Chapter 342: Charles' Mind Reading (5)

“Shis Char~”

My younger brother ran pitter-patter towards me with cute steps.

He’s so adorable, running with all he got like that the moment he saw me.

Halt turned three this year, and I’m nine.

“Shis!!”

When Halt reached me, he threw himself at me and hugged my waist tightly.

“Morning, Halt.”

“Good morning!”

(Shis Char shmellsh sho nice~)

Halt rubbed his face on my clothes. Ahh, so cute!

Ehehe.

Halt likes me.

I have to request the maid to wash my clothes from now on with the detergent they used on the one I’m currently wearing!

“Halt, are you going to eat breakfast now?”

“Yesh!”

“Me too, let’s go to the dining hall together?”

“Okay~”

I reached out my hand and Halt took it. Everything was fine until this point.

“Thina~”

Until Halt called that woman, that is.

“Yes, Halt-sama.”

The maid that Halt called just now, Half-Elf Tina, approached us and took Halt’s other outstretched hand.

I held Halt’s right hand, while Tina stood by his left side as she held his hand.

“Good morning, Charles-sama.”

“...Morning.”

I don’t like this maid.

That’s because —

“Ehehe!”

(Thina’sh hand, sho shmooth~)

Halt seems happier when Tina holds his hand compared to when I do it. It’s so vexing.

It feels so inexplicable.

Is this jealousy?

I’m not really sure, but I dislike Tina a bit. My chest feels stuffy whenever I see Tina and Halt getting along well.

“Shis Char, what’sh up?”

“Ah, no, it’s nothing.”

I was in a daze, so Halt was worried.

“Let’s go have our breakfast!”

“Ye~sh”

I head towards the dining hall with Halt and Tina in tow.

──＊＊＊──

I rested for a bit after breakfast before starting my magic training. I’m going to Ifrus Academy of Magic this year.

I’ve been practicing magic since I was five, so I don’t think I’ll be left behind even if so many excellent students study there.

It’s not really about whether I can keep up with the lessons in the first place, but whether I can be the number one mage in the academy.

It’s all to protect Halt.

He was blessed by the deities to become the [Vessel of the Hero], so once the demon king started his reign on this world, it’s possible that Halt won’t be Halt anymore.

I have to defeat the demon king so that Halt’s body won’t be taken over by the otherworlder.

There’s only two years left before the arrival of that otherworlder. I hadn’t heard any news about the demon king, but I have to do what I can now with all I got.

“Sis Char~ go go, you can do it ~”

Recently, Halt would come cheer me everytime I practiced magic, so I’m all fired up.

That’s good, but something is also bothering me. Tina would also follow Halt while I’m practicing.

“Halt-sama, it’s dangerous, so please step back a bit.”

Hey, it’s not like I’m going to cast a spell that will put Halt to danger!

I got annoyed, but Halt’s smile while he waved his hand calmed me down.

Tina was the maid who suddenly arrived the day Halt was born, and she became his exclusive maid. Father acknowledged her ability, so there was nothing I could do.

Tina’s skills as a maid was too xcellent, so she didn’t have any problems taking care of Halt.

There’s no problem about her taking care of him, but —

“Thina, I alsho wanna ush magic~”

“Halt-sama, you’ll be able to practice magic once you turn five years old. Let’s door best so that you’ll be able to do different spells just like Charles-sama, alright?”

“Yup! Me excited~”

Halt and Tina happily chatted, and I can’t help but be bothered about it.

She’s Halt’s exclusive maid, but not only does she take care of Halt perfectly, she also does the household chores in the mansion of the Count of Silveray excellently.

I didn’t have anything to pick on with how she takes care of Halt and how she does her maid duties.

That’s precisely why I’m feeling so jealous.

Will Halt get lonely once I enter the academy of magic?

I don’t like it if he’s going to be fine just because Tina’s with him.

Ugh…

The number one thing that worries me the most recently is the possibility of Halt getting closer to Tina once I enter the academy of magic.