“There, adjustments are complete.”
In the royal workshop, Nenel received the magic ring that Elinne had just finished adjusting, carefully cradling it in both hands.
“Thank you, Elinne. For adjusting my father’s magic ring.”
“Don’t mention it. Your old man and I go way back…So, how are you doing?”
“Magic training is going well. The hard part is studying…feels like my head might explode.”
“Keep at it. You’ll be attending the academy next year, right? To make your dream come true.”
“……Yeah.”
She tightened her grip on the magic ring in her hands.
The magic ring her father, an goldsmith engraver in the Garland territory, had made for her before passing away.
“I’ll use the magic ring father made to help lots of people. That’s my dream. I have to work even harder…With Elinne, Alfred and the others supporting me.”
“Be sure to make use of that brat prince. He’s the one who decided to look after you.”
“I intended to anyway…….Oh, come to think of it, I haven’t seen Alfred today.”
“Ah, that brat prince is probably—”
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“Yo, Al sama. Delivery for you.”
Makina entered the room as usual with a casual tone, placing a thick stack of documents on my desk.
“These are materials on Orchestra collected by the investigative team focused on shadows. The tech team centered around Lady Sophie and the artificial human are analyzing it, but the overall progress is still around 30% I’d say.”
“So the analysis isn’t going well even after your authority as princess was restored, probably because of the strain back then.”
“Yeah. Lucille was pretty forceful in using it, and that miasma at the end was the final blow. The magic formula for maintaining the flight magic is secure, but the spell for storing research data has Issues, so we have no choice but to analyze it manually bit by bit. Well, Sophie and I will work on that.”
“……I see. Thanks for the report. By the way, one question.”
“Sure, I’ll answer anything!”
“……Why are you still wearing a maid outfit? Shouldn’t you be dressed like a princess?”
After the battle with the Night Witch, one of the biggest issues in the aftermath was what to do with Orchestra – that mechanical palace that was essentially a treasure trove of ancient advanced magic technology. It also housed many of the manufactured artifical humans, so leaving it unattended was not an option. Someone had to manage it, and that role fell to Makina.
With her authority as princess, Makina can access all of Orchestra’s information and operate its mechanisms and systems. Even including Sophie, there was no one more suited to be the administrator than Makina. It was decided that as atonement for her betrayal, she would manage Orchestra.
Ultimately, it was decided that Orchestra would become its own country, with Makina installed as its princess and an alliance formed with the Leuville Kingdom. In other words, Makina is now officially the princess of Orchestra. She shouldn’t be dressed as a maid.
“Well, this outfit is just the most comfortable for me. Even as Princess Makina, at heart I’m still Al sama’s maid. Oh, I could devote my mind and body to you right now if you’d like!”
“That’s…Why are you doing menial tasks like delivering documents yourself? Leave that to your subordinates.”
“Isn’t it obvious?”
Makina leaned in close and whispered sweetly in my ear.
“It’s because I want to see my beloved Al sama as much as I can.”
“…………You’ve really let loose, haven’t you?”
“Of course. Thanks to a certain someone, I decided not to give up anymore.”
Just letting loose on her own while I’m still dealing with complicated feelings.
“Honestly, I wanted to be both a princess and your maid, to stay by your side. Every day is so incredibly hard……I suppose the king ordered me to manage Orchestra, including that aspect, as punishment.”
“…………Makina.”
“Ah, I may have retired as a maid, but I haven’t given up on being your concubine! Keep that in mind!”
“Tenacious and shameless as always, dammit.”
Even knowing her feelings, I’m still a bit lost on how to deal with her……
“Don’t worry. I’ll properly make room for an official wife too. I’ve already discussed it with Princess Marietta.”
“Whoa, wait, did you just casually drop something insane?”
“Speaking of which, Al sama, isn’t it about time for your meeting with Lady Charl?”
“Crap, you’re right!……Wait, how do you know about that?”
“Lady Charl told me.”
“Charl did!?”
I knew Makina and Charl had been getting along better recently, but I didn’t realize they were that close.
“Hurry along now. I’ll be heading back to Orchestra soon too. Oh, you should take me on a date sometime. I’ll send you a formal letter as the Princess of Orchestra.”
“……You’re better at abusing power than I am, huh?”
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At the Claudia Church.
This church was built to honor the great Saint Claudia, who was said to have fought the Night Witch. At the top of the bell tower piercing the heavens, there was already someone waiting – with hair shining like the sun, swaying in the wind.
“Sorry, Charl. Did I keep you waiting?”
“No, I just arrived as well.”
I stood beside Charl and looked out over the city from the bell tower. The capital, which had once been shrouded in chaos, had recovered and was now filled with a vigorous energy stronger than before.
“How did it go? The tea party with the noble ladies?”
“It was fruitful. As I expected, Lord Roberto seems to have the most support currently. However, Lady Luche appears to be quietly gaining the support of women behind the scenes. Lady Sophie has the backing of the younger generation, but not so much from the old noble factions it seems.”
“In other words, the faction uncomfortable with new technology. But if they start accepting it, she could make a big comeback.”
“Yes. And Al kun, about you…………”
When it came to me, Charl fell silent and looked down.
“Am I the least popular black-haired, black-eyed prince?”
“…………No, that’s not it.”
Not it? What does she mean?
As I tilted my head, Charl puffed out her cheeks slightly and…
“It seems the ladies are…interested in you, Al kun. They say things like you’re handsome or they’d like to meet you, in that roundabout noble lady way of speaking.”
“…………Are you jealous?”
“Yes, I am. You’re my fiancé, after all.”
“Oh…Ohh…………”
When she states it so frankly, it makes me the embarrassed one instead.
“I’m happy you’ve become well-regarded, but it’s a bit inconvenient…Unless it’s Makina or Princess Marietta.”
“Why did those two come up specifically?”
“I’ve already settled things with them.”
I don’t know what she’s talking about, but I wish she wouldn’t make plans involving me without me there.
I’d be in trouble if I got called over there right now.
“Well, never mind that.”
Saying “I don’t want to know” would probably just make things worse, so I’ll leave it be.
“……From what I could tell, there are some nobles besides the ladies who are starting to support or positively evaluate you, Al kun. The achievement of defeating the Night Witch seems to carry a lot of weight.”
“It wasn’t just my power, so I feel a bit conflicted about it.”
“Everyone who was there is being evaluated. Prince Noel and Princess Marietta too will surely have their achievements recognized when they return home. Sir Leor’s role in this incident is also being highly praised. And……”
Charl gave a mischievous smile.
“Regardless of the reality, an achievement is an achievement. You just have to make good use of it.”
That somewhat uncharacteristic statement from Charl left me dumbfounded.
“……You’ve changed too, Charl.”
“Thanks to you. And I’d say you’ve changed plenty too, Al kun. In a good way.”
As we laughed together, a refreshing breeze blew between us.
“……Back then, because you picked up my dream, I was able to make it this far.”
Her words brought to mind the image of a picture book, and a small girl clutching it tightly.
“If I had given up then, I probably wouldn’t be here now. I would have resigned myself to reality somewhere, living with my head bowed. But because you were there, my destiny changed.”
“That’s my line. Because you were there Charl, I was able to stop giving up. I changed my own destiny.”
If either of us had been missing, it wouldn’t have worked. We were both there, so we could change.
“”—-Thank you.””
Our words of gratitude to our most beloved overlapped, and I held my hand out to Charl.
“……I’m sure there will be even more difficulties and painful times ahead. I’ll probably hit rock bottom over and over. But—-I’ll get back up, every time. Without giving up until the very end. So……will you walk that path with me?”
“Of course. I’d be glad to.”
Our outstretched hands joined, fingers intertwining.
“Let’s keep walking. To make our beautiful dream a reality.”
Author’s Note : “The Heroic Tale of the Villainous Prince” is now complete!
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