Anyway, that’s enough. I subtly praised him and skillfully redirected the conversation, concluding the banana talk.

‘Ah.’

Suddenly, another blurry memory related to banana trees faintly revealed its existence. However, it was such an ancient recollection that its form was obscured by the black smoke of diluting ink, making it indistinct.
‘Could this tree be the one the Nesia king offered me when he declared surrender?’

It’s somewhat hazy.

Honestly, since I’ve never seen a tree like this in the empire, if it’s not from the Nesia king, it might be a precious plant offered by another country’s king during peaceful negotiations.

‘Huh? Why is that guy blushing again?’

It’s fortunate that the tiresome situation hasn’t repeated, but I can’t figure out why Kallail is wearing such a excited expression. Before Kallail could notice, I turned my head away.

Suddenly, Ronowe and Beris became unusually quiet.

“Poppie, did you hear? They say it’s incredibly delicious. If we throw you there, you just have to fetch the bananas.”

“Let’s share them equally!”

“Grr!”

Why does Poppie keep getting taken away, muttering something? I inwardly chuckled at the thought of having the ability to erase signals from Poppie. The three of them often huddled together, making a commotion and occasionally playing pranks, so there was always a chance of trouble.

Perhaps that’s why an ominous feeling, like boiling lava, surged within me, ready to erupt…

“One, two~!”

Eventually, Fluer threw Poppie with all her might towards the nearby banana tree.

Thunk.

“Huh? That’s not it?”

Oh, my head.

I touched my forehead with my right hand, looking at Beris and the perplexed Ronowe. It seems that the incessant chattering about Poppie fetching bananas finally prompted someone to think of throwing Poppie to pick them. It was truly a foolish plan.

Moreover, how could they dare to casually take the fruit from the greenhouse plant managed by the royal family? To give them the benefit of the doubt, it was merely a cute mistake of innocent kids who were barely ten years old, but looking broadly, it was a reckless act of damaging the property of the imperial family.

Of course, I had no intention of giving them a severe punishment. Anyway, this news would somehow reach the ears of Lord Fleur, and as parents, Jeff and Hecate would handle the discipline. Perhaps, given it was their first time, they might quietly pass it over, but witnessing such thoughtless begging, I still thought that children were just children.

‘Ugh, are their appetites dominating their brains?’

Along with that, if those damn bananas were already cultivated somewhere as a food that nobles could easily obtain by using their connections in the upper class, and seeing the riot they caused, could it be that milk had already been digested, and their stomachs were growling with hunger?

Indeed, reason had succumbed to momentary appetite.

“Stop doing foolish things and follow me quickly.”

Regardless, Poppie, who clung to the banana, was barely saved by Kallail during the rescue process, and due to Poppie tightly biting the banana during the rescue, one side of the banana snapped off.
I looked at that scene, chuckled, and, with a sound of “heh,” as Poppie struggled with a banana stuck in her mouth, Beris helped her, peeled off the skin, and shared a bite with Ronowe and Poppie.

‘What are they doing?’

It feels like a happy ending from a fairy tale or a novel, but it’s too strange, so I momentarily distanced myself and walked ahead with Freyri and Sasha.

“Let’s go together~.”

Then, the kids who were admiringly eating bananas from behind hastily followed, and I, later, took the opportunity to warn them not to touch anything in the greenhouse recklessly. They weren’t entirely foolish, so if I just told them to be careful, they seemed like kids who would heed my words.

Afterwards, truly behaving well, Ronowe and Beris never threw Poppie into a tree again, and, rather, they apologized politely, saying they thought they had done wrong and quickly forgave them, fearing a flood of tears.

“Lady, Lord. It’s time to return. I’ve come to escort you. Please return to Vladimir as soon as possible.”

Has it been another hour or two since then? Taking breaks during the greenhouse exploration, we leisurely exited, and a different exterior caught my eye at the entrance. The main greenhouse building resembled a temple seen in the ancient era, harmonizing strangely with the arch-shaped main greenhouse.

“Did you all have a pleasant time? Lord Fleur is waiting at the main gate.”

After a while, perhaps another hour or two, servants from the Fleur and Vladimir families came to fetch the children. As if to announce the moment of parting, the sky gradually shed its blue leather and was dyed orange, indicating that evening was approaching.

“Really? Did Mom come to pick us up?”

“Yes, miss.”

Meanwhile, upon hearing that Lord Fleur had come to pick them up, Ronowe ran to the maid with a bright smile, and her red eyes sparkled like ice cream, expressing great excitement as if she were about to eat it.