The Abandoned White Magician’s Tea Life - Chapter 43 : Yugo's Thoughts
Translator: Sunnyshies
Editor: Ryuubii
Chapter 43 : Yugo’s Thoughts
It was a very good hunt today.
Although he could not hunt too far away so that he could stay close to Amalia and be able to fly back to her if something happened, he enjoyed the poisonous but very tasty snake and harvested some nuts as a souvenir for Amalia. Since Amalia had taught him, Yugo was now able to recognize most of the different kinds of nuts, so he was sure that she would appreciate it.
“Mom, I’m home!”
He tried to open the door triumphantly― but it was locked. Just then, he remembered that they had started to lock the door after the previous incident.
He picked up his jacket that was wrapping the nuts, and knocked on the door. But the door didn’t open. He suddenly felt uneasy until he finally heard the sound of the door being unlocked from the inside.
“Mom, I’m home! Today…”
Yugo was about to report on today’s results, but when he opened the door and saw Amalia’s face, his eyes widened and he dropped the nuts he had collected on the front porch in a mess.
When Amalia opened the door, she looked very pale. She hunched over, leaning against the door, and her eyes were vacant.
No way― the moment that thought came up, a flame lit up in Yugo’s chest.
“What’s wrong, mom?! Did someone do something to you?!”
“Yugo… it’s not like that. I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to worry you.””
“What’s the difference?! Mom, you’re not feeling well!”
“That’s not the case… no, actually, I am, but I did it to myself.”
“…what do you mean?”
Yugo asked, his heart fluttering in his chest.
He doesn’t want to behave this way towards his favorite Amalia. But Amalia is so kind that she might just put up with whatever someone does to her and keep it to herself.
If there is such a thing. If there is really anyone who would do such a thing.
“Yugo”――
Amalia blinked slowly, then smiled softly and kissed Yugo’s forehead. The anger in Yugo’s heart subsided considerably, and his heart was filled with concern for his mother, who was not feeling well.
“You see, I was just doing some research on something that Yugo taught me the other day.”
“…plant attributes and tea?”
Amalia nodded, and feeling a little better, she stood up straighter and looked away.
“…I wanted to make a delicious and invigorating tea for Leonardo and Yugo. So I tried to make teas with herbs and fruits that have different attributes. As in… trying a blend I’ve never tried before.”
“…”
Somehow he understood what was going on, and Yugo was speechless.
“…did you just make a really bad one?”
“…because I didn’t want to throw it away.”
“Ah… mom, you’re being too reckless! You’ve got to have some sense of proportion!”
Yugo ruffled his own hair and hugged his mother tightly.
Perhaps it was because she had been mixing various kinds of tea earlier, but her body had a strange scent that was hard to describe.
“You made a bad one because you only think about the effects of the attribute, but you drank it because you couldn’t bear to waste it, and now you feel sick! Seriously! I was so worried about what would happen if Mom collapsed!”
“I’m sorry… I’m sorry. But I can’t let the materials go to waste…”
“I know, I know. But, Mom. I’m glad you’re doing all these things for me and Leonardo, but don’t be reckless! You’re a human being, unlike me, and you’re a woman, unlike Leonardo, so you should take better care of yourself!”
“Yeah… yeah, I know. I’m sorry, Yugo.”
Normally, Amalia would be the one who scolds Yugo for misbehaving or making outrageous comments, but today, the situation is reversed.
Amalia looked so fragile with her hands folded in front of her chest, and it made Yugo feel like he had to protect her.
The two of them collected the nuts that had been scattered in the entranceway, and Amalia went straight to the sofa in the living room. When he went to look at the kitchen, he noticed that it was cleaner than he thought it should be, Amalia seemed to have done at least a minimal amount of cleaning up.
Suddenly, he saw something fluttering on the table, and Yugo brought out a chair and used it as a step stool to look at it.
“Is this… a book?”
Since dragons and demons do not need to write, Yugo could not read human writing either. He thought it was some kind of book that Amalia would read to him, but it seemed that what was written here was in Amalia’s handwriting.
He couldn’t read the words, but they were probably necessary information for making tea. He flipped through the pages, but there was already quite a bit of writing on it, and for some reason, Yugo’s heart ached.
“…It’s my role to support my mom so that she can do what she wants to do, right?”
After muttering, Yugo got down on the floor and trotted off to the living room. Amalia, who was not feeling well after drinking the failed product, seemed to be dozing off and was lying narrowly on the two-seater sofa.
He happened to find a blanket in the corner of the room and thought that it was just right― but hesitated for a moment, remembering that it was the one Leonardo usually used to sleep on.
But the conflict between his feelings for Leonardo and his concern for Amalia was easily settled, and Yugo went around the sofa with a blanket and draped it over Amalia’s body.
Perhaps it was because the weather was getting chilly, but Amalia smiled softly as she pulled the blanket over her. Seeing her smile made Yugo feel warm as if spring had come to his heart, and he squeezed her hand that was peeking through the blanket.
“…love you, Mom.”
Even if Amalia loves Leonardo more than him.
Even if the future comes when she prioritizes Leonardo over Yugo.
For a long time, Yugo has been in love with Amalia.
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Sunnyshies: Don’t misunderstand okay! Hahaha…Yugo is much older than Amalia and Leonardo, maybe hundred years older. The reason why he appeared like a child is because the author made it to!━━ well, because Yugo saw many children in Amalia’s memory and turned into one, when he transformed. Pity, if this turns out to be a dragonxwizard, Yugo could transform himself into an adult real easy.
So now, the reason why Yugo saved Amalia was solved! Cupid is rather busy!