The Young Lady Tames the Main Leads

I pointed my finger where Jake was sitting.

There were a lot of wooden blocks and dolls that rustled when touched.

They were all Jake’s toys.

‘Well, this is actually not very interesting to me, but! It’s better to just run and play! But I’ll play with you specially, Jake!’

Thinking to myself, I clenched my fists and placed them under my chin.

“Huh?”

“…….”

“Hewe dowan?”

Then Jake blinked his eyes slowly a few times and shook his head.

“…… ok, ay.”

“…  !”

Jake just looked at me and said so.

Okay!

I heard it clearly with both ears.

I smiled and nodded my head.

‘As expected, that’s right. I got him!’

Afterwards, I taught Jake how to build blocks.

To Jake, who at best had a record of stacking three or four wooden blocks, it seemed that I, who narrowly stacked more than ten blocks, looked really great.

“…… wwuaa.”

An exclamation escaped from Jake’s mouth without him knowing.

I was so proud that I shrugged my shoulders.

“Am gyeat.”

I complimented myself.

Praise becomes fertilizer and makes me grow myself! Then Jake muttered, agreeing with me.

“…… gyeat.”

“Yu can.”

You can do it, I reassured Jake.

“Hewp yu.”

When Jake puts one block on top of it, I put a block on top of it to help him.

And finally the ninth.

The moment I see a tower of ten in front of me…… !

“Uwah.”

My right foot accidentally hit a block, and all the blocks that was piled up collapsed.

“…… !”

It all become vain in an instant.

I quickly apologized to Jake.

“Sow, sowwy…….”

“…….”

Jake’s soft eyes were staring at me.

Somehow, I felt like he was going to cry with tears dripping down there any moment, so I was restless.

But what I heard was unexpected.

“…… it okei.”

“…… !”

“…… do agein.”

Jake picked up the block again with a very resolute face.

Only then did I reply with a sigh of relief.

“…… yay!”

From that day on, we became friends quickly.

At first, Jake, who seldom played outside his room, was running around the mansion and garden with me.

I taught Jake to play tag, hide and seek, and so on.

We shared snacks together, and occasionally took naps together.

Seeing us like that, not only our families, but also the nannies and employees were happy.

At first, they were probably just letting us meet each other with the intention of getting to know each other.

But when Jake and I became incredibly close unexpectedly, Duke Theion’s family and Marquis Saeron’s family were delighted and made the two of us even more close.

Perhaps that’s why. For a while, we spent as much time together as any family.

“Min! Mir!”

From one day on, Jake remembered my name and pronounced it correctly.

“Yesh!”

I really liked that Jake.

We’ve been best friends ever since we were kids.

* * *

In fact, Jake’s first memory of Emir, which he really remembered was long after that.

Jake and Emir had met several times from when they were a year and a half until they were over two years old.

But later, Duchess Theion suddenly fell ill.

She went to the villa outside the capital for a while to recuperate.

Jake also went with her, so they hadn’t seen each other for a while.

After that, the two children met again when they were three years old.

One day after Jake returned to the Duke’s residence in the capital, a carriage arrived at the Duke’s residence.

A girl got out of the carriage.

She had soft gray hair and bright green eyes.

Jake somehow thought he was familiar with the child.

However, because he hadn’t seen her face for a year, my memory of her was fading.

“Hi!”

“…… !”

Meanwhile, Emir spoke to Jake first.

Jake was taken aback and froze on the spot.

But Emir didn’t mind and came over, smiled brightly, grabbed Jake’s hands and asked.

“Jake, remember me? I am Emir Saeron!”

Emir Saeron, Emir Saeron.

As Jake thought of the name, he soon remembered what his nanny and mother had told him when they were living at the village.

He must be sad leaving his close friend in the capital.

It was.

That’s right, that child was Emir.

Jake smiled and nodded his head.

“Yes, Emir!”

“Really? Thank God! Long time no see! I’m sad I haven’t seen you in a while!”

“…… me too.”

Jake felt a bit embarrassed, and as he answered, he lowered his head.

But the way Emir smiled brightly.

That image remained in Jake’s memory for a long time like an afterimage.

As impressive as the first memory.

* * *

I also dreamed of attending the academy.

The Imperial Academy is the only place on the continent where you can receive comprehensive education, and many people from not only the Empire but also neighboring kingdoms come to study abroad.

The minimum entry age is 12 years old.

Because the education process is six years, including middle school and high school, we graduate around the age of 18.

However, in some cases, early admission is possible if you pass the exam.

An example of this was Prince Nicholas, who entered the academy at the age of 9.

Because of this, when I first entered the academy, Nicholas was already in the 6th grade, about to graduate.

So, the time I spent with Nicholas at the academy wasn’t very long.

It was not regrettable.

After all, if we were in different grades, we wouldn’t be able to run into each other that often.

But what I felt a little empty about was the first day of my sophomore year.

It was when I saw the empty seats where we gathered at an outdoor table with our own lunchboxes to have lunch as usual.

Then, as the years went by, one by one my friends graduated, and finally, when I was in sixth grade, no one was left except for Jake and Ninaina.

So, when I think of the academy, I still think of the memories of when the 7 of us were together the most.

* * *

The first day of entering the academy.

I was preparing various things by referring to the guide I had received from the academy.

I had already heard about it from my friends who were attending the academy before me, but I was so excited and nervous that I was actually going to attend myself.

After graduating from kindergarten, I studied with a private tutor for five years.

Being able to study together with other students made me feel like my boredom was finally gone.

“Nanny, when I go to the academy, I have to pack lunch.”

While carefully examining the contents of the guide, I gave a hint to the nanny next to me.

Then the nanny smiled brightly and replied.

“Oh, I have already heard from the madam. I already informed the kitchen, so don’t worry.”

“Really?”

“Of course. The chef and cooks confidently said that they would prepare Miss Emir’s lunchbox perfectly, enviable to other meals.”

“…… Don’t have to be to that extent. Just enough for me to eat in moderation would be enough!”

I shook my head, thinking about going to school together every day with my lunchbox the same height as me riding next to me in the carriage.

“Ooh, yes. Of course. I’ll let the kitchen know what Miss said! Hoho, don’t worry!”

“…… yes, I believe you, nanny.”

Seeing the grinning expression on the nanny’s face seemed like she has a plan, I don’t think it’s going to go the way I thought.

Anyway, the next day I went to school with a moderately(?) generous lunchbox by the employees in my family.

‘I knew it would be like this…… It’s not simple at all!’

Carrying the heavy lunch box to the locker in the academy make me feel like like my arms would fall off.