Chapter 41

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The villa was small, but Hwando was a good place to stay. We went sightseeing here and there, and the tour program included the Imperial Palace. The palace had an extension where commoners could enter, so tourists from abroad also came here. Although the palace where the Emperor and Empress live is far away on the other side, the visitors were thrilled to know that His Imperial Majesty was in this place.

But I was excited for another reason.

"Everything is the same as in the original! This is amazing!"

It was so amazing that the streets and landscapes that I saw in the original unfolded in front of me in 3D. My friends thought I was pretty weird.

"Lady Kayla sometimes says strange things that we don't understand."

"Kayla looks weird."

"She's Franz's older sister."

I could hear my friends laughing at me. It's not fair. They treat me like Franz. Of course, it's amazing, the landscape I saw in the comic is a picture, and the view that unfolds before my eyes is real life. And I never looked at the surrounding area when I lived in Hwando Villa. So this is the first time I've looked at the sights so closely.

"The weather is really nice today."

We went to the park where the lake was located, visiting the Kaidelburg shopping district in Hwando. The goal was to give rest to the escorts who had been following us with difficulty all this time.

There are many restaurants in Kaidelburg, so we bought and shared long bread sandwiches. We also bought milk in glass bottles, which was given to our escorts.

"We can go back and eat."

"We'll just stay within range of the knights, go ahead and eat."

The escorts tried to refuse, but we handed them sandwiches and milk.

"I wish Franz had come… There are birds swimming in the lake."

Marianne looked around the fairly clean winter park and showed signs of disappointment. When I saw a mallard playing in the lake, I also remembered Franz.

"Franz likes rarer birds, so maybe he's not interested in mallards."

"I talked to him last time, and he was very interested in such migratory birds."

I didn't bring Franz here on purpose. I was hoping he wouldn't go outside unless it was a family gathering until I sent him to Oculus.

It reminded me of Franz's recent meeting with Astaire at the Schumannix Mansion. It was really dangerous. Would I avoid Astaire and get his attention again?

I have to be careful until Franz gets hold of Shitsuro. Once Franz has mastered Shitsuro, he will be free to do whatever he wants.

Fortunately, Franz was not interested in anything else, except for an expedition to the habitats of wild birds. I was lucky that he didn't leave the house and didn't communicate.

But…

When I let him go, "Live as you want," he will start focusing on just one thing. I often interacted with knights of the same class when I was forced to go to Cratie… What he had experienced at the Cratier Boarding Academy must have been very painful.

Now I'm deliberately limiting the people he meets, but that's just now. If Franz becomes a Shitsuro master in the future, I won't care who he meets.

You will live freely and happily. Which he couldn't do before. Because you are my brother in this world.

"Kayla, catch the ball!"

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