The song Jayna was currently learning was not one of her level, it was so difficult that the number of children her age who could play it could be counted on one’s fingers.
“If you do this perfectly, you will naturally be able to play songs which flow out of the necklace.”
Jayna obediently complied with her ridiculous requests.
Her reaction was one opposite to Charlotte’s expectation, who expected her to rebel, even if it was little.
Rather, Jayna’s mouth curved everytime she played harpsichord.
“…You’ve improved a bit.”
Jayna skills were gradually improving despite her unorganized and inflexible lessons. The experience was playing the piano in her past life helped, but it was thanks to her efforts in not neglecting her practice.
Jayna was so obsessed with playing the harpsichord that if there was an error pointed out, it would be fixed by the next lesson.
“Is there anything else I can fix, madam?
“…This should be enough, you can move on to the next one.”
A student such as Jayna would be beautiful from a teacher’s point of view, but Charlotte felt no such thing at all.
On the contrary, she used to chew her nails as she disliked Jayna’s fewer mistakes.
– From beginning to end. Irritating.
Izren used to say that relentlessly since he loathed her.
He didn’t like her, who wasn’t enthusiastic about teaching and only made negative remarks, but he couldn’t reproach her because Jayna, the person involved, stayed still.
“Are you okay?”
One day Izren came forward and asked her with a frown on his face. Jayna then asked opening her round eyes widely,
“Are you worried about me?”
From her calm voice, Izren was able to realize something.
She wasn’t putting up with it, it was just that she didn’t care at all.
Perhaps because she was used to this kind of harassment.
‘What kind of life have you been living?’
He only had goodwill towards Jayna, but in reality he didn’t know what kind of person she truly was. He wasn’t exactly curious, Irzen was similar to a faithful who guarded and looked after her at the orders of Diamide.
But for a moment, he couldn’t contain his curiosity.
“Why aren’t you saying anything?”
“…What?”
“Ask for help, replace teachers.”
“You don’t have to do that, I don’t know what her personality is, but Charlotte is a great teacher to me. So, please don’t report her to the Tower Lord.”
Flinch
Izren, who had a guilty conscience for spying on Jayna, slightly trembled.
“…How did you know that?”
“Because the Tower Lord would not send me an escort with merely good intentions.”
[T/N: Everyone heed my words, this is changing and in the future the man will do literally anything for her.]
“Then why, why won’t you report it?”
“As Izren knows, I gave my word to the Tower Lord that I would play a song for him.”
“Then what would be the difference if you get another teacher…?”
Jayna slightly tilted her face.
“Is that really so?”
“What?”
“It’s difficult to find a teacher of Charlotte’s skill. Moreover, no matter how much money you give, few people would come to the tower at the risk of their lives. I don’t know when the Tower Lord will have a change of heart, therefore Charlotte is the best teacher for me.”
[T/N: I just thought of something, would it be possible that this biatch would be part of Jayna’s harem???]
Izren wanted to refute what Jayna said, but he couldn’t. Every word which Jayna said was true.
He wouldn’t have come to the Tower to work as a guard if not for his race.
‘Damn it.’
So Izren had no choice but to quietly fiddle with his fingers.
* * *
A few days before Jayna’s birthday. Three people went on a commemorative tour.
“I can’t go anywhere on your birthday because it’s also the Emperor’s birthday. The gate will only be open to those that he recognises.”
[T/N: You guys won’t believe how difficult this line was to tl, it work me like 20 mins ;-;]
It was only possible if the name of the Tower was given, even so it was difficult to get permission unless you are the Tower Lord himself.
‘Even if he had little power, he could have opened the gate as the Crown Prince.’
Rosian, who felt Michael’s gaze, grinned.
“It would be difficult if you were to look at me with such a hot gaze brother. I’m not interested in men.”
[T/N: Is the genre now yaoi Σ(･口･)? I wouldn’t mind either way
Looking back at this, I shouldn’t have said this, I don’t like pedo BLs.]
“Who’s interested in you? Useless bastard.”
Michael’s brow furrowed. You’re the one who made an issue, but you can’t accept it. The help you gave was just a distraction.
“Anyways, I can’t leave the Imperial Palace because of Grandfather’s birthday party which is on the same day as Miss Jayna’s birthday. You aren’t going to spend time with Miss Jayna without me, are you? You’ll hurt my feelings.”
“Who do you think you are?”
“Do you want me to explain that one by one?”
“Forget it, just shut up. Don’t keep sticking to Jayna. If it weren’t for your mother, I would’ve killed you already.”
At that moment, there was a small hand which touched Michael.
“Micheal, are we going out to celebrate my birthday?”
As Micheal turned his head, Jayna’s gentle eyes were blinking and looking up at him.
‘Damn it, why does this kid have such eyes?’
They looked like tadpoles, calves, and chicks.
[T/N: dude tadpoles??? TADPOLES???? This dude doesn’t know how to compliment, istg he’ll call a girl’s beautiful emerald green dress a frog’s colour]
Strangely, Micheal’s heart became weaker the longer he saw Jayna’s eyes.
‘If I saw those eyes in the past, I would’ve fainted.’
Micheal rubbed his temples. He didn’t know how he became in charge of taking care of babies.
* * *
“Well, it’s my first time coming to the sea in summer.”
Jayna’s eyes twinkled like stars. Micheal didn’t know that her gaze wouldn’t fall from the sea.
Ripples from the sun over the sky-coloured sea, the sound of light waves hitting the sandy beaches, the sounds of seagulls from far away.
At this moment, everything shone beautifully.
Jayna slowly opened her eyes in the sunlight. Her eyes hurt, but she wanted to continuously see the beautiful landscape.
[T/N: ‘opening her eyes in the sunlight’, you know when it’s bright out and you only then open your eyes? Yeah]
‘When was the last time I went to the sea? Was it when I went to the west coast in elementary school?’
In Jayna’s previous life, she never even dreamt of travelling, let alone going on a vacation, it was considered a luxury.
As she looked excited, Micheal folded his arms and began to brag.
“Yeah, the sea is best in the summertime.”
“Yes, I think so too.”
Jayna carefully walked onto the sand, it was amazing to her that the crushed sand easily settled down on the beach.
“Oh!”
“Idiot, why are you sitting on the sand? The sun is so hot!”
Then Michael who was behind her, quickly rushed over and picked her up.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t know it would be hot.”
“You, are you ten years old?”
“Yes, I am.”
“You look like a child who can’t even walk. Stop talking and look over there.”
Jayna, who was in Micheals arms, followed his gaze and looked at the faraway horizon.
“Uwaa……. pretty.”
[T/N: All I see is Uwuu.”]
[Q/N: You UwU addict…]
[T/N: shush]
“Then, shall we walk on the beach?”
Micheal put Jayna’s little arms around his neck and began walking on the beach.
And Rosian was watching them silently from behind.
On the outside, he was smiling as usual, but internally, he was slightly offended.
It was because whenever he tried to get closer to Jayna, Micheal would hit him and move.
Rosian then shook his head and followed Jayna by pulling on her arm and said,
“Miss Jayna, do you like the sea?”
“….”
“Miss Jayna?”
Whoever Jayna who was lost in thought, didn’t answer Rosian’s question.
“Hmmm.”
Rosian who became embarrassed for no reason, coughed.
On the other hand, Micheal, who looked down at Jayna in his arms, smiled widely .
‘Did you see that?’
Rosian’s face crumpled when Micheal looked at him with a sarcastic look which said, ‘You can’t hold Jayna, can you?’
Rosian followed Micheal’s steps along the beach and asked,
“If you keep holding her in your arms like that, won’t Miss Jayna be hot?”
“Are you ignoring my skills in magic? Temperature control is one of the basic fundamentals of magic,”
Rosian laughed at him.
“Actually, because of the cloak I gave Miss Jayna, you don’t need to control her body temperature. You’re needlessly wasting your power.”
Jayna wasn’t properly wearing the cloak given to her, but she wore it on her shoulders similar to how someone would wear a cape.
However, it didn’t matter because as long as someone touched the cloak, the magic cast on it would automatically be cast.
“Hm, well I’m full of mana, and my magic is much better than the magic casted on the cloak.”
“Well, that cape was made by a wizard who was better than you. So you don’t need to use magic, just wear that cape.”
“What…?”
Crackle.
Micheal and Rosian began to stare at each other.
However, their snowball fight didn’t last very long.
It was all thanks to Jayna’s sudden intervention.
“The sea in other seasons must be beautiful too, right?”
“Miss Jayna, when Autumn comes, let’s come back here again.”
“Then at that time, we’ll come without you.”
[T/N: This is Micheal talking to Rosian.]
Micheal then smiled and said
“No, would you like to go to the mountain in Autumn instead? Let’s go to a mountain which has Autumn leaves. But the autumn sea is good too. Both of us should come again, where else should we go…?”
He thought hard about it, but he, who had been studying magic all his life, didn’t know something such as a tourist destination.
Micheal muttered to himself in an uncertain voice. Suddenly, Rosian intervened,
“Do you know Lake Deisan? It’s very beautiful, there’s Keiker cliff too…”
Thanks to Rosian’s long journeys around the empire, he knew a lot about tourist attractions as well as local events.
He wasn’t called a man who knew the town at a young age for no reason.
[T/N: Man? Keep dreaming dude.]
“The festival we played together last time was pretty fun, but there is another festival I really enjoyed…”
At Rosian’s words, Jayna’s eyes shone brightly.
Rosian, who was talking excitedly while Micheal closed his mouth, suddenly asked him if he had thought of something.