Chapter 64

Swallowing my last words, I firmly refused. How much pocket money would he have? I feel it would not have been much. Cedric’s pupils shook at my successive rejections. Then he grabbed me as if trying to convince me again.

“…uh, then! I’ll grant you a wish!”

“What?”

What did I just hear? I opened my eyes wide. Cedric also seemed to realize that he had uttered these words impulsively, and looked like he was embarrassed about what he said. But he did not go back on his word.

“Even if you don’t need it right now,  you can ask later! Then tell me your wish, o-okay? No rejection.”

Cedric’s face flushed red. Probably because of his pride. If I refused him again, he would be really upset. Well, a reward like this isn’t a bad thing, so there was no harm in accepting it.

“……I get it. Since my Lord is doing this,  I can’t decline.”

“Yes, yes! Let me know if you have any wishes at any time. It is a must.”

“Yes.”

It was only after I accepted his offer that Cedric’s face expression returned to normal. Alice, who was watching our conversation from the side, seemed relieved once the issue had been successfully resolved.

‘Well, that’s good.’

I put the box containing the artifact fragments in my bag and sat quietly to think about it. A wish, in fact, was good enough as a verbal promise even if it wasn’t honored after a few years had passed. But it could be handy if used well. This is because Cedric is surprisingly the type of person who never forgets the promises he makes and keeps them. Just like in the original story.

‘If Cedric becomes a sword master later, should I ask for a precious sword?’ I smirked as I thought of meaningless things.

In any case, Cedric has a hot-tempered personality, as always expected, but there might be surprises, as no one could tell his personality for sure.

***

After this incident, things were just like the usual.

The only difference was that Cedric acted like a gentle sheep only in front of me, which was unlike how he treated other people.

Was it because he owed me something?

Of course, although he acted like a gentle sheep and spoke politely, his speech mannerisms were still the same.

‘As expected, Cedric is a jerk.’

Still, I was able to have some peace for the first time in a while because I didn’t have much to think about like before. Time passed and it was lunchtime. Looking back, I must have gotten used to the sumptuous meals of this kindergarten. At first, I would burst out an exclamation at each plate, but now I was used to it. While eating pudding for dessert with a spoon, I suddenly thought of Polly.

Polly, who appeared in kindergarten on the first day of waking up as a magical being, was super popular in this kindergarten. However, from that day on, Cedric did not bring Polly to kindergarten because he had a professional caretaker in the mansion, which disappointed everyone.

‘Hmm, shall I use my wish ticket to see Polly?’

But I soon stopped thinking about it.

Anyway, what kind of wish ticket is this?

Isn’t this the right to ask for a wish from the youngest sword master in the future of this empire? It was a waste to use it this way.

“…-lly, I want to see you.”

Perhaps it was because I had fallen into deep thought during the meal that I muttered to myself without realizing it. At that moment, Prince Nicholas, who was sitting on the other side, called me.

“Lady Emir, hand me the bottle of mustard sauce over there.”

“Ah yes!”

I returned to my senses, picked up the sauce bottle and passed it over to the prince. But alas, the circular table was fairly large, and my arms were too short for him to reach. As I tried to stretch my arms out, I heard a muffled sound.

“He-here.”

Fortunately, though, the two of us stretched out our hands, so we could reach each other. The bottle moved safely from my hand to the prince’s hand.

But……

Thud, Woodang-tang!

Clearly, too much attention was paid to the mustard jar alone. While he tried to reach the jar, the prince’s elbow touched the juice glass that was barely placed on the edge of the table! Fortunately, the glass did not shatter, but the problem was that the juice soaked Alice’s skirt. I sprung to my feet in surprise.

“Oh my gosh! Alice, are you okay?”

“Did the juice spill on you?”

Cedric, who was sitting next to Alice, was also perplexed. It was black grape juice, and Alice’s clothes were light beige, so the contrast was even more pronounced. Alice was so bewildered that she seemed to have hardened still.

“…I made a mistake. I apologize, Lady Alice Rose.”

Nicholas, who spilled the juice, also got up and apologized to Alice. The maids waiting outside had noticed the commotion by then and entered the hall. Nothing had happened at lunchtime for a while, so I thought things would be fine. Sigh.

‘Insensitivity to safety… I will be more careful in the future. If you’re not alert, this is what happens.’

I shook my head.

It seemed similar to the fact that, no matter where you go in the world, many small incidents and accidents happen at the kindergarten. Fortunately, the maids immediately brought a dry towel and wiped the juice off Alice’s skirt and the floor, but the stain remained.

“You don’t have any extra dresses……!” The bewildered maid exclaimed. It turned out that Alice did not bring extra clothes to kindergarten. As soon as I learnt of it, I thought of stepping up quickly.

‘I’ll lend mine to her.’