Summarize the story below, only mention the characters personality, appearances and how they talk, the characters in this story are Rou Coral, Princess Reaina, Princess Mirian, Dian and Karen. Also give three lines of example dialogue for each character: PROLOGUE

In one single moment, both his eyes and his heart had been stolen.

(I, it’s her…… It’s Reaina-sama……)

The boy was looking at a girl inside a luxuriously decorated carriage that was passing right in front of his eyes. For a moment, he completely forgotten about his assignments, and his heart was excited by the appearance of this long-awaited person.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Kingdom of Agartania, right now a parade was being held as a main event. There were hundreds of knights arranged at equal intervals alongside the road, there was an orchestra playing the march, there was a King and a Queen, Princes and Princesses, and overly excited crowd of people.

(It is the real Reaina-sama……)

There was one particularly over excited knight who was guarding the road. Rou Coral’s heart right now was soaring high.

Losing both of his parents at a very young age and having no other relatives, he went to the royal castle’s gates. After that, for a several years he continued to refine his sword skills and spirit, and finally ascended from apprentice knight to being the official knight. Securing this parade was his first official job.

The nervous-looking boy’s appearance was very similar to that of a girl, and he looked very innocent in his armor and helmet.

After adjusting and correcting his posture, he kept standing admirably at his post for a couple of hours, but now he can’t help but to follow with his gaze the girl that passed right before his eyes. The Third Princess of the Kingdom of Agartania, Reaina Luise Wilhelmian, was the girl that he was looking at with sheer admiration.

Her long, golden hair wrapped in the rays of sun looked fluffy and were elegantly dancing in the wind, shining even more than the silver tiara on top of her head.

Her large eyes had long eyelashes, and over her eyelids a slender eyebrows were drawn. The high nose and well balanced facial features were completing her somewhat ecstatic image, making her look similar to the elegant fairy that graced the earthly plain with her presence.

And then there were her plump breasts, attracting the gazes of the audience, especially the males. She was tall, her body was slender, and over her pearl dress you could see her exposed, thin shoulders. Her huge breasts are standing in contrast to her figure, but it is exactly that that makes her magical charm so strong.

“Reaina-sama~~”

“So wonderful! Please, look this way ––“

To the cheering crowd she raises her hand and smiles, creating a noble image that feels almost like out of this world.
Her face was so beautiful, but by looking in her eyes he couldn’t quite shake off the feeling that her expression was somewhat looked forced and unnatural.

(Haaah…… And off she goes……)

Rou was among those young men who were captivated by the young princesses beauty.

Eventually she passed by him, and next in line was an Order of Knights marching gallantly. While he traced the princess’s back with his eyes, he wondered what would it feel like to personally protect the royal family as a full-fledged knight one day.

“Reaina-sama is so pretty, isn’t she~~?”

“Rumor has it that she is to marry the prince of the neighborhood Kingdom of Sahighland.”

“Though it would be a political marriage, it would still be lovely to have such a wonderful bride.”

He could hear the crowd chattering.

He was sorry to hear that Reaina was going to get married, but their positions as an orphaned knight and the country’s princess were too different in the first place. He would often imagine love and romance going far beyond one’s social status, but in the end it was nothing more than a fantasy. The boy sighed deeply.

“Uoooooohhhhhh! Ann-sama!!”

“Please look this way, Mirian-sama~~!”

“Kyaah–– She’s so cute!!”

An even bigger cheer sounded amongst the crowd, bigger than that when Reaina was passing by. Raising his face again, he could see that another gorgeously decorated carriage has come. And this time, the princess who appeared in front of the people responded to their cheers with a charming smile full of energy.

(This is……)

She is Reaina’s sister as well as the Fourth Princess, her name is Mirian Henriette Wilhelmian. And it so happens that she is the most popular one among all princesses, being overwhelmingly supported by the people.

Her beautiful facial features are adorned with big ribbons, and her long blonde hair, big eyes, plump cheeks, and cute nose ridges make her look super classy with them.

Her body, enveloped in a pretty dress with lots of frills, is hardly sensual, but her smile was like that of an angel, inviting smiles and warmth to people’s hearts.

And there was hardly any doubt that in the future she would turn into a beautiful and refined young woman, just like her sister Reaina. That was what everyone were thinking, and the boy could hardly keep himself from smiling.

“Everyone, thank you very much~~.”

Although she was young, she was as diligent and dignified as a full-fledged nobility, Mirian was also very friendly. She constantly leaned out of the carriage to weave her hands both left and right at the audience, responding to the cheers with a smile.

Of course, Rou also liked Miriane. However, since Rou was living on his own since he was very young, he strongly adored Reaina because of her aura of strength seeping out of her.

The princes and the princesses passed the parade, followed up by the Queen, and now it was the time for the King to appear. But then, amidst the excited crowd, colorful confetti dancing in the air, and the orchestra honoring the royal family with a song, an incident occurred.

“Brace yourself, King!!”

The scream was drowned amongst the cheers, but Rou heard it.
Tens of thousands of spectators were filling the course, and roads were overflowing with them.

From within that crowd, a single shadow jumped out and passed just beside Rou.

(Eh, no way……)

It rushed straight towards the King’s carriage, with a bright flash of silver.

When the members of the Royal Guards noticed the deadly shadow, the man was already raising his hand up high.

“Why you ––––!”

Rou hurriedly jumped out of the formation, tackling right into the assassin’s back.

The first assailant that emerged from the crowd sank to the ground in front of the carriage. He must not have anticipated being attacked himself, or else he would have for sure take some action instead of falling down face-forward.

The boy-knight fell on top of him, overlapping him from above.

“Easy now!”

Rou holds him by the hood and pins him down.

“Y-You little shit! Who the hell are you!?”

Soon enough, the elite unit of heavily equipped knights surrounds the suspicious individual and takes him into custody.

The knife fell from his twisted hand, and it seems that everyone, including the King, finally notices the seriousness of the situation. The atmosphere on the boulevard in front of the castle in the blink of an eye turned from festive to turbulent.

“Do not think that this the end, Agartania!”

The gazes of all spectators turned towards the man who was stripped of his black robe and was dragged away, as well as the boy still lying on the ground. Thanks to his swift and quick reaction, the King’s attempted assassination was prevented.

The boy who managed to achieve such a thing got up on his feet with a look of shock on his face but quickly bowed down his head when he realized that he was standing in front of the King.

“What is your name?”

To the inquiries of the Knight’s Captain, the boy responded in a panicked and nervous voice.

“Rou Coral of the Kingdom Knights Order 17th Platoon……”

“You will receive orders shortly. For now, return to your post.”

The area becomes restless, but the interrupted parade begins anew and the carriage with the King leaves the site.

“Hey, that’s amazing, isn’t it?”

“For such an amazing achievement, he will surely be rewarded nicely.”

Rou, who was always fascinated with the Princess, could not recall the last time that something so unrealistic happened to him. So, until he finished his mission he continued to stare into the sky, with the voices of his colleagues sounding somewhere at the back of his head.

At that time it certainly did not feel realistic to him, and he was so sure that nothing great would happen to his life.

CHAPTER 1: First Time with Maid Onee-san

PART 1

“Now then, allow me to show you the way.”

After the audience was over, he was left with a maid to guide him.

A soft and warm rays of afternoon sunshine pass inside through the windows. Seeing the everyday activities at the castle made Rou stunned, watching many knights and maids pass through the corridors.

On the day of the parade, were it not for one single boy’s cool and composed actions, life would not be so peaceful right now. The country without its King would surely suffer from confusion among the high-officials, fall into huge debt or even fall victim to the invasions of the neighboring nations.

The kingdom’s little hero was invited to the castle where he received words of compliment from the royal family and was given a box of gold coins and was decorated with Merit of War medal as a reward.

Although he was still a knight-in-training with little-to-no track record, an award such as being placed among knights and medal were the things that everybody looked forward to, but at the same time you could be sure that the people would expect further great achievements from him down the road.

“Um, umm…… W, where exactly are we going……?”

Even though for him the cogs of life were turning just the same, Rou asked the question feeling embarrassed to the maid that was leading him.

“We are going to Reaina-sama’s room, of course.”

“Is that so……?”

According to the testimony of the man who attempted the King’s assassination, the rogue was also targeting Princess Reaina’s life, just so that the alliance with their neighboring country could not come to pass through marriage.

“Well then, you are going to become Reaina’s special Knight.”

The King’s words sounded over and over inside his head. Rou, who had been extremely troubled just with obtaining so much gold alone, became even more panicked when he learned that he was going to be responsible for the Princess’s safety from now on.

He was glad that the Princess was not present during the parade incident, but at the same time he was worried if he was able to protect her properly on his own.

“Fufu…… Please, there is no need for you to feel nervous at all.”

“No, it’s just that…… Suddenly being appointed as the Princess’s guard…… And besides, what if the one’s aiming to take the King’s life are some sort of an evil organization……”

The maid smiled gently at the boy who was doing his best to act though.

Was she perhaps in her mid twenties? She was emanating an aura full of calm atmosphere, and the maid clothes that encompassed her beautiful figure were designed in black and white, with pure-white apron and headband to further the feeling of cleanliness.

Her long, brown hair gives off an impression of intellectual person, at the same time making her look very pretty and likable. Her hair looks glossy, as if they were absorbing the sunlight coming in through the windows.

However, her deeply-colored eyes were giving off the feeling of mystery, only completing the picture of a mysterious woman full of surprises.

“I am sure that everything is going to be alright. Reaina-sama is very gentle, and above all, Rou-sama is the Hero, so please have some more confidence.”

“To be called the Hero, it’s a little bit……”

Being stared at by those jewel-like eyes, accompanied with small nose and sharp eyebrows only underlining her well-balanced facial features, he found himself at a loss for words.

The boy who lost both of his parents at young age and who ztook up the sword had never been praised by a woman before, so he was unable to bear the embarrassment and blushed deeply.

Walking together with a beautiful girl made him absurdly self-conscious, and thinking of meeting with the Princess added to his nervousness. Beads of sweat began to form on his forehead.

“Well, I am terribly sorry for not introducing myself up until now. My name is Diana, and I am the Chief Maid here. Because my work is to tend to Reaina-sama’s needs, please let me know if there will ever be things that you might not understand.”

As if remembering something, the Maid turned around and bowed to him on the spot, at the same time raising the hem of her skirt just a little bit. He too forgot to introduce himself and his cheeks flushed red just like a little girl’s, so with his heart still tingling he smiled shyly, just like the woman did.

“…… Ah, ahh…… My name is Coral. Rou Coral……”

“Yes, I know.”

“Y, you do……?”

In a span of panic, he said that with trembling voice filled with tension, his heartbeat growing with every second, so much that, in fact, he felt as though his heart would jump out of his throat any second.

“Fufu…… Rou-sama, you seem to be a rather interesting person.”

Diana laughs gracefully while putting her hand to her mouth.

(Uwah, her boobs are shaking so much……)

A most wonderful of sight spreads before Rou’s eyes, with the proud size that can easily be outlined even through her clothes, the fantasy that makes all virgin boys blood pump faster. With every step she takes, her breasts shake heavily, clearly drawing beautiful, round sways.

The lines that stretches from her waist are narrow and tight, and even though hidden behind her skirt, you can see and feel the aura of her glamorous and plum buttocks overflow. Her beautiful face, big breasts and unchanging smile were overwhelming that he felt kind of bad for staring at this young woman.

(C, calm down…… Calm down, eh……)

Feeling ashamed, he walked without saying a word for some time, and eventually the Maid stopped before a big door. They have walked quite far from the audience chamber, but for him it felt like he was only for a short moment, walking alongside this beautiful woman.

“Well now, I am going to introduce you to Reaina-sama, if you’d be so kind as to wait for a moment.”

“O, okay……”

The Maid bows gently and enters the room.

The boy lets out a huge sigh similar to some old man, finally being liberated from all of his tension. However, it seemed that the atmosphere of being the suspicious person would stick to him for the time being.

“Hey, you. Men are forbidden from entering here.”

Suddenly, a cold voice reached him from behind.

Surprised Rou looked back, only to see a beautiful girl with aura of nobility about her, followed by several servants.

(Re, Reaina-sama!?)

To the sudden appearance of the Princess who was supposed to come out of the room, the boy was so surprised that he thought that his eyes might pop out of their sockets.

However, there was no mistaking it. That fluffy, gold-colored hair shining in the sun, that face and eyes were exactly like the ones of Princess Reaina’s.

“Eh, ah…… You see……”

Never being here before, it was no wonder that he had no idea that males were forbidden from being here.

Princess throws even more harsh words at the confused young Knight.

“What were you doing in front of my room?”

“But, I was told to wait right here……”

While he was trying to put his hair in order, she straightened the part of her dress that was covering her breasts. The skin of her milk-white exposed cleavage looked healthy and fresh, and so the teenager’s gaze was attracted to her two wonderful lumps of flesh.

Her whole body looked thin and slender, just like the one of a doll, with no unnecessary amount of fat on her supple limbs.

“You were here……? Oh Reaina-sama, I wish you would wait in your room……”

Chief Maid raised her voice as she appeared from inside the room.

“Fuh, where I go is entirely up to me”

While her eyes gave the impression of being oppressive, her pupils were clear as the jewels and were full of sparks of confidence.

(Uhh, I’ve got caught……)

Suddenly being mistaken for a suspicious person, the boy jumped up in a sudden attack of anxiety.

“This person here is Rou-sama. As of today, he is going to serve as Reaina-sama’s guard.”

“A guard…… Aah, Father mentioned something about that. So, I see…”

The Princess put her arms around here melon-like breasts, turning her curious eyes towards the introduced boy. It was now Rou’s responsibility to protect her. He wanted to make as good of a first impression as he possibly could.

“Umm…… I’m Kingdom’s Knight, Rou. I pledge my absolute loyalty to you, Reaina-sama, and I will protect you will all of my power!”

“Do you truly intend to protect me from those who wanted to kill my father?”

Even though the ones who target the King’s life are being hunted right now, it was only natural for the Princess to feel uneasy about some freshly knighted boy becoming her guard.

But even though the boy was young, he was the Kingdom’s Knight. Being able to meet his beloved Princess, he felt that he wanted to protect that person no matter what.

“Indeed, I may not have any position or achievements yet, but……”

He clenched his fist and gazed up at the elegantly looking girl.

“Surely…… I will surely protect you, Reaina-sama!”

“Wh…… Eh, I…… I…… I see……”

Reaina seemed to be surprised by the boy’s sudden declaration, that seemed way out of character for him. This knight, who not so long ago was being overwhelmed by her, was now aiming his passionate gaze straight at her, making her pure-white cheeks slightly dyed with pink, forcing her to avert her eyes.

“W, well now, I say do your best.”

Whether or not was she aware that she was embarrassed, Reaina quickly turned away from him and walked into the room. Following her, Diana and Knight boy entered the room as well.

There were five princes and four princesses in the royal family, so Princess Reaina, who was a third one in the line of succession, should be far from being targeted for assassination. So it was speculated that the attempt on her life were the doings of someone from neighboring country, not happy with the bilateral alliance that marriage would bring them.

However, it seemed that the Princess was dissatisfied with a young knight of the same age as him acting as her guard. And certainly, Rou was not too reliable when it comes to achievements and experience.

Still, there was that strong loyalty to the Princess and sense of responsibility that began to grow deep inside of his heart.

“I understand that he’s my guard, but…… Why does he need to sleep in the room right next to mine?”

“Someone might be after your or His Highness’s lives. Therefore, as your guard, we want Rou-sama to always be close to you.”

“Wh…… You want him to stay with me all the time!?”

The only real problem here was that his room was to be prepared right next to that of the Princess, which was supposedly off limits to all men. Having declared so lightly that they were going to live together from now on, Reaina grew increasingly dissatisfied and her cheeks reddened deeper.

(Don’t worry, it will be alright, I can do this……)

Having to serve as a guard like this, he could not quite wipe off this feeling of uneasiness. Even so, he kept on encouraging himself, believing that as long as he would work hard, the Princess would surely praise him for his efforts.

Chapter 1 PART 2

For the reasons unknown to him, his life as a Princess’s guard began with difficulty.

For the time being he was standing guard in front of the entrance to her room and was carefully looking around, because when he tried to enter her room, Reaina got mad at him.

Maids who work at the castle rarely even look at the boy and just pass him by. He felt a little bit embarrassed, being treated like some kind of background decoration.

“Fufu, please continue to do your best.”

His only salvation were Diana’s occasional kind words.
However, the Chief Maid was also very busy, so she just passed by him like any other maids, and he would sigh in his heart every time she did.

“Huh, Rou…… Is that you……?”

While he was standing on his post, one of the maids who was passing by suddenly came to halt and spoke to him. She was a red-headed girl with twin tails, and she got closer to him while staring at his face.

“Eh……?”

Suddenly being called by his name, the boy stares at the maid’s face in amazement, but he did not remember this kind of warm expression.

“Yeah, it is Rou without a doubt, what are you doing in this place?”

“Y, yes, I am Rou, indeed, but…… Umm……”

The girl flashes her big eyes with long eyelashes right in front of his face, and then continues to talk happily.
Apparently she was an acquaintance of his, so he looked at her and desperately tried to remember, but his eyes stopped at the deep valley in between her breasts, boldly peeping out of her unbuttoned maid clothes. Her breasts were even more exposed than that of Diana’s, and were bigger than that of a average girl of her age, pushing the material of her uniform with rich curves.

Her limbs, buttocks and thighs, as well as her breasts, had a healthy beauty full of youthfulness with slight traces of adulthood. Her skirt is extremely short, so it feels like you could see her panties at any time, and her legs extending from under it have to alluring roundness characteristic only to women.

Was she going to grow into a fine woman just like the Chief Maid in the future?

“What, don’t tell me you have forgotten about me? I’m Karen, we played around together all the time when we were kids.”

“Karen…… Huh, eeehhh!?”

When he heard that name, he remembered the girl who used to live next door to him when his parents were still alive.

(Karen…… She’s so cute……)

Although he was still in shock at how beautiful his childhood friend had grown up to be, right now the image of the little girl in one corner of his memory and the image of the maid before his very eyes started to gradually overlap.

“K, Karen…… That Karen?”

“You finally remember? Geez, I knew it was you at the first glance. I knew that this newly appointed guard of Reaina-sama had to be Rou.”

Karen laughs happily while hitting his hands with a *PON*. This brightly smiling girl was very active from a young age, often playing together with the boys. She was everyone’s favorite leader.

In contrast, Rou was not a particularly prominent person, being more of an introvert type who was a complete opposite of Karen.

“I was on my way to work, so I’ll be going now. I am also working here, so maybe we will meet each other again.”

“Y, yeah. See you……”

Karen seemed to have remembered something, for she left in a panic while bowing down to Rou. Rou was somewhat taken aback by that. However, he also felt happy that he could meet her again in the near future.

He wondered if it was already an hour since he was standing guard here like that.

Unexpectedly, Reaina-sama came out of the room, accompanied by a maid.

However, the Princess simply ignored him and walked away.

“U, umm…… Reaina-sama, where are you……”

“Does it even matter?”

After watching Rou coming over to her in a hurry, Reaina continued on, giving him the cold shoulder.

“No, but for once, I need to stay by your side……”

“And I’m telling you…… There is no need for you to follow my every step.”

“That is exactly why I…..”

There was just no way that you could ask the person guarding you to stop doing that. Having a strong sense of responsibility, the boy followed after the steadily walking Princess, accompanied by one of her maids.

“Reaina-sama, it is almost time for your bath……”

“Y, you don’t have to tell me every single unnecessary detail!”

Having been reminded about her bath, the Princess snapped at her maid, and began to walk even faster.

The sound of quick steps and heels clicking on the floor echoes through the corridor.

“Don’t tell me, are you going to follow me even inside the bathroom!?”

“Eh, it’s, it’s not that……”

Reaina stops in her tracks, and all hair on the boy’s body scoop up form shock. Her beautiful golden rolls sway, and her big fruits wrapped in a milky white dress bounce and shake.

(Uhh……)

The gaze of the adolescent boy is naturally drawn to her abundant breasts, and the word ‘bath’ serves only to further his delusions. Even though he did not wanted to imagine the person standing before him naked, the thought surfaced in his mind and he had to shake it off quickly.

“I can see it in your eyes that you are thinking about something indecent.”

“T, that’s absurd! I will wait at the entrance……”

While glaring daggers at the boy who was shaking his hands vigorously, Reaina walked into the grand bath, leaving behind the sweet fragrance of her hair. The boy let out a deep sigh, following the silky blonde hair with his gaze.

“I wonder if I can really do this……”

Although he was a guard, the only thing that he ever did was to stand in front of the doors all day. Anyway, at the very least he could take a short break while she was taking her bath.

GASHAN ––––!

He heard a loud noise, as if something heavy fell on the floor.

(D, don’t tell that someone got in through the window!?)

In the exact same moment that the worst case scenario hit his head, the boy reflexively opened the door to the grand bath. The boy rushed straight into the bathroom, without saying a word or even looking at the things that the maids left in the changing room.

“Reaina-sama, are you alright!?”

The Princess was nowhere to be found in the main large room, so Rou jumped to the back of the room, opening a glass door that was covered in clouds of steam.

“Did something happen…… Ughuu!”

All at once, the hot air and sweet smell wrapped around his body, and suddenly he felt a severe wave of pain on his face. Something was thrown right at him, and the boy knight lost his balance and fell down to the stone floor, he then raised his eyes while rubbing his throbbing face with his hand.

“There is nothing wrong! Why did you even walked in!?”

“…… Eh, ehh…… What the……”

The grand bathroom’s floor and walls were made out of stone, and the ceiling was made out of stained glass to let the light in. There were plenty of small swimming pools placed around the main bath which looked very luxurious, but there was no time for him to observe the surroundings.

There was the Princess right in front of him, with her face red as a beetroot, gripping onto the towel which she was using to cover her breasts and private parts. Her hair, normally glossy and golden, are now all moistened, sticking to her skin which turned into a nice cherry color thanks to the heat. However, both of her exposed shoulders were trembling due to anger.

“It is quite impressive that you wanted to peep so openly……”

“P-Peeping!? No, it’s not like that…… This is…… There was this sound like the broken window, so…… I got worried and……”

He gradually realized that he made a terrible mistake.
The Princess would simply not listen to him rumbling like a complete fool. When he tried to pick up the water tank that he got hit with earlier, the blonde-haired girl roared at him.

“Get the hell out here right this instant!!”

“R, right!”

The boy leaves the grand bath while avoid stepping on the water tank. His clothes got all sweaty and wet due to all the steam as he made his way to the corridor.

Making the Princess angry instead of impressing her, the boy’s shoulders drop.

“Hey, what are you doing……”

He heard the voice of her childhood friend nearby, but right now he was not particularly pleased with this reunion.

“Geez, you are completely soaked. You’d better change quickly, or else you might catch a cold.”

“S, sorry……”

Doing as Karen told him, he returned to his room to change his clothes, thinking that maybe this Princess was in no need for a guard after all.

He changed his clothes to some light knight attire and quickly headed back to the grand bathroom entrance, only to discover that the Princess was already nowhere to be seen. Even the maids had no idea where she went.

“Haa…… I knew it, she’s gone……”

Even though he knew it was bad, he peeked inside the women’s bath. She did not have a very good opinion to begin with, but now she might have even started to hate him.

Still, he just couldn’t afford to give up on his mission, so he started to go about the castle in search for Reaina, while sighing deeply all the time.

He went to the Princess’s private bedroom, the tower, the living area, and he could not possibly count all the bathrooms, living rooms, cafeterias, and maid’s quarters.

In a short while, instead of finding the Princess’s whereabouts, he got lost himself in this wide place.

Moreover, he could hear the beautiful voices of young girls and women coming from high and low, there was that sweet fragrance drifting all over the place, making him realize that this was indeed women’s sacred garden.

For Rou, who up until now was living only with his fellow knights at the Order, it was a whole new world.

(Huh, where was it……)

For the time being he was trying to get back to his room, but the rows of similar-looking doors were lining up for eternity. A guard losing sight of the person he was supposed to protect, and getting lost in the castle to boot, it was so embarrassing that he would not share this story with anyone else. And for someone who was not familiar with women, talking to any other maid beside all-knowledgeable Diana or Karen would require severe amounts of courage.

(I think it was somewhere around here……)

He continued down the corridor, trying to calm down his restless heart.

And so he arrived at the door he felt he had seen before. The luxury door looks just like Reaina-sama’s door.

Since he made that mistake earlier, this time he remembered to knock properly and wait for any kind of response. As he thought, he almost immediately heard a voice saying [Please come in].

“Please excuse me! I am terribly sorry for what I did earlier!!”

As he entered the room, the boy lowered his head and started to apologize. He thought that if he apologized hard enough, the Princess would find it in her heart to forgive him for sure. But –––––

“Eh, oh my……”

Her voice was very similar, but the girl who was sitting on the sofa in front of him was not Princess Reaina. He could see that her hair had the same gold color, but were not as glossy and were longer, reaching all the way to her waist or even her butt.

“Hmm? Are you perhaps……”

The girl on the sofa stared at him with her big, gem-like eyes.

Her face and voice were also younger than those that Rou remembered. Her cheeks were red and puffy as apples, but although she looked childish there was an aura of royalty surrounding her.

Her limbs looked like that of a doll, and her whole body was surely still growing and maturing. The dress that was wrapped around her used pretty ruffles and lace and was cute in design, but at the same time it was elegant and not flashy at all, suiting her very much.

“Mi…… Mirian-sama!?”

Somehow this turned out to be the room of Reaina’s little sister, Mirian Henriette Wilhelmian, the Fourth Princess.

Being idolised by the people, he was staring at the girl who was rumored to already having received at least several offers of marriage, and his body momentarily tightened with tension.

“P, please pardon the intrusion!”

“Wait! Are you not Rou Coral-san?”

When he finally managed to squeeze out his voice and tried to leave the room in a hurry, he was stopped by the Princess.

“Yes, that’s right……”

“Ahh…… I thought that might be the case!”

The blonde girl said his name and look at him with a bright expression on her face. He thought that she was beautiful, and smile was just too attractive.

“My name is <PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED_PERSON>. Everyone just calls me Ann, so I would like you to do the same, Rou-san.”

“Mirian-sama, I couldn’t possibly do such a thing……”

Princess Ann bows, lifting the hem of her skirt a little bit. Despite her age and looks she behaves just like an adult, but it was simply unthinkable for the Princess to introduce herself to the simple knight like that.

Hearing the boy her innocent smile turns into sadness, as she lowers down her head.

“Ehh–– I want everyone to call me Ann because Ann is such a nice name. You don’t…… want to?”

Because Rou did not wanted her to think that he was someone suspicious, he tried to put a small smile on his face.

The boy had no other option but to do as he was asked to do.

“…… I understand. …… A, Ann, -sa, -sama……”

His voice was shaking so he could not speak properly, but the Princess seemed happy to be called by her nickname.

“I heard that you were going to come to the castle after what you did to help Father, and so I really wanted to see you!”

“I’m also honoured that I could meet you, Ann-sama……”

For some reason the Princess, who was still tense from his previous words, stands up and rushes towards him while shaking her long, beautiful golden hair. She was considerably smaller than Rou, and even though she was royalty, such gesture was still a sign of over familiarity.

“You know, at that time you were so cool, taking down the bad guy who tried to attack Father…… Just like a true knight~.”

“ N, no…… At that time I was just lucky……”

Apparently the little princess watched the incident that transpired during the parade. It was kind of pleasing that the princess beloved by the whole country was praising him like that.

(A, Ann-sama is…… praising me……?)

Perhaps she was not conscious of it, but Ann stared right into his eyes with her own, gleaming pupils in very close proximity. She was so close to him that he could smell the sweet fragrance of her hair.

“You became Onee-sama’s guardian, right? Ah~ah, what a shame…… If it wasn’t like that, I would have wanted you to become my knight~.”

“I am unworthy of such kind words……”

He politely answered to Ann’s words, but honestly they were really getting into his head. The joy of being praised by the princess herself and the fact that she knew him gave various feelings mix inside of him.

“Eh? Rou? What are you doing inside Ann-sama’s room?”

Hearing that voice he turned around, just to see his childhood friend standing behind him.

“Why is Karen here……”

“Because I am Ann-sama’s caretaker, of course. So, what is someone like you doing in such a place?”

The little princess stepped in between the two, defending the panicking boy.

“Karen, Rou-san is here because I invited him, so please don’t get angry.”

“Eh…… Ann-sama did……? But why Rou……?”

The maid keeps on looking at our faces alternately.

“Because Rou-san is so cool, I wanted to have a little conversation with him.”

“C, cool…… you say?”

The princess explained the situation to Karen with a smile. Since she was like an idol to the people, he felt kind of embarrassed at first, but he was also quite happy.

Even though her face was pale as if all of the blood drained of it, Karen makes a stiff expression, as if to emphasize her words. “Ann-sama. Let me tell you this: although Rou is now a knight, when we were young he used to be a total crybaby. He often cried like a girl, and I was the one who would always save him.”

“H, hey, Karen, cut it out……”

This childhood friend of his suddenly began to talk about his past. Rou tried to interrupt her story, but the princess gladly clapped her hands together.

“Ah, I want to hear more about it. That’s right, since both Rou-san and Karen are here, why don’t we talk while we drink some tea?”

Being invited to tea by the idol of all people was not so bad of a feeling.

Although, later when he remembered that he abandoned his master, the face of the boy knight turned pale.

When he finally came back to find her room, it was already very late at night.

After he finally found Reaina, she didn’t even asked him where was all day. Now that you mention it, she just told him to not follow her and she didn’t even seemed to be that angry at all.

After taking his leave for the night, he lost his way again and got the rooms confused again, accidently walking right into the maid’s changing room. So far, his life at the castle was a series of mistakes and failures, exhausting both his body and his soul.

(Haa…… I’m so tired……)

In addition to the grand bath that the Princess was using, there was another bath solely for maids, and Rou was told that he could use it. However, it was decided that he could use it only after one o’clock in the morning, when all other maids were sleeping.