41 . Episode 41: Princess Mary's Past

Princess Marie could tell by the sound in her ears that Gustav was far away from her by that loud noise.

'I couldn't hear Gustav's footsteps; I heard things crashing in the distance.

I hear voices. I heard Alan call out the names of the soldiers and the man named Lindow with the communication stone (communication stone) to tell them that he was coming here.

'Ren! It blew up with great force, but it's okay!

I think it's Estelle's voice, or maybe it's the voice of Princess Estelle, which is different from her earlier tone of voice in that it is crumbly.

It's okay. It's a good thing that you're just passed out in that empty house, and after a while I'm going to give the military police that Mr. Alan called for a fake copy of Gustav's reconciliation paper as evidence.

Princess Marie is surprised to learn that it was a fake reconciliation negotiating paper that the human tribe named Gustav had put out. Ren, a young Human boy, was the one who saved the people of the deep sea country from being displaced.

We hear footsteps approaching us. Princess Marie stands up and pings! He straightened up. Ren stopped in front of Princess Marie. He fell to his knees.

'Princess, I'm sorry for the noise. I am sorry. Gustav attacked us, but we knocked him unconscious, so the gendarmerie and the guild supremo will arrive in time.''

"Thank you, sir. And now, Dear Ren, I am Marie Atwil S. Aqua, ambassador to the land of the deep. Please stand. We have come here as an apology for what our kind of demon has done to cause this turmoil.

So this time I came to the city of Luthi as an ambassador. And when I went to the tower of Elias, I met Gustav, who claimed to be the "negotiator" of the Zestiria Kingdom.

Then...hmm?

When she stood up after being told this, she was so close to Ren's presence that Princess Marie, who had been lost in thought, noticed that her cheeks felt warm. She realized that it was the warmth of a human hand.

"...What?

'There's dirt on his face. It must have been from the sand that flew off the ground when the ground peeled off earlier.

Ren carefully wiped the sand and mud off Princess Marie's face with a handkerchief.

From then on, the maids and ministers of the royal court shunned her if she came near the princess, saying she would be cursed too. And no one, not even her parents, would come near her.

Don't touch me!

Princess Marie stepped back and Ren? It was. I am cursed. Maybe Ren will be cursed, too.

'I am cursed! Could it be that the curse has an effect on Ren-sama!

There's still some dirt in there.

"Fluffy!

Princess Marie makes a strange noise. Ren wipes away the dirt on Princess Marie's face again with his handkerchief.

''If it's a curse, don't worry. I hold the skill to nullify curses, so you can't leave the princess with a stain on it.

Master Wren...

Her chest was hot, and her cheeks felt a little hot. Princess Marie silently rested her face against Ren's. Then, after making sure her face was clean, Ren called out to her. Princess Marie bowed lightly.

'Thank you. Now we can discuss this without being rude.

Thank you for the compliment.

Your Highness. The Chief Executive has arrived.

Princess Marie's valet called out to her, and she heard the footsteps of several others, except Ren.

''Well then, Princess-sama, I'll take my leave now!

'Wait! Master Len!

With a flurry of footsteps, Ren makes a sound. There is the sound of something running in a hurry. Then he feels a presence nearby.

''I'm sorry for making you wait so long. I am the head of the guild association. My name is Lindow. I have heard from Princess Marie and her companions in the Land of the Deep Sea.''

Lindow bows her head. Princess Marie had been told by the valet beforehand.

Lindow, an adventurer from the guild association, who is directing the reconstruction of the city to end this disturbance quickly.

But this man is not just a man, Princess Marie thinks, because she couldn't sense any sign of him until he was close by.

It's a good thing that you don't need to call me Mr. Lindow. I'm just here as an ambassador.

'Okay, then I'll call you Marie. Hmm?

I can feel Lindow's eyes on me a little. Perhaps he's curious about the bandages wrapped around his own face.

'Does the bandage bother you?'

Oh, no, I mean...

It's okay, I'm used to it. When I was very young, a wizard cursed me to go blind. I lost my light.　

The princess unbuckled the bandages on her face, thinking it would be more satisfying to show her cursed eyes once.

Around the glow in her vision, she could see Lindow's face and see the face of the attendant.

''Huh?''

That Marie? Your eyes look fine, don't they? Miss Marie!

Princess Marie shed tears from her eyes. The curse that no wizard or sorcerer had ever tried to cure had been lifted.

Princess Marie collapsed to her knees and shed tears. She thought the tears had already dried up, but they flowed to overflowing in her hands.

(Thank you,...Lady Ren.)

Then she stopped crying tears. Princess Marie and Lindow negotiated a settlement at Elias' tower after this.

Then Lynda proposed to build a guild association and a guild branch in the Land of the Deep Sea.

The troubles in the Deep Sea Country are resolved one by one, and a few years later, the era of the Deep Sea Country and the city of Luthi begins to prosper, but that is another story.