Surviving as a Saint in Another World

Prince (2)

The way back to the academy was normal. Until the princess made a bombshell statement.

“Come to think of it, Saint Ronan, are you feeling well?”

“yes I’m okay.”

Right after she answered that she was fine with inertia to the words that felt almost like greetings because she had asked too many questions, the princess sighed as if she was glad and added something as if she were talking about an obvious fact.

“It’s fortunate. The saint’s health is the top priority, but if he visits the imperial palace too late, there might be some muttering from the people around him.”

…what?

I didn’t know what the princess was talking about, so I looked at her as if she was asking what the hell she was talking about.

“Why is that?”

The princess calmly asked me such a question, as if she hadn’t even thought that I was flustered.

Are you still less tired?

“Uh… what does visiting the imperial palace mean?”

“yes?”

Stop asking short-answer questions while being surprised as if you hadn’t thought of it that way. You’re getting timid because you wonder if I’ve really done something wrong.

“…yes?”

When I actually asked back in a slightly lowered voice, the embarrassing princess calmly sorted out the situation and asked.

“Wait, Saint Ronan, I’m not trying to interrogate you. Are you saying you don’t know where we’re heading?”

I don’t know. Something like that. Aren’t you going back to the academy?

“We will go straight to the imperial palace after lightly renovating in a nearby big city.

Yep.

My head froze for a moment at the absurd princess’ bombshell remarks.

Wait, what the hell do you mean by the imperial palace? It’s the first time I’ve heard of it.

Victory Ceremony? It’s not like we won a war and come back, so we’re going to the Victory Ceremony. There wasn’t an event like that the last time we caught it because it’s going to proceed by defeating the devil worshipers.

“This expedition is considered as part of a large-scale military action that includes cooperation with other countries, not simply an expedition to treat a disease. Yes. I briefly explained it to you at the last meal, don’t you remember?”

…Are you talking about the sermon time under the guise of that mealtime then? Isn’t it too cruel to mix such an important story with torture?

I am a person with a very healthy habit of quickly brushing away memories that are bad or unfavorable to me.

It’s been a long time since the stories from that time, of course, pretended to be listening intently, but they all slipped away and were not memorable.

…Ah, I seem to be feeling unwell all of a sudden. Could you please exclude me?

The triumphant ceremony in the imperial palace. The church also took part in it, so of course they would participate there as well.

Even just hearing the words gave off an annoying feeling of foreboding.

What the hell, when will I be able to win a life that only sleep…

While I was thinking about such a complaint, the knight commander approached me and the princess.

“Princess. An escort has arrived at the front, but what will you do?”

Already? You just got out of the contaminated area, are you starting now?

Fortunately, the princess asked back as if it was the first time.

“Yes? Escorts… you mean? We haven’t even reached the capital yet. What kind of escorts are you talking about?”

The knight commander shook his head as if he was a little dumbfounded and replied.

“It seems that the 3rd prince personally led the soldiers to the campaign to honor the warriors who went through a reversal.”

“You mean the third prince…”

The princess, who had heard the story, also held her head and shook her head as if she had a headache.

Seeing that both of them were clearly unwelcome at a glance, I began to get a sense of how things were going.

If it’s the 3rd prince, I’ve heard of it a few times.

Along with the princess next to me, one of the most powerful candidates for succession to the throne in this empire.

Of course, as long as they are royal descendants, they are all potential competitors, but among them, the prince is almost the only one who has the power to keep the princess’s supporters in check.

Such a prince dares to come all the way here to welcome the expedition? Anyone can see that it is part of the imperial family’s power struggle.

Until a little while ago, I wanted to sleep in the academy, but in an instant, the will to fight rose.

I don’t know anything else, but I can’t stand it when others benefit from the results of my hard work.

You mean you dare to put a spoon on my awesome achievement?

The only person who can put a spoon on my table is my political partner, the Princess Princess.

“What kind of person is Prince 3?”

First of all, the expression of the princess and the captain of the knights all became subtle when he asked with the intention of collecting information on the unscrupulous person who was trying to put a spoon on them.

“He’s not a bad kid. He’s talented, knows how to handle talented people, and knows how to move people’s hearts. But… he still has a little childlike side to him.”

“Even his childlike appearance has times when he charms people and supports his abilities, so he is a person who is outstanding in many ways. But…”

…The knight commander is a person who is loyal to the emperor, so even so, the princess is very lenient in her evaluation of her potential contender for the throne?

It was even more embarrassing to know that he really thought that way, not just with words.

It seems that the fighting spirit that has been raised to the maximum will be blown away by the subtle reaction of the two people like a spring breeze.

isn’t it the enemy?

Moreover, the knight commander made an effort to praise the prince, then looked at me with meaningful eyes and shook his head a couple of times.

Well, if you’ve said something, stick with it. There are two things that make people angry, one is to stop talking and the other is…

“Usually, I might have given the princess a word or two of advice, but I don’t think there’s any need to do so this time.”

Why, why on earth do you not need it?

This knight commander knows all too well how to talk to make people angry.

“What would you like to do, Princess. If we emphasize that this expeditionary force is a unit returning after completing a military operation, and pushing forward with military law, we may ignore the troops in front of us and pass by.”

Isn’t that too much of a handshake? Seeing that it tells us that there could be a fight like that, it seems to be part of an implicit fight for imperial authority.

“No, I can’t go that far because of my personal feelings. I accept it.”

“All right.”

The knight commander nodded and left, and the princess, who turned her head to me, hesitated for a moment before speaking again.

“It will be quicker to judge the 3rd prince by looking at him.

Are you saying that he is a complex character who is ambiguous whether he is an enemy or an ally? It is difficult…

“And the promise I made to support Saint Ronan anytime, anywhere is not empty. I will support Saint Ronan no matter what he chooses.”

I don’t know why you’re suddenly making such a solemn promise again. Depending on what you hear, it sounds like you’ll support my will even if I support the third prince. Then why are you giving up the fight for the throne?

…Ay, I really meant it that way.

I erased the useless thoughts that came to my mind and headed towards the front of the camp with the princess.

“Ah, sister! Even after going through so many hardships, her beauty shines through! It truly deserves to be called the jewel of the imperial family!”

And as soon as I went to the front of the camp, I was talking to the knight commander, and I quickly identified this side and saw a sad-looking man greeting the princess.

Seeing as he called the princess his sister, there was no need to discuss the man’s identity.

Even though knights and horses in all kinds of splendid ceremonial equipment were lined up behind the man, looking at him first, he seemed adept at grabbing people’s attention.

“I just want to thank you for not ignoring my younger brother. I took over my father’s permission and prepared the event diligently, but I would have been heartbroken if the first button was wrong.”

“Yeah…How can I not understand your intentions? Thank you for coming all the way here to meet me.”

Hmm…Is this how it feels? I was able to infer roughly how things went between the princess and the prince just with this brief exchange.

And I dare to say that, with the style of the princess, the prince was the best.

I felt it from the beginning, but this prince’s way of speaking is strangely intrusive.

Complimenting the appearance of the princess is a virtue that can be said enough, but in a situation where everyone is tired and tired after military action, is it really acceptable to praise her appearance?

Of course, it is natural for a person like a princess to dress up for dignity not immediately after the battle, but upon returning, so it is natural to clean up the appearance, but some soldiers who are tired and tired of wiping their faces are annoying If you compare it to others, it may look a little different from someone else’s point of view.

For example, the princess had enough time to dress up, and only the soldiers struggled to the death. It was important that the people I wanted to catch were the people who were going well no matter what, and the people I didn’t want to look like could talk like that.

In addition, the word thank you for not ignoring herself that is attached to the back of the tongue. This also implicitly expresses the story of gratitude that the princess could have been petty and rejected herself, but she did not do so.

From the point of telling such a story, the perception may arise that the princess had no choice but to accept the prince’s unilateral escort procession, which was not agreed upon in advance, because it was difficult to refuse.

On the other hand, the prince would appear to be a deeply fraternal figure who went on his way despite the possibility of being rejected by the princess.

A way of speaking that allows one to elevate oneself while strangely making room for the opponent to be put down.

The biggest problem is that the prince, who uses that narration, doesn’t feel any such shady intentions.

He was sincere when he complimented the princess on her appearance, and when she said that she was the jewel of the imperial family, he was even feeling proud. He was sincere when he said thank you for not rejecting him, and he was sincere when he said that it was the first step in the event he had prepared.

The dirtiest act that can be done with the utmost ease… D4C No, what are you saying?

Anyway, it was clear that he was not an ordinary person.

It’s really amazing. There are all kinds of human groups in the world, but there are people who can use such skillful speech not by long training or experience, but by instinct.

I’m sure this bastard is f*cking me, but since he doesn’t have any malice, it wouldn’t be easy to respond to the princess’s personality.

Even if it’s not a personality problem, it’s not easy to actually deal with it.

Here, if you list the stories mentioned above and explain that these disrespectful words and actions were never intended by the other side, only the side that has been bitten will become a megalomaniac who interprets the story strangely.

Even the stories that people say they didn’t know are usually lies, but the prince here is sincere.

The prince took advantage unilaterally in a defenseless state, and when he counterattacked from this side, the opponent seemed defenseless, so it suddenly seemed like he was beaten first.

If you attack, you only harm yourself.

…that would have been the case without me.

A clever way of speaking by instinct? Yes, it is commendable enough. But is it really a good story?

In other words, if the person is using that technique without knowing it, he will not know how to deal with it when he is attacked by Taijiquan.

And pretending not to attack, pretending to be defenseless while biting the opponent is my specialty.

Until now, thanks to the status of the prince, there would have been few opportunities to hear objections in the first place. Most of the people who could argue would have let go of their hands because they did not know how to treat the prince with this unique character. Typically, like the princess in front of them. .

But not me.

Coincidentally, I even had a nominal position to intervene in the prince’s remarks.

I’m the kind of person who really hates other guys besides me doing stuff like that.

I am the only one who can unilaterally attack others in this world.

Everyone else says fair play.

Okay, I owe the princess a lot, but it’s been a long time since I’ve had a chance to pay it back.

After sorting out what I was going to say, I rammed right into the prince.

“Azalea-sama didn’t want to turn down the treatment everyone here deserved because of my discomfort.”

The princess and the prince both looked at me with surprised expressions, probably not expecting my words.

“Ah, Belfar. This person…”

“If I don’t know the most popular person in the empire right now, who knows, sister. Nice to meet you, Saint Ronan! I’m the third prince of the empire, Belfar Zephys.”

After the princess came to her senses and stopped trying to introduce me, the prince said that and then came to me and held out his hand.

Yes, if it’s normal, if the princess cuts off her words and shows interest in her, even if she doesn’t introduce herself, even if she knows her name and appeals to the fact that her interest is real, and even being the prince of the empire, you can’t help but be impressed to some extent. .

Only the princess, who couldn’t properly arrange a greeting between the two, was left out a bit again.

But this time too, the prince feels nothing but pleasure and interest in actually meeting me, who is really popular.

It seemed that the princess had already disappeared from the prince’s mind.

The words ‘like a child’ that the princess had said started to make sense.

But, princess, I decided to call this kind of thing like a child rather than the noble expression of being like a child.

I replied firmly while holding the prince’s outstretched hand.

“According to rumors, Ronan has survived countless deaths, but is still in good shape.”

“Um…? Ha ha ha, the saint has a unique sense of humor.”

Are you laughing? hahahaha, are you laughing right now? Well, you must be laughing because you don’t know what I’m being sarcastic about.

In fact, since the prince had no intention of slandering the princess’ appearance in the first place, he probably wouldn’t understand what I was talking about.

So I thought it was just a trivial joke and passed it on.

Certainly, most people would stop at this point even if they tried to say one thing. It was never really intended, and the other person is not aware of it at all, so what are you doing with heat about it?

However, I am a heartless adult who raises my fist and looks at someone if I don’t like them, whether or not they have malice.

Originally, children grow up being beaten.

First of all, you’re right. It looks like your basic head is spinning a bit, but then you’ll know what you’ve done wrong.