episode_0229

And about a week passed.

Adele was still swinging her sword hard, and Amelia’s sword skills were improving little by little.

Although he was not at the level to participate in battle alone, he still seemed to be capable of swinging a sword in a hurry.

and-

“Diane, the sword movement was pretty great today.”

“Thank you, Adele.”

At some point, Adele and Diane called each other by their first names.

It still growls, but its direction has changed slightly.

In the past, we would openly criticize each other, but now we are very gentle… … No, in a ladylike way, I was a little too kind to the other person.

I don’t know how negative feelings can be expressed when we only praise each other.

Anyway, Amelia and I thought it was some kind of gentleman’s agreement. Since we were already training together, I guess they thought there would be no good thing in deliberately picking on each other.

For your information, we also jumped on the bandwagon and started calling the two people by their first names.

“The Crown Princess.”

“Just call me Evan.”

“… … Evan.”

Although I haven’t completely opened my heart yet to the person who really desperately wants me to call him by his name.

“It seems like the frequency of using Aurors has decreased.”

When I asked that question full of doubt, Evan shrugged his shoulders.

“ Since I couldn’t win even with Aura, I was just thinking of developing my pure skills. I didn’t mean to not beat you. If I could, I would have knocked you back. ”

“… … .”

Amelia, who heard those words from the side, glared at Evan. Evan slightly bowed his head towards Amelia. Fortunately, not many people saw that scene.

“… … The Crown Princess?”

There wasn’t much.

I couldn’t see Adele and Diane, who were having a friendly conversation, but Allen, who was watching our conversation closely, saw the Crown Princess bowing to the Grand Duchess.

Did you do that on purpose?

“Why are you doing this, Lady Allen?”

“… … It’s nothing.”

I had suspicious eyes, but I couldn’t ask that directly. It was a bit dangerous for the other noble ladies next to me to hear why the Crown Princess bowed her head to the Grand Duchess.

And for me, who knows the reason, it was truly incredibly dangerous.

The story that the three of us are talking about is still difficult to put into practice. Even if we did, we couldn’t decide what to do after that.

Except for the first day, Evan started following Amelia and me again.

She didn’t hug me every day, but whenever she got the chance, she would quietly sit next to me or hug me like Amelia did.

We haven’t gone any further than that yet. It looks like Evan doesn’t have enough courage yet to go any further. It was fortunate for me.

“Lady Allen, don’t try to rely too much on Auras, but why don’t you try to deflect attacks with your movements?”

Evan said that to Allen.

“… … I will fight my way.”

Allen answered a little bluntly.

Allen’s hair wasn’t dry, at least not on the outside.

These days, it took Allen a long time to come out of the shower. And when he listened quietly in front of the closed bathroom, he could hear the wind whistling inside.

It looks like he brought a hair drying tool. The wig was slightly moistened with water and reused.

Do you want to stay with us that much?

To be honest, I still didn’t understand at all.

I guess it’s because it’s fun to sit among the girls, right?

“Ah, yes, that’s right.”

I was just drinking tea without bothering to intervene in the conversation between the two people, when Evan spoke up as if he had remembered something.

“I’m planning to go camping at the Magic Tower with the ladies and the spirits. How about you, Allen?”

At that question, the booming voice suddenly cut off.

Adele and Diane’s eyes fell on Evan.

“Yes?”

Allen was also looking at his sister with an expression asking what she was talking about.

“You couldn’t attend class because you had a lot of work to do, but didn’t you try to follow me when I said you would go to class?”

All our eyes turned to Allen.

Everyone here knows that Allen is Allen.

They just consider it a taboo to talk about it.

And Evan was continuing the story as he pleased without touching the taboo.

“If you wish, Crown Princess Patience could invite you.”

“But at the Magic Tower… … .”

“What. Doesn’t the Magic Tower accept donations from the royal family? If I, a member of the royal family, just give me money, the Magic Tower will easily accept it.”

“… … .”

Allen looked like he had a lot to say.

“Well, there is still time left, so think about it. For your information, everyone here is planning to use the same tent. Maybe we can share it together.”

Amelia, Adele, and Diane’s expressions were filled with astonishment.

“Don’t worry too much. Something won’t happen inside.”

Evan, who received our gaze, smiled leisurely and said.

*

“What’s not happening?”

Everyone returns home to Amelia’s mansion.

Evan followed us today too.

Normally, even though he didn’t have anything to talk about, Evan would tactfully bring up any topic and continue the conversation, but today was a little different.

Amelia looked a little angry for the first time in a long time.

“Nothing really will happen.”

Evan said.

“I’ve been thinking about it, wouldn’t it be better if Allen was left out of our training? Honestly, it would be a little uncomfortable for you too.”

No, that’s true.

“What if Crown Prince Allen doesn’t reject the offer?”

I had that thought too.

That stubbornness was not normal.

Who came to my house disguised as a woman to say that I would train with the young girls?

“You guys saw ‘Allen’ and immediately recognized that it was Allen.”

Amelia and I made eye contact and nodded.

“Yes. There wasn’t that big of a difference in appearance.”

Moreover, as of now, her chest is completely flat. It’s not like you can tell if she’s a man or a woman just by looking at it, but if the face is the same and the body is the same, you can’t help but be suspicious.

It suits him in his own way, and if I had met Allen without knowing that he was a man, I would have thought he was a woman from the beginning, but it’s not an issue at that level now.

“Then, what would the other ladies and spirits think in that camp?”

“… … .”

We imagined for a moment.

Of course, if you want to get there, you’ll have to pay a little more attention. You might be able to put some boobs on your chest and apply a little more makeup on your face to look a little more feminine.

But would that prevent people from recognizing Allen at all?

And when I thought about it, I thought I knew what Evan was thinking.

“If people around him find out that Allen has a hobby of cross-dressing, even Allen won’t be able to be stubborn. There’s no reason to go that far.”

Evan said, tapping his fingers on the table.

“As you all saw, Allen is a guy with a bit of an inferiority complex. The reason he said he would train with you was because of me. Well, I don’t think a guy with such strong pride would risk getting caught in front of others and come into the middle of it. It doesn’t work.”

“… … .”

“I messed up in front of Allen. It was partly because I was afraid, but also to protect my pride. If I sparred with you in a public place, I wouldn’t be as embarrassed.”

But now that thought has changed.

If you were stubborn when you were young, it means that you are more flexible now. If things were the same then and now, you wouldn’t have even thought of getting training from me.

That’s because the flexibility moves in strange directions.

… … My sister dressed as a boy when she was young, and her younger brother walks around dressed as a girl.

Could it be that the royal family has been passing down a slightly unusual hobby from generation to generation?

“Still, still, what would you do if Crown Prince Allen were to attend?”

Still, Amelia did not let go of her doubts until the end.

“At that time… … Um.”

Evan thought for a moment and then hit his chest with his right hand.

“At that time, I will protect Elsie.”

“… … .”

Amelia and I were silent.

“Well, it’s not my responsibility. Of course, I don’t think Allen will attack you even if we’re in the same tent.”

Amelia raised her hand and touched her forehead.

“Anyway, this is what the Crown Princess said, so please take care of it yourself.”

“As a lost person, make sure to resolve the issue within the city.”

No, don’t say that with a twinkle in your eye.