Chapter 71

They’re not fighting but are giving each other one arm, so what’s the problem?

‘No, that’s of course… Whoa!’

Again.

Without even thinking about it, I screamed inwardly.

Probably because the carriage just turned around the corner of the alley.

At the same time as the rotation, my body leaned toward Alice, and Jake seemed to be dissatisfied with the imbalance.

After a few seconds, he gently pulled me towards him.

‘Yeah, that’s exactly what the problem is.’

And that’s not the only thing at all.

They keep doing this every time we turn the right and left corners!

‘They can’t take my arm off, huh.’

Both of them pretended not to be, but they’re surprisingly holding on to it, so I don’t think I can pull it out at will.

In the end, I got caught between the two of them in this subtle quarrel on the way home.

My life is full.

And finally the carriage stopped.

We have arrived home!

As soon as the coachman opened the door, I escaped between the two of them.

It’s just been so awkward and confusing.

“Heave-ho!.”

Then, I took a deep breath.

Ah, the cool air outside! Refreshing!

“Oh, lady! Don’t jump, take my hand… God, you’ve already come down.”

The coachman who was trying to escort me was already one step late.

Then, one after another, Alice and Jake got off the carriage.

“Wow, this is Emir’s house… It’s wonderful!”

“Ah, hehe. Thanks for the compliments. Alice.”

Alice looked up through the door to the garden of the Marquisate and the mansion, and marveled in amazement.

At the same time, the carriages with other children also arrived one by one.

‘For some reason, the Marquisate’s mansion is crowded.’

Seeing the scene, I briefly admired it.

In my family, we’re not very friendly with social circles, so we don’t usually hold parties.

So it was rare for a large number of guest carriages to arrive.

‘Oh, come to think of it!’

I was stunned by the thought flashing through my mind.

‘What would it be like for our butler and our employees? They seem to be preparing to welcome the royal family all of a sudden.’

Usually, it is customary for noble families to make thorough preparations several days in advance, when the royal family is scheduled to visit.

You have to sweep, polish, clean, and buy food beforehand.

However, since I didn’t say in advance that I was bringing a friend from the ‘Imperial family’, it was almost certain that there would be a commotion in the Marquisate today.

But what can I do?

I didn’t even know it was going to be like this! Sob sob.

“Hmm, is this the Marquisate of Saeron…”

Just then, I heard Ninaina getting out of the carriage and talking to herself.

At the same time, the door of the mansion opened, and the butler and the chief maid ran out, presumably having been informed of the arrival of the carriage a little late.

They first checked my face, who was standing right in front of them, and then opened their mouths.

“Oh, lady! All of a sudden, these carriages…”

“Emir! Did you bring your friends with you?”

But their questions were cut off at the same time.

Naturally, the two of them checked the faces of the children standing behind me.

And exactly one second later, the reaction exploded.

“Ga, gasp…..!”

“Oh my God! The prince and the princess are even coming!”

The butler seemed surprised enough to drop the monocle he was wearing.

And the maid chief seemed to have expected my friends to come, but she didn’t know that the prince and princess would come together.

Fortunately, the surprise didn’t last long, as the two were veterans of decades working.

After a while, the maid chief who entered the mansion, was heard shouting loudly.

“Emergency! Everyone pay attention! His Highness the Prince, Her Highness the Princess, Lord Bedmond, and Lady Alice have visited!”

With that cry, our house began to go into a commotion.

* * *

Thump, thump.

It was none other than the garden of our house where several footsteps traversed.

The children walking with me now are Jake and Alice, Ninaina and Nicholas.

Isn’t one person not enough? Yes! The one not here was Cedric.

Well, maybe Cedric is by now at the training ground where the knights guarding our house train.

Because as soon as Cedric entered the mansion, he asked if he could go, saying he was curious about the training ground.

It was difficult for me to follow right now, so I asked the butler to guide Cedric.

He’s probably looking around right now, right?

‘And he must have been disappointed.’

In the first place, how can the training ground of the Duchy of Bedmon, the highest knight family in the empire, be compared to that of our marquisate.

‘His passion as a knight is a perfect score.’

Immediately, I shook my head.

Then I turned my gaze to the other children.

“Hoo… it’s different from the Imperial Palace garden.”

“……”

Nicholas and Ninaina followed me, escorted by nearly ten Imperial Palace Knights.

The two were in the midst of looking around the garden landscape.

I glanced back to see if they were following well, and I was relieved immediately.

‘Huh, that’s good.’

Actually, I was a little worried.

Because they are two people who have lived in the splendid and majestic imperial palace.

So, I wondered what to do if they complained that the appearance of the Marquisate was not full of character, but fortunately, they seemed to like it.