The Moonlight Princess In The Land of the Sun Day
Episode 16 Princess Valver

　Two days after it was decided to visit the Kingdom of Valver, Selene was taken to Milan and left Herifalte. This time, there were some lightly dressed bodyguard soldiers and some servants to take care of Selene, who were fewer in number than before. This was because the daughters of the neighboring countries were very particular about their beauty and appearance, so they carefully selected beautiful ones to look at.

　The carriage prepared this time was also not one that prioritized the practicality I used to ride, but rather more like a work of art than a car, with carvings and decorations here and there. However, there was one thing that was most different from the previous trip, which was Selene's dissatisfaction.

　Inside the carriage, Selene, who was sitting beside Milano, grumbled.

"Why are there no bears?"

“This time we will go to Valberg.

　Milan answered briefly. In terms of modest national strength, Valver has a difference of about a triple score, not a double score, compared to Herifalte. However, there was no doubt that it was still the country with the number 2 capability on the continent.

　Bear bees are strong and smooth, but not handsome. Not slovenly, but does not like formal wear. It would be troublesome if we were to impose ourselves with Herifalte's prestige like we did in the past, and then add unnecessary grievances later.

　In addition, Herifalte and Valberg can be reached in three days by train. There are also facilities that double as lodging and guard posts here and there, so thieves rarely appear. Carrying a bear bee that could guide other warriors was a waste in many ways.

　However, Selene did not know much about the situation. When I went to a remote area, I brought a honey bee. Selene felt sorry for the poor bear, not the poor elephant.

　To avoid her eyes from the demon prince, Selene poked her cheek and looked out of the carriage. Then, under the bright blue sky, I saw a huge red creature flying away. This is the dragon I saw before when I left Aquila.

"Dragon to Fly Again"

Selene whispered in a completely dismissive tone, as if saying, "It's time again." It was shocking when I first saw it, but ever since I left Herifalte, every day I saw dragons flying south in the morning and north at dusk, and I was tired of them. Pandas and koalas may be rare and popular, but the logic is the same as if you were tired of being shown for hours each day.

"Kin, Gin, aren't you there?"

　Selene complained about the red dragon flying deep in the sky without noticing us.

　Aren't you tired of flying every day guys, why not try flying gold and silver guys too? Or are they really a rare breed? Anyway, I want you to think about the audience a little more, Selene made a selfish complaint about her flying back. Dragons are not entertainers or anything, so it is a selfish thing for dragons.

　Selene and the others arrived in Valver Kingdom after being shaken by a carriage for about three days. If it was a country other than Valberg, I would have stayed for a few weeks to study the climate and lifestyle of that land, but this time I plan to finish Milan as soon as possible and return home.

　The royal capital of the Kingdom of Valver, as expected, was the center of the country, second only to Herifalte, and it was a beautiful city. Simply put, it might be more beautiful than the capital of Herifalte kingdom if we were just talking about the liveliness of the city center. However-and.

"Something's wrong"

"Did Selene think so too?"

　As Selene said, the center prospered, but the way it developed was distorted. The main street is filled with buildings that seem to be made by imitating Herifalte's architectural methods, and reinforced with useless outside decoration, full of buildings. It's like a city like Haribote.

"Valver seems to have rebuilt the city by force to match Herifalte. I don't think they paid attention to the details.

"dull"

"Oh, of course."

　Selene looked at the gilded city with a slightly angry expression. Milan who saw the profile also agreed with Selene's opinion. Only a few novice rich people were given preferential treatment, and the rest were discarded. With such politics, the country will soon be deadlocked. Right now, it's a very boring way of thinking that if it's good for us, it's fine.

　But when Selene says it's boring, she doesn't think about Valberg's people. Why isn't this Herifalte? If the king was a tyrant and his people were full of criminals, there would be no guilt even if the whole country was destroyed. It is an absurd anger that I want you to think about the feelings of Doctor Selene, who had to put the scalpel only in the affected area of Prince Milan.

　Secretly, both Selene and Milan passed through the main road and arrived at the Valberg royal palace. Unlike the foundation of Herifalte, it was a building that only boasted its enormous size, with gold decorations on it. There was no doubt that it was expensive to build, but it was like a bloated clown with the feeling that it was attached with a lot of gold.

　As Milan spoke to the guards near the castle gate, the guards urged Milan and Selene to get off the carriage, take care of the carriage, and guide them somewhere. There seems to be a special storage area of the train.

"Oh! Prince Milan! You've finally come!"

　Then Milan and Selene went down and approached the palace. A shrill voice echoed from near the entrance. Immediately after, I saw a woman rushing to Milan and the others, releasing the restraints of the other servants.

　She is about the same age as Arue, with chestnut-colored hair, auburn and auburn eyes, a ring with colorful gems on each finger, and a purple dress that is close to the main color she wears. , wearing many glittering gold and silver ornaments.

"Haha, same thing."

　Seeing that, Milan clicked his tongue with a face of disdain openly, which was unusual for him. Selene also made a frown at the same time. Of course, it's not about women, it's about Milan. Even though I was huddled with a woman, I didn't have to talk about luxury.

"Long time. Princess Ente."

“Oh, please don't call me Princess Ente. You're fine, Prince of Milan.

　The decorated narrow-eyed princess named Ente forcefully grabbed Milano's hand. Milano exerted all his mental strength, managed to smile, and casually took a step back while shaking hands.

"This time I'm here just to say hello while I'm on vacation. I appreciate your concern, but let me refrain from doing so."

"Mmh! As hard as it was."

　Milan barely made a smile on his face, but if you take a closer look, you can see that his face is tense. The only people unaware of this were Ente herself, who appeared to be in a feverish state, and Selene, who was jealous. Noticing the look of hatred emanating from the diagonal red eyes below him, Milan hurriedly apologized.

"Selene, this is Princess Ente. She's Valver's daughter, and I've known her since childhood."

　Milan emphasized the part of the acquaintance when pronouncing it.

　For the first time, Ente seemed to be aware of Selene's existence. For Ente, it looks like Milan are out of sight.

"What's this little thing?"

“This child is Selene.

"Various kinds!?

"I'm not holding you back. I want you to refrain from speaking impolitely in front of the children."

"Heh... Prince Milan wants a woman other than me... Hey."

　Hearing Milano's words, Ente stared at Selene deathly. Even Selene, who was an uncle who loved pretty girls, took a step back because of that gaze. God, this guy is scary. Luckily, Ente quickly turned her attention to Milan.

"Hey, Prince of Milan. Can I ask you a question?"

"What?"

"Why am I 'Princess Ente', but this little girl has no name?"

"No matter what you say, this child is like my servant. Isn't it natural to call him out?"

"I told you to call me that too!"

“This child and Princess Ente have different social status.”

　Milan cleverly capitalized on the difference in status and managed to pass it by nonchalantly. You have a very harsh temperament, so if he listens to the request once, it will be defeated. So Milano tried to ignore it as casually as possible.

"Well, it's okay. The Prince of Milan has come all the way, so it's boring to be angry all the time. With a generous heart, I will forgive the boy's rudeness."

"I haven't done anything"

"...Did you say anything?"

"It's okay"

　Hearing that cold tone, even Selene straightened her back and retracted her mistake. I even saluted for some reason.

"Come, without a formal greeting, let's hurry. Ever since I heard that Prince Milan left his country for a trip, I have made him clean the guest room every day. Well, my room is too."

　With a tone that intimidated a man, Ente bowed towards Milan. Of course, Selene and the others were like roadside robbers.

　I can't say it openly, but Selene is also a member of the royal family. It would be the biggest humiliation to be treated like an underdog. Thinking of that, Milan looked at Selene apologetically, but Selene calmly acted like a willow. Milan were very impressed by her dignified performance, unlike the princess who was shrouded in arrogance in front of her.

　Selene did not have the slightest bit of royal pride.

　As for Selene, she was only relieved after seeing Princess Ente's behavior. Princess Ente was indeed beautiful, but her bulging eyes and thin face reminded me of the praying mantis. I would be jealous if it was a cute and soothing childhood friend like Arue, but with this I can squeeze it into the prince with peace of mind.

　Apparently, Milan was not too interested in Princess Ente and wanted to avoid contact with her as much as possible. However, avoiding Ente, even if God allowed it, this Selene would not allow it. The Prince of Milan must be familiar with this grasshopper-like princess.

　Selene simply muttered in her mouth so that her voice would not leak. Selene recalls hearing a nonsense story that when praying mantis mates, there is a high chance that the female will eat the male.

"Selene, please help me a little."

"Huh? Huh huh? Huh!?"

　Milan whispered softly so that only Selene could hear him. Soon after, Milan raised Selene's body with both hands. He was the man called the princess cuddling.

　Selene, who fantasized about the prince being held tightly by a giant praying mantis and eaten from his head, her reaction was delayed and held in his arms without being able to resist. He himself was held firm by the prince. Gassho.

"Prince Milan!? What are you doing!?"

　And the more astonished of Selene was Princess Ente in front of her.

"sorry. Selene seemed to feel a little unwell. I wanted to leave the small talk and let him rest first, but is there a place where he can rest? Are guest rooms cleaned every day?"

"It was.but, though the Prince of Milan did not take him! Why don't you let him walk alone!"

"This kid's body isn't very strong, so even after I brought him to Herifalte, I forced him to go overboard and pass out."

　From Milan's point of view, it was an undeniable fact, so these words meant that he was worried about Selene, and also intended to cut off the conversation with Ente. Half truth, half pretext.

　Selene, on the other hand, tried to escape like a kitten that didn't want to be hugged. However, there were too many differences in physical strength. It only slightly flapped its legs, as if he had been hit by a judo trick.

"...I-i understand. I'll let the people in the castle guide you."

"Thank you, I'll see you later."

　Milano gracefully bowed and passed by Ente. After that, Ente saw him off with expressions like Hannya, but Milan and Selene, fortunately or unfortunately, did not see him. That was how I entered the palace, was pushed by the guide, and entered the room for Selene who was instructed.

"Let's talk!"

　As soon as he entered the room, Selene, who had lost her temper, gave Milan a merciless slap on the cheek. Selene intended to hit him with the momentum of twisting his neck, but it seemed that it had almost no effect on Milan. Milan did not seem to feel any particular pain, and dropped Selene onto the floor. Selene fled like a rabbit into the corner of the room, and with her back to the wall, she picked up the menacing clatter.

"I'm sorry.

"I'm glad I'm gone"

"Please don't say that. Although it was a social comment, I apologize for saying that I was of a different social status. I'll apologize for suddenly hugging you. However, I'm not good at that princess."

"Hm!"

　Although Milan apologized, Selene's anger still has not subsided. I wonder if it seems like I've ever been pressured by another woman. Milano shrugged his shoulders and lowered his head respectfully, just like he would a high-class woman. Even so, Selene still furrowed her brows.

"(You're so jealous.)"

　In reality, the fact that the prince was considerate and picked him up himself was not pleasant.

“I have to go and greet the people in the castle like this, but Selene has to rest first.”

　After saying that, Milan left the room, leaving Selene alone.

"As I thought, there's nothing wrong with you..."

　Rubbing his battered cheek, Milan leaned his back against the door and sighed.

　Nominally, it was a journey to learn, but frankly, there was almost nothing to learn in Valver.

　Perhaps because Valberg saw Herifalte as a rival, there were many parts of him that were forced to resemble Herifalte in terms of culture. Not many unique industries or knowledge make use of the climate, and that's just a degraded copy of Herifalte.

　As for Valvere, he might just want the justification of `a prince of a great power comes to welcome you''. The only person who really wanted to visit was Ente, who was too dependent on them. It would be better to withdraw as soon as possible. Hoping that Selene's mood would be better at dinner, Milano went alone to a troublesome social service.

"Students, not good enough"

　On the other hand, Selene who was left behind in the room was disgusted by the prepared interior of the room. Almost all of the furniture was lined with gold leaf, and on top of it, there were mysterious art objects of unknown shape, carpets with bear heads, deer head dolls hanging on the walls, etc, and others.seen outside the anime and manga line up.

"It's all fiction, it's a hoax."

　Selene was playing by attaching her hands to the bear's head on the carpet, but Butler, who was silent on her clothes, jumped out as if she couldn't stand it.

"Geez! What's this! To offer a bad room to a great princess! Everything seems to cost money, but as works of art, they are third grade, third grade, and tasteless. Besides, look at this.

　Angrily, Butler jumped onto the ledge and held the upside-down golden bottle in both hands. Then, the dust came out from inside.

`Part that looks neat, but it seems you don't care about the details.''

"Servant, Kojuto?"

　Selene chuckled at the way Butler complained, like a little mother-in-law checking the window from the dust.

　The room as a whole is not nice, but the bed itself is quite nice, except for the leopard motif. The only thing that mattered to Selene was how much food was available and how comfortable the mattress was. Originally, Selene had the trait of being able to sleep anywhere and as long as she had a sheet of senbei futon.

“I feel the princess is a little too good. That little girl named Ente is going after you.

　But Butler changed his mind after saying that. This loving and generous heart is proof of a king. This is proof of the size of the ship. The great princess, who even accepted herself as a pest and gave her wisdom and strength, could laugh and forgive such abuse. If you think about it, isn't it ridiculous to be mad at such a petty person? God knows it well.

"Well, my journey is still long as a princess butler."

"Huh what?"

"Daughter, I was thinking of going to the kitchen to see what happened, but can I have your time? can

"I'm hungry?"

No, that little girl named Ente seemed to have a crush on the Prince of Milan. If the room prepared for the princess is in this state, there is a fear that something bad will come out of her food. I want to investigate the ingredients.

"Ignate"

"thank you. Well then, this butler, I will do the job soon.

　Standing on two legs and bowing respectfully to Selene, Butler dashed forward like an arrow and flew out the open window. Left alone, Selene throws herself into bed and wonders what is going on.

"What should I do……"

　With one hand, Selene squeezed her fine white hair. In Selene's first plan, she assumes that she will have a tea party or something because she is a fashionable princess. I also casually interrupted there and mixed up the conversation between Ente and the prince. From there, I planned to create an awkward atmosphere between two women and one man, like "It's awful to make a girl cry!" It was a smart strategy that slashed two precious hours of sleep.

　The strategy was also dispelled by the prince's foolish behavior. I need to rewrite my plan again. But how can I meet Princess Ente?

　If I could declare my position as Aquila's daughter, it would be possible to visit her directly and force her to have a tea party, but unfortunately the method was sealed.

　In that case, there would be no chance to meet except at dinner. However, there might be people other than Princess Ente lining up there. It would be better if Milan, Ente, and myself were just three. While thinking about such things, when Selene tried desperately to bring out the wisdom that Selene did not have, there was suddenly a knock on the door, and almost at the same time, she said, the door opened hard.

"How are you, little girl?"

“Ente, Ojo?”

　How fortunate! Princess Ente, who was wondering how to meet him, actually came to see him.

"Something I want to talk to you about, may I?"

"Yes!"

　After all, God is on the side of the righteous, Selene smiled.

　However, Selene did not realize that Princess Ente's eyes were cold as if she was looking at her enemy.