I'm not that kind of orc

He opened the cabinet next to the bed, took out two animal skin blankets and spread them on the dining table.

"Eh? Classmate Bullock..." Princess Alisa looked over in a daze, "You, you, do you sleep on it?"

"Yeah, I made the furniture in this room myself. The table can be used as a bed with a blanket on it. It's very convenient." I patted the table triumphantly, "Huh? Your Highness?"

Princess Alisa was stunned, as if subdued by my creativity.

A few seconds later, she suddenly opened her eyes wide and held her blushing cheeks, and turned her face away: "Yes, that's it! I'm sorry...then, go to sleep."

She lay on the bed, and put a quilt on the side facing her back, covering her ears that were as red as her cheeks.

Um?How do you feel, the voice sounds a little... lost?

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After the oil lamp was turned off, the room became dark immediately, only the moonlight came in through the open windows of the tent.With the current winter temperature, there is no need to worry about mosquitoes outside.

I lay on a table covered with animal skin blankets, wrapped in a blanket, and used a folded waistcoat as a pillow. Generally speaking, it was much better than sleeping in the grass.

"Classmate Bullock, are you asleep?" Princess Alyssa, who was lying on the bed, said softly after a long time.

The tent house I live in is quite simple in general. In the remaining space after being occupied by the queen, the hall where the dining table is placed and the bedroom where the bed is placed are actually separated by a curtain.

"Well, I fell asleep." I also replied softly.

"Will you be able to answer my questions while you're asleep?"

"Because I was talking in my sleep."

Princess Alisa smiled softly, then fell silent for a while, and then said again: "Then, can you listen to me talking in my sleep for a while?"

"……it is good."

The queen seemed to be sleeping soundly on the other side. Judging from the situation in the afternoon, it was difficult for her to wake up after she really fell asleep. Talking in a soft voice should not disturb her.

"After I fell asleep last night, I woke up several times." When Princess Alyssa said this, her voice suddenly sank, "When I closed my eyes, what always came to my mind was the camp in the evening. sight."

It was probably the first time in her life that she saw such a tragic scene in the elf camp where corpses were strewn across the field yesterday.

I can fully understand her feelings. Although I have witnessed many tragic battles in various dangerous hunts, the impact of witnessing so many sacrifices of compatriots like yesterday is not at the same level. .

"Even if they were treated, some of the soldiers who saved their lives were disabled, and some had their appearance ruined. I also heard some soldiers discuss how to notify their families of the death..." She said softly , But he spit out every word clearly, "I used to only learn about wars from books, homework in history class, how many people died, which one was won, which one was lost, and which battle's significance It’s important, remembering it over and over again, but the result is just numbers and words on paper. Just looking at it, I realized that the scene I’ve imagined so many times can’t compare to one ten thousandth of reality.”

I didn't respond and just listened silently.

"When I was in war, I was still young, and my mother didn't tell me many things. I only remember that after my father led the army to go out, he never came back. Before my father left, he said a lot to me, many, many things , so many that I have forgotten more than half of them, but there are some that I remember clearly. He asked me if I would be sad if he left and never came back, and I replied yes. Then he told me that there are many, many people in this country, they They all have family members, and their family members will be as sad as me when their family disappears, and he left to make fewer people sad because of this."

"Your father was a warrior, a great king," I said softly.

"Well, I'm proud of him." Princess Alisa said quietly, "Although I was very sad when I officially learned of the news of my father's death. I practiced the archery that my father taught me. But when I grew up, I figured it out. My father led the army to defeat the devil and did a great thing. He protected this country, my mother and me. .”

"You insisted on staying this time because of your father?" I asked.

"Well, if you don't do that, you won't be able to stand up and say that you are the daughter of the Elf King, right?"

It turns out that this sense of responsibility and pride inherited from her father has already been carved into her bones.

After another period of silence, she suddenly changed the topic: "There should be a lot of people looking for me outside today, right?"

"Well, I've seen several of them." I answered truthfully.

"...I'm causing trouble for everyone. I must have been too nonsense." Her voice trailed off.

"If you think what you are doing is right, then you should think that others are causing you trouble. If you insist on one thing and give up halfway, it is the real nonsense." I turned my back to the direction of the bed and said in a deep voice , "Of course, it's really not the way to go on like this. I think you should persuade your mother to agree."

"The queen mother... is really angry this time. I tried to contact her yesterday, but she didn't listen to me at all." Princess Alisa said hesitantly.

Indeed, it has reached the point where they ordered Roland and Tolivia to tie their daughters back even if they were tied...

"Maybe you should make a concession here, agree to go back first, and then persuade her in person." I gave her an idea.

Princess Alisa was silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "Then, can you go with me, Classmate Bullock?"

"Huh? Me?" I was slightly taken aback by her proposal.

I don't think it will be of any use if I go with her, that elf queen doesn't have a good impression of me at all.

"If I go back alone, maybe my mother will ground me directly..."

It turned out to be like this, just like last time, I wanted to ask for peace of mind.

"Oh, well, if your mother is going to lock you up, I'll just take you to my face," I said half-jokingly.

Princess Alisa suddenly became quiet, and even her breathing seemed to have stopped.

"Your Highness?" I was a little concerned and turned my head.

"I, I'm asleep!" The tone of the answer was a little flustered.

"Oh..." Hearing that she intended to end the topic, I also closed my eyes.

Although I didn't feel any discomfort on the sleeping table, after all, it was a change of sleeping environment, and it took me a little longer than usual to find sleepiness.

After a while, just when my consciousness was about to sink, I heard Princess Alisa calling me softly again: "Student Bullock?"

"..." I didn't reply.

This time I'm going to sleep like this, it's getting late, we've been chatting for a while now, she shouldn't have anything important, let's talk about it tomorrow.

Just as I was making up my mind, I heard rustling noises from Princess Alyssa—she got out of bed.

Um?What is she doing out of bed?

The consciousness that I just sank a little bit came up again.

Not only that, I also heard her lift the curtain and come out on tiptoe, the movement was very light, but it couldn't escape my hunting-trained ears.

From the sounds captured, she seemed to be approaching me.

Is there really something? Do you have to wake me up?

My drowsy head regained consciousness, and I opened my eyes.

...I happened to meet Princess Arisa who was lying on the table and staring at my face.

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Time seemed to stand still suddenly, and even the heartbeat and breathing stopped for a moment.

I lay on my side on the table, and Princess Alisa bent down beside the table, carefully observing my face from a distance where I could almost smell my breath, holding the edge of the table with both hands, and almost resting my chin on the table.

The moonlight poured in through the window on one side, allowing us to see each other's faces. Princess Alisa's eyes reflected a soft and faint light in the dimness, like a lake with stars precipitated, and her slender eyelashes were vivid. number.

Then those bright eyes slowly opened wide as they met my gaze, and she gasped in front of me. This panting was like a signal, which made our heartbeats start to speed up.

Eh?what happened?What is Princess Alyssa doing here?Why?

The remaining drowsiness dissipated in an instant, but after fully waking up, I found that my brain suddenly couldn't function.The heart kept beating, beating, as if it would jump out of the chest cavity at any time.

"You, haven't you... slept yet!?" Princess Alisa opened her eyes, and the voice of uttering these words was completely out of shape.

"Well, um..." I couldn't respond to anything except these two sounds.

Princess Alisa's face reflected in the moonlight was originally fair and cool, but then a bright red color appeared, and finally it was as strong as tomato sauce.

She got up as if getting an electric shock, and hurried back to the bed, tripping over the chair beside the table.

I turned my head, and through the curtain that was still parted, I saw Princess Alyssa rushing to the bed again and covering herself tightly with the quilt.

"If you're still awake, you should have just responded!" Princess Alyssa shouted in a completely different tone than usual, and her voice seemed muffled under the quilt.

"Uh, sorry." I calmed down a bit, and tried to ask: "Just now, Your Highness..."

The quilt trembled slightly, and Princess Alisa shyly poked out the upper half of her face: "Please don't ask, please, forget about what happened just now!"

It's a bit difficult to act as if nothing happened!

No, it is impossible to sleep at night without asking clearly.

I sat up and opened my mouth to ask a question, but at this moment——

boom!

The door of the room suddenly made a loud noise, completely breaking the delicate atmosphere in the room.Several figures broke into the door abruptly, and the one who rushed in front even held a lamp and shone towards the house.

I was taken aback by these unkind people, I turned over and got off the table subconsciously, and shouted over there: "Who!?"

"Bold orc, quickly hand over Her Royal Highness!!" A figure stepped forward.

It was a woman's voice, and it was a little familiar.

Squinting my eyes, it took me a moment to adjust to the sudden light before I realized that I was facing five female elves, two of whom I could recognize as faces.

It was Tolivia, who was still wrapped in bandages, and her adjutant, Testa, who broke into my house with two guards and a mage. It was Testa who shouted at me just now.

"General Tolivia..." With a slightly astonished expression, Princess Alisa lifted the quilt and got off the bed.

It was still found...

Thinking about it, if they couldn't find the princess by this time, they would start thinking about where the princess would hide for the night.There are not many possible places for Princess Alisa to go in this tribe, so she will naturally suspect me. The trick of roasting the meat to cover up the smell can only target and fool that girl Angelica. People with good judgment will definitely become suspicious when they hear about it.

Presumably they had heard Princess Alisa's voice outside just now.

"Okay, Your Highness, the crossing in the valley has been dug through. Now please go back home with my people. Your Majesty has issued a death order, please don't embarrass me." Tolivia said coldly.

Princess Alisa hesitated for a moment, and finally insisted on expressing her thoughts: "I want to stay here and do my part!"

"I've said it a long time ago, no, it's too dangerous here." Livia vetoed it almost as soon as the words fell, "Please also understand Your Majesty's good intentions, she has already fought in the last war After losing her husband, you are her only relative."

"I—" Princess Alisa wanted to say something else.

"I'm sorry for being rude." Tolivia didn't listen to her at all, and waved her hands directly. Two elf female soldiers stepped forward and approached the princess, holding the rope in their hands.

Hey, you really plan to tie the princess back home!

I immediately stood up and stopped in front of them, put on a fierce expression, punched my palm, and bulged my muscles at the same time.

With just such a posture, the two elves were scared by me and took a step back.

This scene is almost exactly the same as when there was still a turmoil in the negotiations. At that time, Tolivia also planned to follow the Queen's order to ask someone to take the princess away by force, and then I stopped her.

But this time Tolivia's attitude was obviously much tougher.

"Orc, here you go again!" She frowned at me in disgust.