The Little Demon King is Too Bothered by Her Brave Dads - Chapter 92 - 8. 5 Years Later, Carlo

The Orleans Knights were considered the elite among the elite in the Decartes Empire.

They were regarded as a notch above even the Imperial Knights, truly the finest military force.

You’re saying he has the skills to join such a group?

Kirios shrugged his shoulders.

“He’s not the type to die by someone else’s sword, that’s what I’m saying. So there’s no need to worry needlessly.”

Ah, I see……

Feeling a bit embarrassed for worrying unnecessarily, I became slightly sheepish.

At the same time, Siegfried joined the conversation.

“I’ve arranged for a portion of the Orleans Knights to be dispatched to Carlo. It should help in building up Carlo’s own military strength in the future.”

“Is, is that allowed?”

Wasn’t external support prohibited?

To my puzzled query, Siegfried replied nonchalantly.

“If it’s done at Lakius’s request, there’s no problem. He’s the lord of the direct territory now, isn’t he?”

Ah, that’s right.

I blinked my eyes.

Come to think of it, the imperial direct territories are only blocked from external support.

If Lakius, as the lord and First Prince, directly requests it, there’s no issue at all, right?

Siegfried chuckled and patted my shoulder.

“Surely you didn’t think we’d send our only disciple without any safety net, did you?”

……I see.

Despite everything, they were taking careful consideration of Lakius.

I cautiously asked.

“Then, will Carlo be able to continue developing in the future?”

“That, we can’t know. However……”

Siegfried’s smile towards me deepened a bit more.

“We didn’t teach our disciple to be incompetent.”

Although his voice was calm, it was nonetheless filled with trust in Lakius.

I smiled brightly, following Siegfried’s lead.

It’s quite strange.

Just moments ago, I was really anxious……

Yet with just a few words from my dads, my heart could become so at ease.

Just then, Cesar approached us with a grimace.

“Enough, let’s go inside. What if Miss Ta

ti catches a cold again?”

I giggled and firmly grasped Cesar’s hand.

“Okay!”

8. 5 Years Later, Carlo

Five years after Lakius left for Carlo.

Many things have happened.

First of all, I turned sixteen!

I’ve grown quite tall, my limbs have become long and slender, and now my hair reaches down to my waist.

Nora takes especially great care in managing my hair.

Perhaps she’s still mindful of the time I cut my hair short when I first came to the townhouse.

‘Well, my magic outbursts are still the same, but……’

Still, I suppose it’s not bad that I can move around without difficulty in daily life.

Other than that, no more magical tools from the Lintz Merchant Group have been discovered.

I heard that the three heroes and the Imperial family cooperated to conduct a thorough investigation.

‘That’s just them pressuring the Imperial family to investigate, isn’t it?’

My face became somewhat sour.

Well, it’s not like I’ve been idle all this time either.

My biography business continues to thrive, with over 40 types of biographies now released.

Naturally, the variety of stickers has increased, and recently, we’ve been pushing forward with the development of related character products such as dolls, mugs, and stationery.

I’m thinking maybe we should open a specialized character shop like Cocoa Friends……

“Young miss.”

Just then, Nora called me with a bright voice.

“A letter has arrived!”

“Is it from Laki?!”

I jumped up from my seat.

Nora nodded.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Give it here!”

I quickly reached out my hand to Nora.

“Here you go.”

Nora chuckled as she placed the letter in my hand.

“His Highness the First Prince must be so happy, with our young miss taking such good care of him.”

“Of course, of course. He’s my only friend, I have to take good care of him.”

I replied playfully as I took the letter.

Then I burst into laughter.

“Oh my, he actually used this product?”

On the envelope, there were drawings of three heroes with grumpy faces lined up.

You see, I’ve been consistently sending Lakius new character-related products whenever they come out.

In my last letter, I asked him to try out the new products and give me his feedback.

This time, he used the letterhead to reply.

“Nora, you can go now. Thanks for bringing the letter!”

“Yes, please call if you need anything.”

“Okay!”

After sending Nora out.

I sat at my desk and cut open the envelope with a paper-knife.

“Ah, really……”

I laughed again.

That’s because the letterhead inside also had the faces of the three heroes drawn on it.

Imagine that big guy spreading out such a cute letterhead on his desk.

Isn’t it too funny and adorable?

<To my dear Tati,

Hello, Tati.

Are you doing well?

How’s your body these days? Are you feeling alright?

The weather has become much warmer.

Time really flies, it’s already mid-April.

Maybe because it’s cooler here compared to the capital, the spring flowers are just starting to bloom.

When I see the pink petals, I sometimes think of you.

Are you thinking of me at all?>

Of course, I am.

I nodded and continued reading the letter.

<Recently, I’ve also signed a new contract with a merchant group that supplies goods to the Orleans Duchy.

With this, there are now three merchant groups trading with Carlo!

Isn’t that amazing?

I think the supply of goods will become a bit smoother from now on.

Oh, about the contract with the Orleans merchant group.

I heard you personally asked the Old Duke?

Thank you so much.>

Next to the words “Thank you”, there was a crudely drawn round smiley face.

I barely managed to suppress the laughter that was about to burst out.

‘Carlo has certainly developed tremendously since Lakius became the lord.’

As befitting the male protagonist of this world, Lakius was talented in many areas.

Not only did he have personal strength and an excellent mind, but he also had outstanding administrative abilities in managing the internal affairs of his territory.

Perhaps that’s why Lakius’s reputation has been continuously rising lately.

In contrast, Rudolph has had no notable achievements in 5 years and just struts around putting on airs as a prince.

The two half-brothers were inevitably compared.

Perhaps because of this, the Empress’s expression has been getting worse year by year, and recently she’s been looking almost like death.

‘Well, it can’t be helped.’

I shrugged lightly.

They probably hoped Carlo would completely fail after Lakius took charge.

In reality, his abilities have been recognized, and his political standing keeps rising rapidly.

<It’s already been 5 years since I last saw Tati.

But maybe because we’ve been exchanging letters regularly, it feels like you’re still by my side.

If we happen to meet later, don’t act awkwardly, okay?>

‘Huh?’

I opened my eyes wide.

Up to this point, the writing was very neat, but below it became completely scrawled.

<Oh, no.

I have so much to say, but the administrator just came looking for me.

I think I’ll have to cut the letter short here.

I’ll write again.

I’ll be waiting for your reply too, so make sure to send one.

With love, Lakius.>

And so the letter ended abruptly.

I neatly folded the letter, pushed it into the envelope, and rested my chin on my hand, lost in thought.

‘…Come to think of it, Lakius’s birthday was in May, wasn’t it?’

Moreover, this birthday was very special.

From this birthday, Lakius will come of age.

‘To think Laki is already coming of age.’

It gives me a strangely new feeling.

I’ve mostly shed my childish appearance since turning sixteen, so Lakius probably even more so.

‘I wonder what he looks like now?’

My dads occasionally visited Carlo to meet Lakius, but I didn’t.

Sadly, I haven’t met Lakius even once in the past 5 years…

Even though my magic outbursts have decreased compared to before, my body objectively wasn’t very robust.

The incident I experienced in the Orleans Duchy when I was eleven seems to have become somewhat of a trauma for my dads.

Yes, that incident.

When my magic was stimulated by the magical tool, causing a magic outburst where I coughed up blood…

“For the time being, absolutely do not go outside the capital.”

As soon as Lakius left for Carlo, Siegfried sat me down and declared firmly.

“The capital is the safest. At least one of us is always stationed here.”

Even Cesar and Kirios agreed with this idea.

“They managed to bring a human merchant group under their control and spread magical tools throughout the empire. Judging by that skill, they don’t seem to be an easy opponent.”

Cesar chimed in, and

“The magic formula placed on those magical tools was something that could even deceive Siegfried’s senses.”

Kirios also spoke seriously.

“At the very least, there exists a demon who can create such magic formulas. So you need to be careful too, little one.”

And I thought their words made sense.

After all, I know about the existence of the Bartoloa clan.

So until now, I’ve been obediently staying under the heroes’ protection, but this time I was determined to somehow go meet Lakius.