Noa Explores the Castle
Noa’s POV
Sakura and Shinobu kindly allowed us to have a tour inside the castle.
Apparently, Kagali-san made the request when she had an audience with the King.
Who really was Kagali-san?
Everyone treated Kagali-san with such respect and care.
I thought she was a princess, but that didn’t seem right.
Anyway, our carriage finally reached the castle.
It was very different from the castles in my country.
Misa was just as surprised as I was at the difference.
As I looked around at the castle, Sakura shouted, “Uncle!”
Sakura’s uncle? In other words, the King?
I asked Yuna-san in a quiet voice.
Yuna-san answered, “Yes, the King.”
I felt nervous.
I had thought that we might meet, but I had not expected to see him so soon.
Moreover, I was the daughter of the Lord of the town of Mileela, which traded with the Land of Wa, so I needed to be extra careful.
I courteously extended my greetings.
However, since I did not know if it would be acceptable to use my family name under the current circumstances, I decided to use only my first name.
Misa also greeted him courteously, like a noble young lady. Like me, she only stated her first name.
The King seemed to sense something in our greeting but decided not to pry into it and treat us as friends of Yuna-san.
If that were the case, I would do the same.
After the greetings, the King said he had something to say, and we were brought somewhere else.
I didn’t know where he was taking us, but I was curious about the castle and looked around.
Misa, Fina, and Shuri appeared to share the same attitude, their eyes also scanning the surroundings.
The King spoke to us as we walked, but Yuna-san and Sakura were the ones who answered him.
We were then led to a room at the back of the building.
In this room, he said, it was safe to talk about anything.
“So, how long do you guys plan to stay?” (King)
“Not very long, I don’t plan on staying.” (Yuna)
“Really?” (Noa)
I asked back at Yuna-san’s answer.
There were still many places I had yet to see.
I only looked around the town a little yesterday.
“If I keep Noa and Misa away for a long time, Cliff and Gran-san will worry about them.” (Yuna)
I think my father would certainly have been worried a lot if we were in the past. Lately, however, as long as I was with Yuna-san, I think he would not worry so much.
As long as I keep up with my studies and other things properly, I could even obtain permission to go out.
If I were to ask to go out with only one escort or even several, he would never have allowed it if it was not for Yuna-san.
I think that’s how much father trusted Yuna-san.
Well, I have never known anyone who could defeat 10,000 monsters and a kraken single-handedly, except for Yuna-san.
“If you have any trouble while you are in this country, just let me know. I’ll do everything possible to help you.” (King)
“I will, thank you.” (Yuna)
Yuna-san thanked the King, who excused himself by stating that he had some work to do and would now excuse himself and leave the room.
“Well then, let me show you around the castle.” (Sakura)
Sakura got up, and everyone followed her as we left the room.
Still, this nation really was distinctly different from our country.
From the way the buildings look to the clothes people wore. Even the food tasted different.
The country we went to in the fairy incident was not so different from our country, although there were some minute differences.
But the Land of Wa was entirely different.
We went up the stairs to the upper floor of the castle, where we were allowed to enter.