Our carriage continued towards that mansion.
The gate was open so we went straight in, and a group of strong-looking men, who must’ve been training approached us with weapons in hand against intruders.
「 What’s your business here?! Oh! Ooooh! H-Hey! That’s the princess! 」
「 You’re right! That’s Euphilite! 」
「 O-Our princess has arrived! Hey, get Gilbert-sama here, hurry! 」
「 Y-Yes! Princess, I’m glad that you’re safe! 」
At first, they sounded oppressive, but then they immediately changed their attitude upon seeing Euphy sitting in the coach’s seat.
They’re panicking now, running around.
I almost laughed at the switch.
「 Daiki-sama, let’s go inside 」
「 What about these people? 」
「 If they’re going to receive us, then it’s better to do it in the mansion 」
I thought that there was something strangely cold with the way she responded to the men surrounding the carriage, but when I looked at her face, I saw tears in her eyes.
She wants to move on quickly because if she lets them welcome her here, she’ll start crying.
The carriage where the courageous princess rides arrives at the entrance of the mansion with armed men in tow.
By the time we got off the coach seat, people were coming out of the mansion, as if they got the word about Euphy.
Three, no, Seven people?
No, there’s even more coming…
Eh, no, no, seriously, how many people are in here? That’s not even twenty or thirty anymore.
I assumed that the surviving Adiciltons were just a dozen or so knights huddled together, but the majority were children, wives, and old men who couldn’t fight.
The people who gathered in such a short time were probably close to a hundred.
I used to think that since Davey knew where Euphy was located, the security was lax, but to think that they’re such a large group.
「 Princess! 」
「 Princes Euphy!! 」
「 Oh!! Oooooooohh!! She really is alive! 」
The people of Adicilton coming out of the mansion shout when they see Euphy.
The ladies were happy and in tears, and the elderly men were sobbing.
It’s easy to imagine that the Adicilton family is loved by their people.
I felt like watching the outside of a mosquito net, Euphy who was next to me put her hand over her mouth, trying to hold back her overflowing emotions, and tears began to stream from her eyes.
「 E-Everyone….uuu, uuuuu…. Waaaaaaaaa…Daiki-sama!!! 」
Eventually, she started crying and she lunched and hugged me.
For a moment, I thought that she won’t cling to me but to the group, and she was sobbing so hard that it seemed unromantic to think about that.
Man, she’s crying so hard that she’s now having a coughing fit.
There, there, you did great
Euphy never mentioned that she wanted to meet the Adicilton people.
I knew that it was because she was my slave, and so she never expressed her thoughts due to her nature.
However, looking at this situation, it’s obvious that Euphy also wanted to see them.
No, that’s normal.
She may show off a mature impression through her words and deeds, but inside, she’s still a girl of her age.
Everyone here is probably a knight in service of the Adicilton house, or someone related, so it must feel like family.
While I was patting Euphy’s head, Nia held her hand.
Seems like she was hit by the emotional scene and is now tearing up too.
If you’re crying too, you’re going to make me tear up as well…
I had to suppress the emotions coming up and turn my attention to the surroundings.
Most of them were smiling after seeing us.
However, a few of them are showing their doubt on me, revealing a dark expression, or just assessing me.
And there’s one who clearly sees me as an enemy.
It’s the knight boy who I mistook as a woman who gave me the teleport skill orb before.
It’s so hostile that I can hear the “grr”
Yeah, I still see a woman.
He’s wearing a tank top, and if you look closely, it’s obvious that he’s flat, but I had the hallucination that his boobs were swollen and that was enough to make me gaze at it.
Damn, what a waste of a cute face.
Sensing the mood, the guy didn’t say a word.
When our gaze met, he just looked away with a “hmph!”
The dude’s at his rebellious phase.
When I look away from Chris, I saw someone approaching from the crowd.
「 Ooh, Princess, Kotori-dono, and Nia. You’ve arrived safely 」
「 It’s been a while, Gilbert-san 」
Gilbert-san, the former vice leader of the Adicilton knights has come.
While we had met before, he was dressed in a slightly old-fashioned adventurer style, but now he’s dressed in a collared shirt, slim pants, and a near look.
He looks emotional seeing Euphy clinging to me and crying, but that’s short-lived as his expression returns when he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
「 Princess, let’s get inside first. Everyone else, get back to work. Our princess has returned. You can talk to her anytime now 」
Gilbert-san said, Euphy and the people around nodded.
We left the carriage and stepped into the mansion with the two girls leaning on me.
Ooh!!
The mansion looked magnificent from the outside, but inside, it was just an ordinary mansion.
There’s a large entrance leading to the hallway, leading to the back, and stairs to the second floor.
In terms of construction, it looks like a Western-style building.
However, as expected from another world, there are still areas that got me curious.
The overall decoration is designed with a plant motif, with small trees growing inside the building, arranged as ornamental plants.
The passageway we were guided through was lined with several doors, each of which had a design I hadn’t seen before.
What a strong wooden material.
The door looks like it was made from bending a peeled wooden branch.
The whole place is built like that, but I wonder if the Marquis who’s said to be renting out the place is a naturalist or something.
Other things got me curious.
The passageway I’m passing through somehow has not just swords and spears, but also armor placed on the wall. I had a glimpse in the rooms and I saw several beds.
It’s giving me the impression that people are crammed into one room.
There are a lot of other things I’m concerned about, but in general, I can sense that this place has a lived-in feel to it.
Hmm, I thought it would be nice to live in a nice building, but this feels so rented out.
Unexpectedly, they have it hard.
As I was making my way down the path with these thoughts in mind, I passed by a woman.
She’s dressed like a servant, and she stands by the wall to give way.
Her ears are long…Is that an elf?
「 Gilbert-san, is that also a part of the Adiciltons? 」
「 She’s a servant loaned by the Marquise. In addition to these servants, this mansion is also home to the Mugdam nobles and the knights who had fallen 」
「 Oh, so it’s not just Adicilton exclusively 」
Those who escaped the war have gathered around here.
Now this feels more like a rented place.
The room I was led that has other stuff placed messily.
From the looks of it, this is Gilbert-san’s private room.
I look at the wall and I saw the large shield I bought for him and another one beside it.
The one I gave him is a large and rugged shield, made out of steel, but the other one has some gorgeous decorations on the surface.
I guess that one’s Gilbert-san’s main shield, the one giving him the nickname of the iron wall.
Sitting in the mismatched chairs Gilbert-san had ready, he turns his concern for Euphy after the long journey.
Like always, Gilbert-san loves the princess.
Euphy stopped crying and she now has a smile on her face.
As expected, Euphy’s smile is so cute.
After that, Gilbert-san turned toward me and bowed his head.