Chapter 85 - Life of the children and Leticia (1/2)

Chapter 85 – Life of the children and Leticia

Translator: Drey Editor: Ryunakama

The children are drooling from the corner of their mouth while looking at us with meat skewers in our hands. There are some children whose stomachs rumbles loudly.

However, we, who have the grilled meat, are accompanied by an elf magician with a menacing look and two golems.

…… What will they go through if they approach anytime…..?

…… I could somehow understand that everyone in this place is looking at us with such eyes. While paying attention to the presence of those who watch the situation around us, I look and smile at the woman who stands to protect the children.

“I already said it earlier, but we don’t intend to harm you. Can you lower your vigilance for now?”

When I said that to her, the woman moved her eyes filled with surprise away from the meat that had stolen her gaze and looked at me.

“Do, do you think we will believe your words? All of us came here after escaping from something painful. Don’t think that we are going to believe you so easily in our first meeting……”

She was talking with a stern expression, but her stomach rumbled with a sound that can be heard over here in the middle of her speech.

The easy-to-understand sound “Guuu……”, gives an illusion like time has stopped for an instant.

The woman kept silent for a while, but eventually opened her mouth again.

“…… Why did you call out to us? Why, did you give bread to that child?”

And the woman kept talking as if nothing had happened.

It seems like she has a mind of steel.

As I was praising the woman in my mind, Ayla came one step forward and opened her mouth.

“U, um…… would you like to eat meat skewers too? I can eat it first if you suspect a poison……”

When Ayla timidly said that, the woman groaned with ‘Uu’ and lowers her head.

Perhaps the words of the sincere Ayla have created a sense of guilt in the woman’s heart. While being at a loss, the woman turned towards Ayla, Yuri, and me.

“…… Who exactly are you……?”

I’m the King of the smallest country in the world. Additionally, they are also princess of the Azul Kingdom, royalty of the Imperial Country of Fleida and former imperial court magician of the Blau Empire.

There’s no way I can say such things. I laugh vaguely and shrug my shoulders.

“We’re travelers.”

When I answered that, the woman narrowed her eyes with a serious look.

“…… With a magician who can control golems as a bodyguard, huh? No matter how I look at it, your status is more than that, though……”

Despite saying that, the woman’s expression became slightly relaxed.

Although the suspicion in her eyes didn’t disappear, the woman seemed to be willing to listen to our story for the time being.

“De, delicious……”

“Right, delicious……”

The children mutter their thoughts while biting deeply on the meat. There are also some children who cried and could not eat properly.

The woman turned her pained expression towards their appearance and she exhaled lightly.

We change location and moved to the hut at the corner. By the way, the sister-like woman, her name appears to be Leticia.

Maybe because the hut where Leticia guided us was extended from behind, it looked like a disfigured tenement. Boards are placed on the ground to serve as floors, and both the wall and ceiling have been attached with irregular boards.

It’s terribly made little more than a livestock shed, but maybe because there are no extra things and the cleaning of Leticia is thorough, the room is unexpectedly clean.

It doesn’t look so wide, but I wonder if she is staying with the children here?