“I’m sorry, Kyle. Take this bread. He said that earlier you took something strange instead of bread…”
Something that looked like rags.
Or maybe it was really rags (as a self-employed professional, I really didn’t want to admit it).
“Thank you for your consideration, Owner.”
Mr. Kyle, who was like an angel, accepted it kindly, with his docile eyes behind the glasses curved.
“No, by the way, what do you want to tell me?”
It was clear it was something important. He came early today to talk to me, but it seemed like he waited because I was too busy.
Until my business was over.
‘That’s very thoughtful.’
“Owner, didn’t the Crown Prince of El Dorado come to visit?”
“……!”
No, how did you know that?
After a moment’s surprise, I soon understood. Because Larva had been hiding me all this time.
He couldn’t have been unaware of the obsessive maniac in search of Annette, who even waged war so that it could appear in the newspapers.
But in the first place, Larva’s share was only to hide me from ‘Gerard’.
He has been doing it brilliantly, very, very generously, for over 10 years.
—Thanks so much.
‘He wouldn’t be able to stop Sislin even if he tried to.’
With that tenacity, Sislin would have found me no matter who blocked me.
There was not a single thing Kyle was at fault for in this situation.
I replied with a smile.
“Yes, he just came to see me.”
“……!”
Kyle’s expression seemed to waver for a moment, then his dark green eyes filled with concern and worry.
“Are you okay, Owner?”
“Of course it’s fine. I just met an old friend after a long time.”
I smiled comfortably.
I was afraid he would be worried.
“As you may already know, the Crown Prince is from the same Forest as us. From a young age, he has followed me very well.”
“…….”
“I was very sad when we parted… I was very happy to see him again.”
I mixed up a little bit. Of course, it wasn’t 100% fake, but it didn’t give the nuance of being embarrassed because I wasn’t expecting it.
Because…
‘Please don’t get involved.’
The combination of a crazy carnivorous deer and a wild beast wasn’t right.
Dangerous madmen need to be quarantined!
―Or there would be sparks like before.
‘I’m the only one who becomes a shrimp again.’
‘I don’t want to get stuck in between and get my back ripped.’
‘Please go crazy separately.’
“…….”
Kyle looked at me quietly as if trying to read me, and then opened his mouth.
“Are there any injuries?”
“Oh, not at all.”
Heuk heuk, ‘just’ something strange engraved on my wrist.
‘But nobody really knows about it.’
It was an artifact, so Heinrich didn’t know, and the same goes for Kyle.
They both have magical powers, so I did wonder if they would find out.
“He is a dangerous man. He’s a cruel, ruthless man. In the past… It’s hard to think of the way he used to… follow Annette.”
‘I know that better.’
As I had experienced it myself.
How he grew up and appeared before me.
“Yes, I will be careful.”
I just replied with that and smiled so that Kyle would be relieved.
“Owner.”
Kyle leaned his broad shoulders in and clasped my hand.
As he lowered his head, his hair, like a field of wheat in autumn, fell softly.
He kissed the back of my hand and whispered sweetly.
“You mustn’t get hurt.”
Eyes like a recording captured me.
“I’ll die… My heart.”
“…….”
I felt that feeling.
The sincere heart contained in the letter that he wrote thinking of me while listening to the sound of snow wolves crying in the distance.
I answered with a grin.
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
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“He is a dangerous man. He is a cruel, ruthless person.”
I was walking with Heinrich, blankly contemplating Kyle’s words.
It was only less than five minutes away from the place of conversation to <Little Bakery>, but Heinrich had to come to pick me up (He said he really wanted to take me back). That short distance).
He’s cruel and impolite… He’s still the Crown Prince, but has he already gained such notoriety?’
He wasn’t just a scary person, Sislin.
Then there was a terrifying sound.
“Where have you been? Annette.”
The voice felt as if it was clenching my ankles.
I stopped, motionless.
“…….”
A huge shadow was cast in front of us. Then it gradually swallowed me up.
A man with an overwhelming physique standing in front of the sun with his wide back.
His exhausted red eyes looked literally cruel and inhumane.
I called out his name like a groan.
“—Sislin.”
Credits goes to Kushi for raw providing, Ame for translating, and Tassie for proofreading.