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　For some reason, I am more nervous than he is.

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　Grandpa walks with a familiar gait through the palace without hesitation and without hesitation. His facial expression remains almost the same from the time we left the poverty-stricken village to the time we came here.

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　When I met Duke after leaving the village, he said, "It's been a long time," and we ended with a short handshake. I thought that seeing the sun for the first time in more than ten years would be more impressive.

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　There was almost no conversation in the carriage on the way here. Grandpa just gazed at the scenery outside in silence.

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　I wonder if he feels any joy at being out in the world.

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　I couldn't see any joy in his eyes as he gazed at the scenery.

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　Maybe he has been bracing himself to meet the king. But Jicchan's face is somewhat relaxed. .......

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　He never meets any of the castle servants. The Duke must have arranged it.

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　I wonder how Duke feels. What is he thinking? The Duke never reveals all of his thoughts. He keeps what he's up to a secret.

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"My father used to get mad at me for running here as fast as I could."

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　Suddenly, Jicchan opened his mouth. I listen to his words as we walk down the dust-free hallway.

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　Jicchan's father was the former king, wasn't he?

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"I always thought Jicchan was a calm and cool person."

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　Looking at him now, I can't imagine him running at full speed.

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　Grandpa gives a small laugh at my words.

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"My tutor was lamenting that he was out of control," he says.

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"What, what did you do ......?"

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"I memorized books written by my tutor and talked about them teasingly in front of him, I got bad test scores when I was listening to his lessons, and I got perfect scores on tests when I was sleeping."

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"No way."

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　It was unexpected. I always thought grandpa was a serious honor student.

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He's more of a brat than a bad boy.

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　He had a look on his face I'd never seen before. An innocent boy's smile.

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"I wish I could've met grandpa back then."

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"I'm getting old."

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　At the same time as he said this, we arrived at the same big and magnificent door as before.

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　The place where we had an audience with the king. For grandpa, it was the first time in decades that they had met again. It was the first time in decades for Grandpa to see his brother, whom he had parted from in the worst possible way.

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　I've never seen the king's mother before. Maybe she's behind this door today.

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　Now I'm beginning to have some regrets. I shouldn't have brought grandpa here so easily. Maybe I should have been more careful.　

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"I'm not that strong, but I'll protect him.

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"...... Thank you."

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　Jicchan laughed softly, looked at me with kind eyes and patted my head.

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　I love his big, slightly stumpy hands.

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"There is no one here to interrupt my uncle's conversation with my father.

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　Duke said this while looking straight at Hichichan.

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　I think this is the first time I've seen him use honorifics. It's kind of fresh.

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"My nephew is very thorough."

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"And so are you."

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"I will not be outdone by the child who sent me a letter as soon as she heard that Alicia had told the story of the poor village in front of the five noble families when she was a child."

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　What about ......!

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"You promised to take that to your grave."

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　Duke said, somewhat uncomfortably.

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　I still couldn't catch up with their conversation.

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"Wait a minute. Did Duke know that Alicia was going to the poor village?

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"I knew she'd be curious enough to go to the poor village when she heard about it."

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　He says this as a matter of course.

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　He was going to such lengths to make sure that Alicia could move freely and out of harm's way. Duke, I wish you luck in your endeavors.

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　But it will be hard, since it's Alicia.

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"How did you send the letter?　I mean, did you two keep it a secret until now?"

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"Especially since I didn't think it was necessary to tell you. Besides, Duke told me not to tell anyone."

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"There is only one person in that village that I trust."

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"If I had not received a letter from Duke, I would not have gone out that day Alicia came.

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　Indeed, Alicia is too lucky, come to think of it. She is going all the way out at night. And near the wall between the poor village and the outside.

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　I am now more interested in the mysterious relationship between Jicchan and the Duke than in the conversation between Jicchan and the King.

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"How did you read the letter?"

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"It's like a figure of speech. When you opened the letter, you heard the boy's voice."

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　I see, Alicia was eight years old when she went to visit her grandpa. That would make Duke 13. About to start using magic. And Duke's magic is not human.

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"You received a letter from Yojicchan..."

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"I made the bird drink a few drops of my blood and some Abel."

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　...... is so far off in so many ways that it leaves me speechless.

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　Maybe I am the only sane person in this world.

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