Chapter 180

Insects, Lumberjacks, and Pirates [Part 6]

” “Joshua...” “

George and William looked at their childhood friend with disappointed, hopeless eyes.

“Well, so what was Emma-sama thinking about earlier?”

Joshua asked Emma, completely ignoring the fact that the two brothers had regarded him as a disappointment.

“I was thinking about that disease. Something about it bothers me.”

I feel like I might or... might not have... heard of it before... Hmm... As Emma fell deeper in thought, she leaned her body towards Joshua little by little, and finally, she landed her head on Joshua’s lap.

“Ah!!! Emma!!!”

“Hey!!! Nee-sama!!!”

George and William screamed.

“Hm? Receiving a lap pillow is fine, right?”

Emma thought, ‘With all that playing with the tailless whip scorpions in the morning and the Prince coming, I’ve been busy all day. Although not as much as the Prince, I feel a little tired too.’

“...An angel... An angel is... An angel’s head... is on my lap!!!”

Emma’s action had forced Joshua into prayer.

“Of course it’s not fine!”

“Isn’t it obvious that it’s not?!”

“C’mon, you read On* Piece, didn’t you!!!”

“You do know how many chapters On* Piece has, right?!”

My older brother... It is such a waste to learn nothing from reading mangas. I hope you can stop being an airhead all the time. Emma thought, disappointed at George’s answer.

“Nee-sama...? Did Nee-sama forget that you are the only one who fully remembers the past (life)? While Nii-sama might have recalled a great part of it... Still, isn’t Nii-sama too pitiful if you treat him like that?”

Seeming as if he could hear Emma’s inner thoughts, William defended his older brother immediately.

“Emma-sama, what exactly have you been talking about since earlier?”

Joshua was slowly savoring the lingering weight that had once rested on his knees, but when he couldn’t keep up with the siblings’ conversation again, he started feeling left out.

“Joshua, I want you to bring all the people suffering from that disease to our mansion! There’s a cure I’d like to try.”

Emma laughed boldly.

How would Joshua answer? They didn’t even need to hear his reply to know.

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Author’s words:

Joshua seems to have a system in which hidden spies will report to him whenever the Prince or any noble sons approach Emma.

Ah, but there are ninjas, so the spies will get caught...

Ah, but there are cats, so the spies will be sent flying with cat punches.

...I guess it’s just his natural instinct?