Herscherik (Reincarnated Prince Series)

Hershelik took Ao outside several times. That said, it's not a castle town, it's a northern land behind the royal castle. Since the northern earth can only be stepped in by those who have the king's permission, there is no problem with Ao flying with his wings spread.

That's what I thought Hershelik brought him to a hill overlooking his favorite royal castle and castle town, but even though he took off his jacket, which had his wings hidden, he just moved the same deep blue wings as his hair on several occasions and never flew.

"Mr. Ao, don't you fly? You can fly here.

I'd rather see him fly, Hershelik looks up to him with anticipation. But after Ao wrinkled between his eyebrows at such a prince, he turned away and shrugged to escape his gaze from Hershelik.

"I hurt my wings. I can't fly anymore.

With a calm, low voice, Ao conveys the facts concise and only the main points. There is no discouragement in that word, and emotions are hard to read. But Hershelik, relative to it, had a desperate expression when he understood the word, as if it were about him, and immediately bowed his head.

"…… I'm sorry!

Birdman (Trivito) in the Beast tribe, it is normal to fly because he has wings, I am sure that it would be painful not to be able to fly, and this place brought him here that he would be able to fly casually, which came out the back. Given Ao's mood for wanting to fly but not being able to fly, which he was to speak of himself, Hershelik couldn't think of anything other than bowing his head.

Ao looks down with his eyes black-and-white, with no expression on his face, to the prince who does not try to move with his head down. The prince of one country is bowing his head without any hesitation. It's weirder not to be surprised.

"……… give me your head.

To Ao's hard-earned words, Hershelik raises his face about time. And remain silent with each other, turning our gaze and looking at the landscape.

Silence rules between them. It was Hershelik who opened his mouth first.

"Ao, if you like, can you tell me about the Beast Clan... as far as I can tell you about Ao?

"……… Why?

I look straight into Ao's eyes asking, and I open my mouth.

"I want to know.

Until now, my hands have been full of things in the country. But now that the darkness of the country that was nesting has been removed, the country is rushing in a good direction. Both my father and my brothers are capable of acting as traders, even if they have the impression of family.

Then think about what you can do and what you can do, but think about whether there is anything else. And I realized that I only knew what was around me.

"What are the places outside the kingdom, how big the world is, and what people live there?

Of course I'm reading the books. But you can't know the world by writing alone. I'm literally reborn and going on a second life. Originally, there was a stronger sense of knowledge than people, Hershelik. There are so many things I want to know. I thought that knowing about it would all lead to protecting my family and protecting my country.

"So please.

Hershelik bowing his head again. And as expressionless as it was earlier, I'm surprised to open my eyes a little. The autumn breeze passed between us. For a short time, illusory as if silence lasted forever, it was Ao who lost his roots.

"…… I'm not good at it.

"Good at it?"

Ao continued his words to Hershelik, who raised his head and tilted his neck.

"I need to talk.

Yes, Ao says, unbuttoning his collar shirt.

"What, huh?

Hershelik is drained of his liver by an action that began without preconditions, causing his mouth to open and close like a goldfish lacking acid.

Not knowing how Hershelik could react, Ao unbuttoned and opened the front of his shirt to reveal the underlying scalp as he raised, lowered and wandered his hands.

The first thing that got into Hershelik's eye from the height difference was a brilliantly broken abs in six. If it had been Ryoko in her previous life, she might have screamed yellow like a crazy woman. He had a tight muscle so often.

But when Hershelik raised his gaze, there was a tattoo-like mark in the middle of the thoracic muscle part of his body that was large enough to make a circle with an adult thumb and index finger.

Ao touches it and says in a low voice.

"I am a slave...... a combat slave.

Hershelik takes a breath listening to Ao.

Combat slaves are, as they say, slaves used in combat. Being on the battlefield and defeating your enemies is no different than being a soldier. However, the treatment was as different from that of a soldier as that of heaven and earth.

You can't even get paid because you're a slave. They are always sent to dangerous battlefields, and when they are troubled, they are considered abandoned pawns. If you get injured and can't use it, most of it will be disposed of. They have no rights and are treated as things.

And the slave is engraved with the mark of the owner. It is a magical mark that allows the owner to easily reap his life. So slaves can never defy their owners.

"I opened my mouth and he hit me with a stick... although I wasn't good at conversation originally.

That's why I'm not good at speaking, the words were darkly speaking about Ao's previous life. If you look closely, it is thinner, but there are countless marks of wounds on the scalp. There were not only slashed wounds and stab wounds, but also wounds struck with sticks and whips. It was obvious what treatment he had received so far.

Hershelik finds himself holding his fist hard at some point.

Differences between previous life and the world today that can sometimes be poked at. How the world of previous life was a blessed world, and how can this world be so terrible? But that's the idea because I've lived in a peaceful country in a peaceful world in my last life.

(When my father told me, I calmly broke it off.

Even when I heard from my father, I should have broken up that's what this world was all about. Even if you feel disgusted by it.

But Hershelik could not actually divide those in his position before him.

"... she was the only one who wouldn't hit me.

To Hershelik, who doesn't know what to say, Ao adds blush. I knew from that voice that I didn't even have to hear who she was.

"What I tell you isn't just a good story.

Still, Hershelik nods at him. I don't just want to hear stories that are more ear-touching than they were.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Ao.

To Hershelik in gratitude, Ao nodded cocklessly, closing the button on his shirt.

Then Hershelik found time to chat with Ao. Although most of them were asked by Hershelik and Ao answered few words.

"Ao's story is very interesting.

Hershelik says as he remembers his conversation with Ao. The most surprising thing is that he looks like a twenty but is actually over sixty. It has a longer life than a human being for the Beast clan, and is the same as a human until it also has an adult appearance, but after that it becomes very relaxed. Hershelik's intellectual appetite is enriched day by day when he hears the difference between human beings and the Beast clan, such as flying by the wind magic he uses unconsciously with his wings when flying in the sky.

"The prince is a stranger, isn't he?

Krenai says so to Hershelik, who speaks with joy.

Klenai also felt a subtle change in Ao. Originally he had a scarce expression, but since entering this country, his tense expression had hardened. While he is dealing with Hershelik, his expression is unknowingly soothing without his consciousness.

(I didn't know you would do this unconsciously......)

Rather, it is a gift that can be made because it is done intentionally.

Krenai started spending time in the royal castle. Hershelik, as well as the people around him, were observing. Especially the three of them, who are under his direct command, found that each and every one of them was a brilliant person, even with just a few days of observation.

The knight and the magician had heard rumors about their work in the battle against the earlier empire, but they found that to be true, not rumours. The deacon who did the job without doing so had no ability to gather information. I guess that goes through the back as well. It's not hard to predict.

The talent drained is strong in both its personality and mine. These princes have these people in their hands without difficulty. Such unconscious tenacity only leans his neck at the words of Krenai.

"Strange? I'm often told it's changed..."

Krenai smiles at the words. Being unconscious makes me want to help and protect it. They accept everything about the prince after all, no matter what.

(If you're this strange, I've never seen you before.

I hear a horse hissing. Krenai moves his gaze. At the end of his gaze, the carriage was about to pass through the street. And looking at that carriage crest, Clenai stops walking.

Hershelik stopped walking behind his back, so he stopped walking and looked back. Then, as I felt in the signs, Krenai was taking his steps. And at the end of that gaze, a carriage was about to pass.

"Mr. Krenai, what's wrong with the carriage?

Krenai shook only once when Hershelik spoke. But Hershelik didn't notice the reaction because he was looking at the carriage.

"I wonder if that's a carriage from another country. My brothers invited guests from other countries to the Toyota Festival... Mr. Krennai?

Hershelik wears a seal that he had never seen in Japan. But to the unresponsive Krenai. Hershelik looked at her and there she was smiling as usual.

"No, it was a little hot, so I blushed.

"Uh, are you okay? Do you want to rest somewhere?

To Hershelik, who turned his worrying gaze, Krenai smiled without breaking his smile and refused the prince.

"Yeah, no problem. By the way, Prince, how far along are you today?

"... I'm going to my husbands today. Because we were both worried.

Subtle topic change words. Even though she was a little uncomfortable with it, Hershelik couldn't get a hit on why she had to, and she mouthed her destination.