Chapter 57 - 64: Name (2/2)
”That's right! And since I could become friends with Firo-chan my dream was realized.”
Second princess, is that the reason you wanted to become friends with Firo?
”Queen huh...”
Incidentally I start thinking about the second princess's mother.
I don't know what kind of persons she is, but if possible I would like to have a talk with her and ask about the story.
Since she is also a parent of that bitch. Half in expectation, half in resignation, according to degojaru's story...I have to admit she does seem to be a good person.
Hmm?
I have a feeling there was some sense of incongruity just now.
I compare Firo with the second princess.
”Ahh, so that's what it was.”
”What's wrong?”
”Well, according to legend the Queen of Philo Rials is still alive now, does that make Firo a princess of the Philo Rials?”
”Eh, so are you saying Firo-chan is not the Queen?”
”Who knows. Though there is no way to prove that the actual Queen still exists right?”
As if the second princess understood something she shook her head.
”Then are you saying that my dream of meeting the queen still hasn't been fulfilled?...”
”Did I say something bad?”
”No. Just that I would like to meet her some day.”
”What do you want to do after meeting her?”
”I want to be friends!”
”I see I see, when the time comes I'll help you out, second princess. After the world becomes peaceful together with Firo you can search for her.”
”What about Master~?”
”I'm going back to my own world.”
There is no reason to remain in this world, and if I had the choice I would go without hesitation.
Though I do not say that.
”No~! Firo wants to go with Master!”
”No, There's no way people of this world can come.”
”I want to go! I want to go!”
”Endure it. Because the second princess will be your new master.”
”No~!”
Oh my, its gotten quite noisy.
”Really...Naofumi-sama will leave if it becomes peaceful.”
”Yeah, what about it?”
”Nothing...”
Raphtalia mutters while looking at the camp-fire with deadpan eyes.
”----Don't call me that!”
”Hm? Second princess what's wrong?”
The second princess seems to be talking about something while trembling.
”What did you say?”
”Stop calling me the second princess!”
While looking at me with tears in her eyes the second princes shouts.
”What is with you suddenly?”
”The second princess is not a name! I am Melty!”
”What? Isn't that obvious?”
”Why does the Hero of the shield-sama not call me by my name!?”
It seems the stress from the journey has finally exploded.
Raphtalia and Firo were just as surprised as I was and looked at the second princess with eyes of bewilderment.
”How many times do I have to say!? My name is Melty! However, Hero of the Shield-sama just keeps calling me second princess, second princess! That's not my name, that's a position!”
”What? Did you just want me to call you by your name?”
”That's not what I mean! why is Hero of the shield-sama ostracising me!?”
”Ostracised? Well, you are an outsider from the party after all.”
”But we are friends sharing joys and sorrows now! Don't just call me by my position!”
”Hmm...But don't you call me Hero of the Shield?”
I can say the same about this second princess.
My name is not Hero of the Shield.
”Then I'll call you Naofumi in the future. So Naofumi has to call me by my name too!”
”Haah...”
”Hey! Call my Name! Naofumi!”
To call me by my first name without even adding honorifics.
Though if I don't reply she is going to become even noisier.
Since I am troubled that there may be night-attacks despite camping out, I don't want to make too much noise.
In the first place... the second princess even calls Raphtalia with honorifics.
But I remember the bitch calling my name with ”sama”.
That bitch called me Hero-sama but...
Well, this is probably alright.
”Fine. Melty. Is this fine?”
”You better remember it!”
”Yeah Yeah.”
Was she just displeased recently because I was calling her the second princess?
such a troublesome fellow. Or is it because she's a girl?
”Firo was surprised.”
Yeah. Firo is noisy, but she's not hysterical.
Is it just noisiness peculiar to children?
Though for Firo it's fine, since her age is correspondingly short.
”So princess Melty did mind it.”
Raphtalia...How did you know?
My name was called without me noticing.
”Since you helped me, give me your hand.”
Since she insisted I shook her hands.
Her fighting style is reliable, but unlike Firo it has good affinity with me who uses a shield.
She can help with my business when peddling, and it should be easy for her to disguise herself.
”Are you praising me?”
”Is there something wrong?”
”Seriously...”
Why does Raphtalia looked troubled?
I feel like something strangely annoying happened.
”Well should we sleep early to get ready for tomorrow?”
”Understood.”
”Okay~”
”Uh huh.”