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After checking that Alicia was sleeping comfortably in Duke's arms, Leon opened his mouth.
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"Do you have Melvin country blood in you?"
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Duke reacts to Leon's words and turns to look at him. There was a strange tension in the air, but after confirming that there was no mutual hostility, Duke began to speak.
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"Yeah. I've never been there, but it's my mother's hometown."
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"By 'mother' do you mean Lady Amelia?"
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Duke froze, as if he had not expected to hear his mother's name come out of Leon's mouth. Leon sensed this and added a few words.
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"I heard that Amelia was very popular in Melvin's country. My grandfather told me that she was a cheerful person who treated the poor as equals.
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"...... I see. I only have a faint memory of my mother, but she was a strong person."
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Victor listened silently to Leon and Duke's conversation, seemingly uninterested.
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"Is it a good country?" Duke's words made Leon laugh.
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"I don't know."
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To Leon's vague answer, the Duke made no further comment. Leon decided to change the subject and looked at Alicia.
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"The prince's love is far from being a princess, isn't it? I still can't believe that he is a daughter. She's certainly graceful and good looking, but ......, she's not the princess I know."
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She's the best of the best, but she's not as good as the rest of them."
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At Leon's words, Duke smiles and gently strokes Alicia's hair.
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Leon was transfixed by the sight of them, thinking how beautiful they are together. Victor looks forward with a somewhat sullen look on his face and never looks at Duke and Alicia.
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"............ Oh, it's true, there is no woman in the world who can surpass the Lord," he says.
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Leon's face broke into a smile and he said this in a gentle voice.
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At that moment, something solid flew out of the trees toward Duke and Alicia.
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"Look out! Leon's loud voice echoed through the forest.
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The sound of something flying toward me woke me up reflexively, and I grabbed it with my bare hands before it hit Duke-sama in the face.
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It must have been flying at a very high speed, because my palm ached with a tingling sensation.
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I'm glad I've been working out for times like this.
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"No, you're too manly," Leon says before he can express his concern. I check the Duke to make sure he is not hurt.
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"Are you hurt?"
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"Yeah, where's Alicia? Your hand, is it okay?
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"Yes, I'm fine."
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I open my hand to see what has come flying at me.
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"...... stone?"
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It's just an ordinary rock. ......What do you mean? Are there even apes in this forest?
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Victor looks warily in the direction from which the stone flew. He realizes once again that there is no one who knows everything about this forest.
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It is probably a forest with a lower survival rate than the Dead Forest. Because there is very little information about this place.
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"It's very savage of them to send stones at us..."
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The murderous voice of Master Duke sent a chill down my spine.
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