Beyond the horizon, the high walls of the Capital came into view.
We’ll arrive soon.
Silver’s excitement is at its peak at the sight of the crowd of people and unfamiliar buildings. Silver is like a tourist. Erm, he’s in a very good mood for sight seeing……
All the way here, I was so worried about the guppies so I didn’t enjoy the trip at all. Fortunately, the guppies in the aquarium tank are still swimming around energetically.
His Majesty the King would be pleased with this.
When we arrived in the capital, I left Char with Paul-oniisan and I head straight to the court.
I’m the type of person who wants to get rid of the hassle first you see.
By the way, Paul-oniisan said that he would arrange the place where we will stay, so I decided to take on my brother’s offer. Anyway, I will never be spoiled by my other brother.
As I lead Silver towards the gates of the palace, the guards quickly let me through.
“Welcome, Baron Dantes.”
Although I’m a new baron, it seems that I’m becoming well-known. Or rather, it may be unusual because I am still a child.
Well, there are children of aristocrats who inherit the family estate at a young age, but there are very few of them. There is probably only one thirteen-year-old baron in the country too.
The transfer was made quickly and I met His Majesty the King without much waiting. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and his wife were also in the room, and they were happy to see me arrive.
I have provided wine to His Highness’s reception, but this was the first time I had spoken to him.
“You’ve come a long way, Baron Dantes. I heard you’re going to show us some rare fish today.”
“Yes, Your Highess. Well, these are the new species that we found on the island of Gandalcia. I hope you enjoy them.”
I gave instructions to the attendants who had brought the guppies.
“Please gently place it on the table so as not to startle the fish. Yes, as gently as possible.”
The aquarium tank still had cloth covering it. This set of aquarium is specially made for us by Emma. The heater and pump are working fine. It is powered by magic stones, so it keeps running without interruption even while we’re carrying it.
“Alright then, please take a look. Here are the new fish species we found in Gandalcia Island.”
I removed the cloth that had been covering the aquarium.
“Ooh!”
His Majesty and the others all exclaimed in admiration.
“Your Majesty, please share some with me. I’ll take it back to the Pantest Castle.”
“Eeh……? Don’t want to……”
Your Majesty, how childish of you!
“Don’t say that!”
It seems that His Majesty and the others have really taken a liking to the guppies.
“Please take this. It’s a booklet about breeding of guppies.”
This is compiled by Nowald-sensei and it was written in an easy-to-understand manner even for beginners.
According to Nowald-sensei, guppies are interesting to breed. By crossing parents of different colors and patterns, you can enjoy the change in the appearance of the fry that are born.
“Hohoh~, so you can make your own original appearance for it. That’s pretty interesting.”
“Guppies are relatively easy fish to breed. So, why don’t Your Majesty and Your Highness raise them separately?”
“Hmm, since the Baron said so, then let’s do that.”
The business negotiations went well and I was treated to an afternoon tea. Topics of our conversation include the island of Gandalcia and the Findas region.
Then suddenly, the steward came with a panicked face.
“Sorry for interrupting your conversation Your Majesty. Uhm, Baron Dantes’ horse is on the run. The staff in the stables are trying to subdue it, but they can’t do it.”
“Silver? What happened?”
“W-well…. That horse was getting close to the female horse in the cell next to it and when the staff tried to separate them, it suddenly became angry like a raging fire……”
Goodness.
Silver is not only popular with mares, but he also has an unrivaled love for females. Similar things had happened a few times on our journey here.
“Sorry about this Your Majesty. I’ll better go and see it.”
I felt sorry but His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seemed to be amused.
“We love horses, too. Come on, let’s go and see this problematic horse the Baron has.”
His Majesty and the others are coming with me!?
Oh, what a coat of shame!
Sigh. If there was a hole, I really want to get in.
So, just like that, we all went to the stables. In the stables, Silver is looking mad and he’s neighing nonstop at the everyone.
“Silver! You’re in someone else’s territory so you better behave!”
“Brrrrrrr……(But……)”
It was embarrassing, but His Majesty the King complimented Silver.
“Ooh, what a fine horse. It’s really strong. It looks like it’s going to be a good fit for a war horse.”
“I don’t really think so Your Majesty. Well, Silver got the nerve but he’s not really good at following orders.”
“Hahaha, no, not really. Only listening to its master is a sign of wisdom you see.”
I’ll admit Silver is smart, but I’m not sure whether Silver recognizes me as his master. It seems to me that Silver thinks of me as a friend.
“Is this horse fast?”
“Yes. Quite a bit if he got serious.”
In fact, it’s hard to say.
When Silver is playing with Char on the beach, he shows off his leg strength that ordinary horses cannot match. But Silver doesn’t like to be ordered by people. I can’t help but feel that if someone is on board, all he can do is hold on for dear life.
However, His Majesty began to say something ridiculous.
“Baron, why don’t you try entering this horse in the race the day after tomorrow? Actually, my horse was injured, so there’s an open slot.”
“Uh-….…”
Even Silver must be tired from our journey. What more if Silver suddenly go racing.…
Besides, I just can’t get a vision of Silver racing properly. However, after hearing what His Majesty had said, Silver himself seemed motivated. Silver even nudged at my sleeve and nod his head.
“Brrrrr (Let me do it.)”
“Are you serious?”
“Hee-hin! (Yes!)”
I’m kind of worried, but I can’t refuse because it’s His Majesty’s proposal.
In the end, I gave in and decided to have Silver join the race.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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