âNo. Marw wash thhe one who ashwed.â (Mark was the one who asked)
I merely suggested the destination. I pouted a little.
âThathâsh why I wanthed tho weep ith a shecreth from you.â (Thatâs why I wanted to keep it a secret from you)
âWhat do you mean thatâs why?â
âYou wonâth be throubwed if you donâth wnow abouth ith.â (You wonât be troubled if you donât know about it)
âIf I donât know about it, you say. Leiâ¦â
Nii-sama pinched my pouty mouth with exasperation.
âMof.â
âLei is cute even when sheâs troubling people.â
Iâm upset. I donât trouble anyone.
âBut youâre right. I wonât be troubled if I donât know. Alright. Iâll pretend I donât know.â
âWell, I think itâs fine if you act like you donât know. By the way, Luke-sama, I need to talk to you.â
âYeah, I know.â
Then, Hans and Nii-sama put their heads together and started talking. I heard them say, âguardâ and âthe route of the tourâ, but I lost interest in their conversation. Then, there was a knock at the door, and I answered immediately.
âEnther.â
The door opened slightly at the sound of my voice and Judeâs voice projected, which sounded more reserved than usual.
âLuke-sama and Leila-sama. Um, you have guests.â
The door opened with a bang.
âDid you hear that, Luke?! Itâs a raid!â
âNo, Gill. Weâre visiting unannounced. Honestly.â
Chris was following behind him with an apologetic expression on her face.
âChrish! He found outh?â
âYeah. Everyone kept telling me I was acting a little different from normal, so I accidentally told them.â
âI shee. Lei wash found outh thoo.â
We both dropped our shoulders sadly, but Chris seemed a little happy. It was nice to have a family that noticed something different about you.
âThis will blow away our bored school life! Iâll do all I can to help!â
âI didnât say I wouldnât help.â
âOh!â
The big people talked about something, but now Chris was here, so I wonât be bored.
âGo outhshide?â
âI want to go to the greenhouse.â
âOk!â
We left the annoying things to the big people and ran out of the room.