22 - The Brave, the Princess of the Neighboring Country Seeks Marriage

In the woods on the way to the royal capital, we killed a bandit who was attacking our carriage.

"Hey, are you hurt?"

When I opened the door of the carriage, I found two women inside.

Both were about my age.

One was a cherry-haired girl in a dress from the Far East.

The other was a girl with cat ears, also in an island dress, with a sword at her waist.

The girl with cherry blossoms hair was unconscious, perhaps hit on the head.

The girl with cat ears is standing there protecting the girl.

"Stay away from the princess, you monster!

The cat girl glares at me, pointing her sword at me.

"I'm not the enemy!"

"Don't lie to me!　Its immense magical power and fighting spirit!　It's not normal!　It must be some kind of monster!"

Just when I thought he wasn't going to listen to me.

"Uh-uh. ......"

!　Princess!"

A cherry-haired girl wakes up.

"Are you hurt?"

"Yes, ...... we're fine. I'm sorry to worry you.

The girl called "Hime" says in a calm tone.

"Ah!　Princess!　My apologies!　This [Harutora]!　I am your escort knight, and I apologize profusely for falling behind a bandit!"

Harutora, the cat-eared girl, takes off her jacket.

Her large breasts swayed.

"That's okay, that's okay. She's alive."

"But ......"

"I'm just glad Harutora is still alive."

"Hime-sama, ...... d*mn it!　What a kind man you are!"

While I was watching their exchange in a daze, Hime-sama noticed me.

"Thank you for saving me. You are a god of salvation in a time of need.

"Oh, was that a predicament?"

The princess rolls her eyes and bursts out laughing.

"You really are a funny guy, aren't you? I like funny people.

With a "ssshhhh", the princess came up to me and clung to my arm.

"Aaaaaaahhh, I'm going to kill you!　Don't touch the princess with your filthy hands, you servant!"

Harutora is about to swing his sword at me.

"Don't do that, it's dangerous!"

BITA!

"What?　I can't move!　This is ...... no way [high energy]!"

"Oh, you know your stuff."

"A child like this can learn one of the most advanced techniques for sending out fighting spirit and discouraging the opponent's will to fight, ...... a martial art that even his master spent decades mastering.

"He really is an amazing person. I'm falling more and more in love with him. I know... Hey, Mister?"

"Hmm?　What is it?"

"Will you be my husband?"

At that moment, Harutora broke his high spirits and came at me.

"The Secret Sword.

I catch a serious blow with the tip of my claw.

"Are you crazy?　I can't believe that my toes can stop my divine iaikiri!"

We're in a carriage. Besides, I'm not going to answer "yes, sir" to a sudden request like that from someone I don't even know by name.

The princess giggles.

"Harutora, I was only joking."

"Hime-sama ......"

"Well, he's a potential husband, though."

"Hime-sama!

Hime-sama looks at me and bows her head with a serious expression.

"Thank you very much for your time. Once again, as the First Princess of the Far East, I thank you.

"What did you just say?"

The cherry-haired girl says it as if it were a matter of course.

"I was just saying that as the first princess, I would like to formally thank you.

Who do you think you are? She is our Princess of the Far East, Sakura Kutouryu, who resides in the far east.

"Oh, you're a princess?"

Sakura smiles elegantly.

You're a very interesting person. I love people like you ♡"