Chapter 42 (1/2)
Chapter 42 – Chiffon-san’s Busy Morning
Right now, I’m leaving the Royal Castle, the place I work in, and heading towards a certain place.
That’s because, the cause of His Highness Prince Sedrim running towards a neighbour.1
At the busy time in the morning, today too, I finished my preparations to begin work for the day.
It’s around the time the head maid should be calling for me.
「Chiffon-san, His Highness Prince Sedrim has called for you. Don’t worry about here, so please quickly go to the entrance of the castle.」
As I’m just a mere maid, what business would His Highness Prince Sedrim need from me?
I’m a maid in charge of the guest room. Each royalty has their own personal maid or chamberlain.
If I’m to speak of any interactions with a person of royalty, it would be when a guest meets a royalty.
In other words, there hasn’t been any interactions between me and His Highness Prince Sedrim.
While I was puzzled, I quickened my steps and hurried to the a.s.signed location since this was a royal summon after all.
When I approached the royal castle’s entrance, I saw several people gathered together ahead of me.
「So you’re Chiffon. You know Sakura Fujino right?」
Standing at the centre, an unexpected name came out of His Highness Prince Sedrim .
Sakura Fujino.
It was twenty days ago, the name of a girl who stayed at the royal castle for a single day.
That girl, with long hair and black coloured hair that’s unusual around this area, a small girl that didn’t even look 10 years of age.
On contrary to her calm appearance, I remember her frank curiosity appropriate for her age as she asked various questions.
That sort of girl at the castle by herself, in addition, lodging as a guest of the royal family, I thought ‘she must have some special circ.u.mstances right?’, so I took care of her.2
Afterwards, I heard she defeated the captain of the Imperial Guards with that small body, furthermore, I was terribly surprised when I heard she was only 15 years old.
Could something have happened to that girl?
「Yes, I know her. Has something happened to her?」
I try to confirm it while being slightly nervous.
「I’m sorry but this is an urgent matter, I want to you follow me immediately. I’ll explain the situation on the way.」
It seems something did happen to that child.
An urgent atmosphere was transmitted from His Highness Prince Sedrim.
「I understand.」
After I conveyed only that, His Highness Prince Sedrim turned his back and immediately started walking, I also started to walk.
It seems from the story His Highness Prince Sedrim told me while walking, she was crying in the morning, but because he didn’t know what he should do, he called for me to come since I had taken care of her before at the royal castle.
With only that much, I can’t understand at all ne.
For now, it appears it’s certain that she’s sad.
By the way, why did His Highness Prince Sedrim know where Sakura-sama’s house was, when I thought of that question and asked, it appears he was accompanying her at the time she was searching for a boarding house, and had been there to check on the place she was moving into.
Wouldn’t he be a stalker if he takes one wrong step!?3
After confirming the necessary matters, His Highness Prince Sedrim merely said「let’s hurry」and started running.
In order to not also be late, I franticly followed.
Soon after, we arrived at a single house.
This appears to her house.
Guided by His Highness Prince Sedrim, we arrived in front of a single door.
「Inside here.」
I nodded once and settled my breathing, then opened the door and entered inside.
「Sakura-sama!」
When I entered inside, what came into view was a figure of a little girl wrapped in a blanket with her head down, sitting on the bed.
After I unintentionally called out, the little girl slowly raised her head.
「Eh? Chiffon-san…?」
From her face, she must’ve been crying until now. Her tears continue to pour out even now.
As I unconsciously looked away from her heartbreaking appearance, at that time, an even more shocking thing came into my view.
On the pure white sheets, a dark red, stain.
It’s, blood.
I unconsciously clenched my hands.
When I s.h.i.+fted my sight, clothes were scatted around below the bed.
And, His Highness Prince Sedrim had called me to come at a time like this.
Turning around to His Highness Prince Sedrim behind me, I questioned him while holding back my emotions.
「Your Highness Prince Sedrim, what is going on here?」
I believe it can’t be helped that my voice is low and slightly trembling.
Anyone would be doubtful if they saw this situation.4
「I didn’t do anything. I’ll swear an oath. Sakura was already crying when I woke up. I thought if it’s you, you’d be able to listen to her story, so I bought you here. I won’t discover anything if it’s me, so please take a look at Sakura.」
Although His Highness Prince Sedrim claimed innocence, it’s very hard to believe after seeing this situation.
However, my first priority is to do something about the crying girl.
「…I understand. Since I’ll be listening to her story, please wait in another room, Your Highness.」
Driving out His Highness Prince Sedrim from the room, I approach the girl.
「Sakura-sama, it’s been a while. What has happened?」
When I talked to the girl as gentle as possible, she opened her eyes wide, and again, burst into tears.
「Chiffon-saaan.」
As I drew close to her and sat on the bed, I embraced her small head.
「I, don’t understand. Yesterday, wine, drank, and then, sniff, I don’t, remember. When I woke up, the blood, it hurt…. The Prince said, he didn’t know, sniff, what should, I do…」
After listening to the girl franticly bring up the story whilst crying, no matter how I think of it, I can’t help but suspect His Highness Prince Sedrim had a.s.saulted her.
「That stupid Prince…! Such a small child!」
Unintentionally, those words came out.
「So then…, does it still hurt? Uh, that area…?」
I somehow asked the girl in a gentle tone.
「Umm, ne, it’s like, throbbing pain, sniff, and oozy, my stomach, inside hurts. Blood too, won’t stop…. sniff.」
「Hmm? Inside, of the stomach? Oozy? And also, won’t stop bleeding you say… Perhaps…?」
Eh? instead of a throbbing and stinging pain, it’s oozy? Not that area, but instead the inside of the stomach? Blood won’t stop…? That means…?
「Umm, Sakura-sama? Sakura-sama is, more or less, 15 years old right? Uh, this is extremely awkward to ask but…. Have you had that time of the month?」
‘Could it be?’, was what I thought but, I asked just in case.
It’s a story I’ve heard but nevertheless, there are women that have that time of the month come as late as 18 years of age. Judging from her small body, I think it wouldn’t be strange if she hasn’t had it yet at 15 years old.
「Eh? That time of the month…?」
As expected, it was like this after all. From my question, ‘I don’t understand the meaning’, is what I’m sensing.
「Uh, when a child’s body becomes able to give birth, that kind of thing.」
I introduced it in that way of speaking.5
「Eh? aah, no, not yet, but…?」
Then, as expected…?
「Excuse me, I’ll be a little impolite ne. Even though this will be embarra.s.sing, please bear with it.」
After I told her in advance, I stripped off the blanket wrapped around her body and pushed her down onto the bed before she was able to understand the meaning, then spread opened both her legs.
「Eh? EEH!? What!? Chiffon-san??」
Aah, as expected, it’s turn pink.
I try to speak as gently as possible.
「Please calm down. Because I’m examining it a little. If possible, don’t move and relax your body.」
Although she still seems confused, as soon as I said that, her stiff body started to lose strength.
After confirming that, I s.h.i.+fted my attention to that area.
As for there, judging from appearance, shall we say. It was pure, like a small child’s.
「Ara? Ufufu, Sakura-san has nothing growing ne. It’s also pretty here ne. ufufufu. Your chest is also pretty…. Ara? This is becoming a little exciting wa.」
After checking her body, everywhere gave off a small and cute feeling.
「Waiー, Chiffon-san! Come back!?」
From her voice, my thoughts that had appeared so far had disappeared.
Ara? I, just what was I…?
「Ara, excuse me. cough. I will be examining Sakura-sama’s body for a little ne. It’s all right. Because there won’t be anything to fear.」
After pulling myself together, I studied her body, wait no, I examined it.
「n」
When I gently touched that part with my finger, she unintentionally let out that voice with that kind of feeling.
I continued on and spread out that part, then observed the inside.
Small…. I, can’t confirm it like this ne.
「Chiffon-san! What are you doing!?」
I think I understand the current situation. Although she tried closing her legs wish a flushed face, she couldn’t close it because my body was in the way.
「Since I’m almost done, please hold still okay?」
As I gently called out, I slide my finger in there.
「fua」
She’s probably enduring it. However, I still felt the cuteness from the voice she leaked out.
I moved around my finger and searched that place.
Ah, this is…
After I finished checking, I separated from her body and smiled.
When she noticed, she hurriedly grabbed the blanket and wrapped herself up.
「Sakura-sama. Congratulations.」
She had a surprised and a ‘I don’t understand what you’re talking about’ kind of expression.
「This blood comes from that time of the month you see. From today, Sakura-sama has become an adult woman.」
「Eh…? Then, the Prince and I, didn’t do it…?」
「Right, I checked it just now but there wasn’t any lacerations in the surroundings, since I also confirmed your mark of chast.i.ty, I believe it’s certainly that time of the month.」
After explaining, she became visibly relieved and displayed a smile.
Although she’s displaying a relieved smile, it’s strange how this kind of misunderstand happened.
「In the first place, why did you think it was that kind of thing? And also, how come His Highness was here?」
From my question, her body trembled with a biku.
What could have happened?
「Umm, I’m, incredibly weak to alcohol, yesterday, I drank some wine the Prince brought over. And then, I lost consciousness, ne. When I woke up, I was naked, the Prince was sleeping besides me, then the blood. That’s why,umm.」