Reborn Little Girl Won’t Give Up - Chapter 242
Chapter 242: If You Don’t Give Up
Last chapter of the Kingdom Arc /o/
Jude struggled to keep serious while he was smiling slightly as he led me to the kitchen of the mansion where there was a large square cake decorated with cream was prepared on the table.
“Lei-sama, your important job is to right happy birthday on this cake.
”
“Ai!”
When I saw the cake up close, I saw that the edges had been decorated with fruit, but the centre was pure white.
I wrote a big ‘Happy’ with coloured cream.
My hands were shaking a little, but it definitely said ‘Happy’.
But it was a little too big.
“There’s no room to write birthday anymore,” Jude said while sounding a bit troubled.
“Nico and I will write it.
We write a lot better than Lei.
”
“Hmm.
We’ll just have to write it small.
”
“Pwease.
”
It’s a little annoying that they’re better than me at this, but I can leave what I can’t do to them.
We all struggled with the cream, but everyone worked on writing ‘Happy Birthday’.
The chef carefully placed the cake onto a cart.
Underneath the cart was a paper crown that Nii-sama and I made together.
When Jude heard that the crown is to be placed on Otou-sama’s head, he looked conflicted.
.
.
.
Chris and Nico pushed the cart while Jude watched over them worriedly.
Why aren’t I pushing it? I can’t reach, so I did my best cheering them on.
“I’m shorry I couwdn’th hewp.
”
“You have the important task of putting that crown on his head.
”
“Leave pushing the cart to us big ones.
”
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“Thawnks.
”
They’re both good kids.
When I thought about it, I realised that I was using the Prince to do something like this, and Lam-ojisama, his Otou-sama, will see, but it’s okay.
Otou-sama is the star of the show today.
Jude opened the door wide, and we pushed the cart slowly into the room and up to the table.
“Otou-syama shith down on thhe chair.
Righth here.
”
“Here?”
“Ai! Nii-syama!” I got Otou-sama to sit down on the table with the cake and called Nii-sama over, and we put the crown on his head together.
“Lei and Luke, this is…”
“Ith’sh a crown for thhe birthhday boy.
”
Nii-sama explained what I had said since Otou-sama didn’t understand a word I was saying as I puffed my chest out in pride.
“This means that Otou-sama is the King for the day.
I’m sorry Your Highness.
”
He even paid attention to this slip in the presence of the Princes.
Nii-sama is great.
“This distorted congratulations is…” Otou-sama quickly rephrased his words, “This heartfelt congratulations is…”
“Lei wrothe ‘Happy’.
”
“I wrote ‘Birth’.
”
“And I wrote ‘day’.
”
Chris and Nico went back to their respective guardians, but they reported their achievements.
”
“What a wonderful way to wish me a happy birthday.
I haven’t seen such a delicious cake since Claire made one for me.
Yes, she did.
”
Otou-sama was surprised.
“You’re right, Otou-sama.
The three of us celebrated your birthday together when Claire-okaasama was here.
”
Nii-sama looked as if he had finally remembered this.
“You’re right Luke.
Yes.
We were happy.
”
Maybe Otou-sama didn’t think about Nii-sama at that time.
But they had spent time together as a family.
“Then I’ll cut the cake.
”
Nii-sama eagerly cut the cake with the knife as if he was breaking off Otou-sama’s sentiments.
Then, he put the first slice of cake onto a plate and brought it to Otou-sama.
“Now it’s Lei’s turn.
”
“Ai!”
I stuck the fork into the part of the cake that had lots of fruits on it.
I carefully brought the cake to Otou-sama’s mouth as Nii-sama held the plate.
“Lei, isn’t that a bit too much?”
“Ith’sh fine, here ith comesh.
”
It’s not proper manners for a noble to eat cake with their mouth wide open.
But I can’t carefully feed him cake if I only scoop a little at a time onto the fork.
I pushed the fork into Otou-sama’s reluctant mouth.
He had no choice but to open his mouth.
“Ah.
Nom.
”
“Yummy? Yummy?”
“Hmm”
“Yummy?”
Nii-sama laughed while chiding me, “You’re being unreasonable Lei.
Otou-sama’s mouth is still full of cake.
”
“Yup.
”
When Otou-sama finally swallowed the cake, he faintly lifted the edge of his mouth, which still had cream on it.
It was a sign that he was in a good mood.
“It was delicious.
Thank you, Lei and Luke.
I want to thank Prince Nicholas and Chris too.
”
“It’s a good birthday,” Prince Lambert said, and a round of applause and congratulations filled the room.
Jude finally stepped forward and quietly announced, “I will now cut the cake and serve it to everyone.
”
“Hmm.
Thanks.
Oh, what’s the matter Stan?”
I stretched my hand out with a napkin to wipe Otou-sama’s mouth, but he suddenly looked across the table and widened his eyes in surprise.
“It’s nothing,” Stan-ojisama’s voice was a little shaky as he covered his eyes with one hand.
“It’s not nothing.
What’s wrong with you?”
“You’re right, Dean.
Even though you’ve never cared about whether I was sick or not before.
”
Otou-sama tilted his head in confusion since he didn’t know what Stan-ojisama was on about.
“You were always a restless person who always looks as if your mind is occupied elsewhere.
You didn’t understand your own feelings nor those of others.
I couldn’t take my eyes off you because I was so worried.
”
I’m sure Stan-ojisama is the only person who can say this to Otou-sama, who is a head of one of the Four Marquis Houses and is involved in national politics and channelling magic into the magic stones for the barrier since he is Otou-sama’s best friend.
“I never imagined that I would see you smiling and caring about children and me like a normal person.
”
Him looking at Otou-sama and saying this while smiling is indeed a sign of their long friendship.
Most people would think Otou-sama has a poker face.
“You’re finally able to live in this world with your feet on the ground.
Today is like your real birthday.
”
“Today is my real birthday, you say?” Otou-sama repeated what Stan-ojisama had said.
Then, he looked at me, who was still clutching the napkin, then at Nii-sama and smiled.
“I’m deeply grateful that I was born into a better world.
”
“Otou-syama, your mouthh.
”
“Ah, please wipe it for me.
”
“Otou-sama is surprisingly careless.
”
“Sorry.
”
Laughter filled the room.
Seeing Otou-sama like this reminded me of when we had first met.
I thought I had bad luck when I was born into this world and believed that I could get away from the Marquise House and quickly become independent.
But I’m living happily every day now which made those days seem like an illusion.
When I look up, Otou-sama is there, and Nii-sama and next to me.
When I look back, I see Nico and Chris smiling.
Mark raised his eyebrows as if to say, “Don’t forget about me,” and Felicia was clutching her hands in a worried manner.
And as if he understood everything, Gill watched over us like his father, Stan-ojisama.
Then there’s Natalie, Hans and everyone’s families were here.
“Thish ish bwishsh.
” (This is bliss)
Good things will happen if you don’t give up.
I gripped my hands.
It’s my turn to be a lady.
But I have something important to do before that.
“Lei wiww eath cawe thoo.
”
And so my days go on.