I Secretly Healed the Illness of the Twin Princesses While Wearing a Mask, and Now the Entire Kingdom Is in an Uproar ~Please Stop Trying to Expose the Street Healer~ - Chapter 49

I got to Hange Fortress ahead of time to greet Ridiel when she returned.

“Welcome back, Ridiel-san.”

“Yeah, I’m back.”

“…You don’t look very happy.”

“There’s something on my mind… No, it’s nothing.”

“Alright then.”

If she says it’s nothing, then it’s nothing, right?

Just then, the commander of the Hero Division, Sedog, came over to Ridiel.

“…So you’ve returned.”

“C-Commander Sedog!?”

“Good work. I’ve heard the report… I never expected you and just a thousand advance troops to recapture Hange Fortress.”

“…Yes.”

Ridiel didn’t look very pleased at Sedog’s praise.

“What’s wrong? Oh, don’t worry about rewards. I’ll make sure your heroic deeds and those of your troops are properly reported.”

“No, it’s not that… It just feels strange.”

“What do you mean?”

“It was too easy. Chimera is a monster that takes several heroes working together to defeat, but I can’t believe the veteran heroes stationed at Hange Fortress could lose.”

“…Hmm.”

Sedog put his hand on his chin while thinking about Ridiel’s words.

There were about a hundred heroes at Hange Fortress, right?

Even if he thinks of Ridiel as being as strong as a hundred people, it seems hard to believe a monster like a Chimera could completely destroy the fortress.

“Also, I can’t be sure, but I saw a strange figure at Hange Fortress. It might have been a demon.”

“…Understood. Just to be safe, I’ll triple the reinforcements we send there. Don’t worry, ‘The Unyielding Hero’ Heinbok will lead them. Nothing can defeat him, no matter what waits.”

With that, Sedog quickly left.

“Asuku-kun.”

“What?”

“…Be ready to run away at any time.”

“Got it. Well, I’m sure Ridiel-san is just overthinking things.”

“I hope you’re right…”

Ridiel still seemed worried.

Maybe I should do something funny to cheer her up.

“Hmm. I found you.”

At that moment, a cold sweat ran down my back.

I froze, like a prey animal caught in the gaze of a predator.

I slowly turned around, and there she was―

“…Why is Princess Victoria here?”

“I am a hunter of love. Once I set my sights on prey, I never let it go. Asuku, you will become engaged to me.”

I ran away from that place.

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“Hmm. I got you.”

“I’ve been caught…”

I tried to run, but Victoria had learned from last time. She froze the whole area with ice, trapping me.

“Now you’re finally mine♡ I won’t let you go♡”

“Ridiel-san, help me. I’ve been caught by someone with power.”

“Eh, ah, eh?”

Ridiel looked flustered at the sudden situation.

Victoria noticed her and silently moved closer.

“Hmm… I won’t lose to a sneaky cat.”

“D-do what!? No, I’m not that kind of person!!”

“So, why is Princess Victoria here?”

“…Hmm. I heard the kingdom would send reinforcements to help the empire, so I came along.”

Reinforcements…

Now that I think about it, Sedog might have mentioned something like that.

Completely unexpected.

“By the way, sister-in-law Franc, Princess Christina, and even the duke’s son are here too.”

Wow, what a fancy group.

But is it really okay for both twin princesses to come to the empire?

“Hmm, no problem. Father said, ‘It’s too dangerous,’ but I asked Maidall to persuade him, and it worked.”

“Alright. Please don’t read my mind naturally like that.”

“Hmm. Telepathy is normal for fiancés.”

“…Fiancé.”

“There’s a document here. I’ve already got Father’s and Mother’s stamps. Asuku and I are officially engaged.”

Seriously!?

“When did Victoria get so close to Asuku…?”

“That’s, well, you know, Princess Christina.”

“What do you mean, Franc-sama?”

Christina and my older sister arrived a little late.

Tilting her head, Christina asked, and Victoria answered without hesitation.

“Hmm. We got close while chasing the true identity of Faceless. Now we’re in love with each other.”

That was the excuse I used once when Christina and I had a fake romance.

So she just casually lied… this little princess.

But Christina didn’t notice at all and smiled.

“Hehe, this is perfect!! Now that my biggest rival, Victoria, is gone, I’m the only one going after Faceless!! I will win!! I will definitely win!!”

“““…”””

My sister, Victoria, and I quickly looked away from Christina.

Let’s not mention that her little sister beat her to it.

“Asuku, why didn’t you run? I sent you a letter, didn’t I?”

“Ruu burned it, so I didn’t know what it said.”

“…I guess she’s still too young to run errands. By the way, where is Ruu?”

“Huh? I thought she was supposed to deliver a message to you.”

“She hasn’t come.”

“Eh?”

“Eh?”

That’s great, first me, and now Ruu is missing too. I’ll have to go look for her later.

Just then, a beast man in armor with the Xylica Kingdom’s emblem walked toward me.

A huge Siberian Husky.

At first, I thought maybe Garu had come too, but the fur pattern was a little different.

I thought it might be shedding season, but then I heard the voice and knew it wasn’t him.

“Nice to meet you, Asuku Medix-kun. I’ve heard about you from my little brother.”

“Little brother?”

“I’m Uru Garwolf. Garu’s older brother. Thank you for taking care of him.”

“No, no, it’s the other way around… You two really look alike.”

Honestly, I can barely tell the difference between beast men.

If I had to say, Uru is a bit bigger and fluffier than Garu, with rounded eyebrows. That’s about all I can tell.

“Can I pet you a little?”

“Hahaha. I’m sorry, but I need to talk with the Hero Division commander about plans. Maybe another time.”

“…Is that so?”

“Asuku, don’t show such obvious disappointment.”

Later, I learned that Uru was in charge of this reinforcement army.

The overall commander is the duke’s son, but Uru actually moves the troops.

Garu’s family really is impressive. I wanted to pet him so badly.

Oh, right.

“I’m going to go greet the duke’s son for a bit.”

“Hmm. Planning to run away while saying that?”

“No.”

“Really? I’ll attack you right here if you lie.”

“Um, I was actually planning to run.”

When I confessed honestly, Victoria pouted a little sadly.

“…Hmm. If it’s a problem, I want you to just say so.”

“Huh?”

“I like Asuku. The Faceless who saved my life is the one I want. I want you to be mine, and I didn’t want Christina to get ahead of me.”

Victoria whispered this in my ear so Christina wouldn’t hear.

Eek, that tickles.

“So, if you think I’m a burden, or if you might end up hating me, I’ll step back. But at least, I want to know why.”

“Why?”

“Hmm. Maybe it’s because you don’t like my face, or you don’t like big breasts, or being involved with someone with power would be too much trouble… If there’s a reason, tell me.”

I thought about it calmly for a moment.

Victoria is an absolutely beautiful girl. She’s small and delicate, but she has a big chest.

And she’s a person of power.

If I’m going to keep working as Faceless or Nameless, having her as a partner might actually make things easier.

Now that she already knows my secret, it makes more sense to have her as an ally.

…Wait a minute.

“Now that you mention it, I don’t have a reason to refuse. I look forward to working with you for a long time, Princess Victoria.”

“Eh, really?”

“Really.”

“So, does that mean you want to have a baby right here and right now?”

“Are we even speaking the same language?”

That’s something that should happen after marriage.

For now, we’re just fiancés. We should keep it proper.

“Hmm. So, that means if we use protection?”

“No.”

“…Hmm. Then I’ll do this.”

Suddenly, Victoria hugged me tightly while pressing her large chest against me.

Squeeze♡ Squeeze-squeeze♡ Squeeze♡

…It’s a bit intense, but a hug isn’t sexual, so it’s fine.

Still… she’s really soft.

“When we go back to the kingdom, let’s go on a date and cuddle a lot.”

“That, well, yes.”

Ridiel was watching our exchange with a strange look on her face.

“…”

“What’s wrong, Ridiel-san?”

“Nothing, it’s just watching you and Princess Victoria makes my chest feel strangely tight… Is it an arrhythmia?”

“Hmm. You should have sister-in-law Franc check it.”

Victoria stared at Ridiel like she was on guard.

…What’s going on?

I tilted my head, confused by Victoria’s behavior, when a familiar soldier rushed over to Ridiel in a panic.

He was one of the advance troops who had fought alongside us to recapture Hange Fortress.

“R-Ridiel-san!! It’s terrible!!”

“W-What happened? Why are you so flustered…”

“The reinforcements we sent to Hange Fortress were attacked by demons!!”

What!?

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Afterword

One-Point Story

Author: “I like it when a character who doesn’t know much about love worries about arrhythmia.”

Wi: “Hmm. I hope he never notices.”

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