《27 Maria von Faure》
My name is Maria von Faure. I’m the second princess of the Faure Kingdom, and I’m sixteen years old!
Why do I call myself “boku” when I’m a girl?
That’s because I’m a freedom-loving person!
I know that’s not a reason at all!
I’m a bit of a tomboy, but I’m popular with everyone. I’m loved by my father, mother, brother, and sister, I’m good-looking, I’m good at 〈Wind Magic〉 and 〈Archery〉, and I love freedom.
Depending on how people perceive me, I might say something that annoys them once in a while. But I think my speech is a little venomous. I’m aware of it, though!
Some people call me an oddball, but I don’t think that’s true.
I just say wahy I think what I think……. I can’t help it, can I? I’m an honest person.
The Kingdom of the Faure is ruled by Elven royalty, but the majority of the people are exclusive to other races, you know?
I have no complaints at all about the fact that everyone loves me, but you know what? I just don’t like the air of elven supremacy anymore.
And when I was 15, I finally decided to run away from home!
I’m sorry, father, mother, brother, sister.
But I can’t give up on this one!
Ever since I made up my mind, I’ve been busy preparing to run away from home, day in and day out.
I’m third in line to the throne, but with my brother here, I’m sure it’ll be fine. I’m sure, right?
After I decided to run away from home, I researched the world situation more than ever before.
As a result, I found out that the neighboring countries of the Faure Kingdom are the Stania Empire and the Holy See of Erengarde. …… If I go to the Stania Empire, I’m sure I will be hunted by slavers, enslaved, and will not be able to live a free life.
As a freedom-loving person, this is a matter of life and death for me.
Well, I don’t want to be a slave before that, indeed, do I?
It seems that the Episcopal State of Elen Garde is so much of a human supremacist that I can’t even enter the country as an elf, which makes me wonder. I can’t believe we don’t even have freedom of entry.
So, after thinking about other countries, I decided to go to the nearest country, Midogal Kingdom.
The kingdom of Iblis is also about the same distance from Midogal, but there isn’t much information about that place, and the demon race seems to have a lot of strong people, so I was a little scared……. That’s a secret, you know?
When I run away from home, I left a letter saying, 『Please don’t look for me! I’m going to live freely! I’ll give up my right to the throne! 』
The real letter is much longer, though!
I don’t think pursuers are coming. …… It’s okay, right?
My journey to Midogal was a series of ups and downs. It’s like a mountain,then a valley, then a mountain, then a valley, you know?
But with my specialty, 〈Wind Magic〉, I killed a few monsters!
It’s a secret, though, that I basically ran away from anyone who looked stronger than me!
Then I reached Midoria, the royal capital of Midogal Kingdom, and decided to go to the Adventurer’s Guild to live as an adventurer.
I’d like to give myself a pat on the back for that!
I went to the adventurer’s guild, talked to the receptionist, and made an adventurer’s card, but I got mixed up with a guy, probably because I’m too cute.
Ah, at this point, I’m not ready to give myself a pat on the back!
「Hey girl, wanna party with us?」
「We’re famous around here, okay?」
「We’re pretty strong, so rest assured, right?」
「Well, what is it with you people? You’re speaking, but are you human? You’re not monsters that can speak, are you? Aren’t you ashamed of your unrefined faces? Are you happy to be alive? What did you come from? Are you monsters’ eggs or something?」
For some reason, the men who approached me were all shaking. Do they need to pee?
I can’t help it, I’ll be nice and tell you.
「Aren’t you old enough to know where to pee? Where is the bathroom? If you ask the receptionist, I’m sure she’ll tell you. I’m really niceー.」
After I said that much, for some reason, the men started to hit me.
But then the guild’s entrance door opened and a handsome man walked in, and I reflexively ran towards him.
Then the men who had been hitting me fell down because they had no one to hit.
Idiot, there are idiots!
He told me to leave those assholes alone.
Yes! It seems that in this adventurer’s guild, I have met my destiny ……
I’ve met my destiny!
I have to say it twice because it’s so important!
Is this what you call love at first sight? I’m too easygoing for my own good.
I can’t help it, though. Because my eyes have turned into hearts!
Now that I’m done talking about myself, I have to make the confession of a lifetime!
「Onii-san! My name is Maria! I’m asking you for the rest of my life! I want you to marry me! Please take me! I don’t care if it’s as a mistress, please!」
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「Master, we must go.」
「Yeah.」
Eleanor told me so, and I left the inn and headed for the guild.
Even though I’ve calmed down a lot since I said goodbye to Airi and Lisa yesterday, I still don’t feel great.
Even though Eleanor had comforted me a lot. Well, I shouldn’t be thinking about this.
As I discussed with her last night, we’re going to raise our adventurer rank here in Midoria.
The reason for this is that Eleanor is a beastman, and she doesn’t want to be made light of by others.
That’s because it’s hard for non-humans to live and travel in the neighboring countries of Elen Garde and the Empire of Stania.
I have a feeling that some of the lower ranks might get involved, and that might cause more trouble and put Eleanor in danger.
While I’m raising my rank here, I’m going to have Eleanor get stronger, and when she’s done, I’m going to take her around the world in various ways.
However, the Kingdom of Ustenia, another neighboring country, is not on my list of destinations because I don’t like the idea of going back after leaving that country.
With that in mind, I walk into the guild and a girl I don’t know comes running towards me.
At the same time, the men behind her were mocking her. What are these guys doing?
The girl has a level of beauty that everyone can admire. She is about 160 centimeters tall. Her hair is blonde, straight, and shoulder-length. She has long ears like an elf. Her eyelashes are long and her eyes are big and round. Her body is slender and her breasts are of a decent size. Maybe as beautiful as Eleanor?
As I was making a brief evaluation, the girl looked at me with a serious expression.
Then she opened her soft lips energetically.
「Onii-san! My name is Maria! I’m asking you for the rest of my life! I want you to marry me! Please take me! I don’t care if it’s as a mistress, please!」
At that moment, time stopped for everyone in the Adventurer’s Guild – or so I thought.
And then time started moving again – I think.
「「「「Eeeeeeeeehhh!!!!」」」」
I don’t know what to say.
I walked into the guild, and she proposed to me.
Yeah, I don’t know what I’m talking about.
Yeah, I’m sane, right? All right! Let’s go get the request.
「Eleanor, let’s go see what they have to offer.」
「Yes!」
There’s no change in this girl, and I’m sure I’m just imagining things.
「Hey, Onii-san, isn’t ignoring me too much? I like you so much, I love you so much, and I proposed for the first time in my life. By the way, do you mind if I ask Onii-san’s name?」
Once again, as my time was about to stop, the men who had just mocked her yelled at the girl.
「It doesn’t matter if you propose or not!」
「You mocked us so much just now, and now you’re proposing to him with the same mouth!!」
Not at all intimidated by the men’s arguments, the girl named Maria opened her mouth.
「Huh? Who are you guys? I try to avoid talking to people I don’t know as much as possible. So don’t talk to me, okay? I’m talking to him about something very important. I don’t care about these people, Onii-san! What’s your name?」
「Oh, um, my name’s Louis…….」
For some reason, I my pace was destroyed and answered ……
「Louis …… is a beautiful name! Thank you to your parents for giving you such a beautiful name!!」
Maria’s smile as she said that…
I understood that it was just a genuine smile, without any kind of calculation or malice.
I have to admit, I’m smitten with Maria.
「Louis Louis, did Maria’s smile get to you? If so, I’m glad. Oh, I’ll call you Louis, OK?」
As she hit the bullseye, I slumped.
「No …… well …… yeah. It’s not cool to deny her here. I won’t deny I was fascinated. Also, I don’t care what she call me…….」
Here, to get me back on track, I’m going to change the subject.
「By the way, are the guys behind you okay?」
「Uuuuuun, I wonder?」
With that, Maria turned back to the men behind her.
The moment she turned around, three men came at me, one after the other.
「We’re fine now……. Somehow, I lost track of what that kid was planning, and I lost my composure. I don’t even care what she said about us…….」
「I feel like I’ve lost when I got dragged into her pace… Originally, we didn’t hesitate to call out to her, but I feel like it’s the cause, and that was bad.」
「Also, your name is Louis? You look like you’re a strong guy, and we’ll probably still get our ass kicked if we try to fight back here. Adventurers are in a profession that requires us to avoid danger. We’ve only just risen to rank D, and we can’t afford to overdo it.」
I don’t understand. Did I resolve it?
「Ah, ah, oh. …… If you can avoid the hassle, that would be great. Maria, you said that these men were mocked by you. If you really mocked them, why don’t you apologize?」
「Eeeeeh?? I didn’t mean to make fun of themー.」
This girl said that without a hint of remorse.
However, looking at the current atmosphere in the guild and the attitudes of the men and Maria, it was indeed too obvious and it would be seen as a lie.
「If you don’t apologize…… I’m going to hate Maria for sure.」
「Eeeeehh, eeeehhhh,, no way, I’m sorry!!」
With that, Maria bowed to the men.
This girl is too easy……
But well, I guess that’s settled for now.
So, when I moved to go look at the requests, Maria naturally followed behind me.
I had no choice but to let Eleanor introduce herself first, and then I decided to look around for a request.