Days in the Baron Territory
The family meeting is over and I've been bored out of my mind since they moved me to the annex.
That's because I'm a baby...
A week after the family meeting, Adio, the eldest son, and Stefano, the lord, left for the royal capital.
The eldest son, Adio, is 15 years old and will be entering the academy in the royal capital, while Stefano will be joining the spring social circle.
Stefano will be away for about a month.
Lilei has always attended the spring social circle every year, but this time, because of her maternity and childcare responsibilities, Stefano and Sebas managed to persuade her to stay in the territory.
Lilei was sulking for a while, but managed to calm down.
I didn't want this woman to raise me, but unfortunately, there was no one in the territory who could act as a nanny. It seems that there were people who could breastfeed, but there was no one who wanted to work in the baron's household.
Perhaps it was because they have a bad reputation.
So, I had no choice but to have Lilei breastfeed me three times a day. Other than that, Martha, an old maid, takes care of me.
When breastfeeding, Martha holds me in her arms while I visit Lilei to receive my milk. But at that time, Lilei looked extremely disgusted.
Inwardly, I wonder if this is the kind of face a parent make.
Seriously... just when I thought I wanted to see her parents' faces, 3 days later, Lilei's parent and my grandfather, Knight Commander Malberk, came.
As he is the commander of the knights, he has a good physique, and his face is stern, but as soon as he sees me, he loses his composure.
"Hoh! Don't you cry when you see me? You have a wise face and a good heart! Good boy."
Saying that, he stroked my head with his rugged hand.
I wonder what this is... I'm strangely happy.
Perhaps it was because I had been living in such a ghastly family, or perhaps my heart was starved for kindness.
Of course, I'm happy to be petted by Martha, Grandma Fel, and Sebas, but this might be a little different.
"What's wrong with Lilei? Why are you alone with Martha-dono?"
And there, Malberk asked honestly what he wondered.
Martha was puzzled, but when she said, [Actually......], she told him everything.
As soon as she did that, his expression turned grim and he started walking towards the main building.
After a while, I couldn't make out what was being said from the main building, but I heard loud yelling and voices that sounded like a fight.
Malberk came back from the main building with a stern look on his face, muttering to himself, [Seriously... I guess I spoiled her too much...].
And when he saw me, his expression softened again, and he waved his hand and left.
That night's breastfeeding was the worst.
She got involved with Martha, telling her why Martha had told Malberk, and she was full of sarcasm.
This woman doesn't seem to regret it at all...
Day by day life goes by with such things happening.
The magic skills I copied from the second son and the combat skills I copied from the Knight Commander can't be used by babies, so they're useless treasures.
I had no choice but to raise the skill level of [Magic Manipulation] by changing my own mana in various ways within my body, or by constantly deploying recovery magic...
Both maxed out in less than a year...
Eh? Level 10 was the max?
Is it too fast because there is [Skill growth]?
The heck, [Skill Growth] is also maxed out...
It's almost been a year since I was born.
Fortunately, I was able to eat without being breastfed by Lilei.
It's still half baby food and half warm goat milk, but I'm thankful that I don't have to look at Lilei's face.
This spring, Stefano, Lilei, and Felika will be participating in the royal capital's social circle. It seems that Adio, who entered last year and is currently a second year student, will also join the circle.
I'm the only one left in the territory.
No, Sebas, Grandma Fel, and Martha are also here.
No problem.
And the same goes for the fall social circle.
I'm the only one left.
However, this time Malberk came to visit and I spent some time at Malberk's house.
Malberk's wife (Lilei's mother, my grandmother) seemed like a nice person, and she welcomed Martha, who came with me.
As a baby, I was overjoyed at this time.
It seems that Malberk scolded Lilei again after they returned. He also let out a yell that echoed throughout the mansion.
When I turned 2 years old, I was finally able to speak words that seemed like words, so I asked Sebas to teach me some lessons.
I've had them read picture books to me so far, but I'm tired of it...
I asked Sebas that I wanted to study harder.
Perhaps it was the urge to learn that had been suppressed for about two years, but I quickly memorized reading, writing, and calculations that Sebas taught me.
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