As soon as I left the mansion, I found three carriages. In front of one of them stands Lady Nica.
...... hmm? Three cars? Nica's, Mel's and... whose is the last one? Did Lili dispose of the carriage that she owned when she took Lili away already to destroy the evidence? It seems different, and Seth came before me, so it's strange that I didn't see the carriage that came later.
When I was suspiciously stretching my body and being alert, Zero walked out to one carriage just before me.
"Thank you.... Look, Dear Noran, get in quickly! I'll go, I don't have time!
The man standing near the carriage who noticed zero pays his respects. As far as I could tell, apparently it was a carriage for Nora and Zero's return.
…… it's not enough!
I looked back and unwittingly pulled Nora's clothes hem, forgetting half that she was a neighboring prince.
"Wait, wait, Nora. How did you find out about this place?!
"What? There's no way you're going to be my exclusive if you can't do that."
"His salary is pretty good for having to deal with Noran's whimsical behavior."
As a matter of course, I had to convince Nora and Zero with a nice smile, who said they didn't know what I was talking about, but I didn't know how to answer the question. Instead, I guess Nora builds her search abilities to the limit every day. Poor thing, I worried about your man.
But given that I was supposed to be so poor that I had to start a war, should I be happy with the current situation in my neighbor's country that I was spending so much money on wasted things?
"Well, it's such a shame we can't see it through to the end, but we're not going home first."
"Excuse me first. Best of luck."
"Uh, ha... yes. Bye?"
Nora also told me something meaningful, but they are the people who would have been most irrelevant if they had just stuck their necks in this one on their own. You won't have a problem leaving.
The next time I can see them, I will remember a little anxiety about what is happening to me, but I will wave.
But unlike Zero, who immediately went to the front of the carriage, Nora, on the other hand, as she approached the tip of my eyes and nose, grabbed my head with one hand and bowed her mouth to her ear.
"I don't care if you win or lose. It's a lot of fun, but don't be sorry for compromising."
Surprised by the rare serious voice, Nora took a moment off my face and mouthed to the point of touching my cheek.
…… what?
"See you later."
He laughed prankily at me for being pompous, and Nora got in the carriage and said she was getting ready to leave. I guess time is really pushing her. The carriage just ran out and left.
Since there is no culture in this world to kiss and greet the cheeks, I would ask the prince of the neighbouring country to stop doing that easily because he looks foreign. The first salvation was that I still had a lover in my life, so I didn't get so upset about kissing my cheeks.
Well, then, I turned my consciousness to everyone to talk about the rest of this.
The arrow tip, Nana, puts her hands together with a deliberately stiff face.
"... ah! I came up with an errand! I have to go home right now!
What did you come up with? This kid doesn't even want to hide it.
I looked at Nana like I blamed her with jito eyes.
"... Nana."
"Hehe, 'cause Fee's very busy now anyway, right? I want to talk about a lot of things too, but let's talk about it another time! I promise you! I don't care how you roll, Phee. You're not going to die, are you?
That... well, I'm sure it is. If I were to be executed instead, there is no way I would have assumed that this would be resolved.
But I'm uncomfortable with Nana. I figured out why as soon as I thought about it just a little bit. Nana's tone is what I know, but she's not hiding her head from spinning.
No, when it comes to discomfort, that's too familiar with her and comes rather firmly. I thought this innocence combined with the speed of the head spin was the original Nana.
"Or is there a reason I'm following Phee?
"…… None."
If you ask me, it wasn't there at all. Nana just said she was with Lili when she was caught in this kidnapping. When they say why they take you to the royal palace, there is no reason.
I just thought that I had too many mysteries for Nana in this way... maybe I don't want to see her again.
"Ah, that's right! One last thing, Phi, you advise me as a friend."
Knowing my worries or not, Nana looks me straight in the eye with a gentle laugh.
"Phee, you're all alive because of circumstances and reasons. So, Phee should question the circumstances and reasons for all sorts of things from the beginning."
Circumstances and reasons. That was always a word I heard from Nana one day.
From the beginning? Of all people? What's the story and why? Doubt...?
I felt it was a very important word. Like overriding a premise that could be a hint of thought. I don't know how far Nana knew and told me that.
"Master Noran said oh, but I'd rather be Phee anyway... my princess beats her destiny, such a picture book. Congratulations."
It should have been ears and whispers, like the Nasho story, that Nora told me to beat or lose, but I'm surprised Nana asked me that. At the same time, I was punched in the void with an innocent smile as if the little girl were a picture book princess's happy ending as well as she wished.
Nana laughs lightly and rushes out while I'm being taken aback like that.
"See you later, Phee."
Once she waved back, Nana ran away from the mansion grounds. I think walking is quite a distance to town, but Nana seems to be going home on foot. Well, it's his will, and there's still time by sundown, and if he remembers his way home properly, he won't have a problem. I'm more worried about my injured hand holding the knife.
I hope Nana's words that I said again are true. After all, I won't be able to hate her for what secrets Nana had.
Before heading to Lady Nica waiting, I confronted Mel.
"Uh, so what about Mel? Go home?"
"No, I'm catching Shed and Evan, albeit formally, and I'm going to go with you to the Royal Palace because it's a boat that took me anyway. That's not enough for a carriage, is it?
"Uh... if you ask me. Right. Sorry, thanks. Please."
Don't bluff. I thanked Mel for keeping her head down as tenderness seeped out.
Sure, Nica's carriage alone is tough to get Shed and Evan on, too. Besides, if I were to ride too, the horse would be overburdened and it wouldn't be strange if the carriage broke. Besides, I wonder if it means putting sinners in the same carriage as royalty for once.
"That's why the carriage over here is overcrowded with me, the escort, Shed and Evan, so get Fi over there."
That said, Merle's carriage is bigger than Nica's because it's not for your patience, so I think if you pack it up, you can ride another one or so. Even Nica's carriage is a goose if Nica, the two escorts and I ride.
So I guess this is a way to make Mel feel comfortable discussing it with Nica.
"Okay, I'll see you later"
I smiled at Mel and falsely concealed the look that made me harder with nature and headed toward Nica as she always pretended to be.
"I'm sorry I'm late. Let's go."
With this, Leo will be able to establish himself as the fourth faction in the current three-ways succession war.
It seems a long time ago. Just like it was this morning, I get into the carriage in the form of two escorts riding to pinch Nica and me.
Before we get to the Royal Palace, I should draw as much talk from Lady Nica as I can. Lady Nica is apparently not involved in this case at all. Yet I can clearly see that you know something behind it and are involved.
But in this limited time to the Royal Palace, I couldn't open my mouth.
Whatever the form, I was afraid to find that Nica and I would change our relationship, or that it was different from what I thought from the beginning - I was afraid.