Chap 34-She Was That Kind of Woman

 

Certainly, if an acquaintance suddenly ‘underwent’ a sex change, I would find it funny too.

If the Hero suddenly transformed into a woman in front of me, I would jump up and down like a child and laugh my heart out.

Anyway.

The thought of the princess using it as a funny way to tease me makes my blood boil.

“Do you think I would wear something like that? More importantly, what are you planning to do now?”

At my words, the princess clapped her hands as if she had forgotten.

Right. Her initial goal wasn’t to find me, was it?

I fell for it beautifully.

Now that I think about it, Master probably found it too bothersome and left me to handle it myself.

“Well, it was easy to find you.”

“Are you going back?”

“Are you coming back to the kingdom?”

She’s pleading with me, her eyes glistening with as much sorrow as possible.

No way.

I’m probably seen as a villain in the kingdom.

They can’t say it openly because they’re mindful of neighboring countries, but they probably even think I’m in league with the Demon King.

“There’s no way I’d go back. After all, no one wants me except for you, Princess. I was prepared for that when I stole the Holy Sword and struck a blow against the kingdom.”

“Well, at least the Hero’s life was saved because of it.”

That’s right. In any case, the Hero’s life was saved thanks to me.

There’s no way that idiot would have listened to me, so stealing the Holy Sword ultimately saved the Hero’s life in the long run.

-The princess probably knows that too.

The hero party is worse than goblins wandering the streets, except for their pride and arrogance.

“The problem is that they wouldn’t know that. In the first place, those guys only wanted to use me.”

“And our lovely thief also made sure to take care of everything behind the scenes.”

“Honestly, wasn’t that almost fair considering the circumstances? Those guys were so shameless that I was speechless.”

I may be shameless, but the Hero is a dirty guy who goes beyond shamelessness.

The girls who cling to him are similar.

I don’t know when I looked at them with strange eyes, but they accuse me of being a pervert.

I was going to suck the marrow out of the bones of those who would take positions after the war ended, but I gave up thanks to them.

“Well, I’m always on the thief’s side. So, I’ve been thinking about something.”

“What is it?”

Is she going to say something suspicious again and make the back of my neck tingle?

It would be really nice for me if she just went back quietly.

I cautiously watched Luciella’s expression.

After all, this Libra is probably full of thoughts of tying me down somehow.

“Now that I’ve found the thief, I’m thinking of enrolling in Schperen. Well, I’ve successfully completed the diplomacy, so it should be fine for a while, right?”

“No, that’s a bit much. What about your current academy?”

“But isn’t Schperen more famous?”

“That’s true.”

The kingdom’s academy isn’t bad, but Schperen is overwhelmingly better in terms of level.

The reason why there are few students from the kingdom is because they feel competitive with the empire.

For the princess of the kingdom to come to Schperen…

I wonder if the king will even allow it.

“Will the king allow it?”

“What if he doesn’t allow his only daughter’s request? Sorry to say, but I know more than the weaknesses of the nobles that our thief holds.”

This is why this princess is scary.

In short, she holds the weaknesses of not only the nobles but also the king.

Perhaps that’s what she used to come to the empire this time.

And she’s going to use that to enroll in Schperen. Is this something that should be seen as patricide?

“As a child, I think that’s a bit much.”

“You’re more important to me. I saw earlier that you were getting along so well with Princess Arietta.”

The princess pulled out a chair from the table and sat down with a thud, as if she was going to settle down and talk to me.

She taps the table with her small, soft-looking hand and looks up at me with interest.

“No, that’s…”

“Besides, one room. How nice for you? Princess Arietta. She’s definitely a beauty, and her breasts are bigger than mine.”

“I’m wronged.”

She’s looking at me like I’m the Hero.

Even though I’m in the same room with the princess, the beds are separated, and I go to the bathroom to change clothes.

Otherwise, I feel like I’m committing a sin.

“Even if you’re the same gender, wouldn’t you get excited if you were a man?”

“No, it’s true that she has a good appearance and if it’s that kind of body, my eyes would turn, but now I just have to look in the mirror, so the issue of the opposite sex doesn’t matter.”

If I were a man in my prime, I would naturally be thrilled in such a situation, but before that, I fulfill my duty as a thief.

“Hoh. That’s welcome news. Or have you opened your eyes to a new world? That’s a bit dangerous.”

What’s dangerous about me?

There are few humans with such kind eyes as me.

If we’re talking about danger, the princess is more dangerous. With such abilities.

“It’s the princess who has dangerous eyes.”

“Isn’t it okay as long as it tastes good, whether it’s a man or a woman?”

“Cannibalism is a bit…”

“That’s not what I meant. Well, let’s stop here for today. I personally don’t want to stay in the kingdom any longer.”

If she can see through the hearts of those around her with Libra, that’s probably the case.

The kingdom guys are shady.

The princess was forced to live a life of seeing only dirty things.

Even if she used her abilities on the officials working in the royal palace, the greedy words that coveted the princess’s body would seem like a drop in the ocean compared to all the corrupt truths.

“If that’s the case, then there’s nothing I can do.”

“What do you think will happen to the Hero issue in the future?”

“He has experience, so if he only ‘defends,’ it should be possible, right? Facing the Four Heavenly Kings directly is another matter.”

The Holy Sword is quite a cheat weapon.

With just that one thing, it will be of great help for defense at the very least.

If the Magic Tower’s barrier and the Holy Sword are combined, defense will definitely be possible.

“The Four Heavenly Kings are coming out?”

“The so-called Demon King Blitzkrieg Plan, which only aimed to catch the Demon King and retreat, is an unpleasant plan for the Four Heavenly Kings. According to records, the Demon King and the Four Heavenly Kings are connected, so if the Demon King dies, it will affect the Four Heavenly Kings. So, thinking about the possibility of such an operation in the future, they may appear to trample on the empire as much as possible.”

“I see.”

The princess nodded lightly as if she wasn’t interested.

“Perhaps the next one will be all-directional. The kingdom may also be attacked.”

“Then, I have a question.”

“Yes?”

“I’m just curious. Why did you let the Four Heavenly Kings escape even though you could have won against them?”

A sudden attack.

She’s asking excitedly as if she’s hit a weak spot.

“I can’t exactly win.”

“Can’t you at least step on them even if you can’t kill them? You’ve pushed back the Four Heavenly Kings several times so far.”

That’s purely a misunderstanding.

I don’t have the confidence to win against the Four Heavenly Kings.

I don’t know if she saw into my heart when I thought I could win against the Four Heavenly Kings.

Besides, if the fight ends so easily, it will all go to the Hero.

Even if I pass the credit to that guy, I don’t want to pass on what he doesn’t deserve.

She’s a good person, but she overestimates me too much.

“Hmm. As I said, I’m not a saint. I’m confident that I won’t shed a single tear even if tens of thousands of imperials and hundreds of thousands of royals die. Of course, it’s a different story if it’s a source of money.”

“Oh.”

“It’s also annoying to chase after the escaping guys one by one. If they’re determined to catch me, I’ll kindly deal with them.”

If they come to kill me, they have to be prepared to die.

But why? Why would I? What for?

Do I have to go out and kill them myself?

Just as I was thinking about complaining.

The princess gazes at me with longing in her clear eyes.

“It reminds me of the old days.”

“Yes?”

“We had this kind of conversation when we first met.”

“Ah, wasn’t it a bit different then?”

“I remember. You said you’d defeat the Four Heavenly Kings, so you asked me to tell you the location of the royal vault.”

“Yes.”

That was probably something I threw out as a joke.

I’ll catch the Demon King’s Army, so give me the royal vault.

But the princess immediately told me the location.

“I really told you as a joke back then, but I never dreamed you’d try to rob it that day.”

“I also didn’t expect you to react so naively to someone who was unverified and had no roots saying they’d catch the Four Heavenly Kings.”

I said that and swept the hair that had fallen over my shoulder back.

I’m saying ‘naive,’ but the princess isn’t naive.

Rather, she seems to have been curious about how I would react if she really told me.

The princess was that kind of woman.

Perhaps the princess wasn’t normal from that time.

“Well, shall we get up from our seats today? There are other students here.”

Around this time, there were still several students in the dining hall.

Surprisingly, the students of the rose hall often gathered in the dining hall to laugh and chat together.

Mainly about love stories.

Or stories about fiancés. And so on.

“It’ll be okay as long as it’s not a dangerous story, right? I want to talk about things that are hard to talk about when I’m with Princess Arietta.”

“What is it?”

“How’s the life of a woman?”

Ah, right. That’s it. I knew she’d been itching to ask about this and that since earlier, but it must be that that’s interesting.

“It’s fine except for the clothes being soft. Oh, and when I move a lot because my breasts are big, they jiggle. Other than that, not really?”

The princess pouts her cheeks and frowns as if she’s dissatisfied.

It seems she was expecting some kind of happening when I became a woman.

No way.

Of course, losing my manhood was a bit of a shock, but I quickly became indifferent because of this body.

People are creatures of adaptation.

“But, you know.”

“Yes.”

“Those breasts are annoying. Really.”

“……”

The princess’s greedy eyes focused on my chest.

Wait, wasn’t this the main point?

I could even hear the sound of her swallowing, and I hope it’s not what I’m thinking.