Around 8 o’clock in the morning on the day of the Goddess Festival, I headed to the Royal Hospital by horse-drawn carriage.
“Lilith, we’ll go with you. I want to see Healer with my own eyes.”
“That’s what they say.”
Timir-oniisama and Frair-oniisama also had to accompany me to the Royal Hospital in a hurry.
I got on the carriage a little earlier than the departure time and waited for Gresis-sama and the royal doctor Homun.
“Good morning, Princess Lilith, it’s been a long time. How have you been? How about they?”
Homun in a carriage is confused when he sees three men in robes.
“It’s not an escort, but the highnesses of the Tenar Kingdom.”
At the same time as I revealed the story, Gresis-sama and the others took off the hoods and showed their faces.
“What!?”
I thought he would be surprised, but I may have surprised him more than I expected.
“I’m sorry for surprising you, I’ll introduce you.”
I introduced Gresis-sama to Homun.
“You also know about Healer. That’s why His Majesty the King also allowed you to accompany her. Understood. I’m Homun, a royal doctor. Your Highnesses, it’s a pleasure to meet you.”
Homun bowed and I was relieved that he showed respect and accepted Gresis-sama, a beast person.
The carriage left and entered the royal capital where the Royal Hospital is located.
“The festival of the Kingdom of Seiran is also quite lively. There are a lot of stores, and it’s a pity that I can’t look around. What kind of shop is there?”
Timir-oniisama, who was peeking out of the window, spoke to Homun.
“It’s a treatment center. You can receive treatment for free at the Goddess Festival, so the places where there is a line are usually a clinic such as a hospital.”
“I see. It’s impossible in our country to go to the hospital on the day of the festival. Oh, Mr. Homun, is the tall building over there a clock tower?”
“That is a church in the royal palace. The visible hanging bell is used for various purposes, depending on the number of times it is rung.”
I have the impression that Timir-oniisama is the most sociable and curious of the three prince brothers.
He was attacking Homun with questions, I wonder if it was fun for Homun to answer everything.
The carriage arrived at the Royal Hospital, and Gresis-sama and the others put on the robes they had taken off.
The horse-drawn carriage stops at the back door of the hospital.
Since people were cleared in advance, I arrived at the hospital room where the seriously ill patient slept without seeing anyone.
“Are your highnesses also going in the hospital room?”
Homun is confused.
It seems that he thought they would wait with the escort knights outside the hospital room.
“Yes, it’s an inspection. Your father understands, too.”
“His Majesty the King will allow it. . . I understand.”
Homun was also convinced, and I entered the hospital room with Gresis-sama and the others, and in about two hours, the healing was finished safely.
“Thank you for your hard work. You look a little pale, your pulse is also fast. Let’s go back to the royal palace right away.”
When I get in the carriage, Homun examines me as usual.
As soon as the carriage started running, the church bells began to ring.
“What is the sound of this bell?”
Timir-oniisama reacted quickly, and Homun answered.
“Certainly, I heard that it’s a bell to let you know when tomorrow’s wedding will start.”
When the bell finished ringing three times, the carriage stopped.
There are a lot of people in the royal capital, so it’s not uncommon for a horse-drawn carriage to stop.
“Unfortunately, something bad happened.”
“It seems so.”
Gresis-sama, who didn’t see anything, replied to the words of Timir-oniisama who looked out of the window, and Frair-oniisama sighed.
“The escort Robert is doing his best, but there are still a lot of enemies. If we don’t go out, the sacrifice will increase.”
At the words of Timir-oniisama, Gresis-sama wore a deep hood.
“It can’t be helped, I’m going out.”
“But if your true identity is known in a place like this. . .”
Despite my worries, Gresis-sama grinned.
“It’s okay. It’s good as long as it’s not known.”
“Gresis-sama!?”
Gresis-sama quickly held me.
“Mr. Homun, excuse me.”
“Wow! What are you doing!?”
Frair-oniisama carried Homun over his shoulder.
“Are you ready? Let’s go.”
Timir-oniisama put on the hood firmly, opened the door of the carriage, jumped out vigorously, and started running at once.
Gresis-sama and Frair-oniisama also jumped out of the carriage and ran at a very fast speed.
The enemy behind us notices us and comes towards us, but of course they can’t catch up.
While avoiding the enemy coming from the front by moving with tremendous jumping power, we jumped on the nearby roof, and ran to the royal palace at once.
“They ran away! Follow them!”
I heard the enemy shouting, but of course, they can’t catch up.
We jumped over the roof at a tremendous speed, and while going through the trees, we also jumped over the wall of the royal palace, and in a few minutes, we arrived at the garden in the royal palace.
“It’s safe to enter the royal palace. Well, the church became a landmark of the royal palace, so it was good that it was easy to understand. It’s thanks to Lord Homun.”
Timir-oniisama was not out of breath and said with a generous smile.
“You did your best. Lilith, you were scared, weren’t you? Are you feeling okay?”
Gresis-sama rubbed my back.
The garden was full of natural energy, so it quickly became easier.
“Yes. It’s okay. More than that, I’m glad they didn’t know that Gresis-sama and the others were beast people.”
Close by, Frair-oniisama was slowly lowering Homun to the ground.
Maybe Homun was scared, he crouched on the spot and was shaking as if his waist had fallen out.
“Homun, are you okay? It was scary, wasn’t it? I was also very scared the first time. Even now, I’m scared, but I’m glad no one was sacrificed.”
When I took Homun’s hand and smiled, Homun said as if he was not there.
“I never thought it would be such a situation. I thought it was going to be a brawl, but I never thought I would be carried.”
“Yes, it was good because the kind highnesses took care not to hurt anyone. You knew that the beast man is very kind and a gentleman, didn’t you?”
Homun opened his eyes.
“Her Highness Lilith trusts the Beastmen a lot, doesn’t she?”
“Yes, it’s my new family that I’m proud of.”
When I smiled, Homun covered his face with his hands.
“Ha, ha, ha. . . What have I been watching for many years? If it were the gentle Princess Lilith, she must be loved everywhere. There is a limit to stupidity.”
I feel like Homun is acting strange, and I’m getting worried.
“What’s wrong? Do you have something to worry about?”
“I’m the one who commissioned the attack on Your Highnesses.”
“Eh?”
“I wanted to free Her Royal Highness Lilith, who was made to marry for the sake of her country, from the Beastmen. If you don’t have a beast man prince, you can live happily in our country. Yes, I was assuming that. Even if Princess Lilith sacrifices herself, she can’t hope for happiness by sacrificing someone. I’m sorry.”
Homun crouched and bowed his head deeply.
“Absolutely, it’s a pity that you, who loved Lilith the most, didn’t know Lilith.”
“Brother, before you know it. . . .”
I was surprised that Remilio-niisama was standing with the Knights of the Imperial Guard.
If you look closely, this was the private garden of the royal family that you can see well from my brother’s private room.
“I interrogated the attacker I had captured last night. I heard that he asked him to attack the carriage of a beastman aristocrat who was smuggling into the country. When I told him that it was the royal family, he immediately taught me a lot of things. So, this morning, I spread the information to their Highnesses and took measures.”
This morning? I didn’t know that Gresis-sama and my brother were talking.
“So, was it a plan to come here?”
“Oh, if there was a surprise attack, we were talking about coming to this place with that ribbon as a landmark.”
I looked up at the point that Gresis-sama pointed with his finger.
The yellow ribbon I gave to Gresis-sama is tied on the balcony on the third floor where my brother’s private room is located.
“I have no excuse. Even though it was another country, I plotted to assassinate the royal family. I will pay with death.”
“No way. . . !”
I know it’s a felony to aim for the royal family. But my feelings can’t accept it.
Gresis-sama’s hand gently touched my back.
“I’m not going to interfere with the laws of the Kingdom of Seiran, but we don’t want him to be sentenced to death. We want him to live and atone for his sins. That’s the consensus.”
Gresis-sama said to my brother as the representative of the prince.
“We’re unharmed. But there’s no next time.”
Timir-oniisama said with a smile and nodded to Frair-oniisama to agree.
“Thank you for your kindness.”
When my brother said that, he made the knights of the imperial guard restrain Homun.
“Homun, when I return home again, I’ll go to see you wherever you are! No matter where you are!”
“That will cause trouble for Prince Gresis.”
“His Highness is kind, so he will go with me.”
When I entangled my arm in Prince Gresis’s arm, Homun laughed in astonishment and turned a calm expression to me.
Then he stood up to switch and was taken away by my older brother.
“Gresis-sama, brothers-in-law, for Homun, thank you for your kindness.”
“Don’t worry. We are unharmed and can sell favor to the Kingdom of Seiran, so it’s convenient.”
“This kind of small accumulation will be advantageous to diplomacy later.”
Frair-oniisama grinned, and Timir-oniisama winked.
As expected, the next prime minister and the next crown prince. They are thinking about national interests at all times.
“Tomorrow is finally the real thing. At the dinner party, Lilith will also dress up, right? I’m looking forward to it.”
Gresis-sama pulls my waist and smiles sweetly, so I’m happy, but I’m troubled.
“The main character is my sister-in-law, right?”
“Of course, I know, but I’m not interested in anything other than Lilith.”
“. . . !”
I’m sorry, sister-in-law.
I thought I was very happy with Gresis-sama’s words.
This chapter took longer to translate than I thought it would.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter and thank you for reading!
