A Night Filled with Worries

In the end, Kyle was summoned back into the room he thought he’d escaped, and had to come out after a long talk with Marian.

Shouldn’t I tell Sylvia to keep her mouth shut at this point?

What on earth did I say in front of my nine-year-old sister?

“Kyle!”

“…….”

As Kyle was moving his feet, feeling a ringing in his ears, Sylvia appeared in front of him.

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear; how could she show up at such a perfect time?

A hundred things I wanted to say immediately came to mind, but Kyle swallowed them down and looked at Sylvia, who was scurrying toward him.

“I couldn’t see you, so I thought you were asleep in your room. Are you coming back from somewhere?”

“I had a little chat with Mrs. Marian.”

“With mother?”

Nod.

As Kyle nodded, Sylvia suddenly felt uneasy.

Of course, the fact that the two of them had a conversation wasn’t a big deal, but she couldn’t help but recall the message she had received from Marian just before leaving the family.

– If you have the chance later, let me meet Duke Lyaird. He made our precious daughter cry, so this mother will have to punish him.

‘Could it be?’

I don’t think that’s the case, but she was seized by anxiety that Marian might still harbor resentment and be biding her time for what happened back then.

“H-hey, did you hear anything from mother?”

“…Hmm.”

She was rolling her eyes back and forth, asking in a hurried tone.

Kyle looked down at Sylvia and pondered for a moment.

Would it be better to just write it off as nothing happened here?

But since lying in front of Sylvia wasn’t very effective, Kyle decided to use it as an opportunity to gloss over the atmosphere with a joke.

“I got a good scolding. She said, how could I make her precious daughter’s eyes well up with tears?”

“R-really?”

Sylvia’s eyes widened as her anxiety became a reality.

Her eyes, each emitting a different color, widened to almost the size of fists and glowed, and Kyle couldn’t help but think she was beautiful.

“Ugh, mother, really…! Why would you say such a thing…?”

“Well, it’s not wrong. Rather, it’s just what parents should say.”

“Still…”

“Don’t worry about it. I’ve always felt sorry, too.”

Sylvia looked up at him with a worried expression, wondering if he might have felt uncomfortable.

The sight was so adorable that Kyle unconsciously stroked her hair and soothed her.

I really wasn’t particularly upset.

Rather, I feel relieved to admit my mistake and be forgiven.

It was always a small burden on one side of his heart.

But even after saying this, Sylvia still seemed uncomfortable, so Kyle decided to use a slightly extreme shock therapy.

“Besides, considering what you said, Sylvia, didn’t you get pretty angry back then?”

“Huh?”

“When I came back to the main house, if you look at the antics you pulled later, I think it’s hard to deny.”

“Ah! Th-that’s…”

She seemed to have already forgotten the memory at that time, and she tilted her head at Kyle’s point, but belatedly realized and blushed.

It wasn’t that she wasn’t really angry back then.

She stormed into the Lyaird family, fuming that he dared to abandon her like this, and acted as if nothing had happened.

Looking back now, it’s almost a black history-level memory.

Of course, it was also true that Kyle was the first to say that the memories they had shared so far were gone and left, so she committed it with the feeling of, ‘Oh, really? I’ll do as you wish.’

“P-please forget about that memory. I’m embarrassed.”

“You’re being unreasonable.”

She committed it herself, and then demanded that I forget it later; this was the first time in my life that I had seen such an unreasonable young lady.

Still, from Kyle’s point of view, it wasn’t like he said it to point out her eccentric behavior, and it was just a joke to lighten the mood, so he decided to let it go.

Anyway, wouldn’t it be okay if the result is good?

“But Kyle. Have you heard from Duke Drake?”

The story was roughly finished, and the two of them naturally crossed the corridor in the castle to take a night walk, judging that it was still a bit early to go to bed.

Sylvia asked Kyle about Vermillion’s recent situation with a somewhat worried expression.

Vermillion had headed to the Drake family much earlier than them, but he had not yet sent any news.

“I haven’t heard anything yet, why?”

“Actually, Annis seems very worried. I wonder if something happened…”

“Hmm.”

Kyle hadn’t thought much about it, thinking that no news was good news, but when he heard Sylvia’s words, a small sense of unease sprouted.

Considering the distance, Vermillion would have arrived at the Drake family at least two days earlier.

Moreover, Kyle often stopped by villages in the middle to take care of the women, and took several breaks, while.

He acted alone, so he might have been even faster than that.

But there were no particular results during the two days?

It would be one thing if it was a simple information investigation, but it was somewhat strange that he, who had even tried to infiltrate the Drake family, had not sent any news.

‘Should I send Primo right away?’

Kyle was going to contact Primo later because using magic for communication with each other could be exposed to someone.

Primo, a familiar, can basically share images with Kyle, so he can use a communication method that is differentiated from communication through magic, which is generally called telepathy magic.

“Primo, are you there?”

Sseuseuseuk.

When Kyle said Primo’s name in a low voice, a mouse suddenly approached, making a faint sound from one corner.

Sylvia, who had momentarily thought it was a real mouse, screamed ‘Eomeot?!’, but soon realized it was Primo and squatted down to make eye contact with Primo.

– Yes, Master! I’m here. Why?

“Go after Vermillion right away. I’ll give you this.”

Kyle tore off a small piece of cloth that he had put in his pocket and handed it to Primo.

It was a cloth containing Vermillion’s magic.

Primo sniffed at it, then swallowed the piece of cloth in mouse form and nodded vigorously.

“Will it be possible?”

– Yes, this will make it possible. What should I do after finding that young master?

“If you can contact each other, send me the news that Vermillion brings right away. If there is any danger along the way, prioritize saving Vermillion. If that fails, at least you run away.”

– Okay! I’m better at running away than anyone else!

“That’s something to be proud of.”

Kyle laughed as if he was dumbfounded, but in fact, he knew Primo’s abilities, so he just took it as a joke.

He always has a playful side, but even so, he is a familiar who has a magic contract with Kyle and can exercise part of his power, so his combat power is also quite considerable.

Perhaps even a mediocre intermediate spirit wouldn’t be able to hold a candle to him.

“You’re going through a lot, Primo. I’m counting on you.”

– Euhihi! It’s nothing. Anyway, Madam is so kind! It’s on a different level from masters who always abuse familiars!

When Sylvia stroked his back and encouraged him in her unique, kind voice, Primo wagged his thin tail excitedly.

Unlike the master who doesn’t know the importance of familiars and only tries to exploit their labor, the future Madam was so kind.

Meanwhile, Kyle, who was watching the scene, rubbed his forehead and flicked his hand at Primo.

“Go quickly instead of talking nonsense. Don’t get all giddy from being stroked by Sylvia.”

– Uishi, look at that! I’ll go, I’ll go!

As Primo wagged his tail and disappeared into the distance again, Kyle shrugged his shoulders with a bitter smile.

He’s a familiar who is always the complete opposite of me in personality and is extremely noisy.

But because I’ve grown fond of him, now I feel like something is missing if Primo doesn’t act so noisy.

Perhaps even if everything is settled in the distant future, I don’t think I’ll break the contract with Primo.

“I’ve entrusted it to Primo for now, so you can rest assured. If I get any news, I’ll let you know right away, so tell Annis not to worry.”

“Yes, Kyle. Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

Kyle turned his back like that, leaving the words, ‘Good night.’

Sylvia wanted to be a little spoiled and talk to him more, but she went back to her room without regret to give him some time alone today.

Because Kyle is the one who has the most thoughts right now.