A week had passed since the National Foundation Festival.
It’s exactly 10 o’clock at night now.
As usual, there was a knock from the door, and Gresis-sama came to my private room.
That? Is your expression a little stiff?
When he sat right next to me on the sofa, he started talking without putting his hands on the tea.
“I was informed that the three people who returned to the Kingdom of Howl returned to human form. It has been proven that Lilith’s Healer is also effective for the insanity disease.”
The tone is indifferent and feels uncomfortable.
“That was good, wasn’t it?”
I involuntarily looked at Gresis-sama’s face with my whole body.
“I’m glad you were able to save the lives of the next king and queen. I would like to say that, but it became troublesome. The Kingdom of Howl requested the dispatch of Crane, the royal doctor who treated them.”
When sending the patients to the Kingdom of Howl, the royal doctor Crane treated them, so he want to see how it goes for a while. That’s what they were told.
“We beast people have signed a mutual aid treaty that will spare no effort to cooperate if there is a request if each other’s countries are in crisis. The Kingdom of Howl has an explosive increase in patients with insanity disease, and it is in a crisis right now. That’s why there was a request to our country. In this case, according to the treaty, we have no choice to refuse. That said, even if you send only Crane as the other country wants, he can’t treat it. That doesn’t make sense.”
Gresis-sama cut off the conversation there, but I could guess the rest.
“In other words, I need to go to the Kingdom of Howl.”
“Ah.”
Gresis-sama nodded with a wrinkle between his eyebrows.
At the same time, the tail hit the sofa.
“So, do Crane and I have to go to the Kingdom of Howl alone?”
I’m sure the guards and maids will follow me.
But Gresis-sama has a job to protect the Tenar Kingdom from monsters. So there’s a high possibility that he won’t accompany me.
Even though I’m a member of the royal family, I don’t have any diplomatic experience.
Moreover, it was recently that I learned about the existence of the Kingdom of Howl, and I haven’t studied anything about culture, customs, and various information.
Although the purpose is treatment, I can’t help but worry that I have to visit as a member of the royal family of the Tenar Kingdom without ignorance.
My face tightened involuntarily.
“No, my subordinates and I were also asked to help stop the runaway patients. That’s why we’re going together.”
Gresis-sama felt my anxiety, and gently stroked my cheek with the back of his hand as if to take the tension of my face.
“That’s good. . . I’m relieved if Gresis-sama is with me.”
My face loosens from relief.
The right hand that was touching my cheek was turned behind my back and hugged my shoulders.
When I noticed it, my face was buried in Gresis-sama’s chest.
“Honestly, I don’t want to let you go. If this happens, I think un-like a member of the royal family, that you shouldn’t have treated Harence and the others. Many lives can be saved by the treatment of Lilith, so I know I should let you go. But if Lilith gets infected. . .”
I feel the power in Gresis-sama’s hands on my back, and I feel the feeling of worry and conflict from the voice I can hear in my ear.
I can’t heal myself, so I might get infected.
That’s very scary.
If you don’t have to go, there’s nothing better than that.
However, even if I want to run away with anxiety in my heart, just like Gresis-sama, I have to do my best to protect many lives and the happiness of the people.
Because that’s the role of the royal family.
Only when we spend time together like now, we can show each other’s true feelings as a couple, not as the royal family. I can also spill weak sounds.
I’m glad we had such a relationship.
That’s why I also wanted to convey my honest feelings, so I gently took my face off his chest and looked up at Gresis-sama’s face.
“I just stroke the patient’s back and don’t get bitten. So the risk of infection will be small. But what about Gresis-sama? You wield a sword to stop the runaway patients, don’t you? You may be bitten or scratched. I’m very, very worried.”
Gresis-sama’s champagne-like yellow eyes swayed, and a big hand stroked my back.
“If Lilith is safe, it’s okay. Even if I get infected, you will treat it, right?”
That may be true, but I also want you to take better care of yourself.
“. . . I will heal you with all my strength, but Healer is not omnipotent. So-”
Suddenly, I was kissed on the lips as if to interrupt the conversation.
“I’ll do my best to be careful.”
“. . .Yes.”
If you look at me seriously, I can only nod.
“Let’s finish the mission safely and go back to the Tenar Kingdom together.”
“Yes. Do you remember that you promised to dance with me again?”
I wanted a reward enough to erase my anxiety.
“Oh, of course. So we’ll go home healthy. I’m sure.”
“Yes.”
We smiled at each other and kissed again.
We’ll go home. I didn’t feel any discomfort with those words, and I accepted them as a matter of course.
Before I knew it, the Kingdom of Tenar had become a place for me to return to.
I was happy to realize that.
I’m sure it’ll be fine with Gresis-sama.
The feeling of anxiety was gone.
Is it just me or did Lilith just jinx it by saying she is sure it will be fine?
I hope you enjoyed this chapter and thank you for reading!
