Chapter 113: Looking Forward to Tomorrow

But, the people at the castle are horrible at arranging things. And, its not about me.

Otou-syama, worw withh thhe barrier. (Otou-sama, work with the barrier.)

Thats right. Leis smart.

You worw withh thhe barrier shomethimesh. Buth why are you bushy? (You work with the barrier sometimes. But why are you so busy?)

Hmm. Otou-sama does other work as well. Domestic affairs, ah, how should I put this? I have to decide a lot of things.

He doesnt just work with the barrier. And, because other people cant do his work for him, he has to rush in the morning. But, if I were someone from Kingdom, then I wouldnt even leave important work to influential people, because thats too much power for someone to have, right?

What I derived from this is that Kingdom is a peaceful country, but it is full of incompetent people.

I finished my food while I was thinking. Its fun to eat in the carriage. Natalie wiped my hands and continued to hold my hand as she gently stroked my palm.

Nathawie?

Leila-sama, Ive been worried. Does it hurt where you were hurt?

Oh, ah.

So, shes talking about that?

Ithsh oway now.

Dont be reckless. Hans and I were both surprised, Natalie said, and she really did look worried.

What are you talking about?

Mm, she protected His Highness and got hit by a branch.

What?!

Otou-sama took my hand, stared at it and sighed in relief.

Theres no mark. By a branch So youre saying His Highness was being beaten by his tutor?

Thats right. The teachers at school also hit boys who skip class, but Im surprised that someone would be that strict on a three-year-old. Leila-sama saw this, and she protected him.

Ai. Hurth, no good. No hiththing.

People dont remember stuff even if theyre hit.

If I recall, he was Prince Lamberts tutor. People say that the royal familys education is strict every generation. Ridiculous.

He gets straight to the point.

Otou-syama, were you hith?

I never did anything for me to get hit. If I did get hit, then I wouldve struck back with a swift attack.

Otou-sama will do that.

Otou-syama, throubweshome.

What Lei? Sympathy can turn to love. That damn Lambert, he better not be thinking that he could take advantage of Leis kindness to sympathise with Prince Nicholas to win favours.

Otou-syama

I dont think those people can think up something like that. And, can you stop calling a member of the royal family without their title? But, you also call the Prince, Nico, you say? Its fine since hes my playmate.

Iww go thomorrow thoo. Then, Iww pway in thhe garden.

I didnt get to play today after all. Otou-sama watched me expressionlessly as I bounced on my seat, but then he smiled. Nii-sama was really annoyed when he heard about this afterwards.

A Stormy Child (Linuss Perspective)

Im late.

The door opened without a knock. The two children didnt move an inch at the sound and were leaning against each other on top of the sofa with a picture book in their laps. It wasnt lunchtime yet, but everyone was flustered and wondered what they should do about the two sleeping children on the sofa when Albans-dono entered the room.

This is She must have been exhausted. I came to take her to lunch with me, but this is good. Ill take her home like this, he whispered and picked up Leila-sama without looking at His Highness, then he started walking away. The maid and guard quickly followed after him. We, who remained, were stunned.

Albanss selfishness I couldnt help but mutter. However, His Highness, Nicholas, woke up because Leila-sama was gone. He doesnt usually take naps. He might have fallen asleep because Leila-sama had.

Wheres Lei? His Highness immediately said when he looked next to him and noticed that no one was there.

Albans-dono took her home because she fell asleep.

I told her I would play with her after I finish my studies, didnt I?!

Thats true. He studies in the mornings and trains in the afternoon. Playtime is between that. This is how His Highnesss life is like. Of course, His Highness would be angry since he was made to study even though he was excited to have a playmate.

Leila-sama is younger than you, so I guess she got tired, I said, and His Highness seemed to be thinking about Leila. He agreed that she was younger.

Then, what about tomorrow?! Is she coming tomorrow?!

She should be

This depended on Albans-dono, so I couldnt say anything. Even if the tutor hadnt meant to, if he knew that Leila-sama had been hit with a branch, then he might not let her come to the castle anymore because he treasures her.

Then, thats alright. His Highness said and handed the picture book to the maid without losing his temper.

Your Highness.

What?

The tutor, Odds, called out to His Highness. His work was supposed to end at this time.

Lets try writing the letters from the a line again.

Study time is already finished.

Leila-sama will definitely be surprised if you show her what you wrote.

Hmm. His Highness thought a little, then sat quietly in front of the desk and held his pencil.

You turn the pencil to write a like Leis hair, he whispered as he moved his pencil. Then, he finished within a couple minutes.

Thats right. Your Highness, you wrote everything correctly. Well finish here today.

Hmm. Its pretty easy.

His Highness nodded in satisfaction, stood up from his chair and went to dinner with his guard escorting him.

Odds-dono.

Linus-dono, theres no doubt. He learnt how to write the things he couldnt for a few months in just a day.

Oddss hands were trembling.

I know he just memorised them. But, he didnt want to learn properly and didnt care about how he wrote. I wanted to motivate him somehow, so we could move on to the next part, but I couldnt.

Odds grasped his hands tightly.

He learnt it in only a few hours. And, that one-year-old baby knows how to write better than His Highness. She didnt get fed up with His Highness, and got him to memorise it properly while stroking his ego.

No way, thats a coincidence.

You think so? She told me that the branch was forbidden. She seemed older than me

Thats impossible. In any case, it would be nice if she could study with him as well as be his playmate.

She didnt get in the way of his studies in the end.

And, I wonder if His Highness can keep his temper in.

I dont know when hell flare up next

The biggest problem remained. Even so

Fu, fufu.

Whats wrong, Linus-dono?

Shes not shy and was like the storm.

Ah, youre right.

For some reason, I was looking forward to tomorrow.