Mochiron, Isharyōseikyū Itashimasu!

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It had been quite some time since His Highness and I knew each other.

Even so, it was the first time I saw His Highness laughing like that.

In any normal day, he usually opted those malicious smile of his, yet, today, his smile was free from any hidden meaning and it appeared to be pure like a child.

Somehow it was like I finally managed to gain his trust and it made me felt quite pleased with it.

Any normal woman will fall for him, if he were to show that kind of expression to another.

Was it his charm? Or was it an aura blessed upon a Prince from birth?

I felt like getting away from His Highness for a moment there.

"Hime-sama."
"Captain Bahar."

The boys around me stood in front of me once they realised that Captain Bahar was approaching us.

"Bahar! You can't approach Hime-sama!"
"Why is that?!"
"We could smell that you recently had your bath!"
"You could not even use the excuse of smelling the perfume on me right now!"
"You will dirty Hime-sama with your presence! Go somewhere else!"

Captain Bahar's forehead started to wrinkle.

"Because Hime-sama had reminded me, that I decided to take a bath, okay!"
"Hime-sama's butler itself have asked us to keep Hime-sama away from Bahar!"
"That sweet given by that old man was truly delicious, you know!"
"That old man."

I smiled bitterly at that.

"It seemed that, our butler, Olulo, does not trust you, Captain Bahar. I'm sorry for that."
"I don't even wish for that psycho bastard who tried to kill me all this time, to come near you, Hime-sama."
"Right now, he is a capable butler, you know."
"Originally, he is a psycho guy."

Ma~ I could not deny that.

Olulo was originally an assassin aiming to take my father's life.

He never hesitates to take other people's life and sometimes he was also hired to stain others' gentlemen reputation.

Despite that, since the day we managed to solicit him into our household, he had been a competent butler, so, I never really mind some of his flaws. However, it seemed that Captain Bahar had a deep hatred towards him due to the fact that he had been attacked by our capable butler many times before.

"You all should not get too excited over that psycho guy!"
" " "That old man said that this is all for the sake of Hime-sama's safety" " "
"That bastard!"

Captain Bahar and the children were at a standstill when I saw my brother and Jufua-sama came from behind.

"Yulias."
"Yes. Onii-sama."
"His H- .........Since Rudo is here, I would like to take this opportunity to fix this place up, so you should list out all the necessary items."

I understood from my brother's words that His Highness wished that the people in the orphanage won't realise of his true identity thus able to remain here incognito.

"Those children should have more clear understanding of the places that needed fixing. As for all the necessary stuff, I already jotted it all down."

While I was talking about it, His Highness stood beside me.

"You are such a slave driver."
"Well, you are the one who broke the sword, right?"
"......My bad."
"So I am going to work you like a cart-horse today."
"I know. I will work hard like a cart-horse."

I could not help but smile.

One thing or another, His Highness was indeed a kind person.

I wonder what can I give to His Highness?