Chapter 4-1 (1/2)
Blacksmith V4 C1
February 16, 2017
That day I had a lesson in the afternoon. A man swiftly opened the window of my room from the outside, as I was trying to start with my daily manual labours.
”Prince!?”
As I turned around and tried to catch up with what was going on, I looked clearly puzzled. I didn't care.
In that moment I also realized that my room was exposed to enemy invasions at any time.
”What are you doing here?”
”Well, well... I have a lot of things to do.”
”What things to do? You are a prince, you don't have to do anything at all.”
”Sorry... You are just an artisan, you don't know anything about noble families.”
”Could you leave me alone, please?”
”Once you are done here, would you help me out?”
The prince crouched down and caught sight with me.
The atmosphere was surprisingly serious. For real.
”What is it?”
”In reality, I was looking for Iris right now.”
Oh, wow! I found a stalker. It was 9:31 am, and the prince was trying to get himself arrested.
”What, what are you doing?”
He grabbed my wrist and I shook off his hand.
”No, I am just kidding.”
”Well... Kururi, if you could help me out...”
I was busy, though.
The prince assumed a more regal tone, and a new, selfish aspect of his personality transparred.
Bothersome.
But cooperating with him would have a positive impact on my future.
The prize was worth the effort.
”Ha, the unfaithful retinue will let the prince carry out his mission all on his own.”
”Why do you have to be so hostile?”
Ho ho ho, I hit the nail on the head there.
Why was he looking for Iris? Whatever his motives were, I was worried.
What could have been going on?
”Iris was in the room next to this one a couple of minutes ago, so I thought we could go and have a look.”
”No, you're being intrusive. Please stop it.”
”We don't have time.”
”No, you never have time, do you.”
I followed the prince, but I hoped that story would end shortly.
”Iris is a very anxious person, don't forget that.”
”Bah! You do whatever you want! It's not like I care about Iris really!”
That sounded quite childish.
”What am I supposed to do exactly?”
”Don't just stand there, you have to escort me, escort me.”
”Escort? Is that my job?”
Escort of the prince, a duty worthy of a noble. I guess I would do it.
”Recently, Iris has become quite worrysome, don't you think so?”
”No.”
”Well, I'm not a woman, so I don't really know what is going on in her mind right now.”
”Iris has definitely been depressed recently, and if a friend of mine is sad, I feel like I have to do something about it... so we must find out what is going on, but we must not reveal ourselves.”
”You said that we were going to do it right now, right? Where are we headed?”
”... If something happens to Iris, I'll never forgive myself.”
”You're forcing me to do this, remember that.”
Feeling silent anger, our stalking continued.
Today, Iris only took classes in the morning.
I looked at her sitting in her class, she seemed focused.
There seemed to be nothing wrong there.
”She's fine now, she's listening to the lesson.”
”So this has nothing to do with it?”
After the lesson, Iris walked into the library.
Apparently, we were about to find something out very soon.
We were peeping through the bookshelves.
”She seems ok, nothing looks wrong.”
”We're wasting our time, we won't find out anything today... wait.” Someone approached her.
As the prince pointed at them, three mysterious beautiful girls were approaching Iris.
They all had brown, long hair.
They looked nice at a first glance, but there was something strange in the way they walked and moved their hands.
Their skin was bright, and looked very neat. They had well-shaped hips, and were not excessively skinny.
I didn't think anything good was about to happen. No, not at all.
The prince looked very worried.