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Translator: Nonon
Proofreader: Silavin
“Ms. Mary has beautiful golden hair and the eyes the same color as mine, but her red eyes are incomparably more beautiful than mine. Even though she is so beautiful, that it’s absurd to even feel lust towards her, she also has a transient feeling about her that makes you want to protect her. She’s the kind of a woman that makes you feel like you would never meet a woman better than her. For someone like you, who has never meet her, this might sound like a big exaggeration, but if you would like to confirm the truth of my words, please come to the-“
“Please let go of Lord Clo’s arm.”
As I was receiving the flyer from Silva with a big smile, Gray returned with a somewhat forceful tone, perhaps worried about me.
Silva didn’t know who had arrived at first, but after noticing that it was the person who had been next to me earlier through his appearance and his face, he calmed the black aura he had been letting out until now, let go of my arm and replied.
“I’m sorry, I got emotional because this person threw away the flyer. As expected, being forceful wasn’t a good idea.”
When Silva explained this to Gray, he also bowed deeply and apologized to me.
He had become so docile, it was hard to think he was ranting rapidly a moment ago.
That black aura was probably mana that started the rumors about Silva wielding cursed power.
The mana itself is imbued with the power of a curse and black magic, so no matter what kind of magic he uses, it will be more powerful than normal, but it would corrode his mind.
How should I put it… it’s ‘strangely creepy’ compared to normal magic.
Originally, he was almost devoured by his powers, but he’s able to become better at controlling it thanks to the heroine. This allowed the rumors to be dispelled, he’s accepted by the students of Azalea academy and became more cheerful as time went on. We would learn the secrets of how he was able to enter Azalea Academy through his route.
… Or that’s how it’s supposed to go.
“Then, if you’d like, you can come to watch too. A lot of amazing people will be performing, so it’s worth seeing.”
Instead of forcing it on him, he held out a flyer in front of Gray and encouraged him to take it voluntarily. It’s a very stubborn way of passing it to him.
“Gray.”
“…My apologies. I will gratefully accept your flyer.”
It looked like Gray would stubbornly refuse to accept the flyer and make things even more awkward, so I called his name and urged him to take it.
I feel bad for Gray, but he has to accept it now.
“Yup, then I’ll be waiting for you!”
Silva was satisfied that his flyer was accepted and left with a cute smile that would charm anybody who saw it. It was a smile I was also familiar with from the Ring of Fire.
But what exactly was that dark personality from earlier?…
“Let’s go, Lord Clo.”
“Hm? Oh, yeah. We can’t keep them waiting forever.”
I’m concerned about Silva, but I can’t get distracted by the questions in front of me and forget about my precious family. Gray also seems a little grumpy, so let’s go back quickly and enjoy sightseeing in the capital.
It’s fun for me to see the famous spots of the capital which I haven’t visited in a while with Lady Violet, Apricot and the others.
Things will be depressing enough from tomorrow, so I want to at least enjoy this day before bed.
But let me just cheat a little bit before we regroup.
“Wait a minute, Gray.”
“Yes, what’s wrong?”
I told Gray to wait, bought two of it nearby and gave one to Gray.
“This is… a thin stick-shaped bread dough with cream in it…?”
“It’s a food called Krone.”
What I handed him was a Krone, a croissant baked into a cylinder and filled with a cream used for cream puffs. The bottom part was wrapped in paper so that it was easy to eat while walking.
“Eat it before we go back to Lady Violet and the others.”
“O-okay…? Thank you for the meal.”
Although confused by my sudden action, Gray timidly took a bite of Krone, perhaps unable to contain his curiosity towards food he was seeing for the first made and the smell of freshly made pastries.
“It’s delicious!”
“I’m glad you like it.”
After he took a single bite, all his previous apprehension and bad mood disappeared, changing into a big smile like when we first arrived in the capital. Yeah, as expected, seeing him like this makes me happier.
“Does the fact that it has your name mean that you’re the one who invented it, Lord Clo?”
“Wrong.”
He would probably believe me if I told him that he was right, but I have to deny it. He’s so engrossed in eating that he’s saying incomprehensible things. While watching over him, I ate Krone for the first time in a while, enjoying it slowly and feeling moved that the taste almost hadn’t changed from the time I was a student.
Gray quickly finished eating and was moved by his first encounter with something sweet. He was moved enough that he would probably ask for the recipe and make it when we go back to Shiki.
“It’s a secret from Lady Violet, okay?”
“ Why? I want Mother to experience this taste too!”
“We’ll show it to her, but the fact that you ate it now is a secret. Get it? This is a secret between us.”
“A secret only… between us?”
“Yeah. Besides, if we tell Lady Violet, she’ll get mad at you for eating it on your own before dinner.”
“Wha-… it’s unfair to say that after making me eat it!”
I quickly dodged the flustered Gray, and after finishing the Krone. I stole the wrapper Gray was holding and put it in a nearby trash can along with the wrapper I was holding. When I told him that I was going back first, he followed behind me despite his confusion.
Gray was worried about what to do until we returned to where Lady Violet was waiting, but he didn’t seem to be in any particular distress.
Violet didn’t seem to have heard about the commotion a moment ago and was chatting with Apricot while looking at the products at a nearby stall.
When she noticed my arrival, she stopped shopping and approached me with a beautifully executed short run.
“Lord Clo, what was that commotion about in the— what’s wrong, Lord Clo? You seem tired, but you look like you’re having fun.”
“Well, you know, I was just thinking that the capital was going to be more difficult than I thought.”
“? Did something happen?”
“Um… I’ll tell you while we walk. Let’s go to our lodgings first. Do you mind if we take a little detour?”
“I see? If you say so, I don’t mind, Lord Clo… Also, Gray seems to be in a strangely good mood.”
“Hasn’t he been like that since a while ago?”
“That’s true, but… hmm.”
I’m sorry but I cheated a little.
Lady Violet treasures Gray, but since he’s also my precious family, it should be fine to cheat a little and have a shared secret together.
“What’s wrong, Gray? You smell different from usual.”
“It’s nothing. Let’s go quickly.”
“His voice and heartbeat are different from usual… I see, so that’s what it is. Lord Clo loves Gray too.”
“Hmm, this sweet smell… judging from his body temperature (aroma) and nutrition (fragrance)… I see, there are many attractive foods here.”
“W-what might you be talking about? I have no idea what you are alluding to.”
“”Fufu, how cute.””
“Hey, Mr, Burnt, Ms. Amber. How can you judge my disciple’s condition so accurately? I don’t know why, but I feel like whatever method you are using, I have to protect my disciple from it.”
Apricot, your feelings aren’t wrong and I think they’re able to make judgements because of their special skills. It’s honestly scary.
I feel like it would be difficult to keep a secret in front of them.
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