I arrived in front of the palace courtyard, still panting after running.
DOOOOM
The entire palace courtyard was already filled with royal citizens watching the debate between Sephira Hime and the king.
They watched the two of them debate on a large screen installed above the courtyard.
"Yuu-chan, what's that?" (Me)
"That's high-level magic, Yukito-sama." (Yuu)
"That magic allows its user to display a chosen area and broadcast it onto a large screen." (Yuu)
"Thanks for the quick explanation… but it's such a riot, damn it!!!" (Me)
"Your Majesty! Defeat Hime!"
"Huh? Sephira Hime, idiot!"
"What are you!? Looking for trouble!?"
"Here, here!"
Y-yeah, roughly the atmosphere was already out of control before the king started speaking after a while.
"Sephira-hime, please explain your demands once again."
He said it so calmly, with a focused gaze at Hime.
"I want Yukito-san to have the status of a Yuusha in this land—" (Hime)
AHAHAHAHAHA
The king laughed loudly, making Sephira-hime start to look confused.
"Denied." (King)
Hime was shocked by the king's statement.
"Y-your Majesty, what do you mean—" (Hime)
Sephira-hime addressed the king not as 'father' but as 'Your Majesty'… maybe because she's a child of a concubine??
"That person only has the number 1 on every status screen, right? THERE'S NO WAY SOMEONE LIKE THAT CAN BE A YUUSHA!?" (King)
AHAHAHAHAHAHAH
The palace courtyard that was silent before started to get noisy again with laughter and insults everywhere.
"Someone like that, hahahaha!!"
"What's up with Sephira-hime's brain!?"
"Sephira-hime should be a statue!"
"A princess like her pretending to show off!"
On the other side, actually I was already at the very front row… here's what happened…
At first, I just arrived, right? At that time I tried many times to get into the crowd.
And the result… this is it.
When I was about to straighten up, suddenly my shoulder was tapped by the person next to me.
"Oi, you agree too, right? That Yukito and Sephira-hime are shallow-minded?" (He)
I could only stay silent at those words.
I care about myself here, okay? Not about that Hime.
I thought the conversation would stop there, but he continued.
"But yeah, somehow I feel sorry for Yukito." (He)
"Even though he only has ordinary skills, it looks like Sephira-hime wants to show that Yukito wants to be a Yuusha." (He)
"What do you think, bro—" (He)
"OI, WHERE ARE YOU GOING!?!?" (He)
I already ran into the palace ignoring him.
"Yukito-sama, keep going straight!!" (Yuu)
"Yeah, yeah!" (Yukito)
I arrived in front of the room, then immediately entered while opening the wide door.
"I am, Sahiko Yukito—"
I also wondered why I suddenly introduced myself!?!?
Meanwhile—
"Is that YUKITOOO!?" (The person who tapped my shoulder earlier)
Back to the start, before I finished my sentence Sephira Hime's eyes began to glisten as she looked at me,
"Y-Yukito-san!?"
She was surprised to see me.
I immediately walked and stood beside her, staring straight at the king.
"Your Majesty, I beg you to forget Sephira-hime's request." (Me)
I deliberately used "Your Majesty" to sound… cool or something?
The entire palace was shocked,
"Oi, what do you mean!?!?"
"Don't lie, kid!"
"Joking at home only!"
"Kid! Get out of here!"
Before finally, the king spoke,
"Yukito, what do you want—"
I spoke firmly.
"I request this debate to be stopped. And I beg that Sephira-hime be released immediately."
"Sephira-hime must receive special punishment if you really don't ask her to—" (that's… the king's right hand),
"Then I have another request…"
The palace was silent again…
RUN!!!
SLIP
I ran and when approaching Sephira Hime, I grabbed her hand.
"Let's escape, Hime!!" (Me)
I ran fast out of that room.
"CHARGE AFTER THEM!!" (King)
The king's soldiers chased us both, damn it!!!!
"Yuu-chan, where is the back door of the palace!?" (I asked Yuu)
"Follow me, Yukito-samaaaaaa!" (Yuu)
...
After successfully escaping the palace, I stopped at a small alley that I thought was safe from their pursuit.
While catching my breath, suddenly Hime asked in a cold and firm tone.
"What does this mean, Yukito-san?" (She asked)
"I-I thought at first you just wanted to use me… but well… I didn't expect it to turn out like this…" (Me)
"I can't let others suffer because of my actions…"
Honestly, here my face turned a little red, and Yuu noticed.
"Areee~ Yukito-sama, shy huh?" (She said playfully)
"N-no one's like that—" (Me)
"Got caught~ hihihi" (Yuu)
"Yuu-chan, you—" (Me)
Sephira Hime suddenly grabbed my hand,
She forced me to look at her and when I called her,
"I-IM SORRY I JUST PULLED A GIRL'S HAND LIKE I WANTED—"
CHUUUUU
Sephira Hime released her grip from my hand
Then grabbed both of my cheeks and… kissed me…
Her soft lips touched mine.
My body started to heat up, my heart… pounding so fast… it felt like… only Hime's kiss…