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Chapter 72: It might be a misunderstanding

I’m in a tough spot right now.

I was forced by Chloe to lie down on her bed. Chloe seems to be just worried about my body, which is fine.

But, however, Chloe slid in next to me saying “I’ll sleep with you.” And now, Chloe is sleeping soundly.

How did this happen? It would be very bad if anyone sees me here.

My strength and magic power had recovered to some extent, so I have to wake Chloe up and get out of this room.

I shook Chloe’s body, thinking that it would be unbearable to wake her when she was sleeping so comfortably.

“Chloe, wake up. Chloe.”

At that moment, I heard a knock at the door. My heart jumped. This is not good.

“Chloe, are you not there?　I haven’t seen Julius since a while ago, do you know where he is?”

It was Chloe’s sister, Daniela.

It seems that a good amount of time has passed since we entered Chloe’s room. Maybe I was a little asleep too.

“Chloe?　I’m coming in.”

I met Daniela-sama’s eyes as she opened the door with a clank.

Miss Daniela quietly closed the door without saying a word. I heard Alex oniisama’s voice coming from the other side of the door.

“Daniela, what’s wrong?　Wasn’t Miss Chloe there?”

Oh no. This is definitely a misunderstanding.

“Chloe, wake up!”

I shook her body as hard as I could, whispering.

“Squishy?”

“It’s not squishy. Daniela has come looking for us.”

“Sister ……?　Yes!”

Chloe finally awoke and jumped out of bed. Looking at her groggily but quickly adjusting her hair, she seems to be a small but respectable lady.

I helped her and hurriedly fixed her hair. I had often helped my sister Rosalia to do her hair, and this level of work was a piece of cake.

“What’s the matter, sister?”

Chloe quickly opened the door and spoke as if nothing had happened. She was acting like an Oscar-winning actress.

“huh?　Chloe, are you all right?”

“What is it, sister?”

The smiling Chloe is a little scary. Oh, Daniela-sama’s face is drawn. It seems that Chloe is going to push through this as if nothing happened.

Good luck, Chloe. You are the only one who can prove our innocence.

“Oh, no, that’s all right, as long as nothing is wrong. It is almost time for Alex and the others to leave, so I have come to call you.”

“Oh, is it that time already?　Julius, come back tomorrow. promise.”

I was forced to let Chloe cut off my fingers. Brother Alex and Lady Daniela were looking at us with lukewarm eyes.

As for Miss Daniela, I think she is completely suspicious of me. But when I looked at the fact that she did not pursue me, it might be because she thought it would be vulgar to talk about it.

On the carriage ride home, I received a scolding from my brother Alex.

“Julius, what the hell is going on with you and Miss Chloe?”

“Nothing …… wrong with that, I think you were just surprised to see me in Chloe-sama’s room, wasn’t it? It seemed like I wasn’t normally allowed in there.”

“It’s true, but there was something strange about Daniella-sama. She had this look in her eyes as if she had seen something she wasn’t supposed to see.”

He looked at me suspiciously, but I pretended not to notice. If I didn’t confess, he would never know the truth. I’ll just shut up and see what happens.

“I’m sure miss Daniela must have misunderstood something.”

Well, you are definitely mistaken. Isn’t it indeed too imaginative to imagine that we have such a relationship just because we are lying together in bed? We’re only eight years old, remember? I think it’s indeed unreasonable.

Brother Alex looked suspicious, but he didn’t ask any more questions.

I think I’ll keep the fact that I entrusted Chloe with the panacea a secret for the time being. If  father find out that I’m worried about the assassination of His Majesty the King, they will doubt that I am an eight-year-old child.

Maybe it’s too late now, since I feel like I’ve already done a lot of things, but I still want to act like a kid like anyone else. I’m just worried about my parents.

When I returned to the townhouse, I reported to my parents that I had returned safely. Then I told them that I was going to the royal castle tomorrow as well.

“I see. You promised Lady Chloe, didn’t you? All right, you may go.”

Father kindly agreed. Somehow, I knew he wanted to bring Chloe and I together. Is the relationship between Alex-oniisama and Daniela-sama delicate? I don’t understand.

“Brother, can I go with you?”

“Of course, Rosalia. Let’s go together.”

Chloe did say to come alone. So there should be no problem taking Rosalia with me. Tomorrow is the day she should be showing me around the royal castle, so it should be convenient for me to look around with Rosalia, who, like me, is in the royal capital for the first time.

“That’s right. Julius, the materials for the magic tools you asked for have arrived.”

“Thank you very much. I’ll start working on the cold/hot air blower Magic tool right away.”

“There should be enough to make several of them. Could you please offer them to the royal family as well?”

“I understand. That would require some decoration. ……”

It would not look good if the magic tools to be presented to the royal family is the same as the ones sold around the area. It has to be a custom-made item for the royal family. Hopefully, we may be able to sell it in two versions, a popular version and a luxury version. If that happens, we can expect an increase in revenue.

I immediately began working with Rosalia to create the magic tool. Alex and Cain were looking at me and Rosalia, who were making magical tools with a familiar hand, with great interest.

Maybe the two of you will get into the swamp of magic tools, too.

Maybe some of them will eventually go into magic potion’s. ……I’m thinking Chloe.　She already knows my secret, and wouldn’t that be convenient? Oh, but she knows how ghastly the magic potion is. She might be wary.

Maybe next time I’ll give her some of the magic potion I made?　I’m sure the world of magic potions will expand.

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