When I Saved a Girl Who Was About to Be Kidnapped and It Turned Out to Be a Princess Who Had Come to Visit in Secret
“–Luna, is it time for you to step away?”
I called out to Luna, who was walking arm in arm, as we were almost at the gymnasium.
I spoke to her with a “normal” accent, because I realized that we were the same age.
In response to my request, Luna–.
“…………”
She looked up at me with an expression as if she were a puppy about to be thrown away, and her eyes were bulging.
It seems like she really doesn’t want to leave.
“Uuuu ……”
Naturally, I felt guilty for having such an expression on her face.
But if I don’t, the other students in the class will look at me strangely, and the other teachers won’t think well of me.
Above all, it could make Rion, who is known to the students of the school to be siblings with me, angry,…….
“I’m sorry, it’s just that it bothers the others. ……”
I decided to try to persuade Luna again.
“Ah,…… I am sorry for what I did,……. I was so happy to see Seito-sama again that I got carried away …….”
After all, Luna seems to be a good girl, and when she came back to herself, she apologetically moved away from me.
She walks next to me with her head down.
There are two rows in the order of attendance number now, so Luna who came to study abroad in the middle of the school year should be the last in line.
But, since she is in front of me by her original name, she is next to me in the line.
The teacher didn’t say anything either, so I guess this is the right place.
More importantly, I don’t want to see her face when she’s sad.
“No one’s mad at me or cares about me, so there’s no need to get depressed. I was so happy to see Luna again.”
I was concerned about Luna’s condition, so I followed up with a smile.
This made Luna exhale in relief and look at me with a smile on her face.
“Thank you ……. The truth is, I was worried that Seito-sama might not like me for being this pushy. ….”
Apparently, Luna herself was aware of the problematic behavior she was engaging in.
If that’s the case, I’d especially like to ask her why she did this, but she said she’d give me an explanation after this.
I should ask when the time comes.
Right now, I’m afraid of continuing the conversation badly and getting into trouble.
Besides, we are about to enter the gymnasium.
“Let’s talk about what happens afterwards at home. It’s impossible for me to dislike Luna, so don’t worry about it.”
In order for Luna not to push herself too hard, I told her the important things in a concise manner.
“……Seito-sama is too kind as always …….”
That seemed to be a good thing for Luna, and the expression on her face made me think no more.
This would be enough for now.
“–Hey, Kiriyama-kun, he didn’t seem like a very nice guy up until now, but ……”
“Yes, I thought he was kind, but as a member of the opposite gender, I think he’s actually a pretty nice guy.”
“Alford-san, who seems to be able to turn any man around, is so intimidated…Maybe we just don’t have the eyes to look at men…”
The girls are whispering something behind me, but they’re probably talking about me and Luna.
Even though we were far away from them, it would have looked like we were flirting with them to those around us, so it’s no wonder.
Thinking about this, I went into the gymnasium.
“Hey? That back there is …….”
At the tail end of the A class line, two rows next to where we were supposed to line up, I spotted a girl with silver hair, a rarity in Japan.
She was petite and had twin-tail hair, and she was probably–
“Ayla-chan, was she the same age as us ……?”
The silver-haired girl was definitely Ayla-chan, and no matter how I looked at her, she seemed to be younger than me, so I asked Luna.
“We will talk about that later as well.”
In response to my question, Luna responded in a meaningful way.
From the way she said it, I guessed that Ayla san was not the same age as me.
Then, who are these girls who lie about their age and are able to study abroad…?
I mean, there’s a possibility that Luna isn’t the same age as me either…
Although – it’s rude to ask a woman her age, and even if she’s different, she’s probably only a year or two older than me. …… Well, okay.
Luna doesn’t look uncomfortable when I use the “normal” word.
“Okay, thanks.”
For now, I just thanked Luna and turned around again.
Ayla-chan is in class A, so is she in the same class as Rion?
…It’s a coincidence, right?
I don’t think they intentionally put Ayla in that class though…
I don’t think she knows about Rion …….
When I looked at Class A with that thought in mind, I saw Rion looking at me.
After her eyes met mine, she turned her gaze to Luna, who was standing next to me, and asked, “Why is a foreign student in that position?” She tilted her head as if to say
From the look on her face, she didn’t know about the commotion between me and Luna.
Well, it just happened a few minutes ago, so I guess it’s only natural.
But it’s only a matter of time before she find out… I wonder how I can explain Luna to her. ……
And well, I’m distracted by Rion, but speaking of the other students–
“W-what the heck, that super-cute girl!”
“Damn, she’s a freshman! she should have come to our class!”
“Aaah…… I want to be her friend. ……”
“She’s wearing a very classy outfit, but she’s some kind of a young lady ……, or a princess ……?”
“Idiot, How could a princess come to a school like this? It must be her personality.”
–Everyone seemed to be paying attention to Luna.
The whole class from the first grade to the third grade seems to be looking at Luna
After all, she must be that much of an eye-catcher.
She has changed from the pampered little girl she was a few days ago to a dignified and elegant person, almost as if she were a completely different person.
In the few days we spent together, my image of Luna was that of a spoiled child, but when she came for me, she was as dignified and magnificent as she is now.
Which of the two is her true self?
There are still too many things I don’t know about Luna, so I hope to get to know her a little better from now on.