Trapped In Hisstory

[Special Chapter of Niro Navarrus, using his POV!]

Responsibility. Something that I already had since the moment I was born.

I could hear others asking each other what dream they have, what they would like to be when they get older.

At that point, I also wondered what I would like to be, I wondered about what kind of future I would like to have.

But I stopped thinking about it, since I do not have a choice anyway. Even if I come to realize what I want to do, it is not like I will get to do it.

I am tied to this damn name "Navarrus".

Our family, Navarrus, always lives to serve the Royal Family of Canopus. Even if I find out what I want to be, that will never happen because we have vowed to serve royalty.

It is annoying.

How does one's fate already decided at the moment he was born? It is ridiculous and I hate it.

"Niro, do you see His Highness over there? That is Prince Caliber Stein, you will serve him when the time comes." 

Serve...ha. Why should I serve someone I do not know, someone I do not like? No one even asked me if I wanted to be an aide anyway.

"Leonidas! I am tired, I want to rest!"

"Do not lie to me, you are more energetic than the royal dog. Stand up."

"Hngh, this is boring~"

I looked in the direction where my brother was pointing at and saw a kid not far from where we were, all covered in sweat and moving lazily in front of another kid.

Ha?

"Who is the other one?" I asked, I do not really care about that sweaty kid. What caught my attention the most was the kid with the golden hair that looked much older than us.

"That is Leonidas Stein, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

I clicked my tongue and glared at my brother, "The Crown Prince looks so great but you are assigning me to serve that—that one?" I asked.

My brother just smiled at me even though I was seriously asking, "I am the one who is serving the Crown Prince, you will be assigned to the Second Prince." he said.

"B-but Weston!!"

He just smiled as he left me to approach the Crown Prince. I sighed and marched away from the area.

I do not want to serve anyone!

I do not know if I am being childish or not but this is not what I want. I want to go out, study in public, make friends and have my own dream.

Why am I stuck inside this place, with the goal of just serving a royal member until the day I die?

Two years have passed and I finished my studies as a royal aide. In those two years, my teachers struggled as I always skipped classes because I never had the intention to be a great aide that will serve a prince. The only thing I enjoyed was the class where they taught me how to fight.

I was praised for my speed and strength, all of them said that I was strong enough to protect the Second Prince. Tch, I am learning this because it is fun, that is all. If I will use my strength, I will use it for myself and not for a prince.

And now, I am in front of the prince I am assigned to serve. The Second Prince, Caliber Stein.

I was helping him, per my brother's orders, to train. Because at this time of day, he always entertains himself with the sword, just like that time when I first saw him.

The Crown Prince was busy so he had no one to fight with, and so I came in place of His Highness's stead.

But I didn't even notice that I was sitting on the ground looking up to this prince that I once saw as a "weak, sweaty kid". His shadow loomed over me, and I have never felt so small in my life.

"Are you not going to stand up?" Prince Caliber asked as he stared down at me on the ground.

He smiled, he looked so cheerful and the energetic type of boy and yet I felt so weak. "You know, I have been getting bored with Leonidas lately, but now that I have a new person to play with, it has been very fun!" he said and laughed.

What the hell is with this boy? He is just laughing with no other bad intention, yet I feel scared.

Is this like from those books I read where the villain laughs like Muahahahaha! Wait, why the hell did I even laugh like that inside my head.

Prince Caliber extended his hand to me and I just stared at it. What? You want to help me get up? As if I was going to take it! 

"Take my hand."

"...Yes, Your Highness."

And I still took it. Stupid shi—

At the moment I took his hand, he helped me stand up. Even though we are both standing already, he was still holding my hand. Holy crap, i-is he into boys?

All of the sudden, I felt pain coming from my hand and the prince's grip became even tighter but I did not show that it hurts. What is up with him?

"From now on, I will not tolerate your attitude towards me. I know you hate serving the royal family, but I do not care."

"You can act or behave any way you would like, but you must be aware of who your master is." He said while staring directly at both of my eyes.

Ah. Haha.

So he meant that I am free, as long as I consider him as my master.

Somehow, I do not believe it and I still do not like the idea of serving royalty with my life, but…

Serving someone like Prince Caliber, maybe I can give it a try.

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When I turned 20 years old, many things had already happened, and it has been 8 years since the war of Animalia and Star Kingdoms.

I do not know what it is that goes on inside my master's mind, but he wanted to go to the Aranea's territory.

Haaa, so tiring. But there was never a thing we did that was not fun. After all these years, I actually enjoyed serving the Second Prince.

It was not that hard, I never felt tired and it was fun protecting him and fighting against those who tried to hurt him.

But then suddenly, it seemed like I was not enough for him.

"Huh? You want another aide?" I asked, surprised, by what he said. We were on our way to Aranea when he said that he was planning to get another aide. 

Prince Caliber smirked at me, "What? Are you jealous?" 

As if! "No, I am not. I was just worried that he might not be as good and handsome as I am." I said and laughed.

Prince Caliber laughed as well, "Who said it is a man?"

I stopped, "Huh? What do you mean, Your Highness?"

"The one I want as my aide, is the little princess of Summa Octo. Bahiensis' one and only daughter. Phoneutria Fera." 

He wants a girl as a royal aide? I did not understand why he would need to go to Aranea to get another aide when he can just go to Navarrus to choose.

I am also worried, a girl will...be too pitiful to work with this monster.

Prince Caliber stopped and we arrived at the territory of Aranea. We climbed the trees to observe...though I do not really know who to even look at.

Suddenly, we saw a woman being punched. "Holy crap, is that Bahiensis?!" I exclaimed but Prince Caliber slapped my mouth.

Prince Caliber nodded, and it was indeed the leader of Aranea. Phoneutria Fera is his daughter, what the actual hell is he doing?

Prince Caliber got off of the tree, leaving me all alone on the branch, "Where are you going, Your Highness?"

"By the lake. I already talked to Boliviensis, wait for her to come with her daughter." He said and walked away.

After a while, Phoneutria Fera was being dragged by the hair by her mother and Fera was crying. I clenched my fist at the sight I was witnessing and just wanted to burn their place down, since it was close to being hell anyway.

The two of them arrived just outside the territory, not far from where I was. Boliviensis let go of her daughter, who was now sitting on the ground.

"Leave." Boliviensis said.

The woman on the ground looked surprised, so was I. What the hell? Maybe, Boliviensis still has a bit of kindness in her blue blood.

She stared down at her daughter then averted her gaze, turning her back around her. "I will tell them that you ran away." 

"Leave this place, leave Summa Octo."

She glanced at her one last time, "Run!" 

Her daughter did as she was told and ran away, even passing by me without noticing that I was there.

That was my cue to chase her, I guess. 

The woman was a runner if I must say. If I was not a fast hawk then I would not have caught up with her. I grabbed her hand and ran together with her but it seemed like she could not keep up and was about to fall so I carried her. "Forgive me, my lady. Carrying you will be much faster."

"Where are you taking me?" I asked.

I stopped running and looked at her with a smile, "To His Highness, Prince Caliber."