The Moonlight Princess In The Land of the Sun Day
Episode 7 A small animal in a large forest

　It was decided that Selene would move to the Kingdom of Helifarte, and the final night was spent in the Kingdom of Aquila. Selene seemed to hate him so much, and until before she fell asleep, she lamented, "Prince of forgiveness, never forgiving, at all," but as Butler, she felt joy in her heart. It may be difficult for a child to go alone, but my master is not a ship that ends up in a dim prison. I think this is the test of happiness that God gave to his master.

"It's been two years since I met the princess, and it's been a long time."

　Butler notices Selene, who is tired of crying and sleeping, by the bedside, and remembers the day she changed her destiny two years ago.

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"A man like you would be happier if he wasn't born."

"Isn't it really a swallow, not a mouse?"

　With a sly and sly laugh, a few fat mice smashed a skinny little mouse. The rat's fur was stiff and dull, and he just looked up with a grudge and said nothing. I knew that if I did counterattack, I would just be horrible.

“Just if you meet a stray cat will tremble and run away. You coward who can only bully the weak,” he said inwardly.

　This mouse, later named Butler, was different from other mice. He had pure white fur from his throat to his stomach, while the other mice were all black.

　The strange-looking rat was laughed at by his other companions. Not only did he have a different color of fur, but he was also weak and small, and he had to accept it. For the beast, violence is justice, and the little mouse has no power. Food was stolen by big and cruel people, and if they could not eat it, their bodies became thinner. In such a vicious circle, black and white rats were always hungry.

　It was a winter day. Although it is a tropical country, food in the forest is reduced in winter. As always, the pitiful mouse, who was flicked by everyone and ended up being cornered to death by starvation, made a decision. It's about breaking into human habitation and not appreciating food.

　It was an extremely dangerous act, but even if left alone, it would soon die, and there was nothing good to live for. If you die, you can die. With suicidal feelings rather than courage, the little mouse slipped into the building like a rundown warehouse.

　the result is failure.

　He jumped into a human trap without being able to take a single nut. No matter how strong he was, he could not break the iron cage, but sadly muttered, "It is a truly meaningless life."

　Soon after, a human approached and looked into the cage he entered. He was a human with a pure white body and bright red eyes, a color he had never seen before. From the physical it looks like a child.

"Oh, I'm dying here"

　No matter how much I thought I could die, the moment was still terrifying. Although he thought it was inevitable again, he shook himself in fear.

　However, the girl only looked at herself and did not shout or call out to anyone else. Instead, he picked up a piece of vegetables from the soup he was eating and pushed it through a crack in the cage. Hungry to the limit, he did not hesitate and flattened the warm and juicy vegetables. When the girl smiled in satisfaction, she moved the cage under the bed and covered it with a cloth so as not to be seen by other humans.

　so, a strange shared life between the girl and the mouse begins.

"(This kid has changed a lot)"

　I was still inside the cage as usual, but when I was fed and my physical strength recovered, I was able to see what was happening around me. There he realized that this child was a very foreign person.

　A human child was smaller and could be called a rather clever mountain monkey. It is the most fearsome creature to a small creature like us because of its poor wisdom. But this white girl is not so savage.

　At night, I just crawl out the window for a walk or something, and besides, I almost eat and sleep, or just unfurl a matching picture book on her bed. Somehow his behavior was similar to that of an uncle mouse, but still young enough for it.

　I was also worried that he would not meet anyone else at all. Even I myself, who was persecuted, had been taken to various places in the forest by his mother, but this child was completely alone, and almost no one came to see him except his sister.

"(Maybe this child also has a different color of fur?)"

　She also had a different color of fur, so she was excluded from everyone. With that in mind, he had a strange sympathy. At the same time, despite such a situation, I felt a secret respect for him who did not care about it. Why is he acting like an adult? The interest grew day by day, and he really wanted to talk to her.

"Why are you here? 

　And one day, in the palm of his hand, he asked an inaudible question. I'm a rat, I can't understand it as a human being. However, the girl was so shocked that she jumped up.

"You can talk !?"

"Eh, yes, right. I also know it for the first time now."

　It wasn't long before I learned that this girl had the royal family's blood and shared her magic power with her, but anyway, this was the first conversation between the white girl-Selene-Arkira and the rat.

　Once I can talk, I can communicate with each other. The white girl seemed to be speechless and clumsy and choppy, but to a rat who was unfamiliar with human language, she was a very easy person to talk to.

"What about me, Serene, you?"

"What is Serene? 

"My name"

　Sitting on Selene's shoulder, the mouse asked. Animals identify individuals in ways such as "the tail is thicker than others" and "the skin is slightly lower". In other words, there is no concept of a name.

"Well, I want that name too."

"Then I'm called Butler."

"What is Butler? 

"Shitsuji"

"What is Shitsuji? 

　It took a lot of time for the conversation between them as they had to ask and answer questions like this from start to finish, but they did not have to rush, either, so they had a very quiet time. Butler had a very peaceful time for the first time since his mother died.

"... Great guy"

"justified? 

　After a slight hesitation, Selene answered Butler. It was nice until I came up with Butler Butler because it looked like a black tie, but in Selene, the butler just said, "Mrs, it's tea time," and what exactly are you doing? I didn't know who it was, so I imitated it correctly.

"cool……"

　However, this explanation had a surprising impact on Butler as if struck by lightning. This was the first time for me to call herself cool, which was just said to be uncomfortable.

"(I want to know about Shitsuji.)"

　From then on, a rat named Butler sneaks out of the room while Selene is asleep and begins to investigate human culture. After being able to communicate, she was completely free from the cage, and Serene was a child who slept for fourteen hours a day, so she had plenty of free time.

　The little butlers slipped through the cracks and traced as much as they liked, like a learning course accepted by the country's nobles for a large sum of money, butlers can eavesdrop on them as much as they want, and expensive books are strictly kept in the country. I can do it.

"After all, the princess was completely different from other humans! 

　The more he researched and was wise about humans, the more he was convinced that Selene was still different from the other children. Whether it was nobility or commoners, a six-year-old was a sekurabe comparison. However, only Serene possessed wisdom that was not even known by the so-called intellectual humans in this land. Moreover, he has not received an education.

"After all, he is the king of all kings! 

　People can improve their abilities by striving, but the qualities of the gifts of nature they carry from birth can only be obtained by those loved by the gods. In that case, how loving and graceful the Quiet Princess, whom she served, behaved. Butler was proud of the fact that the Master who helped him had the unique qualities of this country, no, not even on the continent.

　Thanks to the best environment and hard work, Butler acquired graceful behavior and the remarkable knowledge that the maids of great powers escaped barefoot in a very short time. If he was a human, all the great nobles wanted to have him as a servant.

　At that moment, there was no ferocious beast comparable to the Butler in the forest beast in terms of strength. With wisdom and strengthened by daily discipline and magic, Butler gave way in front of him, not only wild cats and ferrets, but even wolves and bears.

　Butler was amazed by the forest animals called "little animals of the great forest". But Butler never took an arrogant and arrogant attitude towards them.

　Because his power was given by the great Lord Selene. My powers belong to Selene. Don't behave in a way that spoils your name. That's because I'm very impressed.

　Unlike other rude and cruel male butlers, Morinaka's daughter seduced Butler for her polite behavior and her extraordinary strength, but every time Butler answered like this.

"I am truly grateful for the feelings of the beautiful women. However, it was decided that this Butler would only serve one person for the rest of his life. The person's name is the beautiful Quiet Princess.”

　The Lord of the Kings of the Forest - Whenever the King of Kings, Selene-Aquila, descended into the forest, the beasts protected and saluted him. However, since Selene did not understand the feelings of any ferocious beasts other than Butler, she simply thought of "I hope there are no terrifying beasts in this forest."

　Those who used to mock Butler, but now when they saw him, they just ran away. But Butler doesn't even have his teeth anymore. I'm not free enough to be framed by those ugly people right now.

　Butler recently thought: Perhaps the reason I was born spooky and miserable is to meet the Quiet Princess. Princess Serene, who gave meaning to her life, is now at the mercy of her destiny. Then, this time, I risked my life on his behalf and returned my cultivation.

　- Butler's heart, a small animal in a large forest and a rat's butler, burned with a sense of mission and fulfillment.