Chapter 13

"Alright! Here we are! The King's office, a place I don't visit every day!"

"I've been coming here for three days in a row!"

"And I'm standing here naked, with my back being scrutinized! I can't believe this!"

"Almost all the people looking are old men, which is not a pleasant situation!"

"They're all frozen, staring at the wings growing out of my back, the King, the Chancellor, the General, the butler Duran, and Ingrid, who isn't an old man, but is part of the usual crowd!"

"After the Chief of Tails explained everything, everyone decided to take a look at my back."

"Only my back, so just my upper body is exposed!"

"......This......"

"The Chancellor said that and everyone froze. Come on, snap out of it!"

"Hmm, Kaito, these wings are quite small, can you fly with them?"

"Ingred, as expected, asks a bizarre question. She's definitely a brainy fighter, seeing things differently from others!"

"I hadn't even thought about it until she asked, so I'll give it a try!"

"Concentrating on my back...... Yes, I can fly!"

"I thought I had to flap like a bird, but when I focused and willed myself to fly, my body floated up."

"After that, I could move around the room freely, forward and backward."

"Everyone just stared in shock."

"What a surreal scene!"

"Actually, I'm in my underwear right now!"

"My overalls came off when I floated up!"

"The first to recover was, of course, Ingred, who asked the question."

"Hahaha! Kaito, you look like an angel! Truly majestic and adorable! If Rose saw you, she'd chase you around! Ahahaha!"

"She's laughing carefree, but that's a scary thought, so I seek refuge in Alshain's lap."

"The old men, regaining their senses, sighed deeply and said,

"......As the Chief of Tails said, Kaito must be a sacred beast. I've never seen or heard of a human-shaped sacred beast, but it's undoubtedly true. However, Kaito is still young and doesn't understand our common sense. If we announce him as a sacred beast, people with ulterior motives will swarm to him. While Kaito won't be harmed, if his magic goes out of control, no one can stop it. How about we say Kaito is a mutant fairy? I've heard that fairies occasionally lend their power to other races they favor as a sign of friendship."

"That's a good idea. If we hide the wings, few will notice."

"Yes, being able to fly is convenient, and the high magic power can be explained that way. It's also rumored that if a fairy's favorite is forcibly separated, there will be severe retaliation."

"The King's suggestion was agreed upon by the General and the Chancellor, and the meeting concluded."

"Magic training starts tomorrow, so I returned to my room."

"Alshain carried me back, even though I said I could fly. He said not today. Why not?"

"Arriving at Alshain's room."

"What should I do now?"

"Alshain says he has work to do."

"Being a student and having work, being a royal is tough."

"He's getting a head start on his work to learn magic from scratch. He looks serious despite his delinquent face."

"Since I'm bored, I'll start exploring."

"Starting with the living room, there's a sofa set, a bookshelf, a dining set, a desk and chair, and three chests of different sizes. The contents are cutlery, tablecloths, and other small items."

"The room is simple."

"Next, let's go to the next room."

"I thought it was a bedroom, but it turned out to be a wardrobe room!"

"Not just a closet, but a whole room!"

"Wow, as expected of a prince, even with a delinquent face, there are sparkly outfits!"

"Really sparkly, like something I'd laugh at if I wore in my past life! It's getting fun, so let's look around more!"

"Oh, this is a military uniform? Knight's uniform? It's cool!"

"Ah, this is casual wear. Alshain seems to prefer simple clothes."

"That's it for this room! No interest in men's underwear."

"Moving to the next room, it's the bedroom."

"There's nothing special here."

"It's a dead end, so let's go back."

"Just a quick look at the room. The large desk looks like something a CEO would use in my past life. There's a bookshelf and a file cabinet, and a small chest for making tea. That's it."

"Every room is very simple."

"Too simple, I can't really tell Alshain's preferences."

"Usually, there would be more personal items, decorations, or tools."

"What does it mean to have none at all?"

"Well, I'll ask him eventually! Next, let's go to the bathroom. There's no shower, but this is actually a hot spring! There's a source near the castle, so unlimited hot springs! Luxurious!"

"It's as big as the room in the apartment I lived in my past life! A bittersweet fact!"

"Next, the toilet!"

"Huh?...... What the......"

"Whaaat? Whaaaaat?!"

"I just realized a huge fact!!"

"Slamming the toilet door shut, I jumped on Alshain!"

"Hein! It's an emergency! I haven't gone to the bathroom!! (Hein! It's an emergency! I haven't gone to the bathroom!!)"

"What's wrong, Kaito? Calm down, do you need to go to the bathroom?"

"No, no! I haven't gone to the bathroom! (No, no! I haven't gone to the bathroom!)"

"Wait, you haven't gone to the bathroom? If you need to go, just go."

"No, I haven't gone to the bathroom for three days! (No, I haven't gone to the bathroom for three days!)"

"! What? Kaito, you haven't gone to the bathroom for three days? Is that okay?"

"Three days without going to the bathroom? That's strange! Are you sure you're okay, Kaito? Have you really not gone at all?"

"I just saw the toilet for the first time a moment ago."

"Wait, do sacred beasts not excrete?"

"Have you ever seen a sacred beast?"

"......I wonder. Are you feeling unwell or anything?"

"No, I'm fine."

"Then you should be okay?"

"I guess?"

"For the past three days, I haven't gone to the bathroom once."

"Even though I've been eating three meals a day, my son is still there, and I have a butt hole, but I haven't gone to the bathroom at all."

"I don't even feel the urge. What's going on?"

"Am I okay?"

"Coming here, I've started to realize I'm no longer human."

"Maybe that's why I was a bit off earlier. It's hard to accept when someone suddenly tells you, 'You're not human anymore.'"

"Well, even if it wasn't my choice, what's done is done."

"Alshain and Shell seemed worried about my sudden quietness."

"Human is over, I'll cheat as a sacred beast! (Humans are over, I'll cheat as a sacred beast!)"

"I declared that. I don't know if they understood, but they seemed relieved, so it's fine."

"Now that I'm calm, what should I do?"

"Exploration is mostly done, so let's watch Alshain work!"

"......Hmm, it looks like some kind of financial report."

"Parts of it...... are quite miscalculated, but this has the smell of Ingred, meaning it's a brainy mistake!"

"Alshain noticed I was staring at the documents."

"Are you interested in the documents now? But they're still too difficult for you, right?"

"Here, here, and here, the calculations are wrong. (Here, here, and here, the calculations are wrong.)"

"Alshain underestimated me, so I pointed out the mistakes!"

"......Indeed, they are wrong! Kaito, you can do math?"

"Surprised, I put my hands on my hips and gave a smug look!"

"Then Shell cleared a spot on the desk, placed a cushion, and handed me the documents with a smile."

"Helping, I guess. I looked at the documents."

"What is this? The text is overly decorated, and the phrasing is overly roundabout."

"The writing is so convoluted that the main point is lost."

"There are many mistakes, and the format is inconsistent, making it very hard to read!"

"The dates are all over the place, some are missing, and the handwriting is so bad that much of it is unreadable."

"Since there's no choice, I'll help! I borrowed paper, a pen, and a ruler from Shell, and rewrote it. Ta-da!"

"Waterfall presentation!"

"Showing it to them with a smug look, they stared and tilted their heads, so I rewrote the letter into a ledger format."

"The six-page letter was condensed to half a page."

"After they looked at it for a while, they started patting me.

"Their next actions were amazing."

"First, they stormed to the Chancellor's office. Alshain showed the ledger and the letter, and the Chancellor said, 'Hmm,' and when Shell said I wrote it, he was surprised. I also taught them a check-style text, and they were even more impressed."

"Alshain handed the ledger and text to a subordinate, who left the room at an incredible speed and returned a few minutes later with someone in their arms."

"The person in their arms listened to the explanation and, with a wave of their wand, printed thousands of copies of the ledger and text on blank paper in an instant!"

"The subordinate left with a big smile."

"It felt like I saw real magic for the first time."

"Alshain returned with a thick stack of paper."

"Shell and I divided the readable and unreadable documents, then further divided the readable ones into those with many and few errors. We returned the unreadable and error-filled documents to their submitters with a ledger and sample, and rewrote the remaining few documents into ledger format, finishing the day's work."

"The work was done in a flash."

"Hundreds of documents were reduced to just a few. How much time did they spend on this before?"

"The two of them looked at me with bright smiles and patted me again."

"During dinner, when Alshain carried me into the dining room, the King stood up and approached me! I thought he was going to hug me silently, but Alshain said it was because the documents were a hassle before, and I patted the King."

"Ingred asked for a handshake, and for some reason, Anneliese hugged me, and we finally got to eat dinner."

"After dinner, during tea time, Ingred carelessly asked if I could fly, and the twins, Anneliese and the other prince, went wild. Reluctantly flying around the room, they chased me, screaming. Feeling the danger from Anneliese's heavy breathing, I landed on Ingred's head."

"Anneliese attacked Ingred to make me get down, but Ingred just laughed, and eventually, the Queen's thunder ended it."

"Feeling safe, I returned to Alshain."

"I don't care about Anneliese's resentful gaze!"