The Moonlight Princess In The Land of the Sun Day
Episode 15 Goddess of Blessing

　Early in the morning, although the morning mist was still shrouding, Milano was working in his room before morning practice. There is almost no furniture. A large mirror that reflects the entire body. Simple table and bed. It was a very simple room for a prince with great power, with only a few accessories lined up, but because Milan was so busy that he rarely stayed in his room, it was not, he didn't feel it was too troublesome.

"Well, it finally looks ..."

　While facing his desk, Milano shook his stiff shoulders.

"As expected, it is difficult to adjust the appearance to the amount of carelessness."

"Don't look at me, help me a little bit"

　Next to Milan, who was struggling with a pile of paper, the bear was sitting on the bed and holding his laugh. No matter how large Herifalte had a liberating climate, only a small number of people could enter the prince's room. Kumahachi, who is the prince's best friend and is in the guard position, is the assistant――or rather, he often comes to play with the purpose of teasing him.

“I'm just a bodyguard, and I'm not a knight."

"This is a problem I caused. I'm in charge."

　What Milan worked on so far is the procedure for receiving Arue which has been running for some time. There were many excellent civilian officials appointed in the Herifalte Imperial Palace, so it was possible to leave everything to them and just check it out for himself at the end, but he did not like it.

　Although her father told her to take responsibility for herself, her actions stemmed from her desire to handle things related to Selene herself as much as possible.

　It took me more time than I thought to come up with a phrase to prioritize the border princess while hiding Selene from the academy that was flooded with applicants from all over the continent, but this was finally about that. After the documents were received by the university, I just waited for the arrival of Princess Arue.

"I have to thank Selene."

　As Milan muttered while collecting the complete documents, Kumahachi nodded calmly.

　Since meeting Selene, Milan has had a very fulfilling life. With Selene's intervention, the gap between me and Marie was largely filled. Her father and mother also seem to like the beautiful Selene, and often use her as a topic of conversation.

　In particular, I remember my mother, Ibis, giving Selene lots of nice-looking clothes, but she was ridiculed because she didn't want to wear anything other than that milky-white dress.

　As for Milan himself, he has been in excellent physical shape since he received Selene's prize. Things like sediment that had been attached to me until now have disappeared, and I can realize the feeling of being filled with what I lack.

　By accepting Selene, she was overwhelmed by the pile of documents and had more responsibility, but instead, it gave her a moderate sense of tension, and she was no longer carried away by the inertia. For Milan—no, for the royal family of Herifalte, Selene was truly the goddess of blessing. The bleak days when I roamed around while trying to please the nobles seemed like a lie.

"How's Selene doing?"

"I just checked, but she still seems to be asleep in her room."

"I understand. Before I go to practice, let's see how things are."

"Crawling at night .. are you really going to crawl in the morning?"

"Don't say bad things"

　After throwing a joke that Kumahachi mastered, Milan left his room and headed for Selene's bedroom. Selene didn't notice it at all, but recently, before Milan left for morning practice, she always went to see how Selene was doing. Of course, Selene, who was weak in the morning, was sleeping soundly at the moment, so I just looked at the situation quickly.

　Milan knocked on the door lightly, making sure that there was no answer, and gently opened the door so as not to wake Selene. In a room slightly illuminated by the morning sunlight that pierced through the curtains, Selene was sleeping soundly with a plain sleeping face.

　Imagining the image of a girl who would jump out of bed in a few hours and prepare food for herself made me feel very satisfied.

"Maybe I'm walking too fast."

　While stroking Selene's soft cheeks like a spotless white porcelain, Milan muttered softly.

　Seeing his helpless figure, sleeping quietly, Milan felt that all his impatience until now had vanished as the morning mist disappeared. I am determined to be a great prince as soon as possible and to be the one who will carry the country on my back. Heavy responsibilities had piled up in his heart without even noticing it, and he had almost exploded in Aquila.

　She is usually aloof, but when she sees Selene, who feels a sensation that even she does not notice and gives her what she needs, she begins to think that her past self was ridiculous. That's how the looseness was born in Milan's heart now.

　I felt sorry for Selene, but Milan were grateful that God had given Selene an unfortunate situation. Otherwise, I wouldn't have spent time with him like this. At the same time, I want to complain about giving him a body that cannot live long under a shining light.

　As for Selene, her body that was weak to the sun and her limited surroundings was just the justification for taking a nap, so she was grateful to God, but neither Milan nor his older sister Arue knew about such things, so it was impossible.

“I don't really like it, but maybe it's time to go to Valver.”

　I purposely walked around the border to buy time, and after returning home, I pretended to be ready to accept Arue, and stall for time, but if I postpone it longer, I will, I might be beaten by the other party.

　I don't plan on staying too long, so I want to get things done unpleasant as soon as possible.

　Above all, if you think about it to spread Selene's knowledge, you can survive going to the neighboring country.

　Milan regained their spirits and headed for morning practice.

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"Oji!"

　Later during the day, Selene with the basket came to the training ground.

　Recently, the soldiers had stopped practicing and were often at rest, with the sudden influx of a girl who had become the idol of the soldiers.

　Ever since Selene appeared, the morale of the soldiers had increased beyond recognition. That was because until now, although the prince himself had not taken time off and undergone rigorous training, the lower ranks themselves felt guilty for resting, and they had no time to really relax.

　Then Selene appeared, forcing the prince to eat, and forcing him to rest, so that the other soldiers could rest. Not only that, the young unmarried warriors were completely mesmerized by Selene's unparalleled beauty even though she was young.

　Herifalte is a free country. Anyone, including Kumahachi, has the potential to rise to the top as long as they have genuine ability and willpower. Selene was also officially declared "a lowly person entrusted with the talent to become a royal human resource".

　In other words, she was currently not the fiancee of the prince, and even though she was a tall flower, she was not an existence that bloomed out of reach.

　In a few years it will be a beautiful woman. Nevertheless, that chastity did not take it at all. More than anything, you can tell from a distance that he was the one taking care of the prince. It was only natural that there was a young soldier who wanted to capture the girl. Due to such circumstances, the hot-blooded warriors trained even harder than before.

　Selene is a single flower that blooms in a seedy training ground, and is treated like Snow White who is adored by seven dwarves. It wasn't actually Snow White, it was the old granny who made her eat the poisoned apples.

"Balber, Oukoku?"

"Selene knew I was traveling to study, right? I've already settled this matter with Princess Arue, and I'm thinking of going to the neighboring country, Valver."

"Oji, are you coming?"

　If the prince left, the amount of poisoning would decrease. Selene lamented that, but Milan, who saw the behavior of the kitten left by its owner, thought that Selene was saddened by being abandoned, and smiled gently.

"Regarding that, can Selene come with us? Isn't it boring to just stay in Herifalte's royal palace?

"uh?"

"If that's true, I want to take you as a member of the royal family, but I have to hide your identity. That'll be one of my servants."

　Milan apologised adding, I'm sorry. Whether it was a servant or not, Selene did not care, but why did she have to follow the pleasure of the lost prince in the first place? I can't use the kitchen, so I can't even make a murder weapon called a bento.

　Then I definitely don't want to go. Since the prince wasn't here, wouldn't it mean much more to spend the whole day sleeping, teasing Marie, and gathering information with Butler?

　No thank you. Thinking that, just before Selene was about to open her mouth, Milan added another word.

"Also, there's one more thing I want to tell you. Actually, there's a rumor that Valver's daughter is cursed..."

"Curp?"

"There are only such rumors. There's no evidence that he actually did anything."

　Milan explained to Selene, who looked puzzled. Princess Valver is said to have mysterious powers.

　Except for Marie Bell of Herifalte, she was the daughter of the number two country on the continent. There seemed to be quite a number of men proposing to her. However, rumors circulated that some people fell ill and lay on their beds as soon as they approached her.

　I don't know if it's because of its magical power, or if it's a problem with the climate, but it seems that at least some people have fallen.

"Well, I think it's just a coincidence that I'm tired of traveling.

“Osana Familiar!?”

"Well, you can say that, but...what happened all of a sudden?"

　As Selene said that they had been friends since childhood, she suddenly became displeased and glared at the prince.

Milan had a doubtful expression on his face, but given past cases, he decided to give Selene the answer she was looking for.

“You weren't romantically involved with him, were you?

"Thank you?"

"It's true"

　Selene did not seem entirely sure when Milan said so, but it appears she had controlled her spear.

"(I thought Selene was young, but I had to treat her like a woman.)"

　Milan smiled gently at the little lady. I visited several countries before going to Aquila, but there were some noble daughters who were unhappy when I told them that Valver had female childhood friends.

　I didn't understand at all why they suddenly changed attitudes, so when I asked Kumahachi, he was amazed and said, "Alright, well, if the man in front of you puts yourself aside and talks about a topic about a woman you're talking to. Has a deep relationship, he'll be in a bad mood. It was only natural that it happened, "and he finally understood the meaning.

　Since then, I decided to follow him as an acquaintance in case of such a trend. Actually, I didn't think of anything about him just because I've known him since childhood. I tend to fall into the bad type.

　Selene is young, so she thinks that she has nothing to do with such things, but somehow Milan smiles at the fact that women are women, even if they are small.

　On the other hand, Selene cursed in her heart, saying, "You are the perfect superhuman and perfect childhood friend, you are the protagonist of a story!"

　She was a princess who had the potential to curse and weaken a man. Moreover, it was a childhood friend character. Selene's goal was to kill the prince, but that was only one method. The important thing is to protect his older sister Arue from this prince and live happily with him. In short, it would be best if we could create a situation where the prince would not interfere. The power of the neighboring princess seemed to have no effect on Milan so far, but it was definitely quite a promising ability.

"Selene's trip to a neighboring country was just a suggestion. It's not mandatory. If you don't want to go, you can ignore it."

"Go!"

"...Is it okay? Just in case, I'll try to keep Selene as far away as possible, but it's not a fun story."

"If you go, go!"

"He might be cursed? Aren't you scared?"

"I'm leaving because it's a curse"

　Milan tilted his head at Selene's incomprehensible sentence. Maybe Selene's worried about me. Rumors are just rumors, so there is nothing to fear. Rather than such an urban legend, the princess herself was troublesome. However, if you take Selene, the Goddess of Blessing, with you, your eerie visit to the neighboring country will probably go smoothly.

"understandable. Then, starting tomorrow, let's get ready for departure."

"Yes!"

　Selene nodded excitedly. Even if the curse doesn't work, if he combines Milan with his childhood friend, he won't be able to touch Arue. Marriage is the grave of life, so let me keep you alive and tie you to the grave.

"(Prince and childhood friend, put together!)"

　I don't know what kind of existence that damned princess is, but somehow I will steal Milan's eyes and become the god of romance as much as possible. While pretending to shoot the love arrow, shoot the heart with the poison arrow.

"Bakkun"

　After finishing eating, Selene brandished her index finger and thumb as if it was a gun on the prince's back that returned to her training, and made a gesture to shoot Milan's back, smiling complacently.