Chapter 199: Everyone’s Busy
Translator: Blushy
Editor: Sam
Gill’s Otou-sama had been back for a week, and now it was Otou-sama’s turn to leave. He rushed towards Kaylie and will be returning after staying there for a night.
“I think I could stay a little more than ten days with the increase in magic, but we can’t afford to experint with Kingdom’s barrier, either.” Otou-sama sighed. But I think we should experint with it. I counted down the things that could be done on my fingers.
“Firshth, go outh during thhe daythi. Howwowsh don’th shhow up.” (First, go out during the dayti. Hollows don’t show up.)
“Lei, you...”
“Second, thhe othher Four Marquishesh can do ith in your pwace.” (Second, the other Four Marquises can do it in your place)
“...”
“Third, puth thhe barrier down during thhe daythi and puth ith bacw up ath nighth.” (Third, put the barrier down during the dayti and put it back at night)
It’s easy to count this way since I don’t have to hold my hand out to count. Two won’t turn into three. Satisfied that I counted well, I lifted my eyes from my hands and puffed out my chest.
Oh, everyone’s looking at with their mouths wide open. What’s wrong with Hans?
“How did you co up with that?” Otou-sama uttered. How you say? Rather, why haven’t you thought of this? It’s okay to quickly replenish the magic stones the mont the barrier disperses. Barrier boxes can be turned on and off in the first place.
“Thinw abouth thhe shthructhure of thhe barrier.” (Think about the structure of the barrier)
“Structure. It’s made to keep the Hollows out, I suppose.”
“Ai. Howwowsh co ath nighth. Whath abouth daythi?”
“They don’t show up during the day,” Otou-sama was stunned.
“Accidents will increase if you turn the barrier on and off. It is safer to have the barrier on all the ti since soone might forget to put the barrier back up. Safety is the only thing that cannot be achieved with efficiency.”
“Luke-sama, you’re amazing.”
Hans should always complint in front of Nii-sama.
“But that’s an afterthought. It’s possible that the large barrier box wasn’t created to be turned on and off, so that conclusion was made. I’ll research about the history of barrier boxes.”
Nii-sama put his hand on his chin and pondered.
Small barrier boxes can certainly be turned on and off. But what about big barrier boxes? I recalled the barrier boxes in Lentforce. Also how was it in Wester? Barrier boxes were only used in tis of ergencies at Lentforce, and in Wester, I have a feeling that they accepted my suggestion of only having the barrier up when it was a holiday.
So those barrier boxes are designed to switch on and off.
“The barrier box in Weshther thurnsh on and off.”
“Co to think of it, it does. Then does that Kingdom’s barrier box is the only special one...?”
We all pondered.
“The royal family is in charge of the barrier box, so I should talk to the royal artisans about it. Well, it’s probably a ‘top secret’ matter.”
“The most important matter is the safety of Kingdom’s citizens, but if things change from how they are, then we’ll have a bit more freedom too.”
“Ai.”
I nodded ekly at Otou-sama and Nii-sama. The two instantly erupted.
“Puu.”
“Hahaha. Lei’s so cute.”
Weren’t you two talking about sothing important? Geez.
“Anyway, I’ll be off. I’ll bring back stories from my trip, so look forward to it.”
“Ai!”
“Safe travels, Otou-sama.”
Then, Otou-sama was off.
“So, the only Four Marquises left in the city are Lisburn and Molesey,” Nico said after Otou-sama left.
“Remington is here too.”
“Ange-dono is here, but Felicia isn’t.”
“But, Nee-sama isn’t working as a Four Marquis.”
“You could say that.”
Could you? Or was Chris right? Chris was a bit grumpy.
“I would have liked to go too if Nee-sama was going with Otou-sama.”
Chris’s Otou-sama is in charge of diplomacy in Easter in place of Ange-obasama. It’s a rare example of a husband and wife sharing the work of a Four Marquis.
Just the other day, I thought it was rare for Ange-obasama to go out of the royal capital, but now it was Felicia’s turn. I glanced at the guards. My eyes t with a young guard. Graces wasn’t here.
“The Captain is with Felicia-sama.”
“Don’t say a word!”
The young guard, who had answered the question I had, was being scolded by an older mber of the squad.
“Leila-sama, you can’t talk to the guards either.”
“I didn’th.”
“You can’t look as if you want to ask them anything either. They won’t be able to react if sothing happens if they are talking to you.”
“Ai.”
The sarcasm in his voice when he said that they wouldn’t be able to react if sothing were to go wrong wasn’t appropriate to say to a two-year-old, so I nodded ekly.
“I want to travel too.”
“Both Nico and Lei aren’t being fair. I want to go too.”
“Yesh.”
I know how she feels since I also want to travel if Nii-sama does.
“Nee-sama said it was her first ti travelling too. She said that she never left the mansion when she was Chris’s age.”
“Buth you wanth tho go.”
“Of course, I do.”
“Right?!”
I felt like the people around us were looking at us hopelessly, but I want to travel if I can.
“Uncle went sowhere again. He isn’t in the castle. I wish he took along with him.”
It would be difficult for Al to take Nico with him because of security reasons. But I don’t have to bring this up.
“Oh, I haven’th sheen Prince Aw in a whiwe.” (Oh, I haven’t seen Prince Al in a while)
“He’s really not here.”
“Nee-sama isn’t here either.”
It’s quite unmotivating.
It’s best to play at tis like this. Can’t I persuade Odds-sensei sohow?
“It would be nice to observe the animals in the garden since the weather’s nice.”
“Reawwy nice.”
“That does sound nice.”
What a difference three people can make. This was the spring day where we put our heads together to convince Odds-sensei to let us play.
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