I happened to et again in the Hydra Kingdom this year’s hero, Mitsunaga Seigi, who is an otherworlder just like .
Surprised to see that Mitsunaga-kun has clearly changed from the last ti I saw him, I slowly spoke.
[……It’s been a really long ti. Have you been doing well?]
[Yes! Miyama-san seems to be doing well too…… I’ve heard lots of rumors about you, you know?]
[R- Rumors?]
[Yes. I’ve heard a lot of things from Cathy…… Ah, no, from Princess Cattleya, who’s been accompanying .]
Mitsunaga-kun said that he had heard rumors about …… Co to think of it, as I recall, the Second Princess of the Symphonia Kingdom is accompanying the group who have the role of Hero, and I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s exchanging letters with Ryze-san, Amalie-san, or with Orchid.
However, fumu…… Princess Cattleya…… Is Cathy her nickna? It seems like it was as Alice said, they seem to be good friends.
[I heard that you got to know the Six Kings-sama and won in the Sacred Tree Festival……]
[A- Ahaha…… No, it really was just an accident……]
[No, that’s amazing! I haven’t even t one of the Six Kings-sama yet, so I’m feeling envious. They’re the top of the Demon Realm, so they were definitely quite majestic…… They must feel like those last bosses in RPGs, right!?]
[………………..]
I think only giddo-san and Magnawell-san can adapt to that kind of impression of yours.
[S- Speaking of which, is Mitsunaga-kun…… co to this city for the pilgrimage of the person who has the role of Hero?]
[Eh? Ah, yes. I ca to this city the other day after I finished my tour around the Archlesia Empire.]
[Hehhh…… Do you make speeches or stuff like that?]
[Yes, but even though I say that, I mostly just read the script they give , and there are only a few instances where I think and speak for myself.]
With a refreshing smile on his face as he speaks, I think Mitsunaga-kun has really brightened up.
No, I don’t know much about how the old Mitsunaga-kun was, but from his expression and the way he spoke, I could tell that this pilgrimage had been a good experience for him.
It wasn’t a great idea to just stand there and talk about stuff, so we decided to move around a little bit and continue the conversation while sitting in a place that seems to be a plaza.
[……Aoi-chan and Hina-chan were also worried about you.]
[Really? I can understand if it was Kusunoki-senpai, but wouldn’t Hina just say that “it would be great if Idiot Seigi gets hurt sowhere”?]
[……Ah, no, that is……]
[She has always hated even back then, you know…… Well, it certainly was my fault.]
She did say sothing like that. She said that he was so full of himself when she t him back at the evening party…… Apparently, Hina-chan seems to be very harsh only when it cos to Mitsunaga-kun.
[……Are you two childhood friends?]
[Yes, well, rather than just childhood friends…… We’re “cousins”.]
[Eh? Eeehhh!? R- Really?]
[Yes. I was born in April while Hina was born in March, so she was born a bit earlier than .]
What a surprise, it seems that Mitsunaga-kun and Hina-chan are cousins.
I don’t feel like they resemble at all, but since they’re male and female, I guess they wouldn’t resemble each other just like so brothers and sisters do.
[……Well, I’ve always been selfish and acting big around my relatives, a no-good person. They hated to the bone. Moreover, there’s that trope, right? About how they speak all these sorts of things about how they hate you, but deep inside…… Well, my case isn’t like that, they hate inside too, so they would speak out their hate to .]
[T- That is, how should I say this……]
[No, I guess it can’t be helped. I don’t really like the person I used to be either.]
[…………………]
Sohow, I think that Mitsunaga-kun was trying to change himself, and that’s why he beca the way he is now.
I feel like he encountered a big turning point in this world, just like I did when I t Kuro. That is what I feel.
As I was thinking about this, Mitsunaga-kun looked at the people walking in the plaza with a distant look in his eyes and calmly spoke.
[……Back when I first arrived in this world. I felt as if I was the protagonist of the story. Being in a story about a Hero summoned to another world…… I liked that kind of story too, and thought what it was like being one.]
[……I actually thought so too, because of all the light novels and all the other stuff.]
[Miyama-san too!? Isn’t it great, being summoned to another world! Well, I never thought that I really would be summoned……]
[Unnn.]
Mitsunaga-kun happily laughed when he heard that I had the sa hobby.
[In such instances, the Hero would often have a cheat ability, so I wondered if it was the sa for too.]
[That’s right. However, there’s also that pattern of multiple heroes being summoned, and you aren’t chosen as the hero.]
[Right!? Well, I didn’t have the composure to think about it……]
After speaking up to that point, Mitsunaga-kun’s face slightly drops down and a sowhat regretful expression appears on his face, as if he was regretting his past.
[……I really was an idiot. It’s not like I’m a great person, but I ended up thinking that I can do anything and got carried away with my own selfishness…… If there’s a hole sowhere, I feel like I want to bury myself in it.]
[……I would have done the sa if our positions are reversed though. I think I may grow impudent from all the politeness I receive. Besides, the fact that you feel that way ans that you’re not the sa now, right?]
Yes, if I had been in Mitsunaga-kun’s position, I might have also been carried away.
I would think that I am the protagonist of my story, and end up acting all cocky towards others.
[……I’ve never actually been scolded that much. No, on the contrary, I think I’ve rarely had “conversations with my own parents”.]
[……Really?]
[Yes. For my workaholic parents, “I was just a child born out of accident” and isn’t soone they wished for.]
[……………….]
He indifferently said those words, but I could tell that Mitsunaga-kun didn’t think well of his parents.
[It isn’t like they abandoned though, but they were indifferent to most of the ti. They would give money for my birthdays or other occasions like that, so that I could buy whatever I wanted…… But they would almost never praise or scold for my actions.]
[I see……]
[Well, that’s not the only reason, since I think I was also pretty twisted back then.]
[If you say it like that, that ans that it’s different now, right?]
This may not be a good mory for Mitsunaga-kun, but at least, he has grown up enough to talk about it as a story of the past.
I think that’s a really admirable thing to do, because that isn’t sothing easy to do…… And the person who changed such a Mitsunaga-kun must be……
[Yes. When I arrived in this world, as I was getting full of myself…… Princess Cattleya thoroughly scolded . She punched my nose that was growing long back into my face…… My authority is just sothing I borrowed, who the heck do I think I am, she said……]
[…………………]
[……I know this may sound weird, but when she scolded , I felt happy. No one has ever looked at so straight and straightforwardly scolded before……]
Mitsunaga-kun described his forr self as soone selfish. And now, he felt happy to be scolded…… Perhaps, Mitsunaga-kun was acting selfishly because he wanted soone to look at him and scold him.
Just like who wishes for soone to save , he was also stuck in his own shell……
[After that, I tried to change…… Even if I may be acting in self-interest, I want her to recognize and not want to let her down…… I still have a long way to go, but I still think I can change thanks to Princess Cattleya.]
[……I see.]
Mitsunaga-kun’s expression as he talked about Princess Cattleya was bright and I could tell that he really cared for her.
At the sa ti though, I rembered that I had heard sothing before, and although it may be useless, I turned to Mitsunaga-kun and slightly bowed my head.
[Speaking of which, I have to apologize to Mitsunaga-kun……]
[Eh? Apologize?]
[Unnn, I was actually curious about how Mitsunaga-kun was doing before, so I asked one of my acquaintances to look into it…… At that ti, ummm, I heard that Mitsunaga–kun had confessed to Princess Cattleya…… I’m really sorry!]
[Eh? Eehhh!? You know about that!? Uwaahhh, I’m feeling embarrassed…… N- No, well, it’s not like it’s wrong for you to know about it.]
When I apologize, Mitsunaga-kun looks surprised before hiding his face in embarrassnt.
[……By the way, do you also know the result of my confession?]
[Errr…… Just that you were slapped after you confessed to her.]
[Pfff, ahaha…… That’s kind of pathetic hearing what happened from soone else’s mouth. Well, it’s certainly true but……]
Yes, I know that Mitsunaga-kun confessed his feelings to Princess Cattleya and that he was slapped, but I didn’t know the results in detail.
When I only heard that story, I thought that the fact that he was slapped ans he was dumped, but looking at it now, it doesn’t feel like he was dumped.
[……Ahh, by the way, the reply to my confession was still pending.]
[Pending?]
Thereupon, perhaps sensing my doubts, Mitsunaga-kun gave a gentle smile and told the result of his confession.
[Yes, I was certainly slapped when I confessed to her. And then, she told “Stop trying to depend on ! You still don’t have any confidence in yourself! I will never accept the confession from soone…… whose only desire is to rely on others!”]
[……E- Errr……]
[But afterwards, she said “However, I am very happy for your thoughts. But for this reason, I must make sure that I won’t hinder your growth. That’s why, first of all, show that you’ve decided to do your best, and that you’ve done your part as the one who holds the role of Hero.”.]
[I guess that could be considered as a favorable response, right?]
[Yes…… Also, she told “If you’ve made it to the end, if you’re confident in yourself, and if you still feel the sa way to …… Let hear you say that again. When you do, I promise to stand beside you, even if it ans giving up my position as royalty.”…… She looked really shy when she said those words to .]
Mitsunaga-kun seed very happy as he said this, and I could tell that he and Princess Cattleya still had a good relationship with each other.
[After that, Princess Cattleya imdiately sent a letter of inquiry to the King of Symphonia…… and the King of Symphonia agreed to it.]
[Is that so…… Congratulations.]
[Thank you…… Though it’s still too early for that. And thus, my imdiate goal is to beco a man worthy of standing next to Princess Cattleya!]
Clasping his hands tightly, Mitsunaga-kun’s face is filled with motivation.
I could see a definite strength and determination in his eyes, and I understood that these were the factors that changed him more than anything else.
Dear Mom, Dad———- When we t again, Mitsunaga-kun beca a good young man, filled with cheerfulness and motivation. To bring a really great change to Mitsunaga-kun, Princess Cattleya——- What kind of person is she?
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