It's The First Time For Both Of Us

Translator and Editor: Bunny and Wyvern

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Chapter 17

Aaron in dark silver armor kneeled down, making him look like a knight who came to pick up a princess.

I said as much, making sure to be enthusiastic.

But isn’t calling him a ‘princess’ knight’ a bit strange? In any case, Aaron’s face flushed red from the compliment as he touched his nose after hearing it.

“Unlike other princesses, Young Lady is much cuter and more beautiful.”

My mood brightened. “Hehe, thank you. You can stand up now.”

He immediately stood. The clinking iron should be heavy, but Aaron’s expression did not show any complaints against it. “What are you going to do today?”

“Hmm. I’m going to play outside.”

“Understood. Then, I’ll take you anywhere you want.”

I’d been to almost all the places around the mansion while moving with Kuhn, but I wanted to see this mansion from a higher place…

‘If I ask Kuhn, it’s obvious he would say ‘there’s no difference.’

“Aaron.”

“Yes, Miss. Please tell me.”

“I want to go up high.”

“Yes?” Aaron looked somewhat embarrassed.

“Aaron is big. So, you can go to a higher place, right?”

As soon as he got my consent, Aaron let me sit safely on his forearm.

I admired the ceiling. “Wow.”

“Can I really do this?”

I could see why the children liked it so much when their fathers carried them. It was so much fun that I planned on asking Aaron again the next time. “Yes, but I want to go to a higher place.”

“Are you saying much higher than this?”

“Yes. I want to see the forest and everything.”

Then Aaron turned around as if he had realized something. “I know such a place. Shall we go now?”

“Yes!”

Aaron strode with me in his arms.

He was taller than my father, who was already tall, and much taller than other knights, so he could be found from afar at once. I thought that this might be the feeling of riding a golem run by the wizards of the land that I had only seen in books in my previous life.

“Aaron, why are you so tall? What did you eat to grow up?” I couldn’t hold back my curiosity.

He smiled awkwardly and scratched the back of his head. “Ha ha, I think it’s because I resemble my parents.”

“Aaron, are your parents as tall as you are?”

“My mother is tall while my father is of average height.”

Step by step with big strides, the landscape changed dramatically.

“I see. I want to grow up like Aaron.”

Aaron’s shoulders were shaking as he laughed. “You’ll be a better person than I am. You’ll be very tall.”

“Right. I didn’t skip my breakfast today either.”

“Is that so? That’s very cool.”

I came down the stairs listening to Aaron’s compliments. “Oh, it’s Dad! Aaron, put me down.”

“Yes.”

I met my dad whom I couldn’t meet in the morning. Since I was living with him, I deliberately called him ‘Dad’ so I could get used to it. He was still expressionless and emotionless, but I still ran to him and raised my hands. “Morning, Dad.”

He paused. “Oh.”

’What’s with that?’

I felt like we were already close last night, but now it felt like it was our first meeting this morning. I tried to act angry as I raised my hands and said, “Dad, you should greet me too.”

‘Come on dad, I’m on your side.’

I was a little scared, but I held out with a harmless smile. Behind him was Dante and behind me was Aaron, so there were a lot of eyes watching us.

A long time later, his voice came out of his mouth, with a light laugh. “Okay, morning.”

“Wow, dad laughed again. Hehe.”

’See? You look like a normal person and it’s nice. Who called my dad a bloody tyrant?!’

What was this feeling? It made me feel better, so I took one step closer to my dad. There was still tremendous pressure, but there was no unpleasant smell of blood. Fortunately, my dad didn’t avoid me.

“Did you sleep well too? I slept late, but Pihne dressed me up and gave me a ribbon.”

“Yes.”

“Yes, and the soup in the morning…”

“Ahem.”

While talking to my dad, I heard a strange sound so I leaned and looked towards Dante. He had a handkerchief to his nose.

’What’s wrong with him?’

“Are you crying?”

Then Dante shook his head, wiping his eyes. “Hnng, sob. I’m not. Finish what you two were doing. I was so moved that I can’t stop…”

“Hnm, morning Dante.”

“Hnng, sob, yes. Did you also have a good night?”

He would cry again if I talked more, so I told my dad again, “I had all the soup in the morning. Oh, that’s right. Dad, you didn’t eat that bad thing yesterday, right?”

’Right, right?’

I even went on my tiptoes. It was a very important issue. This was because paralysis was effective in reducing mental distress, but excessive use of it made emotions disappear. Kuhn told me that must be the case since it seemed like my dad’s emotions were dull.

In the original novel, my dad probably drank the potion countless times. So he must have become less and less reluctant to kill people.

“Right? Dad~.”

My father’s big hand was placed on my head.

A warm but heavy weight. It was a hand big enough to cover my head.

“I didn’t drink it.”

I beamed. “Really? Hehe, that’s a relief. I don’t like Dad drinking that because your tongue will hurt like this.”

The weight disappeared. Dad was looking strangely at his hand that touched my head.

’Do you think I didn’t wash my hair? Don’t worry, I washed it.’

I wanted to say that, but I closed my mouth because I thought this good atmosphere would get cold.

“I’m not going to drink it anymore.” With those words, Dad carelessly put the hand he had placed over my head into the pocket of his pants.

I thought he was just saying it, but he seemed to have accepted what I said sincerely. I was happy that the hard work of a few days seemed to have something in return.

I nodded vigorously.

Good. I was also getting along with him today!

“Yes, you’re the best!” The moment I raised my two thumbs, I heard Dante sobbing again. I waved because I thought he would wail if I stayed longer. “Now I’m going to play outside with Aaron.”

“Okay.”

“Aaron, let’s go!” I reached out, and he put me back on his arm. My line of sight became even higher than my father’s. “Oh, this is really good.”

This height, wide view, and stable ride.

“Hehe, Aaron is the best, too. Dad, see you later.” I waved at my dad.

“I’ll keep Miss safe. Don’t worry, my lord.” Aaron bowed.

“…”

It was then. My dad’s expression, which seemed to be in a good mood a while ago, suddenly hardened. The atmosphere was so cold that it was suffocating.

‘What’s wrong with him?’

“…Dad?”

But even before I asked why, he passed by us. It wasn’t just me who was upset.

“Oh, Your Grace! Then have fun, Young Lady.”

“Yeah.”

Dante followed my dad and disappeared. No, the atmosphere was really good until just then, so what was wrong with him?

“You’re fickle…” I murmured, tapping Aaron’s forearm. “Let’s go, too.”

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Aaron brought me to the highest bell tower in this castle-like mansion. Because I was in his arms, I could look down from the highest point.

“When an enemy invades, you’re the first to know the danger here. I set up security every day, but it’s a dangerous place to come alone, so please tell me when you want to come.”

“Okay, I got it. Wow… I can really see everything.”

There was a large bell above my head, and my view was clear—enough to see the manor over the mansion at a glance. I eagerly captured the surrounding scenery in my eyes. The servants who were busy working looked as big as my fingers. I used Aaron as a safety device and stretched out my neck to see more.

It felt like my heart was being ripped open in the open field of view.

“Aaron, you know what? Looking up here, I felt like I’ve become a giant.”

“Really?”

“Yes. It was like that in a book my mother read before, that the giants were strong and big, but they were kind. Now, now, now…”

“Are you talking about the giant?”

“Yes, that’s right. Does Aaron know about it?” I leaned out a little more in response to Aaron.

“Actually, my mother is a descendant of the giants.”

My gaze shifted to Aaron in the open landscape. “Huh? Aaron is a giant?”

He smiled awkwardly. “Only partly. My mother is half-blooded.”

“Wow! Really?”

I’m the owner Aaron has to serve, and if I were a child, I would have said it lightly, but it was very good information for me.

“It’s a secret, but I’m only letting you know.”

“Can you do that?”

“As long as I protect you, my life belongs to you. It would be perfect if you can keep it a secret, but it’s still okay if you will disclose it since you’re the lady I serve.”

’Why say such a scary thing?’

I pretended to cover my ears with both hands. “Gasp! No, it’s scary. I didn’t hear anything.”

Aaron laughed out loud. “It also means that I will risk my life to protect you. Will it be less scary?”

I nodded carefully at Aaron’s words. “That’s okay.”

Descendants of giants. Giant.

They disappeared even before the temple moved—a long time ago before the temple decided to get rid of witches. There were very few people who were born with that blood, but I didn’t know they were this close. My eyes twinkled as I looked at Aaron.

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