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Chapter 158: Climbing the Castle

　Lunch was being prepared at a rapid pace. The three of us sat in chairs, waiting for the preparations to be made.

“I had heard stories, but Julius is really active.”

　Daniela-sama giggles and smiles. It seems that suspicions of me as a “naughty boy” had been confirmed. son of a gun.

“I think that’s normal for someone my age. …… I know, right, brother?”

“Huh?　Hmm.”

　Apparently not. Do Children of aristocrats have to be well-behaved even at ten years old? But brother Cain is also very active, isn’t he?　If anything, Rosalia is active too. Sometimes, Mother used to watch her and get upset.

“It’s a very good thing to donate to the church. I’m sure the Goddess of Creation would be pleased.”

　The Goddess of Creation. I should have a good amount of time during my stay in the royal capital. Although I will learn more when I start attending the academy, I should probably know more about the goddess.

　I just realized that I don’t know too much about the Goddess. I’ve been enjoying my life so much that I’ve completely forgotten about her. Sorry, Goddess.

(It's okay.)*

　committee!*

　I mean, no way, they're watching me!

　Lunch was brought to the table. As expected, Daniela-sama was an invited guest, so there were luxurious dishes lined up. Personally, I would have preferred a quick meal like a sandwich. Eating while worrying about table manners is very tiring and makes your shoulders stiff.

“Julius, it says on your face that you wanted a sandwich.”

“Oh, you can tell?”

“I wish I could have had one too.”

　Brother Alex was absolutely mortified when he heard Daniela-sama’s words. “Shit!” Was clearly written on his face. He had probably prepared a sumptuous meal so as not to be rude to Daniela-sama, but it seems to have backfired on him.

“Daniela-sama, if you marry brother, you can have it anytime you want. My brother loves sandwiches, too. Isn’t that right, brother?”

“Yes, I do. As you can imagine, it is not possible to have sandwiches every day, but I will do my best to accommodate your wish.”

“Mmmm, I’m looking forward to it.”

　Daniela-sama smiles. It seems she meant it as a joke. brother is laughing bitterly. It seems that when you get married to a member of the royal family , you have to worry about a lot of things, which seems like a lot of trouble.

　Is it possible that Daniella-sama is here today to check on me?　It seems that she is still concerned about what she told me about Chloe-sama. I should tell her directly from my own mouth here, too.

“Daniella-sama, as I said to brother, please don’t worry about me. Of course, there are many things on my mind, but I know that sooner or later I will have to overcome those things on my own.”

“I see. I am sorry for what I have done. Both to you and to Chloe……”

　I lowered my gaze. There is no point in Daniela-sama worrying about it. We can’t go against national policy. Okay, let’s change the subject.

“I met a very fast boy when I visited an orphanage. I chased after him as fast as I could, but I couldn’t catch him.”

“oh yeah?　Then you'll have to learn to run faster."

　Yes, that's true, but I was confident in my foot speed. I think I'm probably faster than you think, brother.

　I guess he realized that we had put that earlier topic to rest. Daniela-sama also got on the topic. She still looked a little sad, though.

　Maybe Daniela-sama is more concerned about it than I am.

“I have never seen Julius run, but how fast are you?”

"Now that you mention it, that's true. I've never seen Julius running either. What do you think?"

　The elder brother glanced at the servant. The servant clearly had a troubled look on his face.

　He must have sensed everything by that. My brother turned his attention to me. 

“Julius_......”

“What’s wrong?”

　Daniela-sama, who doesn't know what's going on, is tilting her head slightly. That gesture is cute.

　If Daniela-sama becomes a member of the Margrave Heine family, I wonder if she might start to understand what's going on.

　...That means I admit that I'm always the one who causes some kind of trouble, right? It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding.

"It's average, average. Brother, please stop raising strange suspicions. Daniela-sama is troubled, isn't she? Oh, no more"

　Ahaha, I laugh. Seeing this, my brother’s eyes go half-lidded. This is a pattern of calling the servant later and checking the details. Another one of my brother’s eyes on me. Two outs, no, one strike.

　A few days later, the day to go to the castle arrived. Today is the first day, and my brother Alex will be accompanying me.

“Listen, Julius. Today we are only going to meet each other. First, we’ll greet His Majesty the King, and then we’ll greet the royal court magic potions masters. Okay?”

“I understand.”

“After that, we may possibly meet Her Royal Highness the Queen and Lady Chloe.”

“Yes.”

　Well, there’s no way around it. How could I go up to the royal castle without saying hello? Although it can’t be helped, I’ve become the kind of nobleman who greets the royal family. The other nobles might give me a hard time.

　Today, I am dressed in crisp aristocratic clothes. It is indeed not a good idea to make magic potions in this outfit. It will probably be after tomorrow or later when I will actually be able to use the compounding room. That too is changeable.

　Chloe’s engagement is making it more and more difficult for me to go to the royal castle. After teaching the royal potion master how to make the potion, it might be a good idea not to go to the castle. In that case, I will go to the orphanage. I will be able to donate more money, and the orphanage will be happy to receive me.

　Yes, I’m beginning to think that would be a good idea.

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