"……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
After a period of repeated opening and closing of the mouth, the words spouted from her trying to squeeze them out were such.
And Soma shrugs her shoulders back.
"Well... I just wondered why you had to answer so many questions. For example, while it is likely that all but ourselves will be wiped out in order to resist until the end, it would be unnatural for the head of a branch to try to head to the Wang capital first."
"Oh...... I did think it was a little strange there, but you didn't say anything because you wouldn't say anything, did you? I mean, you knew that at that point?
"Normally, we should all choose to lurk when the situation arises, or even if we choose to crush balls. So, whether you knew it or not... well, there were a number of other suspicions. So is Sheila's presence."
"... I'm suspicious?
"Even though that stronghold was close to the Empire, it was only excessive to wear Sheila as a caution stick. Cecil... Well, for convenience's sake, I'd still call it that, even if Cecil begged Sheila for help and Sheila allowed it. Unless it's someone you absolutely need to protect or be there, it's possible."
There's no point in keeping the trump card Sheila down when it comes to supporting a third prince who doesn't have a chance of winning, or even if it's used here, there's obviously something wrong with the place to stay down.
Considering that there was actually a raid, it would also mean that where Sheila is is is where Sheila is most likely to be needed.
Therefore, if there were to be a first moment of suspicion, it would mean that moment when Sheila and I were reunited.
"And then the knight's reaction was a little strange... but he knew about you, didn't he?
"Oh, yes... you're right. The factions were different, but they looked at each other several times, and sometimes they cared."
"Hmm, is it because of that that you were a little strange too?"
From that man, it seemed to me that we should have had our enemies in front of us for once, but we didn't even waver to do anything because we had Somas, or because we were already convinced we'd lost, rather than because they were royal.
Somehow, if it was that guy, I'd feel like he was headed for the situation even if the feud was still going on.
"... That's right. Because he was a knightly knight who could abandon other chores without hesitation, if only for his own faith and for the Lord."
"I don't know if I had to kill a knight like that, but it was more important."
Saying that, I could see that the tentative name Cecil swallowed one spit.
Perhaps the next question is the one you most want to ask.
And I know what they're gonna ask.
"So, but... how did you know you were a woman?
After all, it was almost at the same time that I nodded and Aina and the others pointed my gaze at me.
There is doubt in Eina's eyes, but it is also as expected.
"That's it... is that true? I still don't look that way, do I?
"... Mm, I agree"
"Well, you two would say that. I knew it from the moment I saw it."
We knew from the beginning that Eina and the others recognized this Cecil as a man.
Because the attitude and distance between the two of them toward her was obviously not toward the same sex.
Alert comes first, or it clearly draws a line, even if it seems to be talking intimately at first sight, or so it is.
In the first place, that's why Aina and the others didn't even feel comfortable with her name.
Because Cecil is the name of a man.
But when he told the truth, it was like seeing something suspicious in the eyes of Eina and the others.
"He said he noticed it the moment he saw it... how? The face and physique... they're certainly a little neutral, but no matter how you look at them, man, right?
"... not just the outfit, but maybe the trick"
"Hmm... I see that's what you two looked like"
"I could see... it's not really the same."
"That's what I'm saying."
"... I see you're apparently really finding out"
The moment I said that, the atmosphere that temporarily called Cecil was haunted changed slightly... and Soma felt it to that extent, but it seemed a little different for Eina and the others.
When I open my eyes to surprise, I look at it seriously.
"Huh... now"
"... illusion?
I thought it would be like that from how they were, but they still seemed to see her somewhat differently until now.
And now I can finally see the same thing that Soma sees.
"So, there is. I apologize for the deception I've been making."
"I take it for granted that if you are in your position, you would rather fake your appearance... but that's why you don't know. Doesn't your words and deeds mean you were in disguise to hide being a third prince? Why is it supposed to be a prince in the first place?
"That's what you mean to ask, you didn't know 'over here'. Good, because I almost lost my confidence once I was spotted..."
Saying, she took her hands to her ears, and when they were removed, it was a slightly odd shaped ear that appeared there.
It's pointy as an elf, but short for an elf.
Soma knew what those with ears like that would be called.
"Half Elf, is it...? Hmm, I knew that illusion was being used because of how Eina and the others were doing, but I didn't suspect any more because of that... Nooo, I still haven't had one yet."
"It's an illusion all over you, so it's more of a trouble if you're seen through. in many ways, but"
"Well, that's right. Veritas is a nation of the human species… a nation of the human species supremacy. It would be a big problem if they found out that the royal family had half an elf."
"So, yes, so I became a third prince, and he told me to barely even go out in public. If you're a princess, it's basically used to strengthen relationships with other houses, or with other countries, but if you're a prince, it's possible that you won't be out yet."
"Hmm... I just wish I hadn't recognized it from the start, as long as it's such a hassle."
"Perhaps, but let's just say we thought there was some use for it. It's something we don't even know now, and we don't want to know."
"Well, it won't be a lot anyway.... By the way, I've been wondering, isn't Sheila really surprised that she's actually a half elf? I was surprised she was a woman."
"... I knew that one.... I knew the moment I met him"
"... Huh? Is it true......?
"I felt it even with unique signs, is that what it is? That's great."
"Instead my confidence is worn out......?
He said it for real, and he was depressed to see it.
Nevertheless, Sheila is a high elf.
That's right, those eyes can't be deluded.
"I just have to think they were bad. By the way, is your ideal because you are still half?
"Oh no...... don't say it doesn't either, but it's purely because I wanted to. There may be differences in appearance or something, but in the end we are all the same person… there should be no such thing as having to bother to think of it as something different. The thought grew stronger when I heard from Lord Sheila."
"Sheila? What did you tell him?
"... about a little bit about Radius because he asked me what I think of the story of discrimination between races?
"Hmm, well, Radius is once a multi-racial nation. Nevertheless, even Radius still discriminates"
"But it's losing it, isn't it?
It is still a story ahead of us that discrimination will probably disappear altogether, even with the kind of eyes we expect.
I said discrimination, which is mainly unconscious discrimination, making it difficult to get rid of it inside.
But it is also not true that we are actually losing it little by little because we realize it.
It will be the next generation, or even more so, that there will be no discrimination altogether, but it is nevertheless becoming worthy of the name of a multi-racial state.
"I'm still going to know that it's hard to get rid of discrimination altogether. But there are countries that are trying to make it happen... so I want to do this country myself. I honestly think it's a fucking country, but it's still home to me."
"Hometown, is it..."
"Yes it is. So... you three, that's enough, right?
"Huh...? What do you mean," Enough "? I mean, why did you suddenly talk like that?
"No, it's not sudden. Because I was originally wondering when I would cut it out. But now that I know who I am and everything, I think it's time."
"... So, what do you mean, that's enough?
"Going to the King's Capital, if I say so, is just a house commotion. It has nothing to do with the three of you, and... it has a purpose, doesn't it? Then you can't get involved any more. So… from here on out, I think we should act differently."
"Hmm... is that so? I see."
"Soma......!?
To a lightly nodded soma, Aina turns a surprised eye, but shrugs her shoulders back.
He said he didn't need any more help.
As for this one, it's nothing but a snort.
"Nevertheless, our seniors are no different from going to Wang Du. If there's any noise, I might stick my neck in it, and there may be things that people I know happen to be involved in there... well, that's just a coincidence. We have no choice."
"Oh, uh... I see, yeah. That may be the case, but I can't help it."
"... I can't help it"
When I said something white, such as that, I was seen with an eye that looked at something incredible.
When he puffs his mouth, he opens and closes... and squeezes out a voice.
"Duh, why...? It really doesn't matter to the three of you..."
"Hmm... No, actually, it doesn't matter? In fact, this country is home to my parents. If such a country could be a good one, would it be natural to try to support it?
"I... it's not like I'm home, but it sounds like my mother was taking care of me a lot. Well, they didn't treat me very well... but that's why I'm not going to spare your cooperation if this country is going to be a good one"
"... it's natural for the Elves to help their fellow countrymen"
"Mi, ladies and gentlemen..."
Still, you tried to refuse, try to say something as you leaned down... but that was never the word.
Just repeat the opening and closing of your mouth...... eventually, face up like you gave up.
And.
"... thank you all so much. That's not to say… I want to tell you my real name. It hasn't been called all along...... it's called Cecilia. Thank you for your continued support."
So he bowed his head, Cecil - and when they looked at Cecilia, Soma and the others loosened their mouths.
"……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
After a period of repeated opening and closing of the mouth, the words spouted from her trying to squeeze them out were such.
And Soma shrugs her shoulders back.
"Well... I just wondered why you had to answer so many questions. For example, while it is likely that all but ourselves will be wiped out in order to resist until the end, it would be unnatural for the head of a branch to try to head to the Wang capital first."
"Oh...... I did think it was a little strange there, but you didn't say anything because you wouldn't say anything, did you? I mean, you knew that at that point?
"Normally, we should all choose to lurk when the situation arises, or even if we choose to crush balls. So, whether you knew it or not... well, there were a number of other suspicions. So is Sheila's presence."
"... I'm suspicious?
"Even though that stronghold was close to the Empire, it was only excessive to wear Sheila as a caution stick. Cecil... Well, for convenience's sake, I'd still call it that, even if Cecil begged Sheila for help and Sheila allowed it. Unless it's someone you absolutely need to protect or be there, it's possible."
There's no point in keeping the trump card Sheila down when it comes to supporting a third prince who doesn't have a chance of winning, or even if it's used here, there's obviously something wrong with the place to stay down.
Considering that there was actually a raid, it would also mean that where Sheila is is is where Sheila is most likely to be needed.
Therefore, if there were to be a first moment of suspicion, it would mean that moment when Sheila and I were reunited.
"And then the knight's reaction was a little strange... but he knew about you, didn't he?
"Oh, yes... you're right. The factions were different, but they looked at each other several times, and sometimes they cared."
"Hmm, is it because of that that you were a little strange too?"
From that man, it seemed to me that we should have had our enemies in front of us for once, but we didn't even waver to do anything because we had Somas, or because we were already convinced we'd lost, rather than because they were royal.
Somehow, if it was that guy, I'd feel like he was headed for the situation even if the feud was still going on.
"... That's right. Because he was a knightly knight who could abandon other chores without hesitation, if only for his own faith and for the Lord."
"I don't know if I had to kill a knight like that, but it was more important."
Saying that, I could see that the tentative name Cecil swallowed one spit.
Perhaps the next question is the one you most want to ask.
And I know what they're gonna ask.
"So, but... how did you know you were a woman?
After all, it was almost at the same time that I nodded and Aina and the others pointed my gaze at me.
There is doubt in Eina's eyes, but it is also as expected.
"That's it... is that true? I still don't look that way, do I?
"... Mm, I agree"
"Well, you two would say that. I knew it from the moment I saw it."
We knew from the beginning that Eina and the others recognized this Cecil as a man.
Because the attitude and distance between the two of them toward her was obviously not toward the same sex.
Alert comes first, or it clearly draws a line, even if it seems to be talking intimately at first sight, or so it is.
In the first place, that's why Aina and the others didn't even feel comfortable with her name.
Because Cecil is the name of a man.
But when he told the truth, it was like seeing something suspicious in the eyes of Eina and the others.
"He said he noticed it the moment he saw it... how? The face and physique... they're certainly a little neutral, but no matter how you look at them, man, right?
"... not just the outfit, but maybe the trick"
"Hmm... I see that's what you two looked like"
"I could see... it's not really the same."
"That's what I'm saying."
"... I see you're apparently really finding out"
The moment I said that, the atmosphere that temporarily called Cecil was haunted changed slightly... and Soma felt it to that extent, but it seemed a little different for Eina and the others.
When I open my eyes to surprise, I look at it seriously.
"Huh... now"
"... illusion?
I thought it would be like that from how they were, but they still seemed to see her somewhat differently until now.
And now I can finally see the same thing that Soma sees.
"So, there is. I apologize for the deception I've been making."
"I take it for granted that if you are in your position, you would rather fake your appearance... but that's why you don't know. Doesn't your words and deeds mean you were in disguise to hide being a third prince? Why is it supposed to be a prince in the first place?
"That's what you mean to ask, you didn't know 'over here'. Good, because I almost lost my confidence once I was spotted..."
Saying, she took her hands to her ears, and when they were removed, it was a slightly odd shaped ear that appeared there.
It's pointy as an elf, but short for an elf.
Soma knew what those with ears like that would be called.
"Half Elf, is it...? Hmm, I knew that illusion was being used because of how Eina and the others were doing, but I didn't suspect any more because of that... Nooo, I still haven't had one yet."
"It's an illusion all over you, so it's more of a trouble if you're seen through. in many ways, but"
"Well, that's right. Veritas is a nation of the human species… a nation of the human species supremacy. It would be a big problem if they found out that the royal family had half an elf."
"So, yes, so I became a third prince, and he told me to barely even go out in public. If you're a princess, it's basically used to strengthen relationships with other houses, or with other countries, but if you're a prince, it's possible that you won't be out yet."
"Hmm... I just wish I hadn't recognized it from the start, as long as it's such a hassle."
"Perhaps, but let's just say we thought there was some use for it. It's something we don't even know now, and we don't want to know."
"Well, it won't be a lot anyway.... By the way, I've been wondering, isn't Sheila really surprised that she's actually a half elf? I was surprised she was a woman."
"... I knew that one.... I knew the moment I met him"
"... Huh? Is it true......?
"I felt it even with unique signs, is that what it is? That's great."
"Instead my confidence is worn out......?
He said it for real, and he was depressed to see it.
Nevertheless, Sheila is a high elf.
That's right, those eyes can't be deluded.
"I just have to think they were bad. By the way, is your ideal because you are still half?
"Oh no...... don't say it doesn't either, but it's purely because I wanted to. There may be differences in appearance or something, but in the end we are all the same person… there should be no such thing as having to bother to think of it as something different. The thought grew stronger when I heard from Lord Sheila."
"Sheila? What did you tell him?
"... about a little bit about Radius because he asked me what I think of the story of discrimination between races?
"Hmm, well, Radius is once a multi-racial nation. Nevertheless, even Radius still discriminates"
"But it's losing it, isn't it?
It is still a story ahead of us that discrimination will probably disappear altogether, even with the kind of eyes we expect.
I said discrimination, which is mainly unconscious discrimination, making it difficult to get rid of it inside.
But it is also not true that we are actually losing it little by little because we realize it.
It will be the next generation, or even more so, that there will be no discrimination altogether, but it is nevertheless becoming worthy of the name of a multi-racial state.
"I'm still going to know that it's hard to get rid of discrimination altogether. But there are countries that are trying to make it happen... so I want to do this country myself. I honestly think it's a fucking country, but it's still home to me."
"Hometown, is it..."
"Yes it is. So... you three, that's enough, right?
"Huh...? What do you mean," Enough "? I mean, why did you suddenly talk like that?
"No, it's not sudden. Because I was originally wondering when I would cut it out. But now that I know who I am and everything, I think it's time."
"... So, what do you mean, that's enough?
"Going to the King's Capital, if I say so, is just a house commotion. It has nothing to do with the three of you, and... it has a purpose, doesn't it? Then you can't get involved any more. So… from here on out, I think we should act differently."
"Hmm... is that so? I see."
"Soma......!?
To a lightly nodded soma, Aina turns a surprised eye, but shrugs her shoulders back.
He said he didn't need any more help.
As for this one, it's nothing but a snort.
"Nevertheless, our seniors are no different from going to Wang Du. If there's any noise, I might stick my neck in it, and there may be things that people I know happen to be involved in there... well, that's just a coincidence. We have no choice."
"Oh, uh... I see, yeah. That may be the case, but I can't help it."
"... I can't help it"
When I said something white, such as that, I was seen with an eye that looked at something incredible.
When he puffs his mouth, he opens and closes... and squeezes out a voice.
"Duh, why...? It really doesn't matter to the three of you..."
"Hmm... No, actually, it doesn't matter? In fact, this country is home to my parents. If such a country could be a good one, would it be natural to try to support it?
"I... it's not like I'm home, but it sounds like my mother was taking care of me a lot. Well, they didn't treat me very well... but that's why I'm not going to spare your cooperation if this country is going to be a good one"
"... it's natural for the Elves to help their fellow countrymen"
"Mi, ladies and gentlemen..."
Still, you tried to refuse, try to say something as you leaned down... but that was never the word.
Just repeat the opening and closing of your mouth...... eventually, face up like you gave up.
And.
"... thank you all so much. That's not to say… I want to tell you my real name. It hasn't been called all along...... it's called Cecilia. Thank you for your continued support."
So he bowed his head, Cecil - and when they looked at Cecilia, Soma and the others loosened their mouths.
