
I walked with my head down, several times I sighed with occasional rubbing of my forehead to my head. “Princess,” said the voice that sounded, my footsteps stopped followed by my face that lifted forward.
“Tsu nii-chan, has Tsu nii-chan prepared everything?” ask me while stepping closer to him.
Tsubaru walked over with a big bag on his shoulder, “I have moved some of the clothes that Princess will wear into the bag. Does the Princess also want me to prepare food before leaving?” he asked as he stopped his steps before me.
“No need, I'll shower then change clothes first. Tsu nii-chan, can take care of the belongings of Tsu nii-chan who wants to bring nii-chan,” I said walking past.
“Princess,” he said again, my footsteps stopped back right in front of my room. “How about your back Princess?” her worried looking question looked at me.
I smiled followed by a moving hand opening the door, “I even forgot that my previous back hurt so much. Thank you, for asking,”, I said with a smile before stepping into the room.
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I walked down the hallway of the Palace, my footsteps getting faster and faster as a frenzied voice rang out from a distance, My two feet stopped, both of them stopped, my mouth was slightly open as my eyes fell on the thorny root fortress in front of the Palace, “nii-chan, why? What's the matter?” my question with a little hesitation stepped closer to Haruki and Izumi who also stood staring at the roots.
“Ryu, what are you doing, son? Pull back all these roots!”
I glanced at Mother's voice standing side by side with Father in front of the roots. “I don't understand why he's doing this,” grumbled Izumi who again stepped up his legs to Mom and Dad.
I took a breath before following Izumi who had previously walked first after Haruki, “Ryu, what are you doing?!” I shouted loudly to him who was standing behind us all.
Ryuzaki slowly turned around, he directed his gaze towards me with a long time, “I have already said not to leave, right?” the exchange that made everything around us turned its eyes towards me.
I took a deep breath before I exhaled back as my feet stepped closer to him, “aku, still going, Ryu. So, lower all the roots so we can walk out of the Palace,” I said as I pointed towards the roots behind him.
“What did I show you before still can't change your decision?” the hatch looked at me, he clenched his palms tightly before he threw his gaze back away from me.
“If you really intend to save me, it would be better .. If you take me away from the human world since long ago,” I said slowly while lowering my gaze.
“What are you guys talking about?”
“Not something important, Mom. Ryu, it is only a little heavy if I leave him,” I said as I turned around smilingly looking at him.
“You want to get rid of all those bushes, or I have to jump, drop my body over the thorny bush you made?” I looked back at Ryuzaki as I moved closer and closer to him.
“Ryu.” My steps came back to a halt, my face turned back.. Staring at Haruki who was walking closer, “I don't know what happened to you. I don't know why you suddenly speak as fluently as we do, because you can understand the language I'm about to speak, so listen carefully!”
Haruki stopped his steps beside me, “ compared to you forbidding Sachi to leave, wouldn't it be better if you went with us? You, you want to take care of your sister, don't you?” I turned towards Haruki as I felt a touch touching my shoulder.
Ryuzaki shook his head slowly before he again lowered his gaze, “aku, wanting to take care of all of you,” his murmur slowly followed the thorny roots he made back into the ground.
I turned to Haruki again when I felt a pat touching my back, Haruki moved a little head, “he needs you,” Haruki said softly by patting me back slowly earlier.
I nodded before I stepped closer to Ryuzaki who was still standing down, “Ryu, don't scare them all,” I whispered quietly as I grabbed and held firmly his hand.
“You saved me, that's all .. Your mistake,” answered the one who was still down, reluctant to raise his face back up.
“What if we bet?”
“Betaruh?” He repeated his words as he raised his face back to look at me.
“I bet it will change everything. I swear, I will not let the Dragon of the Emperor kill me. I, will do whatever it takes to pay for all your sacrifices, Ryu,” I said very slowly followed by my slightly advanced face towards him.
“That's impossible, the result will still be the same,” he said who immediately threw away the view.
“Therefore we bet. You, or I will win .. If I win, isn't it good, so everything you're worried about doesn't happen. Our family will live happily -”
“What if I win? I, will lose you all,” he said that directly cut my words.
“Actually, I feel disturbed about this .. Is, our present conversation, also happened in the past?”
Ryuzaki was silent, only his two eyes were slightly widened. “See not ... Thanks to you telling me what happened, the present is a little different from the time when you haven't saved me,” I said, increasingly clasping both hands followed by my smiling lips looking at him.
“I will come with you guys, I don't know .. What places you will visit because of me, just stay in the Palace when you go looking for allies back then.”
I smiled before turning around to the back, “nii-chan, she wants to come along. Of course you can, right?” tanyaku stared at Haruki and Izumi alternately.
Haruki nodded his head, “certain. Being with Izumi constantly makes it difficult to think,” said Haruki who pointed her thumb towards the back of her body.
“What do you mean? Precisely if being with you constantly even makes us do more strange things!”
Haruki laughed, he turned his head towards Izumi who was walking towards him. “Dad, can I kill my own brother?” said Izumi who kept stepping, her hand pointing towards Haruki with her gaze towards Father.
“No need to panic like that, they are already used to it. There's nothing to worry about, it's the way they joke,” said Dad, he turned to Mom who was looking at him with a worried look.
“Arata, if Prince Ryuzaki really wants to follow their brother .. Immediately prepare all the necessities for him,” said Father who threw his gaze towards Arata.
“Do it, Your Majesty,” continued Arata, he slightly bent his body before turning around, walking away from us.
“Tatsuya, Tsutomu, Tsubaru, and also Yuki ... I put my children in your hands, take care of them with all your lives,” continued Dad while staring at them alternately.
“Do it, Your Majesty,” their timpal while bowing the body followed by a raised hand touching the chest.
“Haruki, Izumi, Sachi, Eneas and also Ryu .. Listen to all the words of the vice-captains who serve you. Their experience, more than you in dealing with the outside world, so do not try to make a decision, without talking about it first with them.”
“Do you guys understand what Dad said?!” I was a little shocked when the voice that Dad made suddenly shot up.