Chapter 80

“Are you going at the moment?”

“Hmm. Whereas Leona is away, I’m considering of spending household time with Rere.”

“No. I wish to play alone. Daddy is boring.”

Rere put down her fork grumpily.

“All of the sudden, fascinated by taking part in with Daddy makes me lose my urge for food.”

She even leaned again and left the meals that she had been consuming so eagerly.

“Why, Rere? I’m positive you’ll have nice enjoyable taking part in with Daddy.”

“…Probably not.”

“You used to wish to play together with your daddy.”

“Actually? I don’t bear in mind.”

Rere seemed on the Duke with a pout on her face.

“However what can I do? My daddy needs to play with Rere, so I’ve to grant his want. Haaa..being widespread is suuuper tough.”

Rere shook her shoulders whereas trying on the dumbfounded Duke.

“Hoo. I assume you’re not proud of it?”

“N-No, in fact I’m completely happy.”

“However your response is simply so-so.”

“No! So what are we going to play at the moment, I’m wondering?”

“Effectively, I don’t know. Why don’t you consider it, Daddy?”

Rere, who had crossed her arms, tapped her personal head as if telling the Duke to make use of his mind.

“I wish to hearken to what you take into account first.”

“Uh, um…I don’t know? One thing enjoyable…how about studying books? Or consuming tea?”

“…Daddy.”

Listening to the Duke, Rere flared her nostrils.

“Sure?”

“I didn’t know my daddy was such a boring individual. What did you say once more? Studying books and consuming tea, huh?”

“Don’t you assume it’s going to be plenty of enjoyable?”

“In no way. However my mother brings me books that go well with my age, and my daddy solely reads books which might be tough to learn! It’s no enjoyable!”

The Duke contemplated for some time then clapped his palms as if he had considered one thing nice.

“I’ve considered one thing enjoyable!”

“What’s it?”

“Essentially the most attention-grabbing factor on the earth! Together with your daddy!”

“With Daddy?”

“Deep dialog!”

For a second, Rere was speechless and seemed on the Duke as if he was a hopeless case.

“What do you assume? It’s been a very long time because you talked to your daddy, isn’t it?”

“…Daddy.”

“Sure! You’re trying ahead to it, proper?”

“No. I’m going to sleep. I’m out of the blue feeling sleepy. Haaaa. Massive Bunny, hurry up and go. Rere will likely be sleeping within the room as a substitute of taking part in with Daddy.

Rere jumped down from her seat, stretched her physique and was about to stroll off.

“Rere, don’t do this and play together with your daddy as a substitute, hmm? I’ll play no matter sport that Rere needs to play!”

“…Hm..”

“I’ll play any video games with you!”

“Okay! Then let’s play hide-and-seek!”

“…Disguise…and search?”

“Yeah! I performed it with Massive Bunny. When you disguise, I’ll attempt to discover you.”

“It appears very simple. Alright. Let’s play that.”

“Yeay!”

Someway, I used to be feeling uneasy watching the Duke who appeared assured.

“Can you actually play with Rere?”

“In fact! I’m Rere’s daddy. You don’t have to fret.”

“How about Rere? Will you be alright?”

“Mmh. I’m additionally fearful about this, however Daddy appears so assured.”

Even when she felt uneasy, Rere hesitated for some time and grabbed the Duke’s hand as he stood behind her.

“Then it’s a must to depart and are available again rapidly, Massive Bunny. I’ll be taking part in with my daddy.”

“Okay!”

Once I was about to go away, Rere ran towards me and unfold her arms, asking to be hugged. So I held the kid in my arms.

“Come residence rapidly and play with us, okay?”

“Yeah. Rere, go have enjoyable together with your daddy now.”

Regardless that I mentioned so, Rere didn’t let go for a very long time.

“Inform me, Massive Bunny.”

“Say it.”

“You’re not working away, proper? You’re not going to go away me like final time, proper…?”

“Of courseee. I received’t ever do this once more to Rere.”

“However, however….”

I held the kid, who couldn’t let go of me, extra tightly in my arms.

“If Rere doesn’t prefer it, ought to I not go then?”

“No…Rere is just not a toddler anymore so it’s okay to go away me, however I’m fearful.”

“Rere.”

“…Yeah?”

“Rere is Mother’s guardian.”

“Guardian?”

I rubbed my cheeks towards the kid’s chubby cheeks.

“You had been my guardian that made my uninteresting life shine greater than anybody ever will. That’s why I’ll by no means depart you. Till Rere lets go of me later.”

At the moment, Rere kissed my cheek.

“Flower bunny. You’re saying good issues at the moment, too. Alright. I’ll belief you, Massive Bunny. Hurry and are available again safely, okay?”

“Yeah! I’ll be proper again. Have enjoyable together with your daddy.”

“Okay!”

I put Rere on the ground and glanced on the Duke. However he shrugged his shoulders confidently as if he was reassuring me to not fear about something.

“…You’re the final individual I might anticipate to have such eyes, so I really feel fairly uncomfortable.”

“What’s incorrect with my eyes?”

“…Nothing. Please take excellent care of Rere.”

“Don’t fear. Depart it to me.”

After saying that, he ordered the servant to arrange a carriage as he went out of the room.

I checked out their retreating backs for a very long time and returned to Rere’s room to seize the cash I had saved. Then I climbed into the carriage he had ready for me.

“Luca?”

Luca was already contained in the carriage earlier than me.

“What occurred?”

“Shh. Nobody is aware of.”

“Madam, is there something you discover uncomfortable?”

Once I bought on the carriage however didn’t sit down instantly, the coachman requested me to verify if I used to be alright.

Luca was sitting within the blind spot to evade the coachman’s sight and positioned his index finger on his lips leisurely.

“It’s nothing. You may shut the door instantly. Let’s get going.”

“Sure, Madam.”

It wasn’t till I heard the door shut that I slowly took a seat. After some time, the carriage started to maneuver. Solely then Luca rose from his seat and sat subsequent to me.

“W-What are you doing!”

“Why are you asking? I simply thought the coachman would hear my voice if I conversed with you from over there.”

His finger pointed to the place he had been sitting. Simply as Luca mentioned, that spot was near the small window that was proper behind the coachman. The second I noticed it, my face turned crimson.

“A-Ah, I see. Haha. I feel I misunderstood once more.”

“Misunderstood? What do you imply?”

“Y-Yeah, misunderstood…what I imply is..um..haha…”

At the moment,

He introduced himself nearer and nearer. The candy scent that appeared to drive me loopy each time puzzled me.

“Why are your cheeks so crimson?”

It’s due to you.

His huge hand gently swept my cheek. My cheeks had been already flushed to the purpose the place Luca’s hand felt chilly.

“I-It’s not crimson. However why are you right here?”

“I’m a bit of fearful about sending you alone. By the way in which, what’s occurring at the moment? Leona, I used to be stunned to listen to that you simply went out so out of the blue?”

“Oh, that’s….I’m going to the temple. Identical to the physician mentioned, we’d have the ability to discover somebody who has an identical illness with Rere if we go to the temple.”

It was my first time sitting alone with him in a carriage, so my coronary heart beat like loopy. Even when he stayed nonetheless, it appeared to me his breath crammed the carriage. So I used to be busy speaking rapidly.

“…Oh, I see! That actually didn’t cross my thoughts.”

Someway Luca’s eyes shone as if he was extra involved about Rere than the Duke himself.

“Luca appears to care about Rere loads.”

“In fact, perhaps it’s not as a lot as Leona, however I really like her like my very own daughter.”

“I see.”

“However Leona appears to fret loads about Younger Miss’ sickness.”

“As a result of she faints usually…so I’m fearful…”

“The physician mentioned it wasn’t a life-threatening illness.”

“What if she received’t get higher? We don’t understand how lengthy it’ll take…I feel it’s higher to discover a resolution early.”

As a result of Rere’s sickness doesn’t even appear to get higher till she turns into an grownup. So I might do something to search out out the reason for the illness.

As a result of I didn’t wish to see Rere undergo from that illness till she grew to become an grownup.

In fact, Rere wouldn’t die in useless so long as she didn’t become involved with the crown prince, however nonetheless, I felt impatience that she nonetheless needed to undergo from sickness.

I don’t wish to see Rere collapse proper in entrance of me once more even when I die.

“I see.”

“Do I appear like there’s another excuse as to why I’m doing this?”

“Sure.”

“…There can’t be another excuse or something. It’s as a result of I care about Rere greater than anybody else. I simply need my little one to not get sick.”

I couldn’t muster up my braveness to inform him the reality.

That I used to be truly from a distinct world, and this world is inside a e book.

I couldn’t presumably say it, so I simply made issues up.

“You could have such a heat coronary heart. I’m positive there’ll be a means for my Younger Miss to recuperate due to Leona.”

Luca calmly swept again my hair.

“However typically, after I see Leona talking so sweetly like this, I really feel such as you had been an outsider.”

“Outsider…”

“Everyone seems to be born with a bit of magic energy. Some are sturdy and a few are weak. Nevertheless, that doesn’t essentially imply that they’ve the identical quantity of mana even when they had been categorized as sturdy or weak. Simply as every individual appears completely different, the circulation of mana is completely different in form and dimension. Leona is an uncommon case.”

“…W-What do you imply particular case?”

At the moment, my imaginative and prescient bought a bit of blurry.

“W-What are you speaking about? Haha. I can’t consider you mentioned that. Since I used to be born my life has all the time been regular. So I can’t be a particular case.”

“Is that so?”

His smiling face felt a bit of unusual. It appeared to me that he was fascinated by me.

So I waved my hand as if it was ridiculous.

“That’s not doable.”

“Possibly I felt that means since you had been the one I really like. As a result of every part about you is particular to me. Out of your respiration, your steps, and smiles. I assume that have to be why.”

He quietly checked out me for a very long time, and I returned his gaze.

What Luca mentioned about me being ‘an outsider’ surprisingly bothered me, however I made eye contact with him as if nothing had occurred.

We stared at one another for a very long time.

And never lengthy after, the carriage stopped. It didn’t take lengthy as a result of there was a temple under the mountain the place the Duke’s citadel was positioned.

As I glanced again at Luca, I eliminated the curtain hanging from the window.

The surroundings I noticed was completely different from final time.

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