Chapter 34
“What about Laurentia?!”
He’s a seven-year-old child yet, only after seeing my parents’ faces did my brother lower me to stand on the floor; where does this kind of strength come from?
However, contrary to expectations that their worry would only be for my older sister, our parents hugged us with great relief as soon as they saw me and my older brother.
“Where have you been, Damian, Anastasia.”
“Mother and father were very worried.”
“Pardon…….?”
When both of us blinked in embarrassment, our parents smiled bitterly and patted our shoulders.
“Still, it’s a relief since at least the two of you are together.”
“Then, where in the world did Laurentia go?”
Hugging me and my brother, my mother murmured as if she was worried.
“All three of you weren’t here, so I thought you’d be playing together…..”
At Mother’s words, my brother quietly asked.
“You didn’t hear even a crying sound?”
“That’s right, Laurentia cries or bawls when she’s in trouble so I thought we’d find her soon……”
The moment my mother said so, my father’s face quickly became serious.
“Don’t tell me, our Laurentia was taken by someone?”
“I hope that’s not it, but….”
My mother slowly loosened her arms from my brother and me, and glanced at the gathered knights of the Duke who came running at some point.
Even though they didn’t receive orders, the knights moved in perfect order.
Since it was a Thanksgiving festival, there were more floating population than usual.
Because it was a festival held not only in this village where the duke’s residence is located, but also in a village not far away.
Taking this opportunity, there could be people who moved with bad intentions.
‘………I can’t stay still.’
It’s a matter related to my sister.
Hiding my hands at the hem of my clothes, I lightly drew mana.
For things like this, as expected.
“Demon King!”
My dog is the best.
“Why didn’t you continuously not call Choco? Is Choco’s duty all over now? This time you didn’t call Choco for a week, Choco wanted to receive pats! Don’t tell me, you’ll call me after 20 years again?! Choco doesn’t like that!”
Although, it has the flaw of being loud.
—Choco.
“Yes, Demon King!”
—My sister disappeared.
“The one with the flapping pink hair?”
What do you mean by flapping pink hair…
Every time she moves, her hair does move but…..
—Yeah.
“Chii, did you call Choco to find that person? Not because you miss Choco? Demon King, don’t tell me, that fluttering pink hair person is prettier than Choco?”
Umm. I’ve never compared it like that, so it’s a question that I can’t answer.
Since Sister is Sister and choco is choco.
“Why, why can’t you answer?! Demon King!!”
Choco cried as if he was shocked.
At this rate, my dog will not get to work and only sobbingly bite my sleeves and droop.
I immediately made an irresistible offer to Choco.
—Once you come back, I’ll let you stay with me for three days without putting you to sleep.
Mikhail Leventis will come out when it’s almost brother’s birthday anyway.
“Really?!”
—That’s right, have I ever not kept my promise with you?
Actually, yes.
“No! I’ll be right back! Choco, can do it well!”
As expected, my dog didn’t even notice at all and flew away flapping it’s wings.
‘With this, It’s only a matter of time before we find my sister……’
On the other hand, I was worried.
I’m afraid that my sister might experience something scary.
She isn’t very shy, but even among the children I’ve met so far, the purest one was my older sister.
So, I wish for her to be filled with only good memories as much as possible.
‘………As expected, back then, I should have at least put magic on her.’
If I had, I would have noticed it right away when something was strange with my sister.
“…… It’s almost time for Laurentia to cry that she’s hungry.”
It wasn’t only me, but whether my brother was also worried, he murmured.
And I greatly agreed with my brother’s worries.
“Mothwe, food?” [Mother, food?]
“That’s right, it’s dinner time. Our youngest is also smart.”
That’s inevitable.
Because, the one who had the most sensitive reaction to a grumbling tummy was my sister.
As if my brother had, at some point, put off what he was upset about a while ago, his face was heavily clouded with worries about his sister.
‘…….I also don’t think my brother’s feelings which were hurt should be overlooked like this.’
It seemed like that.
I didn’t know what I had to do.
That’s because I’ve never had this kind of experience.
So I just.
“Aw you owkay—”
Conveying what I couldn’t say to my brother a while ago, I held his hand tightly.
The sweet brother smiled at those words and patted me on the back.
“Yes, Laurentia will be fine.”
That’s not what I meant.
* * *
About 12 minutes after I sent choco.
“Demon Kiing!”
Almost at the same time as choco flying and shouting at me.
“Mooom, Daaad, Uwaaaaaah!”
My sister’s loud cry rang loudly.
“Laurentia!”
It was none other than brother Damian who reacted faster than anyone else.
Perhaps he knew that only when he moves will the work of the knights increase.
Instead of my parents who were busily moving, my brother held me tight and stayed in one place.
Despite the fact that the people recommended to my brother that he stay inside for a while.
My brother didn’t forget to hug me and run to the place where my sister’s voice was heard.
Choco, who was chasing me, also applauded with his small front paws, saying the direction was correct.
“Wow, amazing! I can’t believe you know where it is just by listening to the sound! And even embracing the Demon King! Choco wants to hug the Demon King too! If Choco works hard as well, won’t Choco be able to lift you up?”
Meanwhile, Choco appealed with his wings and short front paws as if he were being competitive.
It’s a serious situation, but it was clear that if I expressed my feeling as it is, my dog would get sulky for a month and it’d be more annoying.
—I don’t want to give you a hard time.
“Kyaang! Demon King please say that one more time! Choco likes it very much! My heart is pounding! Demon Kiiing!”
Now it’s okay to ignore it.
I focused only on my sister’s voice, ignoring my dog who was flapping its wings and going up and down excitedly.
It was a very big deal for my sister to cry.
‘……..Pumpkin tower?’
The place where my brother stopped was none other than near the pumpkin tower.
No matter where I look, I can’t see my sister.
But my brother put me down and immediately approached the pumpkin tower and asked.
“Laurentia, are you inside?”
“Brother, hiing, Lara is hungry. It’s dark here, Lara is scared.”
“Wait a minute, I’ll get you out of there soon.”
After saying that, my brother circled around the pumpkin tower and found a gap.
No matter where I look, it’s jammed everywhere, just how did she get in?
If the knights come and help, it will be dismantled quickly, but…..
The Thanksgiving Festival has just begun, so wouldn’t the people be very disappointed?
‘Should I increase a gap by using magic?’
I don’t think they’ll notice something that much.
While I was contemplating, my brother swiftly reacted before the knights could arrive.
“Laurentia, can you hold brother’s hand?”
“Yeah……….”
My sister spoke in a voice with traces of crying.
“Did you go in here?”
“Uung………”
She replied with hesitation as if she had been caught doing something wrong.
“It’s okay, Brother is not trying to scold you. It’s because I’m afraid you’ll get hurt on your way out.”
“Lara is hungry and her stomach is not full so it’s okay now.”
I almost burst into laughter at those words.
In short, she meant that her stomach became slim.
My brother also comforted my sister and talked to her as if he was relieved by just hearing her words.
“Hold brother’s hand and you can come out carefully to the side, can you do it?”
“Yeah………..”
“When you come out, Brother will bring the most delicious thing Laurentia ate during the day.”
“Yes……..!”
At my brother’s words, perhaps because only then did she think that she really wasn’t being scolded, my sister recovered her usual liveliness.
In the meantime, the knights and our parents came running, but everyone waited for my older brother to take out my older sister rather than rashly move.
Of course, everyone is very nervous because the pumpkin tower could possibly collapse.
‘……… I can solve that for you.’
At this point, I didn’t have even a slight fever.
I hid my hand under the apron that I had for decoration and cast a spell to prevent the pumpkin tower from collapsing.
“Uuu, Lara’s cheek’s hurt.”
“You can’t endure it?”
“No, Lara will go out and eat something delicious”.
My sister answered bravely as if she was okay.
Repeating those words a few more times, when my sister’s body came out halfway, my brother pulled her arm as it was.
“Laurentia, Damian!”
When he almost fell down due to recoil, the knights protected the two by supporting my brother and sister in the place where they almost fell backwards in front of the pumpkin tower.
“Are you okay, my babies?”
The father hugged the two as they were, and asked.
“Yes! Lara came out bravely! I also spun around in the tower!”
My older sister, typical of her, whether she forgot that she had cried a while ago, told the tale of her adventure.
As for my brother.
“Father, Mother.”
Somehow, he had a very serious face.
‘What’s going on?’
When I took out the magic that hung in the pumpkin tower with curiosity, my brother escaped from my father’s arms and blocked my sister’s ears with both hands.
“I have something to tell you.”
“Hm? What’s the matter, Damian?”
My father somehow tensely looked at my brother’s very serious face.
“I am very grateful that you two fondly remember how I was when I was young.”
“H-huh?”
“However.”
My older brother opened his mouth again, making eye contact with father and then mother.
‘Oh, that’s a habit my father does when he tells my sister or brother not to do something.’
Last time, my sister followed mother’s habit.
“I know I did something wrong, but can you please not talk about it in front of my younger siblings?”
“A, aha. So Damian was embarrassed.”
When my father said that, my brother’s expression hardened, which was unusual.
“That’s not what’s important! My younger siblings will think it’s okay if it’s something I did, so they will follow it!”
My brother even raised his voice.
Then, he further tightly covered my sister’s ears and opened his mouth.
“Brother, Lara’s ears hurt.”
Even though my sister was struggling, he didn’t take his hands off.
“I want my younger siblings to only follow my good deeds, I think you will understand my words. Mother, Father.”
Then he took his hand off his sister’s ear and patted her ears as if he was sorry for hurting her a lot and talked once again.
“*A mistake is a mistake because it is only done once, that’s what father always says.”
Oh, that’s what my father says to his aides every day.
Somehow, my brother’s smiling face felt very sharp today.
Also,
‘He looks relieved.’
He’s been continuously gloomy.
But,
‘It looks like the rainy clouds have been transferred to my father.’
Should I comfort the adults as well?
I contemplated for a moment and watched the lovely sight.