Chapter 94

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On a peaceful afternoon, I was enjoying tea in my garden for the first time in a while. Today was a special day off after the school festival ended.

"Miss Mary, I have some new tea leaves."

"Oh, they smell wonderful. I'll have some."

Encouraged by Safina's elegant smile, I took the cup gracefully, closed my eyes to savor the aroma, and took a sip.

"It's very delicious, Safina."

I slowly opened my eyes and shared my thoughts with Safina, who was sitting across from me. Then, the sweet chirping of little birds filled the quiet space.

"Oh, Safina, can you hear that? The little birds are singing for our tea party."

"How lovely, Miss Mary."

We smiled elegantly and looked around the garden.

"Alright, both of you, enough with the escapism. It's painful to watch."

My expression and Safina's froze at the harsh words of someone we had been trying to avoid.

"Hehe, what are you talking about, Magilka? Escapism? Isn't that right, Safina?"

"That's right, Miss Mary."

Magilka, sitting next to us, glared at us with half-closed eyes. I smiled gently at her, and Safina, following my lead, smiled and sipped her tea.

"According to the letter from the royal family, we have been scheduled to meet His Majesty on our next day off as a reward for our recent achievements. That is the reality, both of you."

"..."

Magilka's words froze us. The cup in my hand made a cracking sound, and Tütte quietly collected it.

A few minutes later, reality slowly began to sink in.

"Ahhhhhh! Reality is attacking me! It's attacking me!"

I clutched my head, looked up at the sky, and began to squirm.

"Hey, Miss Mary, please, calm down."

Magilka hurriedly tried to calm me down, but a few words wouldn't be enough to soothe my heart, no, not at all.

"Safina, stop watching and help Miss Mary... Safina?"

Magilka turned to Safina for support and froze. In the corner of my squirming vision, I saw Safina, her mouth half-open, looking as if her soul had left her body, completely motionless.

"Hehehe, it's really amusing just to watch you two."

The princess sitting on the other side of Magilka was stifling a laugh. Although Emilia was dressed properly today, she was here incognito, not as a princess.

"Oh, Your Highness, I'm so sorry to show you such an unseemly sight..."

Magilka stood up to apologize on behalf of me and the soulless Safina, but Emilia stopped her with a hand.

"It's fine, don't worry. You are my friends. Don't be so formal. In fact, it's more amusing to see you like this, hehehe♪"

Emilia's devilish laugh made me shiver and regain my composure. Safina also shuddered and seemed to come back to her senses.

"You two, who bravely fought and defeated that monster, are acting so flustered just at the thought of meeting that useless man. It's quite amusing."

(Referring to our king as a useless man. I don't want her to say that in public.)

"Right, right, speaking of victory, what about that technique? Casting five spells at once, attacking from four directions with a sword, and combining them all. I've never seen anyone with such an outstanding idea and the ability to execute it."

That topic was very inconvenient for me.

"Your Highness, you're exaggerating. Right, Safina?"

"Hehe, that's right, Miss Mary. We relied on the power of the items, and I couldn't have done it without them."

"Is that so?"

Embarrassed by Emilia's praise, I sought Safina's agreement, and she nodded shyly. This was my strategy to avoid being praised for that technique. Usually, people would back off with a "Oh, I see" when I said we couldn't have done it without the items. Shy Safina also didn't like being the center of attention, so she went along with this strategy.

"Really, that's why geniuses are... Not everyone can do such a technique, even with items."

I decided to ignore Magilka's grumbling, as it wouldn't help me.

"Changing the subject, Your Highness, do you know the king?"

I asked Emilia, trying to change the topic.

"Yes, I've known him since he was this small. We had diplomatic relations between our countries."

Emilia showed us a small gap between her thumb and index finger.

(No, no, no, our king isn't that small.)

Thanks to Emilia's joke, I gradually calmed down.

"Anyway, he's not that intimidating. He's always hitting on women and getting punched by Ilisha when she catches him."

(I didn't want to hear such private stories.)

My image of the king kept deteriorating. Magilka and Safina just smiled awkwardly, unsure how to react.

"On the other hand, his son has grown into a fine man. At first, he was just like his father, and I thought, 'Well, they are father and son,' but he has become quite impressive over time."

Emilia nodded thoughtfully.

"Yes, well, Miss Mary made a mistake."

"Hehe, was it your fault?"

Magilka revealed this to Emilia with a dry laugh.

"Hey, don't say such embarrassing things. You were just as excited about it."

"Was I?"

"We were in this together, and now you're betraying me! Share some of that with me as punishment."

"What are you talking about?"

I protested, pointing at a certain part of Magilka's body, and she blushed, covering it with her arm and pulling away.

"Hehehe, you two are really amusing. I might even invite you to my country. Oh! What a great idea♪"

We were speechless at Emilia's casual words.

(There's no way we can go to the demon kingdom! Meeting the king is already nerve-wracking, let alone the demon king!)

"Hmm, I just remembered something. I'll be going now."

With that, Emilia stood up and floated up, sprouting wings.

"Wait! You were joking, right?"

Emilia just showed a lecherous smile and flew away.

We were left staring blankly at the sky.

(Ah... I have a bad feeling about this.)

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