(EP-8.1) Flower Aira #8

    008 – Evil Flower Aira #8

    Draw me a sheep{1}.

    No, YOU change your stockings!

    Queen Aira said it, as if it was natural.

    It was like this was her right and that it had been this way for a very long time.

    Well, actually, Aira had always been living like this.

    She lacked nothing and lived without any type of inconvenience. If there was a problem, everyone else would deal with it on her behalf.

    She ate only good things like dew, and had never gone to the toilet in her entire life.

    Come to think of it, I hadn’t actually seen Aira using the bathroom during my time here this year.

    I didn''t know if I would ever see that in the future, but....

    "Hurry and change it. I want to go now!"

    Aira''s languid voice pulled me out of my thoughts, about the interesting topic of going to the toilet. Let’s figure that out later.

    The important issue right now was this.

    “Are you saying you’re going out to town this evening?”

    "Yes."

    The Queen''s trip was a job that required quite a lot of manpower and funding.

    We had to clean the streets, taking away any objects and people that could potentially pose a threat.

    We also had to hire guards and bands. Anyway, there were a lot of things that needed to be considered.

    Therefore, the Queen''s trip should be a political performance that was prepared and planned for at least a week in advance. At least, that was my thought.

    However, Aira said that she wanted to go in these stockings right now.

    Why?

    Did someone give this idea to Aira while I was away? Only her cousin, Elga, was in the position to do so.

    While Aira was speaking, I looked around the room, wondering if Elga might be hiding somewhere.

    “Tae-oh, when are you going to change it? Before it gets too late, there is a place I want to go."

    “A place you want to go?”

    "Yes. Tae-oh, have you ever seen a nymph?”

    A nymph?

    If it was a nymph...

    Thinking of this, tall females would come to mind.

    The nymphs were an all-female race. They were like the protectors of nature, rarely found in forests and mountains.

    It was thanks to this, I felt goosebumps running down my back.

    Aira seemed to have known that I would go around the market alone and gather information. I also noticed it and was vaguely anticipating this.

    A servant acting in secret from the Queen. If Aira asked, “Why are you hiding things from me? Are you plotting a rebellion?” How should I answer?

    I couldn''t possibly say that I once read a novel and, since this world was similar to that one, I was collecting information about it.

    Of course, I already made up two excuses for this situation. As I was wracking my brain to decide on which of the two was better to use, Aira said.

    “Tae-oh, I will turn a blind eye to whatever dangerous moves you have done without reporting to me. However, from now on, I will escort you wherever you go.”

    "I understand. I am sorry."

    “In that sense, how about you come with me today? With our identities hidden, we shall sneak beyond the palace walls! How about it? Doesn''t it sound fun?”

    Aira''s eyes were already staring at the walls from the window.

    * * *

    “Aira-nim. This may be rude to say, but I think your clothes are too luxurious for stealth.”

    "Huh? This? But this is the oldest set of clothes I own though?”

    Aira narrowed her eyebrows slightly as she looked at the robe that was draped over her body.

    She was wearing a top-class silk Magician robe which was embroidered with purple and yellow threads. Only the Royal Family could use purple threads in this world.

    If she wore that, the meaning of stealth would disappear...

    Thus, I took a couple of brown robes from the Court, the ones maids would wear when they went out.

    With this on, unless one deliberately revealed their identity, they wouldn''t be recognized.

    Of course, nothing was absolute. You couldn’t know when, where, and what kinds of variables could arise, so it was important to stay alert at all times.

    “Come, Tae-oh. Hold on to my waist.”

    Aira said to me from under the palace walls, which seemed to be three meters tall. I gently grabbed her waist, which made Aira put her hand over mine and had me hold on tighter.

    “Hold closer, otherwise you will fall. Hug me!”

    “Then, excuse me.”

    Eventually, I wrapped my arms around Aira''s waist. I felt that her waist was extremely thin, to the point that I could wrap my arms around it with any problems.

    Stomp-

    With the sound of stomping on the ground, my field of vision rose in an instant. My body suddenly soared, as if I was taking a scary ride.

    To be more precise, Aira jumped over the 3-meter wall. The problem was that her body, which had flown high, was now being mercilessly drawn down by gravity.

    Seuuuuu-

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    T/N:

    {1} I''m assuming this is the famous quote from the story, "The Little Prince."

    Edited by: MochiusagiQuality checked by: fake