The Abandoned White Magician’s Tea Life

Translator: Sunnyshies

Editor: Ryuubii

Chapter 22 : Night Turmoil (2)

When Amalia raised her head, something rustled next to her ear.

Leonardo took a handful of Amalia’s hair, and although his cheeks and ears were as red as ever, his eyes remained clear, as if he had made up his mind about something.

“…Yugo is right, Amalia-san. If we just keep standing here, you’ll never be able to sleep anytime soon.”

“Eh!??”

“…good night. Sweet dreams.”

After whispering in her ear, Leonardo bent down and brought his lips to Amalia’s cheek―

She felt something brush against her through the strands of her hair.

She had no idea what this warm and soft feeling was from.

It felt as if she lightly bumped into something.

Hmm, Leonardo slowly raised his body while Yugo made a dull sound at the side of his feet. He smiled and gently let go of Amalia’s hair, which he was still holding up with his fingertips.

“I’m a pretty good dreamer, so I’m fine. Besides, as long as you have a good dream, that’s good enough for me.”

“…huh?”

“Good night. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

Stepping back, Leonardo gave a beautiful bow. Yugo was satisfied now, and pulled on her clothes as usual, saying, “Mom, let’s go to bed!”

Urged on by Yugo, Amalia hurried up the stairs with doubtful steps. To tell the truth, she was so confused that her head was almost boiling, and if she was not careful, she might slip and fall down the stairs.

She somehow managed to get up to the bedroom, hugged Yugo, and crawled into bed. She kissed him goodnight as usual, and soon he began to breathe quietly in his sleep.

At first, Alamia patted Yugo’s back rhythmically, but when she saw that he had fallen asleep, she quickly dropped her arm and looked up at the dim ceiling.

She didn’t expect to be kissed through her hair. However, from the perspective of Yugo, who has short stature, he didn’t seem to see the hair that caught in between Leonardo’s lips and Amalia’s cheek, so she was grateful that he was convinced with that.

‘…Leonardo is much less mature than you.’

She exhaled a long but low sigh, trying not to wake Yugo.

Amalia was strangely nervous and stiff, but Leonardo not only cleared Yugo’s request, but also kissed Amalia through her hair in consideration for her nervousness.

He had always been witty and quick-witted for his age, but it seemed that the past ten years had allowed him to grow to his full potential. Amalia, who hadn’t aged a single year while in the Demon World, felt as if she’d been left behind.

‘I need to be more firm, too…’

Hugging Yugo tightly, Amalia closed her eyes.

…

The following day.

“Good morning, Leonard.”

“Ah, good morning, Amalia-san.”

When she went downstairs with Yugo, who was still rubbing his eyes sleepily, Leonardo had just woken up and was putting away his blanket. His hair was originally unruly, but perhaps it was because he had just woken up from sleep, but the strand of hair behind his left ear was sticking up.

“Was the floor hard? Did you sleep well?”

“Yes, I did. The blanket was thick enough that the hardness of the floor didn’t bother me at all. The village is quiet, so I slept well.”

“That’s good to know…”

Feeling Yugo, who seemed to be waking up a little, staring at her, Amalia inhaled a breath and walked over to Leonardo.

Then she put one hand on the back of Leonardo’s neck and pulled him gently toward her―

“…good morning. I will rely on you today as well”

After whispering in his ear, she pressed her lips to his cheek― only pretending to do so, and let go of him immediately.

Leonardo put his hand on the spot where Amalia had pretended to kiss him and pouted. Then he looked at Yugo behind Amalia, who only moved his eyes, and smiled approvingly.

“…haha. Thank you so much, Amalia-san.”

“You’re welcome… sorry, Yugo’s here.”

“Yeah, don’t worry about it.”

They talked in secret so that Yugo wouldn’t hear them and then mutually confirmed the circumstances that had led to the (only pretend) “good morning kiss”.

…

First, a morning bath.

The house has a small bathtub with a wood-burning system at the bottom to heat the water.

Normally, she would have to work very hard to build a fire to heat up a bathtub full of water, but she had Yugo here. As usual, he said, “Yeah!” and in an instant the wood burst into flames. All that was left was for Yugo to adjust the heat so that the fire did not flare up too quickly, and the water for the bath would heat up easily.

“I’ll go ahead and make us some food, so Leonardo can go in first.”

“What? No, that’s not right.”

With his hair tied up and an apron on, Leonardo, who had been helping Amalia bring vegetables and meat from the pantry, opened his eyes in surprise and said.

“Amalia-san is the one who owns this place, isn’t she? Then Amalia-san should take the first bath.”

“There is no such rule… if that’s the case, would Leonardo like to cook the food instead?”

“…I’m sorry, I’m not completely confident.”

“Then― oh, right. I will make the food, and in the meantime, can I ask Leonardo to go in with Yugo?”

She suggested with a snap of her fingers.

Normally, Amalia cooks and eats breakfast, and then takes a bath with Yugo. After that, she is quite busy with cleaning up the dishes and cleaning up after the bath, so since she now has a man to help her, she would like to ask for a little help.

“I’ll cook the meal while you two are in there. So if you don’t mind, I’d like to ask Leonardo to wash the dishes while I take a bath after dinner… is that okay?”

“I’m willing to help with any household chores except cooking and sewing… well, it would certainly be easier for Amalia-san if we shared the roles between us, wouldn’t it?”

“…I’m sorry, I got carried away.”

“Don’t worry about it. In fact, please keep taking advantage of me… then, I’ll thank you for letting me take a bath first. Please give me my meal after the bath.”

“Yeah… oh, that’s right. Yugo can basically do the washing by himself, but please give him a hand when he washes his hair.”

“I understand.”

Leonardo nodded and headed for the bathroom. She heard him suggesting to Yugo, who was watching the fire, to come in with him today. She doesn’t see any sign of Yugo being particularly reluctant or complaining, so it looks like the two men will get along just fine.

‘When Leonardo was in the orphanage, he also took care of the younger ones when they reached a certain age… Yugo listens better than most children, so it should be easier for him, right?’

Nodding her head, Amalia headed for the kitchen.

Now that Leonardo had taken care of Yugo, Amalia would make breakfast.

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Sunnyshies☼ Short Theater:

Yugo: ◉‿◉

Amalia: “…er.” (´-﹏-`；)

Yugo: ◉‿◉

Sighing, Amalia approached Leonardo: ( ˘ ³˘)~ muah♡

Leonardo: ⁄(⁄ ⁄•⁄-⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄

Yugo: ( ꈍᴗꈍ)

Yugo wins! ╰(⸝⸝⸝´꒳`⸝⸝⸝)╯

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