The Abandoned White Magician’s Tea Life - Chapter 37 : Amalia’s Worries

Translator: Sunnyshies

Editor: Ryuubii

Chapter 37 : Amalia’s Worries

The next morning, Amalia was depressed.

‘Really… pathetic.’

Leonardo and Yugo were encouraging Amalia, who was depressed while sitting on the sofa in the living room.

“There’s no need for you to be depressed, Amalia-san. No matter how you look at it, those who barged into the house of a helpless woman and committed violence are to blame.”

“Mom, Mom. Don’t cry. It’s not your fault. Cheer up, okay?”

“…thank you.”

Amalia gave a strong smile as she squeezed Yugo, who hugged her, while indulging in the palm of Leonardo’s hand as he gently stroked her shoulder.

When Amalia woke up this morning, she was momentarily unaware of her current situation. But soon after, the sensation of being carried roughly came back to her skin, and she screamed as she jumped out of bed.

Leonardo immediately flew in and hugged Amalia with the blanket, followed by Yugo who somehow jumped in through the window with tears in his eyes and said, “Mom, it’s going to be okay. There’s nobody here to be afraid of.” With that, she was finally able to grasp the situation.

While Amalia was unconscious, her former companions were driven out, and thanks to the efforts of everyone in Polk, the living room area on the first floor, which had fallen into disrepair, had been cleaned up, albeit not completely.

Amalia wanted to go and thank Bruno and the others right away, but Leonardo gently scolded her, “You need to rest now. Everyone understands,” so she went to the living room to drink tea and listen to what they had to say.

The tea was brewed by Leonardo. Since it was an imitation of Amalia’s, it was astringent and strangely thick despite its light taste, and of course, no special power was put into it.

But just knowing that he had worked so hard to make it with his own untrained hands filled her with warmth, and the slight thinness and astringency of the tea accentuated its deliciousness. Yugo also drank the same tea as Amalia without a single complaint.

“We listened to what they had to say, and we punished them well. They’ve learned their lesson, so don’t worry, they won’t harm Amalia-san or attack Polk again.”

“Yeah… thank you.”

“Mom, those guys tried to take Mom to Kyros, didn’t they…?”

When Yugo asked her about it, Amalia’s brain jolted for a moment, but she tightened her lips and nodded.

“…yeah. It seems that Alphonse had given up on the three of them because of their misbehavior, but they wanted to get back again using me as a gift.”

Now that she thought about it, it was really a reckless act. There must have been a good reason why Alphonse had given up on them, but they thought that if they offered Amalia to him, he would change his mind.

On top of that, Amalia’s existence was not convenient for Alphonse, so he would not necessarily be pleased just because she was with him.

Leonardo carefully draped back the shawl that had almost slipped off Amalia’s shoulders and took a seat across from her.

“I thought that Alphonse had sent them to bring Amalia-san back, but I guess that wasn’t the case.”

“Yes, it seems so… the three of them have been trying to search for me while working at the guild. But the fact that Alphones already gave up on them means that they must not have been in contact with him. So I don’t think Alphonse knows that I’m here at all.”

If they knew that Amalia was still alive, what would Alphonse and the others do?

‘If they knew about it― I’m sure they would not let me go.’

Things would have been better if all he did was left Amalia behind, but Amalia knows Alphones’ tearful heroic tale was a lie and that he is just a cold-blooded man who will abandon his friends without a second thought.

Aside from Esmeralda herself. King Kyros, her father, and the rest of the people, none of them must have known Alphonse’s true nature. If it could threaten his position as the princess’s husband, he would probably come to eliminate Amalia.

‘When I think about it, it’s unfortunate that the guys from yesterday weren’t related to Alphonse…’

She still felt heavy.

Yugo saved her life. From then on, she hoped to live a leisurely country life away from anything dangerous with her talent for white magic and tea.

Even though Amalia herself has no intention to reveal Alphonse’s secret or let him fall and become nothing…

“…I wonder if I can stay here.”

As she muttered to herself, her eyelids began to tremble as emptiness and loneliness slowly flooded her heart.

Yesterday, Leonardo came back, so she only suffered a little violence. However, Leonardo and Yugo are not around all the time, and there is no guarantee that the people of Polk, who had helped clean up the mess this time, will not be harmed the next time.

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