Chapter 26
[25] A bird basket and a bird of freedom
That’s just what Claude would be worried about, shall we go home?
With that said, Ixis rolled before it and the king who tied him up before my eyes.
“… you think you can do this in advance and just do it, Ixis”
If you take the cloth that was in your mouth, the king will stare at Ixis.
“You guys think you can just cock the dragon clan? The Dragons are warm, but they do not condone what takes the bride. You’ve had a bad reputation among the Dragons, and if we bring this back inside, we’ll be sure to eradicate it, right? If you apologize to him, you can forgive me because my heart is wide open.”
That’s how Ixis throws up at the king, who stares at him as he is rubbed in the face on the ground.
The king shrugged his face and silenced.
“Eh… I’m sorry I did that”
As humiliating as it is, the king speaks.
The king seemed so afraid of the dragon tribe that he made the choice to apologize in exchange for pride, though he had an attitude he didn’t think was bad at all.
Ixis sits the king, and turns him away from me.
“Look, you can bind as much as you like. I’ll forgive you.”
“Ixis, you!
“Oh? Are you complaining about something?
Even against the sharp eye of the king, Ixis is not frightened. His eyes narrowed like cats and a king clogged his voice in the back of his throat.
“Can I ask you one question, king?”
“… what”
To my inquiry, the king looks over here in a more dignified way than his attitude toward Ixis.
“What is the name of the seventh prince?
“There’s no way you can remember that. How many kids do you think you have?”
To my question the king whispers his eyebrows and laughs with his nose like he made a fool of himself.
“All right, teeth, eat up?
I will wave momentum before the king, and lay my hands flat on his cheek.
“Oh, you! How dare you raise your hand to the prey, the king?”
One more shot before I let you say it to the end.
A good, dry sound echoes in silence.
“What is the name of the Fifth Prince?
“… Victor”
When appropriately asked, the king answered.
“No, I don’t know the prince’s name.”
As he asks if it’s hitting him, if he turns his gaze, Ixis squeals.
I didn’t know either, so just one more shot in the cheek.
The king had an unreasonable face, but from Feather and the other princes, the king is more unreasonable.
In the meantime, I kept binta for the sixteen princes.
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Claude scolded me for being late if I went back to the inn neatly.
But I felt refreshed and in good shape, so the novel was also a breeze where to blow.
The next morning.
If you go down to the bottom of the inn, it’s noisy.
Other customers are making a scene.
If you care and listen, the focus of that topic was the story of the bird kingdom being hit by a dragon.
It seemed to be a big topic and there had been a heated exchange of views.
In the mood of a kid with a mischievous prank, face to face with Ixis.
A glimpse of Feather seemed to have heard rumors, but didn’t seem to care much.
“… Looks like Feather’s country was attacked by a dragon, but don’t you worry or something?
I thought we’d attack ourselves. I don’t know what you’re talking about, but I’m curious to ask.
“I am a proud royal eagle. But I went out to live free, untied by my country.”
“Uh… what does that mean?
If you ask, Feather drinks milk, then puts it on the table with the cotton.
“That’s like a birdcage over there. At least I am proud and want you to live freely outside, my fifth brother, born of the same mother, let me escape. Well, in the end, poachers caught me.”
I see, I’m convinced there was such a situation.
Is that why you were calm when you heard this story?
I was wondering if someone had kicked me off in a fight for the throne and sold me this far.
I hear Feather is here because of your brother’s compassion, not for that dirty reason.
At the same time I’m glad.
You didn’t need my hard work, did you? I thought.
All I heard was that it was grabbed from the kingdom of the beast man and kept by man.
Feather has never told us anything about the area before.
Because I hated Hilda, it’s a big deal that the conversation didn’t form in the first place.
“Feather wants to go home.”
“Don’t”
I asked and was instantly answered in the middle of the word.
“Right.”
Weakened and whining, he resumes eating breakfast.
In the first place, if Feather doesn’t want to go home.
Go see what the king looks like, without feeling bad.
I guess I didn’t even have to have Ixis raging like that.
“What’s going on? You look like you’ve had a hard time not having to, huh?
You’re telling me this disappointment of mine, or a mindless emotion, and Ixis laughs and asks me.
You’re absolutely right, and I stare at Ixis thinking in my heart that I’m sorry.
“You’re funny that you’re just really going around the sky. It’s troublesome, but I’m not bored watching.”
“Thank you!
Answering Ixis’ dialogue, which was not a compliment at all, I abandoned myself a little and put my breakfast in my stomach.
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Claude told me if I could have a minute, and I was taken to the Claudes’ room after breakfast.
Claude and Jimmy, and Feather are in the same room, but I hear Jimmy’s been sleeping since he broke up with me yesterday.
I tried to speak up, but there’s no sign of you waking up unconscious as if you were a doll.
“Jimmy, are you okay?
“I’ve been sleeping for up to two days now. So I know you’re okay, but you’re a little worried.”
To my words, Claude clouds his face too.
Jimmy seemed pretty close to Claude because he was a good kid and helped a lot.
Claude says he’ll be watching Jimmy today, so he decides to invite Feather around the city.
If we went to the shared space of the inn, rarely would Feather have been with Ixis.
“That’s unusual. I can’t believe Ixis is with Feather.”
“Well. What can I do for you?
If you speak up, Ixis, with the wall behind his back and arms around him, asks.
“I’m going shopping today, and I was wondering if Feather would join me”
“… I’m sorry, but I want to enjoy shopping alone”
I tried to invite him, but he sank it.
I’m a little sorry, but it doesn’t seem like you said no because I don’t like it.
Feather looked sorry.
“It’s okay. Because I just asked her out for a moment. Do you have a decent penny? If you get lost, give me the address of this inn and have someone bring you here. Oh, but you can’t get to someone you don’t know, can you? Being back in the light and not leaving this city… I knew I was getting worried, so can I get there?
“It will be decided for nothing! I’m twelve now. I can go shopping alone!
When I got worried and said that, I got pissed off with a bright red face.
Don’t you have to hate anything that much?
If I was depressed, Ixis was laughing on the side.
Suddenly you’re overprotective.
“You know, Ixis. This is a strange place for Feather, isn’t it? Besides, Feather’s never been out of the mansion much. Sounds safe, but you should be worried, right?
Unexpectedly return to the words of Ixis, who shrugged his shoulders.
All the beasts in our house look like children, but they are older in real life.
But only Feather is twelve years old with the same look and age.
Making such a child walk alone in a strange land is unlikely in me.
“You think I’m… worried?
Feather frowned, looking at me.
Seeing that attitude makes me angry.
My words and actions now were too Hilda.
Though how much it is treated as amnesia, Feather has turned his suspicious gaze to behavior too far from the original Hilda.
“… Feather, you seem to have forgotten your position. You’re my contractor. You’re gonna have a problem here, and you’re not gonna be here anymore. I’m not too far from the inn, I’m not getting to someone I don’t know, I’ll be home by 5: 00 or 4: 00. Hold on to this!
I have trouble being too suspicious, so I say it out loud and high-pressure in vain like Hilda.
He nodded as Feather looked confused but found out, and went outside.
Phew, looks like we managed to round up the feather.
I was just relieved to think so, and I heard a laugh from the side.
“Pu…… ku”
“Ixis, I don’t laugh there!
Note that after Feather left, he leaked the laughter that Ixis was enjoying.
“No, how much Hilda manages, it’s meaningless in content. Besides, why do you look so clear, like you cut through it? I’m not deluding you at all.”
“Oh, that’s fine! I’m going shopping too, so come on in!
“Yes, yes, Master Hilda”
Relax and say it to Ixis, who is still laughing, and Ixis will respond appropriately.
It’s funny, but I regretted it a little.