Volume 1 Chapter 3 Part1 (1/2)

Chapter 3 – The Two Princesses

“Kou-san~ Goodto you~”

Lately, I’ve been taking breakfast together with Tear Her bright, cheerful voice can be heard as she knocks on the hut’s door

“? Should I go to sleep again?”

With my response which is quite worried, the door was opened as she turned the doorknob

“I’ it…… Kou-san, are you awake?…”

The moment Tear found out what state am in, she halted

Did she felt so?

I didn’t answer but Tear just stood in front of ave me the unpleasant mood

“U-…umm… Kou-san?”

“Can you… sit for a moment?”

“Eh?… Okay”

Mytotally complicated It’s obvious that I was nervous but, Tear sat in front of me

After confir on how she looked, I started to speak

“There’s soht now No, I will have you confirm it for real”

“… By confirm, you mean?”

Tear cocked her head with a blank look She was still acting like her own self so I should not let et carried away by her intolerable cuteness

First, let’s ht not want to know

“…Tear, no, her highness, Third Princess Thealis E Calvados”

“!!”

At that moment, Tear’s eyes opened wide in shock

“Wh-… wh-… why… when…?”

“I’ve just discovered it last night… That’s because of the crest you have on your shoulder… That is the proof of you being royalty… I’ve just learnt it yesterday”

Tear covered her left shoulder at once as if to conceal it

What’s in her shoulder is the Phoenix’s Crest It only appears on Elmont Royal Family inheritors

Her knee starts to tremble, Tear started to break in tears That was the face that I don’t want to see But, to confirm it there was no choice (TLN: HAH! PUNS!)

“There’s so I want to hear from you”

“Eh?”

“Why is the country’s princess couise just to meet up with me?”

“Tha-… that’s…”

Tear was hesitant to answer so I decided to push more questions on her

“Were you interested on ?”

“!!”

Tear had a pale look on her as she faced herself to me

That face of hers That confir from her reaction

Last night, in order for me to prove that she is the third princess, I need to confirm her reason for her rendezvous up with me

Being ridiculed as a Good-for-Nothing for having no ic, furtherht have given me sense of relief Now I just felt insecure

“That’s… not the reason…”

“……”

I felt resentful fro out

There were so irls that came up to me just for my skills In the end, it’s not me but my skills is where they’re interested in

Even here in this parallel world, it did not change for me

Although I’m not that dissatisfied

But, this girl………… Tear was different

“That really… hurts me”

“I’m so…… sorry…”

“After all, even you yourself is just after ic whatsoever…”

“Tha-… that’s not true at all!”

Tear as being upset by my words looked to me and protested

“And how a then?!”

I roughed upmiserable

However, even though Tear was scared by it, she spoke up

“Just like what you said Kou-san, that wasout someone who’s on the sa always ridiculed as a good-for-nothing for so long, to finally find someone that knows my burden…”

Tears flowed down from the her eyes while she spoke

“I… I’m the worst kind of princess…”

crap… I made her cry (TLN: At least you admit it… xD)

Just during those tiers fades away

“But! Afterwith Kou-san! I can’t feel any superiority complex from you at all!”

Tear said sodown to tears

However, she squeezed out her voice while enduring her tears

“You… You have given me happiness and deeply moved me emotionally That’s just it!”

“Eh…?” (TLN: I loved how Lingoes gave me “Food” as translation for this line No, I knoas bewildered but I wasa report while on work I have to make use of hard words… xD)

I gasped from the unexpected words from Tear

“About your hoic at all toto rely on ic at all… You, who’s a normal person who came from a parallel world is the one that I admire You are my ideal person! Kou-san, what my reason hen I first visited you was true But!… The reason that I kept co here is different”

“… Then tell me what is it”

Tear shriveled back but she steeled herself and said

“It was enjoyable Talking about you Eating together with you About what you do… Everything of it! Because I can be myself whenever I am with you!…”

My heat felt a throbbing pain

There was no lie to those words said by that face First of all, she was not the type to be able to lie With that said, Ihere everyday

I…… I should’ve… understood that… sooner

The princess that wears the Mask of S If it’s the me of before, I can unmask her

I would be able to tell their intention just by their lies

For I have been relying on resentful emotions, I was ashamed of myself

“I aics nor the sword I’m cursed to not be able to At my current standpoint, I’m literally next to useless But that doesn’t mean that I’ve seen you in the sah”

Add the painful throbbing in my chest

A world with ic as the premise A friend of hers called Kirika-san also takes the same pain but Tear definitely takes the cake here

And then, speaking of Tear being cursed, I somehow understand that

Even those girls back in japan, I’ to consider but, when you compare it to Tear’s, it pales in comparison

But, I only kept going on with good will in mind I have always been seen as someone that has an all-rounder skills

No one ever did… No one did saw the real me

This girl, Tear ht be a princess but, ould be the basis of my shock?

“You are… You are totally not ic powers I… In the eyes of Tear, I’ve found someone that who is like that for the first time You are the person that I admire”

“!!”

That exactly makes me wanna sympathize now For I feel the same as her

Even if there’s only one out there

If sonizes the “me”,

I would definitely treasure them…

And for a short while, Tear continued to cry Standing up, I faced her and bowed my head

“… I am really sorry”

The moment she lifted up her face, I was prepared for the worst

There’s no tears already in her face, donning that mask of hers

“I will never ever coain Please do excuse me…”

Said Tear as she turned back exiting the hut

If this goes one, she’ll just leave

She’ll never coain

Won’t coain? You, who don a sorrowful face? You, ears the “Mask of Smile” will be your last visit here?

For the very first time in my life, you were the very first that admired me…

No way… I don’t want that!!

The uilt inside me was bloay

“Wait a irl!”

“Ye-, Yes!?”

After being screarily at, Tear turned back with a perplexed look on her face

“Just who do you think will let you go home?! Don’t you kno happy it was for me?!”

“Huh?… Eh?”

“I always look forward for the maid Tear to coive you if you go back wearing that sad smile of yours!”

Blurting out those selfish words of mine to her, at first, Tear was bewildered by it Then, she eventually started to speak again

“So… So what if it doesn’t feel well for you??! Saying so about a the face a woet!”

“The hell you ain? To hell with that!! I’ood look on your face!”

And then, we kept on barking on one another An ultimate lese majesty in a way

“Just because I’o full respectful to your “Princess” or your “Your Highness” bullshi+t! Because I’ll keep calling you what I call you!”

“………Eh?”

I stared blankly on this princess This one who is part of the important royal family… I had a smile on my face

“I will always call you Tear and nothing else!”

“…!!”

In e the way I address her It was my complete declaration of companionshi+p to her

Understanding what I ain have tears in her eyes

There was no er to that face of hers

She wiped off those tears of hers Tear answered back to me with a radiant smile

“Yes… Yes!! If that’s how you want it, then I’ll oblige!!”

I dazzlingly looked up to the ceiling

Maybe this is the right way to face that Goddess

“You’re so dirty daami-sama You definitely leftweren’t you?”

I slowly stood up, declaring

“Though I don’t believe everything you’ve said, but I can’t help but worry about this girl… Though I would prefer to just leave h!!”

At that one-shot scream, I hit my cheeks

“I hate tragedies Might as well then… make everyone smile with comedy!!!”

“…Kou-san… What on the world are you screa about?”

“… Just talking to myself Don’t worry about it”

Tear asked with a puffy look and I answered as if nothing happened

However, the next moment, the tool hut’s door was kicked dohen an intruder suddenly showed up

“Tear!!! What happened?! Are you okay?!”

It was Kirika-san panickly went in

There’s no way this person would not consider it as a state of e

This Exclusive Head Guard of the Third Princess was Tear’s best friend

The moment when best friend-san sahat the current situation looked like, she i spirit of hers

Ah… crap… This is definitely a negative situation if you think about it

A irl had a swollen eyes that totally cried for some time already

Wherever you look, it definitely stinks of “MeTear cry”!!!

“I’ve ed you, DAICHI!!!!”

Kirika-san kicked the floor as she shouted

“Wait Kirika! This is not what…”

“Gofuu!!!”

At the heat of theht side of my face resounded an explosive like echo Kirika-san… Nice punch!

Afterwards, I recovered my consciousness The situation was explained and Kirika-san expressing her apology for tens of minutes

“I’ so I just suddenly lost my temper at the heat of the moment…!”

Kirika-san y that doesn’t seem to be one But I can’t reproach her about that It was more convenient instead

“…… No, let irl cry That was my punishment”

“How did you know that I was here Kirika?”

“I a where have you been is part of my job”

“It was me who told you Don’t twist it”

“Well… Tear is the pet name I use whenever when the two of us are alone”

Maybe that ti along with a uising She may have been in alert mode all the time outside the hut

Head Guard’sand that made her worry about her

“You should’ve though hard about your aliases, don’t you think so, Meal In-charge Tear-chan?”

Says Kirika-san as she toyed with Tear’s forehead

“What’s with you, geez!”

Tear held her forehead, pouting That look that not only is pleasing but only shown to her best friend

Not only Kirika-san being her Head Guard, but she also knows about her Mask of S hurt by those around her

I laid out three zabuton for three people

I sat on cross-legs, Tear sat very girlish and Kirika-san so a seiza

“By the way Tear, how’s the preparation for the luncheon meet?”

“Eh?”

Tear went blank from my sudden question

Well that would happen considering our conversation earlier, that was totally a sudden question However, that wasn’t a very good question to be heard By all possible means

“The luncheonwell…”

Tear said that while bending her head a bit That gave me the shi+vers down my spine

damn it Just like that Goddess said, the situation of these two is vague

No That’s not it They did not speak about their reasons That is already, they’re preparing for that “E’s Lunchtime”, aren’t they?

“Daichi, if I remember correctly, I haven’t told you about this didn’t I?”

Kirika-san who noticed rim look and asked

“You’ve already toldbetween leaders and so me if I didn’t hear it already? Or maybe…”

Kirika-san glared atme off of what I want to say

“Just… what do you know?”

“As expected of the Head Guard You’re really sensitive when it comes to your master’s dilemma”

“Eh?”

Along with my words, the master of hers leaked out an idiotic voice

“In one month, “Many Country Leaders are invited for a Luncheon Meeting” I’et in the way”

“Wha-, what do you mean by that?!”

Co reaction from Tear, Kirika-san had a still expression Seeree

“Daichi… the information… where did you?”

Kirika-san half-closed her eyes just like how she is the head guard looking at her master’s enemy

As expected, I can’t say that I got my info from a Goddess Well, she’s like my information network It wouldn’t be that bad if I try to twist some words here and there

“I just happened to hear the s of the maids Also, there’s those royal chefs too have many reasons nowadays just to leave the royal palace”

“The chefs you say?”

“……………”

“So their debts at night So adhered to expeditions There were various reasons and could possibly be just gossips but… If you think about it, why are the chefs gone when the luncheonnear?”

“Oh yeah!!! That’s it! The dishes!!”

“… I see Next is that huh”

Tear was surprised by the details and see from my words The person that could be the one behind it must be listed down on her mind

“Certainly, dealing with these troublemakers must be done post-haste”

“But, without the chefs, hoe going to cook…?”

“Kirika-san, How about we ainst the mastermind of this trouble… is it possible?”

I had a vague look but my intention was clear Kirika refused

“Don’toff is really the mastermind, we don’t have any evidence to pin on that person That person have indeed donehow that person already made a position It wouldn’t be that easy”

Yeah right Sad to say this, but I’m of in the same opinion Instead of “For that very reason”, that minister’s position is what she meant

“If you poke untactfully, the royal fas worst

Me and Daichi et imprisoned for the crime of slander…”

“Guh… iht to the cells huh”

It would be different for Tear, who’s a royalty or Kirika-san who’s froe outsider

The upper brass in the kingdom can just cover their crimes easy as pie

“Even if you say that, having the royal chefs out of the picture when the country leaders are attending the luncheon …”

Tear showed dizziness in front of us three

“First of all, thisith countries’ leaders Anyway, the ones coe cook can onlyat?”

“That’s right We can hire cooks fro the maids By the way, there’s really no need for those royal chef right?… It may be an odious scheme but effective”

On this conspiracy of ours, we, in unison let out a groan of “Un~”

… Ah Not good I also had this kind of mood back in school

It’s like when the class prez go “Any opinions?” and everyone just go silent and nod

At the end of it, no idea coet a mental block

I, too did understand that

I stood up and said it to those two

“Let’s take a break for a moment Let’s have some tea”

After a few minutes, I presented tea-cakes and tea to the two

“Um… Kou-san, this is yesterday’s?”

“What about the vegetables?”

The tho stared at the tea with confused look on them, I noticed the reaction of the tards the “Tsukemono“

“Ah… I see You usually don’t have tea cakes on your teas right?”

The two once again, tilted their head in confusion It was natural to understand that when having Teas = Sweet snacks

“Sorry, sorry In my country… just a habit in oes hand in hand”

“Unsweetened Tea?”

This a different country in a different world Black tea looks like just a tea

Though the typical style of this country is to put aplenty of sugar on their teas, they are drinking reen tea instead (TLN: Sorry… that sounded very wrong in soways… xD)

“Well… just try it If it’s not to your liking then we can’t do anything about it…”

“Ohh… Well then…”

“Let’s have… a taste then…?”

Sipsipsipsipsip… munchmunchmunchmunch……

And then after a few uard, and then the princess is sipping tea in their teacups and ave birth of this situation

Especially Kirika-san as conspicuous while sitting down in seiza

“Hmm… It pass…”

“Really so It’s a first for me to have a tasteless tea but… it’s not bad after all…” (TLN: Dang… no TEARgasm here… xD)

Oh? That was surprising good comment

“Not bad? Is that really how you think?”

Tear s it

“Yes I was in the iusting but… it ended up pleasing me unexpectedly”

Tear nudged at the tsuke flashed on my mind when I saw her

Bitter tea and salty tsuke the different customs of japan

Having ether, the words said by Tear yesterday resurfaces once more

?Ahh~~ If Kou-san works in the kitchen…?

“THAAAAAAAAAAAT’S IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!!!!!”

“Woah!! What is it?! What happened?!”

“Don’t just surprise us so suddenly!!”

Though Tear was surprised bycomplaints, I didn’t pay any attention to it and talked on

“Unexpectedly delicious! We can do so like that!!”

“Wha-, what do you mean by that?”

The two gulped down their saliva, I then whispered (TLN: I eat women for breakfast… xD)

“japanese… Entertain will be done japanese Style” (TLN: Daichi used japanese in the very beginning of this line then went back to Nihonfuu for japanese Style)

After a few radually became unable to hide their excitement

“It It will be fine!! Let’s do it! Let’s do that!! Kou-san, there’ll be absolutely no royalty from the country will hear nor see about this!! The Luncheon Meeting is going to be a success!!!”

This conversation that suddenly raised it’s tension, Tear showed enthusiasm

“…Certainly, you can cut off your old tricks but winning this with an unusual hand…” (TLN: I don’t kno to phrase this well but itwith your usuallike that)

In contrast to the excited Tear, Kirika-san is analyzing it calmly There seems no rebuttal from the two of them either

“Is it good? Are we gonna bet on it?”

“It will be fine!!! Let’s ga on Kou-san!!!” (TLN: The urge to h… xD)

This princess of a certain country suddenly blurts out unexpected stuff

“Wait Stop teaching our girl strange stuff…”

“I won’t tell her anything, Madam…”

Kirika-san’s scornful eyes of a ht back

“Now then… One h Let’s quickly do e can do…”

I said that just now The high tension as of now suddenly changed when Tear turned gloomy

“… What is it Tear?”

“No… nothing at all Sorry for that Even though I’m the host… I’ve been… useless all by myself”

“The hell did you say?”

“… Kou-san, I a” for a reason Two to be exact Do you want to kno?”

“Two of them?”

First, it’s the obvious lowpart of royal family

However, I haven’t heard of the second one

Tear discovered a flower’s seed on the floor She picked it up and closed her eyes

“The second reason would be… this”

“!?”

At thaton it The seed break and it’s stem started to sprout and then, a red flower became in full bloom

“This… this girl’s…”

At the tiic I’ve seen

“Magical Plant Growth I don’t have any ic at least once or twice a day Moreover, I can only use it on one plant as a restriction…”

In other words, this le field bear fruit

Certainly, that would ”

Tear quietly left that red flower on the floor and cast her eyes down

“Not onlyuseless in the battlefield, that in itself is the reason why I a”

I’ve heard it none other from Tear herself

The royal faic Power”, or so to speak, protect “Fighting Prowess”

In other words, “Magic Power” = “Fighting Prowess” would be the general way of thinking about it

This is the cause why she’s branded as a good-for-nothing…

Kirika-san pitifully stares at the dazzling Tear

For her best friend to be called a good-for-nothing even also hurts her feelings

I can understand the attitude of these two Well, if you consider this world’s common sense then you can understand it… That’s why the mood didn’t lift up

Tear had… Tear’s ic would only worth a thousand yen

“…Eh?”

“This dumb idiot! You should’ve told !”

I excitedly took both and shook her hands

“U-… Umm did you listen? I said I can only use it once to twice per day Moreover, only limited to one plant…”

After being praised like that, Tear started to speak her negative thoughts

“And what are you saying?! Don’t you kno valuable that skill is?!”

Anyway, I have to say this clearly first Next is to practice it

My plan for this ti necessary Because I cannot write this world’s lettering, I had ask Kirika-san to do it After she’s done writing it all, there were lot of sighing spat out

Kirika-san also sighed after writing

“Cooking froineering work, ordering redients, it’s not that hard but…… definitely impossible with just the three of us”

“Yeah…”

There was no tiet leaked to that mastermind, it would be troublesoather talented people, we just need to so, carpentry work, and those who excel on specialized fields There seemed to be lots of people we know of…

“Kirika-san!! You’re quite known locally right?!”

“Yeah I’m quite acquainted with the locals in the castle town…”

“Good We can ask for stocking up and ht?”

“…O~kay~”

Even though Kirika-san agreed to it, there was still that “But” there

“Even if we can secure ingredients, the problem would be workforce I’m confident with the co the castle as military personnel

Workforce is our problem We have no one for special works”

Tear haven’t said anything To begin with, only a few people is intimate with her

Tear turn her face away as if seeetic

“I see Kirika-san don’t have that much huh…”

At that time, I, who hailed fro and blurted so weird

Speaking of job-related tasks, there’s an expert on those routines in his daily life Someone who trespasses the princess’ rooht, those maids (TLN: I THOUGHT IT WAS YOU damnIT!!! xD)

It just that to ask for their cooperation, there’s so that needs to be done

After reporting it to Tear, she paled and drew back

“EEHH?! I… I’m to ask them you said?!”

That look on her saying “Why ah I can’t feel the haughty attitude a royalty has To begin with, if she were that arrogant, then she ht not needed that Mask of Smile of hers

“… Even if it’s me, even if I talk to theht?”

“!!”

Bullseye Seriously What a submissive princess…

However, for this reason, this is her weakness and also, her weapon