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 58

The next day.

Finally, the day of my date with Victoria had come. I waited for a while at the park in the Imperial City.

And then, Victoria appeared.

“Hmm. I’m sorry to keep you waiting.”

“No, I just got here too—”

I stopped mid-sentence.

Of course, Victoria wore her uniform to school. She’d adjusted the skirt a little, but it was still the official school uniform.

And in public, she usually wore dresses that were easy to move in but still elegant, like a princess.

But today, Victoria was different.

She wore a pure white dress with frills, a straw hat, and carried a cute little pouch in one hand. There was a flower in her hair, and her hair was styled in twin tails.

“Asuku. Say something.”

“You look cute, Princess Victoria.”

“…I get embarrassed when you say it straight out like that.”

Victoria blushed and pulled her hat down to hide her face.

She looked so adorable, nothing like her usual self.

“It was worth asking Maidall to help plan this outfit.”

“Oh, Maidall helped you…”

“Yes. She said this style and hairstyle would suit me and made it just for me.”

“Wait, she made it by hand?”

She really was talented.

Still, I was a little surprised. Even though she said she hated me, she seemed so cooperative about going on a date with Victoria.

…Or maybe she just wanted to see Victoria look cute.

“Mm. I’ll handle the date plan.”

“Huh?”

“Hm? What’s wrong?”

“No, I already thought of a plan too.”

“…Come to think of it, didn’t you say you’d plan the date?”

In the romance novels I’d read in my past life, the guy usually led the date, so I planned to do the same…

Looks like we both forgot about that.

“…I’ll be honest.”

“What is it?”

“I like you, Asuku, but I didn’t know what you liked. So I made a date plan to show you what I like. That’s why I wanted to go visit bookstores in the Imperial City.”

“What a coincidence. I was thinking of visiting bookstores today, too.”

Victoria gave me a blank look at my words.

“Is this mutual love…? Does this mean we can make babies with each other’s agreement?”

“It doesn’t.”

And so, our date began.

I realized something. A date isn’t just about going along with the other person’s hobbies.

Honestly, I enjoyed visiting the bookstores too.

There were adventure novels with heroes as the main characters, something rare in the kingdom, and they looked really interesting. I even bought a few.

I understood that showing the other person what you like can also be a fun way to date.

“Mm. This date is fun.”

“Yeah.”

“Next, let’s do something you like, Asuku.”

“Something I like?”

…Hmm.

“I don’t think going around at night wearing masks to heal injured or sick people would be very fun for a date.”

“Mm. I’ll practice my healing magic then.”

“Eh, you’re really motivated?”

Surprisingly, I hadn’t expected her to go along with my hobby.

Hm?

“Mm. Lots of people are gathering on the main street.”

“Maybe there’s a festival or something?”

“Shall we go see?”

“Then let’s check it out.”

It seems neither Victoria nor I can resist curiosity, so we headed to the main street.

To sum it up, it wasn’t a festival.

At the center of a crowd of several hundred, a young man stood holding a magical device like a loudspeaker, shouting toward the Imperial Castle in the city center.

“Our demand is one thing only!! Implement a six-day weekend and triple the minimum wage!!”

“““Only!!”””

…Wait, that’s two things.

“A protest?”

“Looks like it. Those are some wild demands.”

“Mm. That’s true.”

But the people around just looked annoyed by the noise and didn’t react much. Maybe protests aren’t rare in the Empire, unlike in the Kingdom.

Victoria and I watched the demonstration out of curiosity.

“Also, we demand that the Empire clearly reveal how our taxes are being spent!! Investigate the suspected embezzlement of Minister of Finance Wairo and Minister of Military Mufon, and make it public!!”

“““Do it!!”””

“And for better literacy and moral education for children, we want schools built all across the Empire!!”

“““Want it!!”””

Suddenly, the protest went from silly demands to very reasonable ones.

The level just skyrocketed.

“Hey, you two!! You’ve been watching us. Are you interested in our protest too!? We are a peaceful anti-government group!! Come shout with us!!”

The young man, who seemed to be the leader, noticed us and called out.

What should we do?

It felt wrong for Victoria and me to join a protest in another country.

“Mm. It looks fun, so let’s join.”

“Are you sure?”

“It’s fine as long as no one knows I’m a princess.”

“I-I guess.”

Since it seemed fun, we decided to join too.

“Set up state-run clinics in every small town and village!!”

“Mm. Asuku should marry me soon and have kids!!”

“That’s too soon.”

“Cheapskate.”

“…Don’t press your chest against me.”

After shouting with the protesters for a while, a few heroes showed up.

Ridiel was among them, and our eyes met.

“W-Wait!? What are you doing, Asuku-kun!?”

“On a date.”

“I’ve never heard of a couple protesting in the middle of a date!?”

That’s true.

“Are protests common in the Empire?”

“Y-Yeah. The Emperor has a policy of ‘taking in useful opinions,’ so a lot of people just try saying whatever they want.”

“Hmm.”

“But sometimes too many people gather, and it turns into a riot. When that happens, heroes are sent to stop it. This time the protest leader seems reasonable, so there’s no danger… but if they need more people, the hero academy gets called in, which makes things a bit tough.”

Ever since becoming a first-class citizen, Ridiel had been active as a hero even while still a student. She was so popular that she seemed busy every day.

“Mm. Asuku, I don’t approve of you chatting with a sneaky cat while on a date.”

“W-Wait, I’m not a sneaky cat…”

“You’re mine, Asuku. It’s fine even if it’s Christina, but no one else gets you.”

With that, Victoria pressed her chest against me while showing off.

Squish♡, squeeze♡, squish♡

The big, soft feel made me a little nervous.

Ridiel just looked at our faces back and forth—

And tilted her head.

“…”

“Ridiel-san? What’s wrong?”

“…Nothing, it’s just… I feel a weird, irregular heartbeat again. Nothing should be wrong.”

“Are you okay?”

“Y-Yeah, I’m fine… but why does my chest feel all fuzzy when I look at you two?”

Maybe a new kind of illness.

Next time, I should sneak in as Nameless at night and examine her.

“Anyway, I have to get back to work. Things can get rough, so you two should move along.”

“Yes.”

“…Mm.”

After Ridiel went back to work, Victoria and I resumed our date.

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“Mm. It’s gotten really dark.”

“We should get home before someone gets mad. Do you want to take a shortcut?”

“Yes.”

After finishing our bookstore trip, we headed down a back alley with almost no one around, making our way toward the Imperial Castle.

Along the way…

“…I received a report from Hitoha… and yet… to find you so quickly…”

A bell-like voice echoed through the alley.

When I turned around, there stood a tall woman with pure white hair and golden eyes.

A beautiful woman with nine tails and fox ears.

She was wearing a kimono in a loose, casual way, showing a lot of her chest, shoulders, and thighs. It was hard to know where to look.

I tilted my head, surprised by this suddenly appearing beauty.

“Um, who are you?”

“…A punisher… for those who dare… to claim… that one’s name… death… death…”

The fox-woman’s eyes glowed mysteriously in the dark.

Her voice had sounded angry at first, but when she looked at me, it softened into something weak.

Then she whispered a single word.

“…Impossible. But… I… cannot mistake… that one’s soul…”

As she muttered, she suddenly stepped forward and hugged me.

It happened so fast I couldn’t react.

No, more shocking than the speed was the overwhelming size of her chest.

If Christina or Victoria were like melons, this fox-woman was like a watermelon.

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Afterword

One-Point Author’s Note

After a date with a cute princess, getting hugged by a tall, watermelon-chested fox-woman. Jealousy is natural, no mercy.

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