“Hey, wait up!”
“Kyahahaha!”
More than a year had passed since Leon was born.
Leon was now toddling around on his own two feet, making it impossible to take your eyes off him.
Usually, Eva was the one who played with him at times like these, but…
“Nara-san, how is Eva-san feeling?”
Meileen, who had caught the constantly moving Leon, asked Nara-kun, who was at my house.
The reason why Nara-kun was at my house was…
“Well, she seems to be feeling unwell. So, I’ll just take these fruits.”
“Okay. I know how it is, so please tell her not to push herself.”
“Yes, thank you.”
With that, Nara-kun took the fruit, cut by Mona, back to his own house.
“Pregnancy is tough, huh?”
That’s right, Eva was currently pregnant.
She had been with Nara-kun ever since we took her from the Royal Castle of Admos.
After their house was completed, they had been living there alone.
Well, it was only a matter of time before this happened.
So, today, Eva’s morning sickness was bad, and she couldn’t look after Leon and the others.
That’s why I was the one looking after Leon today, but…
“Even so, he’s moving around more and more each day.”
When I said that while looking at Leon, who was completely calm in Meileen’s arms, Leon looked puzzled, but Meileen chuckled and said.
“Of course. Mr. Bennett said that children grow up in the blink of an eye, didn’t he?”
Come to think of it, we’ve been under the care of Mr. Bennett, the midwife, again since we found out about Eva’s pregnancy.
He’s completely become our family doctor.
I need to thank him again.
It was at that moment.
“Hmm?”
A considerable number of presences appeared outside the forest.
This is…
“Is it Princess-sama again? What does she want?”
The presences that appeared were Human Tribe, judging by the amount of Magic Power.
And since the guards at the forest entrance were still there, they were from Weimar.
The only people from Weimar who would have business with me and be able to pass through so easily would be Princess-sama.
The moment I realized that, I felt gloomy.
Because when Princess-sama comes here, it means that something troublesome has happened.
I could see Ivern, who hadn’t gone to town today, was frantically trying to figure out how to contact me.
To go to such lengths to come here, it’s definitely going to be trouble again.
“Haa, it seems Princess-sama and the others have arrived. I’ll go greet them.”
“Okay. Oh, tell Nara-san not to leave the house.”
“Come to think of it, Nara-kun has met Princess-sama once before, right? Got it.”
Before going to greet Princess-sama and the others, I stopped by Nara-kun’s house and knocked on the door.
“Yoo-hoo. What’s up?”
With that reply, Nara-kun opened the door without any sense of caution.
“You’re too careless. Be a little more cautious.”
“Huh? But, the only people here are Maya-san and Ivern-san, right? What should I be cautious about?”
“The Demon Tribe are suspicious of us right now. If there’s a Demon Tribe with strong magic, they might be able to break through the Barrier here. It’s better to be careful.”
“Ah, that’s right. I understand. So? What’s the matter?”
“Oh, right, right. Princess-sama of Weimar is coming here, so stay inside so she doesn’t see you, okay?”
When I said that, Nara-kun looked surprised.
“The Princess coming here directly… does that mean Maya-san has Weimar under her thumb after all?”
“I don’t have them under my thumb. They’re just being humble on their own. Besides, when Princess-sama comes here, it’s usually because there’s trouble.”
“Hee, is that so? By the way, what kind of trouble did she bring last time?”
“Last time was…”
What was it again?
Ah, that’s right.
“It was a warning to be careful because Admos had asked Lindor to Summon people from another world.”
“…Isn’t that still having them under your thumb?”
“If they were under my thumb, they’d be giving us more support in our lives. As it stands, we’re not receiving any support from Weimar in our daily lives.”
“Ah, that’s true. Well, I understand the situation. Eva is just resting after finally calming down, so I’ll stay by her side.”
“Do that. Well, I’m going.”
“Okay.”
After warning Nara-kun, I went to greet Princess-sama and the others, who were loitering around the forest’s Barrier.
“What’s this? They’ve brought a whole crowd again. What kind of trouble have they brought this time?”
When I said that while appearing in front of Princess-sama and the others, they looked obviously relieved.
“Ah, Maya-sama. I’m glad to see you. I was wondering what to do when I heard that Ivern-san hadn’t come out of the forest today.”
“…A surprise attack without an appointment, the level of trouble seems to be on a different level than last time.”
Last time, they had made an appointment with Ivern before coming to me, but this time they hadn’t.
That means it’s an emergency situation that they couldn’t afford to do that.
“Haa, well, whatever. Let’s move to the house.”
I said that and began to walk through the forest, leading Princess-sama towards my house.
It wasn’t the tone one would use when speaking to a Princess of a nation, but surprisingly, none of the people accompanying her seemed to have any complaints about my attitude.
Looking closely, they had brought the same personnel as last time.
So, they were people who knew my attitude well.
They really didn’t want to upset me.
I had an increasingly bad feeling.
However, I had to hear about the trouble, or it would become more troublesome later.
I walked through the forest, thinking from the bottom of my heart how troublesome it was.
And then, Princess-sama fixed her gaze on one point.
“…There’s a new house.”
Nara-kun’s house, huh.
“So what? Does it have anything to do with you?”
It doesn’t, right?
“N-no! I wasn’t trying to pry! Just an observation! Yes, just an observation!”
“I see. Then it’s fine.”
Alright. With that, they shouldn’t be paying attention to Nara-kun’s house anymore.
Well then, shall I hear about Princess-sama’s trouble?
I guided Princess-sama and the others to the outdoor table set up in my yard.
“So? What kind of trouble is it?”
When I said that, Princess-sama, looking very reluctant, told me the matter.
“Actually, the Demon Tribe Nation has requested to investigate Maya-sama’s residential area.”
…Ah, it was top-tier trouble after all.