Chapter 98: Seems They Want to Keep it Vague
“…”
Right now, the Princess-sama of Weimar is sitting in front of me.
Since Meileen’s situation got exposed to everyone, there’s no need to hide anymore, so today, Princess-sama and her entourage have come inside my house for the first time.
Princess-sama, sitting across the table, has been darting her eyes around restlessly since a while ago, and I can tell she’s pretty nervous.
“Despite your many visits, I apologize for only showing my face for the first time now, Princess Victoria.”
“N-No! Please don’t worry about it! We too were concerned about Princess Meileen’s safety, so we’re relieved you’re unharmed.”
Whoa, whoa, the current Princess-sama is being super considerate to the former princess, Meileen.
“And also… I never imagined that even you would be here, Princess Evangelin.”
Princess-sama, averting her gaze from Meileen, spoke to Eva, who was sitting on a nearby sofa.
“Ufufu. Are you surprised, Princess Victoria?”
Admos, where Eva was from, is Weimar’s neighboring country.
It wouldn’t be strange if they had some interaction.
Towards the carefree, smiling Eva, Princess-sama let out a small sigh, “Haa,” and then placed a hand on her forehead.
“Really, you… What is the princess of a country doing?”
Princess-sama said this while looking at Eva’s enlarged stomach.
Eva, who was spoken to, perhaps not expecting a lecture, her smiling face instantly turned into a sullen one.
Then, Meileen, seeing Eva like that, spoke to Princess-sama.
“Oh my, if you’re going to say that, then the same applies to me. Please don’t tease Eva too much.”
“N-No! Princess Meileen was driven out of the Royal Castle, while Eva left of her own accord, so it’s completely different!”
“When you put it that way, I seem rather pathetic, don’t I?”
“Aah, honestly… How should I put this!?”
At Meileen’s prickly words, Princess-sama finally clutched her head.
Meileen, seeing Princess-sama like that, was chuckling.
However, her eyes weren’t smiling.
This is her being a little angry at Princess-sama for blaming Eva, who is her companion and family.
Thinking that Princess-sama’s attendants must be indignant about her being cornered, I looked their way, but for some reason, all of them were pale and looking down.
What the hell.
They complained a ton when it was me.
As I was thinking that, for some reason, I heard a voice from behind me.
“Meileen-san, she’s scary…”
Why are you freaking out, Nara-kun?
Princess-sama, who looked up with a startled expression at those words, also turned pale looking at Meileen.
Could it be that everyone’s pale because of Meileen’s pressure?
Even if she’s a little angry, at such a cute Meileen?
What rude people.
“Fufu, I might have teased you a bit too much.”
The moment Meileen said that, Princess-sama and her attendants let out a sigh of relief.
Apparently, Meileen had released her pressure.
It wasn’t directed at me, so I don’t know for sure, but that’s probably it.
Anyway, since the tense atmosphere seemed to have dissipated, I spoke to Princess-sama.
“So? What’s your business today?”
When I said that, Princess-sama put on a serious face and looked at me.
“Actually, Admos has pressured us to choose whether to side with Maya-dono or with Admos.”
“Hmph.”
That King-sama must really hate my guts.
Well, I did pull Nara-kun over to our side, and I also snatched Eva.
On top of that, I seriously injured him, so yeah, he probably resents me.
“And? How did you answer?”
I had absolutely no interest, so I was just waiting for Princess-sama’s next words, but for some reason, Meileen asked Princess-sama how she had replied.
Well, the fact that she’s here pretty much gives away the answer.
“Of course, I replied that we would not side with Admos.”
When Princess-sama said that, Meileen gave a small nod.
“Does that mean you will side with Kenta?”
When Meileen said that, Princess-sama averted her gaze.
“I have not stated it explicitly.”
“Is that an indication that you will side with neither?”
When Meileen asked that, Princess-sama gave a vague smile.
“This is within the Weimar Kingdom, so an attack here would mean our country is also in peril. We will take measures to deal with that.”
Ah, I see.
So they want to take the stance of not cooperating openly.
Siding with me, who’s considered an enemy of humanity, could make the Weimar Kingdom an enemy of the world too.
So, they won’t actively get involved, but if someone makes a move, they’ll fight back, huh?
“If they try to forcibly cross Weimar’s borders, we will fight back. We will not be hostile to Maya-dono. That is what I came to tell you.”
Not hostile, huh.
“Um, why is Princess Victoria being so considerate towards Maya-san? From what I’ve heard, it feels like Maya-san has only done terrible things to Weimar.”
Hey, hey, Nara-kun, that’s quite a way to put it.
“Nara-kun, you’ll pay for that later.”
“Wha-! Isn’t it the truth?! I’ve always wondered. Maya-san is, as you can see, outrageously arrogant, and has only caused damage to Weimar, so why is everyone being so considerate to him?”
Princess-sama, upon hearing Nara-kun’s question, let her gaze wander before speaking with an air of resignation.
“…He is frightening.”
“Aah…”
What, Nara-kun, you thought so too?
“Fighting Admos would be preferable to antagonizing Maya-dono. We never want to cross swords with Maya-dono again.”
As Princess-sama said this while looking down, the attendants standing behind her nodded vigorously in agreement.
Meileen, who was watching Princess-sama, said something unexpected.
“Hey, Kenta.”
“Hm? What’s up?”
“About this matter, if Admos attacks, could you perhaps defend the border for them?”
“Me?”
“Yes. It would be truly regrettable if Weimar were to be dragged into war because of us.”
Where did her earlier pressure go? Meileen was looking at Princess-sama with an apologetic expression.
“That’s fine by me, but are you okay with that, Eva? It’s your home country.”
When I asked Eva, the former princess of Admos, that, she said with a blank look:
“I don’t particularly mind. Honestly, I still haven’t forgiven what Father did to Mitsuhiko-sama, so I don’t care about anyone who follows a father like that.”
“…I see.”
Damn.
I thought she was just a carefree girl, but she’s got an unexpected streak of madness.
“If Meileen’s asking, I guess I can’t refuse. And since Eva gave her permission too, if Admos invades Weimar, I’ll meet them head-on.”
“Really!? Then, let’s have a meeting right away…”
“Ah, I don’t really need any of that.”
“Eh? B-But, if we don’t decide on a method of contact for when Admos invades…”
“It’s not a problem, so don’t worry. Also, if you don’t want it known that you’re involved with me, don’t deploy an excessive number of troops along the border.”
“Eeh!? B-But then our country will be in danger…”
“That’s why I’m telling you, it won’t come to that, so don’t worry.”
“Y-Yes…”
Ah, maybe I was a bit too harsh.
Princess-sama turned pale and looked down.
Well, considering what happened with Meileen earlier, I thought her attendants wouldn’t react, but when I looked, they were glaring at me for some reason.
Why the hell?