My lunch with the emperors is over.
　We all headed outside to take a hot spring bath.
　I've never been to a hot spring since I came to this world, so I was secretly looking forward to the hot spring since the princess asked me to entertain her.

　When I went outside, I saw three carriages.
　I have a bad feeling about this.
　Why did you go to the trouble of having three carriages when you only needed two?

Well, I've got three carriages for you to ride in, and you'll split up.

Dad, how do you want to divide it up, by the way?

Of course, it's me and Orton, Kara and Ashley, you and Shelia.

'I knew it, didn't I? .....

'We do, but I'm sure your moms haven't seen you in a while and have some things they want to talk about in private, so what can you do? So, Shelia and Leo, you two can get along and ride in the carriage together.
　And as he said that, he pushed me back.

　I lost my balance and took a few steps forward and just stopped in front of the princess and our eyes met.
''Well, um, nice to meet you...''
　I awkwardly said a light greeting anyway.

Then we don't need to sit around and talk, let's head to the hot springs. Everybody get in the carriage.

　My father gave me and the princess a ride in the carriage, pushing me and the princess back .

　Having succeeded in getting Leo and Shelia into the same carriage, Diorc spoke to his best friend Orton.
''It's kind of nostalgic to see those two.

Yeah, we were five years old the first time they made us ride in a carriage together, and it was awfully awkward.

'Yeah, as someone who has to entertain, I was wondering how to talk to you - but that was only the first time, and we quickly became friends, and now we've become irreplaceable best friends.

Yeah, so those guys will get along just fine.

　in those days
"Uh... Leons.

Oh, yes. This is Shelia.

"...
　We just said our names to each other and then shut up .
　It's so awkward, I can't think of a conversation to have with a new person because I've only talked to the same people every day since I was born on this side of the world .
　But I have to talk to them quickly, whatever it is: ......

'Hi, how old are you now, Princess?'
　I tried to be brave enough to talk to him, but I bit him.

"Sherry,

Yes?
　The princess's voice was so quiet I couldn't hear her properly.

Please call me Sherry without the honorific.
　The princess looked me in the eye and said once and for all

　If the youngest son of a nobleman like me is still allowed to hush up in an unofficial place, is it okay to call the princess by her nickname?
　But I don't feel like I can say no here: ......

"Okay, okay, okay. So, you can call me Leo?
　In the end, I decided to comply .
　And in the heat of the moment, I asked you to call me by my nickname, which is a terrible thing to do: ....
　Maybe I shouldn't have said that: .... Are you okay?

You must be Leo. Oh, yeah.

　Apparently, I needn't have worried.
　Sherry just smiled back at me.
　Mentally, I sighed with a sigh of relief.

　But something doesn't feel right: ....
'Come to think of it, Shelly's still being respectful!

　Oh, my God, I did it.
　What am I talking about?
　I just said the most outrageous thing again in a momentum.
　I don't care if it's a salutation or not: ....

"I'm a respectful person.

'Yes, you're right: ....
　Apparently, I somehow managed to avoid pissing Shelly off.

Well, by the way, I'm five years old.

　Come to think of it, you asked a question like that: ....　
'Five years old? Just like me.

The same age? I thought you were older than me.

"What? Why?
　I'm not taller than Shelly, and how could I have thought that?

From the first time we got out of the carriage to lunch time, the gesture seemed so mature.

Oh, really? I don't think Shelly will be any different, do you?
　You know, that whole speech you gave my dad, it was very adult-like.

'No, I can't eat that nicely,'

　You mean like how to use a knife or something?
　Then I used to use it in a previous life, so it's easy to use it.

Oh, really?

That's right. By the way, what do you usually do, Leo?

Usually? Reading books, pouring my magic power into magic stones, practicing my magic.



'What? You can already do magic?

I can use it for a little while.

I love it! What magic can you do?
　Shelly asked, her eyes sparkling.

It's creation magic.

"What?

　I knew you'd be disappointed when you heard of creation magic: .....

"What kind of magic is that? It's very impressive, isn't it? Can you tell me what kind of magic it is?
　Shelly asked very curiously.

What? You don't think I'm incompetent?

Why?

It's nothing.

　Apparently, Shelly doesn't know that creation magic is called incompetence .

'Oh, I see you've arrived. You can tell me about creation magic later.

Uh-huh. Okay.

　When I got out of the carriage, there was a cloud of steam all around.

Okay, now that we're all here, let's go to the hot springs.

　There were two separate baths, one for men and one for women, so on the way to the hot spring, the men and women were separated.

　So, the emperor will be talking to his father.
　I'll let you enjoy the hot springs: ....

　So, me, the emperor and my father took a dip in the hot springs.
"It really gets to you.

Truly, the hot springs are always soothing.

'Why can't there be hot springs in the imperial capital, too~'

My dad says it's a geographical problem.

I have no idea what you're talking about.
　I know a little bit about what it takes to create a spa in my past life, but I don't know enough about it to explain it.

Well, don't get hung up on the details.

Well, by the way, Leo, how do you feel about the hot springs?

Yes, yes, it feels good.
　I was so surprised when he started talking to me.

"Well, I just heard that you and Shelia are the same age, so it would be great if you could get to know each other from now on.

Yes, sir.

And is my Shelia pretty?

What? Yes, sir.
　Suddenly he asked me something strange, and I gave him a strange answer.

'Oh, right.'
　The Emperor laughed with amusement at my panic.


　in those days
Hey, Shelia, how about a spa?

It warms me up inside and feels good.

'I can't believe we're so close to this stuff: .... I'm so jealous of Kara! Do you go in there every day?

You can't go in there every day. I haven't been in there since Leo was born because I've been so busy.

What a waste. Speaking of Leo, how was the carriage ride with Leo-kun? Shelia.

What do you mean?

What did you talk about in the carriage?

'Well, we started talking about what we called each other and how we were the same age, five, and what we usually do, and then we got there.

Oh, that's quite a story. And what did you decide to call Shelia, by the way?

... I asked him to call me Sherry.
　I said shyly.

'Oh my God, are we that close already? And from now on, take care of Leo.

Yes, sir.

　Then I got into the carriage and found Shelley.
Did the hot springs feel good?

Yes, it felt very good.

That's good. It's good to be in a spa.

"Yes, I do. I'd like to go back in. By the way, can we continue what we were talking about?

'Well, I think we started with the description of creation magic, right?

Yes. Tell me about it.

Well, in a nutshell, creation magic is magic that uses magic and materials to create something.

What kind of things can you build?

There are some things you can't build with magic alone, but if you have the right ingredients, you can build almost anything.

It's amazing what you can do with almost anything.

'Really? Come to think of it, what attributes does Shelly have?

Guess what? Let me guess.



Huh.
I can't imagine it at all: .... I can't help it, just appraise it!


　Shelia Vector Lv.1

　Age: 5
　Race: Human race
　Occupation : Princess

　Strength: 3/3
　Magic power: 11/11

　Power: 3
　Speed: 3
　Luck: 500
　Attributes: water, water, lightning, ice, charm
　skill
　Water magic Lv.1 Lightning magic Lv.1
　Ice magic Lv.1 Enchantment magic Lv.1
　Non-attribute magic Lv.1
　Title
　None

　Oh, you have five attributes and three unique attributes.
　Also, my luck is 50 times worse than normal (I can't speak for others).

Do you have any water on you, by any chance?

Oh, you're right.

Yay!

But I also have no attributes, lightning, ice, and charm.

What? Isn't that a lot? It's too much.

'Well, my dad says that royalty has always had a lot of attributes.

Heh.
　Do attributes mean that if there are more parents, there are more children?

'Oh, by the way, have you stopped being respectful already?'
　Before I knew it, Shelly had stopped being respectful.

Uh, I forgot.

You don't have to be a polite person anymore.
　I don't like it when I'm the only one who speaks honorific language.

All right. Oh, I've been trying so hard to look ladylike.

There's no need for that. Shelly's pretty cute when we talk normally.

Oh, thank you.
　Shelly's face turned red.

　I'm so embarrassed: ..... He's so cute!
　Oh, for the umpteenth time, I'm not a pedophile!
　He's five years old in body and soul.

''By the way, the emperor and the others said they're going to inspect the Demon Forest tomorrow and that they're staying away because it's too dangerous for us, what do you want to do?''

Um... Oh, let's see some creative magic.

Yeah, sure. I'll build you something tomorrow.

Yeah, I promise!

Yeah, I promise.

　After this, we all had dinner together when we arrived home and the first day of the Emperor's visit was over: .....