I continued to be rocked by the carriage for about a few dozen minutes and reached the royal palace.

While Princess Irene and Alisa were talking, they seemed pretty close to the royal palace.

I arrived soon after they decided to talk again at night.

"Dear Alisa, we'll talk again at night!

"Yes, I did."

Princess Irene would be very excited to sparkle her eyes.

Alisa answered politely, retreating a little.

"Good for you, Alisa. Looks like you can have fun with Princess Irene."

That's what I said in a small voice when other than me and Alisa got off the carriage first.

"Don't say that lightly. The princess of one country and why I am just a maid alone at night..."

Alisa seems worried about the night as she looks a little tired.

"I guess Princess Irene didn't have much to talk to a woman close to her age either. Just like me."

"... cristo"

I recently made a best friend named Eric, but I guess Princess Irene doesn't have that kind of same-sex friend.

So it seemed like a lot of fun to talk to Alisa, and maybe it was exciting.

"And you're actually looking forward to it, aren't you?

"... right, because Princess Irene is a very good one"

Seeing how we were talking earlier, it seems surprisingly fitting.

Alisa is also a maid and works at the Royal Palace all the time, and she doesn't have a lot of friends her age.

"Like no disrespect."

"Absolutely."

If she was Princess Irene, she'd forgive me some disrespect, and Alisa wouldn't do such disrespect, so it should be okay, but for once.

"I'll tell you all about Christ's embarrassment,"

"Hey, don't do that."

On the verge of getting off the carriage, I didn't miss Alisa's little whining words.

Dozens of escorts enter the royal palace as they surround us.

Anne, the head of the Magic Knights, and the other soldiers are very nervous and tingly.

Because the moment we get out of the carriage, we royalty are supposed to show up all over the city for just a moment.

If you were supposed to go inside the royal palace with every carriage, and get down there, you'd never see us all over the city.

But my father and I have come all the way here.

While in this country, my father and I are particularly easy to target.

And take it backwards, making it easy to aim for.

In addition to the Lindo Empire, which has stormed before, there may be others after us.

So dare to make it easier to aim and broil them out.

Me and my dad are going to play a particularly dangerous role, but we're ready.

"... you don't seem to have any particular magic reaction"

That's what Anne, who is escorting, said as she looked around to such an extent that it wouldn't be unnatural.

If that's a hit, that means there's no magic attacks for now.

If there are only so many soldiers solidifying around, it should be hard to approach and attack.

But still, I can't be alarmed.

There is also the possibility of magically hiding yourself and approaching you.

Hmm? No, there's no magic response, so can't you just magically hide yourself?

That's what I thought, when I was alarmed......

"-!"

Anne, who was walking forward towards the royal palace, turned obliquely to the right in momentum.

It's like I've sensed something, so the others and I look over there too.

Especially since you can see the normal streets and nothing has changed.

"Anne, what's going on?

"... No, it seems fine. Sorry I surprised you."

Anne walked out again in response to her father's inquiry, answering that as she de-alerted.

I looked in the right direction again, but I didn't see anything in particular.

Something must have happened because Anne reacted so much that she could feel the magic.

But Anne said, "It seems okay."

I mean, something's happened, but it's already been dealt with.

After that, there was nothing in particular, and he normally went inside the royal palace and closed the main entrance.

The escorts also have a somewhat reassuring atmosphere.

I took a breath, and Alisa next door had a strong shoulder down.

... When I was about to be attacked in another country a few years ago, Alisa came out before me even though she had nothing to fight for.

Good thing I managed not to get hurt, but I got so mad afterwards.

It could have been the first time I'd ever been so angry at Alisa.

But no matter how angry he was, he was piercing his will: "I have no regrets of reflection," he said.

I'm honestly glad you're protecting me.

But if that makes Alisa sacrifice, it's not the story.

If Alisa is going to be sacrificed, I wouldn't be happy if she was protected.

- Once upon a time, like when Libert protected me.

"Cristo? Are you all right, sir?

"Huh! Oh, yeah, I'm fine"

Alisa said that in a small voice so no one else could hear her, peeking into my face thinking.

I don't want anyone to sacrifice for me anymore.

Turn towards the closing main entrance and somehow see the direction Anne reacted.

That Anne said it was okay without dealing with it, maybe you did it, huh?

Hey, Eric.

You don't have to sacrifice for me.