Chapter 218: There Are Many Things Im Good At

Eventually, the door to the room where we were waiting was opened and people came in.

It wouldnt open even when I kick or stab it with my sword. Anyway, Ive bought a chair from the room next door.

Alright. Then hit the handle. There!

*BANG* The sound echoed in the small room. I fought off the urge to shrink back from the loud and unfamiliar sound.

Okay, its open!

Lets go!

All the people in the room went somewhere.

We also toured this room when Mark took us to see the barrier room. Thats why I thought about using this place as a secret base. They must have gone through the door we couldnt open at that time.

Nico.

Looks like theyre gone.

Ai.

I answered then listened carefully. I can only hear the sound of footsteps in the distance. Even so, we were still talking in the quietest voices ever.

Lei shwepth. (Lei slept)

Yeah. You didnt wake up even when I poked or pushed you like always.

The words like always bothered me, but you shouldnt push or poke a sleeping child in the first place.

After you fell asleep, I got out from under the bed and wandered around the room. We should put some books and writing tools in the secret base. Its too boring to be alone.

Thathsh importhanth!

Its like forgetting playing cards when you go on a school trip. I regretted that I hadnt thought of this before.

I heard the barrier room door opening while I was lying on the carpet by myself, so I quickly rushed to hide next to Lei.

Scary.

This was pounding.

Thathsh your shthomach.

It seemed that his heart pounded, and he felt nervous while I was asleep.

The door to this room was opened right at once. It would have been over for us if they had looked under the bed.

Did thhey peew? (Did they peek)

No, then they opened the door to the washroom right away, then they tried to open the door that wouldnt open.

Wonth open.

That was when I woke up. Their attention had been focused on the door that wouldnt open, so they neglected to search this room. Thank god.

Whathsh on thhe othher shide of thhe door thhath wonth open? (Whats on the other side of the door that wont open)

I dont know either.

Well, it cant be helped if Nico doesnt know either. Anyway, I think its time for a snack, but I didnt want to bring this up.

Shh.

I havent even said anything. But before I could complain, I heard the sound of several footsteps coming from the next room. The sounds stopped in the middle of the room.

This is the barrier room.

Both the door to this room and the room which couldnt be opened before were wide open, so the sounds coming from the next room were clear.

I see, Ive never seen such a big magic stone. The middle belongs to the royal family and the four surrounding it belongs to the Four Marquises. So, it symbolises Kingdom. Foolish.

Its the Third Prince. Nico and I looked at each other and confirmed that we were thinking the same thing.

Remington said that the barrier loses its power when the magic stones turn light pink since theyre just like the magic stones which are used in normal magic tools. But, arent two of them already light pink? Its good that we keep them away.

Yes, indeed.

Kingdom should experience the horror of having Hollows at night too.

He spoke something very disturbing in a calm and emotionless manner, just like how I know him to be.

But why doesnt he want the barrier to cover Kingdom? Does it mean something to Easter if the citizens of Kingdom tasted the horror of the Hollows?

At that moment, the sounds of soldiers running approached from the door that couldnt be opened.

There was nothing.

Ah, it was a waste of time.

Along with those voices.

The footsteps passed us and stopped.

Y-your Highness.

Its fine. How was it?

Well

The soldiers that had just returned were probably looking at each other. There was a pause.

After passing through a few doors as we had done before coming to this barrier room, we found ourselves in a mere courtyard.

A courtyard, you say. Then what about the doors on the way there?

Sometimes they led to rooms like this one, but most of them were just doors leading to a passageway.

Did you check them all?

There was a pause as if the soldiers were confirming this with themselves.

Yes. We opened all the doors, but even if there was another door in the room, it either led to a passageway or a washroom.

Hmm. Then what were the doors for? It cant be for resting in the courtyard.

The Third Prince thought for a moment and then began to give our orders in rapid succession.

Get more people and check all the doors again. Then place two soldiers at the entrance of the barrier room. Give me your report in the Princes palace afterwards.

Yes. Which means well be searching through here again?

Where are you hiding, you naughty little mice. Weve caught her maid, but she insists she knows nothing. Im sure the Albans guard must have hidden them somewhere.

Natalie seemed to have been caught. I shut my eyes. Natalie. At least theyll keep her alive until were caught. The guards at the door and Natalie seemed to have managed to lie for us.

And Hans. Im impressed that they havent caught him yet.

Well, whatever. Weve got the royals.

Nico moved a lot, so I grabbed his clothes tightly. Theres no point in going out there now.

Theyll come out when theyre hungry anyway.

Rude. Thats why we made sure to have food stashed away.

Now go.

Yes.

There were sounds of the soldiers moving about. They disappeared behind the door that wouldnt open, then returned, and then there was silence.

That was long. I quietly moved left and right, but I felt like my body was cracking from all the lying around. Besides, I also want to go to the toilet.

Nico.

Okay. Ill go check things out first.

Nico quietly poked his head out from under the bed, looked left and right, then easily slipped out. I crawled out from under the bed as well. Im still good at crawling.

It was already evening, but there was no window in the room in the first place. The lights were on in the daytime and they were kept on at night as well. The barrier room was lit when I came here with Mark the first time too, so I guess theyre kept on all day long.

The door that wouldnt open was damaged, but it was closed properly. We used the washroom and quietly ate our dinner by the bed so that we could hide quickly. We put the bag back in its place after we finished eating, then Nico began to talk quietly.

He said he has the royal family, didnt he?

Which meansh he hash Lam-ojisyama and everyone ewshe.

Is that what he meant when he had said that?

Ai.

I nodded. The Third Prince had said that they had the royal family, but he hadnt mentioned anything else.

He probabwy caughth thhem tho weep thhem away from thhe magic shthonesh. (He probably caught them to keep them away from the magic stones)

So, they cant channel their magic into the magic stones, I guess.

Ai. Probabwy.

The magic stones had been light pink when we had seen them too. The Third Prince also mentioned this. Its possible that Kingdoms barrier can be broken today, although its unlikely. I cant let that happen. Fortunately, Im here. Im not sure how much magic power I have, but Im pretty sure I can control it better than Nii-sama.

Lei wiww do ith.

What?

Channew magic intho thhe magic shthone. (Channel magic into the magic stone)

Nico looked at me as if he wanted to say something, but he didnt stop me. That was his answer.