I was enjoying a comfortable journey in the sky.
Quite some time had passed since we set the airship in motion, and we must have crossed the border and left Edeltart.
As I was thinking it would be great if we reached our destination without any issues, a girl in a nun’s habit hurriedly emerged from the deck stairs.
After coming onto the deck, the girl looked around vigorously, then looked up at the cockpit where I was. Her face contorted as if in despair.
“What are you doing!?” Maria shouted at me, running towards the cockpit.
“Sir, it’s dangerous. Please return to the cabin.” I informed in a tone similar to a crew member.
“Y-your Highness! It’s not true about the hijacking, right?! You didn’t set fire to the palace, did you?!”
Ah… Lisha must have explained.
“Maria, it’s true. It was unavoidable for our escape of love.”
“This is just vengeance!!”
Well, yeah.
“There’s no other choice. It was an accident.”
“Your Highness, it’s not too late! Let’s surrender! Stop piling up sins, let’s atone for them!”
“I refuse. There’s no turning back now.”
Arson, fleeing, hijacking.
It’s impossible no matter how you look at it.
“Your Highness… Oh Lord, have mercy on this dark magician!”
I don’t need the Lord’s mercy.
“Well, let it go.”
As I said that, Maria’s shoulders slumped.
Lisha had somehow appeared on the deck and was standing guard at the end of the deck.
“Um, by the way, may I ask, is it true that I will become a sex slave?”
What’s that?
Oh, is this about the Holy Land?
That idiot, She talked that far…
“The Holy Land has both good and bad aspects. Well, I don’t think a noble like you will become a sex slave, but you might be asked to do something similar.”
Indirectly suggestive.
“Is that so…”
Maria was truly depressed.
“Still, it will definitely be a remarkable promotion for you.”
“I don’t want that! Why do I have to give my body to men other than my husband?! If that happens, I will commit suicide, suicide!”
This country has strict morals.
“Then heal until you’re sick.”
“I don’t want that either! I’m not a potion!”
Of course not.
“Well, then give it up. I’ll send you back home later.”
“Ahh… Why is this happening…”
“Ask your father to find a good man for you.”
“If that happens, I won’t end up being a nun… the food there isn’t even tasty.”
The church preaches simplicity, so it’s modest.
“If I become a king, I would make you my mistress.”
“At least call it a concubine!”
Even if you say that, you’re not a baroness…
It feels impossible due to social status.
“Well, I could ask Walter’s uncle, or I could write a letter to my brother.”
“Ah, I wasn’t supposed to help the Dark Prince and Sewer Lady… Wait, does that mean, I’ll end up in the Holy Land… Huh? Am I screwed?”
Looks like you’re screwed.
“You do have that side to you.”
“What side?!”
It’s like, things just don’t go smoothly no matter what.
“It’s okay. I have a bribe from you from the past, and you’re my subject. I’ll protect you properly.”
Actually, that wine was delicious.
“Why are you guys so optimistic?”
Maria said this, looking at Lisha standing guard at the end of the deck.
“Not lingering on problems won’t solve them.”
“Haa… If that’s the case, maybe I’ll succeed Walter…”
It seems she has no intention of returning home.
“Do that. With your healing magic, it should work.”
“Alright! I’ll rise up and marry into a good place!”
Why is that?
When she says it aloud, it doesn’t feel plausible.
“By the way, what will you do when you arrive in Walter, Your Highness?”
“I haven’t thought about it. Just live casually and return when His Majesty dies.”
His Majesty is already over 50.
Will he die in the next 20 or 30 years?
“That’s quite disrespectful.”
“I can’t show respect to someone like that. I have hopes for my brother. I want him to be made a vice-king so I can live peacefully on my own terms.”
“Oh… hmm, in that case, could I become a concubine instead of a mistress?”
She’s already looking for better prospects.
“That’s a big gamble.”
If she doesn’t become one, she’ll be a noble from a remote village.
“I’ll hold off. I’ll decide when the possibility arises.”
Who does she think she is?
“Do as you please. Rather than showing off there forever, bring Sewer along. We need to discuss the future.”
How long does she plan on standing there?
“Yes.”
After leaving the cockpit, Maria headed towards Lisha.
Then she returned with Lisha.
“Is the discussion over?”
Lisha inquired.
“Yes, Maria is also on board.”
“…I’m not on board, I just gave up.”
Maria muttered dejectedly.
“What do we do now?”
Ignoring Maria, Lisha asked.
“I want to continue towards Walter, but we can’t enter the airport in a hijacked airship. We’ll have to land somewhere and walk.”
“On foot… Well, it can’t be helped. Maria, how much money do you have?”
“Money? I bought the tickets, and I only have a few gold coins left.”
Quite poor, huh?
Well, Lisha and I don’t even have copper coins.
“We’ll have to manage with confiscation then.”
“Ah…the prestigious Prince of Edeltart and the noble Lady being attacked by bandits…”
Not bandits.
“Lloyd, can’t we land somewhere and get off? It might be better to get some clothes and supplies… hmm?”
Lisha stopped mid-sentence and looked up at the sky. I also felt something passing over my head, so I looked up.
“Did you see something dark just now?”
Lisha asked.
“Yes, I saw it…”
It seemed Maria had also noticed.
“Hmm…”
Without answering Lisha’s question, I looked to the right where the dark object had flown. And there, I saw several airships with skull marks raised.
“W-What the… That can’t be true!”
“What’s wrong… huh?”
“Huh? What is it, that? Are they pursuers from Edeltart?”
As I looked towards the right and exclaimed, Lisha and Maria noticed the several airships off to the right.
“They’re not just pursuers… they are sky pirates.”
Normal armies usually give a warning first. Only pirates attack without warning, and with those skull marks, there’s no mistake.
“Sky pirates!? Why are they on such small ships!?”
“How should I know! There must be someone really unlucky among us!”
Lisha and I yelled.
“I’m so sorry! That would be me!”
It figures…
Lisha and I looked at Maria with pity in our eyes.
