Shi ni Modori, Subete wo Sukuu Tame ni Saikyou He to Itaru

- Crist side -

"Alisa, were you okay yesterday?

The day after I spent the night at the Royal Palace in the Kingdom of Harzion, I asked Alisa that.

Yesterday, after the meeting, we were supposed to sleep at the Royal Palace.

Normally, even if royalty from another country came, I wouldn't stay overnight in the royal palace...

The reason we visited the Harzion kingdom this time was to burn out our enemies.

In such a dangerous situation, even the finest inns in the Wang capital cannot be said to be adequately guarded.

So the heaviest guard in the Harzion kingdom, I was to be allowed to stay in this royal palace.

And that's when I heard that my exclusive maid, Alisa, had a sleepover in Princess Irene's room.

I was just anxious to say we took a bath together, but I didn't know we slept in the same room...

Ask Alisa, who for some reason is still sleeping, about last night.

"It was a lot of fun. It was fun and we talked all night."

"Oh, come on, is that okay? I guess you didn't do anything disrespectful, did you?

"... you don't have any credibility. It's okay, Irene and I are now friends."

"Oh well....... hmm? Hmm!? Oh, you, now, name......!?

"Irene is younger than me, so she told me to call him out...... of course, I'll give you a name in public"

I didn't know Alisa and Princess Irene were getting along so well...!

Princess Irene is my age, so she's sixteen.

Alisa's on my two, eighteen.

You're right if you say your age, but you're in a completely different position.

"So, are you okay, really?

"Yes, I'm fine. Besides, Irene was in the same position as Kristo and had the same problems."

"Same problem......?

"Yes. It means being Irene's friend and supporting him. Like Master Eric."

"Huh! Right..."

Did Princess Irene want a friend who, like me, would treat her with disregard for her position?

It doesn't matter if it's a princess or a maid.

Because we're friends.

"That's a tough part."

"Heh, with friends, it's not a role. We're just friends."

"Ha, right"

It's a role. Something like that. If I was friends with you like that, Eric would piss me off.

"Because I want to be friends, I just am. Then you have nothing to say from me. Me and Eric, that's how we became friends, so..."

"Oh, I've heard that story many times already, so fine"

"... right"

Have you done this many times?

No, you did.

"I'm tired of hearing you talk to Eric the Crist."

"I'm tired of hearing... you're rude to me and Eric"

"Because Crist repeats the same story all the time. So now let me talk to Irene."

"... oh, fine"

Alisa didn't have any same-sex friends around the same age.

Princess Irene will not be the only one happy to have friends.

"Alisa, I'm so glad you made friends."

"Huh!... Yes, I'm glad"

Alisa blushed, embarrassed to find out she was happy.

... That's adorable.

"Hey, Crist!

If I was just a little in love with Alisa, the owner of the loud voice would call me.

"It's time to go! Get in the carriage!

"Yes, yes, I know."

From now on, we're going to be looking around the city of the Kingdom of Harzion.

It's in the form of having King Ceredonia introduce you to the city.

But you don't have to do that, I know because I've come to this kingdom many times.

So this is just an excuse.

The reason we're going to look around the city is to attract assassins.

I guess that means a piece of bait with our lives.

"Ha, as I said yesterday, I didn't expect such a dangerous role in the royal family"

"His Majesty Leonardo is a magnificent man."

"Extravagant... it's hard not to be just stupid"

"Did I say something, Crist!?

I didn't say anything.

Only thing more decent today than yesterday is that my dad and I don't ride the same carriage.

It means me and my dad are being targeted, so it would be better that way if we were supposed to be in the carriage together, because the guards wouldn't be dispersed either.

But I still don't know which one will be targeted in earnest, so my dad and I decided we should split the carriage.

... That's what my dad said, but maybe that's because he's the easiest target.

It is better for the enemy to kill the present king than for the prince.

So I guess it means that my father, who is more easily targeted, won't do much harm to me.

My father didn't say that, but that's what thoughts are about.

I'm glad my loud father isn't in the same carriage, but I'm not glad he has that feeling.

But without any particular objection, today my father's carriage is riding with King Celedonia.

I think that guy has a better chance of being targeted because he's a king too, but most importantly, he's stronger than anyone else in this country.

And my carriage will be ridden by Alisa, and Princess Irene.

The protection is thicker because the carriage over there is easier to target.

And Anne, the head of the Magic Knights, is supposed to get in there, too.

... I should have.

"Hey, why is Anne on this one too?

Anne is also in this carriage, which is not what I was hearing.

No way, that dad, did you let me keep this guard thick again?

"Prince Christopher, Princess Irene. Listen carefully. Things have changed a little now."

I walk into the carriage, I can't hear my voice outside, and then Anne cuts out the story.

"What do you mean?

"This time, I was deciding that it was the two of you, His Majesty Leonardo and Prince Christopher, who would be after my life. But... we have information that Princess Irene's life is also being targeted."

"... Huh?

The last voice of surprise was raised by Princess Irene.