Magic Gems Gourmet

Chapter 231

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Chapter 231 – Epilogue of Childhood Part 1

“Hah… hah…!”

“Ma-Martha-dono?”

“I’m sorry, but this is an emergency, so I’m coming in!”

“Y-yes!”

In the early hours of the morning in the capital of Ishtalika, or rather in the White Knight’s Castle where Sylvird lived, Martha was busy running around with a letter in her hand.

The place she Came to was the audience chamber, and her husband and Sylvird were waiting for her inside.

“Your Majesty! I beg your pardon…”

“Ma-Martha? What is it? This is very unlike you…”

“It is urgent, so please forgive me…”

Martha took a few deep breaths, straightened up, and walked across the carpet. She approached the two people in front of her.

“Olivia-sama is awake! She’s not quite her normal self yet, but she regained consciousness and sat up in bed!”

“I-is that true?!”

“Yes…! She is resting now, eating a light meal…”

Sylvird nodded several times in delight and looked at Lloyd to show his relief.

However, he noticed that Martha was still upset, so he asked her what was wrong.

“About the same time, we got a message from Leviathan.”

Martha replied, showing him an envelope.

On the other hand, when Sylvird heard the words “a message from Leviathan,” he stood up in a panic and hurriedly took the envelope from Martha.

“Ain… what happened to Ain…!”

He tore open the envelope with a loud noise and threw it to the ground without a second thought.

The single piece of paper inside finally appeared, and Sylvird’s heart tightened. His heartbeat accelerated, and he found himself torn between wanting to see it and not wanting to see it.

However, this hesitation only lasted a few seconds, and Sylvird made up his mind and looked at the contents of the letter.

“…..”

“…Martha, what on earth is in there?”

“Don’t worry. It’s fine.”

Lloyd asked Martha what the letter said while Sylvird froze.

Even though he was told that everything was fine, Lloyd could not stop worrying about the contents of the letter, but he behaved himself in front of Sylvird.

Then, “Fu, fufu… Hahaha…!”

Sylvird suddenly burst out laughing. However, many tears welled up in his eyes and slowly flowed down the carpet.

“Really… What a simple letter, without any hint of our feelings…”

“Your Majesty? W-what does this letter say…?”

Lloyd asked Sylvird, his heart filled with anticipation.

“We must prepare. Leviathan is returning to the capital!”

“Leviathan is returning… Could it be that…”

His eyes were red and swollen, but Sylvird began to walk with a smile that seemed to come from the bottom of his heart. As they passed each other, he handed Lloyd a piece of paper and asked him to read it.

“‘Crown Prince Ain returns with Krone.’… Haha… Hahaha! Ain-sama. This is way too simple like Your Majesty said…!”

From Lloyd’s point of view, who had been separated from the others, this was the best possible news.

Clutching the paper in his hands, he knelt down and shed tears.

“Lloyd, we must hurry and meet Ain. Get ready at once.”

“Yes, Your Majesty…!”

However, this was not the time to bask in joy and cry. He nodded to Sylvird’s words, stood up, wiped his eyes, and started to leave…Then, a voice came from the small room behind the throne.

“…Nya? The Mothercon has finally regained consciousness-nya?”

“Ka-Katima-sama… That way of speaking is truly…”

The first princess, Katima, emerged from the small room in a wheelchair.

Behind her stood a Cait Sith twice Katima’s size. He let his lion-like mane sway in the wind as he slowly pushed the wheelchair forward.

“As usual, I don’t think I’m saying anything wrong, am I-nya?”

“I think the feeling of loving one’s mother is a beautiful thing.”

“The fact that you don’t say anything to deny it and just mumble on makes it easy to understand-nya…”

The conversation between the two reached Sylvird, who stopped and spoke to them.

The exchange between them felt like a soft, hard-to-express atmosphere.

“Oh, you heard me, you foolish daughter. I ordered you to be detained indefinitely, but today, I’m going to lift that. Come with me, and we’ll go and greet Ain.”

“Hmm. As expected from my father-nya. Look, my father has given his permission-nya! I want you to push me so I can enjoy myself-nya!”

Katima was unperturbed by being called a foolish daughter, and in fact, she responded to Sylvird’s words in a good mood.

The phrase “so that I can enjoy myself” means, in another way, “please push me faster in the wheelchair,” but…

“I’m sorry, but I can’t do that, so please forgive me.”

“Father… the caretaker won’t listen to me-nya.”

“I am sorry. This foolish daughter of mine will cause you trouble, but please take care of her until Ain returns.”

Sylvird held his head in his hands and thanked him. Katima had a stunned expression on her face, but the next moment, she showed her dissatisfaction.

“This is not right-nya! Why am I being made to look like a fool-nya!”

“You should ask that brain of yours, which looks like it could be stuffed with jellyfish tentacles. …Sorry. I know I might be asking you to do something troublesome, but please take it with a grain of salt.”

“…Y-Yes… Your Majesty.”

“As I said! Why do you agree-nya!”

Near Sylvird, who held his head in his hands, Lloyd and Martha smiled. Their eyes were a little moist, probably because they were so happy to have him here.

“Lloyd, you must also call Graff and Elena! You have to tell them that Ain has caused them trouble and that we are going to the harbor together!”

“Very well, I will make the necessary arrangements. By the way, Martha, how is Olivia-sama?”

“I will tie her to the bed as if it were natural. She would like to greet everyone, but considering her condition, there is no choice but to have her wait in the castle.”

“Yes, Martha is right. Seriously… My daughters are all so reckless…”

As usual, Katima looked unhappy in the background, but she seemed to understand that she was outnumbered this time, so she didn’t complain anymore. She just continued to be slowly pushed in her wheelchair and began to groom her fur as if to comfort her.

After parting with everyone, Sylvird was the first to leave the audience chamber, thinking of a certain girl.

“…I don’t know the details, but I think it’s Krone.”

The other day, Krone crossed the sea on a ship of the August Trading Company with the help of the twins.

It’s not hard to imagine what happened next. After all, she crossed the sea to be by Ain’s side.

“Well, if you think about it, Krone must have something in common with my daughters.”

After leaving the audience chamber, Sylvird mumbled to himself.

Considering the circumstances under which she came to Ishtalika, one can only wonder about the fate that brought her here.

“…One thing is for sure: the next king has been blessed with good fortune.”

After that, Sylvird went to his room. He told Laralua, who was in the room, about Ain and Olivia, and the two of them hugged each other in joy.

The two of them changed into their formal clothes, got into a carriage, and went to the harbor.

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