The Baby Who Regressed Refuses Childcare - Chapter 158

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Abner Castle.

A corner of the banquet hall where wall decorations were in full swing.

Rattle-rattle-rattle-rattle-rattle-

One chair was vibrating finely.

“Young Master, is something wrong?”

Miel whispered while looking at Annellia sitting on it.

Soya shrugged her shoulders.

“I don’t know. Ever since I told her there would be many spectators for this sacrifice hunt, she’s been like that.”

Annellia’s face was definitely serious.

Miel tilted her head.

“She looked happy until this morning. Did something suddenly start bothering her?”

Soya narrowed her eyes.

And while still staring at Annellia, who was still shaking her legs, she muttered.

“Maybe she’s nervous?”

“Nervous?”

“About this sacrifice hunt. Young Master is participating too.”

“Right? So what?”

Soya asked seriously.

“Miel. What do you think a hunting event is?”

Miel closed her mouth.

“If you think about it, a hunting event is ultimately a kind of competition.”

“…Ah?”

“Our Young Master has always been first place in everything until now.”

“Th, that’s right.”

“First place at the Academy! First place in the number of papers published annually! First place in cuteness!”

Miel’s mouth fell wide open.

“Don’t tell me, she wants to be first place in the sacrifice hunt too?”

Soya nodded her head.

“That’s right! The problem is our Young Master doesn’t even know how to draw a bowstring yet.”

“But didn’t Master say he would teach her?”

“Would her archery skills improve just because Master teaches her for a day or two? The only thing our Young Master can’t do is physical activities.”

Miel’s expression darkened.

“True. Archery is also a kind of physical activity after all…”

The two sighed in unison.

“Our Young Master shouldn’t experience too great a sense of defeat…”

“I hope our Young Master can at least catch one small animal like a rabbit or bird.”

It was when the two were exchanging worried glances.

Pop.

Annellia suddenly stood up from her seat.

Then she hurriedly ran over to Miel and Soya.

“Miel, Soya! Listen.”

Miel and Soya’s eyes widened.

“Among our Abner Soldiers, who’s the best archer?”

Soya hesitantly asked back.

“Why are you asking that, Young Master?”

“I need to meet them right away! Do you happen to know who it is?”

Miel and Soya looked at each other. Soon Soya carefully answered.

“As far as I know, it’s Sir Wendel.”

“Really? Uncle Wendel is the knight who shoots arrows the best?”

“Yes. I heard he’s good at using all ranged weapons? They say he already perfectly handles the hunting rifle that was recently developed…”

Soya, who was speaking, closed her mouth.

In the blink of an eye, Annellia had disappeared from in front of them.

Annellia was hurriedly running toward the door.

Soya stared blankly at her retreating figure.

“…Really, she’s our Young Master but her passion is amazing.”

“Right. I guess she’s going to get tutoring from Sir Wendel before learning from Master.”

The two couldn’t take their eyes off the door where Annellia had disappeared for a while.

“Wendel, Wendel…”

I ran busily while quickly scanning the surroundings.

The Blessing Festival sacrifice hunt would start the day after tomorrow.

The palace was bustling with preparations for tomorrow evening’s eve banquet.

“Oh!”

Finally arriving near the training grounds, I stopped in place.

In the distance, I could see several knights sparring in the training grounds.

“Uncle Colton! Uncle Lexier!”

I called out familiar names and hurriedly ran over.

The sparring knights’ gazes focused on me.

Everyone lowered their swords with welcoming faces.

“Princess? What brings you all the way here?”

I asked while catching my breath.

“Listen, have you seen Uncle Wendel by any chance?”

“You mean the commander? The commander is…”

The two knights tilted their heads and then spoke.

“I think I saw him heading toward the rear of the main building a little while ago.”

“The rear of the main building?”

“Yes. What’s this about?”

The rear of the castle’s main building was where the greenhouse was located.

The greenhouse where I had previously grown Lubarin grass.

But that greenhouse was currently empty.

Because there was no need to use it after building a large-scale greenhouse in Ivehill Plains.

‘It must be really empty there, so why did he go there?’

After thinking briefly, I said to the knights.

“It’s nothing! Thanks for now!”

The knights immediately grinned broadly.

“Th, thank you? Please ask us about anything else anytime!”

I smiled back awkwardly and then turned around.

And I started heading back toward the main building.

It was when I reached the alley between buildings leading to the rear of the main building.

“Pr, Pr, Pr, Princess?”

An unfamiliar face suddenly popped out from the roadside.

“D, do you happen to have business this way?”

It was a knight with a quite youthful face who was severely stuttering for some reason.

I tilted my head inwardly.

‘Is this a knight who was recently appointed?’

A braided leather cord was dangling from the young knight’s scabbard.

Judging by the rough surface and smooth edges, it was definitely a new cord.

‘Usually leather cords are replaced with new ones when receiving appointment.’

If my guess was correct, this knight was a young knight who hadn’t been appointed long ago.

I stared at the knight for a moment and then asked.

“Is something happening at the rear of the main building? Can’t I go?”

The boy was startled and fidgeted restlessly.

“Of course not! Princess, you’re practically the owner of this estate, so how could I dare to…”

“But you’re blocking the path, aren’t you?”

The boy glanced around nervously and took a step back.

Then he tried to say something but closed his mouth instead.

Cold sweat was trickling down his exposed forehead.

I soon let out an “Ah!” sound.

And smiled brightly at the boy.

“Did someone tell you to keep watch by any chance?”

The boy’s mouth fell wide open.

“Seeing how you’re blocking me even though you know I’m a princess, the person who told you to keep watch must have quite a high position!”

“Huh!”

I quickly waved my hand at the boy who was on the verge of fainting.

“It’s okay, it’s okay. Whoever it is won’t harm you! There are no such wicked knights among our Abner soldiers.”

“…”

“And even if there were, I’m much higher in rank than that knight, so don’t worry! Or I could ask Uncle Wendel, who’s the commander, to look after you…”

I stopped mid-sentence and closed my mouth.

It was because the knight’s Adam’s apple twitched greatly at the name ‘Wendel’.

I remained silent for a moment, then spoke again casually.

“…Wendel?”

Twitch.

Again, the knight’s Adam’s apple twitched.

I crossed my arms.

“…Don’t tell me. Was it Uncle Wendel who told you to keep watch?”

The knight’s legs began to tremble.

I narrowed my brow slightly.

‘To think he’d make such a young knight keep watch.’

What could Wendel possibly be doing that would require this?

He wasn’t the type of person to ask someone to keep watch in the first place.

Besides, aren’t lookout duties usually assigned when there are secret schemes or something?

“This is really strange…”

When I took a step forward, the knight stepped back.

But he still didn’t move aside.

The moment our gazes met briefly in the air.

“P-P-Princess?!”

I quickly changed direction and slipped under the young knight’s arm.

Then I began running quickly along the wall of the main building.

I could hear the knight calling out to me desperately from behind.

But I didn’t stop.

I ran hurriedly and finally reached the front of the greenhouse.

“Oh my…”

Looking into the half-open greenhouse, I slowly came to a stop.

The first thing that caught my eye were roses arranged in a circular pattern on the floor.

And in the center of all those roses.

【Please officially date me】

I saw a person holding a sketchbook with that strange message written on it.

That person, frozen stiff, was,

“U-Un-Uncle Wendel?”

“Annellia?”

At that moment, I turned my head toward the voice calling me.

Inside the greenhouse, on the right side, someone else was standing.

It was Teacher Ann, who had been nowhere to be seen all day.

“A-Annellia. So, what this is about is…”

But the teacher, who had been approaching, hesitated and stopped in place.

Looking down, I saw something like thin thread caught on the teacher’s foot.

Pop-!

Then colorful paper flowers burst from the greenhouse ceiling.

Following that, a huge cloth unfurled with a swoosh.

[I fell for you the moment we first met.

I haven’t had the courage to approach you until now…]

“N-No!”

Teacher Ann jumped up with a bright red face.

Then she covered my eyes and spoke in a flustered voice.

“D-Don’t look, Annellia.”

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