Chapter 88.1 (1/2)

Chapter 88.1

Chapter 88 – Name

We moved to the back in the garden.

I don’t know how big the garden is, but I feel like we’ve walked quite a bit.

On the way, I tried to start a conversation to shake off the embarra.s.sment, but the talk always ended pretty quickly..

We kept repeating the pattern of walking, talking about anything, stopping and walking.

We kept trying, but we couldn’t shake off the awkwardness.

However, this feeling disappeared as soon as we arrived to “that place”.

「……This is…? 」 I said.

The moment I saw it, I completely stopped moving, and could only squeeze those words out.

Still, my gaze was fixed on it.

「This is what I wanted to show you. When I started to trade with the eastern country, they gave us this as a sign of good faith. At first it was only a small seedling, but now it has grown and blooms beautifully every year. I don’t know what tree it is, but I wanted to show it to Sakura, there is only one of it on the whole country.」

It is very beautiful and I felt nostalgic as I watched the fluttering petals.

This flower, this tree is….

「Sakura…1」

Yes, that tree that bloomed soft pink flowers was definitely a Sakura.

Considering the time of the year, it seems to be of the kind that blooms early. From the color and shape, it’s probably close to the Minatozakura2?

「Sakura…?」

The prince’s voice seemed confused.

「It is the tree, Sakura … As you can see, it’s what my name was based on. I really didn’t expect to see it on this world…」