Chapter 01 part 3: I Assure You I‘am Not Cheating!

“So Asagi-dono, I ask you again why are you here and why you following me?” the question asked again by the princess. But rather then standing in the enterance like before we sat inside gazebo. Well actually I asked her to let me sit inside gazebo, because I don’t like being questioned while standing.

“it would be nice to have tea, the moons quite charming right?” I see the three colored moons, as I thought three are too many. Thinking about tide circulation In this world made me wonder, Maybe this world is bigger then earth or something like that? I can visualise ojouchan expression right now, even though my eyes not focusing on her. I can literally feel her gaze stabbing to my back.

“Answer the question Asagi-sama.” I can feel her frowned from just her voice. I tell you she is angry. I don’t know why though, does it because I’am not answering her question? Because iam following her? Because I’am calling her Princess not her name? because iam against this world hope and wish? Hmm.. can’t think of anything. Yes, iam innocent.

“*sigh I know you’re restless because its our fault to throw all responsibility to you all, we are really sorry for that. but you must know that just how cornered we are. The demon lord’s army already took almost half of our world, in only time could tell before our country became their next victim.”

“Just around that time, the Councellor my teacher found ancient scroll that told about the hero came to our land in the time of chaos, they defeat the evil lord and became its savior, the world was saved. Its only fairy tale in our time but that fairy tale was the beginning of our hope. In the last 2 decade as we under the fear of Demon lord, we search on how to summon that hero to our time now. The sleepless night we spent to found the formula to summon the hero. Shouldered the feeling of people that lost their loved one in the war.”

“And the spell to summon hero was completed, and Kouji-dono was summoned. We thought we can finally be at peace because the hero was come. The hero will save us all. We know the burden we bestow to Kouji-dono was heavy, we know because none of us can shouldered”

“But we are scared, we don’t have any choice. We put our faith to stranger from another world. I know its stupid and your reason to oppose that are right and ours just selfishness.” As she tell the story I can feel her overwhelming emotion In each word. As she told they are in desperate situation, desperate situation calling for desperate move. in that time they can only hope some miracle will happen. Its not wrong, maybe it’s stupid, but it’s not wrong. In our world there people like them who hope for miracle either from gods or the human itself. In Japan we rarely see that, but that’s thing happen even without most people know. I cant call that as wrong because even I don’t know what right either.

“….” But ojouchan the reason iam dodging your question is not because I hate your country decision, well I still furious about it. But that’s not the reason to dodging your question and ignore you. I just don’t want to admit i was lost. That’s right I don’t want you to pity me to have blind direction. I know it’s a petty reason and its kinda my fault. And you just have to tell that’s heavy story, now I can’t say anything!! I just wanna know a way to my room!! Now its just too awkward to ask that now!! Well its now or never they said.

“I don’t know what right, that time I was just furious about being called to this place. Kouji probably okay with that because he have power.” I tried to put strong front. And finally see her eye to eye.

“…” the princess went silent, she avoided my eyes too. Oh now you avert your eyes?!

“I said that not only because the situation, but also because there’s Rin, Mia and Kouji to think about. Rin aside, Kouji not a person to leave people in need. He just that kind of person. As for Mia she’s as you can see, she can be quite timid, she will be overwhelm by the situation and go with the flow. just like now, Mia agreed because Kouji agrees to help. She not the type of person who would say no.” This time I decide to be honest (?) with princess.

“this world is dangerous, unlike the place where all of us came. We’re just normal stu- I mean people before. We came from relatively peace world, we don’t know how to fight and there’s no magic there. We also have our own goal and future there, If we don’t get summoned by all of you we would continue that live, where we wouldn’t have to fear losing our live. Now we have to sacrifice that’s very live, our own live for you people and the world we don’t know.” I change my view toward the three moons, as I focusing, I notice the color of each moons have subtle different. The first one from left have a bit color of green, the middle is kinda red and the right is blue. Is that mean RGB color pallete?

“you maybe can call another hero in our place after we are die. but for us we only have one life. And I have to remind you, we don’t have choice to begin with.” I decide to stand and walk few step then turn around, faces the princess to put more dramatic feel.

“from what you said before, this world need a hero. If Kouji aren’t fulfill any of your requirement to be that hero. What will you- this country do to us?”

“I already said all of this, and princess Alicia. What about you, are you Kouji’s ally or are hero’s ally?” I said this to princess without any sense of emotion. All the air around us are cold, the night is cold. With only silent around us it made it more cold. Please answer, its cold out here!

“Yes, I don’t know about all the people in the country. But even if this country turn against you, even if this country abandon you. I stand with you even if I’am the only one there.” She said it and she look straight to my eyes, there’s no doubt in those eyes. She really want to be our ally. Why I know? Woman’s intuition?

“I see, then I can leave Kouji and the others to you if anything happen.” I conclude that and then I present my hand to the princess. The princess took my hand and we exit the gazebo together.

“just for your information, I also including you” as my feet touched the grass, the princess said those word to me, she smile a little to me and continue.

“I will be your ally too Asagi-sama. More like right now you are quite hated you know. Rather then Mia-sama or Rin-sama its you who need protection.” She said that with a small grin to me.

“Well I reap what I sow. You can laugh all you want. For your information, I already used to all glaring or hot critics” I return those grin with joke. As we walk. Then then princess stopped at junction.

“even so, I will be your ally. Not only because I feel responsible for summoning you. But also because I want to be friend with all of you. That’s why if anything happen feel free to consult with me.” She say that without any hint of ulterior motive maybe she’s really model princess like Ari@l, B@lle or other D&sney princess.

“I see, then because you already offer it, can you hear me please.”

“with pleasure!” she pump her chest and gave me confident reply. I can see you have some mountain there.

“can you please tell me where my room is?” I finally decide to be honest with princess, I throw my pride and tell her I’am lost.

“huh?” her beautiful eyes turned into dot as she try to processes the information.

“pfft-!”

“Hahaha” she laugh rather then answer my question.

“well are you gonna tell me or what?” its quite irritated, her laugh continue as the night became late. In the end she told me the way to my room. she even escort me to to my room. After that she leave and its the last time i see her toda-, wait that sounds pretty ominous. anyway the night was ended as I went to sleep.