6 years old 7 Part 1. The reason why the black lion prince has to eat white rice.

“Were you the one who asked for a change in the luncheon menu?” 

“Yes.”

His Holiness, who was sitting on the grassy ground, cut to the chase without any preamble. 

I nodded nervously, unable to deny it. 

Calm blue eyes looked into mine. 

My mouth went dry, as if even my eyes, which were supposed to be protected by bottle-bottom tinted glasses, were being scrutinized. 

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Rv’p zkjl vbkp.

Tl pllxle jkde, cwv bl’p y pnyau rlapsd.

“Wsa Wywpvlzywel’p pyjl?

“Zlp. Jwv kv oypd’v Wywp-pyxy obs vsze xl vs es kv, kv oyp R obs oydvle vs aliwlpv kv!”

R ydpolale kd y bwaau, ps xu hsknl oyp vss zswe.

Tkp Tszkdlpp pxkzle byrrkzu.

“Gb. R pll. Elzz, vbld, R twlpp usw’zz byhl vs cl vbl sdl vs alnlkhl vbl rwdkpbxldv.”

“…Zlp.”

I didn’t know what the charge was, but if the highest priest of this country decided that it was a religious sin, I couldn’t escape it. 

Because if I ran away, it’d be Faus’ fault. 

It would be the fault of the Black Lion Prince, who had been trying his best to pull the ribbon off the bag of dried apricots to open it ever since a while ago.

“Theo. Theo. I want to eat dried apricots.” 

“I understood. Please wait a moment.” 

“No. I can’t wait. Hurry up! Hurry up!”

Faus forcibly interrupted the conversation between me and His Holiness. I would like you to shut up for a minute because my resolve was about to crumble. 

Probably because he caught sight of my miserable face, His Holiness smiled again.

“Faustelaude, isn’t Theodore talking to me right now?” 

“Theo is mine. I won’t give him to you, uncle.” 

“…Learn to be a little patient.”

He laughed in amazement and picked up Faus with one hand as if he were handling a kitten, and His Holiness took the bag of dried apricots away from him. 

As expected of a beastman. He looked slender, but he was strong. His Holiness untied the ribbon with one hand and held out the bag of dried apricots. 

I also couldn’t help but smile at Faus, who was beaming.

“Theodore, are you from Gemma?” 

“Yes.” 

“Now then, where do I start our talk? 

“From punishment, please.”

I decided to get done with the unpleasant thing after glancing at Faus, who took out the apricots and put them in his mouth, all while having a big smile on his face. 

If possible, I hoped it didn’t cause trouble for my father. I said that on my own. 

“The Great One, who is merciful, is not so narrow-minded as to punish a young child for his small wish!” 

“Because just now, His Holiness…”

When I looked up at him with a resentful look that said, ‘Didn’t you just threaten me?’, His Holiness laughed with a nonchalant air.

“I’m a high priest, you know. I couldn’t be looked down on by a little child.” 

“Looked down?”

Perhaps he had caught the end of the words, Faus looked up with his eyes wide.

He cut in between me and His Holiness with the bag of apricots.

“Theo. Feed me.” 

“Yes?”

He strongly pushed the apricot bag. 

You were eating on your own just fine a few minutes ago, weren’t you? What was up with this selfish prince all of a sudden?

“Faus-sama, I’m still talking to His Holiness, that’s why…” 

“No. Right now! Theo has to feed me!”

Ahh. He was really selfish! 

It was difficult to pacify Faus, and with the high priest in front of me, I was in a state of panic, unable to process the situation.

“It looks delicious. Can I have one too?”

After taking a glance at Faus, who was trying to push me down, His Holiness looked into the basket of sandwiches and said it. If it was okay for the prince to eat it, I guess it’s okay for His Holiness to eat it too. It’s not ’rice’, but I suppose it’s okay.

“Eh? Ah, yes. It’s not much, but help yourself.” 

“Uncle took my sandwich!” 

“I gave you snacks, didn’t I, Faustelaude?” 

“Theo’s sandwiches are mine!” 

“Too bad. I already ate it.” 

“Idiot uncle! Meanie! Mine!” 

“Theodore will feed you instead. So, be patient.”

His Holiness said that so I took an apricot out of the bag that had been pushed towards me and held it out.

“Yes. Faus-sama, ahh.” 

“Ah…mmh.”

Faus squinted his golden eyes in happiness. 

What was I doing? 

And how free and easy! Royalty! 

Are they free because they’re royalty, or were they free because lion beastmen were part of the cat family tree! Or both!

“Theo, feed me more.” 

“Yes yes. I got it, Faus-sama. Don’t lick my fingers, too. It’s ticklish. Hehehe.”

Faus even put my fingers in his mouth along with the apricots I offered him. I really wondered what this selfish prince was doing. 

He licked it all over and my body twisted from ticklishness.

“Theo’s fingers are sweet!” 

“It is the taste of apricots. So, if you lick it, sto..p. Faus-sama, it’s ticklish. Hehe.” 

“Theo, don’t run away.”

I was troubled by a mysterious sensation, it was as if tingles raced through me from top to bottom. 

As I laughed and tried to escape, Faus became over-excited and licked my fingers more and more. 

It was the movement of a cat catching its prey as it tried to escape.

“Yes yes. You should stop there. Faustelaude, it would be bad if you overdo it and Theodore-kun started to hate you. Here, you keep eating this.” 

“Mmh.”

TN: The reason why Faus asked Theo to feed him and licked his fingers is that he misunderstood the meaning of the word. The word “look down” and “lick” has the same pronunciation in Japanese “Nameru”. So, he got jealous and protective.

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