Fake Princess
DXXIV Chapter
I turned around after Haruki who had returned to sit by the extinguished campfire, he raised his hand to stare at the root bracelet that his grandfather had given him that was coiled around his arm. “Seeing your grandfather as well as his grandfather Izumi, it makes me also want to introduce my grandfather to you guys .. I only know if my mother is a noble, I have not gotten any news regarding where she lives,” Haruki muttered, he lowered his arm again and turned to look towards the extinguished campfire.
“How about the five Leshy you caught yesterday?”
I turned my eyes back to him, “Kou brought them to his world. They have done a lot of harm to humans, although their existence has also helped the surrounding population. But still, what they did was wrong. After all, if he keeps doing it .. The humans will be spoiled to the point of not being able to take care of themselves,” I said, I turned back when the sound of a branch fracture was heard.
“Tsubaru,” I said as the eyes fell on him who was walking down.
“Princess, Prince, good morning,” Tsubaru stopped his steps then bent his body towards us.
“Sit Tsubaru! Something I want to ask.”
“Good Prince,” replied Tsubaru who immediately responded to Haruki's orders.
“How can you get stuck into the mud?”
“How did you get stuck in that forest?” haruki asked Tsubaru.
“When we went around the village, I .. Heard the voice of the Princess constantly calling my name. So I, followed the voice and after that, I don't remember anything else.” said Tsubaru who turned his gaze towards me.
“Alright, how are you doing now?
“Alright, Prince," Tsubaru replied as she lowered her face.
“Tatsuya's been sober since last night. Help me to develop others, after breakfast we will return to continue the journey,” said Haruki who was replied by a slow nod from Tsubaru.
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“Ampuni us, because we have removed the bag containing the needs of Your Majesty and also the Princess,” I glanced at the two of them who were kneeling beside the horse riding Haruki.
“We can still borrow clothes belonging to others, or we can buy them back. It's just an item that is easy to find anywhere, your life is more valuable than that,” Haruki, Tatsuya and Tsubaru said, raising their faces to look at him.
I smiled with a slow nod as their eyes glanced at me. “So all vice-captains will continue the journey on foot?”
My head turned towards Izumi who had been riding on the side, Haru-nii's “horse, Tsubaru and Tatsuya disappeared as well. Tsutomu gave his horse to Haru nii-chan, while Arata and Yuki's horse, they used it to transport our needs,” I replied, I raised one hand rubbing his cheek which still left a trace of dust.
“I, still a little in disbelief of what happened last night if only this bracelet was not wrapped around my arm,” Izumi continued while lifting the root bracelet wrapped around her wrist towards me.
“Haru nii-chan, like getting a new spirit. I, am happy for him,” I said as I looked at Haruki who was talking with the vice captains.
“You're right, I didn't expect soon to be an uncle.”
“Uncle Izumi. Uncle Izumi, too childish to be my uncle. I can't imagine it, if Haru-nii's son said such words with the same tone of speech as his father, I can't imagine,” I said as I moved the bridle until my horse walked away.
“Oi, didn't you know it hurt my feelings?”
“I'm just talking about all the possibilities.”
“Do you guys talk about something?”
I pull my horse's harness back, turn my gaze towards Haruki who is walking closer from the side, “it,” I said as I glanced towards Izumi who was also silent, “Izu nii-chan, want to help donate a name to your son, Haru-nii .. I'm right, isn't nii-chan?” tukasku while turning his eyes back towards Izumi.
“That's right, I have a lot of name supplies for your son, brother,” Izumi continued with a smile looking at Haruki.
“You are very bad at giving a name. No, thank you .. I can think about it myself,” Haruki said, his horse walking past us both followed by the vice-captains who walked behind him.
“If I hit him in his happy state like now, it's not a big deal, is it?”
“Izu-nii, our journey is still long. Save your energy, even though I'm actually happy to see you treated like that by Haru nii-chan.”
“Your words you always say are too sweet for a Princess.”
“Really? Isn't that nice? Already several times, my sweet words saved all of us,” I replied, I looked back, towards him who had been riding his horse following.
“You are right, how many men have been consumed by your sweet words. Try counting, I want to know.”
“What did you know, nii-chan? No matter how much it is, your position in my heart .. It will never be changed,” I said smiling as I patted my chest.
“Don't say that disgusting thing to me, say that to your own partner.”
“I'll say it. And don't try to teach me about romance, nii-chan .. Still too innocent to understand women's feelings.”
“What did you say?!”
“I'm kidding. Thank you for saving me so many times, thank you for making me understand the meaning of a relationship. Compared to anyone, I'd rather tell you all the gossip. I don't know what would happen, if I didn't have a sister like you,” I said, smiling again as her horse walked beside me.
“Although your behavior sometimes irritates me, it makes me want to throw stones on your head .. But, thanks to all that, I have not easily forgotten my own identity. Therefore, I am very grateful,” connect me again to him.
Izumi threw her gaze away from me, “no need to thank you, it has become my duty as your sister. Now you just understand, don't you? How valuable your brother is,” he said as he glanced at me.
“Do you guys still want to continue the conversation?”
We fell silent before throwing back a glance forward, Haruki stopped his horse's steps by looking back, at us. “What's up? Did something happen?” izumi asked, she moved her horse back towards Haruki.
“Nee-chan, did something happen?”
My head turned back, looking at Eneas and also Ryuzaki riding behind me with Arata and Yuki walking with their horses. “I don't know,” I said as I shook my head looking at them.
“You guys, come here!”
I turned back to look forward, I pushed my horse's harness until he walked up to Haruki's horse and Izumi's. My lips opened before I bit my lips back, “what is this, Ardenis?” I muttered, I gulped followed by my two still stunned eyes looking ahead.