He gave me a hooded robe, hid his ears and tail, and left the castle with Miguel for the castle town.

In the castle town, young children rush through energetically, adults are busy interacting, and there are customers in front of shops.

There are many people who build buildings that are different from when they were in the woods, and there are many people compared to the village of Ricant, and it is also very busy.

I went to a nearby village when I was at Al's mansion. It was still accepted because the air was still closer to Ricant's village.

But this kingdom seems unfamiliar to me. It seems that the signs of people and various smells, including people, are too complicated for me to get drunk.

"Are you okay? Looks like he's got a lot of eyebrows."

"Nothing. The air is too different from where I originally lived to get used to it."

"Was Richard living in the woods? You won't get used to the city."

"... I don't hate it just because I'm not used to it."

I can't say I like it, but the words are cloudy. Miguel is a little depressed because she has been asking the details a while ago.

I ignored Miguel and stared at the city. Surlateria, the king's capital of the Kingdom of Palletia, is bustling. I think the word "gorgeous" suits me, and I think it's amazing.

The people who live in King's Landing are also alive. I'm sure a lot of people live strong. I think it is a happy thing.

But maybe I can't keep my heart up with the people here. I feel such a vague feeling.

"Feeling like I don't just hate you? Would you mind telling me that?

"... a lot of questions."

"I'm approaching a subhuman, corner. Don't you think it's natural to want to hear all sorts of thoughts?

"A strange person.... the happiness here is completely different from the happiness I've seen, so I just can't swallow it."

"Does Acrylic think this king's capital doesn't look happy?

"No, I'm happy, but the quality of happiness is different."

"Quality?"

Miguel, who seemed hesitant, asked while tilting his neck. I answer with one sigh.

"This country is free, right?

"... freedom?

"Whether you're an adult or a child, you choose the job you like and you look like you live as you like. That looks weird to us from Richards..."

You think it's weird to be free?

"Yeah. Maybe... this country isn't a herd."

"... deep. Can I ask you something more?

"Hmm....?

The idea of a troublesome smell boils up honestly. I mean, Miguel is supposed to be my guide, but he's been talking to me for a while now.

I think you are working because you guide me. Miguel stopped me thinking I wouldn't let anything go.

"Oh, acrylic. That is the fruit water of the melon, a specialty of the Kingdom of Palletia. It's good, I'll buy it for you."

"I don't want it if I can get it."

"If you moisturize your throat, you'll want to talk a little bit, right?

"... I won't thank you."

Admittedly I was thirsty, but I didn't feel like thanking you at all.

I think Miguel is really looking at people's condition so close to their eyebrows that he won't guess how they feel.

I don't like reckless idiots like the one who named her sister, but the one who knows everything and doesn't guess touches her.

"Hey, water melon fruit water. It's good because it's cold."

……

I took the vessel from Miguel and smelled it. It certainly smells sweet. But I put my mouth on and raised my eyebrows a little.... this is too cold for me.

"Don't you like it?

"It tastes good, but it's cold."

"Really? Cold drinks are so valuable to us."

"It's too cold for me. If you drink too much, it will cool your stomach."

It may be delicious when I drink it. However, if I keep drinking it, my eyebrows will get a little closer because I'm going to lose extra heat.

"Hmm? That's an interesting idea. I'll tell Her Majesty the King's sister next time."

"... is this cold drink his fault?

"Was it because he made the people happy?

"... I know very well that he is a human being in this country."

"What does that mean?

Miguel leans the vessel and drinks fruit water.

Because of this, the face of Anisphia, the sister-like person who named her sister, comes to mind.

"He can't live in Ricanto's village. This country allows that to happen. But I live only in a truly free place in this country. Like a bird."

"... birds, that's strange to say. Her Majesty the King's sister seems to be flying around in good spirits."

"... the way it works is very similar to this fruit water"

"What is this fruit water?

"It's too much." He lives in the goodness of this country. But it's too cold for people who can't live the same way. "

Some people prefer cold water. But it's just someone who can stand a cold stomach or who's doing something about it.

"That's not bad, and I'm not ignoring it. But it's fundamentally incompatible."

"... the good parts of this country are compatible with the water, but not the bad parts?

"It's hard to say that it doesn't suit me... Well, the water is the same. It's just the difference between cold and warm. Both temperatures disappear when I try to force it to mix. Besides, he's too cold. So even if it gets a little warmer, the temperature will disappear."

I thought about the words I was trying to convey, but I got a little headache because of it. The cold fruit water on the painful head was slightly pleasant.

"... hey, acrylic is a smart kid."

Apart from the cold you felt with fruit water, a different kind of cold rises to your spine. I tried to stand up aggressively, but I realized it was Miguel's unheated gaze and slowly relaxed my body.

"... suddenly what?

"I was just impressed. Richard says he's not like us at all. No, I wonder why. I'm sure Acrylic is shooting at us. That's why I want to ask Acrylic. The way you see this country and its value."

I didn't mean to tell you such a grand story, but Miguel seems annoyed if I don't answer. It has become foolish to count the number of sighs.

"We respect Ricant as a herd. Adults and children play a determined role. You can't choose your own job there. Together, we will live with nature and live in gratitude for nature's blessings."

There is no freedom like in the Kingdom of Palletia. But I do. For me, it was above all happiness.

That's why the happiness of the Palatial Kingdom is still difficult for me to get used to.

"The Kingdom of Palletia is a free country that has stopped being a herd. It doesn't have to be a herd, so you can live the way you want.... but sometimes I feel lonely about that way of life."

"... do you miss me?

"We Ricant do not abandon lives that can be saved. More than living with nature, it can take lives. Then we return to the forest. But we live in the woods. That's why I'm not lonely. We'll always be together, and we may see each other again as the seasons go by. It's just the difference between alive and dead.... but not this country anymore. I can't choose that way."

Freedom in this country is dividing lives. The distance from the neighbor does not match the direction it is facing.

So even if someone is sad, they will never try to get close to it. Whether someone is crying or not, this country goes on without noticing who is crying.

"It's great to be free, and I think there's happiness there. But that happiness is only for one person. Is there a connection there? That's why I feel lonely."

... because Al couldn't be in it. No one could see him, he could not say what he wanted, and he had to be driven out before the happiness of freedom.

That's why I may not be able to swallow the palatial kingdom's form of happiness. Because this country never made Al happy.

"... if everyone were to look in the same direction with the same heat, then surely a man as strong as Her Majesty the King's sister would not live in Ricanto."

"Yeah, he's... he's a... he's got enough power to live alone."

"But you can't live alone. You said that acrylic is free, so people are far apart, but I think it has the advantage of being able to connect only with people you like?

"That's what makes it a kind of war, isn't it?

"That's a grand tour."

Miguel smiled bitterly when he said so. Drink fruit water and look away.

"... a free country. I'm sure the people are."

"What about the people?

"The nobles are responsible. That's why you're not free, is it?

"... I don't think so."

No?

"It's not easy to take responsibility, but I think it's nobles who can choose to be disadvantaged. So in the end, it's free."

Miguel opened his eyes and laughed loudly at my words.

I stepped on Miguel's feet as much as I could because the passers-by saw what was happening to us.

"Yikes!?"

"Suddenly annoying"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry... oh, you look like that from the outside. Hey, they took one of these."

Kukuku laughed and Miguel kept laughing at what was wrong. The passers-by's gaze was diminished, but I had to exhale deeply.