I came to the royal capital with my father to participate in the harvest festival. It seems that father has to go to greet other noblemen, so I had to go around the festival with a few guards first.

　By the way, mother has a baby in her belly and a big belly, so she won't be participating in this year's harvest festival. Now I'm just relaxing in the house with the maids.

　When I said I'd buy some souvenirs for her, her mother said, 'Don't worry about the souvenirs, just enjoy the festival'.

　But...


Oh, shit. You're gonna die now!

(Hahaha, I finally found you! Crowds are a nuisance at the festival, but we can observe you at a closer distance than usual. Now, I'll be watching your every move again today!

(Whoa, who do you want me to stab?

　I still hear a lot of 'strong voices of mind' in King's Landing, and it makes me sick.

　Someone who has a grudge against someone, or someone like a stalker. And then there's the ones who are thinking of killing a human being, whoever they are.

　You can't enjoy the festival like this.


　By the way, the guy who was going to stab someone with a hidden knife was caught by the guards who came to the royal capital with us, and we decided to hand him over to the military police here.

　I can't do nothing when I know there are bad guys out there who are planning to attack someone and I can't do nothing. I'm your father's (Count Silverlei) daughter.

　Even though this is the royal capital and not your father's territory, we noblemen have a duty to protect the common people. Well, many nobles don't think of it that way.


　To make it easier for the man with the knife to attack me, I deliberately step into his line of sight by myself. Then, sure enough, that guy came up to me.

　He seemed to be a complete amateur, and he approached me with his hands in his jacket pockets, so my suspicious guards caught the guy.

　The man with the knife was only focused on me, so he didn't seem to notice the strong bodyguards who were a bit further away. It's partly because I read the guards' minds and adjusted them so that they wouldn't be able to see the man with the knife.

　The guard noticed that the guy had a knife in his hand and took the guy to the MP.

　I didn't do anything, but since he was able to approach me, the Count's daughter, with a hidden knife, I think I'm going to be held somewhere, at least for the duration of this festival.


　For now, I managed the one who looked the most dangerous.

　The guards took him down before he could get his blade out, so it wasn't that big of a deal. The festivities continue as if nothing happened.

　I think it's my role, with my mind-reading skills, to secretly keep this kind of peace.

　But I'm still weak.

　I have to become strong quickly and be able to stop someone with dangerous thoughts without having to rely on my guards or anyone else to do it for me!


　I think so, but after all, there are too many humans with strong heart voices in King's Landing.......

　Due to the fact that I haven't mastered the skills completely, I can't block out the voice of the heart no matter how much I'm conscious of it. It's pretty hard to listen to the negative emotions of humans all the time.

　I'm already........at my limit.


''Charles, long time no see.''

Brother Cain!

　Huh, I couldn't hear the heart voice around me anymore.

　That's because Brother Cain's heart voice was so beautiful and very powerful.

　When I talk to Brother Cain, no matter how strong the voice of my heart is around me, I can't hear it. Maybe it's because I only want to hear my brother's voice, and I do it subconsciously.

　It's also the reason why I think my skill (mind-reading technique) still has a lot of room to grow, since I can control it properly only in these kinds of situations.


Are you okay?　You don't seem to be looking very pale...
(My sister is still so cute, as usual. But why does she look so unwell?　(What's going on?)

　He says I'm pretty........

　Your brother always praises me with his mouth as well, but he also says so in his heart. That makes me so happy!

"Actually, I was almost attacked earlier by a man with a knife...

What?
Okay, let's kill that thing.

Oh, um!　The man has already been caught by the guards, so it's really all right now. I was just........scared.

　Because I can read the voice of the mind, an amateur attacker who thought of attacking a human being in a haphazard way can be avoided even with my current physical ability.

　But still, it's still pretty scary to think that you're going to be the bait - that you might be attacked.

　It's because I still don't have enough strength to defeat the guy who's going to attack me.


"I see... but we'll be fine now. As long as Charles is in King's Landing, I'll protect you.
I won't let anyone hurt my sister!

　Oh..........

　The voice in my brother Cain's heart that's thinking about me is very comfortable. It makes my heart warm, so I love talking with him.

　I've never met my brother in King's Landing before. That's why I didn't know that the voice in my brother's heart could prevent me from hearing the hearts of the people around me.

　The only reason I came to King's Landing was because I wanted to see my brother, but with this... if I can only hear my brother's voice, I can really enjoy the festival.

Thank you, brother. Well then, let's go around the festival!　It's been a long time since I've had you around, so you're going to stay with me for the day, okay?

　With that, I took my brother's hand and ran to the center of the festival, where the stalls were lined up.