Young Master, Please Put Some Pants On! - Chapter 94

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Chapter 94

“….”

Noel, who had been letting out a long yawn, blinked his eyes at Garulus’s words. He then slowly rummaged through his belongings and took something out, placing it on the floor. At his sudden action, the four people’s gazes focused on it.

“That’s….”

It was miniature whiskey. Though they didn’t know why he carried such a thing around, the three adults who looked at it all had the same thought simultaneously.

“It’s pretty good for breaking the ice between awkward relationships…?”

“Well, Your Grace probably wouldn’t dislike it either.”

“It’s a cheap solution. That’s good.”

Garulus, who still couldn’t grasp the situation, blinked his eyes. Though he wasn’t sure what was what, judging by the others’ reactions, it was definitely a good strategy.

They put their heads together and whispered about their plans for quite a while. Garulus, who had been nodding repeatedly at the adults’ plan, shouted loudly.

“Good, then let the operation begin!”

And so Garulus’s secret covert operation began.

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“Young Master, happy birthday!”

“Happy birthday!”

The next day, a grand birthday party was held to celebrate Garulus’s birthday. The spacious banquet hall, which had been created by renovating an entire floor of the cruise ship, was filled with all sorts of splendid decorations.

The forest-themed birthday party was so vivid it seemed like real nature had been transplanted there, and even the fresh scent of grass wafted through the air.

Garulus beamed at the huge three-tier cake placed in the center. Wearing a cone hat, neat suspender pants, and a properly tied bow tie, Garulus climbed onto the platform next to the cake and stood at attention with a dignified expression.

“Thank you all for coming to my birthday party!”

When Garulus climbed onto the platform, the noisy surroundings suddenly became quiet. Garulus took a deep breath and shouted in a booming voice.

“Thank you so much for being kind to me every day and loving me! I’ll quickly become a wonderful adult and repay this kindness to others! I’m the happiest monkey in the world! I love you all!”

Whoosh- Garulus filled both his cheeks full of air and blew out all seven candles at once, and tremendous cheers filled the hall.

“Kyaaaaa! Young Master! Happy birthday!”

“Young Master! We love you!”

“Please look over here!”

Garulus smiled brightly and waved his hands here and there in response to the cheers. Everyone gathered at this place was sincerely wishing for the child’s happiness.

Kermanomon hugged Garulus and helped him down from the platform. With a gentler smile than usual, he affectionately patted the child’s head and said.

“Garulus, thank you for becoming my family. Happy birthday.”

“Yes! I’m also very grateful that you threw such a wonderful birthday party for me! This is truly the best birthday gift!”

Garulus smiled brightly and looked around. A trip where all the people he loved were gathered together, traveling on a ship! This was his favorite gift among all the presents he had received from Kermanomon so far.

“Garulus, happy birthday!”

Mellis appeared from somewhere and suddenly held out a gift. It was a large box as big as Garulus himself. Curiosity immediately spread across Garulus’s face.

“Woooow! It’s beetle costume!”

“Isn’t it so cool? I specially ordered it from Sherry Fel!”

“Yes! It’s so cool! I want to try it on right now!”

Garulus, wearing the costume, excitedly wiggled his bottom from side to side. But that wasn’t the end. Every time Garulus unwrapped one of the gifts piled high in the center, he let out cheers as if he might faint.

“This is absolutely amazing! I love everything so much I don’t know what to play with first!”

“Young Master, I have a gift for you too.”

The last person to give him a gift was Vivian. What Vivian held out was a small piece of paper about the size of a palm.

Receiving paper as a birthday gift. Garulus showed an awkward smile and tried his best to praise the gift somehow.

“Oh… What a wonderful piece of paper… isn’t it?”

“Would you like to try tearing it in half?”

Still not understanding what was happening, Garulus tore the scroll in half as instructed. Then a butterfly fluttered out from the scroll.

“It’s a butterfly!”

It was when Garulus, beaming with joy, was about to place the butterfly on his finger. Butterflies continued to pour out from the torn scroll, and soon countless butterflies filled the enormous banquet hall.

At this amazing sight, not only Garulus but everyone was mesmerized as they looked around. People without exception reached out their hands toward the beautiful butterflies. The butterflies flapped their wings gracefully, just within and out of reach, showing off their noble bearing.

Garulus, held in Vivian’s arms, looked up at the ceiling with a dazed expression as if he couldn’t believe this dazzling spectacle.

“Wow…”

Mellis, who smiled brightly, was equally captivated by the enchanting scene unfolding before her eyes. Then a butterfly with a bluish tint fluttered toward her.

Mellis, who had been unconsciously following the butterfly with her gaze, suddenly stopped in surprise. The butterfly had stopped at Kermanomon’s fingertips. And his gaze was fixed solely on her.

Meeting his eyes, Mellis unconsciously let out a small sigh. His figure surrounded by countless butterflies felt so dreamlike and beautiful.

In that moment, Mellis fell into the illusion that she was left alone with him. It was a strange sensation as if they existed only for each other.

At the same time, memories of that day came flooding back, making her chest ache sharply. She bit her lips tightly and clenched her fists. She should apologize even now, saying that what happened then was a mistake, that she hadn’t meant to reproach him.

“Grand Duke…”

As she carefully parted her lips, Kermanomon coldly averted his gaze, turned his back, and left. Faced with his heartless attitude once again, Mellis felt her heart sink with a thud.

Her chest ached and throbbed, and she felt nauseous for no reason. With this terrible feeling that something was wrong, she felt an indescribable deep fear.

* * *

“Suddenly drinking?”

After the long party ended and Garulus was put to bed, Mellis was heading to her room when she was helplessly dragged away by Anna, whom she suddenly encountered. The reason was that it would be a shame to sleep as usual when they had finally come on a trip.

“What do you mean suddenly? Now that the Young Master’s party is over, it’s time for the adults’ party to begin!”

“But I was planning to sleep early today.”

Mellis, who wasn’t in the mood to laugh and chat with people, declined with an awkward smile. However, Anna paid no attention and linked arms with her, saying,

“Come on, it would be a shame to come all this way and make no progress at all.”

“Ah…”

Only then did Mellis nod her head. It seemed Anna wanted to create a natural opportunity to spend time with Noel.

‘Well, just sitting for a little while should be fine.’

After thinking for a moment, she eventually followed Anna.

But the place Anna headed to was none other than Kermanomon’s room. At this unexpected location, Mellis asked in a flustered voice,

“Weren’t we going to your room, Anna?”

“What are you talking about? My room is barely big enough for me alone to lie down. The Grand Duke’s room is spacious and nice. Come on, let’s go in quickly!”

“No, but still…”

Mellis, who was being pushed inside before she knew it, had the eyes of a startled rabbit. It was because she came face to face with Kermanomon right from the entrance.

“Grand Duke. Oh, hello.”

“…I see. So you were coming too.”

Anna frowned at the two people’s awkward greeting. They’d been seeing each other’s faces all day, so why were they greeting each other again?

“Come on, don’t just stand there, sit down quickly. You too, Grand Duke!”

The two were helplessly pushed along by Anna’s unrestrained hands. The only people already seated were Noel and Malcolm. She tilted her head at Vivian’s absence.

“Where’s Vivian? There’s no way my senior would pass up free drinks?”

“I don’t know. She said she had some work to do?”

She had been busy talking with people throughout the party and seemed to have taken on several requests. It was just disappointing to think that if Vivian were here, this gathering would have felt less awkward.

‘She’s really no help at all.’

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