Drop!! ～A Tale of the Fragrance Princess～ (WN)

After leaving the castle, Cordelia headed with Ronnie to the church where the heroine lived.

I always get off the carriage on my way to the Fulvia house and from there I am on foot.

The house and church in Fulvia are close enough to hear the choir, so we'll use the same route to the church we're headed to now.

(Think about heroin after figuring out the situation... if the ghost is going to see the course, he's definitely going to be near me for a while)

If it's a place where people go out, ghosts will be disputed by people, and if there are few people, you'll dive in and peek at this one. But in any case, if it's the kind of route where there's a knight's alert, there's a chance they can capture it.

Because I've been thinking about that, I arrived so quickly near the church.

But what Cordelia, who reached near the church, saw was an unexpected situation.

(There's a knight in front of the church...?

The size of this church is small.

I've heard that large churches like the one where people always come and go can be vigilant.

But in a small church in a quiet place there would be no confusion or anything like that.

(And the building next to one of the churches looks like a Knights flag... what is that... oh?

If I had a view of what the building would be, a familiar figure emerged from it.

"Maybe, Dear Clarice...?

It wasn't close enough for Cordelia's whining to arrive, but there were times when there were few people around him, and Clarice soon noticed Cordelia, and with a startled look on her face, she narrowed the distance.

"Long time no see, Master Cordelia. In a place like this, that's an odd encounter. How are you?

"Yes, how was Master Clarice?

"Yes, I am too healthy, I have plenty of strength, I can come to work in complete condition"

Clarice, who shows a calm and elegant trick, is a female knight in the Kingsguard unit, a Cyrus subordinate who accompanied Cordelia when she first encountered a ghost. The last time I talked to her, she didn't look like she was joking, but given that it wasn't the kind of place to joke at the time, maybe now is her original temperament.

"Are you going out to one of them today?

"I'm going to visit a pharmacist who lives ahead of me, but I found a description of the church stained glass in a book, so I let it go a little further"

"Really? Speaking of which, I heard that Master Cordelia was awarded the award at the Quality Review. Congratulations."

"Thank you"

"Actually, the story of edible paper is a little rumored among the Knights. In the Knights, there is a certain magic medicine for physical recovery... On the other hand, it is very effective. If it is dissolved in water, it is too smelly to swallow. If it remains powdered, it is likely to lose its mind because of the long lasting pain, magic medicine."

"Well, that's... good medicine is called bitterness in the mouth, but I'd be happy to help"

It may be necessary to improve the taste of the medicine itself, but I can see from Clarice's voice that there is little hope.

(My brothers didn't say anything... maybe they'll be happy too)

It will also be necessary to see if magic drugs do not inhibit the effect in relation to the timing of the melting of the oblate when it works in the body, but I would like to have a system in place that allows mass production as soon as possible if that can be cleared.

(If I could make a capsule medicine, it would be easier to carry, but that's still a blue picture)

There are things that need to be made to take precedence now over that...... almost at the same time when I rethink that, Clarice threw an unexpected suggestion at Cordelia.

"Dear Cordelia, if you were going to take a tour of the church, would you let me guide you? Let me tell you a little bit about it."

"Huh? Are you sure?

Clarice laughed a little mischievously when Cordelia was surprised that it might be executive time.

"Actually, it's late at night, and I'm already taking turns."

"So, would you be tired...?

It's already past noon, if you're out of work, you'll want to go home and get some sleep.

But such cordelian anxiety Clarice laughed softly and flushed.

"Don't worry about it. It might free me from the pain of that drug, so I want to do what I can."

"Ma'am, that's all you're saying, so why don't you take it?

I'm glad to hear it... and I encouraged Ronnie, who was silent with the lost Cordelia, to accept it.

And the look says, 'It's just a shame to say no'.

"So... may I ask you something?

"Yes, of course."

It was just a way to find out about stained glass and other heroines, but it's not sneaky to say no to Clarice's good intentions, and Ronnie is supposed to be thankful about Oblate. This place should still be sweet to the liking.

"Dear Clarice, I'm late to introduce you. This is Ronnie Ellis, working at home."

"My name is Ronnie Ellis. Best regards,"

"Nice to meet you. I'm Clarice Keithley."

When he finished greeting him so briefly, Clarice said, "Just a little, I'll be in touch," and once he entered the building next to the church, he came back in front of the Cordelias again.

"Thank you for waiting, shall we come?"

"... Speaking of which, how did Master Clarice get here today? Would it be convenient for you to work...?

Cordelia, who thought she would miss the opportunity to ask if she missed the time now, asked that before walking out. If it's classified, I'm not going to force myself to ask, but the location just makes me wonder why the girlfriend of the Kingsguard was working the night shift here.

Then Clarice laughed at the wind of nothing.

"I'm coming to support you right now. Originally this neighborhood had a wide jurisdiction, so I set up a new minute garrison and stuffed this place, but I still have a lot of work to clean up... so to speak, there's a lot of chores to be done with moving out"

"Good luck with that."

"Thank you. It was the first time in the King's Capital that we would be stuffing next to the church, but it was right next door, and in any case we would be making a stand both to deepen our friendship with our neighbors and in front of the church. Standing numbers are originally done in pairs before the filling, but if it's about this crowd, there's no problem with one person before the filling. It's surprisingly popular."

Cordelia listened with a smile to Clarice's words and at the same time raised questions.

(With a knight's stand, it shouldn't be easy to kidnap him...?

Heroin safety is consequently preserved, even if it was not dared to be placed because of rumors about the girl of dreams. But if it's this system since last month, even ghosts will know about it.

(What do you mean? You mean to use an M.O. that even knights can't see through?

With suspicious entrances and exits, there must be information sharing among the knights. Was the ghost hinting that there was an insider? Confused by the information obtained from Clarice, Cordelia slipped through the church gateway.

The church was a little limp, quiet, and there was no one else in the cordelia.

"It will be a take-away from the clergy, but this church is small, but history is said to be the oldest in the King's capital. In addition to the architectural style of the church, sculpture is also an important cultural asset. Here, for example, is the stone statue on the right towards the altar..."

Yes, when Clarice began her narrative, the door just behind that stone statue opened.

And the old man, who appeared through the door, looked surprised.

"Oh, was this Lord Keithley? Are you a customer?

"Good day, Cleric"

"No, you were guiding me, and I'm sorry I stopped you. Now that the knights are watching, they don't have to worry about the suspicious showing up, but they have a habit of confirming it."

"No, crime prevention awareness is important. Best regards,"

"I'm sorry to disturb you, too."

"No... and more importantly, there have been suspicious people...?

The voice Cordelia asked had seeped more color of anxiety than she had intended, but the cleric shook her neck loosely to the side.

"What happened in this church doesn't exist on record, but there are a variety of people going in and out of the Wang Capital. There's a past where people bought people in Wang Du, and I think we should be careful where we keep our children."

"Yes... you are"

"No need for excessive anxiety now that we have a knight."

The last cleric, who grinned gently to reassure Cordelia, retreated to the back room, "Well, let me try again to take it off a bit," as it was.

"... I'm sorry, you've spoken scarily"

"No, it's okay"

"But don't worry. We pledge to strive every day to protect the lives of everyone living in the King's Capital. You made a promise."

Clarice, who showed care after the door closed, told Cordelia to take an oath.

"Dear Clarice, you look very good."

"Yeah, I'm glad to hear that."

"My friend's sister said she wanted to be a knight, but I'm sure that feeling also springs from this place"

If she saw Clarice now, she must have cheered.

That's how Cordelia and Clarice laughed at each other, and a slightly taller child's voice came from the outside.

That was more of a voice for kids to talk to each other than to play well, as you would hear in an orphanage in Oulu.

"... a fight, is it?

"If that's the case, I think the person on the stand is probably arguing..."

Clarice, with her eyebrows in the letter (c), apparently has a verse that comes to mind in this hustle and noise.

I think it may be the children who live here, but the place is strange for that.

The voice can be heard from the door, but that's the way. If the children live, it would be in the back where the cleric went in earlier.

(In the first place... this voice, it's not like an orphanage in Oulu...)

Before that, the voice sounded familiar.

"I'll see how you do."

Likewise, I guess Ronnie has a verse in mind, showing his consent to trying to head outside, and Cordelia also saw Clarice.

"I'm a little concerned, too"

Clarice must have been the same one who cared, "Well, let's come," he immediately said, heading to the door a little early.

And when Cordelia went outside, Ronnie, who had arrived earlier, had a frightened look on his face.

That should be it too, because it wasn't Cordelia's mishearing after all that was there, it was a boy I knew well.

"... Mick, why are you shouting so loud in here"

Mick wasn't the only one there, he had two orphanage kids in Oulu. What I'm holding is the food I bought in the city being gripped. If the situation is not the situation, it smells good enough to ask where it is and want to go buy it.

"Hey, Dili, what are you doing?"

"I was giving you a tour of the church. Better than that, what are you doing? What's wrong with shouting out loud?

Sometimes you go through here if you're heading to Fulvia's, but it's not the right time to have a fight around having a piece of candy. Mick should be in a good mood when he's basically eating - but there's something else that bothers him for once.

"Didn't the teacher even tell you not to eat while walking?

"That's okay, I haven't been seen and I don't have a problem. I mean, I talked about going out and buying another one because it's delicious, and he stuck around."

With that said, Mick moves his jaw hard, and Cordelia shifts her eyes over there too. Then ahead Clarice was careful with another child.

"- So you shouldn't go out on your own. The clergyman is worried."

"But you're gonna get wet soon enough for it to rain! Because I dreamed it would come down! I didn't see those kids getting down, but it's gonna rain, I'm definitely gonna get wet!

It was the first time Cordelia had heard the girl's voice. But given that line and the current location, I couldn't help but keep an eye out. I didn't see half my body on Clarice's back, but that figure is definitely what Cordelia knows.

Girl with light peachy, soft, slightly more habitual hair and clear blue eyes than cordelia.

Though there is a young shadow, that was the heroine, Sherry.

――!!

Cordelia breathed unexpectedly.

I understood that I was in this place, and on top of that I visited the church… I had no idea that I would encounter it at all at the scene where I was supposed to sneak in to confirm my presence first by appointment.

"When we talked about going shopping, he suddenly said something. If you ignore me, I'll start screaming."

When Mick said so, he again grabbed the confectionery he had been doing.

"It's so bright, it's not gonna rain"

Apparently, Mick didn't know Shelly was the girl of his dreams. No, you rather know the existence of a girl of dreams, and I don't know that either.

"Dili?"

"Dilly?

"Oh... sorry, weather,"

Micks Reflecting on how confused the child had been, Cordelia looked up into the sky to calm her feelings.

"... it sure could rain..."

"Huh?"

"A thin cloud is covering the sky, and the sun is wearing a calf. Besides, there's a black bird flying down that low, right? The bait insects are at a low point by the weight of their wings."

I didn't really care, but if you pay attention, the air feels slightly damp, too.

Aside from whether or not I'll be down soon, if I'm going to play, I'm playing until I get down as I go... and it's not surprising to be expected.

"... Dili, so how come it rains?

"Um, I can explain, but if you want to go shopping again, I'll have trouble raining in the meantime, and maybe you should go shopping first? When you're done buying, you'd better go to your teacher early."

"Oh, my God, it's a lot. If Dili says there's a reason, I'll ask. I didn't know you were going down because I dreamed about it."

Saying so, Mick called out to his fellow children, "Well, let's hurry up and go," he said.

"Oh, Dili, come to Oulu again!

Cordelia took a breath as she waved her hands off Mick's back as she ran off like that.

I don't really think Mick is familiar with the rumors of the King's Capital, but I didn't even think Shelly and I were having a fight.

"Those kids, you didn't even listen to me..."

Cordelia glanced at Mick's back and said somewhat remorsefully.

Rather than being angry, Shelley is looking uncomfortable.

"... thank you for letting those kids know"

Conscious of removing as much solidity as possible, Cordelia made a modest smile and pointed it at Sherry. I'm afraid to talk to Shelly. But if you're going to explore her surroundings, you can't avoid contact with her, and more importantly, you want to avoid leaving an evil impression like this.

"... why are you thanking me? I didn't tell you, and in the end, those kids didn't just think it was going to rain because you said so."

"But I couldn't have told her or me without your words."

If I watched Shelley as I told her so, I couldn't even feel the strong hostility of what I felt as if I was being dissatisfied.

(... that's the same, isn't it? It's still the first time we've met, and if Cordelia hadn't done something extra in the first place, there wouldn't have been any conflict in the game. It was Cordelia who was more hostile.)

I could have calmed down a little if I thought so, but still didn't calm down the beating speed. Cordelia lost her life on the condition that she would be "jealous of the romantic achievements of the Prince and Sherry and outburst the sorcery," which I don't think I would wake up with right now. Shelley's heart is attracted to the prince in the first place a little further. Even if the prince is in love with Sherry at this stage if he is as the game goes, Sherry should never know who the prince is.

(If we clear this up and distance ourselves, we'll be able to live peacefully as we've always been)

If you were a courtier of the same prestigious Count family, it would be hard not to get involved at all in the social world.

But we don't have to get along - rather, Elvis doesn't even get along with his opponent, Count Clyde Raine, so we just have to go out on the surface unobstructed.

(Even if there is a difference with the game...... if you don't end up involved, it should be Antai)

With that in mind, Shelley uttered words as she let her mouth shut.

"... if those kids didn't get wet, I wouldn't mind that anymore. I mean, you didn't believe me at all."

Cordelia was only a little relieved by the words she eventually uttered, although the atmosphere was a little fuzzy.

(Kind child, I guess...)

There's a little bit of a problem with the way I say it, and it's quite different in character from the heroine in the game I remember - I seem to be a very comfortable girl if I make myself clear, but that's what I was saying for the Micks, too. Then if Cordelia herself is as careful as ever, there will never be a problem as this - yes, I want to believe it.

"Mr. Shelley, let's go inside before it rains on you, too. And then you shouldn't go out on your own anymore. When you leave, tell someone and go through the gate."

"'Cause I heard a child from the outside..."

You think it was bad that the other actions didn't go through the regular aisle anyway, which seems a little younger than your age but admittedly not at all.

"You were worried about those kids."

"Because my power should make everyone happy! Plus, if it helps you all, I'll be able to help you one day! That way I can repay you!

Cordelia hardened her expression to the reassuring arrow-tipped words.

(What, this, discomfort...?

I'm not surprised that Shelly is meeting the prince. But I was intensely uncomfortable with the fact that I had already uttered such words as a pledge of allegiance to the prince. Did they identify you as a prince when we met? No, it's hard to think about it, considering the atmosphere in which Vernault likes the prince. If you're the one who says inadvertent things, even Vernault should stink and stay away from you.

(And give back to Your Highness...? It's different from the game.)

In the first place, although Shelley uses her own power over the people around her, she shouldn't have been the type to show her surroundings in this unspecified and aggressive way. And most importantly, you weren't even thinking about using that power as a weapon.

"But my powers are still unknown to those kids. I need to work harder for His Highness to know and see what I can do."

"Mr. Shelley, if you really don't come back soon, you'll all be worried that you've gone somewhere again."

Shelley replies, "Yes," to Clarice's words as she talks about her mood healed, returning to the church in a slightly lighter fashion. But along the way she looked back at Cordelia.

"Hey, you know about me?

That looked questionable but full of certainty.

To the nodding cordelia, Shelley laughed contentedly and went back inside the church.