Seirei Gensouki's
Chapter 107: Letters

The next morning, at the Rio inn, time had only passed by 8.

Rio had just finished breakfast in a strange situation where two maids were waiting by his side. Private meals were limited due to the recent chaos, but the castle still allowed it in some of these conditions.

「Haruto-sama, should I prepare tea for you?」

「Ya, please do. 」

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Then, as the maid who was closer to his age took him, the sound of knocking on the door echoed throughout the room, and he immediately went to answer her.

「Good morning, Haruto-sama. 」

Charlotte's coming.

「Princess Charlotte …. Good morning . What do you need?"

Rio returned the greeting, but he remained astonished. They were going to have a tea party in Charlotte's room, so she didn't know why she would come to him.

「You promised to talk to me this morning, right? It's a little early, but I came to see you. 」

Charlotte replied with a charming smile.

Rio checked the clock that was attached to the wall. The conversation was supposed to happen at 9. He's about an hour early.

It was not that he did not understand coming early due to the sheer scale of the castle, but this was still …

Well, even if he voiced that thought to her, it would enter one ear and out the other.

"I saw . I'm sorry to get you through trouble. 」

「Fufu, I came because I wanted to see you. Please don't mind that. But if it's okay with you, will you come with me to Satsuki-sama? 」

"Of course . There was a place I wanted to go near her room. Do you mind if we give you something before that? 」

"Not everything . 」

Charlotte adheres to it sweetly.

「Then, if you please wait a moment for me to prepare. 」

After making a request, Rio picked up the three letters he had left in his luggage box the night before.

☆ ★ ☆ ★ ☆ ★

The two of them walked through the castle in quick steps.

「Fufu ~」

Charlotte grinned at herself, holding Rio's arm comfortably. Instead, Rio was already mentally exhausted.

「Charlotte-sama, sticking very close to me like this little ..」

「Is it unpleasant?」

He asked directly, looking at Rio with his eyes turned upside down.

「It's not fun, but about the people around us ..」

「Then there was no problem, huh? I don't care about things like that. 」

「I guess, if you're okay with that ..」

He managed to smile to answer hers, but he punched***** in his lungs. Of course, Charlotte seemed lovingly embracing Rio, but there was something strange about it. Some indication that she was an innocent young girl acting spoiled.

But he's not going to put down his guard yet. Regardless of her age, Charlotte still remains royalty. Young blueblood birds are known to be mentally unstable, and they have a tendency to become overbearing with the power given to them.

Their overly conspicuous behavior and attitude towards the people below them, felt that it was completely natural, she said, and frown when things don't go their way — although the last thing is still a bit funny.

The problem was that when it turned into a rampage, it was like walking through a minefield. People began to hold grudges and ruthlessly harassed their anger issues.

And the most troublesome problem is the opposite sex. The ladies. Rio learned from his experience while still studying at the Bertram Kingdom royal academy.

Charlotte is 13 years old, just when her emotional period should be at its peak.

He could not act recklessly towards such a girl whose nature he still did not understand. It would be hard to stay in the castle if he caused — disturbances basically, he would not risk insulting the nobility.

He also had to consider why Charlotte remained so close to him.

By order of King Francois they were together. Rio knew he had to remain cautious around the king at least.

After all, it was impossible for him to think about using Rio to his own advantage, seeing how close he was to Satsuki and how close he was to his friends.

Even if Charlotte herself was not aware of her goal, the chances of her receiving an order with that goal in mind were not zero.

And if that's true, it just makes things even more awkward for him.

「Do you have business with Takahisa-sama?」

"No . Instead, it was with the three people who were under my protection. 」

"Is that so? Miharu-sama is a beautiful girl. 」

「Ya .. Dia. 」

He kept his feelings from being seen, but Rio felt strange as he nodded in agreement obediently, and Charlotte watched his reaction with satisfaction.

Their conversation ended when they finally got to Miharu's room and the others stayed over.

They didn't see any escort knights around, though.

Are they out now?

He wondered about it for a moment, then put it out of his mind as he took a deep breath.

Tap, tap.

"Stupid! Onii-chan pervert! You have no taste of delicacy! 』

The sound of knocking was drowned out by a sound similar to Aki in the room.

『T-Wait a minute, Aki! Forgive me! So very sorry! I'm not trying to peek, honestly! I mean, M-Masato was there, right? I'm just looking for Masato! That's all!"

『If you want Masato, he is out looking around the castle because we have free time! Geez! 』

The commotion was loud enough for them to hear most of it.

「It looks like we came at the wrong time. 」

Charlotte stared at the door stupidly.

「It seems so. Still, let's try it again. 」

Rio realized they should have read the room and left his affairs later, but he smiled wryly and added additional strength to his knuckles. Every chance that presented itself, he would take it.

『Ah — my apology. Please wait a moment . 』

Answers are coming soon.

『You have a guest, Takahisa-sama. Maybe Haruto-sama. 』

『Understood. Soon . Aki, please wait. Let's talk again when you've calmed down. 』

He did not know exactly what was happening inside the room, but it was already quite clear that Takahisa seemed to be fueling Aki's anger.

The door hurriedly opened about ten seconds later.

On the other side is Takahisa, along with the knights Kiara and Alice.

Takahisa awkwardly uttered a greeting, and his eyes widened when he saw Charlotte happily connecting his arm with Rio's hand.

「Good morning, Takahisa-sama. 」

「Y-Yes. Good morning, Princess Charlotte. 」

In response to Takahisa's fear, Rio joined his normal poker face.

「I'm sorry for bothering you when you're busy. This is earlier than expected, but may I ask if I can meet Miharu-san? 」

「Um, let me think .. Masato took a walk, and it looks like he's coming with her. 」

"Yes nih . If it was Miharu-sama, she accompanied Masato-sama in his exploration of the castle. Hilda joined them as their companion. 」

Kiara completes Takahisa's poor explanation.

「Ahaha .. that's it. In fact, I just got back, and Aki is also here, but ... 」

And Takahisa finished with a narrow smile on his face.

「Only Aki-chan?」

She wrote a letter to Aki as well, but Rio felt that Miharu should be the first to accept them.

As far as she knew, Aki still hated Amakawa Haruto — she could only imagine what kind of reaction she would get after knowing about Rio's previous life. That's why she wanted Miharu to read hers before Masato and Aki.

Would it be alright if she let Aki read hers first?

Rio really could not predict that.

She was scared . That's all that's in there.

「They should return ... no later than half-nine. I mentioned yesterday that Masato wanted to check out the magical ship this morning. 」

"I saw…"

Rio sighed. No matter how much he tried, he always seemed to miss the right time for things.

Her freedom was cut off during her stay in the castle, and Miharu was staying in a different room.

But the biggest reason for that might be — no, the culprit was definitely standing right beside him, and Rio glanced at him.

When she noticed his gaze, Charlotte gave him the same sweet smile she always did.

I missed Miharu-san last night because of this girl, and it happened again now.

He was almost driven to ignore their status and treat her coldly, barely managing to hold back.

No, maybe this is just the best case scenario. At least I managed to confess last night.

If he hadn't told Miharu about his feelings last night, he most likely wouldn't have had time today between Charlotte's mess and having a large group during the meeting they planned this afternoon. Besides Miharu, there are also Aki, Masato, Satsuki, Takahisa and Liliana.

There was no way he could confess in that situation.

He did not know if they could get time alone; he did not know how Aki would react; the discussion itself would probably not have the right atmosphere for him; and it is very possible that Miharu and the children made a decision before that. It might be easier to say goodbye.

「If Aki-sama is inside, this should be enough for Haruto-sama to finish his business, right? Takahisa-sama must be a busy person, too. 」

Charlotte cut in and urged Rio when he hesitated to speak.

「... Yes. 」

He agreed to her suggestion with a calm smile.

Doing what…

He thought of five options:

Trust Takahisa to send the letter alone.

Have her call Aki so she can receive the letters,

Stay as long as possible for Miharu and Masato to return.

Go look for Miharu and Masato by themselves as they take a walk in the castle.

Give them the letters in person when they will meet each other later on.

He honestly wanted them to read the letters as soon as possible. They might get confused when they read it, so he felt it was right for them to have time to process the contents.

The tea party he promised Charlotte and Satsuki would start at 9, and since it was already 8:30 they had to leave immediately to meet with Satsuki on time. Even if she and Charlotte wait until the last minute, there is no guarantee Miharu will go back in time.

Rio made a decision.

「... Takahisa-san, may I have you give them these letters?」

「I don't mind, but it's okay to at least call Aki, right?」

Saying so, Takahisa turned around to go inside. One of the three letters in question was still in the room, so he thought calling her might be a better choice.

"No . Wait a minute . 」

But Rio stopped him, and Takahisa looked back.

「There are three letters, but I wish Miharu-san to be the first to read them. Can you hand over their Masato and Aki-chan after that? 」

"… Yes I understand . 」

That's lies. She couldn't understand the meaning behind her explanation, but Takahisa nodded obediently when he saw the sad expression on Rio's face.

The recipient's name is written in Strahl regional language, and there is a sealing wax to keep anyone but the reader intended to open it.

「Salam, then. I will come visit again later with Satsuki-san. 」

「Yes. I will wait . 」

After Takahisa said goodbye, Rio turned to Charlotte.

「Charlotte-sama, I'm sorry to keep you waiting for the sake of my personal business. 」

「Not to worry, I'm fine with that. But we have to rush to pick up Satsuki-sama. We don't want to be late and have him come looking for us. 」

Charlotte quickly grabbed Rio's arm again, making him drag him out without hesitation.