Reborn as the 2nd Princess

Chapter 6: Mom's family (I)

—STATUS—
Name: Touya Pendragon Kazuya
Age: 2½
Race: Human, [Non-identified]
Magic: [Non-attributed Magic]
Class: [Non-identifed]
Skill(s): [Mana Creation], [Mana Swords],
Unique Skill(s): [Fall Sword]
Titles: Child Prodigy, Novice swordsman, Princess charming
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—Touya's POV—
"Your highness, the queen's parents are to arrive in a few hours." I continued cutting down the enchanted dummies my mentor Lisa gave me to help with my training.

"Thank you Impa. I'll get ready soon." I tell her. She silently bows and turns to leave the training yard before I stopped her.

"You can just call me Touya when father isn't around."

"I— Of course... Touya."

She then leaves me to finish up.

I lift up my hand and conjure a Mana sword above me.

"[Fall Sword]" I snap my fingers and the sword slams down onto one of the dummies destroying it in the process.

"Huh, so that's what the skill does. I wonder if I can make more..." Before I was able to test that theory I was interrupted by my older sister Isabella who is holding our two month old baby sister Hilda.

My sister's are both wearing matching green dresses with gold flower designs and black frills.

"Is there something wrong? I'm in the middle of training here." I said as nice as possible. Isabella frowned at me and I immediately started to feel bad.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that!" I hugged her. "Please don't get upset."

"It's fine Touya, I know you didn't mean it." She says and pats my head. "I just wanted to check and see if you were going to ready. This'll be your first time meeting our grandparents." I blushed at the sudden contact and turned my head the other way.

"I- i'll get ready now!" I said and scratched the side of my neck.

"Do you want me to take Hilda off your hands for a bit? I promise not to drop her anything." I hold out my arms I asked because the moment Hilda saw me she started squirming in Isabella's arms trying to get to me for some unknown reason.

Isabella, blinks and looks surprised.

"You, actually wanna hold her?" She asks and I nod.

"Yes." Frankly, ever since Hilda was born two months ago I had no interest in interacting with her even though my mother had said I should atleast hold her every once in a while. I'd usually just help from a far since father kept me mostly isolated from my mother and sisters.

"So... can I hold her for awhile?" I nervously asked once again.

"Of course!" She passed Hilda into my arms and the first thing the baby did was snuggle into me. "Please make sure not to run around with her, and when you sit down make sure to support head–"

"Calm down, I know how to hold a baby. Seen you and mom do it like every day." I reassured her. "I'm going to keep Hilda for a while and get ready. I'll see you later."

"Wait what? Hold on I'm coming with you! Someone needs to watch Hilda while you get dressed." My older sister takes my hand and pulls me out of the training yard and to my room.

...

"Here, wear this one!" She gives me a pair black sleeved dress shirt and trousers.

"I don't get it. If we're just meeting our grandparents how come we have to dress up all nicely?"

"Because their the Emperor and Empress of the biggest empire in the world." She then throws a royal blue blazer at my face. "Here put this one on."

I quickly put on the clothes she gave me before looking back at her.

"But... aren't grandmother and grandfather really old?" I shouldn't have asked that question. Before I knew it, Isabella had flicked my forehead.

"Hey, what was that for?" I asked.

"Think before you speak! That was so rude." Isabella said.

I didn't mean for it to come out like that. I guess I should have worded it better. Oh well, too late now I guess.

"Whatever, can I hold Hilda now?" I held my arms out waiting for her to give me Hilda again.

"Fine, let's hurry up and go." Isabella pouts and hands Hilda over to me who immediately started smiling. Her small baby hands reached up to touch my face.

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"Grandmother! Grandmother!" My big sister shouts running up to a majestic golden carriage.

"Hm? Is that them mother?" I couldn't help but question. I had never seen my grandparents from my mother's side before. My grandparents on my father's side were horrible and I despise them with my entire being. But Isabella seems very fond of mother's parents since she is always writing letters to them.

"Mmhm. They've been dying to meet you. You'll  love them Touya." Mother says. If my grandparents had raised someone as beautiful and kind as my mother than I wouldn't be surprised if they were just as nice as she is.

Isabella comes back with a older couple who likes similar to my mother.

"Mother, Father. It's been so long!" Mother says and my jaw dropped.

The two people who she's hugging didn't look old at all!

The woman had long wavy blonde hair that's styled into a side part. Her eyes are the color of amethyst. While the man on her left has a lighter shade of blonde and has the same royal blue eyes as my mother.

"H-huh!? There's no way your my grandparents! Aren't you supposed to be old!?"

(*BONK!*)

"OW!"

—STATUS—
Name: Touya Pendragon Kazuya
Age: 2½
Race: Human, [Non-identified]
Magic: [Non-attributed Magic]
Class: [Non-identifed]
Skill(s): [Mana Creation], [Mana Swords]
Unique Skill(s): [Fall Sword]
Titles: Child Prodigy, Novice swordsman, Princess charming
—STATUS—