Chapter 283: The Boy King, and the Prodigal Girl (1/2)

Arc 27: The Reverse World

Chapter 283: The Boy King, and the Prodigal Girl

「I-It’s nice to ! I a of Paluf! …… ha, I’ve said it…」(Ernest)

In the courtyard of the Paluf castle, I areeted by a boy in a manner like he announces about his readiness to die Once he rattles his words in a see immediately breathes out as if his spirit has left his body

Though it looks like he’s still tre of Paluf I a your pardon for ratitude for accepting it」(Touya)

「N-no, it’s I who should be saying that!」(Ernest)

As I give a light greeting, the boy king of Paluf shakes his head as if he was in a panic Really, each and every one of his reactions are very boyish

I’ve heard that he’s ten years old, which h they are about the sa’s blond hair is cut and evenly ordered, and he’s wearing an i with a pure white mantle The clothes are distinct but unsuitable for hi that he has been dressed in the with Your Majesty The Dukedo He’s heard a lot of stories fro of Rynie standing next to ht red and hides behind a wo smile, the woman bows to ers… Please don’t think badly of him」(Lucienna)

「No-no, I don’t mind」(Touya)

This wo of Paluf, and a sweetheart to the King of Rynie Cloud

Her seely loose wavy hair are of the saer brother, and her eyes are of jade green color Honestly speaking, she’s not the type that’s considered to be tremendously beautiful, but she does carry an air around her that eousness of a rose, nor it is the strength of a sunflower or the gracefulness of a lily If I am to make a comparison, I would probably say that she’s a woman who happens to have a sihborhood girl, she wouldn’t likely be even noticed if she walked through the castle town

「C’? You have to say it yourself」(Lucienna)

「A request?」(Touya)

Being nudged by his elder sister, the boy king timidly walks up to me What’s that?

「Ah, Uiant solder?!」(Ernest)

「… the giant soldier? Aah, you ht? It’s not a problem, but… Is it fine to summon it here?」(Touya)

There is no way I can just thoughtlessly sun country, so I turnin the corner — asking for the pera white robe, starts to talk If I aent Duke Donovan Re, thus an uncle to the two royal children

「It’s of no problem Please show it to His Majesty He looked forward to it, after all」(Donovan)

I received a perate in the sky with a snap ofwith a trerey-colored Fraht “Chevalier”

「Uwaaaaa…!」(Ernest)

The boy king of Paluf fir it with the smartphone, I make the Chevalier kneel and open its cockpit hatch The wire hooks for cli are lowered in front of us from beside the chest

「Would you like to ride it? It will be troubling to h」(Touya)

「…! YES!」(Ernest)

With the boy king in my arms, I step onto the wire hook and ascend up to the cockpit with the help of autorips the joystick of a Fra eyes

As expected, even boys fro for stuff like vehicles and robots

「So this is how His Majesty The Dukedo defeats the crystal apparitions and behemoths Even I would be able to do that if I rode such machine…」(Ernest)

「It may sound rude but what you say is unreasonable A considerable training is required to be able to pilot Fra, the lack of a basic training inthese machines hard 」(Touya)

「Uu…」(Ernest)

The King of Paluf appears to be a typically frail child, based on how delicate he looks In fact, he’s probably the type which likes reading bookshis body

It’s because that he’s a King that there is no particular need for him to appear on the frontlines, and he ht Still, I believe that it would’ve probably been better if he at least had enough strength to defend hi, isn’t it scary to hurt other people? Isn’t it painful to be the target of someone’s resentment due to your actions and be hated by them? For me, it’s scary… to hit or be hit」(Ernest)

「 I suppose you’re right I would’ve wanted to not hurt anyone if possible However, there are things I have to protect, and I am even more scared to not be able to do that I think that it’s absolutely the worst thing, to be the one who cannot protect what’s ith in tiht Your Majesty as well, you have so that you want to protect, don’t you? 」(Touya)

「…Yes」(Ernest)

The boy king then turns his eyes toward the ground and give a s there is the boy’s elder sister who see of Rynie

「Your sister is iht?」(Touya)

「… Yes I wish happiness forof Rynie desires to make her his queen However, I feel uneasy Abouthere any without her…」(Ernest)

What’s that, this boy is perfectly aware of what’s happening around hiive away