Chapter 205 (1/2)

Before the Departure 5

”Now, now, Grace. Stop playing around right about now. Trying to trouble Tak.u.mi wasn't your intention, right?”

I was worried about how to deal with this situation, but Lionel-sama who was laughing out loud stopped it.

”Indeed. Pardon me, Tak.u.mi-san.”

Grace-sama who was chided by Lionel-sama apologized.

”Eh? So, you were joking in the end!?”

”No, I wasn't.”

”She must have been thinking that if you had accepted, or something like that~”

”Indeed.”

I thought she was joking, but it seems that she was half-serious, after all.

”The comment about national interest from a little while wasn't a lie… saying losing you or letting you get away was rude, wasn't it? I personally am really fond of you, Tak.u.mi-san. In truth, I would really like to keep you in the Capital, but we wouldn't be able to hold you back anyway. That's why I thought about sending Alfried with you, so that you don't forget about us.”

Grace-sama apologized once more.

”I was startled, but I didn't mind it that much! Please raise your head already!”

I was taken aback just now, but apologizing to me again will make me fl.u.s.tered.

”Haah… not knowing just how serious Mother is, makes me frightened. Mother, let me tell you something. I would only be a burden to them if I tagged along.”

”Oh my, is that so? Alfriend, were you so incompetent?”

”…! It's not me that is incompetent, it's just the standard of Tak.u.mi and the children is way too high! I believe that the knights who know about Tak.u.mi are of the same opinion!”

The guards, Wald-sama, Isaac-san, Najack-sama, Kevin-sama, and Claudio-sama nodded with serious expressions.