Chapter 64: Na
We changed our course and advanced south west.
Since we have been riding on Firo for a while without a wagon, I’m getting cramps.
“Is there a cart sowhere that we can steal?”
Since I already have a bounty. It’s just a wagon……
“Noo~!”
Firo seed to have a reaction to that
“Firo won’t pull a cart that is stolen.”
Is this perhaps so Philo Rial sense of justice?
“Stealing aside, it’s quite uncomfortable to ride Firo for a long ti.”
“Does the second princess also think so?”
“Ummm……”
The second princess gives an unpleasant look and avoids my question.
what’s wrong?
“Even though it will be dangerous, maybe we could have Raphtalia buy a wagon in a village……”
It would be nice to just have sothing to ride in.
Should I ask that shadow?
“Oops, it looks like nightfall soon. Shall we take a break?”
Just as we were about to rest.
“””Gua!?”””
A wild Philo Rial A appeared!
A wild Philo Rial B appeared!
A wild Philo Rial C appeared!
The Philo Rials saw Firo and raised their voices.
They look familiar. Ah, they’re the ones that ran away imdiately before.
Sohow these Philo Rial have the expressions of those determined to complete their mission, but after a while they run away again.
“What’s that?”
“How rare, being able to encounter Philo Aria and Firiru classes in the wild.”
The second princess seems to be looking at those Philo Rial with entranced expressions.
“I’ve this suspicion for a while now, but second princess, you really like Philo Rials right?”
“Yup! Ah……”
After the second princess nodded, she looked at with an unpleasant face.
Just what did I say?
Gu……
Firo’s stomach growls.
“I’m hungry.”
“Do not eat each other.”
“Firo-chan is such a glutton.”
The second princess pokes Firo with her fingers.
“Ehehe”
It’s good that they are close, but their behaviour is a little disgusting.
Like so idiot couples.
I finish preparing the camp-fire and start cooking.
“Hey, second princess.”
I give her today’s dinner but she refuses it with a frown.
What on earth did I say?
“l-chan doesn’t want to eat?”
“I’ll eat. But……”
The second princess seems to be at a loss.
What is going on?
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.”
When Raphtalia asks the second princess picks up her dinner.
“What’s wrong l-chan”
“Um……”
Firo asks the second princess and she shows a troubled face.
“I don’t have the power to brainwash you know.”
“That’s not it!”
The second princess turns away and pouts.
Her usual attitude doesn’t change. She happily chats with Firo’s human form and, talks with Raphtalia happily.
But for so reasons she only gives an unpleasant face, or just ignores .
I can’t understand at all.
After finishing our al, I heard a few strange cries in the distance.
“The cry of Philo Rial!”
The second princess strains her ears to listen carefully.
“The second princess really likes Philo Rial huh.”
“Yup!”
“Why do you like them so much?”
When the second princess noticed I asked the question she gave another unpleasant look.
Another Philo Rial cry is heard.
“Because……Philo Rials are legendary holy birds……”
“Legendary?”
“Yes. It is a common belief that Philo Rials are companions of Heroes that save people from demons in the olden tis.”
“That so?”
“Yes, in the past during another wave of calamity, the heroes used them as mounts.”
“There were waves back then?”
Since it was sothing I heard from trash I disregarded it.
However, there was a prophecy of the wave.
I wonder if that was it. Glass also said that thinking of the wave as a simple disaster was a big mistake.
Though I don’t know if I’ll get an answer, I might be able to get so hints from the second princess’s story.
“When travelling with mother, she told the story of Philo Rials.”
“Interesting……What stories?”
“You see Philo Rials are the mounts of heroes, their support,and also their protectors.”
“Right now Firo here is the sa.”
Raphtalia answers while looking at Firo.
Certainly, Firo is the cornerstone of our offensive power. Her legs are fast and strong.
Without Firo, earning money through peddling would have been very difficult. Not to ntion our lives right now as fugitives are only possible thanks to her.
“Yes. The legends also describe the Queen of Philo Rials.”
“Is that so?”
“Umm, the Queen of Philo Rials was also a hero’s mount, and she helped them fight against the wave. It is said that the Queen of Philo Rials who also participated in the wave at that ti is still alive and watching over the world to this day.”
Did I just use such a legend as a substitute horse?
That also explains the reason why Firo was called a holy bird.
“You see,my dream is to one day et the Queen of Philo Rials.”
The second princess embraces Firo affectionately while saying so.
“The Queen of Philo Rials. They are capable of various transformations.”
“Well, Firo is probaby also the Queen of Philo Rials. She has all kinds of transformations abilities too.”
“That’s right! And since I could beco friends with Firo-chan my dream was realized.”
Second princess, is that the reason you wanted to beco friends with Firo?
“Queen huh……”
Incidentally I start thinking about the second princess’s mother.
I don’t know what kind of persons she is, but if possible I would like to have a talk with her and ask about the story.
Since she is also a parent of that bitch. Half in expectation, half in resignation, according to degojaru’s story……I have to admit she does seem to be a good person.
Hmm?
I have a feeling there was so sense of incongruity just now.
I compare Firo with the second princess.
“Ahh, so that’s what it was.”
“What’s wrong?”
“Well, according to legend the Queen of Philo Rials is still alive now, does that make Firo a princess of the Philo Rials?”
“Eh, so are you saying Firo-chan is not the Queen?”
“Who knows. Though there is no way to prove that the actual Queen still exists right?”
As if the second princess understood sothing she shook her head.
“Then are you saying that my dream of eting the queen still hasn’t been fulfilled?……”
“Did I say sothing bad?”
“No. Just that I would like to et her so day.”
“What do you want to do after eting her?”
“I want to be friends!”
“I see I see, when the ti cos I’ll help you out, second princess. After the world becos peaceful together with Firo you can search for her.”
“What about Master~?”
“I’m going back to my own world.”
There is no reason to remain in this world, and if I had the choice I would go without hesitation.
Though I do not say that.
“No~! Firo wants to go with Master!”
“No, There’s no way people of this world can co.”
“I want to go! I want to go!”
“Endure it. Because the second princess will be your new master.”
“No~!”
Oh my, its gotten quite noisy.
“Really……Naofumi-sama will leave if it becos peaceful.”
“Yeah, what about it?”
“Nothing……”
Raphtalia mutters while looking at the camp-fire with deadpan eyes.
“—-Don’t call that!”
“Hm? Second princess what’s wrong?”
The second princess seems to be talking about sothing while trembling.
“What did you say?”
“Stop calling the second princess!”
While looking at with tears in her eyes the second princes shouts.
“What is with you suddenly?”
“The second princess is not a na! I am lty!”
“What? Isn’t that obvious?”
“Why does the Hero of the shield-sama not call by my na!?”
It seems the stress from the journey has finally exploded.
Raphtalia and Firo were just as surprised as I was and looked at the second princess with eyes of bewildernt.
“How many tis do I have to say!? My na is lty! However, Hero of the Shield-sama just keeps calling second princess, second princess! That’s not my na, that’s a position!”
“What? Did you just want to call you by your na?”
“That’s not what I an! why is Hero of the shield-sama ostracising !?”
“Ostracised? Well, you are an outsider from the party after all.”
“But we are friends sharing joys and sorrows now! Don’t just call by my position!”
“Hmm……But don’t you call Hero of the Shield?”
I can say the sa about this second princess.
My na is not Hero of the Shield.
“Then I’ll call you Naofumi in the future. So Naofumi has to call by my na too!”
“Haah……”
“Hey! Call my Na! Naofumi!”
To call by my first na without even adding honorifics.
Though if I don’t reply she is going to beco even noisier.
Since I am troubled that there may be night-attacks despite camping out, I don’t want to make too much noise.
In the first place…… the second princess even calls Raphtalia with honorifics.
But I rember the bitch calling my na with “sama”.
That bitch called Hero-sama but……
Well, this is probably alright.
“Fine. lty. Is this fine?”
“You better rember it!”
“Yeah Yeah.”
Was she just displeased recently because I was calling her the second princess?
such a troubleso fellow. Or is it because she’s a girl?
“Firo was surprised.”
Yeah. Firo is noisy, but she’s not hysterical.
Is it just noisiness peculiar to children?
Though for Firo it’s fine, since her age is correspondingly short.
“So princess lty did mind it.”
Raphtalia……How did you know?
My na was called without noticing.
“Since you helped , give your hand.”
Since she insisted I shook her hands.
Her fighting style is reliable, but unlike Firo it has good affinity with who uses a shield.
She can help with my business when peddling, and it should be easy for her to disguise herself.
“Are you praising ?”
“Is there sothing wrong?”
“Seriously……”
Why does Raphtalia looked troubled?
I feel like sothing strangely annoying happened.
“Well should we sleep early to get ready for tomorrow?”
“Understood.”
“Okay~”
“Uh huh.”
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