Apparently, I’m a Childhood Friend of a Saint in the World of Light Novels, and When We Meet Again After a Few Years at School, She’s Turned into Some Kind of Yandere?
“These are the stories of my past.”
“Such things…….”
I let out one breath after listening to Princess Iris.
I was so focused listening to the story that I felt a heat deep inside my body.
Princess Iris’s past is by no means horrendous or anything like that, but I can feel the determination that Princess Iris has developed from that experience.
“My dream is to build a country where everyone can live happily. It’s too vague and childish, …… but that dream hasn’t changed.”
Princess Iris smiles self-mockingly, but there is no regret or hesitation in her eyes.
It seems that she has recovered.
I am relieved.
“Do you laugh at that …… childishness, ……?”
The princess Iris asks me with her eyes downcast in embarrassment.
I couldn’t help but burst into laughter when I saw that.
“It’s still childish, isn’t it……?”
“Ahaha, I didn’t laugh. I thought Princess Iris would make that kind of face too.”
“Wha!?”
Princess Iris’s face turns red.
I’ve never seen a princess blush before.
“There’s no way I laugh at Princess Iris’ dream. I’ll support you, or rather, help you.”
If everyone’s happiness is at the end of that dream, there’s no way not to get on board.
In fact, I’d like to ask her to do it for me.
But even I know that her dream is not an ideal, and that it would be infinitely difficult to realise it.
“It’s a thorny path.”
“Ufufu, but you’ll follow me, won’t you?”
“Of course. I and Charlotte will accompany Princess Iris to the end as long as she holds on to her ambitions.”
When I smile at her, she smiles happily.
We are silent for a while, and then we both look at the sky together.
“Hey, Alan-sama”
“What’s wrong?”
‘Would you like to be our …… friend? I’d like to get to know Charlotte sama, Mary san and everyone better.”
Princess Iris’ request is an unexpected one.
A small request for an ordinary person, but a very difficult one for royalty.
For a moment, I was lost for a reply.
But the answer came quickly.
“A friend is not something you can just ask permission to be. Right? Charlotte.”
“…… you knew?”
The door behind me opens noisily to reveal Charlotte.
She walks in, her beautiful silver hair swaying in the wind.
Then she sat down next to me.
“Princess Iris, you are royalty and the only person you can trust in your heart is yourself. So, if it’s all right with us, we’ll support you, even if it’s only a part of your heart.”
The meaning of these words is this.
Charlotte gently shook Princess Iris’s hand.
“We want to be friends too, that’s what I mean.”
I nodded broadly at Charlotte’s words too.
We have been working together ever since we entered the school.
I understood that the other person was a member of the royal family, but we were both students and wanted to get to know each other.
Besides, showing off her closeness with the hero and saint should work as an advantage for Princess Iris as well.
“Charlotte-sama ……! I love you ……!”
“Hyah!”
Princess Iris hugs Charlotte.
The two are also in the same boat.
The sight of two beautiful girls hugging each other was a beautiful sight that almost made me wake up to something.
“From now on, we’re friends…! There’s no need to use honorifics except in public, and you can just call me Iris and call me whatever you want.”
We suddenly closed the distance! ?
But Princess Iris must have been that happy, as she was smiling the happiest and most carefree smile ever.
“Haa…I can’t help it. Is this okay? Iris.”
“Yes, it’s fine. Alan.”
You’re still using honorifics.
Well, it was a little uncomfortable to be addressed as ’sama’ before, so maybe it’s good to get rid of the ’sama’.
“I’m going to call you by “san”. Iris san.”
“Thank you, Lottie.”
Lottie!?
I haven’t even called her by her nickname yet either. ……!
Iris is still hugging Charlotte.
I don’t know why I feel threatened by this scene, even though they are supposed to be women.
“L-let’s leave it at that.”
I half-heartedly pull them apart.
Then I hid Charlotte behind my body.
“Ara ara. It’s a pity.”
Iris giggles elegantly.
It seems that she was joking in her own way.
“H-Her Highness Iris!”
While we are playing with each other like that, Alex-san comes over.
The moment he comes to Iris with tears in his eyes, he falls flat.
“S-sorry, ……! It’s only because we’re not good enough …… that we’re disqualified from being your guards …….”
Iris shook her head and put her hand on Alex-san’s shoulder.
Then she made him stand up.
“You people have done nothing wrong. It’s me who’s at fault.”
“Iris ……”
“I know. I won’t look back now. But I’m going to remember this incident. I won’t make the same mistake again.”
Iris nodded broadly, as if she knew exactly what she was doing.
It seems that she was too careful.
“Your Highness Iris, various information has come in. Please return to your room and confirm.”
“I understand. Okay, Alan, Lottie. We will have another opportunity to report on the situation sometime in the future, so if you’ll excuse me today.”
Iris bowed and walked away with Alex.
The only people on the rooftop will be me and Charlotte.
“Well, we’ll have a bit of a breeze and then we can go home—– ………..”
The Abyss.
Charlotte had eyes that no longer had a shred of light left in them.
A chill runs down my spine.
“You and Iris seemed to be having a lot of fun talking, didn’t you?”
“N-No! That was just an attempt to comfort her. ……!”
“Ring of Restraint.”
Charlotte chants and snaps her fingers, and a ring of light appears out of nowhere and binds my arms and legs.
I was too late to avoid it…
“Ch, Charlotte ……”
No matter how much force I put into it, it shows no signs of breaking.
It seems like I can use magic, but there’s no way I can shoot magic at Charlotte.
There was no way I could hit her.
“It’s a shame, Alan-kun.”
Charlotte walks up to me and puts her hand gently on my cheek.
Her face is smiling, but her eyes are not smiling at all.
“Punishment, okay?”
“W-wait! I was really just comforting Iris!”
“You were rubbing her back so tenderly, weren’t you?”
“You’ve been there since then!?”
I didn’t notice her at all. ……
It was during the course of listening to Iris’s past that I noticed Charlotte’s presence.
“It’s really sweet of you to lend her your shoulder too,…….”
All was not well.
I give up all resistance and hang my head in disappointment.
“But don’t worry. I know for sure that Alan-kun hasn’t hugged Iris-san or lent his chest to her.”
“Which means ……!”
“I’ll cut down on the spanking a bit.”
In the end, it didn’t change the fact that I’ll be punished.
For a moment, I saw hope, and then I despaired greatly.
“Shall we move on then? ‘Let’s move to a different space.”
T-This magic is ……!
A black light enveloped us and by the time the light disappeared, we were in our room.
This is the different space magic that Gossel also used!
I didn’t think that Charlotte could also use it. ……
“Surprised? I practised hard so that I could be of help to you, Alan-kun.”
“I-I see. ……”
“I’m glad I remembered it as a result. It helped me to (punish) Alan-kun.”
I-I’m not happy at all. ……
I prayed for my own safety from now on, no matter what might happen.
“I don’t know why I feel threatened by this scene, even though we are supposed to be women.” – 🤔 narration should be from male (Alan) perspective?
“I am relieved and relieved.” – can’t put my finger on it (maybe because not native english) but feel something wrong.
fixed, thanks