Chapter 106

The capital and capital of the Mashu kingdom is not far from the gateway. This is because the further north you go, the harder it is for people to live.

Therefore, in the afternoon of the second day after passing through the gateway.

“It is very high.”

Arrived at the royal capital of Mash.

The solid outer castle looked more like a defensive citadel rather than a royal castle. It was because this area was full of monsters when it was built.

“… … ha.”

“I came back to my hometown, why are you nervous?”

“I thought you would never come back.”

I never thought that I would be able to return, that things would get better in the kingdom, or that I would be treated like normal.

Upon entering the capital, the reaction was similar. Since the windows were open, there were people who occasionally lowered their heads even in the carriage.

“You have to go up on foot.”

Mashu’s royal castle has to climb steep hills that horse-drawn carriages cannot climb. The parking lot is also far below, so I had to get off first and walk down the streets of the capital.

I got Euril out of the car and straightened my sulky back.

What does Mashu look like?

“You worked hard to get here.”

“yes… … ?”

“Yes?”

Now that it was time to part, I let go, but Euril’s reaction was strange.

“Why aren’t you coming?”

“Why? I wasn’t even invited. Can’t you go in there?”

Although the name of Aindarok is high, this place is Mashu. Moreover, royal.

It’s not a place where you can go in and out without a message, and it’s not an invited envoy. I was just an ordinary foreigner here.

“busy?”

“I am not busy.”

It is not that there is no time.

Originally, it was supposed to come after the vacation started, but this time, it moved earlier than the scheduled episode period.

ten days.

He thought that if he did this, he would be able to travel around Mash and gather information related to the tenth episode.

“If you say you are my guest, I will let you in.”

“Mmm.”

“You must be hungry, but if you go after lunch… … .”

In the original work, you enter the royal castle, but I didn’t want to enter.

The main character is a commoner, so it doesn’t matter much, while I am a well-known aristocrat of Aindarlock.

Entering the royal castle with Auril is open to interpretation in many ways.

It’s because I get a lot of people’s eyes while walking up the hill.

“Yeah, what.”

It’s a pity that I’m still stretching my arms even though I’ve taken my hands off.

It is not that there is no way.

“Take off your coat, please.”

I took Auril’s thick coat and folded it neatly around my left arm.

Even a dress has meaning when it is displayed outside. It was a decent dress without the usual frills.

Euril brushed her hair neatly and straightened her clothes before stepping forward.

“I’ll walk behind you.”

I took three steps behind him, covering my face with a scarf and walking with my head slightly bowed.

Escorts with such etiquette are less likely to cause misunderstandings. You would think of it as an attendant-like relationship.

“Mom, look over there.”

“The princess is back!”

“How many years has it been?”

“pretty.”

“You have grown up a lot.”

It was a word I heard familiarly at the gateway, but the feeling I heard in the capital was different.

Everyone has their heads down and waits for Euril to pass by.

In the past, it was said that they were extremely polite to the royal family, but it was a custom that almost disappeared as Keljian’s violence continued.

Euril’s ankles, exposed under the hem of her dress, twitched.

“I think I will fall.”

Euril, who was walking in front, spoke in a low voice. I giggled.

“Even if you fall, it will be fun.”

“… … too bad.”

“You’re doing great.”

Even if I fall, I don’t think I’ll be laughed at. Because it’s so pretty

Who is the person behind it?

“Meet the princess.”

The uphill road of about 200m ended, and we arrived at the main gate of the castle. The knights who raised their spears also bowed their heads.

“Who is the man behind you?”

“He is my guest.”

“… … Yes.”

The soldier who recognized my black hair was startled. I was able to enter the royal castle without having to name it.

Even after climbing a long hill, I climbed the spiral staircase again. Climb the silk stairway. I had to go up and up again to finally find the entrance to the castle.

The heads of the kings who succeeded the royal family were perched high on the pillars.

“Go, princess!”

“Shale!”

Before long, an old man with monocles jumped out of the open door. It was the name I heard from Euril on the way.

Sijonggwan (侍從官) shale.

A loyalist who supervised the internal affairs of the Mash royal family, he was also the one who sent a letter to Euril.

“Without a message… … . We were going to pick you up.”

“I just came.”

“You have grown a lot in height. But that outfit… … ?”

Shale’s eyes widened.

It was Euril who would have frozen the surroundings just by standing there, Marnie, and never exposed her skin to the outside.

He would have noticed. It’s not cold.

“I feel a little better.”

“Um, do you mean a curse?”

“The curse remains the same, but I can suppress it a bit now.”

“Heh heh heh, I’m glad. I’m so glad… … !”

Shale took off her glasses and wiped away the tears she had shed, despite her gray hair.

“Isn’t the person in the back, by any chance, Sir Lockstrin Aindarok?”

“yes.”

“Why did you come here… … ?”

I greeted Shale with a light glance.

Shale would have heard the news that dozens of artifacts were delivered to Mash’s frontline in my name, so I have a position to put forward to some extent.

Still, the ones who came here were Auril’s attendants.

“I am the princess’s attendant… … .”

“my favorite person.”

Euril turned around and approached me two steps down, smiling broadly and pulling my hand.

Well, that would be the explanation.

“… … no see.”

“haha.”

Shale seemed bewildered for a moment, but smiled benevolently.

“You have met a good friend. Please come in.”

After entering the castle, we ended up walking side by side again.

“What about Obama?”

“You said you were going out for a while, so you’ll probably be back in the evening. You must be surprised to see how the princess has grown.”

“Is that right? Oh, prepare the meal right now.”

“All right. When the preparations are complete, I will send a servant to your room.”

After Shale went away.

Euril was constantly amazed while walking around the castle where I grew up.

“Why are you curious?”

“When I was a child, it was in a lump of cloth and cotton.”

“Like a cocoon?”

“yes. Because I couldn’t see.”

Even when I was growing up, I didn’t come out of my room much.

Even if they came out, they had to move as quickly as possible so as not to disturb the other retainers.

What picture hangs on the wall this way, what statue lies in the corner there.

Except for the location of a few important rooms, I didn’t really know anything.

“This is my room.”

“Can I come in?”

“When did you get permission?”

“Well, yes.”

In fact, it only informs them that they will enter from the Tower of Truth. Auril didn’t even lock the door, and I had to wake her up if she slept.

As I opened the large door, I was greeted with a rather unusual landscape.

“Hey, this… … .”

1303 did the same, though. This was much worse than that.

The whole room was covered in fluffy fur.

Carpets all over the floor, cloth over the dressing table. Beds, pillows, everything you see is made of soft material.

Without exaggeration, it was a room where even if I closed my eyes and rolled around, I couldn’t possibly get hurt by getting hit.

“I should pay more to the servants who clean this room.”

“I’m giving it.”

If you are told to live in a room like this, you can live well. But what if I ask you to clean this room? I don’t even want to die

Euril threw herself on the bed in my room, where she had returned after a long time.

Suuk, it seems that it is not a normal bed to be sucked into. I just had a hunch.

That bed is a harmful bed.

If something like that was in my room, it’s a bad ending in the first episode.

“Does it look good?”

“It looks like a swamp. If you lie down there, you won’t want to come out.”

“right.”

Euril stretched out her arms and murmured. However, it was a very wide bed, so the space was full.

“Alone like this, all day. I just lie down and stare at the ceiling. Sleeping, waking, sleeping… … .”

15 years.

I don’t know because I’ve never been through someone else’s life. I had to live like that, so I lived like that.

“What do we do.”

“why.”

“Sleepy.”

“Good night. I will wake you up.”

Saying she was sleepy, Euril, who was lying on her side, stared at me. The Tower of Truth, the Inn, or the Royal Castle.

Only the place has changed, but it remains the same. I brought a furry chair and sat down.

“Originally, it was just me doing it because I liked it.”

If she was touching her hair, Euril, who was normally not very talkative, would talk even less. There were many cases of waking up and falling asleep again.

This time I kept my eyes open.

“There is a doll in the coat.”

“You want it?”

As I nodded, I held the stuffed puppy that was in the inside pocket of my coat into my arms.

I narrowed my eyes. This guy is getting ugly.

“How come my hair is a bit flatter than when I first bought it.”

“I don’t know.”

Even though she is wearing a dress, she hugs her tightly with both arms. When he said it was for me, I asked playfully.

“Do you want to hug me like that?”

“I want to hug you. Pull tight.”

“Oops. Help me.”

“I’ll see you.”

Saying it patronizingly, Euril closed her eyes. The meal will be ready soon.

“I know how hard it is… … .”

“I know.”

I can tell just by looking at the dented doll.

Being loved that much is both happy and bitter. know each other It’s not long to be able to live like this.

Then there was a commotion outside.

“Are you back, Your Majesty!”

“Ugh.”

“Hick.”

I rose from my chair like a flying fish springing up. It was the same that Euril jumped up.

We looked at each other for a moment and laughed. He said he would come in the evening.

“Could you stay away?”

“Well, that must be… … ?”

“I think I should leave.”

“That much is fine.”

I moved the chair away from the bed, and Aulil sat on the bed without lying down.

thump.

The sound of Keljian’s footsteps echoed through the hallway after hearing the news of Auril’s return.

Soon after, the door opened.

“Come back, you’re here. Auril.”

The silver hair cut short and the wrinkles around the eyes combine with the scars to create a rough impression. He came back in a hurry, but he was still wearing his armor.

“Yes, Obama.”

Tyrant, Keljian Mashuhma.

The fingerless mad king.

“how… … .”

Keljian took one step at a time. Auril is only wearing a dress without a thick coat.

The room is not cold.

“Thanks to Rockstrin here. It’s a little better.”

Euril said as she touched the bottle of medicine hanging around her neck. Standing up from my chair, I respectfully bowed.

“This is Lockstrin Aindarok.”

“Aindar Loch… … .”

I strode closer to Kelzian, who was muttering his name, and put my glove on his empty right hand.

“I can hold your hand.”

“… … then.”

As I slipped away, Kelzian moved cautiously. The joints of the armor made a creaking sound.

As Auril sat on the bed, she slowly held out her gloved hand as well.

“I’m back, Obama.”

Euril carefully embraced the glove on her right hand with empty fingers.

“… … A lot of.”

dump. Kelzian got down on one knee. It wasn’t that he had lost his strength and sat down. More than ever, his right arm stands firm.

It was to level up.

“You’ve grown a lot. in three years.”

“Yes?”

“My dear daughter… … .”

Even though they were at eye level, Kelsian couldn’t raise his head.

“You have to keep your head up.”

“I have no face to see you. I could only throw the kingdom into catastrophe and drive you out, but you are in that faraway place… … .”

“It’s not me.”

Euril laughed and said.

I heard rumors while I was there.

None of Mashu’s personnel has any influence on the empire. Five years have passed since the embassy was empty.

Only one, Euril, was attending Summer Turge.

“It’s not you.”

Kelzian asked.

When the imperial army, who had no reason to protect Mashu at all, saved Mashu and revived the people’s livelihood. Only Euryl could make such a movement.

It wasn’t even a rumor.

When I moved the Imperial Army through the Emperor, I asked if possible to mention Auril’s name a little.

Of course, Euril did not have any authority to move the imperial army, but ‘there was an earnest request’, wouldn’t it?

There was no way the emperor, who claimed to be a dark army, would refuse this.

“It wasn’t me who saved Mash, it was Rockstrin.”