The sun has risen, both of my bodies are up now. We just finished eating breakfast and are just sitting on our beds right now. The only person other than us in this room is the nurse doing paper work.
*SLAM*
The door swung open, there stood a blonde girl.
"FEEEYYYTTT!"
"SIS!?"
"M-Miss?! I know you have an appointment to meet them but-"
She ran up towards me immediately and jumped with her arms wide open... This is familiar! And I can't move!
*Hug*
GRAAAAAAGH! IT HUUUUUURTS!
"I WAS WORRIED~~"
"S-S-Sis- I- Can't breathe-"
She lets go of her hug, I feel like my body is more injured than yesterday...
"CARINE TOOO~"
"Wait no-"
*Hug*
GYAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! STOOOOP IIIIIT!
"THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING MY BROTHEERR~~~"
"Le-let... G-go"
"E-Ehm Miss! Please don't crush them!"
The nurse pulled Fait away with force.
...
"Sis... Why are you here?"
"I was passing through while doing an errand"
"I see..."
Sis has calmed down now, and thankfully both of my bodies aren't injured from that monstrous hug.
"How did you get here anyway? I don't think you can reach the capital by foot this fast"
"Well, I used my [Centau- EHEM! I mean a merchant brought me here with his cart, haha~"
That was an intense cough... Maybe I should bring her some cough medicine if I ever find one...
"Hm?"
Sis looked at Carine, more specifically at the red necklace I'm wearing.
"Oh Feyt~ You're more daring than I thought~~"
"Huh?"
"Oh come on! Don't play dumb~!"
She punched me in the shoulder jokingly with a wide grin across her face. I don't know what she's talking about, but if it's about me giving the necklace to Carine...
"Sis, I don't like Carine okay?"
"Hey hey! Don't say things like that in front of her! How rude can you be?"
She chopped my head.
"Ow"
"Carine, sorry about Feyt, I hope he doesn't trouble you"
"N-No, he's not any trouble at all~"
Why would I trouble myself? They're me after all...
"Oh~ you're too good for Feyt, why did someone like you fall for Feyt?"
...I believe there's a HUGE misunderstanding here.
"I-I'm sorry, I'm not interested in Feyt, haha..."
"...Well Feyt? Doesn't that line wound your heart? That's how she feels when you said "I don't like Carine" in front of her you know?~"
"I-I really don't like her though..."
"Neither do I feel interested in him..."
"...You two are really shy huh?"
"Her Majesty gave her gratitude, but said that she doesn't want to burden you by accepting the gifts, she doesn't expect any personal gain from helping others"
"I see"
In Kyrat's office stand two figures, one is Kyrat, and the other is Princess Munith's envoy. Kyrat wanted to thank Princess Munith for yesterday and wanted to express it by giving her gifts. After sending the gifts, her envoy visited his house to relay the Princess's message to Kyrat. Turns out the gifts were returned, but the message was received well.
"Well, give my praise to the Princess, I don't believe I ever met a Princess as modest as her"
"Well, we have pride in who we serve after all"
Kyrat and the envoy enjoyed some minor chat, and after a while, the envoy leaves the house to go back to his duties.
"Now then, let's take a look at today's reports"
Kyrat took one of the papers from the stack of it on his desk.
"Hm? The investigation is done?"
One of the reports is about the secret room that Kyrat discovered thanks to Peyna's recollection of her orders, the room was found under the tree after pushing the tree thanks to the illustration's hints. The inside were empty, but a small paper can be found on the corner of the room, the guards who investigated the room believed that it was a fragment of the same parchment that can communicate with others.
"Glad that went well, but it's a shame we can't get anymore than that..."
Kyrat moves on to another report, this time is about the medical health of the guards who were attacked by Peyna.
"They're all well, thank goodness"
The wound they suffered were mostly tanked by their armor, or they just fell unconscious before Peyna can do anything more to them. Either way, most of the guards are already out of the hospital beds.
"Ah, Carine and Feyt are well too it seems"
Carine and Feyt are allowed to get out of the medical room by noon, their wounds wouldn't be healed for a while, but they should be able to walk around the house. It is also mentioned that Feyt had a visitor.
"Fait was it? His sister was very loving of him if I remember correctly. Tia the Adventuress also mentioned something about a brother huh? I hope I can meet her again someday"
Tia disappeared all of a sudden the moment they got out of the dungeon, but she did mention that her task is complete and she shouldn't stay for long. Kyrat didn't question her as he believed as an Adventuress, she must be busy.
"Even someone like Tia who goes out on adventures all the time has time for her family... Maybe I should spend more time with Carine and Peyna"
Kyrat gazes into the window with a smile, cherishing his family even more.
Sis left the medical room after a while to take care of her errands. It's noon now, and the nurse and the doctor said that we're allowed to leave the room now.
"Lady Carine, Sir Feyt, please take care of yourselves"
"We will"
"Thanks"
Both of us left the medical room, still bandaged all over, but we're mostly healed up by now so we're allowed to leave. Both of us went to our rooms and lay in bed. In Carine's room, there's Leila.
"My Lady, please wait a moment as the chef are preparing lunch"
"Okay, I'll wait"
"Do you need anything else before I leave My Lady?"
"Hmm..."
Well, due to the incident from before, training is suspended until further notice, so there's really nothing for me to do besides eating and sleeping...
Hey now that I think about it... I never actually went outside to have fun right? The only time I ever went outside is for that trip to the village last month. Sure, Carine has already went outside countless times, but experiencing it through memory is not the same...
"I want to go outside..."
"Hm? For what purpose My Lady?"
"To have fun I guess? Eating food, taking in the scenery, stuff like that!"
"Ah, a walk then? That can be arranged, how many guards would My Lady bring to guard us? Seven? Or perhaps ten?"
"Ah- Ehmm, will two be enough?"
I don't want things to get tense by having armed guards everywhere I go, but I know I should bring some since I'm a noble, I might get kidnapped out of the blue.
"No My Lady, I insist that you bring at least five"
"...Alright"
Five is acceptable I guess?
"When will the lunch be ready?"
"It will be ready in two hours My Lady"
"I see, then can we take a walk now?"
I don't want to sit here doing nothing for two hours...
"...Then I shall accompany you alongside the guards, shall we depart now My Lady?"
"Y-Yes, I suppose so..."
Well, there's something to do now at least, time to go explore the city! Shame that Feyt can't tag along, but maybe bringing the two of me just to explore one place is too much...
"Ah, before we leave My Lady, excuse me for a moment"
Leila leaves my room...
After a while I can hear something in Feyt's ears...
*Knock* *Knock*
"Sir Feyt?"
Is that Leila?! How did she get here this fast?!
"Coming!"
I opened the door to greet her.
"Wh-what is it?"
"Would you like to accompany Lady Carine on a walk?"
"...Huh?"
Me, Leila and Feyt are out on the streets right now. We are wearing casual clothing to hide the fact we're nobles just in case. The five guards that Leila assigned to watch us are hidden in the crowds. I can see them clearly though? They're really bad at hiding...
"My Lady, even if you can see them, I believe ignoring them will be the best..."
"I-I see..."
Maybe she doesn't want to hurt their feelings by making me pretend that I can't see their obvious hiding spots? Eh, who knows... But are we sure to let them guard us?
"Now then My Lady, Sir Feyt where shall we go?"
"Uhh..."
I really don't know where to go really... Think think think...
"Maybe the library?"
The books inside the mansion is not complete of course, and I've read them all recently, I want new books to read.
"I see, then please go as I instruct, I will be watching from behind"
Leila stood behind the two of us, just like how father walked with us back in the village.
"Alright, we would need to move forward"
"Yes"
"Okay"
We walked according to Leila's instruction, soon we reached the library.
"Shall we head inside then My Lady, Sir Feyt?"
"Yes Leila"
"Sure"
...
We entered the library together.
Inside, it just looks like a normal library, though a really old one. To the left, I can see a few armed guards protecting someone...
I was curious and approached them.
"Please do not disturb Princess Munith, please stand back"
Both of me took a step back as the guards stopped us. But that name...
Princess Munith? If my memory serves right, this country doesn't have any Princess named like that. That name sounds familiar though... Oh, the book about the nation's borders mentions that name! If I remember correctly, she's the first Princess of the kingdom of Ortensia, a kingdom right next to our borders.
"Princess Munith is here? That is a coincidence..."
Leila seems shocked about this. Suddenly, I heard a voice from inside the place the guards are guarding.
"Ah~ Key is about to have tea at this time! I forgot~ I should go there immediately!"
"Ah! Your Highness! Allow me to escort you!"
The guards stepped aside to let someone through, then, I see her. My eyes went wide the moment I saw her, I thought this world didn't have any crazy hair colors like in other fantasy stories, but here it is, a silver white hair so beautiful I could swore it's made out of diamonds. Her dark purple eyes are beautiful too, giving the hair much needed contrast.
Beside her is someone wearing a white uniform with a short light brown hair with green eyes. I don't know if it's a man or a woman, the physique shows that they can be either handsome or beautiful...
"Hm?"
The Princess noticed both of my gaze and approached us, she crouched down to greet us as she is taller than us.
"Are you two curious about my hair?~"
Ah, did I stare at her for too long?
"Y-Yes!"
"Y-Yes!"
"Well, it's because one of my talents made it this way, I hope it's not scary..."
"N-N-No! It's beautiful!"
"Y-Yes! I think so too!"
Her whole figure is beautiful, even Carine can appreciate it even though she's a girl.
"I-Is that so~"
The Princess blushed a bit. Then the Princess immediately stood up as she realized something.
"Ah~ Key!~ Sorry~ I'll be leaving for now~ Here's some candy~"
She gave the two of us a piece of candy each.
"Bye~ Thank you for the compliments~"
She waved at us as she leaves the library with her guards and her companion. I waved at her back.
"My Lady, Sir Feyt, good job at making friends with the Princess, Lord Kyrat would be pleased to hear it"
"U-Uh yeah..."
"Shall we look for books then?"
"...Yeah..."
I'm still mesmerized by her beauty... Someone like her can exist in this world after all.
"So, what is the purpose of going to the library?"
I'm sitting with Rene on the carriage alone after leaving the library.
"Well, I need to keep up the appearance of being diligent right?"
"Yes, but your duty as a Princess should be enough to show it, I believe"
"You need to put in extra efforts to make things work you know?"
"I see... Then so be it..."
"By the way Rene, those kids... Were they lying?"
"...No, they really did find your hair beautiful, my [Truth Seeker] didn't activate when they said that..."
"I see~ That's the first~"
Most people looked confused at her hair while some even fear it. Saying that I'm the daughter of a Demi-Human.
"Yes, even I cowered in fear when I saw it the first time"
"Rude~"
"That is the truth"
The first time Rene met me, he dropped in fear. His legs were shaking intensely, saying things like "Don't eat me!!" and rude things like that. It was a fond memory though...
"Well... It's really a shame~"
"Yes... It is..."
It's really a shame, those kids... They are born as my enemies...
If they weren't, I would have offered them more than a candy, perhaps even recruit them when they're older...
But as my plan goes... I can only hope that when the day comes, their death will be painless...
The sun has risen, both of my bodies are up now. We just finished eating breakfast and are just sitting on our beds right now. The only person other than us in this room is the nurse doing paper work.
*SLAM*
The door swung open, there stood a blonde girl.
"FEEEYYYTTT!"
"SIS!?"
"M-Miss?! I know you have an appointment to meet them but-"
She ran up towards me immediately and jumped with her arms wide open... This is familiar! And I can't move!
*Hug*
GRAAAAAAGH! IT HUUUUUURTS!
"I WAS WORRIED~~"
"S-S-Sis- I- Can't breathe-"
She lets go of her hug, I feel like my body is more injured than yesterday...
"CARINE TOOO~"
"Wait no-"
*Hug*
GYAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! STOOOOP IIIIIT!
"THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING MY BROTHEERR~~~"
"Le-let... G-go"
"E-Ehm Miss! Please don't crush them!"
The nurse pulled Fait away with force.
...
"Sis... Why are you here?"
"I was passing through while doing an errand"
"I see..."
Sis has calmed down now, and thankfully both of my bodies aren't injured from that monstrous hug.
"How did you get here anyway? I don't think you can reach the capital by foot this fast"
"Well, I used my [Centau- EHEM! I mean a merchant brought me here with his cart, haha~"
That was an intense cough... Maybe I should bring her some cough medicine if I ever find one...
"Hm?"
Sis looked at Carine, more specifically at the red necklace I'm wearing.
"Oh Feyt~ You're more daring than I thought~~"
"Huh?"
"Oh come on! Don't play dumb~!"
She punched me in the shoulder jokingly with a wide grin across her face. I don't know what she's talking about, but if it's about me giving the necklace to Carine...
"Sis, I don't like Carine okay?"
"Hey hey! Don't say things like that in front of her! How rude can you be?"
She chopped my head.
"Ow"
"Carine, sorry about Feyt, I hope he doesn't trouble you"
"N-No, he's not any trouble at all~"
Why would I trouble myself? They're me after all...
"Oh~ you're too good for Feyt, why did someone like you fall for Feyt?"
...I believe there's a HUGE misunderstanding here.
"I-I'm sorry, I'm not interested in Feyt, haha..."
"...Well Feyt? Doesn't that line wound your heart? That's how she feels when you said "I don't like Carine" in front of her you know?~"
"I-I really don't like her though..."
"Neither do I feel interested in him..."
"...You two are really shy huh?"
"Her Majesty gave her gratitude, but said that she doesn't want to burden you by accepting the gifts, she doesn't expect any personal gain from helping others"
"I see"
In Kyrat's office stand two figures, one is Kyrat, and the other is Princess Munith's envoy. Kyrat wanted to thank Princess Munith for yesterday and wanted to express it by giving her gifts. After sending the gifts, her envoy visited his house to relay the Princess's message to Kyrat. Turns out the gifts were returned, but the message was received well.
"Well, give my praise to the Princess, I don't believe I ever met a Princess as modest as her"
"Well, we have pride in who we serve after all"
Kyrat and the envoy enjoyed some minor chat, and after a while, the envoy leaves the house to go back to his duties.
"Now then, let's take a look at today's reports"
Kyrat took one of the papers from the stack of it on his desk.
"Hm? The investigation is done?"
One of the reports is about the secret room that Kyrat discovered thanks to Peyna's recollection of her orders, the room was found under the tree after pushing the tree thanks to the illustration's hints. The inside were empty, but a small paper can be found on the corner of the room, the guards who investigated the room believed that it was a fragment of the same parchment that can communicate with others.
"Glad that went well, but it's a shame we can't get anymore than that..."
Kyrat moves on to another report, this time is about the medical health of the guards who were attacked by Peyna.
"They're all well, thank goodness"
The wound they suffered were mostly tanked by their armor, or they just fell unconscious before Peyna can do anything more to them. Either way, most of the guards are already out of the hospital beds.
"Ah, Carine and Feyt are well too it seems"
Carine and Feyt are allowed to get out of the medical room by noon, their wounds wouldn't be healed for a while, but they should be able to walk around the house. It is also mentioned that Feyt had a visitor.
"Fait was it? His sister was very loving of him if I remember correctly. Tia the Adventuress also mentioned something about a brother huh? I hope I can meet her again someday"
Tia disappeared all of a sudden the moment they got out of the dungeon, but she did mention that her task is complete and she shouldn't stay for long. Kyrat didn't question her as he believed as an Adventuress, she must be busy.
"Even someone like Tia who goes out on adventures all the time has time for her family... Maybe I should spend more time with Carine and Peyna"
Kyrat gazes into the window with a smile, cherishing his family even more.
Sis left the medical room after a while to take care of her errands. It's noon now, and the nurse and the doctor said that we're allowed to leave the room now.
"Lady Carine, Sir Feyt, please take care of yourselves"
"We will"
"Thanks"
Both of us left the medical room, still bandaged all over, but we're mostly healed up by now so we're allowed to leave. Both of us went to our rooms and lay in bed. In Carine's room, there's Leila.
"My Lady, please wait a moment as the chef are preparing lunch"
"Okay, I'll wait"
"Do you need anything else before I leave My Lady?"
"Hmm..."
Well, due to the incident from before, training is suspended until further notice, so there's really nothing for me to do besides eating and sleeping...
Hey now that I think about it... I never actually went outside to have fun right? The only time I ever went outside is for that trip to the village last month. Sure, Carine has already went outside countless times, but experiencing it through memory is not the same...
"I want to go outside..."
"Hm? For what purpose My Lady?"
"To have fun I guess? Eating food, taking in the scenery, stuff like that!"
"Ah, a walk then? That can be arranged, how many guards would My Lady bring to guard us? Seven? Or perhaps ten?"
"Ah- Ehmm, will two be enough?"
I don't want things to get tense by having armed guards everywhere I go, but I know I should bring some since I'm a noble, I might get kidnapped out of the blue.
"No My Lady, I insist that you bring at least five"
"...Alright"
Five is acceptable I guess?
"When will the lunch be ready?"
"It will be ready in two hours My Lady"
"I see, then can we take a walk now?"
I don't want to sit here doing nothing for two hours...
"...Then I shall accompany you alongside the guards, shall we depart now My Lady?"
"Y-Yes, I suppose so..."
Well, there's something to do now at least, time to go explore the city! Shame that Feyt can't tag along, but maybe bringing the two of me just to explore one place is too much...
"Ah, before we leave My Lady, excuse me for a moment"
Leila leaves my room...
After a while I can hear something in Feyt's ears...
*Knock* *Knock*
"Sir Feyt?"
Is that Leila?! How did she get here this fast?!
"Coming!"
I opened the door to greet her.
"Wh-what is it?"
"Would you like to accompany Lady Carine on a walk?"
"...Huh?"
Me, Leila and Feyt are out on the streets right now. We are wearing casual clothing to hide the fact we're nobles just in case. The five guards that Leila assigned to watch us are hidden in the crowds. I can see them clearly though? They're really bad at hiding...
"My Lady, even if you can see them, I believe ignoring them will be the best..."
"I-I see..."
Maybe she doesn't want to hurt their feelings by making me pretend that I can't see their obvious hiding spots? Eh, who knows... But are we sure to let them guard us?
"Now then My Lady, Sir Feyt where shall we go?"
"Uhh..."
I really don't know where to go really... Think think think...
"Maybe the library?"
The books inside the mansion is not complete of course, and I've read them all recently, I want new books to read.
"I see, then please go as I instruct, I will be watching from behind"
Leila stood behind the two of us, just like how father walked with us back in the village.
"Alright, we would need to move forward"
"Yes"
"Okay"
We walked according to Leila's instruction, soon we reached the library.
"Shall we head inside then My Lady, Sir Feyt?"
"Yes Leila"
"Sure"
...
We entered the library together.
Inside, it just looks like a normal library, though a really old one. To the left, I can see a few armed guards protecting someone...
I was curious and approached them.
"Please do not disturb Princess Munith, please stand back"
Both of me took a step back as the guards stopped us. But that name...
Princess Munith? If my memory serves right, this country doesn't have any Princess named like that. That name sounds familiar though... Oh, the book about the nation's borders mentions that name! If I remember correctly, she's the first Princess of the kingdom of Ortensia, a kingdom right next to our borders.
"Princess Munith is here? That is a coincidence..."
Leila seems shocked about this. Suddenly, I heard a voice from inside the place the guards are guarding.
"Ah~ Key is about to have tea at this time! I forgot~ I should go there immediately!"
"Ah! Your Highness! Allow me to escort you!"
The guards stepped aside to let someone through, then, I see her. My eyes went wide the moment I saw her, I thought this world didn't have any crazy hair colors like in other fantasy stories, but here it is, a silver white hair so beautiful I could swore it's made out of diamonds. Her dark purple eyes are beautiful too, giving the hair much needed contrast.
Beside her is someone wearing a white uniform with a short light brown hair with green eyes. I don't know if it's a man or a woman, the physique shows that they can be either handsome or beautiful...
"Hm?"
The Princess noticed both of my gaze and approached us, she crouched down to greet us as she is taller than us.
"Are you two curious about my hair?~"
Ah, did I stare at her for too long?
"Y-Yes!"
"Y-Yes!"
"Well, it's because one of my talents made it this way, I hope it's not scary..."
"N-N-No! It's beautiful!"
"Y-Yes! I think so too!"
Her whole figure is beautiful, even Carine can appreciate it even though she's a girl.
"I-Is that so~"
The Princess blushed a bit. Then the Princess immediately stood up as she realized something.
"Ah~ Key!~ Sorry~ I'll be leaving for now~ Here's some candy~"
She gave the two of us a piece of candy each.
"Bye~ Thank you for the compliments~"
She waved at us as she leaves the library with her guards and her companion. I waved at her back.
"My Lady, Sir Feyt, good job at making friends with the Princess, Lord Kyrat would be pleased to hear it"
"U-Uh yeah..."
"Shall we look for books then?"
"...Yeah..."
I'm still mesmerized by her beauty... Someone like her can exist in this world after all.
"So, what is the purpose of going to the library?"
I'm sitting with Rene on the carriage alone after leaving the library.
"Well, I need to keep up the appearance of being diligent right?"
"Yes, but your duty as a Princess should be enough to show it, I believe"
"You need to put in extra efforts to make things work you know?"
"I see... Then so be it..."
"By the way Rene, those kids... Were they lying?"
"...No, they really did find your hair beautiful, my [Truth Seeker] didn't activate when they said that..."
"I see~ That's the first~"
Most people looked confused at her hair while some even fear it. Saying that I'm the daughter of a Demi-Human.
"Yes, even I cowered in fear when I saw it the first time"
"Rude~"
"That is the truth"
The first time Rene met me, he dropped in fear. His legs were shaking intensely, saying things like "Don't eat me!!" and rude things like that. It was a fond memory though...
"Well... It's really a shame~"
"Yes... It is..."
It's really a shame, those kids... They are born as my enemies...
If they weren't, I would have offered them more than a candy, perhaps even recruit them when they're older...
But as my plan goes... I can only hope that when the day comes, their death will be painless...
