Chapter 185: Are you happy? (1)

「I hope Seiya gets better soon. 」

Princess Tiana said casually. I couldn’t say it was her fault, so I just replied, 「I hope too. 」.

「He seems strong, but he’s mentally weak. 」

「He’s not like that at all normally…」

The third day of my stay in Tarmine. After using the restroom, Princess Tiana spotted me while walking alone in the castle, and she made me talk to her.

「Ah, that’s right! Today is practice day! 」

Princess Tiana shouted, as if she had suddenly remembered something. I was startled and asked.

「Are you practicing with that straw doll again? 」

「Not today. My mother told me to do “that” practice! Let’s go together, Goddess! 」

「What! 」

Princess Tiana half-forcefully held my hand.

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I was taken to the basement of the castle. Although the exterior of Tarmine Castle looked like a medieval castle, the basement looked quite the opposite. It felt out of place. In other words, Princess Tiana and I were currently in a shooting range underground area equipped with modern facilities.

It seemed that Queen Carmilla thought that “as royalty, we should have some self-defense skills.”

「Also, if I marry Leon, it will be my duty as the sixth wife to protect him from assassinations. I’ll be like a bodyguard. It makes me feel even less like a wife. 」

Princess Tiana laughed and picked up her handgun. Her eyes were fixed on a circular target about 30 meters away from her position.

A princess holding a gun in a dress was a completely unsuitable combination. And…

「Hyahhhhhhhhhhh!! 」

Princess Tiana pulled the trigger while emitting a rough voice. Wait, there was no need to scream! I mean, how was she like me in the first place!!

I was surprised to see the target after the dry sound of that gunshot echoed through the shooting range…There was a bullet hole a little away from the center.

「Amazing! You hit it! 」

「I can hit stationary targets quite well. But I’m not good with moving targets. Sometimes when I go hunting with my mother, the animals run away before I can shoot them. 」

「That’s because you yell out loud when you shoot…! 」

「Ohhhhhh, I see!! Goddess, you’re amazing!! 」

The innocent Princess Tiana said those words with sparkling eyes, as if she was truly impressed by my explanation. Then, she handed me another handgun that was nearby.

「You should try it too, Goddess! This is a good way to relax! 」

「Re…Really? 」

I had shot a gun that Seiya made through synthesis before. I was aiming at the target, but for some reason I ended up shooting Celseus in the head. Seiya told me clearly then, “Lista, you won’t practice with a gun from now on.”

I was frustrated while remembering and picked up my handgun. Just to be on the safe side, I told Princess Tiana to stay away so that I could focus on the target.

「Hyahhhhhhhhhhh!! 」

「Even the Goddess is screaming. 」, she said. But, while the bullet I fired flew straight, it didn’t even graze the target.

「I knew I couldn’t hit it…」

Seeing me with a gloomy expression, Princess Tiana smiled.

「That’s because you haven’t practiced enough! I’ve practiced a lot, you know! You’ll definitely get better if you shoot more! 」

「You…You’re right! I’ll try again! 」

It was true since I had only taken a few test shots. Wanting to prove myself to Seiya, I shot several times after that. But…

「Ah, no way!! It’s not working at all!! 」

The target remained intact no matter how much I tried. Angry at myself for not seeing any signs of improvement, I glared at the gun I was holding and shouted.

「Isn’t this gun broken? 」

I activated my appraisal skill in a fit of anger. My skill spoke to me in my head.

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『It’s not broken at all. Maybe it’s your arm that’s broken! *giggles*』

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「…!? Damn it!! 」

After my appraisal skill mocked me, I slammed the gun on the table in front of me while using foul language. Suddenly, I noticed that even Princess Tiana was giggling.

I glared angrily at her with tears in my eyes, and…

「Let’s take a break! 」

She said so, still giggling.

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