7. Choco Kid

"My Young Lady, good night" Vio said after she put a blanket on me and then went out of my room.

After making sure Vio had come out, I opened my eyes again. I couldn't possibly sleep after so many events this afternoon. Starting from the totem, crown prince, Or a voice that only one person can hear.

At first I thought that it was the crown prince's voice because that voice was asking about chocolate. But if I listen again, it's not the crown prince's voice. The voice asking about chocolate and the voice calling the crown prince's name were the voices of the same person.

I got off the bed and approached the door. If Vio is gone, it means Vincent is on guard outside my room. Then how can I get out? I want to see daddy....

This afternoon. After we got home, my dad's immediately took me to my room and left everything for Vio and the doctor to examine me because I went out of the house while I was recovering from illness--daddy was worried about me. But amidst his worried expression, I can see my dad's seems to be hiding something. Dad looks like he's holding an invisible heavy burden.

After the doctor said I was fine, my dad immediately left me. Not as usual. Daddy usually would stay for a while to accompany me, but earlier daddy seemed in a hurry.

"Is Vincent out front?. How can I get him out of there?" I thought.

I opened the door slightly to take a peek. And as in reality. Vincent was literally standing guard outside the door--he was yawning from ear to ear when I saw him. He must be sleepy. Ouch. I wish I could stop time for just a few minutes to get past Vincent's sleepy guard.

Nging!.

What?.

Why is there that sound again? It was the same voice I heard at Earl Lucca's residence this afternoon. The clinking sound of water being split open and the sound like a needle being pierced rapidly, and time being stopped for a second!.

Wait!.

Why doesn't Vincent move like a statue?.

Has time really stopped?!.

I can't think about it now. But of course, I have to take advantage of this as soon as possible or time to move again.

Quickly, I exited the room and ran past Vincent who was completely motionless. How could that be?. What happened?. I can think about it later. Now I have to go to daddy's place!.

At first I thought of looking for my daddy in his working room, but when I looked into his bedproom, I saw a light shining through his slightly open door. So, dad is in his room?.

I slowly approached my daddy's room which was not too far from mine.

"How is the condition of my lord?"

"He should get as much rest as possible. About a week, or maybe a month for his complete recovery, otherwise his totem might go out of control like Earl Lucca's this afternoon"

"Out of control?. That's bad. My lord is the only conqueror who left. If his totem also goes out of control, who else can handle it?"

I'm stunned. I saw my dad's lying on his bed, and of course I also heard the conversation between the doctor and someone I knew. It's Vio!.

Just now, the doctor said daddy's totem would go out of control?. How could that happen?. If it goes out of control then daddy can be seriously injured like Earl Lucca right?. At that thought, my chest constricted again. I don't want daddy to get sick and hurt like that.

"Oh yeah, how is Earl Lucca doing?. Do you know?"

"Of course. He would have almost lost his life if the crown prince hadn't helped us with his magic this afternoon..."

I wanted to run into the room and hug daddy, but if I did that now, I'd only be disturbing daddy's break. And besides, what the doctor said worried me a lot. In that case, I haven't been able to see daddy for a long time ...

"Dad..." I kept going outside the room to see daddy who was sleeping until finally I felt really sleepy and decided to go back to the room to sleep.

Ah. The body of a small child is unreliable.

***

The next morning I was awakened by a loud noise coming from outside my room. It was still very early in the morning where the sun had not even shone brightly.

Then I went out and found several maids surrounding Vincent who was still silent like a statue!.

What?. How can Vincent still be like this?.

Oh my goodness. I haven't had time to think about this magical thing last night because I was too sleepy!. How about this?.

I started thinking. Last night I wished time would stop and my wish would come true, so is Vincent like this because of me?. I did it?. Then I have to return it!, but how?!. Vincent's time even stopped for more than a second!.

I'm starting to panic.

"Don't panic."

A voice echoed inside my ear suddenly. It was the same voice as yesterday!.

"Imagine a clock whose hands stop moving"

The voice gave me a hint. Because I didn't know what to do, so I followed what the voice said. I closed my eyes and started imagining the hands of a clock that had stopped moving.

Ting!.

The sound of clinking water splitting and needles rushing back stabbed my ears then magically Vincent moved again.

"Mr. Vincent, you are amazing at being able to hold your breath and not move an inch!"

"Right!. Are you practicing?"

"Eh? Wh-what?" Vincent looked confused and dazed. Luckily he's still in a sleepy state, so I'll make it a dream for him!

After we entered, I made Vincent sit on the couch and then I climbed into his lap.

"Young Lady, what's wrong?"

"Sleep!" I said. My voice is quite shrill as well.

"E-eh?. Sleeping?. But I have to keep watch outside-"

"Sleeping with Celia!. Sleeping!" I said again. This is the only way for Vincent to forget what happened earlier.

"What?!. No Young Lady!. I could be killed by Duke Leonhart!" Vincent said. He was so shocked that his sleepiness disappeared. Possible?. His eyes still clearly looked sleepy even though he was very surprised.

Alright at this rate, I'll do my signature move! Kick the tears of a child!.

"Sleeping with Cellia..." I said in a sad tone and started to cry.

"Ah!. Fine!. Fine!. Okay, I'll sleep with My Young Lady!. Don't cry okay?"

Vincent said. As expected, it seems everyone here is always scared if I cry. From now on, I will use the 'child's tears' technique for emergencies. Vincent was asleep when he closed his eyes. Even though I'm sure at first he just wanted to pretend to be asleep so I wouldn't cry, but Vincent still seems sleepy, so he's really asleep.

After putting Vincent to sleep like I'd just put a baby to sleep. I then got off his lap and back on the bed before Vio came to see me.

While waiting for the morning sun to rise and Vio to come to wake me up, I started thinking about many things while pretending to be asleep. Ah, I remember that in my previous life I was always like this. Closed my eyes but didn't sleep and kept thinking about many things non-stop because I couldn't sleep. I have severe insomnia so I have to buy sleeping pills to be able to rest.

Okay. Let's start with the magical incident earlier. How can I stop time?. Is it like my magic ability? But I'm still three years old. Isn't it too early to be able to use magic power right?. Or because the soul in this body is not three years old anymore, so I can use magic faster?. Haha!, if people find out, I'll definitely be looked at as weird or maybe seen as great because I can use magic at the age of three. But was it really what I was ability of?.

I started thinking about the voice that had helped me earlier. What if the magic just now actually belonged to that voice?. But if so. Then last night it wasn't me who activated the magic but the voice that activated it? But how can he know I want time to stop?. Can he read my mind?.

Geez. That's terrible!. I'm really afraid of people who can read other people's minds!.

"Hey!"

That sound again! From earlier I was thinking, does he also know what I was thinking earlier?!.

"Hey, answer me when you hear my voice. Only this time I was able to find someone who has similar abilities to mine, so don't ignore me!"

What?. Similar abilities?. So this is really my ability?!.

"Hey!"

I was surprised that the voice snapped at me a bit, so I reflexively answered in a trembling voice. I'm a little scared. Even though my daddy never snapped at me!.

"W-what?"

"Ahem. So... that. Did you eat the chocolate candy I gave you yesterday? How was it? Did you like it?"

The voice changed its tone as if embarrassed. What's with the figure of the owner of this voice actually?. Why is he changing his emotions so quickly like a child?. After all, who is he anyway?!.

"Dad took the candy. Celia can't eat chocolate candy" I said.

"What?!. Why is it taken?! Why it can not?!. That damn old man!. I will teach him a lesson!"

"You can't hurt Cellia's dad!. If you hurt daddy, Cellia will kill you!" I said! Geez. I can't believe I said these rude things with a child's mouth!.

silence.

There was no answer like someone just unilaterally hung up the phone.

You chocolate boy!. Our conversation isn't over yet! Where did that sound go?.

"Hey!. Exactly, Who are you!?. Answer Celia!" I said. Now I snapped at him. But no answer. He's not crying because I snapped right?.

"I'm the crown prince, you idiot!"