Chapter 64

Inside the carriage going to the capital of Comotoria, there is Melissa and me, and also Chibi Dragon who was lying down .

「My bad, asking you to come with me」

「U〜un, Kakeru is always helping me after all . Besides, if it’s Comotoria, I should be of help」

「I heard from Althea that its a country which the Solon Church has a huge authority, is it true」

「Un . The current king is a devout follower」

「What kind of person is he?」

「It’s a 70 years old Ojii-san」

「A 70-year-old Jii-san is the king huh, then, the age of the prince is quite old right」

It somehow felt strange, imagining a prince who is forty or fifty, I couldn’t help but laugh .

It’s not like there are contradictions with a prince being forty or fifty, but if you say prince, the standard image is a cool and young one so I couldn’t help but laugh .

「The crown prince should be 9 years old this year」

「Fue?!」

『Don’t let out such strange voices』

『Otou-san, how cute』

The Demon Swords pointed that out .

「It’s a 70 years old Jii-san, and the crown prince is his son right? And he is 9 years old」

「Un」

「He’s pretty vigorous, huh」

「It seems like he had a hard time . Also, that was the reason why he was faithful to the Solonism」

「What do you mean?」

When I asked that, Melissa answered .

She said that in the region of Comotoria where late marriages are common, the first child he had was when he was over 30 years old .

The child who was born at that time was a girl, meaning, a princess .

There was no problem with that .

The next child who was born was a girl .

There was still no problem .

The third child born was a girl .

Buzzing sounds started to be heard here and there .

The fourth, the fifth, the sixth, they were girls too .

Seven, eight, nine, tenーーuntil the thirteenth, girls were continuously born .

All of them are children born with miracles, thirteen consecutive children .

“The king is cursed”, there was many rumors like that .

「In fact, he was being possessed by something . That was removed by the great priest of the Solon Church ten years ago, and with that, a boy was finally born」

「It’s like that huh」

A successor was finally born, well, he would really be a follower with that .

But, a successor when he got old huh, I somehow remembered Toyotomi Hideyoshi .

Hideyoshi was also being called a playboy when he was young, but in the late years, he became a tyrant because of the love for his children .

I wonder if that king was alright .

「Myu〜?」

Chibi Dragon who was lying down raised her head .

She was tilting her head at first, but she started crying “Myu〜, myu〜” towards the wall .

『O-chan?』

「Is there something . Stop」

I ordered the coachman, and the carriage stopped .

I went down from the carriage and looked at the direction where Chibi Dragon cried to .

There was nothing there with one glance, but looking carefully, I saw a scene more than a kilometer far away that someone is being attacked .

A knight-like person, was attacking the carriage .

「Eleanor, Hikari, let’s go」

『Umu』

『Un!』

「Melissa, you stay here, Chibi too」

「Did something happen?」

「I’ll explain later」

It looks like its an emergency . I sprinted .

I ran the distance of more than a kilometer without thirty seconds .

The person inside the carriage was already dragged out from the carriage .

It was a 13-14 year old girl, and judging from her clothes, it looks like she’s a lady or a princess .

And the one attacking her had a crest that I had seenーーit was knights wearing armor with the crest of the Comotoria Army .

「To betray your master, what a filthy man!」

「This is not a betrayal . It is an order」

「What did you say!」

「Please forgive us . Be prepared!」

The knight slashes down his sword towards the girl without reasoning .

*Gakiーn*! I drew out Eleanor, and get in between them while parrying .

「Who?」

「Who are you!」

A girl being attacked, and the knight attacking . I heard them at the same time, and both of them were surprised .

A girl without arms, and an attacking knight .

I instantly decided, and saved the girl .

After I had cut down all of the knights that were attacking the girl, I said to her .

「Are you okay」

「Yes」

It was a quite courageous girl .

「I am Yuuki Kakeru, you are?」

「I am called Aura・Torideca・Comotoria」

「Comotoria? Don’t tell me you’re a princess?」

「I’m the thirteenth princess . Rather than that, Yuuki Kakeru you say, the Great Sage Althea’s?」

「Yeah, that’s right」

“It’s easier if you know”, I nodded .

However, the situation seems troublesome .

The thirteenth princess, attacked by the knights wearing armor with the crest of the kingdom .

It really seems troublesome .

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I took Aura with me, and returned to the carriage .

I tied up the knights, and left them behind .

「Aura-sama!」

「Saint-sama?」

It looks like the two know each other, and got surprised the instant they faced each other .

I heard about the story, so thinking that there was a high possibility that they know each other, I was not surprised .

「Why is the Saint-sama here?」

「I’m on the way to Krades with Kakeru . Instead, what happened to Aura-sama?」

「I don’t know! Why did that suddenly happen」

「Kakeru?」

“What does she mean”, Melissa asked .

I asked Aura .

「The man earlier, was that man your subordinate?」

「He’s father’s subordinate, a man that can be trusted」

「Clues for the reason that that man would attack you」

「There’s none!」

It seems like Princess Aura was quite irritated . Well, she was almost killed so it can’t be helped .

「……you have a clue huh」

「Mu?」

I looked at Melissa . Melissa was looking at Aura with an ambiguous expression .

Aura bit her lip, she had the face that she was holding back on something .

Cluesーーit looks like there was some .

The silence continued for more than five minutes, and from there, Aura heavily said .

「Since last year, my Onee-samas had continuously died from accidents」

「Continuously?」

「Astrea-oneesama, Clora-oneesama, Shima-oneesama, Daphne-oneesama, and Eunice-oneesama . Within just a year since last year, six big sisters had died from accident」

「You saying Onee-sama, means the princesses born 13 consecutive times」

Aura nodded .

「Five people dying from an accident within a year huh . ……it doesn’t look like a coincidence」

「Leda-oneesama and Lena-oneesama died from sickness」

「……that’s not a coincidence」

It’s too consecutive . If it comes to this much, there could only be the smell of conspiracy .

「Any clues?」

「……」

She bit her lips again, and didn’t say anything .

“Don’t tell me”, I thought .

I remembered Toyotomi Hideyoshi who had a successor when he was old .

There’s no way, right .

Aura who doesn’t say anything, and for her, Melissa said .

「Aura-sama . How about asking this person, asking Kakeru for help?」

「This person?」

Aura looked at me very suspiciously . On the other hand, Melissa looked at me with eyes full of trust .

「That’s right . If its Kakeru, he would save whoever it is, and solve the problem」

“Absolutely”, Melissa said strongly .