Chapter 147

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“Everyone is here! Ah, Ninaina! Nicholas!”

The Emperor ran towards us, weeping tears of joy.

So was the Empress, who was standing behind him.

It must have been that the attendants and their umbrellas were thrown away and their clothes and hair were soaked in the rain.

Behind the two Majesties were aides and knights and several others.

Everyone found us and sighed in relief.

‘How the hell did everyone know we were here?’

I was in doubt. And the answer to that question was soon revealed.

It was because the aide next to His Majesty the Emperor opened his mouth with a muffled voice.

“That’s a relief. Everyone was here. Just in case, I tried to contact the architect who designed the kindergarten through correspondence, but I came here because they said there was a secret space.”

Everyone came here in doubt, but miraculously, we came out of this place.

“…… huhuk, Mother, I was so scared. Because an assassin suddenly appeared. Huk.”

On the other hand, Ninaina, who had been showing her resolve until recently, was embraced by the Empress and she was crying.

Yes, she must have been very scared.

The fear she had been struggling to wrap up with the tension was probably bursting out as she was entangled in her family’s arms.

Nicholas, too, with tears in his eyes, clasped his hands with the Emperor.

‘It’s kind of touching…….’

I also felt the emotion inside me when I saw that scene.

Even if they wre a member of the Imperial Family, their feelings towards their loved ones are no different from those of ordinary people.

The tip of my nose wrinkled.

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For a few days after the assassin’s appearance, we were not allowed to go to kindergarten.

This is because they worked to strengthen the magic security system of the kindergarten so that something similar to this one does not happen again.

And I was able to hear the full story of the incident through my father, who had been to the Imperial Palace.

In the course of the mining business hosted by the imperial family, it seemed that there was a dispute over interests.

The mine was a very important place to mine the minerals used as raw materials for magic stones.

The mountain range where the mines would be located spanned the border between the Empire and the neighboring kingdoms.

But fortunately, the mine itself was located only within the borders of the empire, so they thought there would be no problems…….

Of all things, there were those who had secretly fled and hid in that mountain range!

It was a group of the kingdom’s abolitionist gang that was almost sentenced to death for treason.

It is said that the Duke hid with his vassals, and soon cooperated with a group of thieves nearby to secretly steal the minerals that are the raw material for magic stones there.

But this time, it seemed that the soldiers of the imperial palace who went to inspect the mines got caught up in it.

The imperial family tried to catch the thieves, demand compensation for the stolen minerals, and hand them over to the kingdom.

However, if the traitors returned to the kingdom, they would have been sentenced to death.

Because of this, they couldn’t stay still and made the last struggle.

…… The problem was that they had taken Ninaina and Nicholas hostage and tried to intimidate the emperor.

Some of the gang quickly hid and were not caught by the Imperial Palace soldiers.

Most of them were thieves or criminals with a history of murder.

They were the assassins who attacked the kindergarten just a few days ago.

But then thanks to our quick hiding, the assassins failed to take Ninaina and Nicholas hostage as initially planned.

In the end, they were overpowered by the imperial knights who were overwhelmingly talented.

In the process, the Knights Commander was injured, but fortunately, he was immediately healed of the wounds with the help of a healing wizard.

“Is that how it happened?”

I nodded.

Still, it was fortunate that everyone in the kindergarten was safe.

It is said that the incident was finished and the Empire handed over the traitors to the kingdom.

After that, it is said that the kingdom sent an envoy as a token of gratitude, but I did not know the details until then.

“Anyway, that’s a relief, Dad.”

“Yes. Have you finished all the preparations?”

“…… Yes!”

In response to my friendly father’s question, I looked around at my clothes for a moment and then nodded.

After that, the father-and-daughter got on the carriage.

It was a carriage heading to the Imperial Palace.

“…… Oops, I didn’t bring a present!”

And just before departure, I was very surprised to realize that I had forgotten something very important.

I had left a birthday present for Ninaina and Nicholas in the room!

It was. Today was none other than the birthdays of two siblings.

They were two years apart, but strangely they had the same birthday.

Well, I got an invitation to a birthday banquet early on, so I had to prepare a present like this.

‘Well, what about that? Shall I get off the carriage and bring it?’

As I was contemplating, one of the servants who was waving her hand to see me off from outside the curtain came to me in a hurry.

“Miss, I brought it right away.”

“Sorry, thank you.”

After that, our carriage ran towards the Imperial Palace.

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