I pressed the triangle button to play the video and the boy captured at the center of the camera stopped a few meters away and gave a furrowed brow look.
The cameras are looking at him from Nia’s body, so it feels like he’s looking at me.
The place seems to be the courtyard, and the second prince seems surrounded by several followers.
The reason Nia started recording even though they hadn’t made contact was probably because she could sense their presence early with her detection skills.
The second prince starts walking, and he’s coming straight in this direction.
At that moment, Nia turned around, so I knew that Euphy and Silka-chan were close by.
I see that both of them are tense.
After a few seconds, the group was close, he stopped in his tracks, and the second prince spoke.
『 You, what’s your name? 』
『 Huh? Me? 』
『 Who else is there? Answer 』
『 N-Nia… 』
The second prince’s voice was directed at Nia.
I was thinking that since Silka-chan was right around the corner, he would call her, but it wasn’t even Euphy, but Nia.
『 Nia? It’s rare to find a maid in this school, but looking closely, you’re quite pretty. How about this? I’ll let you take care of me instead? 』
『 Huh? 』
『 Oh, of course, you’d be confused. Your master, who’s this person? You’re beautiful too. What’s your name? 』
The second prince looked at Euphy this time.
For some reason, unlike those eyes looking at Nia, this one seems to be probing.
『 I’m Euphilite… 』
『 I see. You’re Euphilite? Hmm, you seem just as the rumors said. Very well, I allow you to be close to me 』
What’s with this arrogant attitude?
You little shit, you want Nia and Euphy around you?
The second prince closed the distance so I got a better idea of his appearance.
He’s the same age as Silka-chan, so it’s around 15.
He still looks like a boy.
His long ears stick out from his short-medium blonde hair.
He has that fresh handsome guy look.
That’s a face convincing for a prince.
Still, his face full of confidence stinks.
It’s almost like he thinks that he’s the center of the world.
All his followers are also elves.
There’s even a tanned elf among them.
They’re all guys so I’m not interested.
Apart from that, there’s a woman next to the second prince.
It’s an elf girl with long blonde hair and ringlets.
She wears the same uniform as everyone else, but she looks rather flashy. Probably because due to her well-defined face, and that glamorous body that’s pronounced even over her clothes.
She’s that kind of young lady you expect to say “Ohohoho”
Only the second prince is smiling among the group, and the followers seem to be upset by his behavior.
Especially the ringlet girl next to him, having a wrinkled brow and gripping the fan in her right hand tightly.
She’s angry that he’s calling out to other girls.
Nia and Euphy were confused about how to answer the second prince’s sudden remarks, but then Silka-chan tightened her expression and spoke up.
『 It’s been a while, Your Highness… 』
『 Oh, you were here Silka? Sorry, I didn’t notice you 』
『 Is that so? Excuse me then 』
He’s definitely lying when he says that he hasn’t noticed her.
Seeing the second prince’s attitude with Silka-chan, I sighed.
Seems like this one doesn’t really care either way.
This is more than just them being on bad terms, right?
The second prince quickly ended his conversation with Silka-chan and turned his gaze this way.
Seems like he’s interested in the ears and tail of a beast man, or perhaps he finds them cute.
Euphy acts timidly and responds to him as he waits for their response.
『 Uhm, I’m happy to hear that, but I must consult with Father about this, so could you wait for the response tomorrow? 』
『 I see. If I recall, it was Baron Krull, correct? And it was under Marquis de Blaureite. I guess I can’t force you. He doesn’t seem to like me that much. But, Marquis de Blaureite will have to change his mind and support me in a few years. You know about my situation with my brother, don’t you? 』
Oops, what’s this about?
His brother, so that’s the first prince, right?
While I was thinking about the person suddenly mentioned, Ringlets-chan slaps her palm with her fan.
『 Lester-sama, you already have me, do you still plan on getting other women? 』
『 That’s wrong. I just thought that I should have at least one of my maids nearby 』
『 If so, I’ll prepare one 』
『 Katya, why are you angry? You know how I feel, and you’re the first, right? Smile for me 』
『 That’s unfair, Lester-sama 』
The second prince pats and soothes the cheeks of the angry ringlets hair Katya-chan.
I see. I can understand why he would be interested in Nia and Euphy, but the graph goes like this; The second prince and that Katya girl are into each other, and they despise Silka-chan his fiance.
The prince pats Ringlets-chan, then turns to Nia.
『 Sorry Nia. Katya gets angry so let’s continue next time. But then, you’ll have to make up your mind and come to me, okay? 』
『 Huh? Hmm, I refuse then? 』
『 What? Hmm, you’re an interesting woman, you’re not bending to me. I like you more and more. See you then 』
The second prince, who just got rejected, shows no sign of giving up. He turned back and left the place.
The followers also went with him and the video ended.
「 Err, just to reiterate, the purpose of infiltrating the school was to check on the relationship between Silka-chan and the second prince, and if possible, mediate them, right? 」
「 Yes, that’s correct 」
Euphy’s expression turns dark as she answers my question, perhaps also realizing that it would be hard to achieve this goal.
「 This might be impossible. The second prince seems to have found a woman for him, and Silka-chan doesn’t seem interested either 」
「 Indeed. I feel that there was not a single speck of interest on both sides. It seems that the engagement isn’t going well 」
「 Hmmm… 」
I’ve got no idea what to do
I replayed the video again for confirmation, but the content was the same. I reconfirmed that they never once tried to make contact with each other, which is worse.
「 Well, it’s only been a week since we infiltrated. Let’s wait and see. If that doesn’t work, then we’ll have to be honest and report it 」
「 Yes. I thought that the disagreements were only some short-lived quarrels between children, but this is more than I imagined. I’ll try to help Silka-sama as much as possible in the future 」
「 Yeah, do that. Still, they’re at the same age as you. If anything, you’re friends with Silka-chan 」
「 Indeed, we’re of the same age, but I’m a woman already. Didn’t you do that, Daiki-sama? You even did it with me three times last night, and I still have some of the seed left in my belly. 」
「 Yeah, I was wrong. Euphy’s an adult, right 」
Euphy smiles as she gently pats her belly as if she’s pregnant.
I guess that’s her way of joking to defuse the heavy atmosphere. But when she says it to my face like that, I feel a little shaken as if she’s asking “You treat me like a child when you’ve already done it with me so many times”
This age isn’t a problem if I make a move on her, but people would still give you the looks.
The conversation has calmed down, and Nia who had been quiet so far, grabs the hem of her dress and pulls it up.
「 Daiki-nii, you saw? 」
「 Hmm? The video? 」
「 Yeah. The prince seems to be interested in me! What if he took me forcibly? What should I do? 」
Nia says that with a troubled look, yet there’s a grin.
「 Why do you sound so happy? You’re into that guy? 」
「 Ah, Daiki-nii’s angry. Is that jealousy? Do you think he’ll take me? That’s great. If you didn’t care, I might cry 」
「 You’re grinning so hard, but you know, this is a serious situation 」
We’re having a serious conversation, yet she’s playing.
I must punish her.
The cute animal-eared maid has been pushed down the sofa, and her temples got grilled.
Of course, I wasn’t putting any force.
「 Waa, waaa, don’t get so angry! I was just curious how Daiki-nii would react! But, seriously, what should I do if he forced me? He’s the second prince, right? Can we even say no? 」
「 Doesn’t matter who, reject them. If they force you, then fight back. Oh, don’t kill them. That’s going to be bad 」
「 Huh, are you sure? 」
「 Of course. I don’t care if the one who wants to take Nia is royalty or whatever. What’s mine is mine. 」 Nobody can take that from me 」
「 A-Am I that precious to you too? I love you Daiki-nii! 」
Nia, who had her back on the sofa, jumped to hug me.
Geez. don’t test me like that.
But you know, it’s fine at times like this.
It’s always Euphy who gets called out, so she never had her chance.
Still, she asks if she’s “precious to you too”
I now get how Nia feels.
She’s hanging on me, wagging her tail happily.
I feel like doing it with her in her maid outfit.
I lowered Nia to the couch, touched her as our lips met, and before I knew it, Euphy was on her way to the other room.
Yeah, that was inevitable.
I’ll let the animal-eared maid girl who kisses me back with a heart mark in her eyes clear away that feeling of uncertainty in her.