Chapter 95

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It's the third day of the flower festival, and the people from the neighborhood, who initially came to the garden hesitantly, are now more relaxed. Additionally, people from the villages and towns outside the capital have started to arrive gradually, increasing the number of visitors day by day.

In particular, for some reason, children have started to gather in the garden of the Mitychurian family. They have hastily prepared low tables and laid thin rugs on the lawn to guide the children in a picnic-like setting.

Cain has also become good friends with his fellow servers and is enjoying his part-time job. In exchange for preparing the venue early in the morning and cleaning up until dusk, he gets three meals a day, which are so luxurious that he and his friends discuss how lucky they are to have such a good part-time job.

Today is the third day, which is also the middle day of the festival. Julian has come, claiming to greet and inspect the royal family. He has brought a boy about the same age as Dianara with him.

"Welcome, Lord Julian. Lord Genluka."

"Hmm. Duke Mitychurian, Duchess Mitychurian. It's good to see you both well. It seems many people have come to the garden."

"Thanks to you, many people are enjoying our garden. Please, Your Highnesses, take a look. Lady Sylphirea is over at the lawn square."

"Hmm."

Julian nodded calmly, raised his hand slightly, and turned his back to Sylphirea's parents. The boy called Genluka followed him quietly. They walked gracefully between the round tables set up and elegantly slipped through the crowd of commoners.

Julian's attire, though not overly flashy, clearly marked him as a noble, but no one seemed to realize that he was the prince of the country. Since this is a festival where nobles open their gardens to the public and serve light refreshments to the commoners living in the same city, there is no need to bow or prostrate oneself just because they are nobles. Everyone gives a light bow to Julian and Genluka but is more focused on the delicious and high-quality pastries and light refreshments being placed on the tables.

"Oh, Lord Julian."

Cain was the first to notice. In front of Cain, a wide rug was laid on the lawn, and children were sitting or lying down, eating snacks. Sylphirea was also there, about to hand a new plate of snacks to the children.

Hearing Cain's voice, Sylphirea straightened her back and turned around gracefully, still holding the plate of snacks.

"Lord Julian, good to see you."

"Yes, Sylphirea. It's good to see you well."

Sylphirea was about to extend the back of her hand to Julian but realized she was holding a large plate of snacks. Cain gently took the plate from her hand, stepped back, and placed it in the middle of the children. He gathered the remaining snacks onto one plate, moved the empty plate to the side, and placed the new plate on the rug. He calmed the younger children who were trying to grab the snacks and received the empty plates from the older children. Meanwhile, Sylphirea and Julian were greeting each other by touching their foreheads to the back of each other's hands, which Cain could sense from behind.

When Cain stood up with the empty plates, Julian was just releasing Sylphirea's hand and returning to his original posture.

"Cain, how are you doing?"

"It's only been three days since we parted at the dormitory."

"I've brought someone I want to introduce to you. ...Just put the plates away for now."

Seeing that Cain was still holding the empty plates, Julian called out. Madi, who was nearby, took the plates and left. After three days of serving, they have become more considerate of each other.

Seeing Cain's hands were free, Julian nodded and pressed the shoulder of the boy standing behind him, bringing him to his side.

"This is Genluka. My younger brother."

"Hello, I'm Genluka. I've heard many stories from my brother and wanted to talk to you."

"Nice to meet you. I'm Cain Elgrandark. It's an honor to meet you, Prince Genluka."

"...By the way, I heard that Cain is a foreign student from Limutobreak and can use magic."

(I had forgotten his name, but now I remember. Genluka is the second prince of this country, who comes to study at the magic academy and becomes a target in the game.)

Genluka is a prince born with magical power in a country where magic users are generally not welcome. He is supposed to come to Limutobreak to learn how to control his magic.

"You can just call me Cain, Prince Genluka. As you said, I am from Limutobreak and can use magic. Are you interested in magic, Prince Genluka?"

"...Yes, well..."

He slightly lowered his head.

Magic users might not be very welcome in Cyriyum. Cain, who has only been in the country for about two months, couldn't really sense this.

"Later, make time to talk with Genluka. I also have something to talk about with Cain."

"Understood."

Cain bowed slightly but turned back to the children since he was still working. Behind him, Sylphirea was telling Julian that the flowers in the greenhouse were blooming beautifully, but Julian's uninterested response could be heard.

Cain squatted down, took a napkin from his pocket, and started wiping the children's hands. The children were eating the snacks with their hands, so their hands were sticky with saliva. After wiping their hands, he took another napkin and wiped the mouths of the younger children, then led them to Julian.

"Look, it's Lord Julian. It's good to shake his hand. Touching him might bring you good luck."

"Cain, don't treat people like lucky charms."

"Lord Julian, hello!"

"Ah, yes..."

The other children, seeing Cain leading one of them, also came down from the rug and gathered around. Julian, surrounded by the small children, was unsure of what to do. Cain whispered in his ear.

"Lord Julian, being kind to small children and small animals... makes you more popular."

"Umm, really?"

Hearing that he would be more popular, Julian tentatively patted the head of the nearest child. When the child easily tilted his head in the direction of Julian's pat, Julian's face turned pale, and he quickly withdrew his hand.

"Sylphirea, let's go see the flowers in the greenhouse. They should be in full bloom, right?"

"Yes! I'll show you. Cain, can I leave the children to you?"

"Yes, I'll take good care of the children. Prince Genluka, would you like to have some snacks with me until Lord Julian returns? I'll taste them first to make sure they're safe."

"...Sure. I'll have some."

Sylphirea gently placed her hand on Julian's extended arm, and they walked away together. Cain and the children watched them go.

"Does my brother not realize that Sylphirea invited him to the greenhouse?"

"Maybe he's used to more straightforward invitations, so he doesn't recognize a subtle one."

While entertaining Genluka, Cain was not reprimanded for slacking off in his server duties. In fact, Madi relayed a message that he should properly entertain the prince. Taking advantage of this, Cain sat on the rug with the children and Prince Genluka, leisurely eating snacks and waiting for the engaged couple to return.

After Cain took a bite and passed the snack to Genluka, the children, wanting to join in, also took a bite and pushed the snacks into Genluka's face, making his cheeks puff up like a hamster's.

The second prince of the neighboring country has arrived.