GDC 131

Loic was honestly having fun.

At the lakeside play area, there were all sorts of attractions and games. When Annette inserted the tickets Jerome had given her into the magic device, most of the games started working automatically without needing attendants.

“Magic Lake?”

“You have to fish up those toy fish in the water! The big ones are worth one point, and the little ones are worth five!”

“Monster Hunt? Do I hit them with this hammer?”

“Only when the monster dolls pop out of the holes! Wait—don’t hit so hard! You’ll break them!”

More than half of these games were ideas that the brilliant Grand Duchess herself had come up with.

He had thought the place, meant for kids Raphael’s age, would feel childish—but it didn’t.

Since Loic had never experienced a normal childhood, everything here fascinated him.

Besides, there was no one watching.

He didn’t need to act…