My name is Emily
She is the exclusive maid of the princess who currently rules a northern country, and secretly deals with those who dare to attack the princess.
We have maintained a friendly relationship since our first meeting.
Looking at this situation now, I can only sigh… … … .
"I've never really met a man before. Except for you, Rio, in private. So let's test him. Will he really be the man for me?"
Is the world full of muscles, even the brain?
Or maybe it's really from the position of a princess that she looks at the child like that, but I don't know.
Is that the kind of 'Be My Man' that you're going to take on?
I don't know if I should say it with a little bit of style and atmosphere, but how many buttons did you have on the clothes you put on this morning along with Rio's outfit?
The wounds sustained during the battle are so visible that the flesh is exposed.
It's really a shame that I can't say anything in this situation.
“What do you think, Rio? Will you accept my offer?”
“……Are you sure it’s okay, Your Majesty……?”
“I may not be able to trust you yet, Rio, but I like the person you are.”
Wowwowwow
If that person, who had been speaking so strictly and solemnly until just a moment ago, suddenly spoke so sweetly, would anyone not fall for it?
Even sometimes I felt that the rumors floating around among the maids were true.
'Honestly... I think I'm going to fall for you, Princess.'
'Hey you too?'
'Princess, it's charming that you always treat me coldly, but I still remember the smile you gave me when you caught me just before I fell last time…'
The rumors I heard among the maids were true, and if everyone, regardless of age or gender, fell for that charm, then I have nothing to say.
That person only knows how to use his body, and he doesn't even approach it that way, so he just doesn't know how to go about it.
Look, even that kid named Rio is blushing and looking at the princess, but he himself is not even blinking.
They stare at me with the same piercing gaze, but what kind of person could possibly endure such a gaze?
Unless there are strange rumors circulating for no reason, you wouldn't understand your own actions.
“So be my human.”
Woooo
How can that person say such things so casually? It's driving me crazy, to the point where I want to ask him.
It's a shame to be alone watching this sight right now, but on the other hand, I can't help but watch it quietly!!!
What a perfect musical this is…
"Even though it was our first meeting, I want to trust you, Rio, and make you mine. I'm not saying this to test you."
“Oh, Your Majesty, are you really… okay with me?”
“If I don’t trust you, who will?”
I think it might be a scene like a cherry blossom tree blooming on cold snow.
If this place were covered in snow right now, the warmth of those two people would have turned the surrounding area into a flower garden.
Still, it's not so bad to see that person like that.
I know this well because I have been watching you more closely than anyone else.
I wanted to like, love, and trust people more than anyone else, but I was afraid of being betrayed after that.
“So I trust you. Become a man worthy of me.”
The princess's nerves, which were always sharp, may have become dull.
I don't know how it felt to always be on top, but I couldn't even leave that position, and I can only imagine how difficult it must have been for several years without anyone to deal with.
When I think about how hard it once was, oh my… I feel like tears are welling up in my eyes right now.
Still, it seems like fate isn't completely nonexistent. Seeing my friend meeting people and trusting them like that makes me feel a lot more at ease.
***
I ended up staying here by chance.
“Then, since I have some pressing matters to attend to, I won’t be able to stay by your side forever, Rio.”
“Then where should I go?”
“Stay close to Emily, who is watching us over there, and learn this and that.”
I'm a little out of it.
Starting with what the princess brought up, I heard people say, "What kind of man?"
To summarize, it was a call to become a useful person here.
Well... you can't just eat and play your whole life.
“Emily”
“Yes, I am listening, Your Majesty.”
"From this moment on, Rio is no longer my guest. Do you understand what I mean?"
“If you’re not a guest, can you just kick me out?”
“Huh? Kicked out…? What does that mean…?”
I said it was okay as long as I was here as a guest, but just now, with one word from the princess, I was stripped of my command as a guest.
The maid, Emily, who is standing behind me now, is looking at me with sharp eyes.
“It’s just a prank. Please don’t be too surprised.”
“It’s obvious how your antics have shaken some of the maids’ hearts.”
“I wasn't being that pranky. I was just being friendly and a little playful, with a bit of caution.”
“Then, Emily, I’d like to ask you what you think about the maid who came to me last time as a prank.”
“It was just a prank.”
I... I can endure it, right??
I'm starting to feel a bit uneasy, should I go somewhere else right now???
“Anyway, enough joking around, let’s get Rio’s outfit in shape…….”
“I don’t think so.”
“Hmm”
“Your Majesty??? Miss Emily??? Why… are you two… both of you looking at me like that??”
I got goosebumps all over my body.
Even when I fell asleep in a street trash can, and even when a mouse scurried over me, I wasn't scared to death. So, just a glance from a person can scare me this much.
The princess looked at me from head to toe with her eyes.
The maid, Emily, standing over there, seemed to be measuring with her thumb and index finger.
“Is there a suit that fits Rio?”
“I don’t think so.”
“If I were to call a tailor and have a suit tailored quickly, how long would it take?”
“Even if I told you to make it a top priority, I don’t know if you have the leather and other things right now, but it would probably take at least seven days.”
“It seems like it’s taking quite a while, given the timing.”
Something started to feel uneasy.
Even though I knew that, I didn't know what I could do in this situation, and the anxiety in my heart gradually began to grow.
“Were there any male maids among the previous maids?”
“You all came in with unhealthy intentions, so I disposed of you all.”
“Is the maid like that too?”
“No, I did hire a few men for odd jobs, but they all quit after a few days.”
“So, did you also throw away the clothes you wore before?”
“Umm… I’m sorry I couldn’t check that, Your Majesty.”
The anxiety started to grow, and I had no idea why it wouldn't go away.
I'm starting to feel like I have to use the word 'inevitable'
"Then there's nothing we can do."
The words I had expected ended up coming out of the princess's mouth.
And as if the two of them had been talking to each other, the maid, Emily, bowed her head slightly and left the room.
Please... you're bringing something in good condition, right??
“Rio, come here for a moment.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Don’t be so nervous, I won’t ask you to do anything dangerous.”
“I… Really?”
“That’s right, so don’t worry too much. By the way… I wonder if it might be a good idea to raise your head a little.”
"yes???"
The princess runs her hands through my hair here and there.
I had seen it from quite close yesterday, but this time it was so close that if I just bent down a little, I could touch the princess's body.
and
On the palms of my hands, which I had thought were very soft, there were calluses embedded in them, as if they were telling me all about the years I had lived.
How difficult it was.
Unlike me who was living a life like a beggar, he lived a life where he wanted to achieve something on his own.
“Why are you doing that, Rio?”
“No, it’s nothing….”
“Were you perhaps nervous about touching my hair? To the point where your eyes became moist?”
“No, it’s not like that… I just like it.”
“Is this the hand of this body?”
"yes……."
“What a funny joke. I don’t know what you like about calloused hands. Unlike other women’s hands, aren’t they particularly soft?”
“But… I like it.”
As someone who has lived a completely opposite life, I was envious of the princess's life.
I know that it was supported by the efforts made so far, and I am like this because I did not make the effort.
On the contrary, the princess rose to her position.
“Thank you, Rio, for telling me you like palms like this.”
“No… Rather, it was I… Not only did I commit such a rude act from our first meeting, but you even showed such consideration… I can’t thank you enough even a thousand times.”
“I won’t hold you accountable. It’s my fault for making you do it because you had nowhere else to go.”
“That’s not true…!!”
“It looks like you’ve finally shed some of that cowardly image.”
I couldn't properly face the princess in front of me, so I kept my head down.
I was about to say something in opposition to what the princess had just said, but she met my gaze as if she had been waiting for me.
“Everyone makes mistakes. I did, and so does everyone else.”
"ah……."
"You too are a living being, a human being, and a citizen living in my land. It is I who forgive you for the mistakes you made against me, Rio, and it is I who give you the chance to avoid making those mistakes again."
The princess's voice, speaking affectionately, echoes softly.
It's like the pure white petals fluttering beautifully on the pure white ground covered in white snow.
“So don’t blame yourself too much, Rio.”