Chapter 182: Princess Tiana (1)

「Ouchhhhhh… 」

Princess Tiana rubbed her face where she had fallen. A faint light emanated from her hand, healing the scratches. It seemed that she could use Healing Magic, just like me.

Queen Carmilla glanced at Princess Tiana and said in amazement.

「You’re late. We’ve already finished talking. 」

「I…I’m so sorry…! 」

She apologized and bowed deeply to her mother, the Queen, and us.

…She…She didn’t feel like a princess…!

It seemed that in my previous life, I was dressed like a princess, but I spoke and acted like a town girl.

Queen Carmilla suddenly noticed the bandage wrapped around Princess Tiana’s right arm and shook her head.

「Have you devoted yourself to “that task” to the point where Healing Magic is worthless? 」

「Ah, yes…」

「Tiana, you are the next queen. Don’t be distracted by stupid things. You must behave like a member of the royal family. 」

「I’m sorry…Mother…」

Princess Tiana lowered her head. Queen Carmilla turned to us, and her stern face became gentle.

「You should stay in this castle until we head to Swain Fortress in five days…Tiana. Show the heroes and their companions to their rooms. 」

「Yes! 」

Princess Tiana suddenly replied cheerfully. Queen Carmilla shook her head again, as if to sigh at Tiana’s mischievousness.

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We walked inside the Tarmine Castle while following Princess Tiana. There seemed to be a row of guest bedrooms a short distance away.

After leaving the Queen’s Chamber, Princess Tiana was silent for a while, but then turned around and approached me as I pushed Celseus’ wheelchair.

「You’re a goddess, right? That’s amazing! And you have such beautiful blonde hair! 」

「Tha…Thank you. 」

「Hey, hey. Is that person injured? 」

「This person is…well…not injured, but he needs care. 」

The hardened Celseus said, “Huh?” in surprise, but I said that it would be too much trouble to explain. Princess Tiana seemed to understand something, and said cheerfully…

「You’re taking care of him! I knew it! Goddesses are truly kind beings! 」

She smiled innocently. Next, she turned her attention to Colt and Eich. John Dae felt Princess Tiana’s curiosity and said first.

「These two are the hero’s companions. Their names are Colt and Eich. 」

「Nice to meet you, Colt and Eich! 」

「Likewise. 」

Colt shook hands with Princess Tiana in a gentle manner. Eich shook hands with a fake smile, and after Princess Tiana left her side she muttered, “She doesn’t look royal.” I completely agreed.

Then…as if to finish her greetings, Princess Tiana ran towards Seiya with a hurry.

「So, so! You’re the famous hero, aren’t you! 」

With extreme curiosity, Princess Tiana looked carefully at Seiya from head to toe and sighed in admiration.

「You’re tall and handsome! You’re just like a “hero”! What’s your name? 」

「…Ryuguuin Seiya. 」

「Ah, Seiya, you say! Hey, listen, Seiya, do you have a girlfriend? 」

…What!?

My heart nearly stopped when Princess Tiana suddenly called him by his first name and asked him about a private matter. Stop! She mustn’t say that to Seiya! She could get punched!

Just as I expected, Seiya raised his right arm and brought his fist down…on my head instead!

「It hurtssssss!! Why me!? 」

「…」

Seiya turned away without saying a word. Maybe it was because Princess Tiana and I had the same soul, but this was too much.

「Hahaha! 」

Seeing me get hit by Seiya, Princess Tiana laughed so joyfully. Somehow, I was getting angry not only at Seiya, but also at Princess Tiana.

「I was beaten because of you! 」

「Whoa! The goddess is angry! So scary! 」

Princess Tiana said those words and hid behind Seiya. At the same time, she put her arm around Seiya’s. I noticed that Seiya’s face got distorted for a second.

The next moment, Seiya shook off Princess Tiana’s arm by force.

「Don’t touch me. 」

…The air around us froze. Seiya’s voice and expression were different from when he hit me. It felt as if they were filled with anger and frustration. Seiya was showing his emotions.

「So…Sorry. 」

Princess Tiana immediately apologized. And I saw that she trembled sometimes. Even little tears appeared in the outer corner of her eyes.

It seemed that John Dae could no longer remain silent and yelled at Seiya.

「Damn you! What the hell did you do to the princess? Princess Tiana! Did it hurt? 」

「It was a bit painful. But I won’t cry. I’m a princess after all! …Ugh. 」

…Wait, she was really crying!

Princess Tiana wiped her tears with her hands and began to guide us again. But when she walked a few steps ahead, she looked back with a now smiling face.

「But even so! It feels exhilarating to meet the hero and the goddess who can save this world! …Lalalahhh! 」

…She started singing!? What a crazy recovery!!

I thought as I looked at the back of Princess Tiana walking as she sang happily.

…She was different from what I thought she would be. She looked like me when I was drunk…Oh, well, I was sure there was a deviation from her true personality because this was a twisted world.

As I was thinking about this, Celseus in the wheelchair grinned.

「She really does look like you, Lista! 」

「Huh…?! Is that so?! I’m like that!? 」

…I wondered what Seiya was thinking too…

I was curious and glanced over at Seiya. Seiya had returned to his usual expression, which was hard to read. However, I thought he looked a little different for a moment back there, after all, he was someone whom I had known for a long time.

While we were talking, we arrived at the hallway lined with several bedrooms.

「You guys can use these rooms. There’s a room for each person, since it’s proper. 」

「Hey, hey, John Dae! Let me show them the castle! And when that’s done, I can show them around the town! 」

「No…no, that’s okay, princess! I’ll take over from here…」

「No way! Then I’ll go too! I want to talk a bit more to everyone! 」

John Dae looked troubled and pointed to Princess Tiana’s right arm as if he had suddenly realized something.

「It seems that you hurt your arm, princess, so please get some rest! 」

「This is fine! 」

I looked at the bandage wrapped around Princess Tiana’s right arm. According to Queen Carmilla, she had suffered from a wound that couldn’t be cured by Healing Magic.

「Excuse me, Princess Tiana. What exactly is that “that task” that Queen Carmilla was talking about earlier…? 」

Princess Tiana’s face tightened a little when I asked her that question.

「There’s something I want to do no matter how much my mother says I’m stupid. 」

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Princess Tiana is quite funny, isn’t she 😀

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