"" Ah. "
Me and Victor's voices overlap. I got my hands off my face.
I can't believe this is happening with a rash reaction... Things have gotten a lot better lately.
"You're so pretty, you're so angry"
"Is that what you think to say first?
You were really a woman, or why didn't you have a left eye?
"I knew you wouldn't get upset about a prince."
Give up on continuing to fool Victor and get back to the normal way of talking.
"You must be upset. Stinky boy was a pretty girl, wasn't he?
"I'm sorry it stinks."
"Don't worry, it doesn't stink anymore now"
Victor slowly approaches me. I want to run, but I don't have a place to go where I ran away.
It's best to negotiate with him now.... I don't know how far you'll listen to me though.
"You, why are you here?
"I wanted to be useful."
"Where are you from?
"Poor town."
"You look noble when you're poor."
What kind of face is that?
Victor stares seriously at my face. I've never seen my face stare so close.
I wonder what will happen next. If they find out the truth about the Durkis country's courtier, it's going to fly around my neck in an instant. But Victor's out. He's already noticed...
"A golden eye... You used to move like that with only one eye. And wrap these cloth cuts around your eyes."
That's what he says, his eyes flickering at the blurry cloth in his hand.
"What are you going to do with me?
"I don't know if you're a harmful person or not. But it helps. As long as I'm in this royal palace, I'll take full advantage of it."
"You're not gonna tell anyone who I am?
"I don't get it if I tell you. But this cloth cut stinks, so make it new."
Isn't that too much to say about a girl that stinks?
But me, you can put it here. A little surprised. Honestly, I thought they'd kick me out of the castle already.
Until just now, after I got kicked out, I was just thinking a little bit about collecting information.
"What do you say your real name is?
"... Alicia"
It doesn't make any particular difference when you know your name at the time your face is shown.
"It's Alicia, Leah."
Victor nods convincingly.
Maybe I should have given it a different name because I'm gonna play the boy. Like Michael or John?
"I'll only confirm one thing with you."
"What?"
"Are you from this country?
"Is there anything else?
"... human beings in this country can speak ancient languages, but can you?
Oh, I'm good at ancient language. When I was stuck in my cabin for two years, I learned the ancient language of all countries.
"Where do you have the new cloth cuts?
With that said, his yellow-green eyes scattered.
... Why are you surprised? It's normal in this country, isn't it?
"Follow me."
After a little while he also answered that in the ancient language.
Follow his back as he starts walking. Walk leaning over so that everyone can't see your face as much as possible.
"Even the staff of this country can't say ancient language."
Looks like Victor squeaked about something, but I couldn't hear him.