Chapter 173: 172 Eating things given by strangers
In the West District, Noble District of the Royal Capital.
After leaving the Lazahad family’s residence, Shane found himself walking reluctantly down a main street, heading towards Lake Heart Island where the Royal Palace was located.
“I really don’t want to go…”
Fingering the Holy Sword hanging at his waist, Shane sighed heavily.
“I wonder if I’ll encounter any trouble again this time…”
Shane always felt that visiting Luoqi at the Royal Palace would inevitably lead to some kind of mischief.
Not to mention, just being there among those eager to court Luoqi, and having Shane walk right into the Princess’s bedroom in front of them, seemed like a recipe for trouble no matter how he thought about it.
“Ever since coming to the Royal Capital, it seems I have to be annoyed by these so-called nobles every day. I really feel like pulling a Beddo and slaughtering all the nobles here just once.”
Shane thought this rather bitterly.
It wasn’t that he feared these so-called nobles; he just found them bothersome.
So, despite appearing somewhat reluctant, Shane still continued his pace towards the Royal Palace.
Along the way, Shane passed by a dessert shop and was suddenly drawn to a figure.
It was a little girl standing in front of the dessert shop’s window.
The reason Shane was attracted to her was simple.
Indeed, the little girl was excessively cute.
Dressed in a Gothic dress resembling a princess gown, paired with high boots, white stockings, and complementing her exceedingly young but extraordinarily delicate features, similar to a doll, she was overwhelmingly adorable.
It wasn’t just Shane who thought so; even the passersby couldn’t help but have their attention caught by the little girl.
“Hey, look at that child…”
“Isn’t she too cute?”
“Is she a child of some noble?”
“I haven’t seen her around; maybe she’s a noble from outside?”
“Oh, I really want to greet her and take her home…”
“Then go talk to her.”
“I want to, but this is the Noble District. If that child is really from a Great Noble House, offending her family would be horrible.”
People passing by whispered quietly to each other, their gazes filled with affection for the little girl.
If it weren’t for the concerns mentioned in the conversation above about possibly offending a Great Noble House, those fidgety, starry-eyed noble young masters probably would have gone up to talk to her long ago.
Contempt filled Shane’s eyes.
“Trying to hit on such a small child? Disgusting!”
Even as he despised them, Shane couldn’t help but keep his gaze fixed on her.
Don’t get the wrong idea; this was purely appreciation.
After all, he was not a lolicon, but a gentleman of gentlemen. Tielle could attest to that.
But on the other hand, a flicker of suspicion briefly crossed Shane’s eyes.
“Why do I feel the Magic Power of this child is a bit strange?”
Leveraging his “Magic Perception” Skill, Shane should have been able to clearly feel someone else’s Magic Power.
Yet, looking at the little girl, Shane somehow felt as if his own Perception was being blocked.
“Is it my imagination?”
Shane pondered thoughtfully.
At that moment, Shane suddenly realized that the little girl had turned around.
Moreover, for some reason, her gaze was directed straight at him, staring fixedly and not turning away.
This caught Shane somewhat off-guard, and he instinctively looked around to see if there was anyone else near him.
Unfortunately, in the position Shane was in, he was all by himself.
“Is she watching me?”
Shane was somewhat surprised.
Then, the girl’s action confirmed Shane’s thoughts.
The adorably explosive little girl walked towards Shane.
As she approached, Shane noticed she was holding a small pillow in her arms.
“Taking a pillow out shopping?”
How sleepy must she be?
However, for some reason, the girl holding the pillow didn’t seem odd; instead, it looked completely natural, as if she were a little princess just waking up from bed. This added several levels to her already explosive cuteness.
At this point, even Shane felt the impulse to swoop this girl away.
And the little girl, unaware of Shane’s thoughts, simply approached him.
The little girl pointed at the dessert shop window she had been watching and spoke to Shane.
Shane blinked, staring blankly at the little girl, unsure of her intention.
The little girl did not seem impatient.
“That,” she said, tugging on Shane’s sleeve and continuing to point at the dessert shop window, “buy it for me.”
This time, Shane understood.
“Do you want me to buy you a dessert from that store?”
Shane asked for confirmation.
The girl nodded her head; she didn’t seem too eager but kept her round and bright eyes fixed on Shane.
Shane couldn’t help but feel soft-hearted.
“Well, I don’t mind,” Shane scratched his cheek and spoke somewhat awkwardly to the girl, “but didn’t your family tell you not to accept things from strangers?”
Upon hearing this, the little girl frowned slightly, as if trying to remember.
Then she shook her head.
“No.” The girl spoke crisply, “Rather, I often receive gifts from many strangers I don’t know, including lots of food.”
“Is…is that so?” Shane suddenly became concerned and asked, “You didn’t eat them, did you?”
Such a cute little girl could be easily lured by strange uncles with snacks; that would truly be a terrible crime.
Fortunately, the girl’s response was reassuring.
“No.” The girl was still succinct, shaking her head as she said, “I’m tired of those things. Even though the people around me always say they’re precious, each worth tens of thousands of gold coins, I don’t want to eat them.”
“That’s good.” Shane patted his chest, relieved, until a moment later when he suddenly woke up, astonished, “Wait a second, did you just say how much those things were worth?”
If he hadn’t misheard, each was worth tens of thousands of gold coins?
Unaware of why Shane was stunned, the little girl tugged on his sleeve again.
“Anyway, buy that for me.” The girl was somewhat persistent, “I’ve never seen that before and want to try it.”
Saying this, the girl pulled Shane along.
“Okay, okay, I get it. I’ll buy it; just stop pulling me… Holy crap! That’s some serious strength!”
The little hand that pulled Shane displayed terrifying strength, dragging him effortlessly to the front of the dessert shop without giving him a chance to resist.
Shane also took the opportunity to see the name of the dessert shop—”Lilith’s Dessert Shop.”
The name made Shane pause, then remember.
“Isn’t this the dessert shop that Princess mentioned?”