Chapter 33 (2/2)

A questionover my head, I stared at the boy fixedly

I thought I heard Sir Leonhard say Michael was here, but there was not a trace of beautiful, dangerous young ht, bathed in blood

“Ah, um…”

Black hair with a tinge of blue, evenly cut to the back of his neck Long-slitted eyes peeked through the space between his long bangs

He was tall but thin, so I couldn’t get rid of ly child came to mind

His shoulders were hunched forward He looked around restlessly, eyebrows drawn in worry like the shape of a roof Nonsensical moans leaked out, his voice plaintive Whichever direction I looked at him from, I couldn’t find in this boy the Dark Lord who had been filled with bri self-confidence

The boy stirred, growing unco eyes, and I fell silent for a moment

What was the point of er anxiety?!

“Highness,” Sir Leonhard reproached me, like he was unable to watch by the sidelines when the boy looked like he was about to tear up

Like he was trying to protect himself, Michael made a cute cry that sounded like meow

Hm? Why a cat?

When I looked closer, there was a coe at me doubtfully in suspicion Most definitely cute

“It see run over when he jue”

“Is that so? Are you unhurt?”

Michael blushed furiously, and dropped his head

“Eh…, uh…y-yes,” he replied with scarcely any words in a very thin voice

Even if I tried to look at it in a favorable light, he wasn’t very attractive like this…but, I did think he was cute It was probably rude to think of an older boy as cute, though

“Ah…I, I am apprenticed to a priest M-my name…is Mi-Michael von Diebold I…was u-unaware this was a carriage of the royal house Please…forgive…me”

STOP ALREADY! I silently yelled

I felt guilty when he tried so desperately to apologize even though he had difficulty getting the words out, but I could handle no more To be frank, because I had memories of it from my previous life, I couldn’t think this fault that turned his speech inarticulate from nerves to be anyone else’s problem

“It is a blessing none of us were hurt,” I said, and aiiveness at him

The blushi+ng boy lowered his head into his chest even more

It was pitiful looking at his foro quickly, but there was so on my mind

What was Michael doing in a place like this alone?

Though ere in the reat distance away from the Great Temple Wasn’t it a bit far for an errand?

“What brings an honorable priest of the Great Temple here?” Sir Leonhard asked the question in my stead

Did he also sense so amiss?

Michael mistook the words for an accusation

“Er…aahh u”

The blood drained from his face, and he desperately shook his head

“Worry not I aht perhaps to offer help if so troubled you”

Sir Leonhard gave him a nice business smile, and the tension fell out of Michael’s shoulders Unconsciously? he squeezed the cat in a hug The human-friendly cat did not make any attempts to run away

“M-o to the orphanage”

According to his story, after his duties were complete at the Great Tee and lend a helping hand

It’s probably out of self-satisfactation, he added, and looked down

Who was this little angel?! Such a good child!

“Not at all I think you are a,” I said with a smile, and Michael’s face beamed

“T-truthfully, I want to go to distant villages, too, and not just the ones in the royal city I-I have not yet, received permission”

“!”

I had beenlike I was doting a small child as I listened to the words Michael spoke with such delight, but I pulled up short on the way

He said he wanted to go to the distant villages?

Even though the war didn’t break out, and the disease wasn’t spreading yet, the future hadn’t changed?

The apprentice priest was briy to set out and dom if only he could obtain per his introverted nature

“…………”

Bad ti

I needed to do so, one way or another, but I only felt the pressure and could think of nothing good

Sir Leonhard, who had been keeping quiet, intercepted

“Your Highness, I have a request”

A request? I turned to hily, and he slowly blinked his eyes twice to send a e

“I have a report to make of previously detected suspicious individuals in this area So hness sees fit to grant perether with hihness’s tasks are over, how do you find the suggestion of sending him as far back as the Great Temple?”

“I approve…!”

“You are very gracious”

Nice move, Sir Leonhard!

That’s right, this e can kidnap hi the way! Even if it sounded unreasonable, the next tireement with me!

“Er, um……huh?”

Unable to keep track of the development, Michael became confused and in his arms the black cat carefreely cried M