No one approached us, and when they saw us, they seemed to bow their heads and moved away.
I thought it was because Sakura and Shinobu were present, but I was wrong.
“I have not been told directly that I couldn’t interact with them, although I have heard about it from the servants. In other words, there should be no problem for me to meet them.” (Honoka)
“I’m sure Uncle didn’t tell you on purpose.” (Sakura)
“It was intentional.” (Shinobu)
“As expected.” (Jubei)
Sakura, Shinobu, Jubei-san, and the other residents of the Land of Wa seemed to understand what was going on.
“What do you mean?” (Yuna)
“Perhaps, the King wanted Yuna-sama and Honoka-sama to meet coincidentally.” (Sakura)
Sakura spoke her imagination.
“Why go through all that trouble? Why not just introduce us normally?” (Yuna)
“Yuna-sama is on a tour of our country right now. But if we are to officially have you meet the princess of this country, you might be subjected to various things from other places, you know?” (Sakura)
“…?” (Yuna)
I had no idea what that meant.
“In other words, there are some people who know about Yuna’s identity and would demand to meet you, but the King is actively stopping them from being able to do so. And if the King himself were to allow his daughter to meet Yuna, those people would say that it was unfair and would complain.” (Sakura)
“Are there people who want to see me?” (Yuna)
“What, you don’t realize this? Yuna is a hero who saved our country. Everyone would like to make ties with you.” (Honoka)
“Yes, I agree. Many would even want to marry their own sons…” (Sakura)
Sakura said something scary.
I don’t want to hear the word “marriage” uttered from a 10-year-old girl’s mouth.
“No, Yuna-san will never get married!” (Noa)
Noa hugged me.
Then Misa, Fina, and even Shuri grabbed my hands.
“No, no, I’m not getting married.” (Yuna)
I am only 15 years old.
I didn’t know about this world, but no Japanese person would think about marriage at the age of 15. Well, there might be girls who think about marriage if they have a boyfriend or something. But I doubt it was common.
“Really?” (Noa)
“Yes, I’m sure.” (Yuna)
I put my hand on Noa and the others’ heads and pat them.
“Hmm, they are very kind girls, aren’t they?” (Honoka)
Princess Honoka looked at Noa and the others and smiled.
“Don’t worry. That’s why the King has forbidden anyone to approach Yuna by royal order.” (Jubei)
“My Uncle won’t do anything that Yuna-sama doesn’t like.” (Sakura)
“I didn’t think Father would be that considerate, but the situation shows that he is concerned about your welfare.” (Honoka)
Maybe I pushed him too hard yesterday.
Well, it was a gratifying concern, and I appreciate it.
If all sorts of people came to meet me, it would definitely be too depressing to tour the castle.
I might have gone berserk and unleashed some magic.
“Well, perhaps Yuna might have just gotten angry and decided to destroy the castle.” (Shinobu)
“Shinobu, that’s…” (Sakura)
“Yeah, I suppose that’s possible.” (Yuna)
Sakura tried to deny it, but I affirmed it, causing everyone to look at me with dismay.
I doubt I would have seriously destroyed the castle with magic, but I might have at least built a cage to lock up important people.
“So you’re saying that the King wanted her to meet me?” (Yuna)
“I think so.” (Honoka)
“I think Honoka-neesama is likely to come to see Yuna if she hears the word ‘bear’. Besides, since I am with Yuna, Honoka-neesama can say that she came to see me.” (Sakura)
“But why would the King want her to meet me?” (Yuna)
“I don’t think there is any profound meaning. I think he just wanted Honoka-neesama to get along well with you.” (Sakura)
“Also, I think he wanted Honoka-sama to get to know Yuna, not just as the princess of this country.” (Jubei)
Somehow, I see the point.