Extraordinary – Ordinary – Soap!

When the camp was ready, we sat each one down to surround the fireworks.

Stick to me perfectly, Maria.

Shiro on that knee.

Mr. Ceres next to Maria on the other side.

Next to Maria, Mr. Gaius, and Mr. Renato, brothers.

Erik-kun next to Mr. Ceres.

And His Highness Edoardo and the Commander of the Regiment are sitting opposite me.

"First, I want you to apologize."

It was the captain who cut the fire.

Deeply bowing his head, the captain stays that way and solidifies for a while.

"Mr. Lucia, I'm so sorry I got involved. Celestino, you used to protect her and go back. And I want the Virgin to apologize again. I'm sorry for the hard work."

Seeing the head of the regiment's golden head made me feel complicated. What should I ask from?

When confused, His Highness, who was sitting next to the captain, opened his mouth.

"Let's apologize from me too. Lucia, I'm sorry. I'm sorry Maria had to spend her days in such a deceitful way."

My head was not lowered, but I accidentally lose words to the unexpected words of apology from His Royal Highness the King. I never thought I'd get an apology from the royalty.

"That's enough, Ed. Because I'm convinced. Well, I wish you'd told me."

I don't see any resentment or grief in the way Maria returns her words to Her Highness. There is no romantic intimacy like before, but there is also no vicious atmosphere.

"I told Maria everything, but now... I wonder where to start"

His Highness sighed softly as he laid his hand on his shaped lips. The sound of the firewood bursting loudly.

"In commencing this journey, there were two missions that Fernando and I were instructed to carry out by our father. One is the purification of the celestial tree. This is what it's all about. But what was imposed on us behind it was the surveillance and observation of the Virgin Mary. After the journey, it was our job to determine if she could use it as a diplomatic card."

Surveillance and observation?

Failing to grasp what His Highness meant, I snapped my neck.

"If the Virgin is to be of service, the Father said that upon her return she would establish herself as the Crown Princess, to help her country with the glory of her name, the magical power of the light of Maria, and her blood muscles. Father seemed to think that the name of the” Virgin of the Saviour ”could be conveyed to the whole world at dawn when it was purified, and that with Maria's strong light magic it would be possible to unify the world. Also, the wizard's power is inherited with blood about half of it. Sometimes, of course, people with suddenly strong powers are born, but from the blood of a strong wizard there is a good chance that someone with that much power is born. Maria's power of light magic is unparalleled. Father told us that if this power were to be passed down, it should be held back."

His Royal Highness smiled lightly when he said so.

"If the Virgin helps, it is her prospect to use her to the fullest by putting on me, depriving her of her freedom, and taking in her power. That's why I was trying to spoil and tender Maria to get her credit."

…………

It has been conveyed that Maria, who sits in such a way that she clings to my arms, has hardened herself a little to His Highness's words. The silo will sound softly to comfort it. Shiro seemed a lot nostalgic to Maria. Maria gently stroked her feathers.

"But what Maria said and did when she was in the royal palace was not recognized as the Crown Princess. Even if it serves as the Virgin, if it only harms as the Queen, then it will end in secrecy as soon as the purification is complete. Let the world know that with the completion of the purification, the Virgin has returned to her former world."

"! That 's--"

"Fewer witnesses are better for that. So, multiplying Maria's noise, I returned the soldiers to the king's capital. Sharpening the power of the war was next to danger, but at that point, she felt that Maria could not be the Crown Princess. I thought the return of the Virgin was almost a matter of decision."

I mean, when I met Maria and the others, did His Highness and the captain already think about killing Maria?

Too much happened, my head turned bright white. Such a terrible thing - were these people going to do it?!?