Chapter 254: The Princess and Her Dark Prince

After talking with Yukari, I had her call the next girl and I told her that she can choose who she will pick to go next.

A minute later, the Queen of the lost Kingdom of Arcadia, Wielder of the Staff of Judgement, and the Crown of Doom appeared.

Well, I'm thankful she didn't add new titles to her name, or else, it will be harder to memorize.

"Did you summon me, oh Dark Prince of Unstoppable Greed, the Skirt-chasing Demonic Tyrant, Possessor of the Irresistible Tongue and Breaker of Relationships?"

What the hell? I'm already used to the Dark Prince but only now did I hear my full title that she made up for me…

"Elizabeth. Come here and let me tell you something."

"Oh my! Is my prince going to indulge his tainted hands on this Princess?"

Though she acted coy, Elizabeth elatedly closed our distance and circled her arms on me. Though she already did this earlier, there's a little reservation on her actions when she's in front of the others.

Right now, this is how she really was around me. It feels like I went back to that time when I accompanied her on her antics. Even if I stayed silent, she'll just continue until I respond to her.

"I'm ready, my Prince! We do not have any spectators here. You can now ravish my body once more! Oh, how long have I waited for this day to come…"

See. She's still continuing.

This girl… If Yukari changed for the better, it feels like this girl has gotten worse on her chuunibyou fantasy.

"Why are you silent, my Dark Prince? Oh! Are you already taking off my clothes inside your—Ouch!"

To interrupt her, I flicked her forehead which resulted in her covering it instantly with her hand.

"Calm down, alright? You're going off in some extreme direction. Sit here and let me look at you better."

I tapped my hand on the table where Yukari sat earlier.

While biting her lips due to the pain, Elizabeth reluctantly did what I asked and elegantly sat herself on it.

"Uh… It hurts, Ruki."

She finally changed her way of calling me by my name. She's still holding her forehead and her face was still flinching from the pain.

I might've hit her harder than I intended.

"Let me see."

I removed her hand and there's a red mark on her forehead. Upon seeing that, I instantly felt guilty. I guess I got a bit agitated by her continuous babbling…

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to flick that hard. Let's go and apply some ointment there. Akane or Yae probably had some on them."

"It's fine. I'll lose a few minutes with you if we go. I'll ask them later…"

"Are you sure?"

"Un… Am I a bad girl, my Prince?"

"Haa… No, you're not. I told you to not do it excessively. I won't run away again, alright? So go back to being just my Cursed Princess."

Ugh… This is fine. It's for Elizabeth after all. This isn't that revolting to say.

"But this is how I am… You accepted me like this."

"I know and I still accepted you as you are. It's not that I want you to stop completely, just don't do it excessively like what you did just now. That's inelegant of you my Princess."

"I see… That was my longing for you bursting out of its confinement. I should've sealed it better by using the power of the Portrait of Darkness."

If I remember correctly, that Portrait of Darkness is… my picture. And by sealing it… she meant looking at it every night or every chance she could do.

Ah. My memories of deciphering her cryptic words have started to return...

"I'm here now. You don't need to continue using that. You can also use video call if you want to see me."

Last time, when she called, it's only through voice. Maybe she decided against using video because I still haven't taken her back.

"Really? Well then, expect me to call you from the Abyss."

"Un. Now. Do you have something to tell me? Anything you want. I will hear it. Curse me, beat me, or anything you can think of."

"I don't take you for a masochist, my Prince. But do you have that tendency now?"

"How did you even translate my words to that?"

"Hehe… I just want to see your surprised face."

Elizabeth pulled on my arm and had me stand in front of her. Since she was sitting at the table, her head is now taller than mine.

"You didn't lie to me. You really came to meet me. Thank you, my prince."

She cupped my face and dropped her lips on it. At first, she was just pecking it but gradually, her lips started to stay longer, savoring the kiss that she was giving me.

"There. I actually don't have a lot to say. Only that. I'm truly grateful that you once again stood by your words. I shouldn't have doubted you."

"It's fine to doubt when I left you like that. I heard from Yukari that you also cried a lot after that day. How are you now?"

"Isn't it obvious, my Prince? I'm jubilant at your return. The Curse of Yearning you put upon me has been lifted and transformed to the Blessing of Affection."

"I see. That's great then. Today, with all of you here, we don't have much time to catch up. I will take you on a date in the near future. Do you have somewhere you want to go to?"

"Uhm… Nowhere. But I want a day with only the two of us. On top of our castle."

I see. She wanted me to stay with her for a day. In their house.

"Your parents were furious the last time they saw me in your room."

There's that event with her… She didn't invite me but I still decided to go with her. Well, I'm still full on satisfying my desire back then and I was still not hesitating on being forceful to them.

That day, when she mentioned that her parents will be out until late at night, I went home with her and intruded in their house. At first, she was against it but when we arrived there, I somehow started serving her like a real Princess.

I even cooked for her dinner. After that… We did it in the kitchen, in the dining room, in the living room, in the bathroom, in her own room and anywhere we can enter.

It's like we deigned that their whole house is our castle…

However, before I could leave after savoring that time together, her parents arrived earlier than expected and saw me leaving her room.

I don't know if that was lucky or just a flash of inspiration. But I had us clean up immediately and make an excuse of helping her with her homework which was supported by the books and worksheets I laid out in her room.

Still, they're furious upon seeing a guy leaving their daughter's room. They kicked me out of their house and even threatened to call the school to report. Come morning, I heard from Yukari that she was grounded for a week. Her parents even called the school to just send the teaching materials to their house.

And there's no mention of reporting me. I'm clueless at first but I heard from Elizabeth herself that she pleaded with her parents not to do that.

To accomplish that, I first observed her house for a few days to remember her parent's routine and on the 5th day, I visited her through her windows. She was surprised and scared at first but when she realized it was me, she became extremely elated and the smile on her face at that time was something unforgettable.

But yeah, I still forgot everything except that smile. And I didn't try to explain anything to her parents.

"Next month, they will both be busy about something. We can have the time… or you can climb up to my window again. The rope you used was still there… I kept it as a memento of you defying everything to see me."

"Alright. If it's for my Princess' smile, let's plan for it. But Elizabeth, what I did back then was still wrong. I should've tried to talk to your parents to let you off. They didn't see anything anyway."

"That was impossible for the Ruki of that time, my Prince. You sneaking in to see me is enough."

Ah. Right. I would never think of confronting her parents back then.

After a while, Elizabeth's time ended. During the time we spent together, apart from clearing everything on how we will proceed from now on, she also asked me things that she's curious about. Especially the change in me.

She can talk normally if she likes to but as always, her chuunibyou tendency will always rise up. As long as it's not as excessive as before, everything is tolerable for me.

I guess that's also her uniqueness.

Before she left to call for the next one, we savored what little time we have together.