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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 13
Chapter Title: Leaving the Temple
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After the meal, Lellia returned to her room with her underlings.
The children, seated sparsely on the large sofa, began to drink the tea a servant had brought them.
Perhaps because they were all royalty, their posture as they drank their tea was exceptionally elegant.
Lellia did her best to emulate them as she sipped her tea.
“Oh, right. So what did that fiancée say to you, boss? Did she ask you to come to the wedding or something?”
Romeo asked with a sneer.
“She asked if Griffith had ever talked about himself.”
“Why would she ask you that?”
“I have no idea.”
All eyes turned to Griffith. He ignored them, keeping his gaze fixed on his teacup.
“Anyway, it’s surprising. I never knew you could hold a conversation with a girl.”
Lellia’s expression soured at Calix's words.
*What’s that supposed to mean?*
“More than just hold a conversation. The girls were practically staring at you, boss.”
At Romeo's follow-up, everyone looked astonished.
“Her? Why were they staring at her?”
“B-because the boss is... c-cool.”
Calix was baffled, but Oscar said it as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
*Hmm. So that's how it is...*
Lellia chuckled to herself as she looked at the four boys.
They were all renowned members of the imperial family, yet they were all acting as her underlings—so obviously that any passing child could tell.
So, of course, she must have looked cool.
*Kids...*
Lellia clicked her tongue inwardly, but her expression was one of blatant pride.
“Anyway… instead of being cooped up in our room, why don’t we go out?”
Romeo suggested.
“Go out where? The garden?”
“No, outside the temple.”
“You think the priests will let us leave?”
This holy neutral zone was a massive city.
The vast temple grounds were situated in the heart of the city, surrounded by a commercial district.
The building where the children were staying was a large structure deep within the temple grounds. It was safe and heavily secured.
Romeo sighed as if they were hopeless.
“Think about it. After that incident, we basically have the temple by the throat. If word of this gets out, the Holy Emperor himself would have to intervene to keep things quiet.”
Surprisingly, Romeo was quite clever.
They all looked swayed. Lellia, too, was curious about what lay outside the temple.
She hadn’t lived long, but she had spent her entire life in a secluded corner of the imperial palace.
After that, she was cooped up here. Not that she had any complaints—she could eat as much as she wanted, after all.
“We need to put them in their place now so the priests will get their act together. Let’s go. They’ll have to give us an escort anyway, right?”
At Romeo’s added remark, Lellia shot to her feet.
“Alright. It’s decided. Let’s all go!”
“I-I’ll stay here…”
Everyone else rose at Lellia’s words, but Oscar was the exception.
“Why don’t you just come with us?”
Romeo said, as if telling him not to be a spoilsport, but Oscar shot up and headed for the bedroom.
“I-I’m sleepy… I’ll just… s-sleep. You guys g-go on without me.”
Lellia quietly watched the door close.
*He must be afraid of crowded places.*
The bustling streets would be crowded and chaotic. Oscar likely had some form of social anxiety.
*Isn't there something that could help Oscar...?*
She stood there for a moment, lost in thought, when an idea popped into her head. Her expression firmed with resolve.
“Let’s go.”
“You’re really going to leave him behind?”
Romeo asked, surprised by her decision.
“Yeah, let’s go and get back quickly!”
With that, Lellia hurried Romeo, Calix, and Griffith along.
