Chapter 146 - Volume 8 (2/2)

Along with the other maids who weren’t able to get close, all she could do was hand over meals, tea, and other snacks to the servants of the ‘Princess.’

The senior nobles who had the ears of the king were wary of the ‘Princess’ but the maids and knights unfamiliar with the surrounding events began to let their hearts fall for the girl.

To be so merciful as to save the hero candidates who were summoned alongside her who were being expelled… There are plenty who are attracted to her appearance alone, but her kindness and lack of typical noble thinking caused the general staff of the castle to become completely ‘charmed’ by the ‘princess.’

After that, when a massive number of zombies were destroyed by the [Saintly Servants], the fame among the commoners and soldiers increased further. In addition to that, when men who had begun to have lonely strands on their heads began to support her, the nobility itself began to call her ‘Princess.’

… Everything was starting to fall apart from the inside.

Orders were made to isolate those who would say ‘Princess-sama’ and those who had avoided contact kept away so that opinions could be rewritten little by little.

Actually, that seems like a hopeless response.

“Catalina-san, did you know about this back…?”

“Yes, Princess-sama”

At the Princess’ putting look with puffed out cheeks, Catalina looks down and away like a child whose prank had been found out.

“… Mou, you should have said something.”

“My most humble apologies.”

So long as she obediently apologized, the Princess would never get angry.

Thinking about it, Catalina had never seen the rage filled Bianca as ‘Princess-like’ in her head. Well, thinking about Yurushia, there was that girl knight who was sent off into the wall, but since they got up afterwards, it’s probably fine.

Cataline really wanted to become closer with the princess.

For that reason, she brought all of her skills to bear to bring up Yurushia’s hair to make her look better.

Although it seemed like she wouldn’t want to show her beautiful spotless back, hiding her beauty like that would be a ‘sin.’

More than anything, Catalina wanted to brag to everyone about being a servant of the Princess.

The princess gently gives her a relaxing smile, that brings out the terrifying, god-given beauty which can’t even be thought of as human.

And like that, the [Saint] begins her travels across the land to the north to face evil with the help of the Heroes and the church.

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“Well then, I’m off,”

“Yes, Princess-sama, we will await your swift return.”

A week after that eventful meal, I decided to head to the northern countries occupied by darkness alongside Kyoji.

The time of departure is the same as Kyoji, but we’re in separate carriages.

As his party, he is taking ten knights and four mages, two ranger, and four men and women as porters.

Even with speed and stealth as a priority, it’s more people than I expected.

Well, I guess you can’t just have Heroes, Warriors, Wizard, and Monks in reality.

The maids of the castle watch us depart.

Among them, Catalina-san’s voice showed her worry for our safety.

… If I’m not mistaken, and this is a bit scary, but I’ve been feeling a bit of ‘Faith’ recently. Little snacks are being given to me as ‘Offerings.’

“Catalina-san… maybe it isn’t too bad to call her [Princess] after all?”

“Well, Princess-sama is our “Princess” after all”

I’m not sure what they’re talking about, but the others are nodding along, is it best just to keep this out of mind from now on…?

Author’s Notes:

Next time is the journey. They could run the whole way in half a day, though.