The Abandoned White Magician’s Tea Life - Chapter 21 : Night Turmoil (1)

Translator: Sunnyshies

Editor: Ryuubii

Chapter 21 : Night Turmoil (1)

After discussing things over dinner, it was decided that Leonardo would be living in Amalia’s house as his main residence while remaining registered with the guild.

“You’ve never found your own place before? Isn’t that troubling?”

Amalia’s face became difficult as she listened to him talk about his five years as a mercenary.

In Amalia’s case, she had a monastery to go back to, and she didn’t need to carry a lot of luggage because she was a kind of migrant worker.

However, in Leonardo’s case, although he registered the orphanage as his contact address, it was not the same as a “place to go home” because he had already moved out of his room after he came of age. As a result, he spent his days going from town to town and from battlefield to battlefield, so he had no place to “come home and rest”.

Amalia was an adventurer and a white magician who joined the party, although she was also a registered member of the guild. Leonardo is a mercenary who makes a living with only his body and sword, so he not only slays demons like an adventurer, but also becomes a nobleman’s bodyguard and fights against werewolves.

‘All I had fought in the past year were demons. But it wasn’t only demons that Leonardo had fought. He’s a mercenary, so he’s also cut down people.’

It’s heartbreaking to know what he experienced, that he wouldn’t have become this strong or earn money to survive without going through all that.

Although it was Leonardo’s own choice, it was also distressing to know that Amalia’s existence was also involved in the process that led to it.

“Well…I spend most of the year on the road, so it was inconvenient to not be able to carry anything large. So honestly, I’m very grateful to have Amalia-san’s house as my home!”

Leonardo said with a gentle expression.

There is a small town about half a day’s ride from this village. From now on, he could take jobs in that town’s guild if he wanted to work nearby, and if he wanted to go to the city, he could find a more profitable job. In the future, he plans to change the jobs he takes depending on how Amalia and Yugo are doing.

“Oh, yes. I never buy many things, so I have quite a bit of money saved up. I’m keeping it in the guild for now, so I’ll bring it back next time and you can use it freely.”

He said it so easily, that Amalia almost said, “Yes, thank you”, but then she stopped herself.

‘You want me to use your money… freely?’

“You can’t do that.”

“Eh, why?”

“Because it was the money saved by Leonardo for five years, you should be the one to spend it. I don’t think I should be the one to receive it.”

It’s true that money makes life easier, but she has no intention of playing around with money that she didn’t earn herself.

But Leonardo tilted his head, then blinked his eyes curiously, “Really?”

“It’s the money I earned, That’s why I want to give my savings to you, Amalia-san.”

“That’s why it’s strange!”

“It’s not strange, is it? In the first place, I’m not very good at managing money, so even if I had it, I’d probably just accumulate it or waste it unnecessarily. Besides, even the guild’s storeroom is not absolutely safe, so it’s better to have Amalia-san hold it for me.”

“Even if you say so, I might not be able to use it well either…”

“Hmm… oh, that’s right. Then please take it as the cost of living and food for me to stay here.”

Leonardo clapped his hands as if he had an idea, and said with a radiant expression.

“I’m not a very good cook, so when I come back here, I wish I could have Amalia-san’s home-cooked meals like today. And since I’m a man, I eat more than Amalia-san, so I have to pay for food. Can you please accept it as an expense for all these things?”

“Uh…”

Amalia was at a loss for words, as she was pressured by the sparkling eyes of Leonardo.

Leonardo hadn’t been very eloquent since he was a child, but when he was inspired by something, his eyes would shine as brightly as they do now, and he would approach you.

When this happens, he doesn’t move an inch, and his usual reserved demeanor becomes pushy and forceful, as if his original personality was a lie.

‘…well, that’s one of his good points.’

Besides, Leonardo’s arguments in such cases are usually quite honest. He may not mean to do so, but when he knows that the other party can’t say anything back, he becomes quite forceful, and Amalia has also experienced being defeated by him several times.

“…I get it. But it depends on how much you have saved!”

“Yes. Oh, and since we are on that subject, I’ll use my savings to buy some of my personal items. That would be fine, right?”

“…haha.”

“Well, I’m sorry, was it annoying?”

When she sighed, he got very upset.

Amalia chuckled at how different he looked from the time when he had made his point so forcefully just a moment ago.

“No, it’s not annoying… It’s fun to live alone with Yugo, but I guess having someone you can relate to makes a difference.”

“…is that so?”

“That’s right… ah, Yugo.”

She turned around at the sound of footsteps, and saw Yugo staring at her from the hallway. He seemed to have changed into his pajamas while Amalia and Leonardo were talking in the living room.

“Mom, are you done talking? Let’s go to bed.”

“Right… well then, Leonardo, you’ve been through a lot today. Get some rest.”

“Yes. Thank you for everything, Amalia-san.”

“You’re welcome.”

Leaving her seat, Amalia headed toward the hallway where Yugo was waiting for her.

Amalia and Yugo sleep upstairs, and this living room will serve as Leonardo’s bedroom at night. After this, Leonardo would probably lay out the blankets, so Amalia should quickly go up to avoid disturbing him.

But for some reason, Yugo didn’t move from his spot, even though Amalia had already come over after her conversation. Normally, he would be begging to be carried and urging her to go to sleep.

“Yugo?”

“Mom, why don’t you give Leonardo a good night kiss?”

―Suddenly, a bomb was dropped.

Amalia nearly hit her head on a pillar, and Leonardo, who was holding the blanket with his back to Amalia, dropped the blanket with a thud. 

Yugo, who seemed to be the only one not grasping the situation, pulled the hem of Amalia’s clothes and looked up at her with a very serious face.

“Mom always kisses me goodnight and good morning, right?”

“I-I do! But I don’t have to do it to Leonardo―”

“Why? Mom said it was a spell to help me have good dreams, right? If Mom kissed him, wouldn’t Leonardo have a good dream too?”

…come to think of it, she may have taught him something like that.

In Leandra, not only couples and lovers, but also parents and children, siblings, and close friends sometimes give each other a kiss on the cheek or forehead. Even Amalia kissed Leonardo on the forehead as a “promise” eleven years ago, and when the children at the orphanage went to bed, they whispered, “don’t be kidnapped by bad people,” and then kissed them to sleep.

As a dragon, Yugo didn’t seem to have the concept of kissing, so when she gave him a kiss on the cheek the first night, he was taken aback. “What was that?” She told him that parents and children, or between people who were close to each other, would kiss each other.

‘That’s true, but that doesn’t mean I have to kiss Leonardo―!’

When she glanced to the side, her gaze collided with his gray eyes. He was staring at her with the blanket thrown aside, but when his eyes met Amalia’s, he quickly turned his head and looked away. The ears that can be seen through the gaps of his hair are already dyed bright red.

‘T-This is where I, as Yugo’s parent, have to make a good excuse!’

“Well, you know, Yugo. It’s true that I kiss Yugo every night, but Leonardo is an adult, so he doesn’t need a kiss to have a good dream.”

“What? But when I gave you a kiss, mom said she had a good dream the next morning, right? If that’s the case, then it’s better to kiss even adults, isn’t it?”

“That’s true, but… I said…!”

She had no idea that she would eventually find herself in this situation, and her saying the right things to make Yugo happy turned out to be a mistake.

“Well… then what if Yugo kisses Leonardo?”

“What? I’m not really close with Leonardo. You’re the one who gets along with him, right?”

‘…oh, no more’

Yugo, who is not very knowledgeable about the human world, yet speaks very well, is unlikely to let her win on this topic. At this point, she had no choice but to give Leonardo a kiss.

“…I mean, why does Mom hate kissing him so much? Do you actually hate Leonardo so much that it makes you want to throw up?”

“I-is that right?!”

“That’s not true!?!”

Even Leonardo, who had been silent until then, raised his voice in despair, and Amalia hastily denied Yugo’s words.

She denied it―

‘…huh? Why am I so worked up about this?’

She doesn’t remember ever hesitating to kiss either Yugo or the orphanage children. It was the same with Leonardo when he was a little boy, and when he went to bed, she would kiss him “good night” just like any other child.

Leonardo is now certainly much stronger than he used to be, but that doesn’t mean he has changed drastically. He is still kind and hardworking. Although their ages have reversed, all she has to do is kiss him and go up to the bedroom quickly, just like in the past.

When Amalia still remained silent, Leonardo finally made his move.

He squatted down and placed the blanket lying by his feet on a chair, then walked over to Amalia.

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Sunnyshies☼ Short Theater:

Yugo, holding the cupid’s arrow: “Phew! Phew!”

Amalia/Leonardo: “!!!”

Amalia, who received a bullseye for the first time: “What? What?!”

Leonardo: ⁄(⁄ ⁄•⁄-⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄

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