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 Hastily he wraps a cloth around his eyes and adjusts his clothes. I walk next to him through the castle with no particular goal in mind.

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 My guess is that he will take me to his room, and he will talk to me enthusiastically about how nice the facilities in his room are.

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 Victor is a very selfish prince. Bragging must be his specialty.

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 ...... we need to get ahead of this before it happens.

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"May I take a day off?"

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"You're a cheeky little boy, aren't you?"

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 Victor responds immediately.

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 Who do you think you've won the fairy? Well, I didn't help you because I wanted you to do something. .......

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 No, I'm a bad girl. Maybe I can use this as leverage.

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"Am I not the only one who understands the language of fairies? You could do me a favor, at least a little."

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"Have you forgotten that those old men are there too?"

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 Victor says the words as if he is covering my words.

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 Ugh. I can't say anything back to him if he says that. And you really don't know what you're talking about when you call my grandfathers old men.

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 Kii was defeated by my magic. ...... I guess, to be honest, the one who gets me will be the one to take the throne.

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"Why am I so poorly treated when Kii is being watched over, not kept in a beautiful room?"

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"Fairies are sensitive. They are not to be taken lightly. They might just disappear.

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"I might disappear, too."

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 I said quietly, looking at him sideways.

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 I will not be in the Laval country forever. It is very possible that one day I will suddenly disappear from his sight.

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"Getting the fairies is a condition for being king, but I'd rather lose you ...... than the fairies."

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"Lose it?"

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 Maybe he muttered it in a voice I couldn't hear, but I'm happy to say I have very good hearing.

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 Victor doesn't say anything.

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 Losing me is more painful than losing the fairy. I have a pretty good idea of my own worth.

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"The prince is lonely, isn't he?"

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 I said, my voice brighter than usual.

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 I'm going to go for the incendiary style here.

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"Yeah, you're probably right. This castle will be quieter without you.

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 ...... is that a compliment? No, I'm being put down?

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 It's hard to tell. And what's with that pungent look? It doesn't suit Victor.

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 I was just trying to negotiate a day off. Why is there such a heavy atmosphere here instead of a heated argument?

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"But you'll get used to it. You'll feel a little strange at first, and before you know it, the world without me will be normal."

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"If that's the case, you're going to leave a hell of a huge footprint."

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Oh, I'm flattered.

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"...... you should be a little more conscious of your accent. You sound like an aristocrat."

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 Victor muttered nothing more and walked faster.

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 You're kidding me. ....... Does he know I'm a nobleman, not just a woman?

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 I hurried behind him in confusion.

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