Irene, I''ll come back for you.


    After saying a word to me, Eric-sama went.


    I received information that the Begonia Kingdom, which I am familiar with, is being attacked by the Lindow Empire, and I came here to tell the Prince that he is coming to the Harzion Kingdom.


    I knew that Prince Christopher always comes here with a small number of soldiers when he comes here, but I didn''t expect Eric-sama to be here.


    I asked your father before the name of the one who defeated Felix Gladio, and he quickly looked it up and told me.


    Mr. Eric Aulin.


    A benefactor to me and your fathers. It''s no longer an exaggeration to say that he saved the Kingdom of Harzion.


    If he had not defeated Felix, this peaceful country would have fallen apart.


    That''s why I wanted to meet Eric-sama one day and thank him, but I didn''t expect to meet him here....


    ''Master Irene, may I ask you one question?''


    I was a little stunned, when Prince Christopher spoke to me.


    ''Yes, yes, what is it?''


    ''I can sort of see why Princess Irene knows Eric.


    Prince Christopher must have known that Master Eric had defeated Felix.


    And also what kind of presence Felix was to the Kingdom of Harzion.


    ''''Yes, we are very grateful to Eric-sama,''''


    ''Has Princess Irene ever met Eric?''


    Me?　I hadn''t met you before just now.


    Well....


    The prince said this and then got lost in thought.


    ''Why is that?''


    I think Eric knows you.


    ''Is that so?　But since I''m a princess...


    I''ve heard that my name is known by people in other countries, especially in the Begonia Kingdom.


    So I don''t think it''s surprising that Eric-sama knows about me.......


    ''''No, he didn''t seem to know about such things. Apparently Eric knew you personally. As if we''ve met before.


    Well I''ve never met you before.


    Could it be that we have met in the past?


    Just because I don''t remember it?


    Oh no, how ungrateful I am then........


    ''''From your reaction earlier, it seemed like Eric knew about Princess Irene unilaterally, didn''t he?


    Is that so?


    Yes, he was very eager to see you.


    Eric was with me?


    Oh no, I was the one who wanted to meet you.


    I wanted to say thank you very much to the person who could be said to have saved my life.


    But what you said earlier.


    "Irene, I''ll be back to see you again.


    That statement certainly sounded like he''d known me for a while.


    Where had we met before?


    I really don''t know........


    When I remember the eyes, face, etc. at that time, my cheeks are somehow getting hot.


    I can''t believe it''s Irene........


    It''s the first time I''ve ever been called down by a man other than my father.


    No, I mean, it''s not that I didn''t like it.


    The fact that I didn''t hate it, it''s just that it didn''t seem to matter.


    "Irene, I''ll come see you again.


    Oh, you mustn''t remember!


    What''s going on?


    No, no, it''s nothing.


    He noticed that his face was turning red.


    I take a deep breath to calm myself down.


    ''But Christo. Why is that guy a ''e'' for that princess?


    ''Well?　It was so obvious, wasn''t it?


    We''ll make fun of you when we get back.


    Yeah, sure. He got me, too, so I''ll do it.


    Prince Christopher and his attendant soldiers are talking about something.


    I heard a little bit, but what does ''Honoji'' mean?


    Is it okay, sir?　The Lynda Empire has an army of ten thousand and a demonslayer. Will the return of Eric-sama and the other one change the war situation that much?


    We know that Master Eric is very strong because he defeated Felix Gladio, but I don''t know how strong that woman is.


    Even if those two come back, I can''t predict how much the war situation will be changed.


    ''''If I had to return out of these two, those two would have been the best. All we have to do now is wait and trust.


    The Prince''s attendant answers my question.


    It sounds rough, but he seems to take it very seriously.


    ''''Those two will do everything they can. If those two come back and the war situation doesn''t change--the Kingdom of Begonia will be destroyed.


    The words were very heavy and echoed here.


    ''I am sorry. If only I could have told you sooner...''


    We would have traveled on without knowing that our kingdom was in danger. Thanks to Princess Irene, we were able to learn of the danger to our kingdom and take steps to protect it. We are very grateful.


    Where I was regretting it, the prince smiled and said that to me.


    I found him to be a very kind man and I don''t think the kingdom of Begonia, where such a man is a prince, should be destroyed.


    ''''Hey, you''re a princess?''''


    Suddenly, I was approached from behind.


    When I turned around, I saw a woman about my age standing there.


    ''Yes, I am,''


    Yeah, I know. There''s something I wanted to talk to you about.


    I don''t often talk to women my own age, but I get a little ticked off when they approach me in this tone of voice.


    I''m not sure who you are.　I''m a little busy, so please make it quick.


    I said that a little to retort, but her next words startled me.


    ''I''m Nina. I''m Felix Gladio''s sister.