Cain walked over to the group of children.
Most of the children have finished their parent greeting rounds, and most of them are gathered there.
At the back of the group, he listened to the children's conversation.
Teres was with the kings and I was waiting leisurely when Silk came in.
'Master Cain, are you alone? Teres is over there and we can talk about it together.
Then he brings me some juice. We pick up our glasses and sit in a nearby chair and talk together.
'I'm surprised there's more people here than I expected. I'm glad Master Cain is here because we can't be talking at Teres' place.'
'Silk, I think it's time to stop being Master Cain. I don't need Master Cain.
Hmm. Cain-kun, then! Should I call you Baron Cain?
No, no, Mr. Cain is better.
As they were talking happily together, three of them came up close.
'Here, Miss Silk, be in a good mood. You have a lovely dress today.'
Good evening, Master Habit. Thank you.
In a curt manner, Silk returns the greeting as well.
Then he starts talking to Cain again. I continue talking, wondering if Cain is okay with it, too.
One of his cronies, who has been following him, calls out to him.
You there. The Marquis of Corzino's heir apparent, Master Habit, is here. The Marquis of Corzino's heir apparent, Mr. Habit, is here. And you interrupt me while I'm talking to Miss Silk.
'The son of the marquis and his cronies who stared at you during that audience?
'Yes, sir. Good evening, Lord Habit, it is a pleasure to meet you, Baron Cain.''
I didn't dare to give my family name.
Because I'm a bit cocky.
I'm not sorry. A black smile.
And his cronies have fallen for it beautifully.
I'm not sure how a baronet's son is referring to his legitimate son, Lord Habit, as a "lord". Don't put a sire or a sama!
The other crony caught it as well.
Yes, we're both sons of the baron. If you're the baron's son, you should fix us up.
Miss Silk has a look on her face, wondering what these people are talking about.
'Wait, both of you, you must be too poor a baron to take your surname Cain, apologize now and I'll restrain you both. Miss Silk is worried about you, too.
He answers, glancing at Miss Silk.
She wants to show Silk that she's good-looking.
"Hey, Cain, you're not the baron's daughter--
Wait a minute.
What?
Silk was about to dismember it when Cain stopped him.
''Excuse me. Marquis's son, Viscount's son, I'll take your name again.''
The word "son" made all three of them angry.
One of them tried to grab his chest.
'I am Baron Cain von Silford, son of Garum von Silford Gracia Frontier Earl, Baron Cain von Silford. I'm not the baron's son, I'm the baron.'
He replied with a smile on his face.
At those words, the three of them stopped.
No matter how much of a baron, he was an anointed and independent nobleman. Because of their association, the son of a senior aristocrat is considered to be higher than the son of a senior noble, but an anointed noble is higher than the son of a senior noble.
Moreover, the frontier counts of Garum are not even of the same faction as the Marquis of Corzino. The frontier count and the marquis are equal in terms of duties only.
All three of them feel impatient with the scattered rude responses to that baron.
''Cain-sama saved us the other day when Princess Telestia and I's carriage was attacked by a herd of orcs, by killing thirty of them all by himself. That's why he was knighted as a baron the other day.
Silk replied with a heartbeat for some reason.
'... I heard about it from my parents too. I'm sure they'll be happy to hear that you're a top-notch swordsman and magician, and that you've destroyed a whole pack of orcs all by yourself. And that there was a child our age who was ordained.
One of his cronies began to speak.
Habit and his cronies shuddered as they heard the words.
Step by step, they step back.
'Shh, shh, excuse me. We have some business to attend to, so we'll take our leave now.
Habit just ran away.
His cronies flee with him.
Cain takes a seat and takes a breath.
I've never heard of you before," he said, "but by the way, Cain-kun is pretty black. I've never heard of him before. I could tell right away that your smile was thinking bad things.
Silk is laughing with tears stored in her eyes.
I thought I'd done it.
'This, this is ...'
Cain is upset. And Silk smiles.
'I'll tell Teres about it sometime.
I'm even more upset.
'How dare you! Next time you date me, I'll keep my mouth shut.
I quickly realized that I couldn't win.
'... yeah. Please do.
I feel like I've lost something.
'Yes! Then I'll tell your father later!
I could beat Rayne, but I just didn't feel like I could beat Silk and Teres.
As we were talking, Teres came in.
''I've finally been released. Master Cain has been talking to Silk the whole time! That sounds like fun.
Teres, who is sulking a bit, is also cute.
"Speaking of which, you know, just now, Cain-kun is black--
Wait a minute.
Cain held Silk's mouth down. He held Silk's mouth down with one hand and put one of his own fingers to his mouth with one hand and did it shhhh.
'Master Cain, touching the lips of an unmarried woman .... This needs to be reported to the duke.
Teres replies, smiling. His eyes aren't smiling, though.
'Oh. . sorry.
He removes his hand from Silk's mouth.
'Master Cain, please be honest with me. Silk, what happened?
It was Teres, who looked worried.
'Hmm? It's nothing. I'm going on an upcoming date with Cain-kun.
Silks that are easily revealed. I wish you had kept it a little longer.
"De, de, de, it's a date! That's not fair! And then, before I knew it, you were calling him "Kun" instead of "Sama"! It's not fair. I want to date Master Cain too.
Teres answers, blushing.
'I understand. Teres, let's go on a date sometime.
Cain said, and Teres was red to his ears.
'I'll definitely be there. I'm looking forward to it.'
That's when a voice comes from behind me.
'What are you going to do?'
As it is, Teres returns to his voice.
'Of course you have a date with Master Cain.
Teres says, turning around. Then he froze.
There was His Majesty.
A smiling smile, but not a smile in his eyes.
This is not good.
''Hmm. It's Cain. I think we need to have a long talk about Teres in another room. The unveiling is almost over. We have to talk about the game we just played, so why don't we talk to each other to our hearts' content.
Then he pats me on the back. It hurts a little bit. A normal child would be crying.
... Yes, Your Majesty, I understand.
I had to nod emphatically.
The unveiling was over, and now it was the usual reception room. I'm sure you'll be able to find a lot of people who are willing to pay for it.
I've brought out three more sets of reversals that I have. I only made one for the royal family, so this one is for the nobility. We only made one for the crown, so this one is for the nobility. It's easy to explain. It's just a matter of putting them in order.
We played a few games while I taught him.
'This is interesting! The rules are simple and need to be considered. That's fun for kids and adults alike!
His Majesty would be delighted. Of course everyone else is too.
'We have made it available for the public to buy for a single silver coin. I thought you could buy it for the nobility for a silver coin.
Hmm, that's not so bad. But still, Cain can do business as well? Maybe you should try starting your own business association.
I didn't know that was an option. I'm only five years old, so I'll think about it sooner or later.
I hung out with Reversi a lot after that. I don't even know how long I hung out with him.
And finally I was ready to go home.
"Well, then, Your Majesty, I'll leave you to it.
He bows his head and turns to leave with Garum.
'Wait a minute. Speaking of which, you said you were going on a date with my Teres. What's that supposed to mean? Sit there and try to explain it to me.
His Majesty froze at those words.
''Speaking of which, Cain-kun. It looks like you have a date with my silk too! We're supposed to get engaged, but we're still working on it in secret, so be careful.
Furthermore, Duke Eric dropped a bomb on him.
Afterwards, Cain, who had been blamed heavily by His Majesty and the Duke, returned home, exhausted.