For the first time in my life, I escaped the castle by myself. I felt much clearer than I thought that the feeling of treason had become spice.
However, I felt that openness for a while.
It's a common story.
I was just thinking about getting out of the castle, and everything that happened after I left the castle was completely out of my mind.
Freedom means freedom ahead of you. That means you have to decide where you want to go.
This is a truly unknown experience for me as I continue to walk the established Path. It was more difficult to find an escape route from the castle.
As I wandered halfway, I noticed that I stepped into the alley off the street.
I was riding a carriage if I didn't know it was crowded, but I've been there before. However, it was the first time that a narrow alley that could not be entered by a carriage really made sense.
I was more anxious than I was expecting.
King Brestia has good security. At least that's how my father, the King, is ruling.
However, the place where the King ─ ─ politics was hard to reach came out.
The alley behind the small streets is its prime location.
It's supposed to be just one street off, but it's different from the vibrant front street, and the gloomy air is flowing.
I decided it was dangerous to stay long and tried to leave early, but I found myself near the entrance to the main street. In a hurry, he hid in the shadows and checked again, it was still the guards of the Imperial Castle. Looks like they found out I left the castle.
I hurried back to the back of the alley. I knew it was dangerous, but I wanted to taste this' freedom 'more than that.
─ ─ And I tasted the greatest misfortune and luck of the day.
Unfortunately, I got caught up in a man who seemed to behave badly.
From the moment I saw it, I saw men who looked at me with suspicious eyes. When I tried to get past the distance from each other, I forcefully blocked my eyes.
Then I smiled at the man who was approaching with a lowly smile, and I said a strong word to stop. But the man stopped at nothing for our convenience.
If you care, it's easy to get rid of this man. I have been educated in both literature and martial arts since I was young. As you can see, men are untrained amateurs. If you let go of one of the magic pieces, it will be over.
However, even in the less popular alleys, there are a few people's eyes. If you use magic here, it is likely to cause a lot of noise. That way, the guards who came looking for me will hear. I wanted to avoid it as much as possible.
That said, I don't know what a man will do with it.
As the man's hand approached, I was unable to act until the end. I could not take action from myself until this time, when I only did what was decided.
─ ─ That was the result of attracting the greatest fortune.
Someone who is not a fellow man hit me on the shoulder of the man who reached out to me.
Looking back at something, the man was beaten up the next moment. Unpredictable and unreasonable violence.
While everyone was stunned, it was a young man who beat up the man.
He beat down the first one and the rest of the men did the same. Moreover, when he causes everyone to faint, he carefully "cleans up" the edge of the road and strips himself of his wrapping with vivid hands. At the end, I did not hesitate to put the contents of my wallet in my pocket.
I could only observe in silence the sequence of events that could no longer be called 'work'.
Eventually, when the "work" was finished, the young man turned around. He asked me with a caring face.
"Miss, are you okay?
"─ ─!? Hey, are you okay? Thank you!?
"... why are you questioning me?"
Though I thought it was rude, I felt like I had no choice. I was seen 'processing' men with too familiar hands-on gestures, and I didn't feel like I was' helped '.
Still, there is no substitute for the fact that he helped.
Thanking him and exchanging words made him realize that he was not a bad man. At least, he's much more kind than the other men.
However, I was really embarrassed to look at this place seriously.
Many people praise me for my appearance and face. But that's because I'm the 'princess' of this country. I understood that there might also be some respect in it.
That's why I couldn't accept his word "beautiful" by simply looking at my face ─ ─ but I was a little happy. It is embarrassing to show him such a face, and I lie face down.
While doing so, the neighborhood became noisy. I hear a voice searching for me and it makes me happier. Apparently, the guards were nearby.
It's not good to stay here. Immediately the guards will come and bring them back to the castle. But I don't know where to go. Your thoughts keep spinning around in the same place.
That's when it happened.
The young man took my hand.
Huh?
"Here we go. I don't want to spend too much time in places like this."
"Ah, hey ─ ─"
Soon after I return the word, he pulls my hand and runs. Somehow, without any resistance, I was hanging in the alley with him leading.
I felt strange.
When those villains reached out to me, I had nothing but disgust. However, I didn't feel as bad as the shards in his hand (which) holding my hand at this moment.
Instead, I even felt the strength and comfort of holding my hand gently and firmly.
This is not the first time someone has held hands. If you participate in a royal ceremony (party), you may dance. I've stepped up with men, women, and other people.
Yet now I feel as if I've never held hands with the opposite sex.
─ ─ It's only a few minutes before I know what this feeling is like.