“C-Can that cat speak?”
…Eline rushed over to us, her eyes sparkling as she asked.
Now, what should I do?
The options are: ‘① Play dumb’, ‘② Run away’, ‘③ Shut her up’…
“Hawaaa… So cute…”
…It seems the correct answer is to embrace her and bring her over to my side.
“Ahem… Princess Eline, this isn’t the place to talk. Shall we go somewhere else? Then you can talk to Caz, you know?”
“! Really?”
Alright, she took the bait.
Now, I just need to go somewhere private and persuade her to keep Caz a secret. Or rather, that’s the only option.
So, I took her to my room.
“U-Um… Could you please keep Caz a secret…?”
I immediately went into a dogeza position and begged with all my might.
The figure reflected in the mirror was truly befitting of the ‘Incompetent Rascal Prince’.
And yet.
“Hawaaaaaaa… So cute, so fluffy.”
“Nya!? D-Don’t touch me there!? Nya, Nyafuuu…”
I was completely ignored, and Eline was engrossed in stroking Caz’s belly.
Because of that, my partner was making such a sloppy face.
“P-Prince Harold, what is the name of this cat?”
“Huh? Oh, it’s Caz.”
“Thank you. Caz is so cute.”
“Nyufuu… This girl is tough, nya…”
Or rather, Caz was completely defeated.
“Ah, haha… Am I not scary anymore?”
Realizing that dogeza was meaningless, I stood up, feeling slightly embarrassed, and asked with a wry smile.
“Ah… Th-That…”
Just by saying something unnecessary, I made Eline scared again. Seriously, what should I do?
“Eh? You’re scared of Hal?”
“W-Well… I…”
“My partner is not scary at all! He’s super kind and super cool!”
Caz slipped out of Eline’s arms and stood in front of her, shouting.
Apparently, she didn’t like her attitude towards me and got angry.
“Ah… N-No, that’s not it…”
“I don’t want anyone who speaks ill of Hal to touch me!”
Oh man, my partner is too cute.
Of course, I’m happy.
“Haha. Thanks, Caz. It’s okay now.”
“Hal! But!”
“U-Um! I-It’s not that! It’s not that I’m scared of Prince Harold, it’s just that… I’m not good with men…”
With an expression as if she was about to cry, Eline desperately pleaded.
Apparently, she wanted to avoid being disliked by Caz at all costs.
But, Eline is the type to be shy around men? Then it’s understandable that she’s scared of me.
In that case, she must have had some business with me when she was following me earlier.
“Princess Eline, I don’t mind. More than that, if you don’t mind, I’d be happy if you could get along with my partner, Caz.”
“! Yes!”
With that one word from me, her tearful expression changed completely, and Eline gave a radiant smile.
Yeah… I didn’t think they looked alike at first, but her smiling face is just like Lisette’s.
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“Ehehe… Caz is so cute…”
“Nya… I want you to stroke me a little lower, nya…”
The misunderstanding was resolved, and Caz was completely at the mercy of Eline’s Spoiling Technique, with a blissful expression.
No one would think that she was the Calamity Beast Caspary. I don’t think so either.
“So, Princess Eline, you had some business with me, right?”
“Ah… Th-That’s right.”
Thankfully, thanks to Caz, her fear of me seemed to have faded, and she was now facing me properly.
However, she tried to say something, but hesitated again and again, and couldn’t bring herself to start the conversation.
Does she have such a strong aversion to me, or is the content so difficult to say…?
And then.
“S-So! …Could you, um, tell me how to get along with my sister…?”
“Huh…?”
Having finally made up her mind, Eline raised her voice with a burst of energy, but in the end, it fizzled out, and her voice became almost inaudible.
But more than that, her request was so unexpected that I couldn’t help but let out a dumbfounded sound.
“E-Excuse me… Princess Eline, you want to get along with Princess Lisette, is that correct…?”
“Y-Yes!”
It seems I didn’t mishear.
No, but in EnHaza, Lisette was bullying her younger sister Eline, and they were supposed to have a bad relationship.
Eline shouldn’t think well of Lisette, who bullies her…
“…I think it’s rude to ask such a thing, but Princess Lisette is called a ‘Villainess’. Princess Eline, you don’t think well of her either, do you…?”
“! That’s not true! My sister is a very kind person!”
“Uo!?”
Her timid demeanor changed completely, and I couldn’t help but lean back at Eline’s fierce appearance.
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