Young Master, Please Put Some Pants On! - Chapter 22

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Chapter 22

Swoosh— Under the azure sky, an eagle with sharp eyes circled above people’s heads.

“….”

After circling in the sky for a long time observing the people, the eagle soon descended to the deserted back of the manor, then transformed into a human figure with its entire body glowing.

“Lord Noel.”

At about the same time, a weasel that had jumped out from the grass field ran toward him. The weasel also soon returned to its original form.

“Did you discover something?”

“….”

Noel slowly shook his head at Anna’s question. From her reaction, it seemed Anna had also come up empty-handed.

“Strange. There was definitely a suspicious presence….”

She clicked her tongue briefly in disappointment and fidgeted with the sword sheath hidden on her thigh. Noel silently gazed at the central garden where crowds had gathered.

A moment ago, he had sensed subtle movement among the numerous crowds. It was undoubtedly an aura directed toward them.

“Well, who would be bold enough to target the Young Master inside the Count’s Estate, not even outdoors? I must have been mistaken.”

Garulus, who received the Grand Duke’s favor, had often been subjected to threats from before. This was also why Kermanomon kept guards by the child’s side all day long, and his nerves had been on edge since the child’s recent disappearance.

“….”

Though the crowd was indeed substantial, all the people gathered here had been invited by Count Benito. This meant they were high nobility with verified identities. As Anna said, it was possible that he, having become sensitive, had mistaken something in the chaotic crowd.

“The Young Master must be waiting, shall we return now?”

Anna, who had been pondering for a moment, moved her steps again as if she had no choice, and Noel silently followed behind her.

“….”

However, suspicion still lingered in his eyes. Only those with verified identities had gathered. Conversely, this also meant that someone among the high nobility had tried to harm Garulus.

Noel could only hope that his intuition was wrong.

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That night, Mellis returned to the townhouse after finishing the hectic day’s schedule and recalled the earlier events while organizing the toys scattered on the floor.

‘Are you really giving all of this to me?’

‘Of course. Garulus, they really suit you well!’

Count Benito’s childhood seemed very similar to Garulus’s. The Count not only showed Garulus the specimens he had kept hidden but also gifted him the insect toys he had lovingly collected in his youth.

Something about finally meeting someone who recognized the true value of his collection. The gifts included a beetle horn hat, a mantis foreleg toy sword, and an ant doll even larger than Garulus. Thanks to this, Garulus spent the entire day happily armed with various toys.

“Well, at least that’s fortunate.”

Mellis let out a sigh of relief. Kermanomon, who had said he would return by lunch at the latest, still hadn’t shown himself. Malcolm, who had returned earlier, explained the situation, and fortunately, perhaps due to having enjoyed the day, Garulus accepted the situation more calmly than expected.

“The clean baby monkey has arrived!”

Just then, Garulus, carried in Anna’s arms, raised his hands and spoke. Having just finished his bath and become fluffy, Garulus was completely wrapped in a pure white towel.

“Our baby Young Master, did you wash up cleanly?”

“Of course. Very refreshing!”

As soon as he spread his arms wide, Garulus, wrapped tightly in the towel, jumped into Mellis’s embrace.

“Ah, how can our baby Young Master smell so good!”

Mellis hugged Garulus tightly and rubbed her face against him as she spoke. Of course, the usual musky smell was endearing in its own way, but Garulus fresh from his bath had a very sweet fragrance. The secret was the generous application of lotion made from the finest shea butter fruit mixed with expensive acacia honey.

Garulus, with his fur sticking up, looked up at Mellis with a confident face and said.

“No, since I bathed so well like this, call me an adult monkey!”

“Huh? The Young Master bathed well? Then who was that monkey throwing a tantrum in the bathroom earlier, saying he didn’t want to get in the water?”

Anna tilted her head and retorted to Garulus’s triumphant words. Then Garulus, with a sulky face, buried his face in Mellis’s embrace.

“I don’t know any such monkey.”

Mellis burst into laughter at the sight and took out a towel to dry Garulus’s short fur. After Anna left, Garulus, who had finished preparing for bed, suddenly began rummaging through his luggage bag.

“Are you looking for something?”

“Mm-hmm. On a day like today, shouldn’t I write in my diary?”

Wondering what was inside the luggage bag he had been hiding so carefully, about five or six sketchbooks as big as Garulus himself came out. Garulus took out his diary and lay on his stomach to start drawing.

If he wanted to draw a diary, he could have just brought crayons and loose paper. To think he carried all the diaries he had drawn so far. Mellis thought Garulus was quite peculiar.

“Did you draw all of these, Garulus?”

“Yes. I’ve been drawing since I was a real baby monkey! There are even drawings of me wearing diapers! Well, if you’re curious, you can take a look.”

“Really?”

“I don’t show them to just anyone, but I’ll make a special exception for Mellis!”

Seeing his tail perk up, he probably hoped Mellis would look at his diary and praise him. Mellis pretended not to notice and opened the sketchbook. Most of them were close to self-portraits of himself.

The coloring was a bit clumsy, but his partial descriptive skills were better than expected, making the scenes recognizable at a glance. Of course, there were a few scenes that made her flustered, like when she first met him in the forest wearing a wedding dress, or images of Vivian.

“G-Garulus, what are you going to do drawing things like this!”

When she muttered in surprise, Garulus raised his eyebrows.

“Anyway, diaries are absolutely secret. I don’t show them to anyone, so it’s fine!”

“For something that’s supposed to be secret, I’m looking at it right now…”

Mellis bit her lips with a troubled expression. But how could she scold a child for drawings made with good intentions? Fortunately, she in the drawings had human appearance with dark blonde hair.

‘Well, surely no one would think it’s me just by looking at this.’

As she reluctantly flipped through the sketchbook, one drawing caught her eye. It was a picture of a happy family of three smiling. Two people who appeared to be monkey beastkin were holding Garulus’s hands tightly.

“This is…”

Garulus, who had approached at some point, shouted loudly.

“That’s our Mother and Father! Pretty cool, right?”

“Yes, you drew it so well. Is your mother a doctor?”

“Yes! And our Father is a nurse.”

This was the first time Garulus had properly brought up the topic of his parents. Garulus held the drawing tightly in both hands and stared at it for a long time.

“I miss my parents…”

Garulus, who had pouted his lips at some point, spoke in a tearful voice. Surprised, Mellis sat the child on her lap and patted him.

“You must miss them a lot.”

In fact, all she knew about the child’s parents was what she had heard from Anna before. That his parents had circumstances and had left Garulus here for a long time. She was curious about the details, but it didn’t seem like a good story, so she hadn’t bothered to ask around.

As Mellis silently patted his shoulder, Garulus wiped his eyes with his sleeves and said.

“But it’s okay. They went to do something wonderful.”

“Something wonderful?”

“Yes. Magical beasts appeared in the Pria Kingdom, so they went there to volunteer. They’re treating and saving injured people. The battle needs to end quickly for my parents to come back.”

At Garulus’s words, Mellis frowned slightly. The Pria Kingdom – just as she was about to voice the thought that unconsciously crossed her mind.

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