Eleonora then moved from the square to the courtyard in the castle to ask questions.
"... Your Majesty, I would appreciate it if you would pay me."
"Okay. I guess I can stay here."
"... if you knew the pie, you wouldn't be surprised what I said."
Alexei kicked everyone but Eleonora out of the courtyard.
"All right, that's it. If you don't want me to ask you anything, I'll use soundproofing magic."
-What? There's such a handy magic!
"... please."
Alexei cast a magic spell on the object. Nothing seems to have changed at first glance, but it is immediately apparent that the outside sound is completely blocked. And only Griffon and Alexei's breath is passed on to Eleonora.
Griffon's breath was too big to hear Alexei's, but she picked up his breath meaninglessly, saying that she wasn't a good friend.
"Now, you can speak freely."
"... thank you."
And Eleonora talked to Griffon.
"All right, all right, Guri-chan. He looked better than anything. You've changed your appearance, but you know me very well. Eh, Ola, you haven't changed? The color of your soul? Guri-chan, I can see it."
Eleonora buries her face in Guri-chan's fluffy feathers.
"Guri-chan wasn't killed in the Magic Forest.... oh, no, before that, I traveled a long way to find my son-in-law. I missed you, Ola. But then, after that, I met a boy named Ham, like an angel, Ola, and I became the happiest in the world. Thanks to Ham, I was able to have a fun and happy day with Ola.... Ola, meet Ham."
Eleonora, who remembers Ham, cries, but puts a handkerchief in her eyes and talks again.
"I've seen you, so I'll see you someday. Guri-chan, where are you going to live? You're in the Devil's Forest for the time being? What do you mean, the beasts are coming back to the Devil's Forest?
Alexei asks Griffon when he hears that there are just a few more Magic Beasts in the Forest of Demons.
"Where are you coming from?
Griffon answers, but Alexei doesn't know.
"In order to protect the seeds, the magic beasts always fell asleep deep underground in the Magic Forest. I'll take turns when the time comes. Ola, I forgot this important thing. When I woke up, I would have been surprised by the absence of anyone. Poor thing."
Alexei suddenly laughs at the story.
"Humans are stupid creatures. I think the beast is smarter. The Forest of the Devil will once again be the forest where the beasts live."
Eleonora shook her neck sideways.
"... I'm afraid, Your Majesty. Magic Beasts don't increase easily. Reproduction takes longer than human beings."
I see. That can't be helped. More importantly, Eleonora, no, pie. You don't have to talk that way. The way you're talking to Griffon is fine. No, oh, come on, tell me about it. "
(What are you talking about, Pepe!) Ola, I can't talk to His Majesty like this!
"... please forgive me."
When Eleonora answers, Alexei looks lonely.
(I mean, that kind of face. It's like Ham brought home a poison mushroom by mistake.
"... if only His Majesty would use soundproofing magic to call me Pie."
"Pie!"
Alexei called Eleonora Pie. After rounding her eyes, she broke her face.
"Your Majesty really misses you like a ham."
"Wasn't Ham bothering the pie?
Eleonora shook her face sideways.
"Hmm, Ham, that was a good kid. Ola, I was really happy. But, Ola, I didn't really think Ham was going to grow up in the Magic Forest."
She goes on without saying.
"If you're a human, you should live in a human settlement. But because Ham misses me, Ola, Ola... I couldn't let go. Ola was selfish. That's why I'm glad the knight killed me. Otherwise, Ola, Ham couldn't break up properly. I don't want Ham to live as a human being."
Alexei never thought of pie as such.
"Ola, I was really happy. Ham was a sweet, smart boy."
"Aren't you happy now?
"I think I'm happy. Born into a normal person, you can also eat good rice. But I miss you guys. I miss you so much."
"Even if Ham is a terrible person, do you want to see him?
"Ham is supposed to be a terrible person. Ham's a good kid."
Alexei was jealous of her past. And I'm puzzled by the difference between what I thought of Pieh in the past and what I think of Eleonora in the present.
Alexei wanted everything about Eleonora.