episode_0064

In the evening, the Princess of Flanders and I began walking around the academy to enjoy the festival.

I wish we could move a little further apart, but the Princess of Flanders stuck to me like a cicada and wrapped her arms around me.

“Princess…?”

“Why?”

“Could you please let this go?”

I was holding on so strongly that I felt like my arms were starting to cramp up.

“I don’t like it.”

When I lowered my head and looked at my arm, it seemed to be turning red.

“Princess, then please loosen up your strength and hold on.”

“Why.”

The Princess of Flanders glared at me with a sullen expression.

“Would you like to see the color of my arms?”

“Ugh…!”

The Princess of Flanders, who saw my arm turning red due to lack of blood, made a strange sound and released my arm.

“The lady stubbornly insisted that we eat dinner outside, so I didn’t eat dinner. What should I eat?”

“I don’t know either.”

I shrugged my shoulders in response to Romel’s question.

“I think it would be better to walk around and choose what to eat.”

“Then let’s do it.”

I felt that many people passing by were looking at us with longing eyes.

“Ugh… I’m stressed…”

It didn’t look particularly good for the Princess of Flanders.

I walked around looking for something to eat, but I couldn’t find any food sold at street stalls other than chicken.

No matter where I looked, there was only chicken dishes.

“Why is there only chicken?”

“That’s right… because chicken is the cheapest?”

I shrugged my shoulders in response to the Princess of Flanders’ question.

“The people selling meat at the stalls now are all commoners.”

“What does this have to do with commoners and chicken?”

“In a big sense, chickens began to be raised in large numbers after King Anjou II ordered that people be allowed to eat chicken for one meal a week, and in a small sense, it was because commoners did not have enough money to eat beef or lamb.”

I took the Princess of Flanders with me to the stand where a whole chicken was grilled.

“Cut it in pieces and give it to me.”

“Yes, I understand.”

I deliberately chose the largest chicken since it would be shared between three people.

The man selling grilled chicken cut the chicken into pieces with a large kitchen knife, wrapped it in paper, and handed it to me.

“12 Blanc.”

I paid the price and handed the chicken leg to the Princess of Flanders.

But she stared blankly at the chicken leg in my hand.

“Pick it up.”

“Huh? Uh…”

She nodded and grabbed the chicken leg I handed her.

I also took out a chicken leg and handed the bag to Romel.

“I’ll take it out and eat it myself.”

Romel nodded and took out a chicken breast.

“You should have bought me some alcohol?”

“I usually eat dry foods.”

“You really have a great appetite.”

I smiled slightly, flicked the side of my hair, grabbed the chicken leg, and took a big bite.

“Ugh…”

The Princess of Flanders frowned when she saw that.

The chicken leg I handed to her remained intact in her hand.

“Princess, aren’t you eating?”

“No… How do you pick up a chicken leg with your hand and eat it?”

“Yes?”

After hearing her words, Romel and I forgot what to say.

“How can you just eat it without any utensils…?”

“Can’t you usually pick up something like this and eat it with your hands?”

Romel nodded to my question.

“The etiquette teacher said that eating food with your hands is barbaric?”

“Princess, sometimes you have to deviate to survive.”

I held the princess’s hand and pushed the chicken leg into her mouth.

“Okay, so don’t keep shoving it in your mouth…!”

“Hmm…!”

Romel cleared his throat at the words of the Princess of Flanders.

“No… but it’s still a bit…”

The Princess of Flanders muttered softly, grabbed a chicken leg, and bit into it.

“Princess, people cannot always eat with utensils.”

“There’s no need to leave what you have and eat with your hands, right?”

“Then don’t eat it and go to the restaurant.”

When I tried to take the chicken leg from the Princess of Flanders’ hand, she shook her head.

“No, I’m going to eat it.”

She put the top part of the chicken leg into her mouth and took out the meat in one bite.

“Even if you eat, make sure to start from there…”

I felt my face get a little hot because of her behavior that made me feel strange.

“I don’t think it’s good to keep forcing you to eat like this, so just go to the restaurant.”

At Romel’s suggestion, the Princess of Flanders nodded after eating an entire chicken leg.

‘I said I was going to hold it with my hand and eat it well…’

I glanced at the chicken bone in the Princess of Flanders’ hand.

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“Ah~ I enjoyed it.”

After filling her stomach at the restaurant, the Princess of Flanders walked down the street with a satisfied expression on her face.

The sky had suddenly become completely dark, and the orange Venus was shining brightly next to the crescent moon floating in the night sky.

“It’s completely dark.”

“It looks like the fireworks are about to start.”

We quickly headed to the square where the fireworks were going to start.

When I arrived at the square following the sound of music, people were crowded together.

“Oh my…”

Romel saw that and rubbed his chin.

“It’s already too late to go inside.”

I tiptoed around and looked around, but I couldn’t see my surroundings because it was obscured by people.

There was no space, so it seemed like we would be watching from a corner seat.

“I can’t help it. I’ll look around and choose a spot, so wait here…”

Piyuuung~! pop! pop!

“went.go.oh.si.oh.”

Romel, who understood what I meant by looking at the shape of my mouth, nodded and left.

pop! Pow! Pubububung!

“Wow!!!”

People who saw the spectacular fireworks were screaming and jumping around in unison or dancing with their hands together to the sound of music coming from around them.

“It’s really pretty…”

The Princess of Flanders was filled with emotion while watching the fireworks.

“That’s right.”

I also followed the Princess of Flanders for a moment and watched the fireworks in a daze.

‘Oh, I guess I should just sit somewhere and watch.’

I looked around for a place to sit and suddenly realized that the Princess of Flanders was gone.

“Where have you been?”

There were some bad rumors even within the academy, so I started going around and looking for the Princess of Flanders.

Meanwhile, I suddenly took steps towards a place that gave me an uneasy feeling.

As I ran through the alleys, I was able to spot the Princess of Flanders from a distance.

“Princess!”

I quickly ran to her and stopped her as she was heading somewhere.

I don’t think he would be the type of person to go to such a dark place on his own, but the sight of him walking alone in a daze was very suspicious.

“Princess?”

I held her shoulder and checked her condition.

“…”

She just stared blankly somewhere with her eyes relaxed.

“Princess? Princess?!”

I shook her shoulder to check if she was conscious, but the strength in her eyes did not return.

‘Now that it’s like this….’

“Excuse me, princess…”

I tugged on her sideburns.

“Kiyayaak!!”

Only then did the Princess of Flanders come to her senses and scream.

“Are you conscious?”

“Ugh… Why are you pulling on my sideburns!”

“Princess, do you know where this is?”

“Huh? What, where am I?”

“How much do you remember?”

“I only remember seeing the fireworks…?”

“I’m glad I found it first…”

I held the Princess of Flanders’ hand and started to leave the alley.

“First of all, the situation is not good, so please go to the dormitory.”

“What… what…? I haven’t enjoyed the whole festival yet?”

“Better than dying.”

“Die? Why?”

“Have you not heard about something unpleasant happening within the academy recently?”

“This is my first time hearing this… What’s going on?”

“First of all, I will talk about it next time.”

“Huh? Who is there in front of you?”

From where the Princess of Flanders pointed, someone was walking towards us, sobbing.

I broke the wooden box with my fist and made a sharp weapon.

Jerk… Jerk…

Under the dying mana lamp, the figure of a person slowly walking towards us began to be revealed.

“Who is it…?”

“Uh…? That lady…”

“Lady Rohan, do you know who that lady is?”

“I am a lady from Britum.”

Liz was walking towards somewhere wearing a decorated dress.

I walked down a dark alley with an ecstatic expression on my face, as if I was possessed by something.

“Then let’s get out of there quickly.”

“Won’t you save that lady?”

“Don’t you need a guide to catch the culprit?”

I held the Princess of Flanders’ hand and quickly left the alley.

“Princess!!! Princess!!!”

As I walked out of the alley, I saw Romel in the distance desperately looking for the Princess of Flanders.

“Romel!!!”

Hearing my shout, he came running towards us, panting.

“I couldn’t see it so I was looking for it.”

“Romel, quickly take the Princess of Flanders and enter the dormitory.”

“I have a good position. Let’s go see the eve ceremony.”

“The situation is not good.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“There is a story that female students are being kidnapped or headed somewhere at the academy as if possessed by something.”

“Perhaps the lady…?”

“So, quickly go into the dormitory, lock the door, and watch the princess all night long.”

“Okay.”

Romel nodded firmly and took the Princess of Flanders’ hand.

“You go, lady.”

The Princess of Flanders nodded and ran away to the dormitory.

“I don’t know what kind of mosquito he is, but should I go and see the face of the guy who puts holes in people’s necks?”

I stretched my neck by bending it here and there.