"And you said?
Alderton, who did not change one complexion, was returned with a question.
... Yeah, polite. It's only polite, but it could be my paranoia, "What are you talking about? I feel this guy" bitchy air from Alderton. I'd love it if it was this kind of air because I don't want to quit, but it doesn't seem like it either......
But! Neither should I be frightened here! Look at my princess soul!
Face with a fan. Fluffy wings are great.
"You're right. I was anxious. I was wondering if you would quit.... you, my escort, were not willing to ride, were you?
"No way. Such a thing"
Alderton shook his head. Well, wouldn't you normally admit this?
"So what about the practical exams during the final election of the candidate?
- Your Highness.
Blue eyes shot through me sharply.
"Your Highness, why did you choose me?
That's a secret move from my previous life! What a mouth run, swallowed the words.
Instead, I said:
"A message from the sky."
It was.
Yeah. It's not a mistake.
…………
For a moment, any expression fell out of Alderton.
... What? Was it forbidden? What do you say in the Esphere about announcements from the sky? Constant coat!
There are all kinds of religions in Esphere, but the great ex god you're giving up is actually the same, even if his name is different. You call it a god of the sky?
They use it "in the sky," even in chatter! Tarhen can get through, right?
"More so, an announcement from the sky,"
Alderton shuddered his throat as I was in a deep hurry. A manly grin came to its neat appearance. Oh, I was finally convinced Alderton was from a civilian. Because I had only seen the behavior of being a born nobleman becoming a knight. You mean fierce? Feels like a wild beast. An atmosphere not easily served by a biological nobleman.
"I see. Your Highness won't answer, will you?"
The next time I opened my mouth, I was already back to being a knight.
"I'll answer why I asked you to quit. - Do you know how often my escorts were changing? Alderton."
"Ha. I understand"
Seeing Alderton nodded in discipline, I pulled my jaw too.
"I saw how you've worked in the last three months, and I thought, The knight of the escort will change… I want you to be the last one."
It's a matter of decision? I just let him say it.
Alderton opened his eyes slightly.
You read it in a comic book in your previous life. Negotiating starts with great hope for yourself! If you want to sell a product with a price of five hundred yen, present it to the customer for a thousand yen! Lower the price a lot from there! Ultimately, we land for 600 yen! This is it, technique!
In my case, I wish Alderton could continue to be the Knight of the Guard for at least a month, assuming Alderton doesn't like this job on the inside, first and forever, and present! Then Alderton said, "For the rest of your life? I'm not kidding! I feel like," there, "then you can have a month, okay? But in the meantime, you can't quit even if you have a lover," I whisper. This way, Alderton also says, "How cheap is a month! You'll start to think!
Well, the reaction over there or how!
Beyond...... Alderton, for some reason, seemed amused. From the angle of the lips. I'm sure it is.
Sounds interesting...... Hmm? Isn't that weird?
But for now, do you mean like it? Different predictions and reactions, but OKOK if it feels good.
"Last, is it? You want me to serve Your Highness indefinitely?... me."
"That's right."
Alderton himself would be welcome indefinitely. Let's get on it.
"Unfortunately... Your Highness probably doesn't seem to understand the weight of the word"
"... is that right?
That's out-of-heart. I am.
"I'll use you for the rest of my life, right? If you don't quit, that's fine."
"If that's the case," Alderton drowned in response to my reply.
- Your Highness's orders, I have only received them.
I closed the fan all the time.
"You mean you keep serving me?
"As Your Highness wishes."
All right, I took the word!
If it was a previous life, I'd have a pen written on paper. In my previous life, my parents, my sister and my family of four, lived in a rental apartment. The contract had been sent when it was time for renewal. Yes, that, the contract! Oh. There's nothing wrong with a contract between the princess and the knight of the escort...
Instead of the contract......
I recall that Alderton did not give Alec his name, in accordance with Espheric customs. You mean weigh tradition, right?
"Glad to hear it. - So let's do a vow ritual, shall we?
From beside what I said, I put my fan down and was standing up.
I said 'The Pledge Rite' dressed up, but the point is, a gift!
When an undertaking is exchanged between a lord and a subordinate, the lord gives his subordinate his possessions and the subordinate receives them.
I gave you a gift, so keep your word, okay? Threats?
That's a joke, because many people were poor, so they put on rituals like that, and the master said, "Add this," and give them jewelry and equipment. Isn't that what you care about, my lord? I will serve you hard! I feel like it, don't I? I will. Things are great.
Mm-hmm. But I don't know what Alderton wants.
"Alderton. What do you want?
I asked in a good mood.
"... would you allow me to touch His Highness's hand?
"Yeah, sure."
When I faced Alderton, I offered him my right hand. I shake hands, I froze.
Alderton came right in front of me. I got on one knee.... knelt. Take my hand with respect.
"Give His Royal Highness a 'sign'"
That lip touches the back of your right hand. The tingling and pain ran. And the heat is too hot for your temperature.
"Huh!"
What did Alderton say?
"Mark Your Highness."
- "Symbol"? 'Symbols' is no way.
On the back of his right hand, a complex text floated for a moment, glowing and disappearing. The text was previously seen in books during princess education.
Though my lips separated, I remained on my knees, and yet, Alderton supported my hand.
Waiting for my word.
"Alderton...... were you 'obedient'?
Alderton replied lightly.
"Ha. I thought Your Highness knew."
"- No."
Not once is enough.
"No. I didn't know that."
"Is it Master Left? - Serve your whole life as a knight of escorts. I was wondering if Your Highness would know me as' obedient 'and offer me loyalty. Was it unnecessary for Your Highness?"
It's not unnecessary or anything!
"It's not me, it's your problem. This... this' symbol 'is important to you' obedience ', isn't it?
"Rest assured. I'm special among the 'obedient'."
"... special?
"Yes, Your Highness. 'The Lord' will be the second"
"- Is that possible?"
'Obedience' refers to a fighting people whose mission is to receive their own 'Lord'. 'The Lord' doesn't have to be a king or anything, royal. It's just that the people they wanted 'the Lord' to be, they deserve to be. Is it right for their hearts, peasants or merchants? That's important.
By mutual agreement, 'obedience' puts' symbols' on 'the Lord'. Doing so makes a strong, special connection between the two. I don't see it anymore, and normally, I don't see 'symbols' in a regular person. But "obey" can see "symbols". Through the 'symbols', the crisis of the 'Lord' is bound to pass on to the 'obedience' as well. Thus, 'obedience' helps the 'Lord' in the shadows and in the sun.
The world of the 'King of Purity' - at least in Esphere, there is no such element as magic. But in it, the only one with incredible power is this' obedience '. It is also a mysterious being.
And it is also said that "obedience", which defines the "Lord", is made stronger or weaker by what kind of person the "Lord" is. Tahen lived in a lot of such 'obedience'. Even in the war, it was active. However, nowadays, the number is very low.
I don't know if it's possible to treat humans as endangered species.
Among the powerful of time, there were times when it was status to distribute 'obedience'. But 'obedience' determines' the Lord 'at his own discretion. When that happens, what happens to the unhappy' obedience '......
Speaking of which, in the knowledge I learned in princess education, "obedience" meant that only one person in his lifetime would prescribe "the Lord".
- I can't believe the real 'submissive' was close to me and we already met.
Besides, I've been the 'Lord'. I stare at the back of my hand, where nothing is floating anymore.
I mean, did I, did I agree to a 'sign'?
"I understand that you are the 'obedience' of the changer. But I, did you agree to the" symbol "?
I stared at Alderton unexpectedly. Accidental hitting is a bit of a hook. You're telling me you think I know Alderton is' obedient ', aren't you?
"Your Highness must have been trying to give me what I wanted. I have ordained His Royal Highness to be the Lord, and I desire to put on the sign."
Shouldn't you?
Alderton told me to shake it.
You shouldn't!
If they'd asked me beforehand, I'd have stopped too! No, I may have admitted it after all, but there's something about mindfulness, isn't there?
"Yes..."
I sighed. I've also lost my temper to be angry.
Well, actually, there's nothing wrong with me... Instead, because it's connected by 'symbols', it means my crisis will be instantly passed on to Alderton and rushed. Abandoning the 'Lord' is not in 'obedience'. The promise that I would be the knight of the escort as long as I wanted, too, meant that it worked properly.
Is it more beneficial to Alderton? The only thing that makes me proud of myself is that I'm a princess! It's just status! Oh, and I'm once more confident in my appearance!... "Lord" affects "obedience" too, doesn't it?
Haven't you? Alderton. I don't know if you complain later!
"Who else means you're 'obedient'?
Alderton looks up at me.
"Does that question also include the dead?
Noisy! Noisy, Alderton!
"Leave it to the living."
"Your Highness, there's only one of you."
"Father... Your Majesty doesn't even know?
Hmm. A bit of a hassle?
"Yes, because in the first place, 'obedience' does not have any characteristics. If you reveal yourself, they won't understand you."
All of a sudden, you can put a symbol on it!
"You didn't think that I, who became the 'Lord', would make a fuss?
Here, Alderton laughed. That mouth is a little distorted laugh.
"As His Royal Highness wishes"
- I'm not going to tell you.
Of course! If you won't find out if you shut up, I'm a resolute silencer.
"Alderton. Thou shalt not be enlightened except by me."
"Ha"
Alec, you can find out... Alec, I was on alert for Alderton, and if I found out he was even more 'obedient', I'd be worried about him extra...
- Your Highness.
Called to Alderton.
Again, now normally, he spoke to the back of my right hand.
Hey, isn't this like a princess and a knight? No, I actually am!
Alderton, with his lips off, spoke to me, who must be a little red.
"'Obey' protects the 'Lord'. Just one caveat."
- Attention?
"I am a special 'obey'. If you want to deal with me, be prepared. Please use it well."
"... Yep. Okay."
Alderton, try to keep going.
Don't you need to focus on calling your last name anymore? I noticed that.
You didn't remember the name of the guard knight because you thought you'd quit anyway.
Alderton's name is Clifford.
I just asked today, and I looked through the paperwork, so I haven't forgotten either.
"Clifford.... right. Trust you, I'll call you Clifford from now on."
Carve your name into your memory properly as well as your last name.
Believe me, we're going to have a long relationship!
"It's an honor. My 'Lord'"
Alderton - Took it, Clifford, the friendliest grin I've ever witnessed.