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Idle Talk
The Third Princess Layla Looking Up At The Sky
「You’re still looking up at the sky?」
「......yes」
When I looked outside from my bedroom window, Sariya curiously asked me.
This is my favorite place where even someone with a leg disability like me can enjoy the outside world.
When I open the window, I can hear the sounds of life from people and their lively conversation, along with the refreshing wind entering the room. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
I can not see their appearance from there, however, if I gather magic power in my eyes to strengthen my vision, I can see people's faces as they walk on the main street.
But, once, once in a while, men are doing manual labor........they, it troubles me since they are making me embarrassed somehow when I see them walking on the streets as they expose their upper body.
Even though there are so many people around, why are they dressed like that....... I wonder if everyone is not embarrassed by that? If it were me, then I would simply be unable to look them in the eye.
Just looking at them like this makes my face feel hot.
It’s also disconcerting to look at them often. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
This is how I interact with the outside world since I can not walk around freely because of my social standing and constitution.
In truth, I know that it’s impossible, but I can help but think that I wanted to freely walk the streets just like the people of the royal capital.
What’s happening in the world outside of this large royal castle?
The sea, where its seawater spreads out to the horizon. Mountains that were larger than this Misfrit castle where I lived. The wide plains, spreading out just like a green carpet. There are a lot of things in this world such as deserts, villages, monsters, and animals that I do not know.
I want to look at them with these eyes, feeling it with my skin, enjoy it with my ears, and taste it with my tongue.
I want to know them more and more. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
It’s been a few years since I’m aware of this feeling. I have been living with that kind of feeling desperately locked up inside me, however, these days I feel that they have become stronger.
The scene from three weeks ago, I will not be able to forget them.
Two boys walking freely, and excitedly in the wide-open sky.
I can not tear my eyes off of them, seeing those two boys living freely and enjoying their lives fully.
Compared to those two, do I enjoy my current life? Am I satisfied with my life?
There are not a few days when I think about such things.
「Can you see those two boys?」
「……no, I can not see them.」
Even today, the royal capital sky is clear, there are no clouds to be seen, but those two boys are not there.
It’s as if they are saying that my eyes had deceived me. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Don’t you think that maybe you’re mistaken?」
「No, it’s not. I saw them with these two eyes!」
I resolutely answered Sariya, who laughed and said that as if making fun of me.
Even though it’s not, Sariya said that I was mistaken.
After that day, I looked up at the sky, but still, I have not seen those two boys again.
But, it’s not a mistake. Definitely, that’s all I can say.
「Then, what kind of boys are they?」
「One of those boys has brown hair with a stern look in his eyes, while the other one........if I’m not mistaken, I think it’s a boy with sleepy-looking eyes and brown hair. 」
「Seems like you’re not confident about the other boy........」
I wonder what is it?
We strengthened our eyes with magic power as our eyes met, and we also waved our hands to each other. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
And yet, the boy who is supposed to be the magician doesn’t leave that much of an impression.
Ummm........should I say that he has this lackluster face, or should I say that he doesn’t stand out? I think that his unremarkable features would likely be buried if there were a lot of people around him.
「And here I thought that you would insist that it was a blond-haired, blue-eyed handsome boy just like the one that appeared in stories........」
「I’m not that kind of person.」
I turned away as if sulking from Sariya, who laughed like a bully from someplace.
Certainly, I have a physical disability and I tend to stay inside the castle, and I also read a lot of books, but I will not confuse them with reality ........probably.
「That’s right, isn’t it. Layla would rather prefer a brown-haired handsome boy, isn’t she? There is a princess of a kingdom in the『On A Night of Full Moon』, who met a commoner one day and fell in love with him, and because of their difference in social status, they eloped on a night of full moon ――」
「Kyaaaaaaaaaa! Why does Sariya have that! Even though I use The History of Misfrit Kingdom as its book cover and place it in an inconspicuous place!?」
I turn my wheelchair to take the romance story in Sarya’s hand back. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Then I rolled the tires to approach Sariya and reach out with my hands, but I could not reach them.
「Although Layla likes to read stories, don't you think that you have badly misused the history book? Of course, I will notice them immediately.」
Sariya laughed in amusement.
Kuh! If I could stand up, then it would be easy to take it back! I truly hate these unmoving legs!
「Please return it! Sariya!」
「I will return it after I finished reading it, okay」
Today Sariya looks like a demon with that tender smile on her face.
「……but, Layla yearns for this kind of thing, huh. Ufufu, though I think I understand how it feels.......」
Sariya said that while flipping through the pages *parapara*.
It’s so embarrassing! She knows about my wish from being unable to go out from the castle.
I can’t take it anymore, I want to jump off from here!
I hung my head in shame and my face turned red, and to that, Sariya whispered close to my ear, as if to give me an additional blow. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「I hope someday that a cool guy would appear and take me out of here.」
「Geez! Sariya!」
「You look cute when your face turned red like thatー」
「I want to drink tea, so please prepare it! Come on, please, quickly close the book!」
「Okay okay」
Author Note :
Even though I wanted to create a more peaceful atmosphere…
I might occasionally insert a short chapter about Layla from now on.
There is a lot of news regarding Asians being attacked in the US these days, people are really being unreasonable.
In any case, I hope for those who live in the US to take care of themselves.
Spread love and kindness, not hate.
Stay safe everyone.
WHEN THEY WILL MEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAs of now they have not met.
Deletehow about now? on the raws? or on patreon still no?
Deletein latest chapter Al went to Misfit family, but not meet Layla (yet)
DeleteThanks for the chapter!!!
ReplyDeleteThere were a series of attacks recently, many of which were not directed at Asians, like the paranoid Syrian who attacked white people in a mall in Colorado. The DC attacker was a black nationalist (Nation of Islam) The California shooter was hispanic (Gonzalez). The two black girls who attacked the Uber driver remorselessly dragged a South Asian man to his death, not East Asian. The insane lockdown has doubled depression, anxiety, etc. The news has stirred resentment.
ReplyDeleteThe network news has many agendas, and these agendas have little to do with the truth. Tim Pool has a better grasp of it than most of the news. It's good to have empathy, but the news lies by leaving out context.
Anyways, thanks for the chapter.
Yes, the quarantine/lockdown made people even more irritable I think
DeleteOh, I don't know about Tim Poll, I'll check on it
Thanks for the info
Stay safe
Thanks for the chapter and I really want them meet soon.
ReplyDeleteMe too XDD
DeleteThanks for chapter Nano Desu
ReplyDeleteI am now worrying that this very princess will be a victim to MC when they met.
ReplyDeleteA victim of disappearing cupcake on his pocket just like what happen to those hopeless adventures playing on his hands...
Nah, with how skillfull the princess is with magic, I think she will quickly sense the magic power.. And Al's trick will be exposed lol
DeleteI wish the author wouldn't keep pointing out how lackluster Al's looks are. Making fun of someone's facial features is basically bullying. One of the reasons why I hate this novel.
ReplyDeleteHuh, no, they simply explaining how Al looks? Not insulting him because of his looks,
DeleteAnd did you forget, this is a novel and they have to explaine someone facial feature in word,
But Al is constantly being compared to how other characters look. Like how his face is not as refined as his family's. It just seems so rude.
DeleteThat is part of long lasting joke, indeed a lot of Times al friend and Al himself comparing Al facial feature with his other family member but its mostly just a close friend joke, its just like how two men BFF insulting each other with no end,
DeleteAnd one more thing, the family member never once mentioning Al facial feature in negatif way, hell nobody in this series that mentioning Al face have ill intent, and Al himself is knew of that fact and Al himself do care about his facial feature but not to the point he got depress by it
Then what do you call this?
DeleteWhen I looked at the two of them with an earnest gaze, Elna-kaasan put her hand on my cheek and caressed it.
Ooh! My earnest request was conveyed, she will permit me to leave!
When my eyes brightened in anticipation looking at the gentle Elna-kaasan, Elna-kaasan pinches my cheek.
「It, it hurts!?」
「......this is a fake. There’s no way that Al can have such lively eyes. Our Al has a rather dead-looking eyes, and an even more cheeky look on his face .」
「Ham, ham he heal hing!」 4
Good grief, what a rude mother. Doubting her own child, even though she gave birth to me while in pain.
I was shocked that the quiet Nord-tousan also pulled my cheek from the other side.
「……seems like the real thing」
「That’s right」
Maybe they pretty much accepted me as the real thing after I tried to explain it with teary eyes, the two of them let go of their hand from my cheeks.
That one is proof that Al parent is watching Al properly, they meant by Al can't have lively eye and a Cheeky looked on Al face is mostly about Al overall aura, Al normally languid and the parent does not meant anything indicatingbabout Al facial feature, and about Al dead eye? Al indeed have a dead eye and the parent have shown concern about it in multiple occasion because if your 7 year old son have eye like that, of course you do be worry right?,
DeleteTo make thing clear Al live in a world of middle technologi wise, there is no tv,internet and stuff like that so normally children are a lot more active,
But Al is just languid at everything wich is weird for a kid and if ask what his dream for future, he answer is just like a retired granpa,
All in all Al is a weird kid, he did make a lot of money from stuff he Made and have talent for magic and what i like the most about it is the parent reaction to that, they still treat al like a normal children, the parent never force Al to do anything Al does not want(except for martial training for self defend from monster or bandit and studying) but they always make suggestion to Al about what to do in the future, just like this trip to kagura their parent wont let Al go because security problem until romba decide to join
Agreed with your statement. This is why we need to understand not only first and third person perspective but also second person perspective. Many said that they hate Eleanora, but for me, she a kind sister with tomboy personality. She caring for Al wellbeing as she always find Al in everywhere he goes. This is because Al is languid. So I wish all the heater, please put yourself in Al family's perspective (second person perspective).
DeleteThanks For the chapter,I will be waiting for the next one!!!
ReplyDeletePlease post new chapters🤤
ReplyDeletemaaan i want them to meet in the most lackluster way imaginable
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame that the princess will be looking out the window and pondering about her fate of being shackled to a wheelchair for 8 more years before she meets up with Al. Even after 500 chapters, they havent met. This must be the biggest plot bait even for trashy WN standards
ReplyDelete