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"Um, Raymond-sama. Are you not going outside today either?"
"Even if I go out, the soldiers will just be wary, right? I'll stay in my room."
"Is that so?"
Maria looked down with a disappointed and sad look.
I feel sorry for that, but I still can't bring myself to leave the room.
Somehow, I'm tired.
You could say I'm sulking. I'm being defiant.
I came here intending not to care what people around me say, and no matter how coldly I was treated, I had no intention of saying anything sarcastic about it.
But after seeing the soldiers who didn't try to see me myself, only looking at Mother's words the other day, I didn't care anymore.
If that's what you guys are going to say, then I don't want anything to do with you! That's the feeling I have.
Childish? Say whatever you want. I'm a five-year-old child right now.
"Raymond-sama. A tea party invitation has arrived from Giovanni-sama and Giancarlo-sama, what will you do?"
"From Giovanni nii-sama? Not just from Gian nii-sama?"
"Yes. It's, um, in the southern garden."
At those words, the depths of my heart, which had been warm until now, suddenly cooled down.
"I don't want to go to the southern garden."
I've decided to live only in my room and the eastern garden from now on.
Aim for a high-spec NEET.
Well, since I'm royalty, I can't not show my face to the world at all, but at least I won't leave my territory until I debut in society.
If possible, I don't want to go outside more than the bare minimum even after I debut in society.
Generally, the royal family debuts in society at the age of twelve, so I can be a shut-in for seven more years.
"Then I will reply that way."
"Yeah. Please."
Saying that, Maria bowed her head and left the room.
"Raymond-dono. This is Kyriros. May I come in?"
"Kyriros-shishou? Please."
Kyriros-sensei, who came into the room almost as Maria left, opened his mouth with difficulty.
"About the explosion in the southern garden the other day, did Raymond-dono really cause it?"
Since that day, I have been ignoring whoever brings up that topic.
It's called the right to remain silent. Let me exercise it. It's a natural right, right?
No matter how generous I am, I can't bring myself to talk to the guys who have been suspicious of me from the start.
That's why Kyriros-sensei, who is close to me and has knowledge of magic, has had the task passed to him.
His cat ears are drooping, and his face is distorted sadly and apologetically.
".....I'm sorry. I've caused trouble for Kyriros-shishou because of me."
"...Well, being perceptive is something to think about too. I have no problem. More than that, it pains me to have to ask Raymond-dono such a thing. I'm sorry."
"That's not true! Kyriros-shishou is not at fault."
For now, I invite Kyriros-sensei into the room and offer him a chair.
"So? What do you want to know?"
I give a wry smile to Kyriros-sensei, who has a blank expression.
"I don't want to cause trouble for Kyriros-shishou because of me."
"Raymond-dono......... Why don't the other people try to see you? If they knew you, they wouldn't think that you were aiming for the seat of the Crown Prince."
"It's okay if you guys know that."
To be honest, I don't care what the rabble thinks.
No, I lied. I care a little. A little, okay?
But, it's really enough if Kyriros-sensei, Maria, and Gian-aniki understand.
".........You're too selfless."
Kyriros-sensei muttered that to me with a painful face.
"Don't be silly. I'm greedy. I'll never let you guys go, even if it's just you guys."
I must have a bad face for a five-year-old.
Kyriros-sensei blinked at me, who was smirking, and then smiled faintly.
"I can't win against Your Highness. Then, if it's alright with Raymond-dono if I, who is old enough to be called a grandpa, stay by your side for the rest of my life."
Whether Kyriros-sensei is a grandpa or not, he can't hide his oozing gentlemanliness.
Whether he's an old man or a grandpa, I'd welcome Kyriros-sensei.
"So. In the end, what does the person who asked Kyriros-shishou want to know?"
Let's put aside the story of me being greedy for now, the most important thing is that.
Does he want to know the fact that I used magic, or does he want to know something else?
If I don't know that, I can't answer.
"Ah, it's about how five-year-old Raymond-sama caused such a big explosion."
"Explosion..... It's easy? Just splash water on something that's super hot."
"Is that all?"
"Yes. Water explodes because it expands hundreds of times its volume when it becomes steam."
It's nothing more than the principle of a steam explosion, but Kyriros-sensei tilted his head and looked puzzled.
"Volume...?"
"V, volume. It's the ratio of how much space that substance occupies."
"......... Would you mind waiting a moment? I probably won't be able to understand even if I hear the explanation. If it's alright with Raymond-sama, I would like you to talk directly to the person who ordered me to hear the story from Raymond-sama."
Kyriros-sensei's expression is stiff.
"Eh, yeah. Well, I believe in Kyriros-shishou, so it's okay."
"Then, I'm very sorry, but would you mind coming with me?"
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