The Abandoned White Magician’s Tea Life

Translator: Sunnyshies

Editor: Ryuubii

Chapter 50 : Anniversary Festival (2)

After having eaten their fill, Amalia and Yugo washed their hands and set out for a walk again.

The main streets of the town are lined with stalls, selling not only food, but also miscellaneous goods, ornaments, flowers, clothing, and many other items.

“Mom, can I take a look?”

Among the items that caught Yugo’s attention were the sparkling goods.

Figurines made of carved glass, hanging door chimes that swayed in the wind, and artificial flowers made of fabric that looked like the real thing were all treasures for Yugo who loves unusual things.

The owner of the stall seemed to like Yugo’s shining eyes that are full of fascination with the goods, and explained in detail, “This is famous in neighboring countries…” “This is harvested in the northern region…”

To avoid disturbing the other guests, Amalia decided to watch Yugo from about two steps back. At this distance, Yugo would be aware of Amalia’s whereabouts, and the other guests would leave Amalia alone in moderation.

“…yes, yes. Unlike Edith, which has been prospering since she became our current Queen, Kyros is nothing at all.”

Suddenly, Amalia overheard the voices of women sitting on chairs in the stall next to her, drinking and chatting, and she turned her attention to them.

‘Kyros… the land of Esmeralda and Alphonse.’

Those trio, Alphonse, and the others must have all been trying to avoid mentioning the past as much as possible. Alphonse was probably having a good time with the beautiful princess anyway, so it was probably not something she wanted to hear.

“Ever since the princess got an adventurer husband, her reputation has gone down the toilet, hasn’t it?”

― She thought of changing places, but she stopped moving.

“I’ve heard that they took him as a son-in-law because they thought he’d be a powerful hero who could slay dragons, but he didn’t do as well as they thought he would.”

“Yes, a request to defeat the hero comes in anticipation of his skills, but he failed badly in the first request. Since then, the princess’s husband has been on the run, and their marriage has broken down. The prince that was born was immediately taken away by the king, and the son-in-law is having a hard time while keeping his head down.”

“You know, it’s really doubtful that the dragon slaying was real, isn’t it? Maybe he made up the results of the battle to marry the princess, or maybe he took credit for someone else’s work.”

“Wow, if that’s the case, that country must be in trouble.”

Kyros is a small country to the west of Leandra, a considerable distance from here in Astera. In addition, although the town has been blessed by Edith to be governed by a Queen, it has little to do with Kyros, so the residents don’t seem to be worried about the country’s turmoil or the princess and her husband’s disagreement, but rather just a topic of conversation.

‘…I see. Alphonse, it didn’t work out for you then.’

After that, the women changed the subject, so Amalia took a breath and looked up at the sky, thinking.

That woman made a very sharp point. In the first place, the idea of slaying the dragon might be a lie, and that was why Alphonse failed so badly when he was finally asked to do a task, and he could only run away from it.

‘Maybe, but it involves my tea, too.’

Alphonse’s group was in great shape during the time when Amalia herself was able to relax and serve them tea. After he got carried away and started taking on reckless requests, he had a succession of failures, and in the battle against Yugo, the golden dragon, he was so badly defeated that it was impossible to talk about.

‘Unaware of this, Alphonse and Esmeralda got married. They had a child, but Alphonse’s lack of ability was exposed, and the people distrusted him. Naturally, the couple fell out of favor and the prince was taken away from them…’

The three men who attacked her the other day probably didn’t understand Alphonse’s current situation very well. If they had known, they would not have tried to get into Alphonse’s life, even though he was a former comrade of theirs, he has been abandoned by his wife and family, and has lost the trust of the people.

Thinking that the special effects brought about by Amalia’s tea were his own strength, he continued to be reckless. He abandoned Amalia, who was the source of their success, and made up a heroic tale that never happened so he could marry the princess, but there was no way Alphonse, who had lost his special power from the tea, would be able to defeat the demons as he had in the past.

‘I wonder if this is the cause and effect…’

It’s not that Amalia herself had anything to do with it, but if she was the one who fell from grace, she would just roll over on her own. If she divorced Esmeralda, she would just settle down where she should be, since it was originally a fictional throne that was created with unearned credit and fame.

‘…feel free to do so. I’m free to do as I please.’

“Mom, Mom. Listen, there’s something I need you to buy for me…”

The voice of her beloved son lifted her depressed mood as she thought about the man who had once abandoned her on Dragon Mountain.

Before she knew it, Yugo had arrived at Amalia’s side and was squirming as he tugged on her hand in a reserved manner.

“You know, it’s a small wooden dragon figurine… It looks just like me.”

“Oh.”

“Uncle says it’s not too expensive, so I want you to buy it. Can I?”

“Right, well, I’ll take a look then.”

“Un!”

She held Yugo’s hand and went to see the item in question.

‘Revenge, I don’t need to do that.’

Because Amalia was now fully satisfied.