Yotogi no Kuni no Gekkouhime

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In other words, she currently wasn’t stated as engaged to the Prince, so although she’s a flower that blooms on top of the mountain’s peak, but that doesn’t mean she’s blooming in the place out of reach.

Give her a few years and she’s definitely going to become a gorgeous woman.
Yet she’s not arrogant because of that face, but instead modest.
More importantly, anyone could see from miles away that she works really hard for the Prince.
It’s no surprise that the young soldiers would want the young girl as their lover.
Such reason encourages the hot-blooded enthusiastic young men to train even harder.

Selene’s a lone flower blooming amidst the dirty training ground, she’s treated like she’s the Snow White adored by the seven dwarfs.
Though in actuality she isn’t the Snow White but rather the old witch who’s trying to feed the protagonist the poisoned apple.
It’d be cruel to them if they know this, in many meanings.

“Vawlbell, Kingdom?”

Without paying attention to the soldiers looking at her, Selene cuts the poison―― the salty meat into slices, while also asking Milano the word she has never heard before.

“You know that I’m currently on the journey for studying right Selene? Now that the matters regarding Princess Arue are mostly handled, I think it’s about time for me to visit our neighbor Valbell.”

“Prince, go already?”

If the Prince isn’t here, that means there’re less opportunity to feed him poison.
Selene’s sadden by that fact, her expression looks like a little kitty being left behind by its owner.
Seeing such a face, Milano thought that she’s sad because she thought she’s going to be left behind again, thus he smiles gently.

“About that you see, Selene do you want to come with me? Staying inside Helifalte Royal Palace all the time is boring right? That country is close to us, so I think we’ll have spare time for sightseeing.”

“Eh?”

“Originally I should’ve brought you there as one of the royalty, but we must hide your identity you see.
So I’ll have to bring you along as one of my servant.”

Sorry about that, Milano added apologetically.
Selene doesn’t particularly care whether she’d go there as a royalty or as a servant, and why should she go along with the debauched Prince’s indecent hobby in the first place? She can’t use the kitchen over there anyway, so there’s no way for her to produce assasination tool called ‘lunch boxes’ there.

Then she absolutely don’t want to go.
Since the Prince’s not going to be here, then her sleeping all day long, being lovey-dovey with Marie, and gathering information with Butler is way more beneficial to her than going to Valbell with him.

No, thank you. Thought Selene as she’s about to open her mouth, but then before she could Milano said one more line.

“And also, there’s one more thing that I must tell you.
Actually, there’s a rumor that the Princess of Valbell is cursed you see……”

“Cursed?”

“It’s just a rumor still.
There’s no actualy evidence of it or anything.”

Milano explains to the puzzled Selene.
There’s a rumor around the Princess of Valbell, it is said that she has a mysterious power.

She is, excluding Maribelle of Helifalte, this continent’s second most influential nation’s princess.
It is said that there are many men who asked her for marriage.
However, any men who approaches her, their physical condition will worsen immediately after, some fallen so sick that they’re hospitalized, such is the rumor.

Perhaps it’s because of the magical ability she possesses, or perhaps it’s just coincidental illness.
The cause is not clear, but the thing about the men fallen ill is a fact.

“Well, in my opinion it’s just them tired after their travel though.
I’ve been friends with her since childhood but such thing never occured to me.”

“Childhood friends!?”

“Yeah, you can put it that way…… What’s the matter?”

The moment he said that he has been friends with her since childhood, Selene’s mood suddenly sours, glaring intensely at the Prince.

Milano’s expression turns confused, but thinking back on his past instances, he decides to answer what Selene asked him.

“I’m not in romantic relationship with her or anything alright? We only had a few chit-chat during our national party that’s all.”

“Really?”

“It’s true.”

When Milano said so, Selene doesn’t seem to be convinced, but at least she lowers her arms now.

‘I thought Selene’s still young in this field of things, but it seems like I must treat her as a lady from now on.’

Milano gives the tiny lady a little smile.
He had visited several countries before he visited Aquila, and whenever he told the noble girls about his childhood friend at Valbell, many of them were unhappy when they heard so.

Not knowing why the girls’ attitude suddenly shifted 180 degrees, he asked Kumahachi about this, in which he responded ‘Well of course they’d be unhappy if they see a man they’re talking to suddenly bring up a topic about another woman that he has a close relationship with’, and so he finally understood why.

Since then whenever such situation arise, he’d tell them that they’re just acquaintances.
In fact, he really doesn’t think of her anything other than just a childhood acquaintance.
Rather, she’s the type of girl that he has a hard time dealing with.

He thought that Selene’s still young so the same might not apply to her, but a young lady is still a lady nonetheless, Milano couldn’t help but smile softly at such fact.

Selene on the other hand is cursing him inside her mind, ‘Not only that you’re a perfect human being but also has a childhood friend!? Are you a harem anime protagonist or something!?’, but she still wanted to meet this neighboring princess nonetheless.

She’s the princess with the ability to weaken men after all.
She’s also the childhood friend type of character as well.
Though Selene’s goal is the assasination of the Prince, but that’s not the only way to achieve her final objective.
The most important thing here is that she must protect her sister Arue from the Prince, so that she herself and her sister can live together happily.
In short, it’s all good as long as she makes sure that the Prince can’t lay a hand on her sister.
The power of this neighboring princess doesn’t seem to have any effects on Milano right now, but it’s still a promising ability nonetheless.

“It’s not required for you to visit our neighboring country though Selene.
So I won’t force you.
If you don’t want to go then it’s okay to refuse.”

“I go!”

“……Are you sure? I’ll warn you just in case, but I’ll try to make sure to keep her from getting close to you Selene, dealing with her isn’t very pleasant after all.”

“I said go, so go!”

“She might really be cursed you know? Aren’t you afraid of that?”

“Because cursed, I go.”

Milano tilts his head, confused, at Selene’s mysterious line.
Perhaps it’s that Selene’s worried about him.
But a rumor is just that, a rumor, not something to be feared.
Rather what he should be fearing is the troublesome princess herself, not the urban legend.
However, if he brings Selene the Goddess of Blessing along with him, he feels like this depressing trip to visit the neighboring country might go well.

“I got it.
Then we’ll prepare for the trip tomorrow.”

“Un!”

Selene nods vigorously. Even if the curse had no effect on him, but if that childhood friend sticks to Milano closely, then he probably couldn’t lay a hand on Arue.
There’s a saying that marriage is the graveyard of one’s life, in that case I’m going to bury you alive this instant you bastard.

‘I’ll make them get together!’

She doesn’t know yet what kind of person that cursed princess is, but she’ll make sure that the princess gets Milano’s attention, she’s going to act as the love cupid in this trip. I must shoot a poisoned arrow that’ll pierce straight through his heart, while pretending to shoot the arrow of love.

“Bakyuunー” (Gun sfx)

When the meal was over and Milano returned to his training, Selene made a gesture with index finger and thumb, mimicking a gun, before making a shooting motion straight at Milano’s back before smiling happily, satisfied.