"Alicia!"
I heard your father screaming just when I was at the front door.
Sweat on my forehead, my breath is rough. There is a distance between my room and the front door. Running that distance is pretty rough, isn't it?... and I wonder what happened in such a hurry.
"There was one thing I forgot to mention"
"What is it?
I tilted my neck gently and looked at your father.
"I wasn't sure if I'd tell you."
"Oh, tell me already"
"... they say it was the prince who held Ali back as a suspect"
"Yes?"
By prince I mean... Dear Duke? Or does Master Duke know he has amnesia?
It's overcapacity. My head won't work any more.
"The only thing Duke has forgotten is Alicia. That's why you thought it was the most suspicious."
Oh, I did. I was the only one who forgot.
"Besides, Ali, did you say you've killed people before?
"Yeah, I told you. Because it's true."
"Did you say it with a laugh?
Your father stares at me with a serious eye.
I'm a bad girl. I don't regret killing people. Besides, I had to do it then. It was a situation where they were doing it.
"Yes."
"... right"
That's what your father groaned in his weak voice.
I'm finally getting a hold of my current condition. Master Duke was disgusted with me for what I said with a smile about killing people. And I don't remember just me.... I wonder if they thought I had erased my memory from Master Duke because I did something nasty.
"That's the thing..."
"I don't know anything about the case."
"I don't understand the killer and the motive, but I kind of understand how I got caught."
"It's time."
The guards have interrupted our conversation.
Oh, I can't believe you used a respectful word on the suspect. It would have been nice to be the five nobles. Or the guard of the boulder king. Nice manners.
"I'm coming."
"... oh"
Your father stares at me with a worrying look on his face. It's like we're never gonna see each other again. I want you to smile more and drop me off. In fact, I haven't erased Master Duke's memory. I will prove myself innocent. Besides, in my case, it's not something that is otherwise bitter to be convicted and to go to the Lavar country.
"Don't worry. I'm pretty strong."
"Oh, I know"
That said your father laughed bitterly.
I was taken by a guard and boarded a caged carriage.
... Looks like a prisoner. I wonder if my hands don't have to be tied with rope or something.
"Um, Master Alicia"
At the same time that I went into the cage, the guards spoke to me.
"We are convinced that Alicia is not the culprit. I beg your pardon for such disrespect"
The guards around the cage nod simultaneously.
Oh, I wonder why the king's guards are on my side.
"We are on Alicia's side no matter what state we are in!
"Yes!"
A hectic loud voice can be heard from all over.
When I was decent, a guard told me.
"Master Duke told me to stay on Alicia's side no matter what."
I lost too many words of surprise.
I can't believe Master Duke thought so much of me...
"The Prince is in love with Alicia."
That's what the leader like guard said as he smiled at me.
... Glad to hear it, but with more of my side, I'll lose my majesty as a bad girl. It's my job to hate you.