Chapter 79 (1/2)

Chapter 79 – Evaluation?

「For the time being, I now understand some of the, mufufu, ‘events’, of Sedrim-nii-sama and Sakura-chan wa. However, the fact is there was no progress either. Either way, I believe we need to make Sakura-chan’s feelings clear!」

Umm~, is it okay if I return home soon, I wonder…? I’m already at my limit…

I couldn’t suggest such a thing either, I was still restrained by the Queen’s arm, however… Isn’t it about time to let me go, yeah…?

「And so, Sakura-chan! How do you think about the usual Sedrim-nii-sama!?」

puha! I finally separated from the Queen’s arm… Although I say that, it’s only my mouth, my restraint still hasn’t come loose.

「Haa… How, you ask, hetare…… no, rather than his little delicacy, I have a feeling there is a problem with how he treats women, but, something like that ne.」

「Though there was not a need for you to intentionally correct yourself… Well, it cannot be helped that onii-sama lacks delicacy… Onii-sama is a prince after all, it had been normal for him to be waited upon since childhood, to speak of the women who have gone after him since he became aware of his surroundings as well…… you can understand, right? There has not been a woman who could connect with him equally that he was familiar with, as a matter of fact, even if he ignored them, numerous women still went after him… Because Edwill-nii-sama had a fiancée decided for him since childhood, the domestic n.o.ble daughters all concentrated their aim onto Sedrim-nii-sama alone, saying that it could not be helped, it was more like it was inevitable…1 Because of those sorts of circ.u.mstances, it is equivalent of saying Sedrim-nii-sama has had no female interactions regarding his private life. Of course, even if he did not do that, that isn’t where the point of the problem lies, because there was still no end to those n.o.ble daughters chasing him.2」

In other words, it’s to say it’s the result of running from place to place away from those n.o.ble daughters huh. As expected of the Prince, he’s been a hetare since childhood ne.

「By the way, although he is like this, he has recently become a lot better, you know? Well, no matter how much time pa.s.ses, his pa.s.siveness cannot get cured…」

……Who knew, for the Prince to be talked to pieces in this sort of place, I never would have guessed… With a somewhat pitiable  feeling, for some reason, I opened my mouth and backed-up the Prince.

「U-Umm… The Prince also has strong points, you know? Look, ……umm, hey! It seems he came to rescue me at the time I got kidnapped!」

Although I don’t remember!

「Eh? That sort of thing, I have not heard of you know!? When? Who did!? Were you okay!!?」

Ack, you didn’t know!? I ended up bringing up a horrible topic!

「That was, if I remember correctly, the start of August, was it? His Highness Prince Sedrim held Sakura-sama and brought her to the guest rooms. She had immediately undergone a physician’s examinations, and as far the story was told, it appeared that the daughter of Duke Hertsmere had her subordinates kidnap her. Being drugged, His Highness Prince Sedrim to the place where she was attacked.3 Fortunately, it was before that could happen but… I had also verified her safety at that time, so there is so mistake.」

Aah… even though I was about to dodge the questio

n, Chiffon-san ended up chattering immediately…

As usual, the Queen was blocking my mouth…

「……I see, so onii-sama can occasionally be helpful too ne…」

「That’s right. Well, even if His Highness Prince Sedrim did not rush over, it seemed that the attackers had fainted because of Sakura-sama, but…」

「Puha. B-But I heard I was in a fairly dangerous state at that time, even so, I heard the Prince still went to save me, you know?」

「Aah, come to think of it, Len-sama had spoken of that ne. Sakura-sama’s mana had gone out of control, so her life would be in danger if it went on like that or something…」

「Eeh!? Was she okay!? Her life in danger, you say… Wait, leaving that aside, Sakura-chan can use sorcery!?」

Huh? I have a feeling I’m getting pestered each time I follow up…

「Please calm down. It is because she was okay, that Sakura-sama is here right now. If there is a sorcery sealing magic tool for her sorcery, then she is able to use it. Sakura-sama has too much mana, so she could not convert her mana or something like that. Unexpectedly, it seems it was discovered because her shackles had a sorcery sealing magic tool built in.」

Huh huh? For some reason, Chiffon-san answered everything?

「Aah, that’s right… I, of all people, had lost my composure wa. So that means, you are currently also carrying a sorcery sealing magic tool?」

「Eh? Ah, yes. It’s a necklace. I had Len-san create it.」

「I see… How enviable wa. Despite being so cute, you can also use a sword and even sorcery on top of that… In addition to being a great cook…」

……Since I don’t particularly need to use sorcery, I would have wished for height and b.r.e.a.s.t.s instead…

「Umm, how did it turn into a conversation about me? I have a feeling we were originally having a different conversation…」

At this rate, I’ll be digging a larger grave for myself, so I decided to change the subject. Because even now, my body has been dug into a snugly hole…

「Eh? Ah, that’s right ne. Today’s topic was not Sakura-chan wa. No, it certainly is about Sakura-chan, but regarding Sedrim-nii-sama ne.」

It seems I’ve immediately dug my own grave!

「For the time being, from the conversation up until now, we heard how Sakura-chan thinks about onii-sama but… Come to think of it, how about the time of the New Year’s festival? It seems like you also came to see the parade, you also saw the swordplay tournament, right? How was the onii-sama during official business, and when he was wielding a sword? It may be favouritism towards relatives, but did it not feel different from the usual onii-sama?」

How did she know I went to look!?

「At the time of the parade, onii-sama said he saw Sakura-chan. The time of the swordplay tournament, we were watching from the reserved seats, you know? The reserved seats also has a very good view of the audience. Sakura-chan came around the time of the semi-finals, right?」

How did she know the question I was thinking!?

「It immediately shows on Sakura-chan’s face, so it is clear wa.」

Huh? I have a feeling that someone had previously said the same thing…