The Eldest Daughter Walks Down The Flower Path - Chapter 120

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Chapter 120

Translator: Yonnee

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“That’s not the case, Your Highness…”

Seeing his pitiful side profile, Radis spoke unknowingly.

“I am also having fun. I truly am.”

At this, Olivier smiled broadly.

“Truly?”

For a moment, two suns were shining in Dvirath.

Momentarily dazed by him, Radis nodded her head countless times.

“O-Of course…!”

“Then… Would it be alright if you stay with me a little longer?”

“O-Of course!”

Radis knew very well that if she were to stay with him longer, her heart would shrink as though it was a dried plum, but she had no choice.

She gave up on protecting her heart, and instead, she followed Olivier as he rose from his seat.

‘Marquis, please save me…’

Inwardly, she called out to the marquis, but she immediately shook her head.

It’s obvious how exactly he’s going to react.

‘Good job, Radis!’

She could vividly see in her mind how Yves would joyfully shout this at her, both thumbs way up.

Not even knowing it herself, Radis briefly let out a chuckle.

* * *

The restaurant was connected to the Golden Road, so naturally, they took a stroll along the well-decorated avenue as though it had been predetermined.

Warm sunlight broke through the branches of the tall trees along the sidewalk.

The people on the avenue had smiles overflowing with happiness.

There were children with gift boxes in their hands, busy running from store to store, and their family members looked ever so pleased as they watched the lively children.

Not to mention, the lovers who each chose a gift for the other.

As they had come here for leisure, everyone on this avenue seemed to be so happy.

“Haa…”

Well, all except one person.

Radis.

To her, this place wasn’t actually unpleasant.

The avenue was a strange place where you could use money to buy happiness.

The clerks were very kind, too.

Basking in warm hospitality, looking at rare items was a new kind of leisure that she had never known.

There’s one problem though.

It’s just that, this beautiful prince over here… kept buying everything that she looked at.

Staring helplessly at the imperial attendants who carried five boxes out of just one hat boutique and loaded them into the carriage, Radis spoke up.

“Lord Olivier.”

“Yes?”

“I was just looking! If you just keep buying everything I look at, what should I do!”

However, Radis’ frazzled questions made Olivier’s eyebrows go down.

Only his eyebrows had drooped like that, but he suddenly looked as miserable as a baby puppy that had gotten scolded by its mother, then was left alone in the pouring rain.

“But they are items that your gaze has touched. How am I supposed to leave them…?”

“Huh?”

Radis was dumbfounded.

Was there a rule in this part of the town that you must buy all the things that you look at?

Olivier took a step closer to Radis, who had thus decided not to look at anything at all from now on.

“Radis, are you angered by my actions?”

“No, Your Highness! I’m not angry…!”

Radis looked at the carriage, flustered.

Even before adding those five boxes of hats, the carriage had long since reached its limit.

Three huge music boxes, two plate sets, three teacup sets, ten chocolate boxes, and even a bed for pets.

She wasn’t even raising a pet, nor did she have any plans to adopt one!

‘At this rate, there’s going to be a hole in the Imperial Family’s finances.’

Radis spoke firmly.

“Your Highness, let’s stop shopping now, please.”

She wanted to window shop a little more, but she had a feeling that she had to give up on her personal desires today—for the well-being of the empire.

And as she saw a shining, sparkling cake shop two blocks away, Radis sobbed inwardly.

But if Olivier were to buy her ‘some’ boxes of cakes, she might just need to eat only cake, three meals a day, until the day she would have to go back to the south.

“Just a stroll. Let’s just have a leisurely stroll forward.”

“Shall we?”

Well, Radis did suggest it, but she didn’t actually know where they should go or what they could even do. Still, Olivier happily accepted.

Walking along the warm, dream-like avenue, Olivier told the history of this road with his sweet voice.

“Golden Road’s old name was Glory Road.”

“Glory Road?”

“Yes. A long time ago, every kingdom had a warp gate. Countless mages, heroes, adventurers and the like went through the gates. This road was named after the ‘glory’ that they had achieved.”

Radis recalled the magic stones that the gate foremen had placed on the altars back then at the gate.

“Were magic stones cheap at that time? To the extent that adventurers from all the kingdoms could use gates…?”

Olivier smiled, but shook his head.

“In the olden days, the air itself was exceptionally rich in mana, so there were many mages and mage knights. The amount of mana that people back then had was also incomparably substantial. That’s why it was a simple matter for them to use their own mana to power gates and magic tools.”

Radis was instantly reminded of what happened at the forbidden region.

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