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
After we finished eating and cleaning up, Luna and I watched anime together.
She really seems to like anime, and it makes me smile to see her staring at it intently.
However, she seemed to like being close to me, and she was holding me in her arms the whole time we were watching the anime.
Since she was resting her head on my shoulder, I was more focused on Luna than on the anime, and I couldn’t think about the content of the anime at all.
All the while, my heart was racing.
“–Should we get ready for dinner now?”
Thanks to the fact that I kept watching the anime, I realized that it was already evening.
I can’t help but feel it’s a little early, but since I’ll be cooking with Luna, it would be best to estimate the time a little higher.
“I see. ……”
Luna nodded at my words, but glanced at the clock on the wall.
She doesn’t seem very enthusiastic about it.
“You don’t feel hungry yet?”
I ask Luna, since there’s no point in making something if you’re not hungry.
“No, it’s not like that, but I thought …… it was about time.”
About time?
What is she talking about?
–That’s what I thought.
The intercom rang.
“Hey, it looks like someone’s here. ……. Sorry, I’ll get it.”
This is my room, so it’s my responsibility to answer the door.
So I open the door–
“Sorry to keep you waiting, Seito-sama.”
—Ayla-chan was standing there.
Behind her stood Rion, who looked very unhappy.
“What’s the situation ……?”
–I couldn’t help but ask.
“It’s my question though?”
In response to my question, Rion frowned and tilted her head.
It seems that she didn’t come here of her own accord.
“I thought it would be smoother if I spoke with Rion-sama, so I took the liberty of inviting her here.”
It was Ayla-chan who answered me so.
Well, if Rion didn’t come here of her own volition, I could understand that Ayla-chan, who came with her, brought her here.
But I never thought that she would even know about the relationship between me and Rion.
“In that case, I wonder why you were taking me around?”
It seems that Rion has been with Ayla chan for a long time, just as I have been with Luna.
That’s probably why she’s still in her school uniform.
“It’s a reunion of sorts, but a third party would be a distraction, wouldn’t it?”
“Haa……?”
I understood what Ayla-chan was saying, but Rion, who knew nothing about it, was naturally not convinced.
The reason for the bad mood is probably because she was taken around without being informed of what was going on.
I think if they are in the same class, they should get along – Ayla chan doesn’t seem to be very good at socializing with people …….
She can be polite and respectful, but she seems to have a very low interest in other people.
However, Rion should be a good match as long as the person is a girl by nature.
She is quite salty with boys, but with girls she is very kind and caring.
So, she should be able to get along well with Ayla-chan, but she might be upset that she was taken around and not get along with her.
“You said you would tell me about the relationship between Alford-san and Seito if I came with you, so I followed you around for a long time, didn’t I?”
“Yes, I will fulfill that promise now.”
I wondered how that Rion could have followed a stranger even though it was not her intention to do so, but it seems that she was offered an exchange.
The reason why Luna didn’t give me an explanation after all is because she was waiting for Ayla chan to come over.
But this timing – after all, she also needed to have dinner for Ayla-chan. ……?
Since I did the night shopping at the same time I did the lunch shopping, there was only enough food for two people, me and Luna.
Should I go out and buy some more food since I might need some for Rion?
“If so, would you please explain it to me as soon as possible?”
“Please don’t be in such a hurry. Seito-sama, may I come up to your room?”
Ayla-chan stares into my eyes with a cool expression.
She’s asking me questions, but it’s not like I have a choice in this.
If I want to know about Luna, I have to ask her to come up.
“Yes, please come in. ……”
“No need to be respectful. You are like a master to me.”
I used honorifics because I had used honorifics when we met and because I was taken in by Ayla chan’s mood, but she told me there was no need.
The master-like thing is …… I knew it had something to do with why Luna is getting so attached to me.
–No way …… that fiancée remark wasn’t a joke ……?
“Well then, I’ll take your word for it. Rion too…”
When I called out to her, Rion glared at me as if she is looking at trash.
Yeah, you’re pretty angry …….
Well, she probably thinks I’m the source of it, so I can’t blame her for that either.
“–Who are that girl and the girl who claims to be your fiancée?”
Ayla-chan went into the room first, and Rion, who had deliberately taken off her shoes slowly, asked the question just as she was left alone with me.
In a situation like this, it would be natural for the parties involved to want answers.
But I don’t want her to ask me.
“I don’t know either. ……”
“…….What did you get yourself into, ……?”
I’m not sure if this is because we’ve known each other since childhood, but surprisingly, Rion seemed to sense that I didn’t have the answers.
She seems to be in a bad mood as usual, but I can tell she’s worried about me.
“I don’t know if it’s like that…but I don’t think those girls are bad…”
“A girl who suddenly starts talking about fiancée? It’s not good to get carried away just because she looks really cute, right?”
I understand what Rion is saying.
It would normally be hard to believe that she would suddenly declare herself my fiancée.
But after spending time with Luna, I wanted to believe her.
“Let’s just listen to what she has to say. She says she’s willing to explain.”
“Haa,…… I’m having trouble with your good-naturedness,……. our parents are also unreliable ……”
Apparently, Rion contacted our parents on the way here.
Well, that’s because a person claiming to be her step brother’s fiancée has appeared.
“What did they say?”
“All they could say was, nothing to worry about. They definitely know something, but they are hiding it from us.”
Oh, so that’s the real reason why Rion was in a bad mood.
The reason why her attitude towards me has softened is because she now understands that I didn’t hide anything from her.
If my parents know, too, then it’s finally realistic to say that I’m engaged …….
“–I’m sure you have a lot to talk about, but why don’t you come inside first?”
While I was talking with Rion in the hallway, Luna suddenly called out to me.
The pampered atmosphere she had just had is gone, and she wears a gentle, ladylike air that shows her elegance and integrity.
She seems to be a different person when she is alone with me after all.
“…She seems like a tough woman…”
The words that Rion muttered when she saw Luna were probably only heard by me who was standing next to her.
Lol no, no room for you, Rion