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“As expected? Do you know who it is?”

“Yeah.”

Ellen pointed to the banging door.

“Brother.”

“If it were you… .”

“Gerald Bertine.”

Oh, yeah.

At this point, only the second son would remain in the mansion.

Knock knock knock-

The knocking became louder, as if they didn’t think she was in the room.

Well, it’s not like Elin has any reason to leave her room.

“I think I should open it.”

“I’ll go out.”

He sat Elin down, who was trying to get up despite her sore feet, and opened the door.

“Why are you popping out so late―”

As soon as the door opens, the boy who was getting irritated suddenly stops talking.

It couldn’t be helped, a strange man I’d never seen before came out of the mansion.

While Gerald was dumbfounded, Luke slowly scanned him.

Purple hair much darker than Elin’s.

Green eyes that resemble Natia.

The corners of the eyes are fiercely raised.

It was a face that immediately revealed what kind of personality one had.

“What? Who are you?”

Gerald, coming to his senses, asked.

“This is Luke Bucklin.”

“What?”

Gerald shook his head as if he was amazed.

“Did I ask your name? Why are you coming out of the trash room?”

A trash room?

Luke pretended to look around.

“Thanks to the servants who clean diligently, there doesn’t seem to be any trash in the hallways.”

“Are you kidding me right now?”

Who is it that didn’t refer to it properly just now? Are you kidding me?

When she made a face that seemed like she really didn’t know, Gerald pointed at Ellen, who was sitting on the bed.

“There it is, trash.”

“The princess’s name is Elin Bertain. Not trash.”

“What kind of Bertain is that… .”

Gerald muttered, raising the corners of his eyes.

“No, so what are you doing?”

“I am Princess Elin’s tutor.”

“Tutor? Huh.”

Gerald let out a laugh and shouted over Luke’s shoulder.

“Good fortune? You even get a tutor.”

“… … ”

Ellen didn’t answer.

His facial expression didn’t really change.

But Luke caught on.

Elin’s body trembled slightly.

“Get out, tutor or whatever. I have nothing to talk to you about.”

Gerald tried to get past Luke.

How could you turn a blind eye to something like that?

Luke took a step to the side and blocked Gerald’s path.

“… What are you doing?”

“Blocking the road.”

Gerald opened his mouth, momentarily speechless.

“What the heck… Won’t you turn it off?”

“Please tell me why you are here.”

“It’s none of your business, so get out.”

What a shameless guy.

So much so that I want to fix it myself.

“Well, I wonder if your highness thinks so too.”

I looked back.

Elin’s unfocused eyes were asking.

What are you doing now?

So I answered.

“Do you want Gerald to come into the room? If you want, I’ll step aside.”

“… … Huh?”

The child, who was given a choice for the first time since birth, blinked blankly.

“The star has come in.”

Ellen hasn’t said anything yet.

Gerald tried to force his way in by shoving Luke away.

“Oh my.”

Luke fell down helplessly.

As expected, it’s difficult to withstand the power of the inspector with your body.

but.

Swung-

“What is it?”

Gerald’s feet landed in front of the door again.

So it was in front of Luke.

“You cannot enter until the Princess gives permission.”

If you can’t stop it with force, use magic.

Well, Luke is a wizard.

I simply opened a portal and returned Gerald to his original position.

“Wizard?”

Gerald burst into laughter when he realized that fact.

“You. You seem to know who I am. Do you think you can handle doing something like this?”

“Is there any reason for me to be so concerned? I was just protecting the princess during class. Please tell me what you need to do, or come see me after class.”

Surprisingly, instead of reaching out and looking, Gerald looked at Luke from every corner as if he was estimating the price.

“… Business? Yeah, business. If you want, I’ll tell you.”

Then he shouted at Elin, who was sitting blankly on the bed.

“Hey! Trash. Run an errand for me.”

“… What errand?”

Elin responded as if there was no such thing as rejection.

“All the magic power has run out.”

“… … Oppa, you can buy it.”

“Fuck, why did I come all the way here? Don’t you know my living expenses have been cut off?”

The question that couldn’t even be resisted was met with curses.

“And, get this kid out of here right now.”

Gerald, who had been shouting in the hallway, pointed at Luke.

Ellen got out of bed and walked quickly.

“Princess. Your feet are still… .”

“It’s okay. Get out of the way.”

Ellen grabbed Luke’s collar.

Our eyes met for a moment.

It’ll just be a bother.

“Lago,” Elin said with her mouth.

In the end, it was Luke who raised his hands first.

I can’t be stubborn when it comes to things like this.

“Okay.”

“Huh.”

Gerald spits out the wind as if he is dumbfounded as he obediently steps aside.

He comes in casually and rummages through the desk drawers.

“Yeah, I guess there’s still this much left.”

What came out of the drawer was a pouch of money.

Judging by the natural hand movements, it’s not something he’s done once or twice.

Have you been keeping your emergency fund in Ellen’s room all this time?

In some ways, it’s a smart choice.

Because Ellen doesn’t receive any living expenses.

You wouldn’t think there was money in the drawer.

Unless someone is hiding it.

Gerald tossed the purse to Ellen.

“Go out and buy some magic herbs. The strongest ones.”

“Okay―”

“No.”

He stopped Elin from nodding reflexively.

What would a child who can’t even walk properly know?

“It’s class time now.”

Gerald just sighed at her stubborn answer.

“Trash. Do you know who is responsible when the lower-level ones do something wrong?”

“… Huh?”

When Ellen, not understanding what was being said, furrowed her eyebrows slightly.

“Of course it’s the owner’s responsibility.”

Gerald raised his hand.

I knew this would happen.

Swung-

Cast a transfer spell.

Gerald’s hand, sucked into the portal, appears in a strange place.

Crack-

It collided with Luke’s palm.

It hurts so bad.

I almost screamed for a moment.

This kid just seriously tried to slap a 12 year old kid in the face.

“Suddenly high five. This level of skinship is uncomfortable when we’re just meeting for the first time.”

He hid his reddened hands behind his back and smiled.

“This kid… .”

Gerald glared at Luke.

Still, I didn’t try to harm Elin again.

I realized that I would be affected by the magic anyway.

Instead, he gritted his teeth and glared at Elin as if he was going to kill her.

“Buy it when I say nice things. If you don’t want to see that tutor get fired.”

At those words, Ellen looked back and forth between Gerald’s angry face and Luke’s calm face.

He seemed to be thinking about it for a moment.

“Okay. I’ll be back.”

He nodded immediately.

And then he packs his purse and gets ready to go out.

Luke tried to stop her one more time.

“… It’s easier to go and come back quickly.”

I stopped in my tracks as I met eyes where the light had died.

Since his true intentions were so obvious, I couldn’t stop him.

Ellen was hoping things wouldn’t get out of hand.

“Okay.”

He gave up neatly and continued talking.

“Instead, I will go with you.”

“… Huh?”

“I’ll run an errand with you.”

Ellin blinked as if she had never thought of such a method.

“It doesn’t matter if you come back together or not, so go quickly and come back!”

Gerald shouted and pointed out the window.

The tips of my fingers were trembling.

It doesn’t look like it’s alcoholism or sleep deprivation.

Maybe you’re suffering from mana addiction.

But you’re asking me to buy you some magic herbs.

It was no different from declaring that I would control my own body.

Well, I don’t know.

He opened a portal on the spot and headed to the capital.

* * * * *

Even though I came out to the capital, I couldn’t let Elin walk.

Well, my foot isn’t fully healed yet.

“… Give me down.”

“No.”

So it ended up looking like this.

10 minutes after arriving at the capital.

Elin, who was carried on Luke’s back, repeated the same sound every minute.

“I can walk alone.”

Then I answered the same way every time.

“Absolutely not.”

Luke firmly stated that he was not a parrot and that the same conversation had been repeated 10 times.

“The princess cannot walk on her own two feet today. Please remain quietly on your back.”

“… … ”

No answer came.

Instead, I felt something leaning against my back.

It was Elin’s forehead.

“Excessive.”

“Yes?”

“The protection is excessive. This much is okay.”

“There has been too little protection so far. Even slum children don’t go out begging with those feet.”

“… Okay. Let’s go quickly.”

This time, Elin raised the white flag first.

Luckily, he didn’t start the game because he was riding on Luke’s back.

It seemed okay as long as you didn’t touch the neck or head.

“Doesn’t hurt.”

Ellen asked in a haphazard manner.

“Your Highness, I have one more request for you.”

“… What is it?”

“Can you please add a subject when you say something?”

“Hands.”

Then he caresses the hand that is supporting Elin’s thigh.

“It’s bitter.”

“No problem.”

“Lies.”

Elin persistently pokes Luke’s palm with her finger.

I opened my mouth quickly, thinking I would miss it if I kept going like this.

“… Honestly, it hurts a little.”

“Then give me down.”

“Unfortunately, my sore palm has nothing to do with the princess coming down.”

“I’ll apply some medicine.”

Towering.

The bridge stopped.

The location happened to be in front of the bench.

“Are you talking about medicine?”

“… Yeah. The teacher applied it earlier too.”

So, is this how you repay a favor?

It feels like my heart, hardened by the dreary academy life, is melting away.

How can a child who grew up without receiving any love have such wonderful thoughts?

“So don’t do that again.”

The corners of my lips, which had been rising happily, stopped.

“Don’t do that, right?”

“You don’t need to take care of me anymore. I’m fine.”

It was an extension of what we talked about earlier.

“Don’t worry about it. Just teach me.”

Ellen’s voice was cold.

That’s why it was even more obvious.

“Or you’ll get fired.”

That’s because he did that on purpose to push Luke away.

I was mindful of what Gerald had said earlier.

“Then I’m fine with it too.”

I picked up Elin again, who was about to be put down on the bench.

“… What are you doing?”

“How could a tutor whine and complain about something like this when the princess is standing in front of him, enduring the pain so calmly?”

“You’re surprisingly stubborn.”

Just you.

You’re probably the only 12-year-old on the continent who would endure pain.

Swallowing those words, I entered the street lined with shops.

“But… this isn’t the way to the magic herb shop.”

“I know that too.”

“… ?”

Elin’s stupid hair curled into the shape of a question mark.

Of course, Luke, who was carrying Elin, didn’t notice.

“It’s different from the plan, but it’s the first class.”

“… class?”

“Capital tourism class. This class is to expand the knowledge of the princess who stays in her room every day.”

An errand from Gerald?

I told you to come quickly, but I didn’t tell you the exact time.

In the first place, I had no intention of listening to the wishes of a guy who kept emergency funds in his younger brother’s room.

“Then let’s go get some medicine first.”

The errands are after class.

Of course, I have no intention of buying only magic herbs.

First, let’s spend Gerald’s money and prepare a gift in the meantime.

I’m talking about a ‘gift’ that will fix that annoying dandruff.