Chapter 239 The Treasure Of Avalon
"It seems like quite the amusing situation has unfolded."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince Gerhart! Why have you come to such a dangerous place? Grandfather, why did you bring him here!?"
"I tried to stop him."
"Lady Sara, please don't blame Marquis Grandchester. I came here on my own, ignoring his warnings. I felt an incredible presence. I thought a magical beast had appeared. But it turned out to be an angel."
"I apologize for the disturbance, Your Highness the Crown Prince Gerhart."
Prince Andrew tried to stand up, but he was on the verge of running out of magic power, so he couldn't gather his strength properly.
"Your Highness, please don't push yourself. It must be a magic overload, right? I don't really understand how tough it is since there aren't many strong magicicians in the Roisen royal family, but you look like you're in a lot of pain. However, Lady Sara, you really are talented. It's no wonder you wouldn't refuse an invitation as a performer."
"I'm sorry I can't respond to your kind offer."
"No, this has made me accept my limits. It seems that Lady Sara is someone worthy of being called a treasure. I don't think I can pay a price that matches her value."
"I feel overwhelmed by your excessive praise."
"I think too much modesty can come off as sarcasm."
Crown Prince Gerhart smiled wryly.
"But it seems that even in King Avalon's court, they didn't realize Lady Sara's worth. Including those from the academy over there."
"That seems to be the case. The Grandchester family has probably kept it hidden until now."
At that moment, Marquis Grandchester stepped forward to speak.
"I hate to contradict you, but it's only been a year since we took Sara in. This child's father is my youngest son, but he eloped with a merchant's daughter and had her. After her parents passed away, I took her in."
"However, doesn't she have too much magical power to be half-commoner?"
"This child's mother is from the former royal family of Florence."
"Florence? So she's the child of a royal family that was exiled during the revolution?"
"Indeed. This child's maternal grandparents are the former Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Florence."
"Isn't that the great merchant from Genoa!?"
"Yes, but it seems that when they eloped, they completely cut ties with them, and there has been no contact. Well, we haven't sent any letters either."
Marquis Grandchester thought it would be a problem if Sara's maternal relatives came to take her away, so he intentionally hadn't contacted her relatives in Genoa. In fact, he hadn't even informed them about Adelia's death, so they might still think Adelia is alive.
"That is a lineage equal to that of a noble daughter born from a royal family. What a pity. If Lady Sara were a bit older, she would have been sought after as the Crown Princess of Roisen."
"I'm sorry, but even if I were an adult, I don't think I could marry Roisen."
"Am I really that unpleasant?"
"That's not it! I just don't want to live as a noble lady. Let alone being part of the royal family!"
"Wait, are you saying that includes me too?"
"Besides, I don't remember being courted by Your Highness Prince Andrew."
"I'm not a pedophile, you know."
"Well, I definitely am not either."
"But Your Highness Crown Prince Gerhart married his first wife when she was 12, and everyone knows he was obsessed with Lady Sara..."
"That's a complete misunderstanding!"
'What is this chaos?'
Just then, Jeffrey rushed in with a magic recovery potion. This potion is made mainly from the magical water generated when magic stones are drained of their power. If someone with low magic accidentally takes it, they can feel so sick from too much magic that they can't get up for days. They are currently working on developing a diluted version to lower its effects, but they haven't succeeded yet.
The royal family of Avalon is known for having a lot of magic, so this potion would be effective for Prince Andrew, who is almost out of magic.
"Prince Andrew, may I ask? Are you going to let your magic run out like this? If you still have room to increase your magic, I can help you use it up."
"No, that growth has already stopped. About a month ago, I intentionally drained my magic, but the amount didn't change."
"Is that so? Then, if you don't mind, please drink this mana recovery potion. You can have someone taste it for poison, but it might be too effective and cause an overload of mana."
Then Rebecca spoke up.
"Then I'll taste it for poison. I've used quite a bit of healing magic already."
"Ah, that sounds good."
Rebecca poured a small amount of the mana recovery potion into a tiny glass and gulped it down in one go.
"Oh wow, this really has an amazing recovery amount. Ms. Amelia is as excellent as ever."
"Who is Amelia?"
Prince Andrew asked.
"She's the pharmacist from Maiden's Tower. Since she's a woman, she isn't officially registered with the Pharmacist Guild, but I can guarantee she's very skilled."
Prince Andrew took the bottle of recovery potion from Rebecca and, thinking it was too much trouble to pour it into a glass, drank it straight from the bottle.
"Oh! This is definitely an incredible recovery potion. She's a very skilled pharmacist. I wonder what's going on with the women from Grandchester, like Lady Alicia and Lady Amelia."
"Well, if this gets out, I have a feeling the Academy's pharmacy department will swarm over to Amelia's place, so please keep it a secret."
"I can't help but think that if we don't have you guys on our side, it might harm the country's interests."
"If you push too hard, we might just run away to Avalon, you know?"
"Oh, that sounds good. Should you seek asylum in our Roisen? You'd be welcome there."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince Gerhart, please stop scouting so boldly. They are the treasure of our country."
"But, you didn't notice, did you?"
"Now that I've noticed, it's no good anymore."
'These people are kind of annoying.'
"I plan to spend my time leisurely in Grandchester, so it would be a great help if you could leave me alone."
"What a girl with no desires."
'No, I probably have desires that you all wouldn't understand.'
While talking with the royals, the academy staff were carried away by the knights and returned to their beds in the dormitory. According to the agreement with Prince Andrew, they would be released without punishment, but it seemed that there would be no more forceful interference with Maiden's Tower.
However, since Prince Andrew bowed his head and asked to avoid completely cutting off all connections, it was decided that any future communication would go through a third party.
By that time, Prince Andrew's attendant had rushed in with a change of clothes and a screen, so Prince Andrew, now able to stand, quickly changed his clothes.
In the meantime, Crown Prince Gerhart was teasing Sara.
"Lady Sara, I'm going back to bed soon, so could you sing that lullaby from earlier one more time? You could even sing it in my bedroom if you want."
"Are you really a pedophile?"
"I want to firmly deny that, but with you, Lady Sara, I might not be able to."
"May I be rude now and ask you to forgive me?"
"If it's Lady Sara, I don't mind."
"That's the worst. It's disgusting. Please spare me!"
"Oh!"
Crown Prince Gerhart was a man who never learned his lesson.
That said, Sara also realized that this was just Crown Prince Gerhart's playful banter, and she couldn't help but smile back at him.
"Well, it is the middle of the night, so I guess I can sing a little for my sake too."
Sara sang softly, adding a tiny bit of light magic to her voice for a relaxing effect.
When she finished singing, Robert came over and picked Sara up.
"Alright, let's go home. An 8-year-old girl shouldn't be up at this hour."
"It was Prince Andrew and the Grandchester family who made me work. I'm really sleepy!"
"Yeah, sorry about that. You can sleep in tomorrow."
"Of course not! I have a full schedule. So does Father."
"Ugh... my daughter is so strict with me..."
"Father, please don't make such pitiful sounds."
Just then, Jeffrey approached.
"Rob, sorry, but I'm taking Sara home with me. I'll take care of her."
"Why? I can take her to Jeff's house."
"You need to make sure Revi gets home safely. There are a lot of guests at Grandchester Castle right now. Many noble sons are taken by her beauty. Don't relax just because the engagement was announced."
"Yeah, you're right. Jeff, please take care of Sara."
"Got it."
Jeffrey decided to carry Sara home. They returned the carriage they used to Grandchester Castle's stable and rode together on Jeffrey's horse.
"Sara, you have a lot going on, huh?"
"Are you starting to not want to marry me?"
"Well, I already have a wife. I don't know if you're my first son's wife or my second son's wife, though."
"Don't you consider the possibility that I could be neither?"
"I'm trying not to think about that. My kids are both great, you know?"
"I know. But no one can predict the future."
"But, you know, Mister Thomas is around. Those girls are all over him because of that pretty face."
"True, he does have a nice face. But my favorite is Sir Jeffrey."
"That means Scott still has a chance."
"It's not just about looks."
As they laughed, they arrived at the Jeffrey house, where Scott and Blaze were waiting up for Sara to come home.
"You guys are still awake? It's already late."
"I couldn't sleep because I was worried."
"Is Sara okay?"
"I'm fine. Let's go to bed now. Tomorrow is going to be busy."
Then the 3 of them went back to their rooms and fell fast asleep. The next morning, they ended up sleeping in, but everyone had already expected that, so the schedule was adjusted.
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