Chapter 69

Translator: Yonnee

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Silence enveloped us, but it didn’t feel awkward. While we were alone in the room, it was rather comfortable. Perhaps it was more tiring than I thought to deal with Schubert and Liam, compared to the tension I’ve felt with Albert in the past.

Maybe it’s because I don’t know them that well just yet.

Albert sat at the edge of the bed and crossed his arms. He seemed to be lost in thought as he lowered his gaze.

Flustered a bit, I thought that he would treat me as soon as we got here. So, I asked with a small smile on my lips.

“Prince, the treatment…?”

As though he was pulled back from his reverie, Albert blinked and soon moved closer to me.

“Of course.”

Now beside me, Albert pointed to the sleeping Blanc.

“First of all, it would be better to get rid of this dragon fledgling.”

“Prince, Blanc isn’t an object.”

Albert’s eyes narrowed in response, but he soon nodded.

“Yes, I forgot. Not get rid, then. Just kick him out.”

“……”

“It doesn’t have to be here right now.”

Albert’s answer was nonetheless as cold as a Siberian wind. There was a clear line with how he acted towards those who were in his inner circle and those who weren’t.

I could only imagine how different Albert would be right now if this was the old Rosé.

I already knew that he didn’t like Blanc, but not to this extent. What happened? Come to think of it, I think I heard a conversation between him and Blanc before.

Did they talk? Well, they were strangely huddled closely together back then so I couldn’t here.

I hugged Blanc and held his paw out towards Albert. Here, look at how clear and pure Blanc’s eyes are!

“Prince, Blanc also stayed up all night worrying about you before…”

I made an effort to appeal to him with Blanc’s strengths. Though Albert didn’t seem to be impressed given how unmoved his eyebrows were. He remained expressionless.

“I don’t think it’s a bad idea if I let you know why I’m doing this.”

“Prince, I believe that you had a truly generous and beautiful heart.”

“My heart’s generosity and kicking out the dragon fledgling are two different things. It’s important to minimize the number of individuals in the room before I start the treatment.”

“……”

Umm, so that’s what it is. If Albert was talking about the treatment like this, then there’s actually nothing for me to say in retort. It’s something I knew nothing about.

I guess this is why people should continue learning. Sighing, I looked into Blanc’s eyes.

“Blanc, I’m sick and I need to be treated, so let’s stay apart for a little while.”

“But I don’t wannaa…”

Blanc spoke slowly and wept. Ah, my heart! My heart shattered seeing the tears that were about to fall. No, our dear Blanc!

How can Albert stay there without batting an eyelid when this cute little dragon’s right in front of him?

“If you don’t go, the treatment won’t go smoothly. That will increase the chances of Rosé dying.”

At Albert’s dry statement, Blanc flinched in my arms. Seeing this, one corner of Albert’s lips rose.

Albert knew perfectly how to deal with Blanc, just as he did with me. He knew the right words to say and when to say them.

“Okaaayy…”

In the end, Blanc left the room after saying so in such a sullen voice. But as soon as the door opened, one certain person got startled and shouted, “Kitty!” The voice sounded like Schubert’s… but I can’t be too sure since I didn’t see his face.

“Prince, why do you hate Blanc so much?”

I asked what I’d been curious about since earlier. Albert just shrugged.

“I don’t have good memories with dragons.”

“You’ve seen a dragon in person before?”

“Yes.”

“Really? An adult dragon?”

This was a little surprising. You told me it’s hard to see an adult dragon! As I’ve met only Blanc, I became more curious about the dragon that Albert met before.

That dragon could be Blanc’s friend. Maybe they can teach Blanc how to survive.

Seeing the sparkle in my eyes, Albert grinned.

“I was eight years old. It was a white dragon, as huge as a mountain.”

“Where did you see it?”

Albert didn’t respond right away. Maybe it was just a trick of the light, but it looked like his eyes darkened for a moment, as though thinking about an old wound.

“It was a long time ago, so I can’t remember very well. I wanted to see it again, but… I never met that dragon again as I was growing up. So, there’s nothing I can tell your dragon fledgling.”

Albert immediately caught onto what I wanted to hear from this conversation. Feeling a little awkward, I laughed it off.

“You got me.”

And I changed the subject.

“Anyway, I’m all set.”

“Yes, it seems so.”

Albert gave me a smile again, but it didn’t look like the usual relaxed smile. This was the same fake smile I had on my own face whenever I met clients for work before.

Indeed, I don’t know if it’s because we’re far from the tower now, or because we’re far from the magic circles that were surrounding the tower, but it seemed like it was still difficult to remove the hex on me.

“Is it really impossible for me to get treated at the tower instead?”

“If I’m going to do any major spells inside the tower over a long period of time, then I would need to completely dispel all the magic circles in the tower. If that happens, they’ll know that I’ve regained my strength, and we can no longer stay inside the tower.”

“I see…”

It’s also understandable that Albert had no other choice but to do this since the coup still wasn’t ready.

I never did like passive protagonists who couldn’t do anything, but I understand now since I’m in a bit of a pickle myself.

…There’s nothing I can do. Nothing!