I’m Back in the Other World? Chapter 78

Chapter 78 – Interrogation

……Why am I in this sort of place, I wonder…?

「Now, Sakura-chan? Since this is talk between women, there shall be no secrets, okay?」

In front of me is Princess Aria.

「Ufufu, Sakura-sama? There is plenty of time, okay?」

And behind me is Chiffon-san.

「Ara ara, everybody has things they want to hide, okay?」

Furthermore, the Queen is off to the side…

How did it become like this, I wonder…?

Both the New Year’s festival had finished, and the family celebration period had ended on the 7th of January. For the sake of shopping, I went walking around town.

There, as soon as a luxurious carriage happened to pa.s.s by, it all of a sudden stopped in front of me, and of all things, I was pulled inside.

And inside that carriage, Princess Aria was there. Being kidnapped without knowing the reason either, I was in Princess Aria’s private room before I knew it.

「Umm… might I ask, why am I here…?」

Tea was prepared in front of me, and I finally opened my mouth.

「……?」

However, what I got back wasn’t words, but an ‘I don’t understand why you’re asking that’ type of expression.

「I, was in the middle shopping but…」

「It’s all right wa. Your shopping should mostly be completed. Because I properly confirmed it before I brought you along wa.」

……When did I get aimed at, I wonder? I began to feel fear towards the lady in front of me.

「I shall ask frankly wa! You, how do you feel about Sedrim-nii-sama!?」

「Eh?」

The words which came out of Princess Aria’s mouth, was something I completely didn’t expect at all.

When my eyes were going black and white towards the question which I didn’t comprehend, perhaps she got impatient that I wasn’t saying anything, Princess Aria opened her mouth once more.

「Like I said! About Sedrim-nii-sama, does Sakura-chan see him as a man!?」

Umm, how do I answer…?

Here we return to the beginning.

「The Prince is, a man, you know?」

Probably, that wasn’t the answer at all, I suppose.

However, I couldn’t think of anything good to say other than that.

「That is not the sort of answer I want to hear wa! Sakura-chan is 15 years old as well, right? Then, it is not like you don’t understand right? As a woman, I want to know how you see Sedrim-nii-sama as!」

「Ah, I turned 16 at the end of November.」

Although the calendar in j.a.pan and the calendar here isn’t exactly equal, there’s a difference of a few days. Well, it doesn’t matter right now.

「Eh? Ara, is that so? Although it is late, congratulations.」

「Thank you very much」

「Wait, that’s fine and all, but that’s not what I want!1 What I want to hear now is, how does Sakura-chan, think of, onii-sama wa!」

No, like I said, even if you say that sort of thing…

I looked towards Chiffon-san and the Queen in order to seek help, but both of them were keenly interested in my answer with an antic.i.p.ating look.

It’s useless! I have no ally here!

I opened my mouth after thinking for a little while.

「Umm… Even if you ask how I think, I don’t have an answer. Since I haven’t thought like that until now…」

Actually, I don’t know how to answer… But being suddenly brought along, why
would they want to hear this sort of thing, I wonder?

「U~n, then I will change the question wa. Sedrim-nii-sama goes to Sakura-chan’s house almost every day, but what do you think?」

Eh? Umm, even if you ask what…

「……I was puzzled in the beginning. For a prince of a country to visit an adventurer’s house to have meals, I thought about it but, well, if it’s the royalty of this country, it’s not something impossible I guess. Since they’re unusual in various ways… Besides, since the time it takes to make either one person’s portion or two persons’ portion doesn’t change much, as expected, I get happy that the meals I make get called delicious… So since the Prince is fine with it, I don’t mind preparing extra.」

「……Regarding a gentleman visiting the house of an adult woman, and one who lives alone furthermore, do you not think anything about it?」

「Eh? It’s me after all, you know? My height is also short, even my chest is small… I hardly have the charm of a woman after all. Since I heard the Prince wasn’t a person with such hobbies, I didn’t mind it ne.」

Ah, I slightly damaged myself with my own words…

「T-Then Sakura-chan, doesn’t have thoughts about things like onii-sama is a little attractive, or like he’s manly?」

「Eh…?」

This is another unexpected question. Well, if I say whether or not I have those sorts of feelings then… I have.

The parade at the time of the festival and the matter of the swordplay tournament, I properly saw him as a man if I go further back to around the beginning, his large body and thick chest which wrapped me up entirely, those firm muscles and…

Wait, what did I remember!?

「Ara? That reaction is… There is, right? When?! Where was it!?」

Scary! For a beauty-san’s face to be this scary when close, I have become aware of it for the first time!

「Your Highness Princess Aria, please do not approach like that. Sakura-sama is frightened, you know?」

Chiffon-san! As expected, Chiffon-san was my ally ne!

Gently stopped by Chiffon-san, Princess Aria’s face returned to her previous position.

「It’s likely, but I believe what Sakura-sama recalled was the matter of His Highness Prince Sedrim’s body. At one time, when Sakura-sama had gotten drunk, His Highness Prince Sedrim was subst.i.tuted as a body pillow as she slept. Did you not recall the matter of that time?」

Wait, eeh!? What sort of thing are you suggesting!? Well, even though you’ve hit the mark!

Look! Hasn’t Princess Aria taken the bait!?

「That is my first time hearing of that wa! Why was it concealed!? Please explain in even more detail!」

No way! Don’t say anymore!

I franticly gave Chiffon-san eye contact.

Chiffon-san saw that, and nodded once.

Hoo… I’m a little relieved with that…

「Since I have gotten permission from Sakura-sama, allow me to explain ne. What I have seen was on two occasions. The first time was at Sakura-sama’s house, it was Sakura-sama’s day of first menstruation ne. That day, His Highness Prince Sedrim came and summoned me with a fl.u.s.tered appearance, I went rushing and only saw the end but… The second time was at the morning after the ball. At that time, Sakura-sama was sleeping while clinging onto His Highness Prince Sedrim’s chest. When she got separated from His Highness Prince Sedrim’s body, she hated to part and even rubbed her cheeks on him… It was incredibly cute wa… By the way, Sakura-sama had thrown off the clothes on both of them. On the side of His Highness Prince Sedrim, his clothes were destroyed but…」

NOOOOOOO!! What are you revealing!? Wasn’t our eye contact completely misunderstooood!?!

However, even when I tried stopping Chiffon-san’s mouth, the Queen came to my side and blocked my mouth before I knew it, it was impossible for me to interrupt because I was hugged from behind in order to stop me. I tried to escape one way or another from the Queen by struggling, but where did those thin arms get all that power, her restraint didn’t relax at all.

Thanks to that, I ended up being made to hear Chiffon-san’s inside story, which I didn’t want to hear, about my own shame.

Taking a sidelong glance at me, who was depressed and completely exhausted, Princess Aria’s spirits broke through to the max.

「That is… perhaps to say, Sakura-chan and onii-sama shared a bed!? Moreover, Sakura-chan had, um, embraced onii-sama naked? It can’t be, onii-sama, when Sakura-chan was sleeping…?」

「It seems that is fine. At the very least, I had confirmed it at the time I was at Sakura-chan’s house so…」

「Confirmed you say, how might you have done so?」

「Of course, although I peeked into that part, because Sakura-sama was too small to check inside, though it was presumptuous of me, I checked with my finger.」

「A-And then…?」

「Yes, I certainly confirmed a ‘membrane’.」

「Mfhfhm, mfpfhmmー!!」

Stoooop!! Please stop exposing my shameful storyyyy!!

「The reaction of Sakura-sama at that time was, incredibly innocent and cute… I, it seems I was dangerously close to awakening on that path wa… Oh yes, just like Sakura-sama’s body size, that part was also cute like a baby, you know?」

Already…! My MP (Misery Points) has already run out! Please kill me instead!

Mercy, have mercy for me…!

Unrelated to me with my head down and my face flushed red with embarra.s.sment, their conversation, which was like a public execution, continued on for quite some time…