Chapter 6 – Love at First Sight

Almost half a day has pa.s.sed since I sent out Fran .  

Though it worries little, I can do nothing but hope .

Regretfully, the only thing we could do right now is wait for the good news .

“Allan-sama, would you like another cup?”

Cecil took the empty cup placed in front of me .

“I’ll have another . How is Effie?”

I asked for the other companion of ours .

“If it’s her, she has gone crazy for some reason about some play with the innkeeper here”

“Oh, that one……Well, it’s better than going out without having a goal in mind”

Though the old innkeeper was surprised for the fact that I was an elf, when he saw Effie, he went at loss for words .

Here is a rarer being than an elf, a spirit .

And those two right now, are going crazy about a chess-like game .

They should have been done around noon, but was it still going on?

“It looks like you’ve been abandoned after losing to you, Allan-sama . ”

“I’m troubled that I couldn’t refute about that”

I was also invited to have a match with them, in which I easily won over them .

Though it’s vexing for them, I actually had an intensive training on this by my father .

That ‘going easy on someone’ didn’t fit in my dictionary anymore .

While I was lost in thoughts, someone knocked the door .

“Yes, who is it”

“Cecil, it’s me”

“Fran-san! I’m going to open it now”

As soon as Cecil opened the door, there revealed the figure of Fran as I saw her in the morning .

“Thanks for the good work, Fran . You can rest for the time being . ”

I urged her to sit on a chair, but she shook her head side to side .

“Before that, I have a child that I want to introduce to you first”

“A child you want to introduce?”

“Yes . Helena, you can come in”

As she gave the signal, a girl appeared from the other side of the door .

She stood at the entrance, then lowered her head to us .

“N-nice to meet you! My name is Helena……”

She introduced up to that point……and stopped there .

After landing her eyes on me, she stared, wide eyed .

“Wow……it’s really like the prince of my dreams……”

We couldn’t help but smile wryly at her reaction .

“Well, I’m a real prince though”

“Uwaa, it talked!”

“Heyhey, I’m a genuine elf you know . Of course I could eat and talk”

“Ah! I-I’m sorry…… I thought you were a statue for a moment”

“Quite an amusing one, this kid”

I stood up and went in front of Helena .

“I’m Allan . Prince of the Country of Elves . Nice to meet you, milady . I thank the heavens above to be able to meet such a wonderful woman today”

After that, I knelt, took her hand and kissed it .

Though that was pretty theatrical, seeing Helena with her eyes sparkling made me want to try something from her expectations .

But somehow, it feels like a shoujo manga though……

“Hawaaa……”

Helena was…… quite blown away, or so it would seem .

“An Elf Prince…… a real Elven Prince……”

“O oi, are you alright?”

“Eh? Ah yes! I’m sorry!”

“It’s okay . For now, please sit next to Fran”

Helena walked to Fran with a tense gait .

After confirming it, I returned to my seat .

I immediately drew the main subject .

“So, Fran . Is Helena the key?”

“Yes, I think so . If it works well, you may meet the king in a few days . ”

“To that extent …”

If you look at the security of this town, the area around the king should be more strictly guarded .

To be able to receive an audience smoothly like this is pretty remarkable .

However, no matter how I look at Helena’s appearance, she didn’t give a n.o.ble-like vibe at all .

“Uhm, I’m sorry but, I couldn’t understand well what you are saying”

Helena raised her hand with a question .

“Oh yeah . We have to explain the issue yet to Helena . ”

That being said, I told Helena the purpose of the trip and the circ.u.mstances leading up to this point .

“… Amazing, world peace! Really like a fairy tale!”

“There will be enemies and obstacles that will stand before us if it’s a fairy tale, so I don’t really want it to appear like one, especially in front of me . ”

“I agree . I also don’t want my head to be bitten of by some kind of dragon”

I and Helena nodded mutually .

Well, this is better than an a.s.sa.s.sin aiming at the branch, or a princess who has quite the circ.u.mstances behind her .

“And, to exchange branches of the King Tree, I need to meet with the King here-”

“We would like Helena to cooperate with that . ”

“Oh, I understand!”

Helena immediately agreed to the words of me and Fran .

“Really? But I think I haven’t explained it further yet . ”

It seems that Fran who was the one who invited her was also surprised by this .

“It’s amazing to be able to cooperate with the elves, and moreover the prince itself! I will do it!”

Helena’s eyes shone brightly as ever .

“So, Fran-oneesan . What should I do?”

“Well, that’s …”

Fran thought about it .

“Nevertheless, an oneesan, huh”

To the extent that the figure that was closing her heart for a while ago seemed to be a lie .

“Prince, please stop laughing”

“Who’s laughing here? Isn’t it good, oneesan?”

“Geez……”

Oh, Fran threw a tantrum .

“Ah, uhmm……”

“Yes, what is it?”

“Can I call Prince-sama oniisan too?”

“So it leads to this, huh . Well, because we will be companions from now on, you can call me oniisan or oniichan or aniki or whatever you like”

To tell the truth, I was an only child, so I never had the experience of having brothers and sisters .

Calling me like this, it felt quite comfortable .

As I thought about that, the door was suddenly opened .

Allan-kun, let’s have a match again!”

Thus entered Effie .

In my hand was a p.a.w.n of the board game .

Well, it seems that the special training with my father has finally kicked in once again .

“If I win, I’m allowed to monopolize you tonight . Deal?”

“That was a quite one-sided deal, however”

“My my, do you dislike me now?”

“Of course not”

Cecil, Fran, and Effie . I’m happy to be partnered with anyone of them .

“Uhm, what does that mean?”

Fran asked Helena, who seem to not understand the situation .

“If you win the game, you can be alone with the prince . ”

“Eh…… wait… eeeeeeeh!?”

“Ara, does the child over there also want to partic.i.p.ate?”

“No, Helena is …”

“I-It’s my first time, so if Onii-san is okay with it……”

When I was about to stop her, the person in question suddenly blurted that out of the blue .

“Ufufufufu, so, what will you do, Allan-kun?”

“Onii-san……”

Don’t tell me, Helena’s actions until now is because……

Did she fell in love at first sight? With me?”

Well, I’m happy about G.o.d’s will turning in my favor, and I don’t have any reason to decline either .

“I understand . I will take responsibility if anything happens”

When I told her that, she happily accepted it .

Chapter 6 – Love at First Sight Almost half a day has pa.s.sed since I sent out Fran .  . 　. Though it worries little, I can do nothing but hope 　. Regretfully, the only thing we could do right now is wait for the good news . “Allan-sama, would you like another cup?” Cecil took the empty cup placed in front of me . “I’ll have another . How is Effie?” I asked for the other companion of ours . “If it’s her, she has gone crazy for some reason about some play with the innkeeper here” “Oh, that one……Well, it’s better than going out without having a goal in mind” Though the old innkeeper was surprised for the fact that I was an elf, when he saw Effie, he went at loss for words 　. Here is a rarer being than an elf, a spirit 　. And those two right now, are going crazy about a chess-like game 　. They should have been done around noon, but was it still going on? “It looks like you’ve been abandoned after losing to you, Allan-sama . ” “I’m troubled that I couldn’t refute about that”. 　. I was also invited to have a match with them, in which I easily won over them . Though it’s vexing for them, I actually had an intensive training on this by my father . That ‘going easy on someone’ didn’t fit in my dictionary anymore 　. While I was lost in thoughts, someone knocked the door . “Yes, who is it” “Cecil, it’s me” “Fran-san! I’m going to open it now” As soon as Cecil opened the door, there revealed the figure of Fran as I saw her in the morning . “Thanks for the good work, Fran . You can rest for the time being . ” I urged her to sit on a chair, but she shook her head side to side . “Before that, I have a child that I want to introduce to you first” “A child you want to introduce?” “Yes . Helena, you can come in” As she gave the signal, a girl appeared from the other side of the door . She stood at the entrance, then lowered her head to us . “N-nice to meet you! My name is Helena……” She introduced up to that point……and stopped there . After landing her eyes on me, she stared, wide eyed . “Wow……it’s really like the prince of my dreams……” We couldn’t help but smile wryly at her reaction . “Well, I’m a real prince though” “Uwaa, it talked!” “Heyhey, I’m a genuine elf you know . Of course I could eat and talk” “Ah! I-I’m sorry…… I thought you were a statue for a moment” “Quite an amusing one, this kid” I stood up and went in front of Helena . “I’m Allan . Prince of the Country of Elves . Nice to meet you, milady . I thank the heavens above to be able to meet such a wonderful woman today” After that, I knelt, took her hand and kissed it . Though that was pretty theatrical, seeing Helena with her eyes sparkling made me want to try something from her expectations 　. But somehow, it feels like a shoujo manga though…… “Hawaaa……” Helena was…… quite blown away, or so it would seem . “An Elf Prince…… a real Elven Prince……” “O oi, are you alright?” “Eh? Ah yes! I’m sorry!” “It’s okay . For now, please sit next to Fran” Helena walked to Fran with a tense gait . After confirming it, I returned to my seat 　. I immediately drew the main subject . “So, Fran . Is Helena the key?” “Yes, I think so . If it works well, you may meet the king in a few days . ” “To that extent …”. 　. If you look at the security of this town, the area around the king should be more strictly guarded . To be able to receive an audience smoothly like this is pretty remarkable 　. However, no matter how I look at Helena’s appearance, she didn’t give a n.o.ble-like vibe at all . “Uhm, I’m sorry but, I couldn’t understand well what you are saying” Helena raised her hand with a question . “Oh yeah . We have to explain the issue yet to Helena . ”. 　. That being said, I told Helena the purpose of the trip and the circ.u.mstances leading up to this point . “… Amazing, world peace! Really like a fairy tale!” “There will be enemies and obstacles that will stand before us if it’s a fairy tale, so I don’t really want it to appear like one, especially in front of me . ” “I agree . I also don’t want my head to be bitten of by some kind of dragon” I and Helena nodded mutually 　. Well, this is better than an a.s.sa.s.sin aiming at the branch, or a princess who has quite the circ.u.mstances behind her . “And, to exchange branches of the King Tree, I need to meet with the King here-” “We would like Helena to cooperate with that . ” “Oh, I understand!”. 　. Helena immediately agreed to the words of me and Fran . “Really? But I think I haven’t explained it further yet . ” It seems that Fran who was the one who invited her was also surprised by this . “It’s amazing to be able to cooperate with the elves, and moreover the prince itself! I will do it!” Helena’s eyes shone brightly as ever . “So, Fran-oneesan . What should I do?” “Well, that’s …”. 　. Fran thought about it . “Nevertheless, an oneesan, huh” To the extent that the figure that was closing her heart for a while ago seemed to be a lie . “Prince, please stop laughing”.

. “Who’s laughing here? Isn’t it good, oneesan?” “Geez……” Oh, Fran threw a tantrum . “Ah, uhmm……” “Yes, what is it?” “Can I call Prince-sama oniisan too?” “So it leads to this, huh . Well, because we will be companions from now on, you can call me oniisan or oniichan or aniki or whatever you like” To tell the truth, I was an only child, so I never had the experience of having brothers and sisters 　. Calling me like this, it felt quite comfortable 　. As I thought about that, the door was suddenly opened . Allan-kun, let’s have a match again!” Thus entered Effie

　. In my hand was a p.a.w.n of the board game . Well, it seems that the special training with my father has finally kicked in once again . “If I win, I’m allowed to monopolize you tonight . Deal?” “That was a quite one-sided deal, however” “My my, do you dislike me now?” “Of course not”. 　. Cecil, Fran, and Effie . I’m happy to be partnered with anyone of them . “Uhm, what does that mean?” Fran asked Helena, who seem to not understand the situation . “If you win the game, you can be alone with the prince . ” “Eh…… wait… eeeeeeeh!?” “Ara, does the child over there also want to partic.i.p.ate?” “No, Helena is …” “I-It’s my first time, so if Onii-san is okay with it……” When I was about to stop her, the person in question suddenly blurted that out of the blue . “Ufufufufu, so, what will you do, Allan-kun?” “Onii-san……” Don’t tell me, Helena’s actions until now is because…… Did she fell in love at first sight? With me?” Well, I’m happy about G.o.d’s will turning in my favor, and I don’t have any reason to decline either . “I understand . I will take responsibility if anything happens”.

　. When I told her that, she happily accepted it