episode_0043

“… … Prince?”

“Lady Delkish, it’s been a while.”

In the end, the prince fell off Robo’s back and lay down in the grass and said that.

I laid down with my legs crossed and raised one hand as if I had landed beautifully, but looking at my matted hair and heavy breathing, it doesn’t seem to be my intention.

“Are you okay?”

“It’s okay.”

As I got closer to extend my hand, the prince quickly got up from his seat.

“It’s been a long time, Lady Delkisi.”

And he greeted me like that again.

“Long time no see, prince.”

Because the prince came out so suddenly, I was a little late in understanding the situation, and only then did I slightly raise my clothes and say hello.

However, since she was wearing pants and not a skirt, she didn’t look very elegant. Fortunately, the prince didn’t seem to realize it properly because he was embarrassed by the situation.

“Thinking that he would be with the wolves, he told Robbo to follow the scent of his siblings and parents.”

I turned my head and saw the wolf the prince had called Lobo.

They rushed at it as if they were going to attack, but in reality, they were probably just expressing their joy with their whole bodies. Gray, Snow, Lobo, and the other brothers born together were all entangled and excited as they bit and licked each other.

But no matter what, I’ve never been thrown around like that when riding on Gray’s back.

First of all, I was the leader of the pack, so the wolves showed me their own respect. Of course, I stood out a little in a horizontal relationship rather than a vertical respect, but the leader was still the leader.

But the prince… … Is it possible that I can’t fully control it yet?

Oh, or is it a relationship without a leader in the first place? Regardless of whether that is possible, since there are only two people between them. Are there too few numbers to form a ‘pack’?

“Well, you can’t fool your eyes.”

… … Eh?

“I guess it’s hard for me to be the object of envy as much as the young lady. I somehow managed to become friendly with Robo, but I couldn’t completely dominate him and become the ‘leader’.”

As he said that, the prince scratched the slight scar at the corner of his eyebrow with his finger.

… … .

No, wait a minute. Scar?

“Prince, what is that scar?”

“Oh, this scar?”

The prince chuckled at my question and brushed his bangs.

“It’s a scar I got when I got into a fight with Robo. But isn’t this okay? It’s better than having teeth marks all over your face, right?”

“Did you really fight to the point where teeth marks were left on your body?”

When I asked that question, feeling like all the blood was draining from my head, the prince burst out laughing and waved his hand.

“I got hurt, but I did everything well. It’s not something I can brag about anywhere.”

No, what you’re saying is that the wolf I gave you bitten the prince of this country and caused a wound?

Isn’t this the death penalty?

“There is no need to worry too much. It is all just a wound from my time with Lobor. There is no one among the royal family who can blame the young lady.”

Isn’t that just Prince Evan’s thoughts?

… … Well, I couldn’t come to a conclusion if I thought about it here and now, so I decided to put that thought away in the corner of my head for now. If I had to be honest, I just didn’t want to think about it, but anyway.

Lobo and his family had stopped biting each other. Gray and Snow were licking Lobo so hard that his body was almost wet.

“By the way, prince, where are your companions?”

“Oh, I let you follow me. I’ll probably arrive soon.”

“… … .”

“Why do you look at it like that?”

“No, just.”

Do something.

He’s not the prince from the novel I read?

*

The prince in the novel I read was a very annoying and rude guy.

I don’t know if it was to cut out the male protagonists because the novel’s genre is a lily-colored novel, but in any case, in my opinion, the male protagonists didn’t have much of a role and weren’t that likable. In the end, Amelia ended up becoming the heroine.

But why did the prince appear before me… … It felt like something had torn down the wall around him.

The image from that time remained. The way they spoke was similar.

But, should I say that now he doesn’t seem to care at all about the people around him?

“Well, I don’t know if it would be rude to ask you this, but.”

I asked the prince next to me.

Ironically, I was riding a horse, and Prince Evan was riding a wolf. It seemed like they hadn’t brought the horse in the first place.

It would take quite a while to get here from the royal capital, but I came riding a wolf-robot without a saddle or stirrups.

Even I have never ridden a wolf far before.

What on earth happened to this person in the meantime?

“Why did you come here?”

“I’ve been wandering around here and there lately.”

The prince smiled brightly and said.

“I think the throne will go to my younger brother who is more capable than me.”

It seemed that his skills had not yet turned around like in the main story.

Or, the empire may have begun negotiations with the kingdom. It may have been five years ago, but the emperor may be slowly reaching an age where it is difficult to see children. Considering that nothing has been made public yet, it appears that it has not been announced to the outside world. .

“… … .”

“There is no need to look so serious. For me, it would be better if my younger brother ascended to the throne. He is that outstanding.”

No, since you said that, there’s nothing more to say. What do you say to someone who says he gave up the throne with a detached expression?

Moreover, if you think about the main story, the younger brother also had an inferiority complex for various reasons. In the end, his abilities surpassed that of his older brother, and he ended up becoming the crown prince of the empire.

But that doesn’t mean he wants to become the crown prince, and objectively speaking, it’s true that his abilities are no longer up to his older brother… … When he was young, he had much better abilities than his older brother and was expected to become king later, but before he knew it, those reasons disappeared one by one and he became just a younger brother who fell behind his older brother.

The story of the heroine comforting the two brothers who had such a falling out, and both of them falling in love with the heroine, was probably the ‘original work’ story.

Of course, in the novel I read, the story went somewhat differently.

I racked my brain hard and finally got the words out.

“So… … Are you saying you just came on a trip?”

“Traveling. I hope you understand that I want to expand my horizons.”

Isn’t that what it is? Is it a grand tour or something? This is it.

Or rather, why did his personality become so cheerful? What on earth happened in the meantime? Could it be that taking a wolf with him made such a big difference? Running around with Robo made his personality become more cheerful?

But since I couldn’t ask, ‘How did you become such a cheerful person?’, I seriously wondered how I should inquire into the past.

“Now that I think about it, how is the Lady of Grattenmount?”

“Yes, I am doing well and in good health.”

It’s because I’ve been getting more and more worried about myself these days.

I feel like I’m misunderstanding something when I see myself looking out the window because I have nothing to do. It’s true that I miss my hometown, but that doesn’t mean I’m dying or anything. It’s just that I sometimes have sad days.

There were people who were at odds with me, but that’s what made Del Kishi special. Rather, it was natural that there were people who disliked me in this way.

“Oh, by the way, riding a wolf when entering the city is a bit… … ”

“Why not?”

“Of course, it’s a wolf, right?”

“Robo does not bite others.”

“… … .”

But what if other people don’t know that fact?

Are you going to just ride in a robot that is big enough for a child to put an adult’s head in its mouth and chew it like a piece of candy?

I wasn’t even allowed to lead the whole group, let alone lead the whole group in. Well, there were some things I didn’t insist on strongly.

“Wow, Your Royal Highness.”

However, my common sense was completely shattered.

Although he was surprised to see the prince riding on a wolf, the gatekeeper only stammered a bit, as he had been told in advance that the prince was coming, and sat down on one knee without any particular restraint.

Seeing that scene, the prince turned his head towards me.

It was a puzzled expression.

That’s right. I didn’t know they would just let me in too.

As expected, in a caste-based society, it seems that caste is a gangster.

When I think about it again, isn’t this any different from ‘I’m the head of NASA’?