Yotogi no Kuni no Gekkouhime

Chapter 9 Princess of Princesses

After the encounter with the dragon, nothing of note occurred through the remainder of the journey, and Selene arrived safely in the Herifalte Kingdom. Selene was paranoid that the prince’s kingdom would be a desolate country, like the demon lord’s castle, but her delusions were splendidly disappointed.

The Herifalte Kingdom was established so that it had expansive farms on the outside and slowly progressed into a city as it moved inward. Then as you went deeper from the farms towards the heart of the city, the frequency of stone and wooden buildings began to increase, making the landscape look robust and elaborate.

As Selene and the others headed to the center of the city, there was a durable stone bridge paved over the river, making it easier for people and carriages to pass, Based on what Selene saw, there wasn’t much of a place where poor people with tattoos would hang around.

‘What the hell is all this? An evil boss’ lair was always one where they would suck up all the wealth, leaving its people sick and hungry. There’s definitely something odd about this.’

Selene had wanted to look around for more information, but Milan had told her not to look outside the carriage while she was in the city, so she could only look from the gaps in the carriage.

“Oh! Prince Milan has returned!”

“Prince! You must be tired from your journey!”

Inside the carriage, Selene could hear voices from the outside. The further they went, she heard the more and more people welcoming them back. As far as she could see from Milan’s back, Milan seems to be waving his hand to the people and conversing with them.

“Don’t be fooled by him, everyone.”

Selene wanted to say, ‘This man is a sneaky bastard who wanders around the continent saying that he is looking for a daughter-in-law, goes to other countries and tears sisters apart, using their little sister as a hostage!’ but couldn’t due to her current state, sitting alone inside the carriage.

Furthermore, Selene had no choice but to wait for an opportunity. if handled the truth’s leak poorly, the consequences would be dangerous not only for Selene; but for Arue, too. Her face stiffened as she braced herself for war, with the renewed resolution to raise hell on earth.

“Selene, we’ve almost arrived at the Royal Palace. I’m sorry for all the noise.”

Milan, who was sitting on the horse, turned around and called out to Selene, and noticed she had an unusually stiff expression. Milan assumed that She didn’t want to make noise as much as possible because she’s not used to crowds, and she wasn’t able to respond to the people’s welcome. Maybe it was because she thought they were kings.

Shortly after, the carriage carrying Selene arrived at the Royal Palace grounds. Selene was told that she could show her face once she got there, so she poked her head out of the carriage to take a good look.

“Hee~!” (sound of amazement)

Selene let out a dumbstruck noise, but it wasn’t without reason. The Helifalte palace grounds were much larger than the one in the Aquila.

If someone told her that this was a garden museum, she would believe that without a doubt. There were magnificent sculptures of roses and lions, fountains that made small rainbows, bright red garden, and other names are planted, but colorful flowers are planted

unlike the small garden managed by the old gardener in Aquila, the garden here was managed by dozens of lively and hard-working servants.

When the gardeners caught sight of the prince, they bowed respectfully to him. While they were just gardeners, they moved in a way befitting of guards.

“Well, I’m going to go to the barracks for a little while. I have to tell the soldiers we’ve returned.”

“You’re leaving, Kuma?”

“Hahaha, While I look like this, Selene-dono, I have work to do. See you later.”

Selene anxiously watched Kumahachi’s back fade into the distance together with the servants.

“I’ll go home alone because I’m busy” is one of the oldest tricks in the book for loners.

“Kuma, don’t leave me alone.”

Serene hung herself on his back, leaving words of encouragement. Rather, Selene did not realize that Kumahachi, who could move at his will, was clearly different from other escorts. In Kumahachi, Selene found him to be a fellow comrade as disgusting old men.

“We must travel by carriage to the Royal Palace. I have to report you to my father, but you’re tired from a long trip, aren’t you? You should go get some rest.”

“Are you coming?”

“This is a carriage for travel. I can’t go to the royal palace like this.”

That said, Milano urged Selene to get off the carriage and told the other attendants to clear up the carriage and go back to their quarters to rest once they finished. Then, when Milan and Selene, and only two of them were left on the shoulder, a small carriage pulled by two horses could be seen approaching, as if it was waiting for them. Behind the carriage is a simple box with a door and a roof, which could fit two or three people.

“From here, we’ll use this carriage for the premises.”

“We’re, getting on?”

“That’s right. All the facilities here take quite a while when you walk. that’s why we use carriages regularly.”

“Tsk!”

‘How rich are you?’, Selene thought, clicking her tongue as she got into the carriage. Then, the coachman skillfully maneuvers two horses in a practiced manner and proceeded with a lighter sound on a road that has been paved smoother than the roads in the city.

“The carriage there! Stop! I said to stop!”

It was going slowly for a while, but suddenly a voice was raised from behind. The person calling out to them was in a smaller but similarly built carriage, approaching them at great speed.

“Milan-sama, what will you do?”

“Stop the carriage. There’s only one person in the world who would call out to me like that.”

When Milan sighed and answered, the coachman took the reins and stopped the carriage. As Milan got off the wagon, the carriages chasing him suddenly braked into a line in front of him. The carriage doors opened, and a certain girl left the carriage.

“Welcome home, Ani-sama. Thank you in your hard work, in your journey of ‘Looking for a bride’.”

“Either way Marie, Did you only come to see me say such rude things the moment I get home?”

“That’s not true. I came here to meet- M-E-E-T- you, brother dearest! After all, I’ve been waiting for you all my life.”
The girl said in a sarcastic tone.

The little girl who acted so arrogantly straight to Milan’s face was a beautiful girl who was around Selene’s age but seemed to be a little older. Her glossy, platinum-blonde hair was worn in a high ponytail, and her large sky-blue eyes shone with a strong will. A crimson-rose dress that colors its ornate appearance further strengthened the girl’s beauty.

“Marie, I must head to the Royal Palace now. I’ll listen to you later if you want.”

The girl replied in a prickly tone.

“Oh, it’s nothing. The Ani-sama who is the first prince and travels to various countries finds it more important to report to his parents than greeting his sister.”

Based on the flow of the conversation, Serene guessed that Marie was Milan’s sister.

“I want to play with you, but I’m really in a hurry right now. I’m not alone this time, though.”

“Liar. Kumahachi went to the barracks a little while ago. I saw it myself.”

“That’s wrong. Selene, I’m sorry, but could you come down?”

When Milan said so, Selene went around behind Milan as soon as she got off, clinging to his back. Because of the huge difference in height, however, it would be better to say that she had her hands around the waist rather than clinging to his back.

“The girl hiding behind you? She’s a rather small child.”

“Selene, this girl is my sister Marie. she doesn’t bite, so don’t be scared.”

“I would never!”

Marie shouted angrily, but Selene used her hands and clung to Milan’s waist even more strongly. Milan was panicking because Selene was shrinking away, but it was because of a different reason. It was because Selene was attacking the prince in a fit of rage.

It would be a nice bonus to have such a cute little sister as rich, strong, beautiful, as her. Selene, burning with anger and jealousy, whirled behind the gap-filled prince and was desperately trying to suplex him.

However, it was impossible to pick up the prince with the body of a delicate little girl, even if there was an old man’s soul inside it. Selene, after having been struggling for a while, gave up and bowed to Marie from behind the prince. At a glance, It looked like a shy girl was cowering behind the prince.

“Selene. Nice, To meet you.”

“Waaah~” (sound of Surprise)

Marie held her hand to her mouth and let out a brief sigh after seeing Selene quietly showed her face from behind Milan.

“She looks more doll-like than the real thing……”

Marie whispered when she saw Selene’s young but perfect beauty. Marie was someone who knew she was a beautiful girl, but the little girl in front of her was so bright that it blew away her common sense.

“Hey, Brother! Who is this girl!? She’s so cute! Could it be my prayers were answered!?”

“No, it’s not like that…”

When Marie rushes to Milan, Milan’s eyes swam at such a difficult question

“Please, What, That..?”

When Serene asked from behind, Milan confessed as he was trying to answer Marie’s question.

It’s not what you’re thinking. Marie told me she wanted ‘a cute little sister’. I told her that it was impossible.”

Milan could clearly remember what happened during that time. He thought Marie had always been envious that only he was allowed to visit many countries. Whether it was the case or not, Every time Milan went off to another country, She ordered things such as “I want that jewel” or “I want the national clothes from that country”.

They were all difficult things to get, but Milan thought it was for his cute little sister, and Milan had cleared each of her requests without fail. Every time he completed her requests, Marie’s demands escalated rapidly, to the point where she said, “I already have a lovely brother, so I want a cute sister this time.”

‘Go ask Mother and Father,’ is what Milan had wanted to say, but was too embarrassed to say it himself. Nevertheless, there was no way to fulfill such a wish, and Milan thought Marie would forget about it if he didn’t complete it, but her demand was cleared in a rather unexpected way.

“Brother, can I take this child? Did you say your name was Serene? Let’s go play!”

“You can’t. This child has special circumstances and is tired from the journey. We have to let her rest for today.”

“Eh~! That’s no good! Ani-sama is too mean!” (She meant to call him a stubborn or straight-laced person, but I forgot what to call those.)

“Don’t be selfish. Just be quiet and listen to me.”

When Milan chided her, Marie hung her head and a shadow covered her expression.

“……Ani-sama is always like this. You never listen to me.”

“She isn’t very strong, so play with her when she feels better,”

“It’s fine then, I’ll go play by myself then!”

Marie spat to Milan. She then jumped back into the carriage and rode off to the royal palace. Now that the storm had passed, Milan got back into the carriage with Selene and told the coachman that he could leave.

“As you just saw, Marie is a bit selfish and a little mean, but she’s a good girl at heart, I hope the both of you can get along.”

“…… Un.” (Sound of agreement)

Selene answered vaguely. At first, Selene saw the gap and thought of a dangerous strategy in the various ways of setting fire to the royal palace. Leaving the prince aside, she couldn’t go burn such a cute blonde-loli anyways. From there, Selene had to create a plan to assassinate only the prince, racking her brain in light of the new challenges.

“The palace… That it?”

“Ah, That’s stable.”

The carriage continued its trip as Selene began to hatch her evil plan. The closer they got to the Helifalte’s royal palace, the more buildings similar to the Aquila’s royal palace began to appear. Every time Selene asked, ‘Is THAT the royal palace?’, she got answers like it was a stable or a chapel. With each answer the prince gave, Selene’s hate meter for the prince rose rapidly.

“We’re here. This is where you will live from here on out.”

Then, behind the beautiful garden, the place Milan showed Selene could only be described as a white palace.

The huge palace, where its theme was white, didn’t have any kind of fancy tint But the walls and pillars were polished and stripped of any useless objects, and the living space was clean and dignified.

As soon as the Prince descended from the carriage in front of the palace, the servants appeared to form a line along the middle and surrounded the Prince, tired from the long journey. Milan seemed used to it, lightly waving and greeting them.

The servants as were trained well enough as they didn’t push the topic immediately upon seeing the girl who followed after, although everyone had a mysterious expression as they saw her. Milan briefly explains the situation to the servants nearby, let them take the lead, and took Selene into the royal palace.

Inside the palace, it had a polished marble floor, furnished with a thick crimson carpet. In a hallway wide enough to be able to pass if it is about a small carriage, shining white silver armor and of goddesses placed here and there; in harmony with the red of the carpet and the white of the wall, helping to create a solemn atmosphere.

Although the exterior radiated strength and determination, the interior is flexible enough to accept foreigners from other countries without alienating them. It could be said that this building symbolizes this country.

“As of today, this is your room. Sorry, it’s an extra room, but it’s clean. It’s a little small, but please be patient.”

The place that Milan had the servant to guide us to was a room so spacious that it would be possible to play some sports. On top of expensive furniture, placed specifically so they didn’t get in the way. There was the red carpet, the same as the one in the hallway, A huge bed where the five of Selene could sleep in, plus the gold-rimmed mirror, which reflected the entire body.

On the other hand, Selene felt the urge to split the Prince’s head open and write what the word narrow means in permanent marker.

“I want to be with you a little bit more, but I have to go to your father… the king, and explain what happened. You’ll get a personal maid, so ask them if you need anything.”

“Maid!?”

Selene smiled involuntarily at such a sweet word. A sophisticated maid from a great country, what an amazing word!

“Aah, rest assured. I’ll arrange a skilled maid for you. she’s worked at this job for over thirty years. So don’t worry.”

“Eh?”

What the hell are you doing, you damn prince? Selene immediately objected.

“A young one, is fine.”

Milan wondered what Selene meant by those words, but soon understood what she meant. Selene is a smart child. She understands that she is nothing but a burden to this country. She must mean that she believes herself to be unworthy of a good maid and doesn’t mind if she has an inexperienced servant.

“There’s no need to worry. Now that you’re involved with me, I’ll give you as much attention as I can. While I am still immature, I can at least take care of you. For now, it would be best if you take your time to heal yourself, in body and mind.”

Milan spoke kindly as he could to the pitiful, self-deprecating princess, and left the room immediately. As for Selene, who was left alone in her room, was indignant towards the sex-Prince’s excuse to monopolize every last maid in the palace. *?

But there was no use being angry forever. Selene checked to see if she was alone. After confirming nobody was around, she closed the door and called out to her only ally.

“Butler. Please.”

“Understood. Well then, I shall begin my investigation right away.”

After being called out, Butler popped out of Selene’s chest pocket. Selene had butler sneak into her clothes the day before she got into the Helifalte Kingdom. Since Butler is smart, small and agile, he is well suited for espionage. And since he is stronger than the average human, when push comes to shove, he is a knife in the dark. After all, he is a very reliable butler.

Butler, who appeared out of Selene’s clothes, leaped onto the carpet and began to search the room, making full use of his keen sense of smell and hearing.

“Please rest assured. There is nothing here that seems suspicious. While this is not enough of a room for the great princess, as just a temporary room, it gets passing marks.”

Selene pat her chest in relief when Butler confirmed there were no traps in the room. The Helifalte guest rooms are the best in the continent, but to Butler, he was dissatisfied with such treatment for Selene. After completing his brief search, Butler ran towards Selene and bowed his head in reverence.

“Hime-sama, it is inexcusable for me to say this, but I’d like to take some time off. I would like to speak the mice around here. I don’t think will take too long, but please take a day off and rest until then.”

As soon as Butler had finished speaking, Butler promptly ran out of the room. After all, it is vital to understand the structure of the Helifalte palace to escort the princess in the case of an emergency.

“Sleepy……”

When Milan and Butler had left, and her safety was assured, Selene jumped into the bed, without taking notice of the dazzling furniture around her.

Ever since she had left Aquila, she had been living a very healthy life. Traveling in the wilderness with a carriage at sunrise, stopping in between for lunch and short breaks. Before nightfall, if there was a city, they would stay at the inn, or camp out. When dinner is over, the night watch was set and they would go to bed for the night.

Because of such an extremely healthy and refreshing lifestyle, Serene had become completely sick. Selene, who was a person who lived her life with day and night in reverse, and unless she did not sleep for at least twelve hours a day. She couldn’t help but feel sleepy. While she rubbed her eyes, Selene crawled into the down bed.

Unlike the stiff and dirty blankets she used to sleep in, the soft futon lured Selene to sleep instantly. Selene had wanted to make plans for Prince Milan’s assassination, but Serene closed her eyes and said she would do that tomorrow.

“Selene!”

Suddenly, the door was opened with tremendous force. Selene got up from the bed, thinking how noisy it was, and the blonde Loli- the Prince’s sister- Marie stood in front of her.

“Ah, it’s the lolita.”

“My name’s not lolida! My name is Marie. Maribel-Helifarte, the first princess of the country. Herifalte is the biggest country on the continent, and I am the princess of that country. In other words, I am the princess among princesses. Understand?”

“Amazing.”

Selene was sleepy and couldn’t form a proper answer, but Marie was pleased with her reaction. In this way, when Marie told her identity to the Daughters of the nobles and the Princesses of other countries, they were either mortified or humbled, so Selene’s answer without any malicious intent was a new experience.

“You’re a pretty honest girl. I like it.”

“Marie, need, something?”

“It’s Maribel-sama, you know? Hey, Selene. I’ll play with you. Let’s go.”

“……Alright.”

Selene was sleepy and honestly didn’t want to do it, but couldn’t be helped if she was asked by the blond loli princess. As Selene slowly crawled out of bed, Marie showed a really beautiful smile.

“Ah, um… Maribel-sama, Selene is very tired right now, so if you could come back tomorrow…”

The slightly older maid, who perhaps was Selene’s assigned maid, had said a difficult comment to say to Marie. But Marie didn’t bother listening to her.

“You’re so noisy~! I, the greatest princess, wish to play with this girl! That’s fine, right, Selene?”

“… It’s, fine.”

Indeed, this is a great opportunity. Instead of playing with a girl if he was alive, To Selene, who had the choice of accepting the rare species- Blonde Loli Princess’ invitation, No matter how sleepy she was, this was an opportunity she could not refuse.

“Now then, let’s go to my room.”

“Maribel, san… is it, really fine… if I, came over?”

“……. Don’t worry about it. nobody cares about me anyway… not even Ani-sama.”

As Maribel dragged Selene, unsteady from sleepiness, The maid could only watch with an uneasy expression.

Chapter 9 Princess of Princesses

After the encounter with the dragon, nothing of note occurred through the remainder of the journey, and Selene arrived safely in the Herifalte Kingdom. Selene was paranoid that the prince’s kingdom would be a desolate country, like the demon lord’s castle, but her delusions were splendidly disappointed.

The Herifalte Kingdom was established so that it had expansive farms on the outside and slowly progressed into a city as it moved inward. Then as you went deeper from the farms towards the heart of the city, the frequency of stone and wooden buildings began to increase, making the landscape look robust and elaborate.

As Selene and the others headed to the center of the city, there was a durable stone bridge paved over the river, making it easier for people and carriages to pass, Based on what Selene saw, there wasn’t much of a place where poor people with tattoos would hang around.

‘What the hell is all this? An evil boss’ lair was always one where they would suck up all the wealth, leaving its people sick and hungry. There’s definitely something odd about this.’

Selene had wanted to look around for more information, but Milan had told her not to look outside the carriage while she was in the city, so she could only look from the gaps in the carriage.

“Oh! Prince Milan has returned!”

“Prince! You must be tired from your journey!”

Inside the carriage, Selene could hear voices from the outside. The further they went, she heard the more and more people welcoming them back. As far as she could see from Milan’s back, Milan seems to be waving his hand to the people and conversing with them.

“Don’t be fooled by him, everyone.”

Selene wanted to say, ‘This man is a sneaky bastard who wanders around the continent saying that he is looking for a daughter-in-law, goes to other countries and tears sisters apart, using their little sister as a hostage!’ but couldn’t due to her current state, sitting alone inside the carriage.

Furthermore, Selene had no choice but to wait for an opportunity. if handled the truth’s leak poorly, the consequences would be dangerous not only for Selene; but for Arue, too. Her face stiffened as she braced herself for war, with the renewed resolution to raise hell on earth.

“Selene, we’ve almost arrived at the Royal Palace. I’m sorry for all the noise.”

Milan, who was sitting on the horse, turned around and called out to Selene, and noticed she had an unusually stiff expression. Milan assumed that She didn’t want to make noise as much as possible because she’s not used to crowds, and she wasn’t able to respond to the people’s welcome. Maybe it was because she thought they were kings.

Shortly after, the carriage carrying Selene arrived at the Royal Palace grounds. Selene was told that she could show her face once she got there, so she poked her head out of the carriage to take a good look.

“Hee~!” (sound of amazement)

Selene let out a dumbstruck noise, but it wasn’t without reason. The Helifalte palace grounds were much larger than the one in the Aquila.

If someone told her that this was a garden museum, she would believe that without a doubt. There were magnificent sculptures of roses and lions, fountains that made small rainbows, bright red garden, and other names are planted, but colorful flowers are planted

unlike the small garden managed by the old gardener in Aquila, the garden here was managed by dozens of lively and hard-working servants.

When the gardeners caught sight of the prince, they bowed respectfully to him. While they were just gardeners, they moved in a way befitting of guards.

“Well, I’m going to go to the barracks for a little while. I have to tell the soldiers we’ve returned.”

“You’re leaving, Kuma?”

“Hahaha, While I look like this, Selene-dono, I have work to do. See you later.”

Selene anxiously watched Kumahachi’s back fade into the distance together with the servants.

“I’ll go home alone because I’m busy” is one of the oldest tricks in the book for loners.

“Kuma, don’t leave me alone.”

Serene hung herself on his back, leaving words of encouragement. Rather, Selene did not realize that Kumahachi, who could move at his will, was clearly different from other escorts. In Kumahachi, Selene found him to be a fellow comrade as disgusting old men.

“We must travel by carriage to the Royal Palace. I have to report you to my father, but you’re tired from a long trip, aren’t you? You should go get some rest.”

“Are you coming?”

“This is a carriage for travel. I can’t go to the royal palace like this.”

That said, Milano urged Selene to get off the carriage and told the other attendants to clear up the carriage and go back to their quarters to rest once they finished. Then, when Milan and Selene, and only two of them were left on the shoulder, a small carriage pulled by two horses could be seen approaching, as if it was waiting for them. Behind the carriage is a simple box with a door and a roof, which could fit two or three people.

“From here, we’ll use this carriage for the premises.”

“We’re, getting on?”

“That’s right. All the facilities here take quite a while when you walk. that’s why we use carriages regularly.”

“Tsk!”

‘How rich are you?’, Selene thought, clicking her tongue as she got into the carriage. Then, the coachman skillfully maneuvers two horses in a practiced manner and proceeded with a lighter sound on a road that has been paved smoother than the roads in the city.

“The carriage there! Stop! I said to stop!”

It was going slowly for a while, but suddenly a voice was raised from behind. The person calling out to them was in a smaller but similarly built carriage, approaching them at great speed.

“Milan-sama, what will you do?”

“Stop the carriage. There’s only one person in the world who would call out to me like that.”

When Milan sighed and answered, the coachman took the reins and stopped the carriage. As Milan got off the wagon, the carriages chasing him suddenly braked into a line in front of him. The carriage doors opened, and a certain girl left the carriage.

“Welcome home, Ani-sama. Thank you in your hard work, in your journey of ‘Looking for a bride’.”

“Either way Marie, Did you only come to see me say such rude things the moment I get home?”

“That’s not true. I came here to meet- M-E-E-T- you, brother dearest! After all, I’ve been waiting for you all my life.”The girl said in a sarcastic tone.

The little girl who acted so arrogantly straight to Milan’s face was a beautiful girl who was around Selene’s age but seemed to be a little older. Her glossy, platinum-blonde hair was worn in a high ponytail, and her large sky-blue eyes shone with a strong will. A crimson-rose dress that colors its ornate appearance further strengthened the girl’s beauty.

“Marie, I must head to the Royal Palace now. I’ll listen to you later if you want.”

The girl replied in a prickly tone.

“Oh, it’s nothing. The Ani-sama who is the first prince and travels to various countries finds it more important to report to his parents than greeting his sister.”

Based on the flow of the conversation, Serene guessed that Marie was Milan’s sister.

“I want to play with you, but I’m really in a hurry right now. I’m not alone this time, though.”

“Liar. Kumahachi went to the barracks a little while ago. I saw it myself.”

“That’s wrong. Selene, I’m sorry, but could you come down?”

When Milan said so, Selene went around behind Milan as soon as she got off, clinging to his back. Because of the huge difference in height, however, it would be better to say that she had her hands around the waist rather than clinging to his back.

“The girl hiding behind you? She’s a rather small child.”

“Selene, this girl is my sister Marie. she doesn’t bite, so don’t be scared.”

“I would never!”

Marie shouted angrily, but Selene used her hands and clung to Milan’s waist even more strongly. Milan was panicking because Selene was shrinking away, but it was because of a different reason. It was because Selene was attacking the prince in a fit of rage.

It would be a nice bonus to have such a cute little sister as rich, strong, beautiful, as her. Selene, burning with anger and jealousy, whirled behind the gap-filled prince and was desperately trying to suplex him.

However, it was impossible to pick up the prince with the body of a delicate little girl, even if there was an old man’s soul inside it. Selene, after having been struggling for a while, gave up and bowed to Marie from behind the prince. At a glance, It looked like a shy girl was cowering behind the prince.

“Selene. Nice, To meet you.”

“Waaah~” (sound of Surprise)

Marie held her hand to her mouth and let out a brief sigh after seeing Selene quietly showed her face from behind Milan.

“She looks more doll-like than the real thing……”

Marie whispered when she saw Selene’s young but perfect beauty. Marie was someone who knew she was a beautiful girl, but the little girl in front of her was so bright that it blew away her common sense.

“Hey, Brother! Who is this girl!? She’s so cute! Could it be my prayers were answered!?”

“No, it’s not like that…”

When Marie rushes to Milan, Milan’s eyes swam at such a difficult question

“Please, What, That..?”

When Serene asked from behind, Milan confessed as he was trying to answer Marie’s question.

It’s not what you’re thinking. Marie told me she wanted ‘a cute little sister’. I told her that it was impossible.”

Milan could clearly remember what happened during that time. He thought Marie had always been envious that only he was allowed to visit many countries. Whether it was the case or not, Every time Milan went off to another country, She ordered things such as “I want that jewel” or “I want the national clothes from that country”.

They were all difficult things to get, but Milan thought it was for his cute little sister, and Milan had cleared each of her requests without fail. Every time he completed her requests, Marie’s demands escalated rapidly, to the point where she said, “I already have a lovely brother, so I want a cute sister this time.”

‘Go ask Mother and Father,’ is what Milan had wanted to say, but was too embarrassed to say it himself. Nevertheless, there was no way to fulfill such a wish, and Milan thought Marie would forget about it if he didn’t complete it, but her demand was cleared in a rather unexpected way.

“Brother, can I take this child? Did you say your name was Serene? Let’s go play!”

“You can’t. This child has special circumstances and is tired from the journey. We have to let her rest for today.”

“Eh~! That’s no good! Ani-sama is too mean!” (She meant to call him a stubborn or straight-laced person, but I forgot what to call those.)

“Don’t be selfish. Just be quiet and listen to me.”

When Milan chided her, Marie hung her head and a shadow covered her expression.

“……Ani-sama is always like this. You never listen to me.”

“She isn’t very strong, so play with her when she feels better,”

“It’s fine then, I’ll go play by myself then!”

Marie spat to Milan. She then jumped back into the carriage and rode off to the royal palace. Now that the storm had passed, Milan got back into the carriage with Selene and told the coachman that he could leave.

“As you just saw, Marie is a bit selfish and a little mean, but she’s a good girl at heart, I hope the both of you can get along.”

“…… Un.” (Sound of agreement)

Selene answered vaguely. At first, Selene saw the gap and thought of a dangerous strategy in the various ways of setting fire to the royal palace. Leaving the prince aside, she couldn’t go burn such a cute blonde-loli anyways. From there, Selene had to create a plan to assassinate only the prince, racking her brain in light of the new challenges.

“The palace… That it?”

“Ah, That’s stable.”

The carriage continued its trip as Selene began to hatch her evil plan. The closer they got to the Helifalte’s royal palace, the more buildings similar to the Aquila’s royal palace began to appear. Every time Selene asked, ‘Is THAT the royal palace?’, she got answers like it was a stable or a chapel. With each answer the prince gave, Selene’s hate meter for the prince rose rapidly.

“We’re here. This is where you will live from here on out.”

Then, behind the beautiful garden, the place Milan showed Selene could only be described as a white palace.

The huge palace, where its theme was white, didn’t have any kind of fancy tint But the walls and pillars were polished and stripped of any useless objects, and the living space was clean and dignified.

As soon as the Prince descended from the carriage in front of the palace, the servants appeared to form a line along the middle and surrounded the Prince, tired from the long journey. Milan seemed used to it, lightly waving and greeting them.

The servants as were trained well enough as they didn’t push the topic immediately upon seeing the girl who followed after, although everyone had a mysterious expression as they saw her. Milan briefly explains the situation to the servants nearby, let them take the lead, and took Selene into the royal palace.

Inside the palace, it had a polished marble floor, furnished with a thick crimson carpet. In a hallway wide enough to be able to pass if it is about a small carriage, shining white silver armor and of goddesses placed here and there; in harmony with the red of the carpet and the white of the wall, helping to create a solemn atmosphere.

Although the exterior radiated strength and determination, the interior is flexible enough to accept foreigners from other countries without alienating them. It could be said that this building symbolizes this country.

“As of today, this is your room. Sorry, it’s an extra room, but it’s clean. It’s a little small, but please be patient.”

The place that Milan had the servant to guide us to was a room so spacious that it would be possible to play some sports. On top of expensive furniture, placed specifically so they didn’t get in the way. There was the red carpet, the same as the one in the hallway, A huge bed where the five of Selene could sleep in, plus the gold-rimmed mirror, which reflected the entire body.

On the other hand, Selene felt the urge to split the Prince’s head open and write what the word narrow means in permanent marker.

“I want to be with you a little bit more, but I have to go to your father… the king, and explain what happened. You’ll get a personal maid, so ask them if you need anything.”

“Maid!?”

Selene smiled involuntarily at such a sweet word. A sophisticated maid from a great country, what an amazing word!

“Aah, rest assured. I’ll arrange a skilled maid for you. she’s worked at this job for over thirty years. So don’t worry.”

“Eh?”

What the hell are you doing, you damn prince? Selene immediately objected.

“A young one, is fine.”

Milan wondered what Selene meant by those words, but soon understood what she meant. Selene is a smart child. She understands that she is nothing but a burden to this country. She must mean that she believes herself to be unworthy of a good maid and doesn’t mind if she has an inexperienced servant.

“There’s no need to worry. Now that you’re involved with me, I’ll give you as much attention as I can. While I am still immature, I can at least take care of you. For now, it would be best if you take your time to heal yourself, in body and mind.”

Milan spoke kindly as he could to the pitiful, self-deprecating princess, and left the room immediately. As for Selene, who was left alone in her room, was indignant towards the sex-Prince’s excuse to monopolize every last maid in the palace. *?

But there was no use being angry forever. Selene checked to see if she was alone. After confirming nobody was around, she closed the door and called out to her only ally.

“Butler. Please.”

“Understood. Well then, I shall begin my investigation right away.”

After being called out, Butler popped out of Selene’s chest pocket. Selene had butler sneak into her clothes the day before she got into the Helifalte Kingdom. Since Butler is smart, small and agile, he is well suited for espionage. And since he is stronger than the average human, when push comes to shove, he is a knife in the dark. After all, he is a very reliable butler.

Butler, who appeared out of Selene’s clothes, leaped onto the carpet and began to search the room, making full use of his keen sense of smell and hearing.

“Please rest assured. There is nothing here that seems suspicious. While this is not enough of a room for the great princess, as just a temporary room, it gets passing marks.”

Selene pat her chest in relief when Butler confirmed there were no traps in the room. The Helifalte guest rooms are the best in the continent, but to Butler, he was dissatisfied with such treatment for Selene. After completing his brief search, Butler ran towards Selene and bowed his head in reverence.

“Hime-sama, it is inexcusable for me to say this, but I’d like to take some time off. I would like to speak the mice around here. I don’t think will take too long, but please take a day off and rest until then.”

As soon as Butler had finished speaking, Butler promptly ran out of the room. After all, it is vital to understand the structure of the Helifalte palace to escort the princess in the case of an emergency.

“Sleepy……”

When Milan and Butler had left, and her safety was assured, Selene jumped into the bed, without taking notice of the dazzling furniture around her.

Ever since she had left Aquila, she had been living a very healthy life. Traveling in the wilderness with a carriage at sunrise, stopping in between for lunch and short breaks. Before nightfall, if there was a city, they would stay at the inn, or camp out. When dinner is over, the night watch was set and they would go to bed for the night.

Because of such an extremely healthy and refreshing lifestyle, Serene had become completely sick. Selene, who was a person who lived her life with day and night in reverse, and unless she did not sleep for at least twelve hours a day. She couldn’t help but feel sleepy. While she rubbed her eyes, Selene crawled into the down bed.

Unlike the stiff and dirty blankets she used to sleep in, the soft futon lured Selene to sleep instantly. Selene had wanted to make plans for Prince Milan’s assassination, but Serene closed her eyes and said she would do that tomorrow.

“Selene!”

Suddenly, the door was opened with tremendous force. Selene got up from the bed, thinking how noisy it was, and the blonde Loli- the Prince’s sister- Marie stood in front of her.

“Ah, it’s the lolita.”

“My name’s not lolida! My name is Marie. Maribel-Helifarte, the first princess of the country. Herifalte is the biggest country on the continent, and I am the princess of that country. In other words, I am the princess among princesses. Understand?”

“Amazing.”

Selene was sleepy and couldn’t form a proper answer, but Marie was pleased with her reaction. In this way, when Marie told her identity to the Daughters of the nobles and the Princesses of other countries, they were either mortified or humbled, so Selene’s answer without any malicious intent was a new experience.

“You’re a pretty honest girl. I like it.”

“Marie, need, something?”

“It’s Maribel-sama, you know? Hey, Selene. I’ll play with you. Let’s go.”

“……Alright.”

Selene was sleepy and honestly didn’t want to do it, but couldn’t be helped if she was asked by the blond loli princess. As Selene slowly crawled out of bed, Marie showed a really beautiful smile.

“Ah, um… Maribel-sama, Selene is very tired right now, so if you could come back tomorrow…”

The slightly older maid, who perhaps was Selene’s assigned maid, had said a difficult comment to say to Marie. But Marie didn’t bother listening to her.

“You’re so noisy~! I, the greatest princess, wish to play with this girl! That’s fine, right, Selene?”

“… It’s, fine.”

Indeed, this is a great opportunity. Instead of playing with a girl if he was alive, To Selene, who had the choice of accepting the rare species- Blonde Loli Princess’ invitation, No matter how sleepy she was, this was an opportunity she could not refuse.

“Now then, let’s go to my room.”

“Maribel, san… is it, really fine… if I, came over?”

“……. Don’t worry about it. nobody cares about me anyway… not even Ani-sama.”

As Maribel dragged Selene, unsteady from sleepiness, The maid could only watch with an uneasy expression.