Fake Princess
Cdl Chapter
I moved closer to Izumi who was unpacking the large bag she was carrying, "since yesterday, I was very curious ... Actually, whatever items you carry in the bag, nii-chan," I said as I sat next to her.
I grabbed the pile of coins he took out of a bag, "you count," he said, handing me the empty bag.
I grabbed the bag in his hand, counted one coin after another and put it back in the bag. "What are you guys doing?" I turned my head when Haruki's voice suddenly sounded.
"Checking through all the treasures I managed to steal from the Duke," Izumi replied flatly without lifting a single bit of her head.
I glanced at Haruki as well as Aeneas who was moving sitting beside Izumi, "you're carrying things that don't really matter," beat Haruki by throwing a cup in his hand behind him.
"That cup is made of pure gold" Izumi said, glancing at Haruki before moving closer to the cup and reaching for it.
"The cup was given by Father to the Knights, under which was the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sora. Selling it is like digging your own grave hole, it can only be sold if we melt it down and make it a new item. We, don't have that much time, so just throw it away" Haruki continued by throwing a few cups back.
"Actually, how many cups did you steal?"
"I didn't count them, I just took all the valuables in his tent. If he caught me stealing in his tent, my soul would have been flying, "Izumi grumbled, he again walked up to us with the few cups Haruki threw before.
"Just bring the things we need, I don't want ... If your movements slow down because of the useless stuff we brought, Izumi."
"Did you underestimate me?"
Haruki raised his head in response to Izumi, "i never underestimated you, but as Big Brother, of course I worry about my own sister."
"I don't know what we'll see in the future. However, one thing I do know ... The life of my family, more important than useless things like that," Haruki continued by throwing a leather bag at me.
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The four of us walked back to the ocean when morning came, “how about you, Lux?” I asked with a slightly raised head looking at him.
“As long as you don't swim too deep, I can follow you from above the surface,” Lux said flying around.
“I understand. Lux, beware.”
Lux flew in front of me, “you too, be careful,” he said which I replied with a nod of the head.
I immersed myself in the sea water, giving me a swim near Haruki, Izumi and Eneas who had swum in front of the four Hippocampus. I wrapped my arms around Kuro's neck as I had swum closer to him, “to ride him, we just had to rub his neck by thinking about the direction we were going,” I said by raising my hand rubbing Kuro's neck.
“How about Eneas?” I glanced at Izumi who was swimming with a big bag on her back.
“Eneas, will come with me. Hurry up, we've lost a lot of time,” said Haruki who had wrapped her arms around the neck of her Hippocampus.
“Alright,” I said as I glanced towards the Hippocampus that rejected Aeneas yesterday.
My embrace around Kuro's neck grew stronger as he began to swim rapidly across the ocean, occasionally raising my head up, staring at Lux flying above the water's surface. “This horse is amazing. Suppose he can I take it to the mainland,” I glanced towards the voice of Izumi who sounded at the side.
“Why? I'm not harming you either, Brother,” Izumi replied by again accelerating the Hippocampus he was riding was getting away from us.
“Kuro,” I whispered softly by touching his neck, “show your greatness to both of them,” connect me again by tightening my arms around his neck.
Kuro swam quickly after them, Izumi widened her eyes as our two eyes met each other when Kuro and I made it through. “Kuro, the only Hippocampus that no mermaid can conquer. How, nii-chan? Amazing, isn't it?” Tukasku smilingly looked at him.
“Damn it, are you now trying to boast?”
I laughed followed by my glance that glanced towards him. When Izumi caught up with me, Kuro and I went back to swimming faster leaving her. “Did you also feel the killing intent behind us?” Izumi suddenly opened her voice.
I touched Kuro's neck to slow down a bit, “this is all because of you, nii-chan,” replied me with a glance towards Haruki who was behind.
The hippocampus that Haruki rode swam in place, “have you guys finished playing around? Aren't you guys thinking of Lux who's struggling to fly over the surface?”
I glanced at Izumi who had also glanced at me, “forgive us.”
“Sorry,” said Izumi who chimed in on my previous words.
I raised my head up, I rubbed Kuro's neck back until he swam near the surface. I glanced around as my head lifted past sea level, “what are you guys, wanting to kill me?!” I turned to the side when Lux's screams sounded.
I looked at Lux who was flying fast approaching me, both my eyes glanced upwards as her feet touched my forehead, “ I was tired,” she said sounding followed by a slow pull on my hair.
I glanced down with a swipe of Kuro's neck, “forgive me, Lux. I forgot, if you catch up with us by flying on the surface,”, I said as Kuro's body turned and took me swimming slowly.
“Allow me to rest for a moment in your head. I'm so tired,” his reply that sounded intermittent in the ear.
“Rest as much as you want,” I said with a glance around.
I turned to the side as the heads of Haruki as well as Eneas appeared to the surface of the sea, “aku, never imagining if there would be a day where I could breathe and speak in the water,” glances at my eyes lead to Aeneas suddenly making a sound.
“If I don't meet you guys first. I, will not be able to meet a lot of amazing things,” continued Eneas again heard.
“I remember, how annoying, Aeneas first,” this time Lux also chimed in on the words of Eneas.
“You're the same, Insect,” timpal Eneas back to her.
“I'm a Fairy, you won't be able to find an Insect as handsome as me,” Lux replied that again sounded.
"The two of you are the same, it makes no difference" said Izumi, who had also raised her head on the surface.
I slightly looked up, "i was very curious, how exactly the forms of the Kingdom in the North are," I murmured softly with a glance towards Haruki.
"We'll find out later, together," she replied, smiling back at me.