Even after that day, Prince Morres would often come to visit Alberto in the middle of the night. And he never came empty-handed, bringing not only documents summarizing the points they had agreed upon the previous day, but also heaps of materials concerning new business ventures.
He prepared all of that already? When the hell does this man ever rest?
Alberto was horrified every single time, but as time passed, he gradually grew accustomed to the prince’s visits. By now, he had even begun applying his rouge neatly at night before waiting for him.
[Ah, Jester! Today, too, you look as wonderfully distracting and ridiculous as ever!]
The fire fairy who had accompanied the prince again today happily circled around Alberto. Apart from the prince and Captain Bruno, Alberto was one of the rare humans to have earned the fairy’s favor. Unfortunately, he could not understand even the slightest bit of the affectionate thoughts directed toward him.
“Welcome, Your Highness. Am I expected to review every single document you brought again today?”
“Of course. Anything we can do, we need to hurry up and get done. There’s no telling how long you’ll be able to stay tied to this work.”
“Pardon?”
“Oh, it was nothing. Don’t worry about it and just get to work.”
“Yes……”
Alberto soon resigned himself to his fate and took the documents the prince held out to him.
Lately, he had been so busy that he did not even have the leisure to sink into thoughts of…