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Chapter 64
Chapter 64
Chapter 64
CHAPTER 64 – THE?ABSOLUTE?FEELING OF RELIEF
Inside the carriage going to the capital of Comotoria, there is Melissa and me, and also Chibi Dragon who was lying down .
?My bad, asking you to come with me?
?U?un, Kakeru is always helping me after all . Besides, if it’s Comotoria, I should be of help?
?I heard from Althea that its a country which the Solon Church has a huge authority, is it true?
?Un . The current king is a devout follower?
?What kind of person is he??
?It’s a 70 years old Ojii-san?
?A 70-year-old Jii-san is the king huh, then, the age of the prince is quite old right?
It somehow felt strange, imagining a prince who is forty or fifty, I couldn’t help but laugh .
It’s not like there are contradictions with a prince being forty or fifty, but if you say prince, the standard image is a cool and young one so I couldn’t help but laugh .
?The crown prince should be 9 years old this year?
?Fue?!?
?Don’t let out such strange voices?
?Otou-san, how cute?
The Demon Swords pointed that out .
?It’s a 70 years old Jii-san, and the crown prince is his son right? And he is 9 years old?
?Un?
?He’s pretty vigorous, huh?
?It seems like he had a hard time . Also, that was the reason why he was faithful to the Solonism?
?What do you mean??
When I asked that, Melissa answered .
She said that in the region of Comotoria where late marriages are common, the first child he had was when he was over 30 years old .
The child who was born at that time was a girl, meaning, a princess .
There was no problem with that .
The next child who was born was a girl .
There was still no problem .
The third child born was a girl .
Buzzing sounds started to be heard here and there .
The fourth, the fifth, the sixth, they were girls too .
Seven, eight, nine, ten??until the thirteenth, girls were continuously born .
All of them are children born with miracles, thirteen consecutive children .
“The king is cursed”, there was many rumors like that .
?In fact, he was being possessed by something . That was removed by the great priest of the Solon Church ten years ago, and with that, a boy was finally born?
?It’s like that huh?
A successor was finally born, well, he would really be a follower with that .
But, a successor when he got old huh, I somehow remembered Toyotomi Hideyoshi .
Hideyoshi was also being called a playboy when he was young, but in the late years, he became a tyrant because of the love for his children .
I wonder if that king was alright .
?Myu???
Chibi Dragon who was lying down raised her head .
She was tilting her head at first, but she started crying “Myu?, myu?” towards the wall .
?O-chan??
?Is there something . Stop?
I ordered the coachman, and the carriage stopped .
I went down from the carriage and looked at the direction where Chibi Dragon cried to .
There was nothing there with one glance, but looking carefully, I saw a scene more than a kilometer far away that someone is being attacked .
A knight-like person, was attacking the carriage .
?Eleanor, Hikari, let’s go?
?Umu?
?Un!?
?Melissa, you stay here, Chibi too?
?Did something happen??
?I’ll explain later?
It looks like its an emergency . I sprinted .
I ran the distance of more than a kilometer without thirty seconds .
The person inside the carriage was already dragged out from the carriage .
It was a 13-14 year old girl, and judging from her clothes, it looks like she’s a lady or a princess .
And the one attacking her had a crest that I had seen??it was knights wearing armor with the crest of the Comotoria Army .
?To betray your master, what a filthy man!?
?This is not a betrayal . It is an order?
?What did you say!?
?Please forgive us . Be prepared!?
The knight slashes down his sword towards the girl without reasoning .
*Gaki?n*! I drew out Eleanor, and get in between them while parrying .
?Who??
?Who are you!?
A girl being attacked, and the knight attacking . I heard them at the same time, and both of them were surprised .
A girl without arms, and an attacking knight .
I instantly decided, and saved the girl .
After I had cut down all of the knights that were attacking the girl, I said to her .
?Are you okay?
?Yes?
It was a quite courageous girl .
?I am Yuuki Kakeru, you are??
?I am called Aura?Torideca?Comotoria?
?Comotoria? Don’t tell me you’re a princess??
?I’m the thirteenth princess . Rather than that, Yuuki Kakeru you say, the Great Sage Althea’s??
?Yeah, that’s right?
“It’s easier if you know”, I nodded .
However, the situation seems troublesome .
The thirteenth princess, attacked by the knights wearing armor with the crest of the kingdom .
It really seems troublesome .
?
I took Aura with me, and returned to the carriage .
I tied up the knights, and left them behind .
?Aura-sama!?
?Saint-sama??
It looks like the two know each other, and got surprised the instant they faced each other .
I heard about the story, so thinking that there was a high possibility that they know each other, I was not surprised .
?Why is the Saint-sama here??
?I’m on the way to Krades with Kakeru . Instead, what happened to Aura-sama??
?I don’t know! Why did that suddenly happen?
?Kakeru??
“What does she mean”, Melissa asked .
I asked Aura .
?The man earlier, was that man your subordinate??
?He’s father’s subordinate, a man that can be trusted?
?Clues for the reason that that man would attack you?
?There’s none!?
It seems like Princess Aura was quite irritated . Well, she was almost killed so it can’t be helped .
?……you have a clue huh?
?Mu??
I looked at Melissa . Melissa was looking at Aura with an ambiguous expression .
Aura bit her lip, she had the face that she was holding back on something .
Clues??it looks like there was some .
The silence continued for more than five minutes, and from there, Aura heavily said .
?Since last year, my Onee-samas had continuously died from accidents?
?Continuously??
?Astrea-oneesama, Clora-oneesama, Shima-oneesama, Daphne-oneesama, and Eunice-oneesama . Within just a year since last year, six big sisters had died from accident?
?You saying Onee-sama, means the princesses born 13 consecutive times?
Aura nodded .
?Five people dying from an accident within a year huh . ……it doesn’t look like a coincidence?
?Leda-oneesama and Lena-oneesama died from sickness?
?……that’s not a coincidence?
It’s too consecutive . If it comes to this much, there could only be the smell of conspiracy .
?Any clues??
?……?
She bit her lips again, and didn’t say anything .
“Don’t tell me”, I thought .
I remembered Toyotomi Hideyoshi who had a successor when he was old .
There’s no way, right .
Aura who doesn’t say anything, and for her, Melissa said .
?Aura-sama . How about asking this person, asking Kakeru for help??
?This person??
Aura looked at me very suspiciously . On the other hand, Melissa looked at me with eyes full of trust .
?That’s right . If its Kakeru, he would save whoever it is, and solve the problem?
“Absolutely”, Melissa said strongly .