I couldn’t assist however smile on the baby’s eagerness to get to know Liel.

It didn’t final lengthy, although, due to Liel.

“I respect your variety phrases, however……I must decline.”

He ought to give her an embarrassed look if he actually thought so.

Liel’s response was extra assertive than I anticipated, to the purpose the place I felt embarrassed.

It’s a child’s comment, why do you must take it so critically……?

“Uwaaaahhh!”

I believed we had safely gotten via the day, however due to him, the princess’s bottled-up tears burst out.

“You’re speaking to a baby…….”

I glared at Liel as I knelt down on the ground in entrance of the sobbing Princess. He shook his head, not sure of what he had finished fallacious.

I’ll goodbye.

I helped her to her ft from the dust ground and patted her on the again. Then Princess Chloe threw herself into my arms. My shoulders grew damp from her tears.

“Princess, Liel rejected you since you had been too younger, not as a result of he didn’t such as you…….”

Because it wasn’t a matter of liking or disliking within the first place, I attempted to appease her with probably the most believable phrases I may consider. She gasped and requested, as if my phrases labored.

“D, do you dislike youthful……?”

Who the hell taught her to say that?

Regardless of my bewilderment, I couldn’t assist however look at Liel, nervous that he’d make the Princess cry with one other clueless reply.

Contemplating that within the authentic, he had a crush on Dioletta, maybe it was extra of an age factor……?

I hoped that he would not less than use that as an excuse to inform the Princess that he was rejecting her proposal.

“……No. That’s not it.”

Opposite to my expectations, the phrases that got here out of Liel’s mouth had been phrases of denial.

It’s not that he dislikes youthful girls, however he simply doesn’t like her?

The subsequent factor I do know, the Princess is crying like a child whale, asking me why he refused her proposal.

If I can’t consolation you, please cease crying…

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Time handed steadily regardless of their hectic schedules, and it had been virtually a month since Liel had returned to the academy.

I used to be a bit shocked when he informed me that he didn’t need to return to highschool as a result of he was so desperate to change into a knight on the day of enrollment, however he went anyway.

Plainly he additionally realized that it’s not one thing that may be resolved simply by insisting on his personal approach.

So I continued my day by day routine as traditional.

Nearly a month later, I used to be on my technique to see the Princess.

I noticed a person with pink hair strolling throughout the road. Dressed within the uniform of the Knights of Filia, he exuded an air of secrecy that caught my eye unintentionally.

He gave the impression to be smiling, as if he was joyful about one thing.

I used to be about to go him by with out giving him a lot thought, questioning if he was joyful about one thing.

His ashen eyes met mine for a second. But it surely was just for a second; he quickly regarded forward once more and walked away.

“……?”

Perhaps I used to be staring too laborious.

He didn’t appear too serious about me.

“Come to consider it, the unique male lead was additionally a member of the Paladins and had pink hair and ashen eyes—

Huh?!

Concurrently I remembered male lead’s hanging options, I spotted that the person who had simply handed by was additionally good-looking sufficient to be the primary character of any story.

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Spring should be coming quickly for unnie.

No, I’m getting forward of myself on this one. I nonetheless don’t know if he’s actually the male lead, Dailor.

Moreover, I don’t know if he has any contact with unnie.

On second thought, possibly I’m getting forward of myself.

Thump—

A heavy noise interrupted my ideas. I’m wondering if an image body within the hallway has fallen.

“You’ve been away for therefore lengthy, what are you interested by?”

Princess Chloe waved her arms within the air in exasperation. I believed she was so cute, so I waved again.

When she realized how humorous it was, she wiped the grimace off her face and giggled.

Fortunately, she will need to have gotten over it.

“……! Ship the Princess to……!”

There was a commotion outdoors.

The one distinction was that this time it was a person shouting.

He gave the impression to be on the lookout for Princess Chloe, so I requested her permission to rise up to look outdoors.

BANG!

“……Heok, Princess!”

The door burst open and one of many knights shouted, respiratory closely.

“It’s best to take cowl, the beast is—”

The knight didn’t end his sentence. A black object slammed into his physique, sending him flying down the hallway.

For a second, silence reigned.

I subconsciously hid the Princess behind me. The silence appeared to foreshadow the approaching storm.

All of a sudden, an enormous entrance paw popped out from past the door. One after the opposite, the paw’s proprietor appeared.

Its head turned slowly towards us, as if attempting to see into the room, stoking our fears.

“L, Lucy…….”

The terrified princess grabbed the hem of my costume. At that second, my eyes locked with a pair of lengthy, slit black eyes. Its black, laborious dermis and slender legs jogged my memory of an ant.

The beast’s eyes flashed like these of a beast.

My legs froze in terror on the sight of one thing I had by no means seen earlier than. Nonetheless, my head saved rolling.

‘Why would a demon enter the imperial palace…….?’

The palace guards weren’t weak sufficient to forestall the demon from coming into.

However why didn’t anybody ship a sign whereas the monster was invading the palace?

It was puzzling, even within the midst of my panic, that nobody within the palace, together with me, had observed its presence till it raised a ruckus.

“A demon has invaded!”

Concurrently I questioned this, a commotion started to erupt outdoors, the sound of a sign gun firing as if it had belatedly acknowledged the creature’s presence.

However first, the demon opened its mouth and wriggled.

Kiiik—

The demon was forcing itself via the slender hole to enter the room.

One basic query after one other fueled my panic: Can we get away from that factor?

The one excellent news was that the creature was too sluggish to interrupt via the wall.

It didn’t appear to be attempting to strike concern into us, it was simply an inherently sluggish creature.

Finally, the wall collapsed, unable to resist the creature’s dimension. Because the wall disappeared, the hall was clearly seen.

“Shield the Princess!”

Simply then, knights had been arising the steps, and in unison, they charged at demon.

“You two, shortly evacuate the palace!”

From the sound of it, it was protected outdoors the palace. I nodded and grabbed the princess’ hand, which was clutching the hem of my costume.

“Princess, are you able to run?”

She squeezed my hand and nodded shortly. Along with her nod, I stomped my ft and began working.

The quick hallway to the steps was suffering from the our bodies of knights.

“They’re all down!”

“It’s okay…… the Princess simply must preserve working!”

Princess Chloe stated as she regarded on the fallen knights. I couldn’t bear to say that everybody was lifeless.

Kaaaak—-!

As we reached the steps, one other beast was approaching us from across the nook. I may hear the bottom crack because it moved.

In contrast to the ant-like creature behind us, this one was transferring sooner. I darted down the steps earlier than it may attain us.

Kiiik–-!

The beast roared once more from behind, and shortly the shouts of the knights mingled with the roar of the beast.

The Princess, who normally cried lots, was now holding again tears and clutching my hand tightly.

Thud—

After we lastly made it right down to the primary ground, I heard a collection of thumping and tearing sounds coming from the ground I used to be on.

Fortunately, I may see the again door not too far-off, however behind me, the Princess gasped.

“I, I’m drained……. I’m sorry……. I’m drained…….”

Regardless of the unavoidable state of affairs, she blamed herself for her conduct. I shortly picked her up and hugged her.

On the identical time, the ceiling collapsed.

I shortly took a step ahead. My hair brushed towards the remnants of the collapsed bricks.

A chill ran down my backbone, and my coronary heart beat sooner than ever.

“Ugh…….”

The Princess hugged me tightly across the neck.

“Chloe!”

Her Majesty’s voice got here from not far-off. I squinted and noticed two knights at her facet.

Then, I noticed an enormous, wart-like beast approaching from the facet.

Behind him, the beast stamped its forepaws.

“uuuuu–-!”

Earlier than I may shout out a warning, the swords of the knights, who had been fast sufficient to acknowledge the demon’s actions, sliced via the mantis’s forepaws.

Thud—

“Mom!”

For the primary time in my presence, the princess known as the Empress, Mom. It meant that her concern reached its peak.

I additionally moved my ft frantically towards Her Majesty because the horde of demons approached us.

Thump, thump, thump.

As if to mock my efforts, a loud bang got here from instantly overhead. I instinctively knew it was coming.

I knew instinctively that I wouldn’t have the ability to dodge it at my velocity.