5. Bread and Dagger (6)
The man’s face darkened,
Even so, the princess’ expression was extremely bright. The bizarre contrast was directing opposite atmospheres like light and darkness.
It was because the princess was so careless.
In the first place, she read the emotions of others with the ‘dragon’s eyes’. There was no reason to notice others, and I did not feel the need to develop related skills.
‘Nunchi’ was a part of sociality.
Of course, she had to go through learning from childhood, and her unfortunate childhood was enough to take away her social skills.
So the man could not open his mouth recklessly.
It might have been because it was the first time he had seen the princess with such an innocent smile.
After hesitating for a while, he vomited a vague question.
“… … You mean ‘pets’?”
“Yeah! That, because the pet dog already has senior Rainella… … .”
Then, the princess glanced at the man again.
Seeing this, the man shut his mouth again.
And his lips repeated the futile opening and closing movement several more times, and only a sigh escaped from his lips as if he had given up before.
The princess couldn’t be restless at the negative air current.
No matter how blind I was, I had no choice but to know.
The man’s eyes looked somewhat painful, which was rare.
It was the same just because he couldn’t make eye contact with the princess right away and was avoiding her gaze.
It meant that it was difficult to see her face any longer.
Of course, the princess, who was particularly ignorant, took this in a slightly different way.
Before long, fear began to grow in the girl’s eyes.
“I’m sorry. Sir Ian… Are you too arrogant?”
It was an unexpected apology.
The man couldn’t understand the reason, but the trembling eyelids testified to the turbulence in the princess’s heart.
In the end, the man had no choice but to stare at the princess again.
In those dark eyes, there was no embarrassment or even bewilderment to be read.
There was only a glimpse of the sorrowful determination to wait and see where it went.
Sure enough, the princess immediately lived up to the man’s painful expectations.
“I-I would dare to have a pet… Sir Ian made such a mistake! Mi, I’m sorry. Sir Ian. sorry… I will not go off topic in the future. So, please don’t throw it away… … .”
The princess cried and clung to the man. Moisture formed in those eyes.
The man put his forehead on his forehead and groaned as if he was in trouble.
It was the first moan he let out since he came to this world, but the princess had no way of knowing about that monumental record.
The princess’s sorrowful plea continued.
“I did send an apology to my sister separately… That would still be enough, right? Until Sir Ian’s heart is resolved, you can ask for anything you want… … .”
“… … Anything?”
It was at that time that the man’s eyes were filled with brilliance.
Unfortunately, the princess didn’t notice the suspicious sign at all. All she did was cry and cry while clinging to the man’s arms.
“Yes Yes! I’ll listen to anything! Even with all my possessions… … !”
The man was silent for a moment.
Fragments of emotion were forming in his eyes, which had only been indifferent. It was a sentimental reaction that even a man hadn’t seen in a long time.
Not long after, the words of a heavy promise flowed from the man’s mouth.
“Can you promise me? I will listen to anything.”
The princess nodded with dewy eyes, as if saying two words was nagging. His fervent movements showed a desperate heart.
“Yes, of course… … .”
“Then let’s go on a trip.”
That one word was a signal.
The princess’s body froze as it was, and her pale gray eyes turned to the man.
Regardless, the man only let out a tone like a sigh.
“I told you to go on a trip, Her Highness the Princess. Let’s go together.”
It was a nonchalant voice, but the ripple effect of the contents was comparable to a bomb.
The meaning of the two men and women in their prime going on a trip together was obvious.
There was no way that the princess, who grew up in the imperial family, would not know this.
The girl groaned and couldn’t spit out the proper language.
After not being able to come to her senses for a while, she cleared her throat and straightened her posture.
Then, secretly, he began to examine Ian’s complexion.
Those light gray pupils were slowly tearing vertically. It was proof that he was using the ‘dragon’s eye’.
He said he would no longer rely on the ‘dragon’s eye’, but it was an ability he had used throughout his life.
There was nothing I could do but rely on in case of emergency.
It would not be strange to call it an emergency beyond an emergency.
As a princess, she naturally had no choice but to use the dragon’s eyes.
However, the opponent this time was not compatible with the princess.
The man’s psychology could not be read at all. It was to the extent that the princess couldn’t even capture the blurry color tones.
This implied two possibilities.
First, the state of the company is high enough to be equivalent to that of a master.
And second, that emotions don’t show up as they wear out.
Either way, it wasn’t something to discuss about a green 20-year-old. So the princess fell into even more confusion, and she had no choice but to turn her focus away from her parents.
In the past, the princess blushed and bowed her head.
The girl asked in a timid voice.
“Ha, but then the rumors… … .”
“So why not?”
At the question being asked again, the princess tapped her index fingers against each other.
Glancing at the man’s eyes, Shien eventually had to lower his head even more.
Her face was already hot enough to burn. I could see the hallucination of steam rising from my head.
“Ah, it’s not bad… … .”
“Then get ready. I have to leave in two weeks.”
To the continued resolute request, Shien had no choice but to give a modest answer.
“… … Yes, Sir Ian.”
The man turned his back as if he was satisfied.
It seemed that he was going to head straight to another place.
He was about to take a step, but as if he had suddenly thought of it, he added a word.
“Oh, and.”
“Four, yes heh… … !”
The hesitant princess was surprised and answered like that.
Even thinking about it to herself, the answer must have been ridiculous, so the girl lowered her head again. Although the man did not seem to care at all whether he did or not.
“… … Please tell His Majesty the Emperor to beware of the old lion.”
At the end of those vague words, the man left.
Left alone, the princess could only tilt her head for a while.
‘Old lion’, who are you talking about?
Of course, that worry didn’t last long.
It was because the princess already had an immediate problem.
A trip with a senior I love unrequitedly.
There was a deadline of two weeks, but there was still time to prepare. Shien fell into trouble with a pounding heart.
So, what about underwear?
Even so, as the princess of the empire, there must be a line that must be followed, but before she knew it, the princess was thinking of her drawer, which had nothing but teddy bear underwear on it.
Without even knowing the inside of the man.
“… … Because I can’t afford it anyway.”
Leaving such a bitter mutter, the man moved on.
I was really looking forward to how the emperor would react when he heard this news.
It was a trivial revenge of human beings who only dirty memories.
**
After hearing all the stories, I left Seria’s hospital room.
To take the princess over Seria?
It was a judgment that could not be guessed at now. Objectively, it was clear that Seria was a better combatant than the princess.
They had a lot of practical experience, and even went through the firing line together and matched their hands and feet.
Even her skills were one step above the princess’s.
Although the princess was the first-year top of the magic department, Seria was also the second-year top of the swordsmanship department.
More than anything, there was something else that annoyed me.
It was the fact that he used the expression ‘travel’ to the princess.
The place my party and I were supposed to head to was not a peaceful and secluded resort.
It was a battlefield where you had to risk your life.
Common sense tells us that we are heading to remote places where all sorts of dangers lurk, but how much will we be disappointed if we say ‘travel’? Moreover, the princess was still only a young first grader.
I’ve never risked my life, and I’ve never reaped it.
Either way, it required formidable determination.
The only consolation was that the rumors had not yet spread.
Seria also heard from ‘I’ who came from the future and learned about it, so it seemed that the honeymoon trip between me and the princess would only be known later.
It was terrifying to think of the people who would react to hearing the news.
First of all, the emperor of the empire was the most worried, and there were quite a few other people who would rush to confirm the truth of the rumor.
It was by chance that I came across one of them.
No, to be precise, it was an inevitability disguised as a coincidence.
Because the other person seemed to be looking for a specific person.
The head wearing a conical hat looked here and there, and as soon as he saw me, he was running towards me with a bright smile.
And the width without hesitation, and the small body to be held in my arms.
“… … master! Ehehehe.”
It was Elsie senior.
After confessing to me, Elsie-senpai used to contact me like this without hesitation. At times, it was so lacking in distance that it surprised me.
Aren’t you burying your face in my arms and rubbing it just now?
I let out a deep sigh as if in trouble.
It wasn’t a bad feeling that a pretty girl like Elsie liked me. I just had a small wish to cover the time and place.
This was a temple.
It was one of the inappropriate spaces for discussing love affairs between men and women.
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Just in time, some of the priests passing by were frowning.
I stroked Elsie-senpai’s hair and tried to calm her down.
“Elsie-senpai, nice to meet you. But first, get out of your arms… … .”
“Ian, pets are not allowed inside the temple.”
However, before I could dissuade Elsie-senpai, a haughty tone tickled my ears.
A woman with silver hair was walking at the end of the hallway.
As you can tell just by looking at the impressive curves of her body, she was a saint.
It was the sudden appearance of a powerful enemy. Elsie’s eyes immediately cooled.
She immediately tut, clicked her tongue, and pulled herself out of my arms.
Even in the midst of that, it was Elsie who never gave up on holding my arm.
“Hey, milkman. What are you, nosy? I’m going to spend some time with my master… … .”
“It’s because it’s kind of sad to see him sloppy even after being kicked.”
Together with him, the saintess crossed herself with a faint smile.
“Will you please consider how Ian feels? Ian must’ve been in a bad mood… … .”
“… … aha.”
However, senior Elsie’s reaction was lukewarm.
It fell far short of the saintess’ expectations.
When her pale pink eyes turned to her, as if wondering, Elsie held a deep sneer.
“Did you not hear? I confessed again. And I wasn’t even rejected.”
It was not wrong.
I decided to come up with an answer to the confession later, so I couldn’t see that I had been rejected yet.
To be honest, I don’t know what will happen to my mind then.
It’s just that the joke was so misleading that I couldn’t help but laugh bitterly.
Even if it was naughty, it was too naughty.
I belatedly set out on probation.
“No, how can I say that? No wonder the saint misunderstood… … .”
But my words didn’t come to an end.
It was because he couldn’t feel any movement from the saintess.
Yes, even a slight movement.
I looked at the saintess with a puzzled look.
A statue of a frozen beauty was standing there.
It was a hardened look with a smile on it from the shock beyond the limit.
The misunderstanding was slowly driving the butterfly effect.
Elsie has triggered the Yandere mode of Saintess! Hehehe Omoshirou