The Abandoned White Magician’s Tea Life

Translator: Sunnyshies

Editor: Ryuubii

Chapter 36 : Uninvited Guest (2)

The three of them were originally not well-liked by Alphonse and the others, but they must have been driven out when he married Esmeralda.

From the standpoint of Esmeralda and King Kyros, it would not be good for their reputation if people knew that the princess’s husband was hanging out with these people.

‘He will use them as much as he can, and will throw them away when he’s done with them.’

It may be outrageous, but Alphonse and Esmeralda didn’t even feel guilty about leaving Amalia at the Dragon Mountain, they even made up a beautiful story out of her as a tragic white magician. If that’s the case, they probably think it’s no big deal to get rid of this trio.

But Amalia is sure the three of them didn’t know why they were kicked out. That’s why they decided to take Amalia away as a gift in order to please Alphonse and get the princess to promote them as her and her husband’s subordinate.

Perhaps Alphone thinks that Amalia really didn’t matter to him, but once she appeared in front of him, he wouldn’t be able to ignore her anymore.

After all, Amalia is a tragic woman. And she knew their secrets that they aren’t really saints like what was told in their heroic tales, and that in truth, they are actually brutal people who can abandon their comrades.

‘Besides, it might not be a good idea for Alphonse to know that I’m still alive…’

If that happens, she’ll be either locked up for the rest of her life, or he will make sure to get rid of her this time. In any case, once they had staged a touching reunion scene with Amalia, they would make sure that she would never be able to return to Polk again after that. Of course, the trio who brought the trouble would not be able to get away with it freely as well.

..if this really happens, they might as well keep these three people on their side.

“…I’m sorry, but I can’t agree with that plan. Alphonse must be treating me as if I’m dead, and it’s not good for him that I’m alive.”

“Wha? That’s why I’m going to take you and make sure to get rid of you in front of Alphonse.”

…apparently, they still knew the bare minimum.

“Even if you guys did so, there is no guarantee that you would get paid or that he would hire you afterwards. Maybe he’ll even take care of you with me, right?”

To them, Amalia’s life was probably nothing more than the dregs of tea. If that’s the case, the only way to persuade them is to involve their own lives, not the lives of others.

‘I hope they can understand me now.’

But Amalia’s prayers were in vain, and the three of them looked at each other for a moment before bursting into laughter.

“What are you talking about? Alphonse wouldn’t throw away a useful person!”

“We’re not like you! If we sell our work, of course they’ll hire us!”

“As long as you keep quiet, we’ll be able to get help from the Kingdom of Kyros and live comfortably for years to come!”

…If they were such a “useful person,” they wouldn’t have been kicked out in the first place, but if she pointed that out, she would have received their fist instead, so she held back.

‘…this might be a dead end.’

Now she found out that these people were not the kind of people that she could talk to. For the past ten years, she had always known that they didn’t think about things too much, but they didn’t seem to have changed much even as an adult.

―The moment she relaxed, the world in front of her spun around, and Amalia was helplessly pinned to the floor. Then her foot hit the side table and made a loud noise.

Grabbed hard by her arm, Amalia was knocked down on the floor, screaming in pain as her arm was forcibly bent.

“Uh…? What are you doing?!”

“Shut the fxck up! If you refuse to see him, then we’ll just have to take you by force!”

“T-that’s my line―”

The moment she unintentionally replied, she felt a dull thump on her head, and thought she was going to faint.

She felt she was really going to pass out. She saw boots covered in mud in front of her, and her head hurt so badly that she felt like crying. Then she finally realized that she had been kicked for being cocky.

“Dxmn… you dare to talk to me like that, you old hag!”

“Hey, do you have a sack or something around here? Enough to fit this one in.”

Amalia’s head hurts from being restrained and she couldn’t move, but she can still hear those rough hands opening every shelf in the living room, kicking over the couch, and even kicking over Yugo’s toy box in the hallway. She couldn’t take it anymore and burst into tears.

The fact that she couldn’t protect this house, the fact that she could only watch as they kicked Yugo’s important things, these facts are far more painful than being caught and being kicked.

‘I’m sorry, Leonard. Yugo―’

Amalia was put into the sack and was carried onto someone’s shoulders like a blanket being hung outside. When she coughed involuntarily, he slapped her on the head, shouting, “Shut up!”

―At that moment.

“…take those hands off her.”

A dignified voice.

A gentle fragrance.

Clang, ching. Following the light metallic sounds, the man holding Amalia screamed and collapsed. Amalia’s body was thrown out of the way― but just before she hit the floor face-first, an arm was put under her chest and around her stomach, and she was gently picked up.

Two gray stars twinkled in her vision, dizzy from the beating she had taken.

The lightly flowing gold color was like a curtain of light, looking at it made her feel relieved.

‘Oh, you’re back.’

“…Leo―”

“I’m sorry, Amalia-san… I returned late.”

“Mmm-hmm. It’s okay, it’s okay. Oh, by the way―”

“Don’t push yourself too hard”

Leonardo hugged Amalia’s body tightly, and then took off the cloak he was wearing and wrapped Amalia’s body in it. The cloak smelled a little mud and dust, but more than that, it was filled with Leonardo’s scent, which made her want to cry uncontrollably.

“…Leo, I, the house― they―”

“Yes, it’s okay. Amalia-san should just stay here and rest. I and Yugo will take care of everything.”

Leonardo said softly, and completely covered Amalia’s vision with his cloak.

When the light is blocked out and becomes dark, she suddenly felt so tired that she couldn’t even move her fingers.

She is really glad that Leonardo is here to help.

She’s happy, but―

‘I didn’t get a chance to say, “Welcome home”―’

Just as she thought this, Amalia passed out.

…

That day, there was a bit of a commotion around a small house on the outskirts of Polk.

Leonardo, the childhood friend of the owner of the house, came out shortly after returning home, dragging three large men with him. While everyone who heard the noise also rushed out to the house with worries, he smiled and asked politely as usual, “I’m fine, so excuse me, but can I ask you to help Amalia-san into the room?”

They all worried about the three men, but as Leonardo said, they all took care of Amalia, who was sleeping in a cloak, and cleaned the rugged room.

It was easy to imagine what had happened just by looking at them, and everyone was furious at the trio, and at the same time regretted that they had not been able to help Amalia.

But when Leonardo returned a short time later, he thanked everyone for their help, but did not accept any apologies. He then asked them, “Please keep today’s events a secret for Amalia-san’s sake.”

Incidentally, Amalia’s beloved son, Yugo, did not show up at all during this time.

However, around dusk, for some reason, a naked Yugo was found near the river. When Bruno, who happened to be passing by, asked him about it, he replied, “I got a little dirty, so I was bathing!”

No one had seen the trio since then, and no one had bothered to bring it up.

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Author’s note:

Yugo: “Ei!”

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