The Abandoned White Magician’s Tea Life - Chapter 18 : Their Circumstances (2)

Translator: Sunnyshies

Editor: Ryuubii

Chapter 18 : Their Circumstances (2)

…immediately, Amalia swallowed her saliva.

“…how to say this, I’m so glad you’re back in one piece. So what did Alphonse have to say about me?”

“…when I mentioned your name, the first thing Princess Esmeralda did was start crying.”

Leonardo folded his arms and answered with a difficult look.

“She was crying all the time, saying that she couldn’t help Amalia who was badly injured and that she was sorry for what happened to her. It was too unsettling, so Princess Esmeralda left the room halfway through and went to talk to Alphonse… Well, what he said was not much different from Princess Esmeralda.”

“…you mean he regretted not being able to help me?”

“That’s how it was. Although they were able to defeat the golden dragon, the group was so badly injured that they could barely walk. That’s why Amalia-sama used the last of her strength to help Alphonse and the others recover, while she herself collapsed from exhaustion. Alphonse and the others left the mountain in tears, thanking Amalia-sama, but it’s a lie, isn’t it?”

When Leonardo asked her, Amalia bit her lip and nodded.

Because if she didn’t, she was going to unleash one hell of a torrent of abuse from her mouth.

‘What…what ‘left the mountain in tears’!?!’

They let Amalia use her recovery magic to the limit of her life and they quickly descended the mountain. Esmeralda even went through the trouble of creating an explosion to call the golden dragon to attack Amalia and buy herself time to escape.

In the first place, the golden dragon has not even been defeated, as he was now playing with building blocks next to Amalia.

“That’s a big lie! I, I…Alphonse told me to use recovery magic and forced me to use it. I was abandoned, and Esmeralda-sama tried to use me as bait to get the dragon to attack me―!”

“Oh, so it’s also a lie that they defeated the golden dragon. Even though the dragon disappeared and the mountain settled down after that day, they didn’t bring back the tusks and horns that would prove they defeated it, so they might have left Amalia-sama and escaped alone as I thought.”

“…did your meeting with Alphonse end with that?”

“I wanted to ask more questions, but I didn’t want to stay too long or I might lose my head. In the end, Alphonse even cried and said, “Please don’t let Amalia’s death be in vain, you must become a great mercenary”.”

Perhaps remembering that time, Leonardo’s neat face turned red with anger and he tightened his fists. His fist seemed to be shaking in anger at not being able to punch Alphonse in the face at that time.

“…since then, I have made it a habit to visit the Dragon Mountain every year around this time. Since Amalia-sama must be alive, I thought that maybe I could find some traces of her.”

“…”

“…it was four years ago when I first came to this village, so six years have passed since Amalia-sama disappeared. I knew it was a long shot, but I just couldn’t give up.”

“…Leonardo”

“But… I’m glad I didn’t give up. I could finally meet you. I was able to see you looking as gentle and innocent as in the past.”

Leonardo quickly erased his previous look of anger, put his hand on his chest, and smiled.

“In fact, I had hoped to return with you to the orphanage when I found you. But you are living your own life in this village, aren’t you? You have… children, too.”

“Ah… well, uh…”

“Mom, you can say it.”

While she was at a loss for words about the things that personally bothered her the most, Yugo, who had been quiet until then, spoke up clearly.

He put the building blocks in the toy box and came next to Amalia, patting her on the knee. It was a signal for her to pick him up and put him on her lap, and he looked straight at Leonardo.

“I think I can trust this guy. He seems to be very fond of you, Mom.”

“I love her…no, I certainly care a lot about your mother, and I think she’s nice, and I respect her. But―”

“Tsk… What a bashful young man you are. Hey, Mom. My instincts tell me that it would be very helpful to have him on our side. Why don’t you just tell him about me and make sure he can’t get away?”

“Eh?”

Leonardo looked at Yugo with disbelief as he changed his tone of voice from a tongue-tied child to a more natural one.

‘No, what do you mean, “what do you think?” If you act like yourself, I’ll have no choice but to reveal the truth about you!’

Amalia put her hand on her forehead and groaned, wanting to smack Yugo’s butt for trying to do things without consulting Amalia.

Leonardo was already suspicious of Hugo’s identity. When it comes to this, “No, he’s just a very naughty boy” excuse would be of no use.

Well, Yugo himself has already said that it’s okay to reveal his identity, and Leonardo has always been an honest boy, so he deserves to be trusted… Right?

With that, Amalia breathed in. In front of her, Leonardo was breathing in the same way.

“Leonardo. Let me be the first to tell you, I did not give birth to this child.”

“…wha, yes. I thought so too.”

“And more to the point, this child is not even human.”

“…I-I see.”

“To add a little more, he’ s actually the golden dragon that used to take a nap on that mountain.”

“…dragon?”

“To top it all off, I haven’t aged a bit in ten years. You said I look exactly the same as I did before, and you’re right, my body is only about 21 years old.”

“…excuse me. I’m having a bit of a hard time catching up―may I ask you a few more questions?”

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