This is a special feature for the summer vacation, released following episode 34.
I hope you enjoy it.
I am Liliana Emilia Yangas.
Finally, I have returned to my homeland, the Kingdom of Yangas…
However, it is now pacified by the Espana Imperial Kingdom, and my family, in the central part of the capital Schwerin, perished alongside the fall of the beautiful Crystal Palace, from which many spires once soared.
And now, I have heard that the provisional ruler of this former Yangas Kingdom Territory is Count Aramiya Kogyo von Kolanda, the judicial count of the Espana Imperial Kingdom.
Count Kolanda is rumored to be a serious and upright man with a so-called rigid personality.
Looking at the townscape of Ishuran, which borders the former Yver Duchy Territory, the homeland of Elder Sister Sophie, it seems that the worst-case scenarios of harsh exploitation and becoming a scorched wasteland have been avoided.
When we were in the Crystal Palace, fearing the attack of the barbaric Espana Imperial Army and preparing for a siege battle, I firmly believed that our land would be trampled and reduced to barren ground.
That is how fierce the attacks of the Espana Imperial Army were.
When my father, the King, decided on a siege battle with the resolve to fight to the bitter end, I departed for the suzerain Wahl Imperial Kingdom as the heir princess to request aid… but ultimately, I was unable to fulfill my mission.
However, judging by the state of Ishuran, the Espana Imperial Army conducted their invasion with discipline and moderation.
I had felt this when I visited the former Yver Duchy Territory as well.
When one thinks about it carefully, we humans, along with the demi-humans who concur with us, have formed the Human-Demi-Human Allied Forces to confront the Demon Lord Army, led by Demon King Gandaro.
As this is a conflict between human nations during wartime, there is no meaning in turning the land into a wasteland.
That war was, after all, just a power struggle for the position of leader of humankind…
But for us, who were defeated and destroyed, it was no different from being massacred by the Demon Lord Army.
My family, the Yangas Royal Family, consisted of five members: my father, King Klothowa Haidel Yangas; my mother, Queen Isabella Esteet Yangas; my younger half-sister, Yuliana Leticia Yangas, who was one year younger than me; and her mother, Saladina Marie-Anges Yangas, my father’s concubine.
I recently had my birthday and turned 15.
…This means that if my half-sister Yuliana were alive, she would have turned 14 by now.
At 15, one is recognized as an adult, and I should have officially performed the “Rite of the Crown Prince” as the heir.
Come to think of it, Tirnan Lian von Tuser, the head maid to Ly, also said she turned 14 the other day.
That girl is gradually becoming more feminine, like a bud finally beginning to bloom.
Master Hal has publicly stated that he does not lay a hand on young girls under the age of 14.
Tirnan is also eligible to undergo the “First Night Ritual,” but I suppose she is waiting for the perfect moment.
Ly is also refining Tirnan, but I must help her too.
My mother, Isabella, was from the Wahl Imperial Kingdom, the suzerain of the Kingdom of Yangas.
Furthermore, she was the princess of the Marquis Saluut family, which had strong blood ties to the Wahl Imperial Family, and I heard that my grandmother was a former imperial princess who married down from the Wahl Imperial Family.
For this reason, a surprisingly strong current of Wahl Imperial Family blood flows within me.
Of course, my father and mother were bound by a marriage of political expediency, but I remember their surprisingly good relationship as if it were yesterday.
On the other hand, Saladina, my stepmother, was from the Marquis Kiriya family, a subordinate of the Kingdom of Yangas, and was a pure Yangas noblewoman.
It is said that my father and Saladina were originally betrothed from childhood.
However, my father’s wedding with my mother was decided due to geopolitical circumstances, and it is said that she fell into emotional instability at one point due to the cancellation of the engagement.
But after various events, they eventually got back together, as it were… there seems to have been a story of mixed joy and sorrow, but the three involved parties remained silent and did not tell me.
Besides, the three of them, my father, mother, and stepmother, as I knew them, got along well, so I felt it would be impolite to pry.
And then, my stepmother gave birth to Yuliana, who would become my half-sister.
In Wahl Imperial Kingdom’s social circles, I was known as the “Melancholy Blue Moon Princess,” a peer to Princess Fourth Ly, the “Ice Flame Beauty,” but the cause of my melancholy was my feelings for my half-sister Yuliana.
Yuliana had a gentle personality and was a beautiful girl, not inferior to me in appearance, but she was frail from birth and often confined to bed.
Even so, I loved my beautiful half-sister dearly.
In the end, Yuliana, who was frail, could not even fulfill her dream of making her debut in society.
Tears come to my eyes when I recall Yuliana’s too short life, so full of misfortune.
Furthermore, the Kingdom of Yangas, from its very establishment, was founded around the suzerain Wahl Imperial Kingdom.
Although the territory includes mountainous regions, it also possessed fertile granaries due to rivers such as the River Leete flowing from them.
In addition, the Kingdom of Yangas bordered the west coast and could overlook the great sea, and it is well known that they expanded their territory by reclaiming the shallow coastline.
The River Leete, the kingdom’s largest river, flows through the dividing line of the capital Schwerin and served as the water source for the moat protecting the Crystal Palace.
During my first expedition trip, led by Master Hal, I witnessed a divine miracle on the southern coast of the former Kingdom of Vandis, the homeland of Freya, where a raging sea was calmed by a votive song.
Freya’s beautiful voice, who would later be called the “Diva of Calm Seas,” was breathtaking.
At the site of the former border checkpoint between the former Yver Duchy Territory and the former Yangas Kingdom Territory, Espana Imperial Army soldiers were stationed and conducting checks, but as a member of Master Hal’s adventurer party, “Princess Harem,” I was able to pass without any problems.
If I had been alone… I probably would have withered away unknown in the “Drop of Rose,” a high-class brothel in the red-light district of Kamiyan, the former capital of the former Kamiyar Holy Nation.
I am infinitely grateful to Master Hal.
And as soon as we crossed the old border, Elise, the sub-leader of “Princess Harem,” announced that she wanted to take a tea break.
Well, for Elise, it’s her usual pattern, but I have no complaints as I can also enjoy the tea and snacks that the commoners of my homeland eat.
Currently, Master Hal leads the Second Expedition Trip with a large party, divided into two 8-seater carriages pulled by two horses each.
The members include our Master, Hal, his fiancée Alicia, and the party members of “Princess Harem” who are bound by the peculiar fate of “Slave Contract Magic”: Elise, Mai, Swan Hilda, Ly, Kirika, Tirna, Edele, Freya, Dietlinde, Shera, Eria, and myself, totaling 14 people.
Although Swan Hilda’s contract, being a Valkyrie of the Lower God Clan, is apparently only pseudo, she is a strong and important comrade to us.
Furthermore, Sophie, Elder Sister, and Ilisha, who are undergoing rehabilitation with new bodies, are also with us.
However, Ilisha is only under my care for the “Lady Education Competition.”
They are with Rulus, the master alchemist.
Anya, a dark elf who is in charge of rehabilitation, is said to have experience educating numerous noblewomen, so I am looking forward to reuniting with them and seeing what wonderful ladies they have become.
As for Ilisha, I have no worries at all, given the lady education I provided. However, I am more concerned about Elder Sister Sophie, who was supposedly a princess of the royal family.
Well, the new bodies that I and Ly chose for them are slender and pure princess types, albeit with small breasts, so I believe they won’t be able to do anything too drastic.
It is rumored that she has been playing with fire with noblewomen since long ago, but I never imagined she was so promiscuous…
Their actions, which tarnish our dignity, must be stopped decisively.
Oh, and lastly, I forgot about the existence of Holy Spirit Serena, the “Ero Ojijin” who has started clinging to us, or perhaps, I should say, joined us.
Originally, she was supposed to be a noble being created by God, but she has fallen and become an interesting entity.
As a hero researcher, I am very curious about that peculiar being.
However, I have no intention of allowing her signature move as an “Ero Ojijin,” the “Breast Fondling,” to be tolerated.
Also, the “Breast Expansion Fruit” and “Breast Shrink Fruit” obtained at Twin Peaks Mountain are currently stored in Elise’s item box under Master Hal’s care.
I hear there will be an event soon to compete for them, and some people are quite excited.
My breasts are still in the process of growing, so I will compete in their natural state.
However, I may soon experience menarche, and the “Fairy Time” may end.
If that happens, I… wish to become pregnant with Master Hal’s child.
“Elder sister, what is your specialty here? Please bring me 14 servings of recommended tea and sweets.”
“Yes, certainly, customer. Our specialty is black tea made with high-grade tea leaves from the Eastern Nations and cake baked with a mixture of dried walnuts and berries. Would that be alright?”
“That’s fine, so please bring it quickly.”
“Yes, please wait a moment.”
We have stopped at a teahouse built a short distance from the checkpoint.
Elise has immediately called over a freckled girl, who appears to be the teahouse’s sign girl, and placed an order.
We are waiting, seated on the long bench set up in front of the shop.
And on the adjacent long bench, two middle-aged men were talking about something.
“I saw Princess Yuliana, who is leading the rebels, from afar, and she was an incredibly beautiful girl!”
“Princess Yuliana is the last legitimate princess remaining of the Yangas Royal Family.”
What! They are discussing my half-sister, who should have perished with the Crystal Palace!
However, even if she had survived, which is a long shot, it would be impossible for the frail Yuliana to act as the ringleader of an anti-Espana movement…
“By the way, she appeared again last night, didn’t she?”
“Appeared? You mean Phantom Thief Le Vina☆Star, right?”
“Yeah, Phantom Thief Le Vina☆Star, who is called a righteous thief, is said to have stolen gold from the vaults of an unscrupulous moneylender and distributed it to the needy.”
“I wish she’d give me some too!”
“Yeah, totally!!”
The topic now is a righteous thief phantom thief…
It seems strange individuals have been appearing in my absence.
Thank you for reading.
Episode 35-2, “Even dogs get hit by sticks when they walk, and when Hal walks…”, has been scheduled for publication at 0:00 on July 27th.
