Volume 3, Chapter 4: I Turned Eight Years Old, Part 2

The agricultural country, Shiguresu. Population: two million people, largely spread out in villages. In short, its a country made mostly of fields. As expected, the city centers were beautiful towns.

Although we got to Shiguresu early, by the time we got to town it was already too late to have a little walk on my own.

Princess-sama, this baked potato is delicious

No, no, this sorghum is so sweet

Theres freshly-harvested raw white asparagus here

You guys are fully enjoying this as a vacation, huh. In the middle of the village road we travelled, there were open-air stalls strewn all over the place, and my escort knights jumped at the chance to go shopping.

Everyone in the mercenary troop was left dumbfounded at the entirely carefree female knights actions.

No, no, please forgive them.

Well, ever since I enrolled at the Royal Capitals Magic Academy, they havent had much time outside. Since were having this long trip after so long, they naturally felt like carousing.

Although my aim was to be a laid-back boss, I wonder if I pampered them way too much.

Vio. Make sure that they all submit a detailed report on what theyre eating right now.

I instructed Vio, who was the only one riding in the same carriage as me outside of my four attendants. Vio nodded with a serious face, and I laughed a little.

Princess Yuru-sama youre very gentle, arent you?

But I gave them more work to do?

Mu~ its very sweet, huh. While theres nothing I can think of to export to Shiguresu, if theres something thats cheap and delicious, we should definitely import it.

Before being a Princess or a Saint, Im the daughter of Duke Verusenia.

Presenting herself to Her Royal Younger Brother, Oslo, for his Wedding, on behalf of Taterudo, Yurushia-la-Verusenia sends her congratulations.

The wedding ceremony between His Royal Highness Oslo and the lady of Marquis Etias household was held three days after our arrival at the capital of Shiguresu.

Although it wasnt especially showy, it was held in the Royal Castle, the largest in Shiguresu. The various royal families were announced in front of the rest of the attending parties. After that, there were three more rounds of greetings in total for those present for the wedding reception.

Three rounds of greetings; with all three rounds between the same people its quite severe.

After all, as the representative of the Holy Kingdom of Taterudo, it was necessary for me to express our congratulations to a lot of different people.

Yuru-chan, great work, it went splendidly.

As I finished the greetings and was about to go back to the venue, the Queen-sama came up to thank me and tightly hugged me.

Thank you very much, Q-Queen-sama.

Ufufu, its fine to just call me Aunt-sama.

A great beauty with luxurious blonde hair, this is my aunt, Camille-sama, who married into the royal family of Shiguresu.

And now, Im buried in her chest.

Um I will call you that outside of formal occasions, then.

Really, Yuru-chan, youre so responsible as expected of Folts daughter, you even look like him.

When she said that I resembled Father, I instinctively gave a complacent smile.

Speaking of Father I wanted to hear about something from Aunt-sama.

Aunt-sama where are my elder sisters?

When I asked, a somewhat un-queenly smile spread across Aunt Camille-samas face as she contemplated it.

My elder sisters both went to boarding schools in this place, Shiguresu.

I was really looking forward to meeting those wonderful elder sisters again, I was wondering what theyd try this time

Although Aunt-samas face looked like she didnt want to think about it, she told the story to me, since Im the [Little Sister].

Although Folt requested that they study abroad, those two barely attend their classes, recently theyve been with the Hero-sama all the time

What?

Although my elder sisters seem to be doing well, some strange words came out.

Hero-sama?

Did Yuru not know? Its been all the talk of the country lately.

Hero. A man of courage. Standing at the forefront of humanity, a person that gives others hope.

I wasnt aware, but recently there have been kidnappings in this country by [Daemons], and a small party broke through and cleared their camp, rescuing all the children. how typical.

Huh so theres a person like that.

When I helped the children back then, and I got called [Saint] without asking, I wonder if its that same sort of situation.

While I was thinking simple thoughts, Aunt Camille-sama seemed to be worrying about my carefree self.

Yuru-chan, be careful if youre staying in the hall. Since youre a beautiful little girl, there might be some bad people that might come after you.

Y-Yes

Just like everyone else whos related to me, shes excessively overvalued my appearance.

Would you allow my sons to escort you? And, if Yuru-chan agrees, can the three of us can take you home?

No, well, err

Thats right. Aunt-samas children were all boys.

Normally, a male child in a royal family would be good. For the first boy, that is that, and this is this. Once more boys keep coming, words like A Princess would be nice start to spring out of thin air.

Now that Im eight years old, talk of marriage proposals have started coming from all over.

My standing, although I have royal blood, is that of a daughter of a duke, the social threshold for marrying was lower, and yet, with my recognition as the Holy Kingdoms [Princess], everyone sees me as a [Princess-sama], so at the moment, it feels like Im a popular item at a shop thats about to run out of stock.

The reason that I enrolled at the magic academy was because I wanted to experience love But, because of [That Guy], I cant find a target, which is a problem.

I definitely dont want to be looked at with those sorts of eyes

But, if it turns out that m misunderstanding, Id be terribly embarrassed.

In any case here, without Father-sama or Mother-sama around, its impossible for this eight-year-old daughter to be [Sold] away.

Aunt-sama, my escort, umm he is here. Noel~!

To be honest, my guard in this party is only supposed to be Sara-chan and Bree-chan. As the famous mercenary company Ba-, Bruna Bear-sans only available [friend] whose age was close to that of mine, Noel-kun came along too.

Noel-kun who was wearing gorgeous clothes that were rented from a town in Shiguresu, hes so shy, its seriously cute.

Seeing Noel like that, it was so cute that I was satisfied just looking at him. Aunt-sama let out a giggle, and whispered gently in my ear.

Yuru-chan, when you leave this country, be careful of the hero of the Kostoru religions Hero.

The worship of the Harvest Goddess Kostoru was the most popular religion, and was recognised as the official religions of both Taterudo and Shiguresu.

What does she mean to [Be Careful] of the Kostoru religion?

And Aunt Camille-sama said to be careful of the [Hero].

In the stories, isnt the Hero is usually a [Good person]?

Lu-Lucy?

Because I was brooding for a while, my escort, Noel, seemed anxious.

Ah, sorry about that.

While I was lost in my thoughts, I moved my hand onto Noels arm, and his face stiffened.

Whats the matter?

N-nothing

How strange, Noelhes been acting strangely ever since we reunited. Because of that, we werent able to speak much during the journey, I wonder if we can have a relaxed conversation today.

As we walked, everyones gazes turned to focus on us. Since the people of this country arent used to [Me], its good that I didnt have to talk too much, but still, it was terrible to be stared at like that.

Noel, Im sorry

Eh, for what?

Since Im so conspicuous, arent you uncomfortable while youre with me?

When I said that, Noel shook his head with a little bit of astonishment.

Lu-, Lucy stands out, so it cant be helped. Because youre a Princess-sama and the Holy Saint.

Both of those titles were just given by other people without my permission

The church people, although they tried to win me over, never gave their [Certification of Sainthood] to me. What do they want, exactly?

As I pondered this with a tenuous smile, Noel blushed and spoke softly.

Besides Lucy is beautiful

Uwaaah Im feeling really embarrassed.

Wherever I went, I was feared, so it was always a choice between being surrounded or leaving, this is the first time Ive ever heard such words from a boy

My face I wonder if my face is red too.

Since Im Noel-kuns [Esteemed Holy Saint], his evaluation of me is abnormally high. I wish that I could see how I look in Noels eyes

Yurushia-sama, are you okay?

To Noel and I, who were standing there in embarrassed silence, someone I didnt know called out.

Whats the matter?

The voices owner was a well-dressed uncle wearing the holy symbol of the harvest goddess.

the Kostoru religion, huh.

I am the high priest Calisto, of the Kostoru church in Shiguresus capital. I wanted to speak to you, to give Yurushia-sama a message

Greetings, Calisto-sama, I am Yurushia-la-Verusenia.

I instantly switched to my [Dukes Daughter] mode.

But, high priest, huh I completely dont know what level of position that is. The thin 50 year old uncle that doesnt seem to be doing so well.

Today Id like to introduce someone to Yurushia-sama would that be fine by you?

Yeah, its not an issue.

Somehow or another the flow of the conversation went in that direction. As Aunt Camille-samas advice crossed my mind, Calisto-san sent his gaze behind him, and several men and women came over.

As you may know, this is the [Hero], Alfonso.

It arrived the Hero-sama.

Authors Note: Its a flag.