199 Another Story: Wolf Girl Kingdom Walk (2) (2/2)

”... I know very well that he is a human being in this country.”

”What does that mean?

Miguel leans the vessel and drinks fruit water.

Because of this, the face of Anisphia, the sister-like person who named her sister, comes to mind.

”He can't live in Ricanto's village. This country allows that to happen. But I live only in a truly free place in this country. Like a bird.”

”... birds, that's strange to say. Her Majesty the King's sister seems to be flying around in good spirits.”

”... the way it works is very similar to this fruit water”

”What is this fruit water?

”It's too much.” He lives in the goodness of this country. But it's too cold for people who can't live the same way. ”

Some people prefer cold water. But it's just someone who can stand a cold stomach or who's doing something about it.

”That's not bad, and I'm not ignoring it. But it's fundamentally incompatible.”

”... the good parts of this country are compatible with the water, but not the bad parts?

”It's hard to say that it doesn't suit me... Well, the water is the same. It's just the difference between cold and warm. Both temperatures disappear when I try to force it to mix. Besides, he's too cold. So even if it gets a little warmer, the temperature will disappear.”

I thought about the words I was trying to convey, but I got a little headache because of it. The cold fruit water on the painful head was slightly pleasant.

”... hey, acrylic is a smart kid.”

Apart from the cold you felt with fruit water, a different kind of cold rises to your spine. I tried to stand up aggressively, but I realized it was Miguel's unheated gaze and slowly relaxed my body.

”... suddenly what?

”I was just impressed. Richard says he's not like us at all. No, I wonder why. I'm sure Acrylic is shooting at us. That's why I want to ask Acrylic. The way you see this country and its value.”

I didn't mean to tell you such a grand story, but Miguel seems annoyed if I don't answer. It has become foolish to count the number of sighs.

”We respect Ricant as a herd. Adults and children play a determined role. You can't choose your own job there. Together, we will live with nature and live in gratitude for nature's blessings.”

There is no freedom like in the Kingdom of Palletia. But I do. For me, it was above all happiness.

That's why the happiness of the Palatial Kingdom is still difficult for me to get used to.

”The Kingdom of Palletia is a free country that has stopped being a herd. It doesn't have to be a herd, so you can live the way you want.... but sometimes I feel lonely about that way of life.”

”... do you miss me?

”We Ricant do not abandon lives that can be saved. More than living with nature, it can take lives. Then we return to the forest. But we live in the woods. That's why I'm not lonely. We'll always be together, and we may see each other again as the seasons go by. It's just the difference between alive and dead.... but not this country anymore. I can't choose that way.”

Freedom in this country is dividing lives. The distance from the neighbor does not match the direction it is facing.

So even if someone is sad, they will never try to get close to it. Whether someone is crying or not, this country goes on without noticing who is crying.

”It's great to be free, and I think there's happiness there. But that happiness is only for one person. Is there a connection there? That's why I feel lonely.”

... because Al couldn't be in it. No one could see him, he could not say what he wanted, and he had to be driven out before the happiness of freedom.

That's why I may not be able to swallow the palatial kingdom's form of happiness. Because this country never made Al happy.

”... if everyone were to look in the same direction with the same heat, then surely a man as strong as Her Majesty the King's sister would not live in Ricanto.”

”Yeah, he's... he's a... he's got enough power to live alone.”

”But you can't live alone. You said that acrylic is free, so people are far apart, but I think it has the advantage of being able to connect only with people you like?

”That's what makes it a kind of war, isn't it?

”That's a grand tour.”

Miguel smiled bitterly when he said so. Drink fruit water and look away.

”... a free country. I'm sure the people are.”

”What about the people?

”The nobles are responsible. That's why you're not free, is it?

”... I don't think so.”

No?

”It's not easy to take responsibility, but I think it's nobles who can choose to be disadvantaged. So in the end, it's free.”

Miguel opened his eyes and laughed loudly at my words.

I stepped on Miguel's feet as much as I could because the passers-by saw what was happening to us.

”Yikes!?”

”Suddenly annoying”

”I'm sorry, I'm sorry... oh, you look like that from the outside. Hey, they took one of these.”

Kukuku laughed and Miguel kept laughing at what was wrong. The passers-by's gaze was diminished, but I had to exhale deeply.