Laydocks had never laid a hand on the children, but today, he truly felt like he wanted to give Luid a honey punch, just enough to teach him a lesson.

But as always, he couldn’t lay a honey punch on the children who had been raised without a mother since birth.

“I told you it’s an adult problem. And our Yukanadar and Blake have resolved all their pentup emotions.”

“Hmph. It seems the Duke has made another threat! The Duke made Lucy cry earlier, didn’t he!”

Listening attentively from the side, Lucy nodded as if to confirm that was true.

“That’s right. The Duke is scary.”

“See?! Look. Lucy also says she’s scared!”

Laydocks could understand how deep Luid’s distrust was for the Duke of Blake.

However, when he decided to tutor Prince Kian, it was the same as deciding to serve the ruler of this country. That meant, Kian was to become Luid’s ruler.

From Laydocks’ point of view, his son was kicking out this and that child, saying he didn’t recognize his ruler, and causing a headache.

“Luid. The Duke may be a scary person, but he’s not a bad person.”

“If he makes a child cry, he’s a bad person!”

However, Lucy couldn’t fully agree with Luid’s statement.

“But, the Duchess is a very wonderful person. I like the Duchess.”

“That’s right, Luid. You haven’t forgotten that the Blake family found our Lucy for us, have you? We mustn’t forget a favor.”

It was certainly a grateful thing that they had found Lucy. But even so, Luid wasn’t particularly glad that Kian was here.

Luid spoke in a drained voice.

“Well, that may be true……”

“Besides, there were other times when he helped our territory, so I’ve decided to entrust Kian to you. Get along with Kian for Lucy’s sake, okay?”

Luid wanted to say something back, but had no words to counter with, so he reluctantly replied.

“Yes.”

“Now, everyone, let’s sit down.”

The study had a circular table in the center, and the children sat around it. Laydocks also sat at the circular table, took out a book, and looked at the children.

“From today, we’re going to study history. You’re all seven years old now, so it’s time to learn history.”

“History?”

Lucy and Luid made faces as if asking what that was, and Laydocks chuckled and patted both children’s heads. Seeing this, Kian was reminded of Vallyjay who used to pat his head frequently.

Although he didn’t know whether he was alive or dead, Kian didn’t hold out hope that his father was alive. After all, there was no way his father, who disappeared without a trace on that snowy mountain, could be alive.

“Yes. It’s about studying how our kingdom came about and what it accomplished.”

“Wow, that sounds fun.”

The twins who said this fell asleep before Laydocks even turned the first page of the history book.

Since the purpose of this history class was not for the two children, Laydocks focused solely on reading the book without giving Kian a single glance, testing him. After all, if Kian was like normal children, he would fall asleep straight away.

But, Kian showed quite an interest. Although it wasn’t a history class where he mingled with friends and listened attentively, there was a different kind of fun from the fairy class he used to have with Bica.

During the time Laydocks was teaching history, Kian’s bright eyes never wavered and sparkled.

Looking at him, Laydocks was able to see the figure of a ruler in Kian once again. He seemed to be certain that Kian would become a ruler who was brighter and wiser than any king before.

‘Has there ever been a crown prince who was this attentive to class at the tender age of seven?’

So, Laydocks almost said, ‘Well done, Your Highness the Prince,’ without realizing it, then coughed a few times and woke the twins up.

“The class is over, let’s get up.”

After finishing the class, Laydocks woke up the twins. Lucy was still halfasleep, and Luid yawned as if he had focused on the class with all his might.

“Dad. The story was interesting.”

“Yes, it was fun.”

The twins who pretended to be innocent after a good sleep, but to Laydocks, it was a common thing.

“That’s right. Well done. Let’s take a short break and continue the class.”

“Yes, Father!”

“I’ll be back in 30 minutes, so don’t fight and play.”

At times like this, the twins were more spirited than anyone else.

“Yes, of course!”

While saying such things, she could see that the children were about to fight, but she had to leave them to get along on their own.

And on the one hand, because Kian was so smart, she had faith that he would surely be able to get along well with her children.

So she promptly left the spot, but when she returned, her headache had worsened.

As soon as she entered the study room, what met Leydoux’s eyes was Kian, who was trying to stop Lucy, and instead had scraped his backhand instead of Lloyd.

“Kian! Are you alright?!”

“Ah. Yes. It’s nothing. I’m fine.”

Although Kian said he was fine, Leydoux already felt a chill running down the back of his head.

We stopped by the capital city briefly before going to the Duke’s house.