Fake Princess
CCCXXXIII Chapter
I sat leaning against the ship with Cia sitting beside me. I bowed my head to him who was devouring some blackish brown fruit seeds in his hand...
"Nee-chan," her voice rang out, I turned to look at her who was walking on Izumi's boat.
"Eneas, you're still not well" I said again as the two of them walked, Izumi helping Aeneas sit beside me.
"My body is just a little limp, but I'm fine" he said, moving his body to lean on the body of the ship just as I was.
"I'll help the others break the ice. The three of you, stay here" Izumi stood up, and we alternated with him.
"I understand, even though my body is still too tired to move," I said back leaning the body on the body of the ship.
"alright. If I come back and you've disappeared. I will punish you one by one" he said again before turning his feet away.
"Nee-chan," she said, I moved my head back to look at her who had also glanced at me.
"Thank you."
"I'm your sister, no need to thank you" I said, moving my hand through her hair.
"Do you know nee-chan?" He looked back at me.
"When I was unconscious, I had a dream... In the dream, I saw you sitting with both hands and feet in chains. In that dream too, you called me over and over, crying, asking me not to leave. Even though it was just a dream, I was very happy to hear it," he said, lowering his gaze, along with his lips, revealing a faint little smile.
"Sachi!" Ebe's shout suddenly sounded, I thrust my head trying to find him around.
"There nee-chan is," said Aeneas pointing his index finger in a direction, propelling my head to follow his index finger.
"Sachi!" Shouts from him were heard again, my eyes narrowed trying to look at him who was waving his hands towards me.
"Ebe, what are you doing there?!" I shouted back, several times a cough came out of my mouth followed by a dry feeling in the throat.
"Nee-chan, are you okay?" Reveal Aeneas directed his palms to pat my back.
"I'm fine" I said, taking a deep breath and exhaling again.
"Sachi, what's wrong?" Yoona's voice suddenly rang out, I thrust my head back to look at her who was walking next to the broken plate containing food in her hand.
"Food for you" he ordered a broken plate with a pile of a few small dark brown fruits on it.
"Thank you," I said reaching for the plate, turning the plate toward Eneas who was sitting next to me.
"Sachi!" Ebe shouted back, this time louder to sound in the ears.
"Yoona, can you help me?" I opened my eyes to look at him.
"What can I help you with?"
"As you can see, the men were busy repairing the ship and also smashing the ice sheets. My body is too weak to walk alone..."
"You want me to help you walk up to your friend?" Reveal it by pointing his index finger towards Ebe who was holding his face on the edge of the ice sheet.
"Please" I said, Yoona walked up to me as her hands moved to help me stand up.
"Be careful" he said as we nearly slipped on the ice.
We walked very slowly, the wave of Ebe's hand was increasingly visible. We both stopped our steps as a male voice called out my name from behind...
"Where are you guys going?" Haruki's voice getting closer rang out, I thrust my head slightly turning towards him.
"Ebe calls me nii-chan," I said with one hand pointing at her.
"I command you to rest" he said, moving his feet closer and closer.
"Excuse me," said I and Yoona alternately, appearing to hear the sound of the sigh Haruki let out.
"You must be tired, right? Rest, let me take her there, " said Haruki standing beside me with both eyes glancing at Yoona.
"I'll help you take care of Cia as well as Aeneas" Yoona replied to Haruki's glance.
"No need, Izumi will take care of them. It would be troublesome if anyone falls ill again among all of us," Haruki continued with one hand grabbing my waist, I stared at the two of them alternately talking to each other.
"Well I understand, I'll take Cia to rest with me" said Yoona, turning her body around and walking away from us.
"Nii-chan," I said very slowly, my eyes still staring at Yoona's back that was moving her legs further and further away.
"What's wrong?"
"When did you two get that close?"
"What do you mean?" Reveal it, I thrust my head back to look at him who had been looking at me.
"Didn't you realize it?"
"Aware what?"
"That attitude of yours, am I still under the influence of hallucinations?" I threw my eyes away from her and gave her my lips a strong bite on my thumb.
"Sa-chan, are you trying to play games with me?" He asked, I put my head back to him who had smiled coldly at me.
"I didn't. Anyway, hurry up nii-chan. Ebe was still waiting for me there," I said trying to smile at him.
Haruki turned around with my body, we both walked towards Ebe who was talking to Izumi and also Aydin who had been crouching before him...
"When have the two been there?" Haruki said, I turned to look at her who was still directing her gaze towards the three of them.
"What are you two doing here?" Haruki said back as we stood before Ebe.
"When we were about to return to the ship, we called to approach it" Aydin said, pointing his index finger at Ebe.
"My name is Ebe, not a fishman" said Ebe, pointing his hands forward while his face was placed on the ice.
"Ebe, what's wrong?" I bow my head looking at him.
"My grandfather and the mermaids want to help you as an apology," he said, bowing my head following the glint of his eyes, his grandfather Ebe looked at me from behind the sea.
"Help?" I asked, Ebe nodded back at my words.
"Then, what should we do?"
"You sure? I mean, you sure?" I asked him, Ebe nodded his head again.
"What do you think Aydin?"
"The most important thing for us now is how the ship can sail back as before" Aydin said.
"If it's like that, what if you help me take care of that ship? We can't continue on if the boat's half sunk like that."
"just that? Alright," Ebe replied, he swam diving near his Grandfather who was waiting underwater.
Looking at Ebe who was moving his face towards his Grandfather, the old man glanced at me from behind the sea water that had turned clearer than the first time I saw him. A big wave suddenly visible from far away, Izumi along to stand followed by the grip of Haruki's hand that held my waist was getting stronger felt as the waves moved closer and closer to us...
"Stay alert, we do not know what they will do later" Haruki said as the ice sheet we were stepping on suddenly swayed by waves of water.