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ーー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ーー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ー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ーー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 .




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