“You actually like temples, don’t you? Even the Excessive Priest got here to our mansion.”

“Properly, moderately than liking it, it’d be higher to say that I want it. Can’t I try this?”

“…You acted such as you have been all the time there for Rere.”

I used to be doing this for Rere, although?

The Duke appeared so upset as if I used to be leaving them for good.

“Do you notice that you simply act like a child generally?”

“Do I?”

“Sure. Very a lot so.”

“No manner.” he scoffed as if it was ridiculous.

“Huge Bunny’s proper! Daddy has been performing like a child. I’d imagine it in the event you mentioned you’re my brother.”

The Duke appeared shocked by her phrases.

“Rere. Daddy isn’t like that in any respect.”

“I’m telling the reality!”

Rere gulped down the meat she had chewed and shook her fork backward and forward.

“You’re completely a child.”

“…No. That may’t be true.”

“Then why don’t you let Mother go?”

“It’s not that I’m not letting her go, however I’m simply nervous about her….”

“However I’m letting her go, although? So if Daddy doesn’t let her go, which means you’re extra infantile than me. Isn’t that proper, Huge Bunny?”

“You’re proper. I can’t think about how laborious it’s for Rere to boost a daddy who’s like a child.”

“Sigh. I’ve been by means of a tough time. I feel it’s higher to boost an actual youngster.”

Rere brushed her brow, pretending to wipe her sweat. The Duke’s face turned fairly bitter in response to her gesture. He positioned his cutlery on the desk as if he had misplaced his urge for food.

“…Go and return safely.”

“Are you severe?”

“Sure. I’m not a baby. So you possibly can go wherever you need. I received’t cease you anymore.”

After saying that, the Duke shrugged his shoulders flippantly and made eye contact with Rere as if asking for a praise.

I did effectively, proper? I’m nothing like a child, proper?

“Thanks.”

Even after I answered, he didn’t take his gaze off Rere. The identical went for Rere, after all.

The kid didn’t take her eyes off me as if asking for a praise. She didn’t even spare a look at her daddy in any respect.

“Rere. Don’t you might have something to say to your daddy?”

“Uhm…I don’t know?”

“However…Daddy doesn’t act like a child anymore, proper?”

“It’s only one time. You must do higher subsequent time in the event you don’t need us to name you a child. Ahhh~ I’m full.”

Rere leaned again within the chair after ending her meal and mentioned.

“Did you alter the chef? I don’t know why every part is so scrumptious as of late.”

“Hmm? Do you assume so?”

“We didn’t change the chef.” He chimed in.

“….Ah. Is that so?”

This bastard. I actually need to muzzle his mouth.

I’m certain it received’t harm to lie a bit, however the Duke butted in as if he couldn’t wait to say it.

Did he need to boast about how upright he was? He acted as if he might by no means lie for all times.

“Then the chef should’ve improved loads!”

“However the style is-”

“He mentioned he put loads of effort as of late. I’m certain Rere will develop rather well due to that! For the reason that meals is actually scrumptious, you see.”

“That’s it! As anticipated, Huge Bunny is so good! I don’t know that the chef is working this tough. I ought to not less than give him a praise!”

Within the meantime, the nanny approached us and put the squishy lemon sherbet down the desk.

“I’m certain the chef shall be very completely satisfied. I’ll convey your message to him as a substitute.”

“Yup. Please inform him to proceed working as laborious as now.”

“In fact!”

“By the way in which, there’s one thing he wants to repair. How can he serve a dessert on such a small plate? It’d be completed in a single chunk! One chunk, you already know! Inform him to serve on an enormous plate subsequent time.”

“Alright, miss.”

I believed she was simply exaggerating like traditional, however Rere actually completed the sherbet in a single chunk. After that, she checked out me for some time earlier than leaping down from her seat.

“I’m achieved consuming. Did you end your meal, Huge Bunny?”

“Sure!”

“Then you must go now.”

“Are you sending me off already?”

“Yeah! So as to return rapidly.”

Listening to the kid urge me to return rapidly, I bought up from my seat.

“Alright. I’ll depart in a minute. I simply must put on my coat.”

“Okay! Daddy! Inform them to organize the carriage.”

“…Alright.”

The Duke had been watching us with a bitter expression and nodded his head as if nothing had occurred.

“Rere, I’ll be proper again, okay?”

“Yeah! Hurry up and go!”

The kid appeared brighter than ever. I finished by my room to placed on my coat and went outdoors the place the carriage was already ready for me.

“Come on! Come on!”

“Okay!”

Final time, Rere wished to go together with me, however now she waved her hand with none pressure.

“I’ll be proper again.”

“Don’t fear. Rere is courageous, you already know!”

“Yeah…okay.”

“Geez. You appear to be nervous an excessive amount of. No want to fret! I’ve my daddy, my nanny and the maids with me.”

“Alright. Then I’ll actually go now.”

After I bought Rere’s approval for the final time, I lastly bought into the carriage. Then I opened the carriage window and caught out my head.

“I’ll be again!”

“Okay!”

Rere waved her hand weakly as if she was fairly aggravated with me.

“Let’s go now.”

The coachman snapped his whip and slowly drove off.

“Sigh.”

“Appears to be like like Leona is extra anxious than our little miss.”

Luca was already seated contained in the carriage and naturally modified his seat subsequent to me when the carriage set off.

“The extra I really like her, the extra I care about her.”

“Is that so?”

“It feels actually unusual. I miss her the extra I see her.”

As I used to be wanting down on the ground, Luca’s face got here into my sight.

“Don’t you miss me, too?”

“In fact…. I miss Luca, too.”

“However you’re not nervous about me, proper? So that you don’t want to fret an excessive amount of about her. She’s stronger than I ever was. Perhaps she’s stronger than Leona, too. So cease worrying, okay?”

I felt considerably relieved by his phrases. All the pieces he mentioned was proper.

“You’re proper. I’m nervous an excessive amount of as a result of she’s solely a baby in my eyes.”

“You’re with me at the moment, so please take note of me. I would like a bit little bit of Leona’s consideration, too.”

“You’re similar to an obedient pet, you already know?”

It received’t be bizarre if he was offended by it, however I simply felt like saying it.

“Pet? A pet that solely appears to be like at Leona doesn’t sound unhealthy in any respect. Then please take note of me, grasp.”

“Haha. alright.”

Luca’s eyes adopted me as I raised my head.

“That apart, I’m right here with Luca once more at the moment.”

“His Grace doesn’t learn about this.”

“Will you be fantastic, although?”

“I’m certain I’ll be fantastic.”

“Come to think about it, the Duke doesn’t appear to speak with you numerous.”

Luca stroked his chin at my comment.

“I feel so, too.”

“Why is he so lenient with you?”

However there was no reply this time. As an alternative, he moved away a bit and took one thing from his sleeve.

“I’ve a gift for you.”

It was a small bottle. Earlier than I might even ask about it, he already handed me a bottle that appeared to comprise medication in it.

“What’s this?”

“I don’t assume you’ve been sleeping effectively as of late. I heard this medication is nice for leisure. I believed you would possibly want it.”

“Luca, don’t inform me…”

“Sure?”

“Did you come to see me at evening?”

A small smile unfold on Luca’s face.

“So it’s true you got here.”

“I believed you’ll be nervous in the event you noticed that I used to be there. Since I bought rained on.”

“However….”

“It’s okay. I exist however don’t exist.”

“Are you saying you don’t have any bodily type?”

His lips slowly arched as if confirming my phrases.

“….No manner.”

One thing got here to my thoughts as I watched him retaining his mouth shut at my query.

‘Perhaps…he’s the Duke? I’d actually hate it if that’s true…so it must be fantastic if I don’t need to discuss it, proper?’

“Leona, truly I’m….”

“Don’t say something. I’m not inquisitive about your identification.”

“Haha, how relieving. Thanks.”

He laughed on the reality I didn’t even need to ask.

“I received’t ask you something. So simply keep proper by my facet, okay?”

“Sure. I’ll keep by your facet till you get sick of me.”

I felt like my coronary heart melted on the sight of his light and candy smile.

He then opened my rabbit pouch and put the medication bottle inside it. Solely then I observed the letter that Rere had folded neatly for me.

“Ah…”

“What’s unsuitable?”

“I forgot that Rere wrote me a letter.”

“A letter?”

I opened the letter and confirmed it to Luca, who appeared curious.

[This bag belongs to my mom. Ah, my mom is Duchess Petri. So I won’t let you go if you steal it! I will pour poop water on you! If you picked it up somewhere, give it back to my mom. If you don’t, I’ll put a curse on you!]

It was a smudged and cramped letter jumbled in in a disorderly vogue.

I believed she wrote it for me, however it was truly the other.

“Oh gosh…how cute.”

“Is that this a letter from the little miss?”

“Sure. Isn’t she cute?”

“Sure. She’s very cute.”

So I handed over the letter I used to be holding. A smile slowly rose on his face as he learn the content material.

“I really feel like my little miss is getting higher and higher with Leona round. She couldn’t write this effectively earlier than.”

“It’s a bit too quick for a five-year-old youngster.”

At that second, I remembered the day after I met the Excessive Priest.

“By the way in which, Luca. I heard one thing bizarre a couple of days in the past.”

“What do you imply?”

“Does Luca…know something about Rere’s early childhood?”

Luca, who all the time responded to every part I mentioned, stayed silent this time.

“Luca?”

“…Why are you immediately bringing this up?”

I puzzled if it was additionally a subject that he couldn’t disclose. Something about Luca all the time sparked my curiosity as of late.

“The Excessive Priest mentioned he met Rere when she was one 12 months outdated.”

“I see.”

“And the Excessive Priest informed me that Rere was a lot larger than children her age.”

“Ah….”

“Judging by your response, it appears Luca anticipated it to some extent. However I’m undecided in the event you’ve already anticipated it otherwise you’re merely stunned that the Excessive Priest remembered her when she was nonetheless one 12 months outdated.”

His face immediately turned darker than ever.

“However I didn’t ask you to inform me every part. I used to be simply questioning in the event you knew one thing. You don’t must reply.”

“….Actually?”

“So I considered investigating it later as a result of I really feel prefer it offers us a clue to resolve the issue.”

“A clue?”

“I’m not investigating you. I don’t need to drive you to speak about one thing you possibly can’t say. Nevertheless it’s about Rere. I need to examine her sickness.”

As if a bit stunned, he let loose a small gasp.

“I didn’t consider that.”