Chapter 64
Inside the carriage going to the capital of Comotoria, there is Melissa and me, and also Chibi Dragon who was lying down .
「My bad, asking you to come with me」
「U〜un, Kakeru is always helping me after all . Besides, if it’s Comotoria, I should be of help」
「I heard from Althea that its a country which the Solon Church has a huge authority, is it true」
「Un . The current king is a devout follower」
「What kind of person is he?」
「It’s a 70 years old Ojii-san」
「A 70-year-old Jii-san is the king huh, then, the age of the prince is quite old right」
It somehow felt strange, imagining a prince who is forty or fifty, I couldn’t help but laugh .
It’s not like there are contradictions with a prince being forty or fifty, but if you say prince, the standard image is a cool and young one so I couldn’t help but laugh .
「The crown prince should be 9 years old this year」
「Fue?!」
『Don’t let out such strange voices』
『Otou-san, how cute』
The Demon Swords pointed that out .
「It’s a 70 years old Jii-san, and the crown prince is his son right? And he is 9 years old」
「Un」
「He’s pretty vigorous, huh」
「It seems like he had a hard time . Also, that was the reason why he was faithful to the Solonism」
「What do you mean?」
When I asked that, Melissa answered .
She said that in the region of Comotoria where late marriages are common, the first child he had was when he was over 30 years old .
The child who was born at that time was a girl, meaning, a princess .
There was no problem with that .
The next child who was born was a girl .
There was still no problem .
The third child born was a girl .
Buzzing sounds started to be heard here and there .
The fourth, the fifth, the sixth, they were girls too .
Seven, eight, nine, tenーーuntil the thirteenth, girls were continuously born .
All of them are children born with miracles, thirteen consecutive children .
“The king is cursed”, there was many rumors like that .
「In fact, he was being possessed by something . That was removed by the great priest of the Solon Church ten years ago, and with that, a boy was finally born」
「It’s like that huh」
A successor was finally born, well, he would really be a follower with that .
But, a successor when he got old huh, I somehow remembered Toyotomi Hideyoshi .
Hideyoshi was also being called a playboy when he was young, but in the late years, he became a tyrant because of the love for his children .
I wonder if that king was alright .
「Myu〜?」
Chibi Dragon who was lying down raised her head .
She was tilting her head at first, but she started crying “Myu〜, myu〜” towards the wall .
『O-chan?』
「Is there something . Stop」
I ordered the coachman, and the carriage stopped .
I went down from the carriage and looked at the direction where Chibi Dragon cried to .
There was nothing there with one glance, but looking carefully, I saw a scene more than a kilometer far away that someone is being attacked .
A knight-like person, was attacking the carriage .
「Eleanor, Hikari, let’s go」
『Umu』
『Un!』
「Melissa, you stay here, Chibi too」
「Did something happen?」
「I’ll explain later」
It looks like its an emergency . I sprinted .
I ran the distance of more than a kilometer without thirty seconds .
The person inside the carriage was already dragged out from the carriage .
It was a 13-14 year old girl, and judging from her clothes, it looks like she’s a lady or a princess .
And the one attacking her had a crest that I had seenーーit was knights wearing armor with the crest of the Comotoria Army .
「To betray your master, what a filthy man!」
「This is not a betrayal . It is an order」
「What did you say!」
「Please forgive us . Be prepared!」
The knight slashes down his sword towards the girl without reasoning .
*Gakiーn*! I drew out Eleanor, and get in between them while parrying .
「Who?」
「Who are you!」
A girl being attacked, and the knight attacking . I heard them at the same time, and both of them were surprised .
A girl without arms, and an attacking knight .
I instantly decided, and saved the girl .
After I had cut down all of the knights that were attacking the girl, I said to her .
「Are you okay」
「Yes」
It was a quite courageous girl .
「I am Yuuki Kakeru, you are?」
「I am called Aura・Torideca・Comotoria」
「Comotoria? Don’t tell me you’re a princess?」
「I’m the thirteenth princess . Rather than that, Yuuki Kakeru you say, the Great Sage Althea’s?」
「Yeah, that’s right」
“It’s easier if you know”, I nodded .
However, the situation seems troublesome .
The thirteenth princess, attacked by the knights wearing armor with the crest of the kingdom .
It really seems troublesome .
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I took Aura with me, and returned to the carriage .
I tied up the knights, and left them behind .
「Aura-sama!」
「Saint-sama?」
It looks like the two know each other, and got surprised the instant they faced each other .
I heard about the story, so thinking that there was a high possibility that they know each other, I was not surprised .
「Why is the Saint-sama here?」
「I’m on the way to Krades with Kakeru . Instead, what happened to Aura-sama?」
「I don’t know! Why did that suddenly happen」
「Kakeru?」
“What does she mean”, Melissa asked .
I asked Aura .
「The man earlier, was that man your subordinate?」
「He’s father’s subordinate, a man that can be trusted」
「Clues for the reason that that man would attack you」
「There’s none!」
It seems like Princess Aura was quite irritated . Well, she was almost killed so it can’t be helped .
「……you have a clue huh」
「Mu?」
I looked at Melissa . Melissa was looking at Aura with an ambiguous expression .
Aura bit her lip, she had the face that she was holding back on something .
Cluesーーit looks like there was some .
The silence continued for more than five minutes, and from there, Aura heavily said .
「Since last year, my Onee-samas had continuously died from accidents」
「Continuously?」
「Astrea-oneesama, Clora-oneesama, Shima-oneesama, Daphne-oneesama, and Eunice-oneesama . Within just a year since last year, six big sisters had died from accident」
「You saying Onee-sama, means the princesses born 13 consecutive times」
Aura nodded .
「Five people dying from an accident within a year huh . ……it doesn’t look like a coincidence」
「Leda-oneesama and Lena-oneesama died from sickness」
「……that’s not a coincidence」
It’s too consecutive . If it comes to this much, there could only be the smell of conspiracy .
「Any clues?」
「……」
She bit her lips again, and didn’t say anything .
“Don’t tell me”, I thought .
I remembered Toyotomi Hideyoshi who had a successor when he was old .
There’s no way, right .
Aura who doesn’t say anything, and for her, Melissa said .
「Aura-sama . How about asking this person, asking Kakeru for help?」
「This person?」
Aura looked at me very suspiciously . On the other hand, Melissa looked at me with eyes full of trust .
「That’s right . If its Kakeru, he would save whoever it is, and solve the problem」
“Absolutely”, Melissa said strongly .