Princess In Another World: New Story
5
Afternoon.
At the Dravin place.
“Ari!”
“Iona, what's up?”
“Thank God you're here.”
“Where else am I going. Forget it, what's up?”
“Your place of residence..”
“Ahh, about it. As you can see, it's all burned and charred. Then worse yet, I have no other clothes other than the one I use now.”
“A-Pri..”
“Hmm? What's up?”
“How about you stay in the palace only.”
“Haa, you offer something as difficult as that to me.”
“Something difficult?”
“What will you explain to your father and mother if you bring a stranger into the palace.”
“You are not a stranger.”
“That's for you, but for someone else.”
“But, where will you stay after this. There's no way you're gonna stay at Dravin.”
“The plan is like that, but it looks like Dravin's sleep will be disrupted if I stay here.”
“So, why don't you..”
“Haa, I refused for a reason. At least that's what I can tell you.”
“But, where will you stay?”
“I have a little idea that I think is pretty good.”
Nightfall.
“Sorry to interrupt the night of the four of you, I just want to introduce someone who will help me do the job. She is Ari, she will be my representative.”
‘Eh? When did I say I'd be his deputy.’ I did say that, but not as a representative but only as a maid.
“T-wait commander, why so suddenly?” (Laren)
“What's up? Is there a problem?”
“T-no, if that's your decision.”
“Then, yes already. Oh yes, because Ari does not have a place to stay he will stay here.”
“Then, I will prepare the place. If not mistaken there is an unused warehouse that can be used for..” (Famus).
“Do not!”
“Eh? Commander, is there a problem?”
“Haa, that doesn't matter. Can you please prepare for me.”
“Good.” The four of them left. “Iona, what are you thinking. Ban them from giving me a bad place and better give me a good place, like that?”
“Y-yes. You're an important person, if you get a bad place to live.”.
“It won't change anything, staying in a good or ugly place is the same. As long as it can be used for shelter and sleep it is enough.”
“But..”.
“It's enough.”
“B-good. But, if you feel uncomfortable I'll give you another place.”
“Haa, yes it's up to you.”
A while after that.
In the warehouse of the special military area.
“So this, yes.”
“Sorry, we can only prepare this.” (Dirk)
“No problem, I thank you for setting it up quickly.”
“Then, we permission to go.”
“Ya, good night everyone.” They all left, and I went inside.
I lay on the bed that was provided here. “Haa, a representative, yes.” As a result of Iona, I got a troublesome role. “Already.” Not thinking about it, I decided to go to bed.
Tomorrow at the academy.
In class.
“Yo Ari.”
“Ahh, Lucy good morning.”
“There's something I want to ask.”
“What is your relationship with princess Iona?”
“Eh?” I don't know what to respond to, but if a genius like this asks me something like that, I find it hard to fool him. “What proof do you have?”
“Hmmm, I was asked to watch over princess Iona for a few days because her friend said lately her behavior is suspicious.”
“You're watching Iona?”
“Although, I do not interfere with his daily life.”
“Despite that, it already includes crime.”
“Forget that, I saw you close to princess Iona, even on some occasions I quite often saw her together with you.”
‘Cih, this brat is too serious.’ I don't know what he'll reveal afterwards, I'm still waiting for him. “The evidence was less powerful until you dared to accuse me.”
“Then, I'll give you something.” He whispered something to me.
‘I was expecting it to be like this.’
“No response from you, it looks like my guess is correct.”
“Then, you want to threaten me and imprison me with evidence like that?”
“Which is possible, I just want to know your relationship with princess Iona. A princess like that until willing to stay in such a small place, it was obvious that it made me curious.”
‘This sucks.’ I don't know why this makes me uncomfortable. “Nothing, I have absolutely no relationship with him.”
“Eh? Did ya? You're not lying?”
“There's no point in me doing that to you.”
“Eh?”
“What's up?”
“T-no, no nothing.”
Moments after that, the lesson began and as before. Iona as Round teaches in class.
Resting hours.
“Ari, are you that guy?”
“Huh? That guy? What did you say?”
“Souls of people who are in the body of princess Iona.”
‘Haa, this sucks.’ This is how it is to deal with a genius. “What's your base accusing me of that?”
“Your word was. There's no point in me doing that to you. I've heard it from 1 person, although it's a little different but there are so similar similarities from that sentence.”
“Despite that, there's no way you're concluding it on..”.
“And 1 more thing. Your response to my question just now. If you don't know, you should be confused by what I'm saying, but you're asking for the evidence. Therefore I am sure, and again.”
“Is there anything else?”
“Your name, it says in the letter.”
‘Haa, true also.’ Other than Iona, she also read the letter and it was only natural that she suspected me. “Then, is there another?”
“No, I don't need any more proof. That alone is enough for me to know your identity.”
“Haa, this is why I don't like dealing with people who are a little genius.”
“Slightly, it hurt my feelings, lo. But, seeing your response like that seems like I was right.”
“Then, what are you going to do? Spread this out to the entire academy, or the kingdom if the person who made the special forces is not actually Iona's daughter but someone else.”
“Hahaha, that's too much. What good is it that I do that?”
“Very profitable, the confidence of the troops against the leader will be lost. The army will be desperate because all this time their original leader is not the one they lead, so the main weapon of this kingdom which is a special force under Iona leadership will be weakened, and the main weapon of this kingdom will be weakened, then the worst possibility of this kingdom will be vulnerable to attacks from other kingdoms due to blunt main weapons.”
“Wah, I didn't expect it to be that bad.”
“Then, what will you do?”
“Hahaha, if you were the one who had been my partner you would know.”
“Haa, true too. Then, after unpacking my identity what do you want?”
“Share knowledge.”
“Huh?”
Daytime.
“Ari, what's up? Why do you look moody?”
“She unpacked my identity.”
“Huh?! Who did it?”
“Lucy.”
“P-prince Lucy, yes. He's a genius, so I think such a thing is natural.”
“Such things are natural, yes.”
Today, my identity is known to Lucy, the genius prince.