Chapter 84

“Hmmb! He hasn’t come out but!”

The place the hell did you go? That lunatic!

It most likely took me an hour for a round-trip from right here to the temple.

“…You may’t discover it even after you shout kwekkori?”

(T/N: Kwekkori is a catchphrase or truce time period in hide-and-seek to point the gamers who’re hiding can come out into the open with out shedding the sport)

“Ung! I did precisely what Massive Bunny instructed me earlier than! However he gained’t come out!”

Rere put her arms on her waist and pouted angrily.

“Ha…Let’s go discover him.”

“No. As anticipated, Daddy is so booooring. I’ll by no means play with Daddy once more. Let’s play one thing else as an alternative!”

“But when Rere doesn’t discover him, Daddy might have shivered within the chilly exterior all night time, you understand?”

Rere’s face started to stiffen in anger.

“Uuuugh! Why do I’ve to endure due to my fool daddy?! He ought to’ve come out after I stated kwekkori, however he didn’t come out in any respect!”

At the moment, the nanny rushed to me.

“Hosh, hosh- Have you ever returned, Madam?”

“What’s the matter?”

“We’ve searched all over the place…however Grasp is nowhere to be discovered.”

Luca, who stood behind me, heaved a deep sigh.

“It appears he took this chance to take a great relaxation.”

“Does Luca occur to know the place he’s?”

“There’s nobody who is aware of him higher than me.”

He walked ahead with a smile on his face.

“If Miss Rebecca helps me, I feel we are able to discover him instantly.”

“Effectively, it might’t be helped if Luca says so.”

Rere regularly launched the stress on her face and instantly held Luca’s hand.

She started to hum slightly, maybe feeling proud that her assist was wanted.

“Gosh! Males on this home can’t dwell with out Rere in any respect!”

“After all. I really feel like I can discover him so long as Miss Rebecca is right here.”

“Gosh. Positive. Let’s go!”

“I’ve a sense that he went this fashion, Miss. Do you assume so, too?”

Pretending to ask Rere’s opinion, Luca slowly led the kid to the place he wished to go.

Identical to that, time handed by rapidly.

Opposite to my expectation that he could be exterior, he was sleeping on prime of the rabbit doll in Rere’s room.

“……”

All of us have been surprised once we noticed him like that.

“Wh, what’s fallacious with him?”

He slept like a log and had utterly forgotten that his youngster had been looking for him.

“I don’t know both.”

As quickly as Rere discovered the Duke, she rapidly stormed into the room. She pulled the rabbit doll that supported the Duke’s physique with all her may.

“What are you doing right here!”

“Uh, huh? You lastly discovered me, Rere?”

“I instructed you we weren’t going to cover within the mansion at present!”

“Hoaam. Did you?”

The Duke stretched out his arms as if he simply had a great nap.

“Now that Rere has discovered Daddy, can Daddy be the seeker this time?”

“No! It’s over!”

“Huh? Actually?”

“Why didn’t you come out after I shouted kwekkori!”

“I didn’t hear you.”

Are you going to play together with your youngster or are you going to sleep?

He appeared considerably drowsy.

How may one be this unattractive? The Duke turned an increasing number of like a baby.

Ultimately, I glanced again on the indignant youngster and approached him.

“Critically….didn’t you say you have been going to play hide-and-seek? The place on the earth may you discover somebody who hides like this? In case you do that, Rere won’t ever play with you once more. Do you perceive?”

“Isn’t this the way you disguise?”

He blinked as if he was clueless about every thing, so I simply sighed him blinking like a baby.

“….No.”

“I see. However Rere, don’t you assume it’s enjoyable to play with Daddy?”

“By no means,”

“Why? It was enjoyable, wasn’t it?”

“By no means. I used to be operating like loopy and drenched in sweat due to you!”

Rere folded her arms angrily. Solely then did the Duke take a look at us with slightly remorse.

“Did I do one thing fallacious once more?”

“Completely. You must give your all if you play with kids.”

“Ah.”

“You must study to cherish the time you spend together with your youngster. As a result of time passes in a blink of a watch and the kid will solely cherish her personal time in some unspecified time in the future.”

When that occurs, you won’t be able to play along with her anymore. Youngsters’s time flies sooner than their dad and mom’.

He exhaled as if he was considering deeply about what I stated and nodded after a very long time.

“You’re proper, I ought to’ve centered on the current extra. Subsequent time, I promise I’ll play with you correctly, Rere.”

“….What’s gotten into you unexpectedly?”

“Huh?”

“I assumed you’d be mad if I stated this, however you have been extra compliant than I assumed.”

His eyes have been mounted on me.

“Did I maybe make you uncomfortable?”

“Yeah, very a lot.”

“I assumed I used to be doing my greatest.”

“An act of kindness that doesn’t think about the opposite social gathering’s opinion solely makes the opposite individual really feel burdened. You and I’ve all the time achieved this to one another.”

He appeared to be deep in thought. I didn’t wish to lengthen this, so I held Rere in my arms.

“Rere. Let’s wash now. Massive Bunny went out at present, so I wish to wash.”

“Yup!”

“Then we’ll depart first. Please return to your room and relaxation. It’s been a really busy day for us, so I’m certain you’d perceive how drained we’re proper now.”

“……”

“And please cease ordering Luca round.”

The Duke stood up as if he remembered one thing and glanced at Luca.

“Come to consider it, Luca. The place did you go at present?”

“..Ah.”

“…I appeared for you earlier, however you weren’t round.”

“I went out with Ms. Leona.”

“W-What?! How dare you. I couldn’t even accompany her.”

“Sure. I assumed it could be extra acceptable for the Duchess to be accompanied by a knight through the outing.”

I anticipated the Duke to be mad, however surprisingly, he simply nodded his head.

“That’s true. I don’t need her to go all by herself.”

“That’s why I went along with her.”

“….Effectively achieved.”

Surprisingly, he agreed to Luca’s reasoning so simply. From the look on Luca’s face, it appeared to have occurred steadily.

If he will get an increasing number of mature, will there be a day when he lastly appears to be like like an actual duke?

“Massive Bunny, aren’t we going to scrub up?”

“Ah, yeah. Let’s hurry.”

“Let’s go!”

After getting misplaced in thought, I rapidly went to the toilet to scrub.

***

A number of extra days had handed.

The world was as calm because it was earlier than a storm.

Leona’s household, who acted as in the event that they wouldn’t depart me alone, was quiet. Even the Excessive Priest who stated he’d go to me quickly didn’t make an look.

“Why haven’t you come?”

“Hmm? Is somebody coming?”

“Ah, no.”

It rained these previous few days. Rere was upset as a result of she couldn’t play exterior.

“Haa. Why does the sky look so unhappy at present?”

“Huh?”

“That’s what it says within the e-book that Mom used to learn! It’s raining as a result of the sky is gloomy. That’s why Rere additionally turned unhappy.”

“R-Actually?”

“Yeah! I wish to exit and play, but it surely’s raining all day. I actually can’t wait to exit and run!”

Rere lay down on the lengthy desk and swung her legs forwards and backwards.

“Ah, I wish to play. Massive Bunny. What ought to we play if it stops raining?”

“Hmm, perhaps if there’s a while left earlier than I’m going to temple….how about treasure searching?”

The phrase ‘treasure’ made her eyes sparkle.

“Treasure?! Wow! I do know that! I’ve seen it within the e-book. There’s an excellent sea thief who’s in search of treasure!”

“…T-Thief….? Do you imply pirate?”

“Ah…but it surely’s undoubtedly a thief in that e-book!”

Rere grinned extensively.

“Anyway! Are we going to search for treasure?! The place is the treasure? Are we going to the ocean, too?”

“No. The treasure is in the home!”

“…….”

“….I imply, it’s only a recreation, not an actual treasure hunt…”

Rere’s face turned extra bitter than ever.

“Tch. That’s no enjoyable.”

“Oh no! It’s going to be enjoyable, Rere.”

“Does Massive Bunny need Rere to do it?”

“After all~”

“Hmm. It’s slightly annoying, however I’ll need to do it for you. Massive Bunny desires it so badly, in any case.” Rere stated, however she additionally appeared to be fairly trying ahead to it.

“I want the rain would cease quickly. Then I can play the treasure hunt that Massive Bunny ready so onerous for me.”

“I’m glad you appear to love it.”

“When did I say I prefer it? I simply stated I’d do it for you.”

“Haha. Alright then.”

I’ve to work onerous in order that Rere can take pleasure in it to the fullest.

However then somebody knocked on the door.

Knock, knock.

“Are available.”

Nevertheless it wasn’t the nanny or Might who opened the door. It was the Duke’s servant.

“Madam, you’ve gotten a visitor.”

The servant bowed right down to greet me.

“A visitor? Who’s it?”

“I’m afraid I can’t inform you.”

I’ve a visitor however you’ll be able to’t even inform me the identify, huh?

“In case you can’t inform me who it’s, then I gained’t meet him.”

“Ah, however….”

On this state of affairs, the one suspicious those who popped into my head have been Leona’s household.

They should have been hiding their id as a result of they have been kicked out final time. Having come into that conclusion, I turned extra certain.

“It’s my household, proper?”

“No. It’s a distinct visitor.”

I wasn’t actually happy to listen to that. I used to be so drained at present.

“Inform him that I gained’t see him. I’m very drained.”

They have been most likely only a noble who came visiting the Duchess.

“However I feel you must meet him.”

“Then inform me who he’s.”

“It’d be higher if Madam met him first. In case you ask his id, he desires me to inform you that he’s a canine.”

“A canine? What do you imply….? Don’t inform me…”

“He’s from the temple.”

“Ah, I’ll meet him!”

It have to be the excessive priest. He’s lastly right here!

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